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Tribute to Joel Whitburn (1939-2022): the Billboard chart historian whose books were an inspiration to many and this blog’s main data source
(June 19, 2022). For the past several weeks as I wrote one of this blog’s most intense articles yet—a 100-song tribute to super producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis—there were…
Celebrating Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis’ induction into the Rock Hall of Fame: their 100 greatest jams, ranked!
(June 14, 2022). It was nearly 40 years ago that Prince legendarily fired band members James “Jimmy Jam” Harris and Terry Lewis from the group The Time after they missed…
‘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…