The biggest hit of each decade since the 1840s—and what it said about the country.

In 1976, music thrived in diversity, with Gordon Lightfoot's haunting ballad about a shipwreck and McCartney's playful love ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Teddy Swims makes history on this week’s Hot 100: “Lose Control,” the singer-songwriter’s soulful pop-rock anthem, spends its 92nd ...

Bruno Mars' debut full-length Doo-Wops And Hooligans soars to a never-before-seen peak on the U.K.'s albums streaming chart ...

What does it take for an album to gain RIAA diamond status? Well, for those albums lucky enough to sell over 10 million copies or songs, they enter a select group at the Recording Industry Association ...

In 1976, record shoppers knew what they liked – the Eagles and Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan – and they bought it in droves. Only 11 different albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 ...

Led Zeppelin was not known for releasing singles, interestingly enough. There are some exceptions, such as “Whole Lotta Love” from 1969. But for the most part, massive Led Zeppelin hits like “Stairway ...

Let’s set the wayback machine to 1982. The term “new wave” had finally become synonymous in the United States with synth-heavy dance pop with a little bit of the post-punk edge left in it. MTV was ...

Ever wonder what your favorite chart-topper would sound like if someone else had sung it? Many of the biggest hits in music history were actually written or recorded with completely different artists ...

Country music has seen plenty of famous artists with decades-long careers. But not all musical artists are long-standing; some seem to step into the spotlight just long enough to release one ...