DJ Rob

From Elvis to Today: The Top-Performing White Artists on the R&B/Hip-Hop Charts Each Year Since 1956–Part 1 70 Years of Crossover — Part 1: How White Artists First Broke Into the R&B Charts—(1956-90) (March 26, 2026) – R&B has alwaRead More

Music Jeopardy 45: March Madness!  Guess These Clues About “Madness” in Music! (March 24, 2026) – Welcome to Music Jeopardy 45!  It’s the weekly music challenge where the blog provides the clues… and you prRead More

Bicentennial Soul Music: 10 Classic R&B Albums From 1976 That Turn 50 This Year! From Stevie Wonder to Marvin Gaye, these landmark albums defined a pivotal year when soul, funk, and disco reshaped BlackRead More

Music Jeopardy 44: Have a Nice Green Day!—Guess These Clues About Green Music (March 17, 2026) – Happy St. Patrick’s Day and welcome to Music Jeopardy 44!  It’s the weekly music challenge where the blogRead More

‘Disco’ Finally Hits No. 1 — In an Album Title — 70 Years After the Billboard 200 Began: Full List Harry Styles’ “KISS All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” Brings the Word “Disco” to a No. 1 Album Title for the First Time (Read More

Musicians Who’ve Won Razzies for Their Acting: From Prince to Madonna to (now) Ice Cube From pop icons to hip-hop kings, these chart-topping musicians discovered that success on stage doesn’t always translate to aRead More

Hot 100 Pi: The Eleven Songs That Ruled Billboard on Charts Dated March 14 (March 14, 2026) – Every March 14, math lovers celebrate Pi (π) Day, honoring the famous mathematical consRead More

Will the ‘Michael’ Biopic Survive Jackson Family Drama — or Thrive Because of It? (March 14, 2026) – There’ve been several controversies swirling around the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic Michael—and the filmRead More

America Can’t Decide:  The Most Turbulent Year At No. 1 in Nearly 40 Years Eight exchanges at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this year…and it’s only mid-March. (March 13, 2026) – In what is devRead More

Music Jeopardy 43: “Woman’s” History Week; Guess These Clues Based on Songs with “Woman” in Their Titles (March 12, 2026) – Welcome to Music Jeopardy 43!  It’s the weekly music challenge where the blog provides the clues… and you prRead More

Donna Summer’s “MacArthur Park” Returns to No. 1 Dance — 48 Years After Its Disco Chart Reign (March 6, 2026) – The charts may have changed.  The metrics certainly have.  But nearly a half-century later, the Queen of DisRead More

Music Jeopardy 42: Country Music Hall of Fame Plaques — Guess These Clues About Enshrined Country Legends! (March 3, 2026) – Welcome to Music Jeopardy 42!  It’s the weekly music challenge where the blog provides the clues… and you prRead More

Neil Sedaka’s 30 Greatest Song Compositions: A Personal Reflection (March 2, 2026).  As his family and the music world prepare to lay to rest singing and songwriting legend Neil Sedaka — who dieRead More

Neil Sedaka’s 1975 Comeback Was One of Rock’s Greatest Second Acts! (February 28, 2026) – There are many great things that could be said about Neil Sedaka’s extraordinary music career — a larRead More

Black Music History: Jam & Lewis vs. L.A. Reid & Babyface: The Friendly Rivalry Behind 48 No. 1 R&B Hits (1984–2006) (February 27, 2026) – In the mid-1980s, as hip-hop surged into its golden age and New Jack Swing began reshaping radio, twoRead More