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"We'd like to discuss a chart position." How a secret $70,000 cash payment to Italian gangsters secured a British rock band their first US hit single

What wasn't revealed at the time was exactly how that chart placing was achieved. The story behind this feat was revealed by ...
Headline Planet

Djo’s “End Of Beginning” Reaches #1 On US Spotify Streaming Chart For First Time, Returns To #1 Globally

As fans say goodbye to Netflix's iconic series "Stranger Things," they have been reacquainting themselves with star Joe Keery ...
American Songwriter

How AC/DC Scored Their First Big US Hit Single After a Devastating Tragedy

AC/DC stood on the precipice of an American breakthrough when a devastating tragedy hit the band. At that point, many people expected them to fold their tents. After all, they lost such a crucial ...
American Songwriter

This David Essex Hit Became a No. 1 Chart-Topper With Some Help From a Soap Opera Star

"Rock On" is as much about what's missing as what you can hear. The David Essex song eventually became a soap star's No. 1.

Stranger Things Star Joe Keery's Song Hits #1 on US Spotify After Ending Taylor Swift's 78-Day Reign

Joe Keery's 'End of Beginning' hit #1 on US Spotify for the first time, ending Taylor Swift's 78-day global chart reign.