Michael Jackson’s Thriller is number two in the UK First Look, putting the 1983 single within reach of its first chart summit ...

New music videos this week from Harry Styles, JISOO, John Legend and Clipse, Ayra Starr, 2 Chainz, Dove Cameron, Yves, ILLIT ...

Layne Staley wrote Alice in Chains' breakthrough about censorship, inspired by a veal calf in a crate. The full story behind ...

O'Connor took the word Lord, added an e to make it feminine and built a stage name from her love of royalty. Here's how.

Bob Carlisle wrote it for his daughter Brooke's 16th birthday and almost left it off the album. The story behind the wedding ...

Rockwell's 1984 hit about paranoia, a nosy neighbour and a chorus sung by an uncredited Michael Jackson. The real story.

The 30 best U2 songs, scored on Spotify streams, live plays and UK and US chart peaks. With or Without You wins on 97, Bad is ...

Bonnie Tyler's Footloose anthem, written by Dean Pitchford to win over Jim Steinman. The story, the scene and the charts.

The Warriner Brothers’ “Love Is The Enemy” pairs gritty vocals, sweeping strings and gospel harmonies with a dark take on ...

Panic! at the Disco's 2006 hit follows a groom who hears gossip about his bride, and its title comes from a 1992 novel.

Choopow’s “Hanging Out The Window” takes a fading relationship on a desert drive, pairing acoustic guitar and hazy synths ...

The J. Geils Band's 1981 hit is about a man who finds his high-school crush in a men's magazine, and it spent six weeks at US ...