Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Beatles land two tracks in the U.K. top 40 this week, with “Now ...

Barbra Streisand scores her 55th top 40-charted album on the Billboard 200, as the star-studded The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two debuts at No. 31 on the July 12-dated chart. With the arrival, ...

Yes’s Close to the Edge returns to the U.K. charts, landing in the top 40 on four rankings, including a No. 8 debut on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. English progressive rock band, Yes, ...

Alex Warren ’s Ordinary is officially crowned the UK’s biggest song of 2025, Official Charts can confirm. The feat tops off a ...

Tyler, The Creator didn't announce the album's existence until July 18 and released it three days later, on a Monday. That gave Don't Tap the Glass just four days to accumulate enough streaming and ...

Stray Kids is maintaining a strong presence on the Billboard 200! On December 9 local time, Billboard revealed that Stray Kids’ fourth studio album “KARMA” had successfully remained in the top 50 of ...

Justin Bieber takes over both Billboard’s Top Streaming Albums and Streaming Songs charts (dated July 26) thanks to his surprise album SWAG. The set debuts at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums while the ...

Many of billionaire pop star Taylor Swift’s albums surged dozens of spots on the latest Billboard 200 albums chart released Tuesday, days after she announced her upcoming 12th studio album, “The Life ...

The Bangles made such an impact on the 80s music scene that it’s hard to believe they only released three albums in that decade. It might be even harder to grasp that their recorded output stayed ...