Billboard’s Hot 100 has been littered with hits that seemed to come out of nowhere. Not every music phenomenon can be explained, but the randomness of them is part of what makes pop culture ...

Getting lucky had nothing to do with Daft Punk’s ascent to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with its new “Random Access Memories.” The French dance/electronic duo of Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo and ...