This list from Martin Popoff brings back memories of those fierce songs you discovered by bands who rarely rocked out.

Elton composed bespoke music with killer hooks and elegant plumage, crafting songs that fit him to a T, delivering them with falsetto flourishes and barrelhouse piano runs. On top of it all ...

Though Christmas songs still rule the airwaves ... in Yiddish by Boston’s renowned Klezmer Conservatory Band. No, this 1973 single from the “American Pie” singer-songwriter isn’t a ...

Listen to The Singles 1969–1973 now. In Britain ... The collection included two US No. 1s, five songs that made No.2 and two that made No.3. 1. We’ve Only Just Begun – their third hit ...

The top country songs of 2024 prove that country music — especially traditional country music — is in very good hands. A full 25 percent of the Top 40 songs from this year are by artists who ...

2024 was a historic year for music, with Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” tying Lil Nas X’s record for longest-running Billboard Hot 100 No. 1. Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” put the ...

Early in the 1900s, Billboard presented charts detailing the popularity of sheet music in the U.S. In July 1940, Billboard unveiled its first chart ranking the sales of recorded songs, the 10 ...

The top of my list is big-statement songs, ones that had repercussions beyond how they sound. Below those, it’s not a ranking but a playlist, a more-or-less guided cruise through what 2024 ...

Released in December 1973, it peaked at number 34 in the UK, number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 9 in Canada, and in the top ten across numerous other countries, eventually selling over a ...

Turns out, there are more than a handful of "sad" holiday songs written about the not-so ... Merle Haggard's Christmas Present (1973) The next few entires focus on some more country-leaning ...

Near the end of each year, music people scribble out lists of their favorite songs, then take a few steps back to squint at the rankings. Is there any kind of theme in there? A unifying essence?

making this year one of the most dynamic years in recent memory. These are the songs that defined hip-hop in 2024.