On the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated Sept. 23, 2006, Swift made her arrival as her debut single, “Tim McGraw,” entered at No. 86. (It was already scaling the Hot Country Songs chart at the time.) ...

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 Bonus Beat: ...

If a musician’s legacy can be judged by which of his peers are willing to show up and sing his praises in a documentary about him, consider Billy Joel’s in good standing: Among the A-listers in HBO’s ...

A tour of the more surprising — and kind of anonymous — corners of the current Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli. Engineered by Nick Pitman. Produced and ...

At just 17, the singer was already experiencing her first major hit: the reggae-influenced club track peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 27 weeks on the chart. But she quickly proved ...