And if you’re a successful recording artist with a long career, the moment inevitably comes when fans and critics feel let down by a new album. This can be because a grand experiment didn’t ...

Mixtape Pluto marks Future’s third new No. 1 album of 2024. He’s accrued his trio of champions in just six months, which is nearly unfathomable for many names in the music world. Billboard ...

Girls. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the world of pop music; and some of the most iconic female pop stars of all time have passed through the Official Albums Chart, notching up in some ...

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The Heatseekers Albums chart ranks the most-popular albums of the week by new or developing acts, defined as those who have never appeared on the top 100 of the Billboard 200 or the top 10 of the ...

Truly iconic album covers don’t just define an album, they define an era, a generation and, in some cases, an entire musical genre. While art might be a matter of taste, lasting legacy is ...

On the current edition of the Jazz Albums chart, Sinatra appears in four spaces. Two of those are filled by full-lengths that find their way back to Billboard’s list of the most-consumed jazz ...

Artwork may be designed to show off music, but some album cover designers have attracted fame thanks to their iconic work. Here we look at 13 of the best. An album’s artwork may be designed to ...

Every year sees the release of thousands of albums, and only a select few manage to break through the noise to reach your ears eventually. During the pandemic lockdown, several music heads played ...

A few weeks ago, we launched the Pitchfork 2020s So Far Readers’ Poll. Thousands of readers voted on the best songs and albums of the half-decade, and here are the results. (Thanks for voting!) ...