Country star Slim Whitman's version of the 1920s song "Rose Marie" spent 11 consecutive weeks at #1 in the UK in 1955, a record until 1991 when Bryan Adams’ "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" spent 16 weeks at the top.
Sia planned to quit her solo career after her 2014 album 1000 Forms of Fear, but the "Chandelier" video proved so popular it drew her back in.
The Ben Folds Five song "Brick" is about a difficult time when Folds' girlfriend got an abortion.
When Rihanna's "Umbrella" was a hit in the summer of 2007, it rained constantly in London, prompting their newspaper The Sun to suggest a "Rihanna Curse."
Andre 3000 played all the instruments on Outkast's "Hey Ya" except bass. Aaron Mills from Cameo played that.
The '60s hit "Then He Kissed Me" covered by The Beach Boys as "Then I Kissed Her."
Webb talks about his classic songs "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman" and "MacArthur Park."
The stories behind the biggest hit songs about trucking.
If the name Citizen Dick means anything to you, there's a chance you'll get some of these right.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
With his X-wife Exene, John fronts the band X and writes their songs.
A history of songs dealing with transgender issues, featuring Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Morrissey and Green Day.