Billboard expanded its number of weekly charts ... and geographic scope of that year’s biggest titles: “The preference in tunes indicates that no one type of song or artist reigns supreme ...

He may have been the Beatles' drumming master, but Ringo Starr was a bonafide hit-maker in his own right. How many number ones has he had ...

Sometimes, ridiculously named songs end up at number one on the top of the charts. Such as the case with these five.

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Wham! make chart history as Last Christmas becomes the first song to reach Christmas number one for two years in a row The festive classic first hit the top spot last year - 39 years after it was ...

Mother Monster joins music royalty with a new record cemented by her duet with Bruno Mars, 'Die With A Smile'.