Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thanks to the 2003-2004 blockbuster successes of artists like Usher, OutKast, 50 Cent, Kanye West and Beyoncé, by 2005, it was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifteen years into her Billboard chart career, Mariah Carey was still achieving firsts. In 2005, the superstar’s smash “We Belong ...

If summer is endless, as the surfers and romantics say, then summer's soundtrack only stretches on through time. No doubt, 20 summers ago, music journalists were trying to identify the season's ...

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I was positively, wholeheartedly obsessed with everything on this list at some point in the year, either for months or just for a few hours. I’ve put the entries in alphabetical order, because ...

In the ’00s, burnt CDs were the love letters of the day. Why come up with some heartfelt speech when countless musicians have already said exactly how you feel better than most of us ever could? There ...

The Brits made their choice in the mid-2000s when Q Magazine published the top five tracks that were “the ultimate sonic rendition of what it means to be British,” as chosen by a panel of music ...

The year is 2005, and new gadgets are being introduced constantly. iPod Nano made its debut, and what could be considered the first video social media, YouTube, launched as well. This new platform ...

Today we celebrate 15 years of All Songs Considered podcasting by presenting the first show we ever made available for podcast. In August 2005, All Songs Considered had been around for more than five ...

Our staff's favorite songs from a year that confirmed that hip-hop and R&B were now at top 40's center, but also had plenty of great rock, country and dance-pop to go around. This week, Billboard is ...

Count down the biggest hits on the 2005 year-end Hot 100, based on weekly performance on the chart. By Gary Trust This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the ...