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The No. 1 That Proves the Diss Track Now Has Serious Chart Potential
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April 05, 2024
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America’s No. 1 Song Is a Masterclass in Turning Backlash Into Jet Fuel
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March 22, 2024
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Beyoncé Has the Biggest Country Song in America. That Doesn’t Mean It’s the Biggest With Country Fans.
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Feb 21, 2024
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A 78-Year-Old Has America’s No. 1 Song. Here’s How She Pulled It Off.
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Dec 08, 2023
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We Regret to Inform You That the Biggest Rap Hit in a While Is From This Goofball
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Dec 01, 2023
6:32 PM
Why Is a 4-Year-Old Taylor Swift Song No. 1?
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Oct 27, 2023
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The 2020s Finally Have Their “Wrecking Ball”
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Sept 22, 2023
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A Singer Topped the Charts Bashing Welfare. Then He Denounced Republicans. What Is Going On Here?
Chris Molanphy
Sept 01, 2023
2:09 PM
Why a “Canceled” Country Song Is No. 1 on the Hot 100
Chris Molanphy
Aug 03, 2023
5:02 PM
Why a “Canceled” Country Star Has America’s No. 1 Song
Chris Molanphy
March 17, 2023
5:20 PM
Why Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” Is Her First No. 1 Song in a Decade
Chris Molanphy
Jan 28, 2023
8:30 AM
How Taylor Swift Achieved the Unthinkable
Chris Molanphy
Nov 04, 2022
1:43 PM
America’s New No. 1 Song Is Both a Big Step Forward and a Total Throwback
Chris Molanphy
Oct 29, 2022
8:30 AM
America’s No. 1 Song Is a Truly Improbable Smash
Chris Molanphy
Oct 08, 2022
5:50 AM
How Beyoncé Finally Got Her First No. 1 in 14 Years
Chris Molanphy
Aug 13, 2022
11:00 AM
No One Makes No. 1 Hits the Way Lizzo Does
Chris Molanphy
July 28, 2022
1:15 PM
Why It Took 44 Years for Kate Bush to Score Her First Top 10 Hit
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June 10, 2022
5:27 PM
Billboard’s Latest No. 1 Hits Reiterate One Important Rule
Chris Molanphy
April 23, 2022
12:05 PM
The Story of the Longest Climb to No. 1 Ever
Chris Molanphy
March 11, 2022
6:35 PM
“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
