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. Book Bonus Beat: ...

Adele‘s “Someone like You” is a pop masterpiece. Interestingly, it was co-written by the “Rolling in the Deep” singer and a 1990s alternative rock star. The star in question explained how he came to ...