50 years ago, Neil Young was recording the iconic album Harvest. Back then, his label refused his request to use a LP sleeve that biodegrades.
This little side story reveals how ahead of his time the artist has always been.
While it’s easily to claim the Canadian legend has a lot of things to say, how many still listen to him nowadays?
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In the history of music, most supergroups failed to meet expectations. One of them crushed them all yet: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Former members of Buffalo Springfield, The Hollies and The Byrds combined their skills to invade airwaves in late 60s and early 70s.
Half a century after their golden period, how is their discography performing on streaming platforms?
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The short-lived band Buffalo Springfield is often seen as the breakthrough group of two legends, Neil Young and Stephen Stills.
While subsequent catalogs of their members are difficult to compare with, the band still managed to score one big smash hit that remains incredibly popular to this day…
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Selena Gomez is back with her first ever Spanish-language project, Revelacíon.
This comes just a little over a year since the release of Rare, the star’s sixth studio album overall.
Surprisingly enough, the Disney alumni has been a consistent hit maker for a little over a decade now. How does she compare to her peers and A-League stars? Stick around to find out!
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In a world of likes and dislikes, you will hardly get a singer as unanimously appreciated as Stevie Wonder.
The sharp contrast between his blindness and the permanent smile on his face can only bring admiration. Add to that an unbelievable talent that most of us sighted people can only dream of and all you get is an immense respect.
And even if you believe that you do not really know his songs, just put in a playlist of his, you will end up surprised to recognize so many sounds. His influence in today’s music is colossal.
In these Black Lives Matter days, reviewing the career in numbers of the singer that made the final push to sign the Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the least we can do. Signed, sealed, delivered, it’s yours!
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By his 25th birthday, Stevie Wonder was recording his 18th studio album. This was going to be his 3rd consecutive Grammy’s Album Of The Year award, a feat which remains an all-time record.
Some 45 years later, the artist is naturally way less prolific than he used to be – his last studio album came out in 2005. Are streamers still enjoying his amazing catalog yet?
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During the last few days and weeks, we added several great new enhancements to the ChartMasters.org ecosystem.
You possibly noticed some of them, others most likely not as they were added today. Which one of these 5 new additions will you like the most?
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As they have been doing since 2001, the IFPI published this week the top selling albums of the year. Unlike the previous edition, when they got the #1 wrong, this time they properly reported the global domination of Korean superstars BTS.
At the start, the list had some issues mainly due to missing albums. As years pass, its accuracy is getting worse and worse. We will review their 2020 top 10 to see that none of the albums has both its ranking and its sales figure correct.
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Killing Me Softly is one of these songs which strikes everyone instantly. You don’t need multiple plays to fell in love with it.
Even if it is a cover of Roberta Flack, the imprint of the Fugees was obvious.
Soon, they were claimed to own the greatest selling rap album of all-time. A quarter of century later, we review all their statistics up to date.
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