Music history is full of surprises. Here are 20 beloved hit songs that were actually covers of earlier tracks.

U2 is now up to 18 appearances on the Official Singles Sales chart, the most competitive of all sales rankings for individual ...

The singer and songwriter, who died on Friday at 86, gave voice to teenage dreams, then executed one of music’s most unexpected comebacks.

Five Coldplay songs reach Billboard's global charts, with two — "Something Just Like This" with The Chainsmokers and "The Scientist" — return together.

With her second No. 1 hit off The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift joins a club of just over 20 members with two or more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Teddy Swims makes history on this week’s Hot 100: “Lose Control,” the singer-songwriter’s soulful pop-rock anthem, spends its 92nd ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. However, behind their commercial success and groundbreaking legacy, the British rock band is not immune to criticism. Over the ...

These pop stars wrote hits for their "rivals" at the height of their careers. Maybe the music industry isn't as catty as we ...

Nuclear war was a common concern in the 1980s, and these four songs showed their artists clearly worried about the bomb being dropped.

Hit-Boy. Has there ever been a name more fitting for an artist? Since the late 2000s, the producer has been behind some of the most recognizable hits in rap music. Hailing from Southern California, he ...

Guess these 1975 hit songs The year 1975 was one of the most eclectic in American pop history, with rhinestone cowboys sharing ...

Alanis Morissette admitted she didn’t want Ironic on Jagged Little Pill, yet it became her highest‑charting hit and sparked ...