Greatest hits collections are very often big sellers, and for obvious reasons. But few have been as successful as the Carpenters’ The Singles 1969–1973, which was released in early November ...

Take a look at David Bowie's first hit song 'Space Oddity'. See full lyrics and facts about Major Tom's space tale that moved ...

Singer Marianne Faithfull, one of the most prominent female voices of the British Invasion, died Thursday in London, her ...

From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had ...

David Bowie wrote early lyrics to what would become a Frank Sinatra song. He shared what he thought of his own writing.

From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had classics going spare and shopped them elsewhere.

These three songs are great on their own, but they were made timeless hits thanks to these three blockbuster classics.

The Hollies uncovered a little-known song with a mouthful of a title. But they nonetheless created balladic magic with "He ...

The Official UK Singles Chart reflects the UK’s biggest songs of the week, based on audio and video streams, downloads, CDs and vinyl, compiled by the Official Charts Company. The UK Top 40 is ...

Norman Greenbaum achieved monumental success with "Spirit in the Sky" in 1969, a song that has ... marking him as a "one hit wonder" in the music industry. The context of "Spirit in the Sky ...

Most great bands boast iconic songwriting partnerships. In the case of the Beatles, John Lennon and Paul McCartney are ...

Frankie Avalon- Venus (#46): The original, from 1959, was Avalon's best song, and was recorded in nice stereo. This is an ...