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It’s time for Music Jeopardy 40! This edition’s theme is “What is Love?❤️” Guess clues about songs describing what love is like!

Think you understand love’s musical comparisons? Click and see!

#musictrivia #musicjeopardy #popmusic #WhatIsLove #LoveSongs #CanYouSolveIt

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Music Jeopardy 40! Guess the clues in the category: What Is Love?❤️
Test your musical knowledge and play Music Jeopardy 40! Guess the clues in this edition’s category: ‘What is Love?❤️’ (clues about songs describing love).
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February 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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R&B Hit Different Back Then ❤️🎶

Before streaming, before R&B lost its grip on romance—R&B groups were prominent.

This Valentine’s Day, revisit R&B’s last great era (1990–2001) with a ranking of the 101 Greatest Songs by Male R&B Groups.

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#RnB #90sRnB #BlackHistoryMonth
Black History: The 101 Greatest Songs by Male R&B Groups from the Last True Era of R&B: 1990-2001
(February 19, 2017) – This djrobblog Black History Month special tribute was inspired by the bands and singing groups of the 1990s and early 2000s who represented the last true era of R&B…
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February 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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For the first time in more than 40 years, a traditional country song by a woman tops the Billboard Hot 100. No pop twist. No Idol boost. Just twang and a two-step straight to No. 1. 🥾

#EllaLangley #ChoosinTexas #countrymusic #BillboardHot100 #WomenInCountry #djrobblog

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From Dolly to Langley: Country Women and the Long Road Back to Hot 100 No. 1
Why Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Is the Most Traditional Sounding Country No. 1 by a Female in Decades
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February 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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In the streaming age, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to have multiple No. 1 singles from the same album. Here’s a list, by decade, of every album that’s generated multiple No. 1s — From 1958 to the Present!

#djrobblog #BillboardHot100 #NumberOne #musictrivia

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Every Album that Has Generated Multiple No. 1 Hits from 1958 to Now
DJROBBLOG's Exclusive Listing of Every Album That Has Generated More than One No. 1 Hot 100 Single, from 1958 to the Present.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” Faces the Harsh Math of Modern No. 1 Hits; Can She Buck These Long Odds?

#Opalite #TaylorSwift #Swifties #secondsingle #BillboardHot100 #djrobblog

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Opalite’ Faces the Harsh Math of Modern No. 1 Hits
Why Getting a Second No. 1 Single From One Album Is Harder Than Ever—even for Taylor Swift. Only One of Her Albums Has Done It Before as She Tries Again.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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It’s time for Music Jeopardy 39! This edition’s theme is “Starts With A Roman Numeral” Guess these clues about song titles whose first letters are also Roman numerals!

#musictrivia #musicjeopardy #popmusic #RomanNumerals #CanYouSolveIt #PlayMusicJeopardy

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Music Jeopardy 39! Guess Clues in the Category: Starts With A Roman Numeral
Test your knowledge and play Music Jeopardy 39! This week’s category: Starts With A Roman Numeral: song titles whose first letters are also Roman numerals!
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February 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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In Tribute to Chuck Negron: Revisiting Every Three Dog Night Top 40 Hit (plus the blog’s ten favorites ranked)

#ChuckNegron #ThreeDogNight #BillboardHot100 #tribute #poptrivia #djrobblog #InMemoriam #CoryWells #DannyHutton

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In Tribute to Chuck Negron: Revisiting Every Three Dog Night Top 40 Hit
Three Dog Night’s 21 Top 40 Hits: A Chronological Guide to Their Billboard Hot 100 Run
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February 6, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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As Bad Bunny prepares to take the biggest stage in American entertainment, MAGA’s “alternative” halftime show featuring Kid Rock doesn’t need massive ratings—or even relevance—to declare victory.

The bar is low.

#BadBunny #SuperBowl60 #HalftimeShow #KidRock #TPUSA

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The Low Bar MAGA’s Alternative Super Bowl Halftime Show Needs to Clear
Low Bar: MAGA’s alternative Super Bowl halftime show doesn’t need to beat Bad Bunny. It doesn’t even need big ratings. It just needs a narrative.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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Absence at the 2026 Grammys Meant Two Things—And Only One Mattered. How the 2026 Grammys Turned Absence Into Their Strongest Statement!

