On June 8, 1974, Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" started its first and only week at No. 1 on the charts. It was the second chart-topper from her Jolene album — the title track also spent a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Whitney Houston has a catalog filled with singles that have stood ...

It's hard to know if you have a love that will last a lifetime. Things can start off hot and heavy and quickly turn into something that will never stand the test of time. Forever love is not based on ...

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. Elvis wanted ...

Porter Wagoner would have been 97 years old today. Widely known for his Nudie suits and decades of devotion to the Grand Ole Opry, Wagoner unintentionally changed the face of country music with his TV ...

Arguably one of the most famous of love songs, “I Will Always Love You” doesn’t have the back story you might have imagined it did. Plenty of people know the ...

Everyone always talks about how the wrong relationship will give you butterflies, but what about the right one? Despite what others may say, the right relationship isn't always about how many hours ...

Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, and is the author of the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book, Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside ...

Some songwriters report on their own lives, some grapple with geopolitical issues, and some find meaning in quotidian third-person storytelling. Twenty-seven-year-old Hayden Anhedönia, who makes music ...

As we celebrate Valentine’s Day, it’s only appropriate that we tell our loved ones just that: that we love them. But not all of us are used to saying those three little words. Love is implied, you ...

If you have been in an intimate relationship for a period of time, this expression might feel familiar. I hear it regularly from many of the struggling couples I see in my practice. They are still in ...