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by Christopher Williams
My name is Chris, and this is a fun and informative discussion of Billboard's Top 3000 songs of all-time, based on rankings from the first Billboard U.S. Hot 100 chart in 1958 until the end of the year 2022. Each episode will have me talking about a set of 20 songs in countdown fashion, Casey Kasem style.
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Episode #80 (Season 2, Episode 30) discusses songs #1420-#1401, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Elvis Presley | Aretha Franklin | Janet Jackson | Ludacris | Lady Gaga | Prince | George Michael | The Beach Boys We've started the back 9 of the Podcast Series, and the Final 1500 songs of the Top 3000 countdown and we're bringing out the heavyweights in this set of 20 songs. George Michael and Janet Jackson both scoring wit...
Episode #79 (Season 2, Episode 29) discusses songs #1440-#1421, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Chicago | T.I. | D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | Olivia Newton-John | Air Supply | Kelly Clarkson | Leo Sayer | Breathe We've started the back 9 of the Podcast Series, and the Final 1500 songs of the Top 3000 countdown. Lots of new artists and lightly used artists in this set! One-Hit Wonders from R&B artis...
Episode #78 (Season 2, Episode 28) discusses songs #1460-#1441, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Bachman-Turner Overdrive | Michael Jackson | Janet Jackson | Olivia Newton-John | The Temptations | Bruno Mars | Sly & The Family Stone | Young Money We've started the back 9 of the Podcast Series, and the Final 1500 songs of the Top 3000 countdown. Michael and Janet Jackson each have Top 5 where one is alright, and the o...
Episode #77 (Season 2, Episode 27) discusses songs #1480-#1461, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | En Vogue | Elton John | Whitney Houston | Mariah Carey | Eric Carmen | Ellie Goulding | Ricky Nelson | Ke$ha We've started the back 9 of the Podcast Series, and the Final 1500 songs of the Top 3000 countdown. A huge contingent of songs from the 90's Shaddoe Stevens era make up this set, as well as hits by the most recognizabl...
Episode #76 (Season 2, Episode 26) discusses songs #1500-#1481, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Carpenters | Foreigner | The Commodores | Elvis Presley | Stevie Wonder | Christopher Cross | Neil Diamond | Billy Ocean We've started the back 9 of the Podcast Series, and the Final 1500 songs of the Top 3000 countdown. This set features a huge set of 70's superstars all performing classic hits from the 70's and 80's, from N...
This is a special bonus episode where I generate a montage of my favorite songs, counted down from 100 to 1. All genres (except country, I just can't with country), all eras from as early as the 1930's and as late as the 2020's. Some have charted, a lot of #1 songs of the year! Some are quite obscure, but very interesting. A lot of big names like Led Zeppelin, Prince, The Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall & John Oates, 2pac and Fleetwood Mac. ...
Episode #75 (Season 2, Episode 25) discusses songs #1520-#1501, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | The Allman Brothers Band | Rihanna | The Isley Brothers | Tina Turner | Billy Joel | Johnny Rivers | 2pac | The Black Eyed Peas As we approach the halfway point of this Top 3000 countdown, we hit the final 20 songs in the first half, and a LOT of slow hits, some which I call 'Schmaltz Pop'. Listeners give their thoughts on th...
Episode #74 (Season 2, Episode 24) discusses songs #1540-#1521, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Styx | Three Dog Night | The Rascals | Marvin Gaye | Lil Jon | John Denver | Michael Jackson | Aerosmith I call this the 'comfort food' podcast episode as this might be an all-timer with regards to well-known songs by well-known artists. We have a #1 hit from one of the greatest guitarists of all time and another one from a 7...
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