Music from yesteryear often influences today's biggest hits in ways that most listeners are unaware of. What's old is new again, as some of the current hits on Billboard and the best songs of the past ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Aerosmith's "Dream On" returns suddenly to multiple charts in the U ...

On this day (September 12) in 1989, Aerosmith released Pump. The LP was an international hit, landing in the top 10 in 10 countries and topping the Australian albums chart. It peaked at No. 5 on the ...