Bing Crosby's "Ultimate Christmas" hits No. 1 on Billboard's Top Streaming Albums chart with a record-breaking streaming week ...

There are a record seven holiday albums in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200 chart (dated Jan. 3, 2026), led by Bing Crosby ’s Ultimate Christmas, which hits a new peak with a 6-2 climb. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Billy Joel’s 2025 hasn’t gone exactly as planned. The piano man was ...

Congrats to Sleep Token, who have topped the Billboard 200 album chart with their latest effort, Even in Arcadia. Could rock and metal be having a moment in 2025? This marks the second heavy band to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Post Malone’s The Diamond Collection jumps nearly 100 spots on the ...

Tate McRae scores her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as her third full-length studio set, So Close to What, ...

Imagine a world without “Despacito,” the global phenomenon that shattered the boundaries of the Latin market. Co-written by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Erica Ender, Bieber, Poo Bear and Marty James, the ...

If this week's Billboard 200 albums chart seems uneventful, then wait until you see the singles chart. The biggest news revolves around Bruno Mars — who now performs on two of the week's top three ...

It's a colossal week for old music on this week's Billboard charts, as years- or decades-old holiday songs fill the Hot 100's top 16 spots — as well as 23 of the top 25. Mariah Carey closes in on an ...

The pop charts have always been ruled by the young, but some of classic rock's most enduring acts don't seem to have gotten the memo. Nearly 10% of the current Billboard Top 200 album sales chart ...