"The Life of a Showgirl," the title track from Taylor Swift's latest album, finally becomes a hit on the U.K.'s main songs ...

Kylie Minogue's "Xmas" shoots to No. 1 on the U.K.'s Official Singles chart, earning the pop superstar her eighth leader — ...

From No. 3 on down, though, the top 10 has been unusually volatile. Three albums debut in the top 10 and six drop out, which tells you that some albums aren't "surging" so much as "filling a vacuum ...

Modern pop songs are more negative than tracks made 50 years ago, a study shows. References to stress and negative sentiment have become more common in modern songs, according to an analysis of 20,000 ...

Over the past 50 years, U.S. pop music lyrics have become simpler, more repetitive, and increasingly focused on stress and negative emotions.

Santana seemed destined for a long chart drought. And then "Winning" came along and changed their fortunes in a hurry.

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

Below, in alphabetical order, is a list, compiled by Billboard charts data analyst Russ Penuell, of the artists who reached ...

As the years progressed in the 80s, more and more women were gaining popularity on the pop charts. These are three who hit No. 1 in 1984.

Ever wonder what your favorite chart-topper would sound like if someone else had sung it? Many of the biggest hits in music history were actually written or recorded with completely different artists ...