Blog 4: You Don’t Have to Write a Hit to Write a Hit (Continued)

The first round of this blog was such a success, that I decided to continue writing about songs that were not, according to Billboard, a success.  Just as a reminder, for our purposes, we’ll define chart success as any song that didn’t peak higher than 21 on the Billboard charts.  For this blog entry, we’ll also be looking at a few international artists, whose singles didn’t chart in the U.S.

Blog 3: Billboard Top 200 Over the Years

History: The Billboard Chart took its current name in 1967.  In this blog, we will discuss the number 1 single from the first week in January through 6 consecutive decades (1967-2017).  Though the genres may change, some things will just always work for hit songs.  Let’s dive in!

Blog 2: Character Development

Character Development

Let’s talk about one of the most important pieces of an effective song: Character development. There are four different ways to look at a character in a song:

Blog 1: You Don’t Have to Write a Hit to Write a Hit!What makes a good song?

Well, it depends on what you mean by “good”.