Some people save the best for last, but not these artists. Here are some of the most unforgettable first No. 1's in pop.

Ricky Martin's biggest crossover hit became more than just a chart-topper and helped usher in a new era of Latin pop around ...

Paul Wheatbread, the drummer for the 1960s hit-making pop group Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, has died. He was 80. A ...

Forty-seven years ago, Michael Jackson released "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," the lead single from his first LP for Sony ...

Neon hues and hair to the skies – must be the '80s! But the decade wouldn't be what it was without the music that filled our ...

Katy Perry’s breakout moment, in the late two-thousands, had a type of frivolity and irreverence that feels difficult to summon now. Her début single, “I Kissed a Girl,” from 2008, is just what it ...

Consider the plight of the modern music video director. Like everything else, music videos have been reduced to content, ...

Stephen Foster wrote some of the most enduring American songs, invented the role of songwriter, and served as a cautionary ...

Previewing the second Classical Remix Music Festival, where the concerts seek to score with concertgoers by emphasizing ...

Pop stardom has always been fragile. A decade of hit records can be undone in a matter of months when the music stops ...

Pop music has always been a significant driver of social change, and feminism within this genre has played a crucial role in shaping societal norms and perceptions. From the early years of pop music ...

On a breezy May evening in Los Angeles, thousands of K-pop fans mill outside the Peacock Theater. They’re waiting for rookie boy band Riize’s first US fan-concert — a hybrid mix of songs and ...