American Songwriter

3 One-Hit Wonders From 1979 That Topped the Charts in a Big Way

In 1979, three one-hit wonders hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. These are those three terrific songs.
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After months of the same songs on the Hot 100, ‘Billboard’ tweaks its rules

Billboard has revised its system of removing songs from the Hot 100 singles chart once they’ve gotten too old to qualify as ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1973, John Denver Turned an Underperforming B-Side Into a Massive Hit—Proving That the Third Time’s a Charm

Fifty-two years ago today, John Denver released a song that would go on to be his first major hit on multiple charts.

Only 30 songs in history have debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there — here they all are

Only a handful of No. 1 hits have arrived in the chart's top spot. But holding that position for a second week is even rarer.
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4 R&B Songs That Have (Wrongfully) Been Swept Under the Rug

R&B is not what it used to be. Nowadays, the genre encompasses the sounds and themes of pop more than it does true R&B. That ...
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3 One-Hit Wonders From 1973 That We Could Listen to All Day

Some songs you only want to hear once. Others you want to hear on repeat. These are three one-hit wonders from 1973 we want to hear forever.

The 12 artists with the most No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100

Taylor Swift earned her 13th No. 1 hit with "The Fate of Ophelia," tying Michael Jackson and Drake for the fifth-most in ...
American Songwriter

3 Songs From 1973 That Were Euphoric To Listen to for the First Time

These songs were totally euphoric to hear for the first time way back in 1973. If only there was a way to hear them for the first time again.

How one summer day in 1973 changed Houston and the world

I t's Wednesday, Aug. 8, 1973, and Houstonians are settling into their living rooms for the regular ritual of dinner and ...
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4 Pop One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s That Everyone Forgot About (But You Need To Remember)

Quite a few pop one-hit wonders from the 70s have been forgotten by modern-day listeners, but I'd like to change that ASAP.

Oh My My: In 1974, Ringo Starr Became the First (and Is Still the Only) Ex-Beatle to Achieve These Hot 100 Feats

In the early 1980s, McCartney hit No. 1 with both “Coming Up (Live at Glasgow),” which he recorded with Wings, and “Ebony and ...
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HUNTR/X's "Golden" Tops Billboard Hot 100 For 7th Week As Saja Boys' "Soda Pop" Bubbles To New Peak Of No. 3

Three months after it first entered Billboard’s Hot 100, “KPop Demon Hunters” boy band Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” is still on the rise! In its 13th consecutive week on the chart, the bubbly hit by the ...