Stevie Wonder was 12 years old when he released his first #1 hit, "Fingertips (Part 2)." He had to wait 22 years for his next one: "Part Time Lover."
"Whole Lotta Love" was Led Zeppelin's only US Top 10 hit, charting at #4. Many of their songs, including "Stairway To Heaven," were not released as singles, as it was considered bad form in the UK to make fans pay for singles that were also on albums.
Sir Mix-A-Lot says he's earned over $100 million from "Baby Got Back." He wrote the song and owns the publishing rights, so he can authorize its use in movies, TV shows and commercials, which he often does.
The most famous song to prominently feature a French horn is "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.
"Paper Planes" was inspired by M.I.A.'s hassles trying to get a visa to enter America.
The Information Society hit "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)" samples the voice of Leonard Nimoy (Spock) from an episode of Star Trek.
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
These Three famous songs actually describe how they were written - late into the evening.
The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.
Iron Maiden, Adele, Toto, Eminem and Earth, Wind & Fire are just some of the artists with songs directly inspired by movies - and not always good ones.
Jon Fratelli talks about the band's third album, and the five-year break leading up to it.
The Bush frontman on where he finds inspiration for lyrics, if his "machine head" is a guitar tuner, and the stories behind songs from the album The Kingdom.