Connie Francis' legacy on Billboard's charts predates the Aug. 4, 1958, inception of the Billboard Hot 100. Once the chart originated, her dominance continued, as she scored historic No. 1s and linked ...

As the pioneering frontman of the legendary group Sly & the Family Stone, Sly Stone, who died Monday (June 9) at age 82, blazed a trail that merged funk and R&B with tastes of rock and soul for an ...

Wayne Osmond, the second-oldest of the legendary Osmonds, died on Jan. 1. He was 73 years old. Wayne, one of nine Osmond siblings, started a barbershop quartet in 1958 alongside his brothers Alan, ...

Billy Joel introduced himself to the Billboard Hot 100 with the eventual classic, and one of his signature songs, "Piano Man," which hit No. 25 in April 1974. He landed his first No. 1 in July 1980 ...

Following the death of The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson at age 82 on June 11, the group’s catalog surged 184% in equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending June 12, growing to ...