In August 1973, the Jamaican-born Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell held his first block party in the Bronx, bringing the Jamaican sound system culture to America and inadvertently providing the first ...

Elton John enjoyed continued success in the 80s after dominating the 70s. These four unheralded 80s singles from John deserve ...

The 80s stand as one of the most competitive eras ever in terms of artists trying to make an impact on the pop charts. It’s no wonder that some bands craved the winning formula of proven outside ...

Whoever said that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it obviously didn’t have a Spotify account. For as much as having a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 may mean or have ...

For a brief period in the mid-1980s it seemed that the world might just be ready for Killing Joke. As post-punk made inroads into the mainstream, the hypnotic repetitions, apocalyptically portentous ...

80 singles have been upgraded after chart rules were changed to include streaming data. Jessie J's 'Price Tag' and Clean Bandit's 'Rather Be' have been handed double platinum status under the new ...

Beastie Boys and Run-DMC, Public Enemy and Salt n Pepa (Credit: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Michael Putland/Getty Images) In August 1973, the ...