Fifty-four years ago today, Johnny Nash started a four-week run at the top of the Hot 100 with a history-making single.

British pop crooner Dickie Valentine would have turned 96 years old today. Valentine died in a 1971 car crash at age 41.

These are three of the very best Top 40 hits from 1983, which every 80s kid likely still knows by heart today.

Here are some one-hit wonders from 1991 that still make us think "That's so 90s," from Marc Cohn to Marky Mark.

These folk songwriters from the 1970s could make a whole story fit into a single verse. They were singularly adept at ...

The 1970s was good for classic rock. Indeed, these are three classic rock bands that formed in 1972 whose melodies still echo ...

There's a timeless element to these three rock songs from 1969, and it's surprising how modern and fresh they still sound, ...

Harry Elston, who sang backup for Ray Charles before co-founding the Friends of Distinction, would have turned 88 today.

In 1989, Lucinda Williams released what became her biggest hit, which was later covered by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers.

Music was always a huge part of 'Gilmore Girls'. These four songs left an unforgettable imprint on their episodes.

While Steve Ellis found fame with the band Love Affair, the singer also added his talents to other groups like Widowmaker. He ...

Kings of Leon's latest album is a whole new direction for the band, which Caleb Followill discussed on American Songwriter's ...