In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. It’s-a him!

Notable Lyrics: Since you went away the days grow long/And soon I'll hear old winter's song/But I miss you most of all my darling/When autumn leaves start to fall This track—originally sung in ...

The soft-rock peak of the late 70s and early 80s accepted all comers. It didn’t matter what kind of history you had before that point as a band or artist. As long as you pulled it together for a song ...

A guide to the lyrics of Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl,' from its sweet love songs to the ones that offer payback to perceived adversaries.