Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

Motown Records amassed an unparalleled run of number-one hit singles back in the 1960s, but a Marvin Gaye masterpiece still ...

Her Supremes classics were performed early on and there were solo songs the rest of the way with a few interesting covers thrown in, including Newark native Gloria Gaynor's “I Will Survive” to close ...

It’s no surprise that Diana Ross was Motown’s biggest breakout star. After all, she clearly had the drive to make it to the top…and she wasn’t afraid to step on a few people on her way up the ladder.