#Grammys2026 #BrianWilson #RobertaFlack #DAngelo #OzzyOsbourne #LaurynHill #InMemoriam #LutherVandross #BadBunny #KendrickLamar

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Who WASN’T There Made the 2026 Grammys One of the Best in Years – and Why It Mattered
(February 2, 2026) – The most powerful moments of the 2026 Grammys – held in Los Angeles on Sunday (Feb. 1) – didn’t come from the many great performances of artists like Justin Bieber, Sabrina Car…
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February 3, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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It’s time for Music Jeopardy 38! This week’s theme is “It’s Awards Season!” Guess these clues honoring musical achievements in Grammy and Academy Awards history!

Think you know your Awards trivia? Click and find out!

#musictrivia #musicjeopardy #Oscars #Grammys

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Music Jeopardy 38! Guess the clues in the category: It’s Awards Season
Test your knowledge and play Music Jeopardy 38! This week’s category: It’s Awards Season! Historic Grammy/Academy Awards Achievements Think you’ve got it?
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January 28, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Here’s how a pair of events produced the two most-watched Grammy ceremonies ever — and why today’s superstars can’t recreate moments that galvanize tens of millions.

#djrobblog #GrammyHistory #MichaelJackson #Thriller #WhitneyHouston #Adele21 #TVRatings #popculture

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Why the 1984 and 2012 Grammys Remain the Most-Watched Shows in History
The Two Grammy Ceremonies That Defined TV’s Monoculture Era: From Michael Jackson’s Triumph to Whitney Houston’s Tragedy: The Grammys’ Biggest Nights Ever!
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January 26, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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When No.1 albums become chart bodyguards. Which blockbusters denied the most runners-up? Michael Jackson? Prince? Whitney? Adele? Swift?

Full “Album Slayers” breakdown here!

#djrobblog #AlbumSlayers #Billboard200 #TaylorSwift #DidYouKnow #musictrivia #MichaelJackson

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Some No.1 Albums Didn’t Just Rule — They Denied Many Others the Throne
When No.1 albums become chart bodyguards. 🏆 Which blockbuster denied the most runners-up? Thriller Adele, Swift? Full “Album Slayers” breakdown right here!
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January 25, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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It’s time for Music Jeopardy 37! This week’s theme is “It Happened in January.” Guess these clues about January music milestones!

Think you know your music trivia? Click and find out!

#musictrivia #musicjeopardy #popmusic #JanuaryHistory #JanuaryTrivia

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Music Jeopardy 37! Guess clues in the category: It Happened in January
Test your musical knowledge and play Music Jeopardy 37! Guess the clues in this edition’s category: ‘It Happened in January’
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January 21, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Nicki Minaj topped a Billboard chart this week. Sales? 900 downloads.

Previous week? 2.

Cue Forbes screaming “44,000% spike!”

How tiny numbers, niche charts, and clickbait collide.

#NickiMinaj #BillboardCharts #chartwatch #Barbz #MyLife #MAGA

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How Nicki Minaj Got a New No. 1 With a Song That Sold Only 900 Copies.
See How Forbes Spun a 900-Seller into a “44,000% Sales Explosion” Let’s talk modern chart math and why this so-called comeback isn’t what it looks like.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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From ASAP Rocky and RiRi (and Drake and Chris Brown) to Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles and ABBA: When Romance and the Charts Collide

#djrobblog #Billboard200 #ASAPRocky #Rihanna #DontBeDumb #ChartGeek #FleetwoodMac #ABBA #StevieNicks #popculture #musichistory #AlbumCharts

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ASAP Rocky, Rihanna, and the Billboard 200’s Most Complicated Love Chart
The Tangled Web of Couples, Exes, and No. 1 Albums on This Week’s Billboard 200. Plus, ASAP Rocky’s Chart Comeback Reignites the Rihanna Album Question.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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It’s time for another Music Jeopardy! The 36th edition’s theme is “MLK Weekend” Guess these clues about songs with those 3 letters in their titles, in that order!

Think you know your “MLK” hits? Click and find out!

#musictrivia #musicjeopardy #popmusic #MLKWeekend

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Music Jeopardy 36! Guess clues for MLK Weekend - Songs with Those Letters
Test your knowledge and play Music Jeopardy 36! The category: ‘MLK Weekend’ (titles containing those 3 letters). Think you’ve got it? Let’s find out!
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January 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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For nearly 20 years, Mike Tomlin stood tall while Steelers fans played hangman. In the end, the “Wanted Man” finally laid down his weapon. Why Styx’s “Renegade” Will Never Fit Another Steelers Coach Like Mike…

#MikeTomlin #Styx #Renegade #PittsburghSteelers #1979Music

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Mike Tomlin’s Exit and the End of the Steelers’ Most ‘Renegade’ Era
The Jig Is Up: How Mike Tomlin Became the Steelers’ Ultimate ‘Renegade’ and Why Styx’s ‘Renegade’ Will Never Fit Another Steelers Coach Like Him
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January 17, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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Full-Circle Moment: The strange, incredible 50-year journey of Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” — from album cut to Hot 100 debut.

#FleetwoodMac #StevieNicks #Landslide #BillboardHot100 #ChartHistory #LindseyBuckingham #StrangerThings #1976Music #djrobblog

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Stevie Nicks Wrote “Landslide” About Getting Older at 26 — It Charted When She Was 77!
Time Makes You Bolder — The Longest Road to the Hot 100: Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide.” How Stevie Nicks’ Classic Took 50+ Years to Reach the Charts
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January 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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Bruno Mars has spent the decade topping charts through collaborations. Now he’s cloning himself in his new video to prove he can still dominate on his own. Is “I Just Might” his next solo No. 1? 🎶

#djrobblog #BrunoMars #IJustMight #NewMusic #chartwatch #musicvideo

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Bruno Mars Goes It Alone: Can “Might” Be His 1st Solo #1 in 9 Years?
From Duets to Solo Glory: Bruno Mars’ Solo Chart Comeback Begins after Nine Years of Huge Collaborations
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January 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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For the Swifties and chart geeks out there: Taylor Swift is on track to become the first artist to accomplish this feat in chart history.

Here’s why the 2020s are shaping up as her most historic era.

#TaylorSwift #Swifties #BillboardCharts #musichistory #TimMcGraw

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20 Years After ‘Tim McGraw,’ Taylor Swift Is on Track for a Billboard First
Why Taylor Swift Winning the 2020s Would Be Unlike Any Other Decade Champion.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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It’s time for a new Music Jeopardy! The 35th edition’s theme: “1976 — 50 Years Later” Guess clues about music milestones from our bicentennial and today!

Think you know your 1976 music history?

#musictrivia #musicjeopardy #popmusic #semiquincentennial #bicentennial

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Music Jeopardy 35! Guess clues in the category: 1976 — 50 Years Later!
Test your knowledge and play Music Jeopardy 35! The category: ‘1976 — 50 Years Later’ (musical moments from our bicentennial vs. now). Click and play!
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January 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Why a Grammy Win for Kendrick & SZA’s “Luther” Would Make History — and Snub Marvin Gaye

#Grammys #SongOfTheYear #Luther #KendrickLamar #SZA #MarvinGaye #LutherVandross #IfThisWorldWereMine #Motown #musichistory #GrammyRules #djrobblog

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“Luther,” the Grammys, and the Songwriter Who Won’t Get the Trophy
How Kendrick & SZA’s “Luther” Could Break a Grammy Record by Winning Song of the Year — and Why It Feels Wrong
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January 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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These are DJROBBLOG’s tributes to artists we lost in 2025—and the music they left behind that still moves and endures. 🎶🕊️

#RIP2025 #LostMusicians #AngieStone #DAngelo #BrianWilson #OzzyOsbourne #SlyStone #ChuckMangione #RobertaFlack #RoyAyers #JerryButler #CarlCarlton

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DJROBBLOG’s Tributes to Key Artists We Lost in 2025—and Their Legacies
This tribute compilation gathers DJROBBLOG’s musical eulogies to the artists we lost in 2025, not as a somber roll call, but as a living archive!
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January 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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How 2025 tied for the second-fewest new No. 1 songs in Hot 100 history. Fewer songs reached the summit—but once they got there, they stayed.

#Hot100 #BillboardCharts #ChartHistory
#musictrivia #djrobblog #2025Music #NumberOne

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2025 tied for the second-fewest new No. 1 songs in Hot 100 history!
Remember when No. 1 songs came and went? In 2025, they moved in and unpacked. 🏙️ How the Hot 100’s penthouse is harder to enter—and harder to leave—than ever.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Remembering Richard Smallwood (1948-2025): A Gospel Legend Without Compromise

#RichardSmallwood #GospelMusic #BlackMusicHistory #GospelMusic #RIPRichardSmallwood #TotalPraise

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Remembering Richard Smallwood: A Gospel Great Without Compromise
A tribute to Richard Smallwood, the gospel legend behind “Total Praise” and Whitney’s “I Love the Lord,” but a man who never needed crossover to be heard.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM