Taylor Swift Used an Old-School Trick to Get ‘Opalite’ to No. 1—Could Anyone Else Do It?
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(February 21, 2026) – When The Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday (Feb. 17) at age 84 – I realized that that number represented one of time’s most poetic ironies. That’s…
LaMonte McLemore: The Unsung Anchor of The 5th Dimension and the Eye Behind Jet’s “Beauty of the Week”: Plus a Best 10 Tribute
(February 16, 2026) – This tribute is overdue but that lateness doesn’t diminish the importance of its subject or his contribution to the culture. LaMonte McLemore, the longtime bass singer…
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Taylor Swift vs. the 2020s Chart Reality: Can ‘Opalite’ Beat the Odds? What History Says
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In Tribute to Chuck Negron: Revisiting Every Three Dog Night Top 40 Hit – All 21 In Order
(February 5, 2026) – Few American bands made sharing the spotlight look as effortless as Three Dog Night. Between 1969 and 1975, the group placed 21 songs in the Billboard…