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by Gary Trust | "Love the Way You Lie," by Eminem featuring Rihanna, is the 46th Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 since 2000 specifically sporting a "featuring" artist credit. Between 1958 and 1999, just 18 such titles reigned. Still, high-profile acts have guested on hit songs throughout the rock era, even if they didn't always receive official billing on single releases. "Artists used to (make cameos) as more of a […]

Clea Simon/BOSTON GLOBE Barry Scott has accumulated an odd collection of chart-topping numbers. Not only does he have the songs he plays every Sunday evening on WODS-FM (103.3) - forgotten favorites from such artists as Sweet, Kiki Dee, and Blue Swede that he calls "Lost 45s." He also has some of the most consistent ratings of any longtime Boston DJ: In its 7-Midnight Eastern time slot (also streaming live at […]

by Chuck Taylor New York Nationally known air personality Barry Scott is putting his money where his mouth is with the release of his compilation CD series. The notable air personality, archivist, and author released " The Lost 45s Of The 70s And 80s, Volume One" in 1998 through Varese Sarabande Records and Volume Two followed in 2000. The CD series compliments his program; it features top 40 hits from […]