The best pop songs of all time include classics like "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys, "Call Me" by Blondie, and Madonna's "Ray of Light." ...

Bubblegum pop perfectly captured the sunny sound of the late '60s and early '70s. These four one-hit wonders still hold up so many decades later.

This 'Greatest Pop Stars' podcast episode looks at our staff's recently published 100 Best No. 2 Hits list. By Andrew Unterberger All week on Billboard.com, we’ve been celebrating the canon of No. 2 ...

Every year has its own catchy pop soundtrack, and 2026 has been no exception. Brand-new songs like Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" and Olivia Rodrigo's "Drop Dead" have won over pop fans in droves. And ...

Paws up for Mother Monster. By Annie Harrigan Ever since she topped the Billboard Hot 100 with her debut track “Just Dance” in 2008, Lady Gaga has cemented herself as one of the greatest pop stars of ...

Eurodance, a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s, spawned a number of the greatest pop hits of all time, but one truly stood the test of time. "What Is Love" by Haddaway, ...

Her instincts proved right. "Believe" topped charts around the world, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1999 ...

Only musicians who have poured their souls into creating songs that ultimately nobody listens to can truly appreciate that the term "one-hit wonder" isn't as derogatory as it sounds. After all, it ...

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