• Mariah Carey, Madonna and TLC: The Longest Hot 100 Streaks of 1995

    TLC celebrated the beginning of its longest streak on the Hot 100 on this date 20 years ago, as "Waterfalls" topped the singles charts for seven weeks afterward. Now, the Hot 100 is different than the Billboard 200 in that it's rare for any one album to top the chart for more than a few weeks, while songs can rack up huge runs on their chart. For example, only two albums have been at no. 1 for more than one week during 2015 (Taylor Swift's 1989 and Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly), while Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" has ruled the Hot 100 for 14 weeks thus far (the other 14 weeks have been split between Swift and Wiz Khalifa). Five songs managed to stay at no. 1 for seven weeks or more during 1995...so at least 35 of the year's 52 weeks were owned by just five songs. Check out the playlist of '95's most popular tracks.

  • Billboard Hot 100 vs. Official Charts Company: 2Pac, Wiz Khalifa and 40 Years of No. 1s

    Few people realize just how different the music across the pond is from that we listen to in America, that the Hot 100 doesn't exist in the UK, and that its equivalent to our singles chart doesn't just feature a whole bunch of American artists with even more One Direction and Ellie Goulding tracks.Music Times is looking back at the last five decades of music, and at the no. 1 hits on April 2 every ten years on the spot, going back to 1975. The ultimate contest, of course, is which country has better taste. Last month the win went to the UK in the best-of-five showdown. This month features Wiz Khalifa, Carrie Underwood, 2Pac and more in the field.

  • Billboard Hot 100 vs. Official Charts Company: Mariah Carey, Wiz Khalifa and 40 Years of No. 1s

    Few people realize just how different the music across the pond is from that we listen to in America, that the Hot 100 doesn't exist in the UK, and that its equivalent to our singles chart doesn't just feature a whole bunch of American artists with even more One Direction and Ellie Goulding tracks. Music Times is looking back at the last five decades of music, and at the no. 1 hits on April 2 every ten years on the spot, going back to 1975. The ultimate contest, of course, is which country has better taste. Last month the win went to the UK in the best-of-five showdown. This month features Wiz Khalifa, Jason Derulo, Mariah Carey and more in the field.

  • Ryan Adams Finally Performs Bryan Adams' 'Summer of '69'

    Ryan Adams went on a streak last year of performing gnarly cover tunes. Danzig's "Mother" and Alice in Chains' "Nutshell" made the cut in 2014 along with "Run to You" by often-mistaked-counterpart Bryan Adams. Earlier this week during a show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, Adams returned to the Canadian rocker's songbook to treat fans to his massive hit "Summer of '69" more than decade after an audience member requested the tune.

  • Ryan Adams Covers Bryan Adams' 'Run To You,' Apparently Doesn't Hate Him Anymore [WATCH]

    Sometimes it's pretty hard to tell whether alternative country singer Ryan Adams hates or loves Canadian soft-rock hitmaker Bryan Adams. He famously once threw a fan out of one of his shows for jokingly requesting Bryan Adams' 1984 hit "Summer of '69," but as Stereogum points out, he's actually covered the song a few times since then. At a concert last night in California, Ryan Adams added yet another layer to this mystery by covering a different Bryan Adams' song: "Run To You," which you can check out below:
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