Adele’s “Hello” has already broken just about every first-week record there is. Still from the video for “Hello” A crucial part of being a star is knowing how to make an entrance. Perhaps no one knew ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

What should we think when an artist can make people buy almost 5 million copies of an album in two weeks? Or when nearly half of all music sales in one week are down to one person? The sales of ...

Adele's first single in more than three years, "Hello," burst onto the scene just weeks ago—and life hasn't been the same since. Besides the fact that we've been listening to the emotional track on ...

What should we think when an artist can make people buy almost 5 million copies of an album in two weeks? Or when nearly half of all music sales in one week are down to one person? The sales of ...