1976’s Longest-Running No. 1 Hit Song Was Banned by Some Radio Stations

In 1976, Rod Stewart charted the longest-running No. 1 hit single of the year with “Tonight the Night (Gonna Be Alright”).

1996 No. 1 Hit Ranked ‘Greatest Adult Alternative Song of All Time’ Became a Timeless Classic

"One Headlight" by The Wallflowers has been ranked by Billboard as the greates "adult alternative song" ever recorded, beating huge names like Coldplay and Train to the #1 spot. The subgenre is ...
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This 1965 Love Song Originally Started as a Prison Song Until Decades in Film and Television Made It Romantic

"Unchained Melody" is among the most ubiquitous love songs of the last 100 years, but it started out as a prison song.
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On This Day in 1975, the Eagles Went No. 1 With a Song Birthed in a West Hollywood Restaurant Booth

Released as the third single from 1974’s On the Border, “Best of My Love” gave the Eagles their first-ever Hot 100 ...

Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” Is No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. But Is It a Real Hit?

When she announced the LP—co-produced by Swift with Swedish pop craftsmen Max Martin and Shellback, her collaborators from ...

Bruno Mars, BigXthaPlug, Mitski, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

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