Well, THIS has never happened before in Billboard year-end chart history!
(December 3, 2021). On Thursday (Dec. 2), Billboard announced its annual recap of the year’s biggest chart hits and posted the rankings on its website. The 2021 lists cover a…
Always on Time? ‘Lady of Soul’ Ashanti gets more respect today than she did while breaking records 20 years ago…
(December 3, 2021). Some artists become critical favorites right out of the gate, where the stars align to make them both commercial and critical successes early on in an industry…
Two longstanding Billboard chart milestones are toppled in the same week…and both previous record-holders were alive to see it happen
(November 25, 2021). Like dominoes, they both came tumbling down—first “American Pie” and then “The Twist”—two iconic pop songs that have been American institutions for half a century or more.…
Amazingly, Diana Ross, Sir Elton John and ABBA have just accomplished this feat in the U.K. for the first time in their careers!
(November 17, 2021). Greetings from Europe! I am writing this article from Vienna, Austria, a major cultural center where music is both celebrated and honored. And speaking of Europe and…
Yabba-Dabba-ABBA! Their first album in 40 years achieves a bittersweet milestone in a completely changed world!
(November 15, 2021). It’s official: ABBA’s new album, Voyage, enters the Billboard 200 chart at No. 2 this week (chart dated Nov. 20), giving the iconic Swedish band its highest…