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Too-rye-ay: 40 years ago, the sublime (and nearly nixed) ‘Come On Eileen’ separated the No. 1 reigns of two King of Pop classics!
(April 22, 2023). It was April 23, 1983, during the early months of Michael Jackson’s chart blitz with the album Thriller and its two biggest monster hit singles, “Billie Jean”…
How artificial intelligence created a fake new Drake song and a legal problem for the industry…and the question no one is asking.
(April 20, 2023). Even the most casual of contemporary music fans know that Drake—the highly popular rapper out of Toronto—has been one of the two biggest artists on the planet…
‘Dark Side of the Moon’ made Pink Floyd one of 9 acts with multiple albums in the top 50…like, last week.
(April 12, 2023). As if Pink Floyd’s iconic Dark Side of the Moon album needed another accolade to add to the half-century’s worth it’s already accumulated, here’s yet another. On…
A 60th anniversary tribute: ranking the most Beatlesque of the ex-Beatles’ 20 biggest chart hits!
(April 10, 2023). For the past six decades, the Beatles have been considered by most pop music historians and trade publications to be the greatest recording act of all time.…
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Hip-Hop’s Unexpected Turn: Is rap losing its mojo in 2023? Here are the bleak numbers (including a first since 2012)…
(April 07, 2023). This may be hip-hop’s 50th anniversary year, but there’s very little to celebrate so far in 2023 about album consumption and Billboard chart numbers when it comes…