‘Stranger things’ couldn’t have happened to a stranger song: Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” hits the top ten… in 2022!
(June 6, 2022). Most people over 50 who follow these things don’t like the current Billboard charts. We don’t like the fact that instant streaming and digital downloads can dictate…
Kendrick Lamar gets his fifth—not fourth—No. 1 album with ‘Mr. Morale’ (everyone’s forgetting his last one)
(May 22, 2022). It’s official: the numbers are in and Kendrick Lamar has the new No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 (dated May 28) with Mr. Morale & The…
Tribute: Vangelis created a No. 1 synth-pop unicorn that bridged multiple musical worlds and helped shape a decade!
(May 20, 2022). Forty years ago this month, Vangelis topped the chart with what would be his only top-40 single. The song was about as unlikely a No. 1 hit…
Kendrick Lamar’s new ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ has this in common with two of the greatest albums ever!
(May 13, 2022). Anyone paying attention knows that Kendrick Lamar, the Pulitzer Prize-winning voice of a generation, dropped his first album in five years at midnight EDT Friday morning. The…
Tribute: The late Mickey Gilley’s impact on country music’s early ‘80s pop success was undeniable (these numbers don’t lie)
(May 9, 2022). Many a tribute has been written for the late country music legend Mickey Gilley, who passed away Saturday, May 7, at the age of 86. The superstar…