What better way to celebrate the ninth anniversary of UCR than with a deep dive into the rock history of number nine? Over the years, there have been many examples of songs, albums and even a band ...

I Want to Hold Your Hand didn’t sound like traditional rock. It gave The Beatles their first U.S. No.1 and marked a turning ...

Kiss is one of the most iconic heavy metal bands of all time. Even if you’re not into metal, you’re probably familiar with certain aspects of the band. Millions of people recognize their ...

Janelle has an extensive career as a writer, with over a decade of freelance experience, especially when it comes to pop culture. Although her first love was music, she also enjoys digging into ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

For this piece, we're specifically talking about performers who were already famous as TV and film actors first, then found ...

For more than half a century, the Billboard Hot 100 has been documenting the biggest, most commercially successful hits in the U.S. The chart—compiled by Billboard magazine using record sales, radio ...

Rock and metal fans have plenty of great songs to choose from for their next road trip playlist. But just how many tunes should be on it? Is there some magic number of tracks that make the perfect ...

Often, when people think of classic rock setups, it’s four and five-piece bands that come to mind. A combination of vocalist, lead guitar player, key player, bassist, and drummer. But occasionally, ...

Revisiting comments by legendary broadcaster Howard Stern about The Beatles, and the album by the band he considers to be the best of all time.

It isn’t really true that everything was bigger in the ’80s, but the decade did find us embracing excess in a number of ways — including hefty shoulder pads, piled-high hair, and absolutely massive ...