MTV was no longer a novelty in 1988: It was the engine driving the music industry, shaping the Billboard charts and molding the very image of a pop star. George Michael realized the depth of this ...

Tracy Chapman is back on top with “Fast Car” — and she’s just as surprised as anyone else. The four-time Grammy winner’s 1988 crossover hit has gotten rebooted into a country music chart-topper thanks ...

Tracy Chapman’s 1988 self-titled debut album comes charging back onto Billboard’s album charts (dated April 19), following its vinyl reissue on April 4. The Billboard 200 chart-topper and Grammy Award ...

On Sept. 24, 1988, Dan Seals’ “Addicted” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. It became the eighth of his 11 career leaders on the list. Cheryl Wheeler wrote the song following a ...

“Many Nashville publishers sold their firms, then cried swampfulls of crocodile tears all the way to the bank when they suddenly became multimillionaires.” That’s a 1988 hot take on country’s ...

On this day (October 8) in 1988, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon left the Billboard 200 albums chart after 741 weeks. The album’s 15-year run on the tally set a record. Then, more than two decades ...

In 1988, a band already riding high on a string of successes released their fourth album, which went on to shatter Billboard records by producing more Top 10 hits than any rock album before it. Bon ...