The true test of a good song can sometimes be how it translates over a variety of genres. Already a huge hit in 2016 for DJ Snake and Justin Bieber, "Let Me Love You" goes a little darker and heavier ...

Ne-Yo wrote the R&B track before he was a household name, and it topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine weeks. By Mesfin Fekadu Before Ne-Yo became a household name, the budding performer was ...

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. It's-a him!

Let’s be honest: Love songs always hit right in the feels. A ballad can transform from a regular song into the soundtrack of your relationship—whether you’re celebrating your 25th anniversary or just ...

A hit 2004 song from an R&B sensation has gone viral on TikTok and become a soundtrack for frustration, panic, and excitement. It is also, as one commenter pointed out, “one of them classic old skool ...

Of all the revelations on the Beatles’ new Let It Be box set, the biggest is the song that didn’t even make the original album. “Don’t Let Me Down” is John Lennon’s raw love ballad to Yoko Ono, much ...

The soft-rock peak of the late 70s and early 80s accepted all comers. It didn’t matter what kind of history you had before that point as a band or artist. As long as you pulled it together for a song ...