This is the last music chart of 2008. As a tradition, we are taking the last week of the year off. However, we’ll bring you two special programs during this holiday season. Next weekend, we’ll reveal ...

An examination of the year in Christian music, highlighting the artists and songs most likely to earn nominations, along with some other worthy contenders. We’re entering into awards season, and every ...

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“Pork And Beans” by Weezer was released on the band’s self-titled 2008 record, also known as the Red Album. It was a pretty substantial hit for the alt-rock outfit, debuting at no. 19 on the Billboard ...

Chris Brown has done it again. For the second time in his young career, Brown is Billboard's top pop artist of the year. (He also took the crown in 2006.) Brown's 2007 release "Exclusive" comes in at ...

As this is the first chart posting in 2008, we’ve made several changes to the chart-scoring criteria in order to better reflect a song’s popularity. I’d like to go through this briefly before I post ...

Well, NPR now knows all your opinions about the best performers and the best releases of 2007. We've all worn out our (unintelligible) album, and we've got our LCD sound system on hand at all times.

Industry tracker Nielsen says total music sales were up 10 percent year over year, with strong growth in the digital realm. Also: a comeback of sorts for vinyl. Jon Skillings is an editorial director ...

This band, led by guitarist Nathaniel Braddock, started out playing faithful, if stripped-down covers from Africa’s Golden 70s, with a particular focus on Ghanaian highlife and Congolese rumba. In the ...