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Fred Bronson has been called "America's foremost chart journalist" by the editor of Billboard magazine. He is best known for his appearances on American Idol, the weekly "Chart Beat" column in Billboard magazine, and as the author of books related to #1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
A Heart for the Charts
Based on the Billboard charts.
Episode 2 is now up with special guest Kim Bloxdorf who reveals her late father's origin story and the rich history behind the company he founded, Record Research.
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Articles by Fred Bronson
50 articles
Jan 28, 2019
How Ariana Grande’s ‘7 Rings’ Took a ‘Sound of Music’ Classic to the Top
Sep 18, 2018
The Eight Best Moments From This Year's KAABOO Festival
May 17, 2018
Jackie Jackson Is 'Critically Amused' With New Label: 'Everything Starts With the Music'
May 8, 2018
Roxette's Per Gessle on Working With 'Musical Hero' Nick Lowe & Heading to Nashville for Solo Album
Oct 31, 2017
Nick Heyward Talks New Video For 'Perfect Sunday Sun,' Haircut One Hundred Reunion Odds and Body Parts: Premiere
Jun 16, 2017
Sting and Wayne Shorter Awarded Polar Music Prize; Annie Lennox, Esperanza Spalding Perform in Their Honor
Jun 2, 2017
Engelbert Humperdinck Reflects on His Career 50 Years After 'Release Me': 'My Music Has Been My Passport to the World'
May 23, 2017
Tokyo-Based Band End of the World Releases First Single in America 'One More Night': Premiere
May 11, 2017
Alan Silvestri Takes Top Honors at BMI Film & TV Awards
Feb 24, 2017
Musician Angela Parrish's Real-Life Journey from Kansas to 'La La Land'
Feb 22, 2017
Remembering When the Spice Girls' 'Wannabe' Hit No. 1 on the Hot 100, 20 Years Ago Today
Jan 22, 2017
The Story Behind Lulu's 'To Sir With Love,' Which Topped the Hot 100 in 1967
Nov 30, 2016
Peggy March Enjoys 'I Will Follow Him' Revival, Thanks to iPhone Ad & Toulouse
Oct 26, 2016
'Virtual' ABBA Coming Soon Through Partnership with Simon Fuller and Universal Music
Aug 17, 2016
J-Pop Group End of the World Talks English-Language Album & More Before Live American Debut
Aug 8, 2016
In Celebration of Tony Bennett's 90th, 10 Other Nonagenarian Working Musicians
Jul 23, 2016
Comic-Con Fans Treated to Preview of 'Batman: The Killing Joke' Song at BMI's Composers Panel
Jun 10, 2016
20 Billboard Hot 100 Hits You Didn't Know Were Covers
Sep 30, 2015
Ryan Adams' '1989' & A History of Cover Albums
Jun 19, 2015
Pentatonix Talk 'On My Way Home' Movie & What Scene Makes Them 'Tear Up Every Single Time'
Jun 1, 2015
Joan Armatrading on Farewell Tour: 'I Wanted to Give Myself a Memory'
Mar 2, 2015
‘The Sound of Music’ Soundtrack Turns 50: Inside the Original Recording Sessions
Nov 1, 2014
Billboard Celebrates 120th Anniversary: A Look Back at the Rich History
Jun 15, 2014