Analysis

Harry Styles' hit As It Was has become the longest-running number one on the US singles chart by a British artist. It's a simple song so why has it been so successful?

Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline has emerged as the number one celebratory anthem in sports stadia around the world. How has this simple song become such a favourite?

Paul Simon's American Tune is not only one of my favourite songs of all time, it's a chorale based on an old German tune that was also borrowed by Bach.

Kate Bush's classic Running up that Hill has made number one in the UK singles chart, 37 years after its release, aided by its inclusion in Netflix's Stranger Things. So why is this track still such a hit after all these years? We take a look ...

David Bowie's Absolute Beginners is many people's favourite song, but why should that be? What is it in the songwriting that creates such warm feelings? I check it out.

Baby Shark is the most viewed video ever on YouTube with more than 10 billion views. If you leave aside the key change, it's about as simple as a song can get. As musicians, can we learn anything from it?

Listeners to Smooth Radio voted George Michael's Careless Whisper as the best song ever. So what's so special about this particular piece? Let's take a look.

Ed Sheeran writes some of the most popular songs in the world. Shivers is the latest example - but why is it so good?

Exit Music is a classic track from Radiohead's 1997 album OK Computer. It's also a fabulous song. But why is it such a classic and why does it sound so much like Chopin's Prelude in E minor?