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.

'We didn't have to twist their arm'Arctic Monkeys live at TRNSMTThe boss of TRNSMT has said that he “didn’t need to twist Arctic Monkeys‘ arm” in booking them for their exclusive 2018 UK festival performance. Read more: Arctic Monkeys’ epic TRNSMT festival performance reviewed The band were at o...

R Kelly, T.I. and Twista will appear on pop star's third album, due out in November    

Usually, a new commercial track from New York rap scene fixture Kay Slay would not be a thing you’d need to notice. Kay Slay, for all his mountains of credibility, is a man with some bad ideas. He is, after all, someone who permanently attached himself to Papoose’s career and who convinced Fat Joe and [...]

Here comes new Yorke, via tracks created for a Fashion Week show by the trendy clothing label Rag & Bone. You’ve heard a bit of “Twist” before, and these streams expand the canvas a bit. You’ve also heard Thom in electronic mode before, so be advised that you are about to dip into a Yorke-pot [...]