Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Hot 100 is Billboard’s most competitive chart, as it ranks the most ...

Some artists just know what their listeners want. While there are thousands (millions?) of bands, songwriters and performers ...

A few years ago, Billboard created a chart exclusively devoted to Christmas songs. It measures the volume of people who've been exposed to the song on the radio (Billboard does not provide exact ...

This week, the second-bestselling song in America is Jack Harlow’s ... it actually outsold the next 10 bestselling songs combined. That roundup includes big hits from the likes of Teddy ...

Below, Billboard spotlights our 10 favorite country songs that were released this year. Some songs are country radio hits, while others largely gained traction on streaming and social media.