Billboard has been publishing weekly rankings in one form or another for over a century. Early in the 1900s, Billboard ...

Paul McCartney's “Wonderful Christmastime” rises to a new all-time high on the Hot 100, decades after it was released.

Looking back at the biggest hit singles ... the weekly Billboard 200 albums chart premiered (at just 10 positions deep). Two years later, in August 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart began.

The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart measures the top songs every week during the tracking week of Friday through Thursday ...

The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart measures the most popular songs every week from Friday to Thursday based on the combination of their sales, online streams (audio and video), and radio airplay.

Queen's “Thank God It’s Christmas” earns the band their first top 40 hit on the Billboard Global Excl. US, easily outpacing ...

Chicago's Lee Loughnane tells UCR why it was initially a struggle to attract an audience with their debut album.

Dolly Parton, George Jones, Alabama, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kenny Rogers are shining stars in country music history. And 1980 was a climatic year of career-making songs for each of them.

For at least a decade now – since Billboard started counting ... which makes narrowing the field to 40 songs harder in turn. We could have gone to 50 or 100 or more and still missed hundreds ...

The Billboard ... to the Hot 100's US-focused formula) and was certified 3x platinum by the RIAA as of September 6, 2024. Both songs were joined by another of Carpenter's singles, "Taste," in ...

Many of the songs in the 1950s hinted at the simmering ... and their song “16 Candles” peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is an ode to a girl on her 16th birthday, and it ...

became Carpenter’s first top 40 entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 21. Those singles hinted at a breakthrough moment for Carpenter — and in 2024, the floodgates opened. She earned ...