Sometimes, ridiculously named songs end up at number one on the top of the charts. Such as the case with these five.

Sam Moore, who sang 'Soul Man' and 'Hold On I'm Comin' as half of the '60s soul duo Sam & Dave, died Friday at 89.

George Harrison's "Got My Mind Set on You," his last No. 1 single, was originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. It was ...

Brenton Wood, the soul singer who sang "The Oogum Boogum Song" and had a Top 10 hit "Gimme Little Sign," died January 3 at ...

Elvis Presley earns his second No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart as The Classic Christmas Album finally hits the top ...

The Beatles' "Blackbird" flies into the top 40 for the first time on the U.K. charts, hitting that region on a pair of lists ...

The song shot to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs, making Beyoncé the first Black woman in history to top the chart. "Texas Hold 'Em" also held No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks ...

Moore and his late partner Dave Prater cut some of the best-known soul records with hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On! I’m ...

Here are a few things on our radar this year on the St. Louis arts and entertainment scene. Also catch "Chicken and Biscuit" ...

W hether you’re a fan of classic country music or not, there’s no doubt you know who Johnny Cash is and could even name some ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT COUNTRY SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES ... Weeks at no. 1 Weeks on chart Capitol Week of December 21, 1968 click to see more Capitol Epic ...

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned ...