No Doubt's hit "Don't Speak" is about Gwen Stefani's breakup with the band's bass player, Tony Kanal, after seven years together.
Sting wrote "Fields of Gold" after buying a house near a barley field and enjoying the majestic sunsets.
"Take On Me" by a-ha was just a minor hit in Norway until a new version was released with the iconic video, making it a global smash.
Adele's "Hello" was the first song to sell over a million downloads in a week. What's remarkable was that this was in 2015, when streaming was a viable option. Her fans were happy to pay for the song anyway.
Paul McCartney wrote "Hey Jude" to comfort John Lennon's 5-year-old son Julian, whose parents were getting a divorce.
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" is Stevie Wonder's best-selling single worldwide. It topped the Hot 100, AC, R&B and UK charts all in the same week.
Many actors have attempted music, but only a few have managed a hit. Do you know which of these thespians charted?
Whether he's splitting ears or burning Nazis, Quentin Tarantino uses memorable music in his films. See if you can match the song to the scene.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
He's a singer and an actor, but as a songwriter Paul helped make Kermit a cultured frog, turned a bank commercial into a huge hit and made love both "exciting and new" and "soft as an easy chair."
Wes Edwards takes us behind the scenes of videos he shot for Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley and Chase Bryant. The train was real - the airplane was not.
How a goofy detective movie, a disenchanted director and an unlikely songwriter led to one of the biggest hits in pop history.