The '60s were a pivotal time for music. The decade began with poppy girl groups and crooners and went on to create what we now know as classic rock. And of course, no discussion of the time is ...

While we adore Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's rendition (or even Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong's), we can't stop playing the original hit. The '30s jazz number was specifically written for Astaire ...

The universal language of music has united generations of lovers since the beginning of time. Falling in and out of love, grasping at unrequited love, mourning love lost and succumbing to deep love ...

Only three songs held the #1 spot for two weeks or less, and six held it for five weeks or more. I think there are eight good ...

If you look at the Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts, odds are you’ll find nary a love song. Tracks about heartbreak, friendship and self-empowerment abound, but straightforward ballads about ...

NPR listeners share the one song that hit them the hardest this year, and tell us why they laughed, cried, or simply couldn’t ...

In honor of Alan Jackson's 46th wedding anniversary to his wife, Denise, we found three songs to celebrate their love story.

In the '00s, burnt CDs were the love letters of the day. Revisit three 2005-released songs that were staples on custom CDs.

Move over King Kenny Chesney, there's a new queen of summer songs in country music. This list of the 10 best country songs for summer 2025 includes one or two summer love songs, an accidental ...

There are a lot of songs that you might have no idea were written for, or at least released in conjunction with a movie. Sometimes, those songs end up being more successful than the movie itself, but ...

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