Taylor Swift Finally Figured Out the Streaming Era

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Aug 07, 2020 1:47 PM

Why Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, and Toto Are Yacht Rock—and Jimmy Buffett Isn’t

Hit Parade July 31, 2020 10:59 AM

Lilith Fair Broke Music’s Glass Ceiling

Hit Parade July 17, 2020 10:46 AM

How Sarah McLachlan Capped a Decade of Female Chart Dominance by Launching Lilith Fair

Hit Parade June 30, 2020 5:00 AM

What Will Be the Song of Our Pandemic Summer?

Chris Molanphy

June 12, 2020 6:27 PM

OutKast Showed the World That the South Isn’t a Monolith

Hit Parade June 12, 2020 12:23 PM

Atlanta Wasn’t a Hotbed of Hip-Hop Before OutKast Invited Everybody to the Player’s Ball

Hit Parade May 29, 2020 3:00 AM

The Bridge: Piano Man, Everyman

Hit Parade May 15, 2020 12:11 PM

How Billy Joel Became a 20th-Century Pop Zelig, Celebrating His Heroes by Imitating Them

Hit Parade April 30, 2020 11:00 AM

How Did Latin Crossover Go From Shakira’s Rock en Español to Bad Bunny’s Everything en Español?

Hit Parade April 17, 2020 12:59 PM

Why the Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Is the First Chart Topper of the Coronavirus Era

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April 09, 2020 2:38 PM

The Latin-Pop Boom of ’99 Made Ricky, J.Lo, Enrique and Shakira Household Names.

Hit Parade March 31, 2020 12:59 PM

Was Whitney Houston the Best Vocalist of All Time—and Was That a Double-Edged Sword?

Hit Parade March 13, 2020 11:50 AM

How Whitney Houston Broke Chart Records and Changed the Game for Black Female Crossover

Hit Parade Feb 28, 2020 6:00 AM

How Did “Weird Al” Yankovic Become the Most Successful Novelty Musician Ever?

Hit Parade Feb 14, 2020 11:13 AM

The History of Novelty Songs on the Charts, From the Big Bopper to Tiny Tim to Weird Al

Hit Parade Jan 31, 2020 10:48 AM

2020 Might Have Just Gotten Its “Old Town Road”

Chris Molanphy

Jan 18, 2020 6:00 AM

Mariah’s Loyal “Lambs” Love Her for Her No.1s and Her Flops Alike

Hit Parade Jan 17, 2020 10:57 AM

The Hot 100 Formula Had to Change for Mariah Carey’s Christmas Song to Hit No. 1 After 25 Years

Hit Parade Dec 23, 2019 12:22 PM

Genre Isn’t Really Dead. The Boundaries Have Just Moved.

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Dec 21, 2019 9:00 AM