We all know the song. It’s the one you proudly blast from your speakers as you croon in the shower, multipurpose soap bar/microphone in hand, your velvety voice heating up the already steamy air. You ...

The year was 1999. Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas recorded “Smooth” and it quickly became one of the most ubiquitous and successful singles of all time. Whether you love it or hate it, “Smooth” remains ...

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As pop princesses and boy bands exploded onto the charts at the turn of the millennium, one song crept out of nowhere to sit atop the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks. Twenty years later, ...

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. The last #1 hit ...

In 1999, a surprising music pairing changed rock and pop history. Santana, a legendary guitarist known for classic hits from ...

There's really nothing like the Olympics, is there? Every time they come around, the whole world tunes in to witness the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat and the opportunity to witness any ...

It was massive before the memes. By Chris Payne As part of Billboard‘s celebration of the 60th anniversary of our Hot 100 chart this week, we’re taking a deeper look at some of the biggest artists and ...

Fifteen years ago today, Santana's Rob Thomas-featuring single "Smooth" crashed into the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, a position it would maintain for an astounding 12 straight weeks. By ...

If you were asked to name your all-time least favorite song, you might have to think about it for awhile. But for Mastodon's Brent Hinds, the answer is clear and simple: Santana's 'Smooth.' Hinds is ...