Album Slayers: Which Blockbusters Kept the Most Other Albums From Hitting No. 1?
These are the No. 1 Albums That Denied the Most Runners-Up (January 23, 2026) – The 1962 soundtrack to West Side Story (with 54 weeks) and Michael Jackson’s 1982 epic…
20 Years After “Tim McGraw,” Taylor Swift Is on Track for an Unprecedented Billboard Achievement
(January 9, 2026) – Here’s something Swifties — and chart geeks — will love. Taylor Swift has a chance to do something no other artist in recorded music history has…
Mariah and Taylor Are One Chart Move Away From a Rare Billboard Record
(November 25, 2025) – A familiar chart battle is brewing this holiday season—one we’ve witnessed before, yet never with stakes quite this high. Taylor Swift, of course, continues her Hot…
R.I.P. to the Penny — 12 Times the Oldest U.S. Currency Was Famously Immortalized in Music
The U.S. just produced its final penny — so I rounded up 12 iconic songs that immortalized America’s humblest coin. (November 15, 2025). With the news that the U.S. Mint…
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Taylor Swift’s Merciful Decision About ‘Showgirl’ Could Alter the Course of Chart History—But Not for Her Songs
Taylor may have spared Teddy Swims’ soulful tune with a key decision about The Life of a Showgirl (October 16, 2025) – Taylor Swift didn’t just dominate the charts this…