Who’s not in the mood for a good tearjerker every once in a while? In 1968, the listening public certainly was. Audiences all over the world made Bobby Goldsboro’s weeper “Honey” a runaway hit.

Although many music critics will tell you why a certain record became a hit, I don't believe anyone really knows why a recording was successful. A lot of so-called "music critics" say that a record ...

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. In 2006, CNN ...