Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Hot 100 is Billboard’s most competitive chart, as it ranks the most ...

A few years ago, Billboard created a chart exclusively devoted to Christmas songs. It measures the volume of people who've been exposed to the song on the radio (Billboard does not provide exact ...

As we commemorate Black History Month, these ten tracks serve as a reminder of where we’ve been, where we are, and where we ...

In fact, it outperformed its closest competitors by a mile. "Princess Diana" outsold the next 13 bestselling songs in America this week combined. The group includes popular contemporary hits from ...