Frankie Avalon- Venus (#46): The original, from 1959, was Avalon's best song, and was recorded in nice stereo. This is an ...

Montgomery, a traditional country singer, also had a long solo career, hitting the top of the charts in 1974 with "No Charge." ...

There are several songs written by Kris Kristofferson that you didn't know he was behind them. These tracks are by popular ...

The Boston rockers' first single was this inspirational power ballad, which snuck into the lower reaches of the US Top 75 on ...

Sometimes, ridiculously named songs end up at number one on the top of the charts. Such as the case with these five.

Joni Mitchell called this iconic love song a "throwaway," despite it being her most commercially successful record.

Folk music is criminally underrepresented in the 21st century, but back in the day these three folks songs graced the charts' ...

The year 1975 was a very good one for Elton John and Chicago. It was pretty good as well for artists from Olivia Newton-John ...

During an incredible run of success spanning the 1960s, Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers released six Billboard Top ...

David Paton's "Magic" was a number-five hit in 1975. Ozempic turned it into a 21st century pop-culture phenomenon ...

Retro Roundup will continue its look at 1970s hits outside the Billboard top 10 next week, but this week I want to offer ...

Retro Roundup will continue its look at 1970s hits outside the Billboard top 10 next week, but this week I want to offer praise to a book I read voraciously during my vacation in Florida.