Every year, the bounty of pop music grows more and more (my apologies to the 2,637 songs in my inbox as of time of writing that I haven't gotten to yet, out of you don't want to know how many).

2025 is winding down, and before we turn the calendar to 2026, let’s look back at some of the biggest songs in Top 40 music this year. Here are the 50 most played songs on Top 40 radio in 2025, ...

"Top of the World" would become The Carpenters' second No. 1 single, three years after they topped the charts with "Close to ...

"Touch Me When We're Dancing" reached No. 16 on the Billboard chart in August 1981, which was the last Top 20 for the brother ...

The Carpenters put their own spin on the song that helped propel Barry Manilow into superstardom, shortly before his iconic recording was released. The Carpenters were the second artists to record the ...

University of Texas musicologist Hannah Lewis discusses the power of Burt Bacharach's music in Mark Morris Dance Group's "The ...

Heart were trying to get away from outside writers. But they relied on one for the final Top 40 hit of their career.

Manchester, England four-piece Mandy, Indiana are releasing a new album, URGH, on February 6 via Sacred Bones, their first ...

In Vietnam, the appreciation for ABBA has been going strong since the late 1970s. Much like the Beatles in America, the ABBA ...

Bruce Hornsby & The Range delivered a string of hits in the second half of the 80s. These were their five biggest smashes in the US.

The most-played song in country music in 2025 is an RIAA certified, triple-platinum duet released two summers ago. After that, it's a lot of Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll and famous country men. Seven ...

Aaron Lewis, Hayes Carll, Corb Lund and 26 other country-roots artists are heading to the area between now and March. Check ...