When a songwriter is looking for inspiration for a new recording, sometimes the best thing to do is look to another for help.

Still, it does boggle the mind that this remains the biggest chart hit of their career, and one of the best-known cover songs of all time. Yes, it’s true: One of the many Jamaican singles the ...

In the 1960s, rock and roll was just coming into form. Thanks to acts like Bob Dylan and the many that came over from across ...

“Lies” was the greatest thing the pre-psychedelic Beatles never did, a record that was understandably mistaken for the real Fabs when it hit the airwaves in 1966. We’d defy you to name a ...

billboard hot 100™ the week’s most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by streaming activity from digital music sources tracked by luminate, radio airplay audience impressions as ...

Even after his death from a plane crash in 1965, Jim Reeves’ music continued to chart for years, a testament to his enduring legacy in country music. Popularly referred to as “Gentleman Jim,” Jim ...

Looking back at the biggest hit singles of every year ... Billboard unveiled its first chart ranking the sales of recorded songs, the 10-position “National List of Best Selling Retail Records ...

America’s eponymous debut album, which featured the Hot 100 No. 1 “A Horse With No Name,” reached No. 1 in 1972. Wings’ Wings ...

Fronted in LA by the magnetic Arthur Lee, Love emerged from the Sunset Strip scene around the same time as The Doors - but where Jim Morrison and co went on to stardom, Love snatched defeat from the ...

Paul Weller once named the songs that are the most important to him, from Little Richard to Noel Gallagher. Read more about them here.