The Beach Boys' 1988 hit single "Kokomo" marked a major success story in the California-based band's history — but not ...

As promised, a music radio topic for this installment. But first, a quiz question: Last week, Taylor Swift tied the Beatles by having new No. 1 songs in seven consecutive ...

These albums weren't huge upon their release, but have commanded more respect over the years and should get more attention now.

The ’80s in London had a little something for everyone. On the one hand, you had the continuation of punk rock in bands like ...

Look down at the bottom of the 1988 pop charts and you'll find some excellent songs. These four tracks still hold up extremely well.

He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.

Tesla’s sound crystalized on classic cuts like “Getting’ Better,” “Modern Day Cowboy,” “Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out),” “The ...

New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard editors. Check out this week’s picks.

There’s an old adage in baseball that claims that you can’t tell the players without a scorecard. That applies to the wild circumstances surrounding the song “Der Kommissar”, a US Top 10 hit in 1983.

The 1980s were a transformative era in pop music. Musicians were moving away from the disco genre of the '70s and decided to innovate with bolder sounds. It was a time in which synthesizers, ...