Billboard Magazine's Oct. 21, 2006 article " Pay to Get Played " described how a " third-party booking agency in New Jersey " called Audible Spectrum Records was " charging bands up to $ 350 per show, promising services and opportunities that were never delivered ".

They have been described as either the first African-American girl group to top the Billboard Hot 100, or the first girl group overall, with the song " Will You Love Me Tomorrow ".

For instance, Allmusic's Alex Henderson described the album as " one of the strongest albums of the 70's " and " EWF's crowning achievement ", and Billboard Magazine called it " a very tightly produced and performed package ".

When released, however, Billboard described the tune as " an unusually swingy side " " with a bright bounce in the medium tempo and a steady drive maintained, it's a jumper that defies standing still ".

The album itself received good reviews, with Billboard writing: " ABBA's auburn-haired songstress makes a bold solo project a stunning success ", while Mark Coleman described the album in the third edition of Rolling Stone Album Guide as " a sharp, rock-oriented, delightfully eclectic album ".

They were regularly described and reviewed in the entertainment and music trade publications, such as Billboard.

Billboard described the album as " lots of instrumental work, with particularly fine piano by Bobbie Nelson, and the usual highly stylized Willie Nelson vocals ".

Record World judged the musicianship " superb "; Billboard described the album as " a highly commercial set ", and Cashbox called it " a collection of excellent material ".

With considerable boost from MTV airplay during July 1982 The Human League's " Don't You Want Me " had a three week reign on top of the Billboard 100 chart, described by the Village Voice as the moment the Second British Invasion kicked off, they were followed by bands like Duran Duran whose glossy video's would come to symbolise the power of MTV.

Billboard described the album as " supreme " and " very human ... satisfies with moments of darkness, enlightenment, anger, bittersweet tension, and happiness ...

Initially, Billboard published an article stating that The Game had secured the top spot with a margin of 13 units, in what was described as the " closest race for number one since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking Data in 1991 ".

Elysian Fields rendition of " Streets of Fire " was noted in both Billboard and Rolling Stone as being one of the show's highlights, and described as " sensual " and " passionate ".

In a process called the " Eddie Rabbitt Chorale ," Rabbitt compensated for what Billboard Magazine described as a " somewhat thin and reedy voice " by recording songs in three-part harmonies.

" Billboard described the music as " forcefully compelling, electronic and repetitive " and the band " nearly brings to fruition its claim of being a truly ' mind-expanding ' rock group "

Snow, who had a number one Billboard hit in 1993 with " Informer ", is sometimes mistakenly labelled a rapper, but in fact his style was more accurately described as dancehall, a style of reggae, than as hip hop.

In 2000, CMJ New Music Monthly described him as " an expert in funky, sped-up hip-hop ", and by 2001, Billboard was listing him along with Crystal Method, DJ Micro and Überzone as " perennial figure in the burgeoning funky breaks underground scene.

Lindgren was a founding member of the new music ensemble Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic that Billboard Magazine described as “ a mesmerizing venture into the space age jungle .” The quartet has toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada and held residencies at Dartmouth College, Emory University, Duke, UNCA and the Massachusetts College of Art.

He was described by Billboard magazine as " one of the record industry's most controversial and flamboyant players ," and by Allmusic as " a notorious crook who swindled artists out of their owed royalties ".

So it was that, as Poly Styrene, the singer with X-Ray Spex, she was described by Billboard as the " archetype for the modern-day feminist punk "; because she wore dental braces, stood against the typical sex object female of 1970s rock star, sported a gaudy Dayglo wardrobe, and was of mixed race, she was " one of the least conventional front-persons in rock history, male or female ".

Jillian Mapes of Billboard described the performance as " completely lovely in an effortless sort of way.

Billboard described the music as frothy, nonsensical and joyous.

" Chuck Taylor of Billboard, in his writing about Britney Spears on October 24, 1998 issue, described the song as " bombastic and ultra-challenging.

" Adam White, a performance reviewer of Billboard, in his writing of Houston's performance to promote her debut album at the Sweetwater's in New York, described the song as " the mellifluous, midtempo item.

Their first album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, including major contributions by all members of Pilot and Ambrosia, was a success, reaching the Top 40 in the US Billboard 200 chart.

It peaked at # 5 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified with a gold album by the RIAA.

It also reached number three in New Zealand and number twelve on the US Billboard 200 album chart.

By contrast, the album had limited success in the US, only reaching number 83 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart.

Although it did not achieve the same levels of commercial success as the band's later releases ( it reached # 73 on the Billboard 200 ), it has been hailed by many fans and critics as Dream Theater's masterpiece and the band's defining album.

Parton's soundtrack album from her own 1992 film, Straight Talk, however was less successful, though her 1993 album Slow Dancing with the Moon won critical acclaim, and did well on the charts, reaching No. 4 on the country albums charts, and No. 16 on the Billboard 200 albums charts.

Other songs written by McLean for the album included “ Dreidel ” ( number 21 on the Billboard chart ) and “ If We Try ” ( number 58 ), which was subsequently recorded by Olivia Newton-John.

His second solo album, Davy Jones ( 1971 ) was notable for the song " Rainy Jane ", which reached # 52 in the Billboard charts.

Shepherd Moons is also her longest charting album to date, spending 238 weeks on the Billboard 200.

The album is Enya's most successful to date, peaking at number two on the U. S. Billboard 200 chart.

The first single of the album, " Can't Get It Out of My Head ", became their first US Billboard charts Top 10 hit, and Eldorado, A Symphony became ELO's first gold album.

His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

It peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart and reached number 13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart.

His follow-up album, No Fences, was released in 1990 and spent 23 weeks as number-one on the Billboard country music chart.

The album was then released in November 1997, and debuted at number-one on both the Top Country Albums and Billboard 200 album charts in the United States, and later became his fourth album to reach a sales of 10 million copies.

The album was instrumental in introducing disco music to the public, " Never Can Say Goodbye " becoming the first song to top Billboard magazine's dance chart.

The two singles released from the album, " Just Keep Thinking About You " and " I Never Knew ", both topped Billboard < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s Hot Dance Music / Club Play.

Although it received enthusiastic reviews, the release failed to chart ; his next album, Grievous Angel ( released posthumously in 1974 ) met with a similar reception, and peaked at number 195 on Billboard.