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Is Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’ The First No. 1 Piano-And-Vocal-Only Ballad?

It's almost unheard of for pop radio to play a song as sparsely-produced as the Hot 100's current leader. But, just how rare is it? By Gary Trust Hello Gary! I was amazed (and very, very happy) that ...
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Is Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’ The First No. 1 Piano and Vocal Ballad Since 1958?

A Gary Trust fan wrote in to ask what was the last piano ballad before Adele's "Someone Like You" -- which topped last week's Hot 100 -- to hit the top of the charts? Which of course led to Billboard' ...