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. Look, I get it.

The 73-year-old is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Delta Slim in Ryan Coogler’s 2025 hit ‘Sinners.’ “Hey Ya!”’s outlook on relationships is bleak. André looks upon the ...

April 28 — Atlanta hip-hop pioneers OutKast are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2025 class alongside Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper, and The White Stripes. Chubby Checker finally received recognition ...

André Benjamin spoke to Fresh Air in 2006 about his music and his Outkast persona: " André 3000 ... just goes there and has a ball; André Benjamin is the person that goes to Whole Foods." This is ...

In a recent column about Oasis' Wonderwall, I pointed out that “really huge hits tend to be conventional in their broad strokes but weird and a little annoying in their details.” I started thinking a ...