On the Shelf. The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. By Tom Breihan 352 pages $24.66 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book ...

US singer Alex Warren's smash hit Ordinary has notched up its 12th week at number one in the UK - the longest chart reign since Ed Sheeran's Shape of You in 2017. Ordinary, which the 24-year-old wrote ...