Artists With the Most No. 1 Hits
The Billboard Hot 100 has been tracking the most popular music in America for nearly 60 years. And while thousands of artists have succeeded to get a song on the ...Read Full Story »
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States Where the Most Twins Are Born
The rate of twin births increased in recent decades, soaring by 76% from 1980 to 2011, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Despite the near record high rate, ...Read Full Story »
100 Best Albums of All Time
Debates over what constitutes great art will likely never come to a conclusion. This is especially true when it comes to a medium as personal to people as music. While ...Read Full Story »
100 Most Popular Musicians on Tour This Spring
Going on tour is one of the most lucrative means of making money for today’s popular musicians. As of June 2017, the U.S. music industry was worth $17.2 billion, according ...Read Full Story »
100 Most Popular Country Music Albums of All Time
The roots of country music run deep in the soil of America. And, while the genre has changed dramatically since the days of the Carter Family, it is in many ...Read Full Story »
100 Best Pop Albums of All Time
Pop music is deeply embedded in the fabric of American society. Whether it's playing on the radio, television, or at the local shopping center, today’s top hits seem to be ...Read Full Story »
100 Most Popular Rock Bands of All Time
Rock and roll has been a huge cultural force since it burst upon the musical scene in the 1950s. Not only has it dramatically altered the evolution of popular music, ...Read Full Story »
75 Best Comedies of the 1980s
Comedy films flourished during the 1980s – a golden age of comedy in American cinema. Following a stretch of dark and gritty films released in the 1970s that reflected the ...Read Full Story »
50 Worst Movies Based on True Events
True stories provide as the basis for some of Hollywood’s greatest films. Films such as “Raging Bull,” “All the President's Men,” and “Dunkirk,” show that audiences often desire little more ...Read Full Story »
50 Best Movies Based on True Events
Truth, it is said, is stranger than fiction -- and Hollywood, it seems, has adopted the old adage. Film studios frequently turn to true life stories for movie inspiration. Filmmakers ...Read Full Story »
The Best Movie Filmed in Your State
When we think of where motion pictures are filmed, California and New York quickly come to mind. Scenes shot at the Golden Gate Bridge and the Empire State Building have ...Read Full Story »
50 Most Popular Action Heroes of All Time
Since the advent of the moving image, movies have become the dominant form of storytelling in the Western world. As storytelling technologies have evolved, the basic concept of the hero’s ...Read Full Story »
50 Most Popular Romance Movies of All Time
There are few emotions that film watchers find more irresistible on the silver screen than love. Each year, hundreds of films are released that are either about or feature a ...Read Full Story »
50 Most Powerful Women in Entertainment
At one point during her acceptance speech for best actress at the recent Academy Awards, Frances McDormand asked all of the female nominees across all categories to stand. To spur ...Read Full Story »
30 Companies Getting the Most From the Government
As an economic power, the U.S. government is a juggernaut without equal. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. government spent $4.0 trillion in 2017. While the largest shares ...Read Full Story »
