Taylor Swift Charts A New Hit — And She’s Joined By Another Pop Superstar

"The Life of a Showgirl," the title track from Taylor Swift's latest album, finally becomes a hit on the U.K.'s main songs ...

Fleetwood Mac Blocked From Charting A New No. 1 Song In America

Fleetwood Mac's "Silver Springs" rises to No. 2 on a Billboard chart, as Aerosmith and Yungblud blocks the legendary band ...

KATSEYE, a 60-Year-Old Hit, and the New Global Music Map

Connie Francis was 87 years old when she posted her first TikTok earlier this year, marveling at an impossible second act: A ...
Whiskey Riff

Ernest Teases New Music Is Coming From Brooks & Dunn: “You Texted The Right Guy”

New music from the powerhouse duo? There's absolutely no denying that Brooks & Dunn is the most prolific duo in the history of country music. Beyond their 20 #1 hits, including the likes of "Brand New ...
The Economist

You can learn a lot about music and society from 1,200 hit songs

“Uncharted Territory” provides an entertaining and empirical look at how the Billboard chart has changed over the decades.

Songs that hit hard in 2025

NPR listeners share the one song that hit them the hardest this year, and tell us why they laughed, cried, or simply couldn’t ...

David Bowie Wrote This Hit Song in Response to Frank Sinatra’s Public Criticism

Frank Sinatra dismissed modern music and David Bowie answered by transforming that criticism into a hit song with lasting ...