Chart success doesn’t necessarily determine the worth of either songs or the artists who recorded them. But there are some feats pertaining to the lists of the most popular or best-selling songs that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

The Beatles had their first No. 1 hit in the United Kingdom in 1962. They reached No. 1 for the first time in the United States with a different song.

Billboard 200 to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The band’s eponymous debut album reached No. 1 in the issue ...

Here’s a look at the acts with 30 or more weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since 1956, when the chart began publishing on a consistent basis.