When rocker Eddie Cochran released “Summertime Blues” in August 1958, the concept of “the song of summer” was born. It had a catchy melody with a chugging beat and lyrics that anyone whose summer wasn ...

Alex Warren’s chart-topping ballad “Ordinary” is this summer’s most popular song by the numbers, but critics and music fans have lamented that this summer seemed to have few breakout hits as the ...

Labor Day weekend has come and gone, which must mean that the final word is in on the Songs of the Summer. What does Billboard‘s chart-determined Song of the Summer tell us about the state of Songs of ...

Every year, music fans wonder which song will be crowned the "song of the summer." Business Insider uses Billboard charts and streaming stats to determine the season's defining hit. This year, the ...

Each week, we use this column to break down major takeaways from the latest Billboard albums and singles charts. But it seems like a good week to break down a larger question about the charts circa ...

Every year, there’s one track that somehow makes its way from a teenager’s headphones to my mom’s Pilates playlist. You know, the song that plays at rooftop bars and seeps into your subconscious ...

It's official: Pop fans are suffering through a dry spell. By this time last year, we had already been treated to a veritable feast of summertime smashes and breakout stars. Remember Shaboozey's "A ...

Right about now, when the temperatures careen into three digits and steering wheels hurt to hold, pop culture editors are forcing their writers to speculate on what will be” The Song of the Summer,” ...