For anyone old enough to remember the summer of 1984, there’s one song that probably comes to mind. “When Doves Cry” notably managed to keep Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” from dancing its ...

Wham! 's "Last Christmas" is the No. 1 song in the world, snowballing three places to the top of the Billboard Global 200, as the 1984 classic by the British duo of George Michael, who died in 2016, ...

I had the good fortune to interview Tina Turner in February 1984 when her remake of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” was climbing the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. The interview ran in the Feb. 25, ...

On the Billboard Top 40 pop charts for the week ending May 12, 1984, Lionel Richie’s ballad “Hello” was sitting at the top spot. Other artists denting the Top 10 that week included ’80s luminaries ...

From the first list in 1981 to 2025, browse every act who has dominated the annual Top Artists chart, as revealed in every ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Wham! scored a historic hit when they released “Last Christmas” ...