Congrats to Evanescence, who have reached the top of Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart for the first time in their career with "Afterlife." In doing so, the band has achieved a rare chart feat for the ...

The Korea Music Content Association announced that Week 2 (January 4th–10th) saw HUNTR/X claim No. 1 on the Global K-pop ...

Morgan Wallen has dethroned himself on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. After a 20-week run in the No. 1 spot with his song "What I Want" featuring Tate McRae, the country hitmaker replaced ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hayley Williams’s “True Believer” debuts at No. 1 on the ...

RAYE ’s making quite the habit of entering the New Year with a chart-topper. After claiming the first Official Number 1 single of 2023 with 070 Shake team-up Escapism. , she’s only gone and done it ...

On the Billboard albums chart, the two clearest paths to No. 1 involve streaming and sales — or, preferably, a combination of the two. On the Hot 100 singles chart, the equivalent paths entail ...

RAYE has earned the first No. 1 of 2026 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart with “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” (Jan. 2). The song was first released in September and has waited 14 weeks to hit the top spot.

Music in 2025 has had it all, from breakout new artists and big stars continuing to top the charts, to AI-generated artists igniting fierce debate online. To help us sift through the year in music, ...