Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

There is no denying the Commodores’ 1977 self-titled album was a huge success at the time and a harbinger of even bigger things to come. It was their first album to reach the Top 10 of the Billboard ...

Styx balanced between the ambition of progressive rock and songs that hit home at pop radio as well as any band of their era. Their pop chart success ranged encompassed three different decades, a ...

John Lennon had a knack for stand-alone Top 40 songs. As the following countdown shows, five of his 14 trips to Billboard’s main singles chart weren’t originally part of any original album. Included ...