By Trevor Anderson Since Billboard first began its national survey of song sales in the 1940s, the ever-changing ... Billboard has monitored and reported popular tastes through every chapter ...

Many 1940s movies dealt with the war and its aftermath, while others aimed to provide entertainment and distraction from everything going on. The best of these movies from this decade still hold ...

“it was the best music America produced and ever will produce.” The songs of the late 1940s and early 1950s, when the big bands had their last great flowering before giving way to rock ‘n ...

Miranda Lambert Has the No. 1 Song of the Century Writer Shane McAnally answered the question before it was even finished being asked. For him — and many others asked to name the Top Country Son ...

The adverts of the 1940s can be neatly divided into two broad categories. First, as the world was consumed by war, ...

It’s upbeat—as much as a sub-two-minute song can be—but what’s wonderful about “Hinoki Wood” is that you can hear the creaks of Margaret’s ivories as she presses them. This song ...

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Fellow Cordials band member Leonard Capizzi and Pickett wrote the song together and pitched it to record labels. They were rejected four times before it was picked up by Gary S. Paxton’s Garpax ...

From popular Japanese animation theme songs to upbeat tracks about self-love and sentimental ballads, Young Post junior reporters tell us their top songs of 2023. How many of these are on your ...

A few weeks ago, we launched the Pitchfork 2020s So Far Readers’ Poll. Thousands of readers voted on the best songs and albums of the half-decade, and here are the results. (Thanks for voting!) ...