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Chris Molanphy
Chris Molanphy
is a feature writer and critic who writes widely about music and the pop charts.
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Christine McVie Wrote Personal Songs for Fleetwood Mac.
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America’s New No. 1 Song Is Both a Big Step Forward and a Total Throwback
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Chicago Is a Nexus of ’60s–’70s Black Music
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How Beyoncé Finally Got Her First No. 1 in 14 Years
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No One Makes No. 1 Hits the Way Lizzo Does
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The Top 5 Mob Movie Deaths of All Time
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Billboard’s Latest No. 1 Hits Reiterate One Important Rule
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The Story of the Longest Climb to No. 1 Ever
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