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There is STILL one pre-pandemic song on the Billboard Hot 100; Oh how the world has changed since its debut (80 weeks ago)!
(June 25, 2021). The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” may be a simple 1980s-retro ditty about the bright streetlights the singer encounters while racing down the highway at night en route to…
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Black History: 50th Anniversary Ranking of Philadelphia International’s 100 Greatest Songs – The Most Objective, Comprehensive One Yet!
(June 19, 2021). Within weeks of 2021 starting, the music world began commemorating the golden anniversary of one of the most important record companies in American music history—a label that,…
I Can’t Believe That Song (or Album) Is 40!
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SiriusXM’s “Souled-Out” Seventies Countdown – the 70 Greatest Soul Songs of the ’70s. Do you agree with this list?
(June 11, 2021). So SiriusXM’s “’70s on 7” pop oldies station commemorates Black Music Month this weekend by airing its countdown of the 70 greatest soul songs of the 1970s.…
Ode to Billy Joe: B.J. Thomas’ “Raindrops” reigned over a uniquely special chart during a historic transition in time
(May 30, 2021). It wasn’t just how singer B.J. Thomas perfectly sang “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” the Burt Bacharach/Hal David tune he contributed to the film Butch Cassidy…
With Demi Lovato coming out, how do (or will) non-binary artists change Billboard chart and awards history/future?
(May 29, 2021). As of today, for historical and statistical purposes, Billboard still bins solo artists in only male and female categories. One needs to look no further than the…