single stories

30 years ago today, Madonna released one of the most controversial albums of her career, which is really saying something when you think about it, but when it comes right down to it, the majority of the controversy came less...

33 years ago this month, Prince – accompanied, of course, by his backing band, The Revolution – released the first single from the PARADE album, and what better day to reminisce about a song called “Kiss” than February 14? Written...

35 years ago today, Foreigner was in the midst of their two-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with the song that – at least as of this writing – remains the lone #1 hit of their...

34 years ago today, Prince and the Revolution released the final single from the soundtrack to Purple Rain, a track which ultimately turned into the LP’s fifth top-40 hit. Recorded almost exactly a year before its release (the session took...

53 years ago today, David Robert Jones released his first single under the pseudonym he would utilize from then on: “David Bowie.” Penned by Bowie and recorded at London’s Pye Studios with Tony Hatch producing, “Can’t Help Thinking About Me”...

35 years ago this week, Van Halen made their debut on the Billboard Hot 100 with the single that remains the band’s top-selling effort of all time. In 1981, Eddie Van Halen penned the synth line of “Jump,” but his...

52 years ago this month, Wilson Pickett – or Wicked Pickett, if you prefer – did something which always thrills the telephone company to no end: he recorded a song which featured a phone number as its title. As everyone...

A few days ago, Coldplay released their new concert album, LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES, and to celebrate the occasion, we thought we’d take a dive into their discography and spotlight one of the most notable singles of their semi-early career...

Now that we’re into December and the holiday season is off and running in a big way, we thought we’d take some time to spotlight a new single rather than an old chestnut…although, come to think of it, if the...