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.…
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…
As an “old man,” Elton John’s a young man…and ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ is his best album since, well, he really WAS a young man
(October 23, 2021). Wouldn’t it be nice if Elton John’s new album The Lockdown Sessions enters the Billboard 200 chart at No. 1 next week? After all, he was the…