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“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” Didn’t Get to No. 1 Just Because It’s Catchy
Chris Molanphy
Feb 04, 2022
5:58 PM
Why the Year’s Most Popular Song Never Went to No. 1
Chris Molanphy
Dec 06, 2021
6:36 PM
Did Taylor Swift Just Make Billboard Chart History?
Chris Molanphy
Nov 25, 2021
5:55 AM
Adele’s Return to No. 1 Is Almost Too Easy
Chris Molanphy
Oct 30, 2021
12:00 PM
Did Drake Just Prove He’s Bigger Than the Beatles?
Chris Molanphy
Sept 20, 2021
12:05 PM
Is the Song of the Summer Still the Song of the Summer if You’ve Never Heard It?
Chris Molanphy
Aug 19, 2021
11:56 AM
BTS Are Playing—and Winning—the Billboard Charts Game Fair and Square
Chris Molanphy
June 05, 2021
5:55 AM
Why Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” Is Rock’s First Hot 100 No. 1 in Years
Chris Molanphy
May 29, 2021
5:30 AM
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Is So Popular It’s Actually Become a Problem for Him
Chris Molanphy
May 08, 2021
5:40 AM
All Polo G’s “Rapstar” Needed to Reach No. 1 Was One Great Hook
Chris Molanphy
May 01, 2021
9:00 AM
“Montero” Is the Gayest No. 1 Single in Billboard History
Chris Molanphy
April 09, 2021
6:31 PM
Why It Took the Grammys to Send Cardi B Back to No. 1
Chris Molanphy
March 26, 2021
1:59 PM
Why Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” Had the Biggest Debut Since “WAP”
Chris Molanphy
Jan 22, 2021
6:36 PM
How BTS Made History With the First Korean-Language No. 1
Chris Molanphy
Dec 03, 2020
6:19 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
Why BTS’s “Dynamite” Is the First K-Pop Song to Top the U.S. Charts
Chris Molanphy
Sept 03, 2020
6:16 PM
How “WAP” Became the Dirtiest No. 1 in Hot 100 History
Chris Molanphy
Aug 20, 2020
5:03 PM
Why Harry Styles Just Scored His First No. 1 Song
Chris Molanphy
Aug 14, 2020
11:44 AM
Taylor Swift Finally Figured Out the Streaming Era
Chris Molanphy
Aug 07, 2020
1:47 PM