Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Yesteryear has always been a balm for Leon Bridges , the neo-soul singer who first became known for the deliberate revival of pre-Motown R&B on his

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In 2018, the Billboard staff released a list project of its choices for the Greatest Pop Star of every year, going back to 1981.

This Greatest Pop Stars Sidebar looks at Phil Collins and how he became the face of mid-'80s adult corporate pop.

Britney Spears is Billboard's Greatest Pop Star of 1999 for how she set the template for decades of pop stars to come.

This Greatest Pop Stars Sidebar looks at how Garth Brooks brought country to pop levels for the first time.

George Michael is Billboard's Greatest Pop Star of 1988 for how he left Wham! and created pop stardom in his own image.

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Robert Palmer spent his long career perched between rock stardom and cult fame. He became one of the key artists of MTV's golden age thanks to “Addicted

“What we need is more silly men,” declares Frank Black on “Two Reelers,” a salute to the Three Stooges that arrives about halfway through Teenager