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 ...

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 07: Miley Cyrus attends the Tom Ford AW20 Show at Milk Studios on February 07, 2020 in Hollywood, California. Miley Cyrus' "Flowers" is a top 40 hit on every chart it ...

For the first time since 1990, there are no rap songs in the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Kendrick Lamar and SZA's hit "luther," which spent 13 weeks at No. 1, left this week's most recent ...

While top 40 songs have gotten a bad rap in recent years as the indie and alternative music scenes have grown, songs often ...

If you had 18 chart hits, you'd expect to be globally famous, but for one 1960s band, that dream came crashing down as they ...