Early in the 1900s, Billboard presented charts detailing the popularity of sheet music in the U.S. In July 1940, Billboard unveiled its first chart ranking the sales of recorded songs, the 10 ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT COUNTRY SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES ... Weeks at no. 1 Weeks on chart Capitol Week of December 25, 1965 click to see more Capitol Checker ...

When a songwriter is looking for inspiration for a new recording, sometimes the best thing to do is look to another for help.

The climax of “A Complete Unknown” is set during that iconic 1965 performance. Even then, fans knew it was a historic moment.

But the song is over quickly, in just over two minutes, and it’s got a neat little sax rumble working for it. Toward the end of 1965, when American pop music was shifting toward aquarian ...