The Chainsmokers, everyone! In interviews, they come across as monstrous dipshits! But they also make very effective pop music! “Closer,” the Chainsmokers Halsey collab, is essentially a ...

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. Book Bonus Beat: ...

The magic trick of pop music involves making the familiar feel new. The No. 1 song in America right now, a bouncy and radiant electronic track called “Closer,” pulls off this trick in two very ...