Chris Molanphy

Sam Cooke Was the King of Soul, a Hit-Maker, Label Boss and Activist Who Saw a Change Coming

Hit Parade March 23, 2021 6:15 AM

How Does One Night in Miami Sell Sam Cooke Short?

Hit Parade Feb 26, 2021 9:00 AM

When Sleeper-Hit Albums Spawn Instant-Success Follow-Ups

Hit Parade Feb 12, 2021 11:25 PM

What Role Did Disco Play in the First Wave of Rap?

Hit Parade Jan 29, 2021 2:11 PM

Why Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” Had the Biggest Debut Since “WAP”

Chris Molanphy

Jan 22, 2021 6:36 PM

Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards Created a Template for Disco—and for ’80s Pop

Hit Parade Jan 19, 2021 1:29 PM

How Bar Code Scanners Revolutionized the Music Business

Hit Parade Dec 31, 2020 6:00 AM

America Spent 2020 Retreating Into the Sounds of the Past

Chris Molanphy

Dec 19, 2020 5:30 AM

Smells Like Christmas Spirit Edition

Hit Parade Dec 14, 2020 11:10 AM

How BTS Made History With the First Korean-Language No. 1

Chris Molanphy

Dec 03, 2020 6:19 PM

How Garth Brooks Broke the Mold for Country Music in the Mainstream

Hit Parade Nov 27, 2020 7:00 AM

Country Was in a Chart Slump Until Garth Brooks Turned It into Arena-Size Spectacle

Hit Parade Nov 16, 2020 11:37 AM

The Unlikely ’70s Smash Album That Established Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman

Hit Parade Oct 30, 2020 12:00 PM

America Has a New No. 1 Song, and for Once the Reason Isn’t TikTok

Chris Molanphy

Oct 23, 2020 5:50 AM

The Strange, Globetrotting Story Behind America’s New No. 1 Song

Chris Molanphy

Oct 16, 2020 6:51 PM

If a Hit Had Operatic Drama—From Meat Loaf to Celine Dion—Chances Are, Jim Steinman Made It

Hit Parade Oct 16, 2020 12:07 PM

What Qualifies as a One-Hit Wonder Is Still Debatable in the 2020s

Hit Parade Oct 02, 2020 12:06 PM

What Makes a Pop Act a One-Hit Wonder, From “Volare” to “Maniac” to “Macarena”

Hit Parade Sept 18, 2020 11:57 AM

Why BTS’s “Dynamite” Is the First K-Pop Song to Top the U.S. Charts

Chris Molanphy

Sept 03, 2020 6:16 PM

Yacht Rock’s Creators Curate Their Smooth-Music Genre

Hit Parade Aug 28, 2020 12:09 PM