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.…
Quick burnout: “Let’s Go Brandon”…the anti-Biden songs have a short fuse, flame-out on the charts.
(November 10, 2021). Just two weeks ago, Bryson Gray’s “Let’s Go Brandon”—one of several new anti-Biden songs bearing that title—was the darling of right-wing conservative media and Donald Trump fans…
History repeating itself: Will Adele’s “Easy On Me” be the last Number One song of 2021?
(October 19, 2021). The year 2021–like 2020–has seen a relatively fast turnover at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Fifteen different new No. 1 songs, not including…