Did you know one of Motown’s most iconic songs almost didn’t exist? “Ooo Baby Baby,” the beloved hit by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, started as a spontaneous onstage improvisation — and ended up on ...

In 1965, a Motown trio bounced back from a No. 11 chart setback with their sixth No. 1 hit, restoring their place atop the Billboard Hot 100.

The charts have always been a controversial ranking system, and that controversy has only become greater with the introduction of automated viewers and streaming statistics. However, back when these ...