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Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast
Hosted by Christopher Williams · EN
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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Season 2 - Episode #12 - Songs #1780-#1761
1w ago00:59:06Tap to summarizeEpisode #62 (Season 2, Episode 12) discusses songs #1780-#1761, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:| Usher| Lionel Richie| Madonna| The Jets| Linda Ronstadt| Creedence Clearwater Revival| Chicago| John MellencampPop music in all its different forms is here in our latest and greatest episode as we move 20 songs closer to #1. We have singing vocals, rap vocals, spoken vocals and even no vocals at all! We have a sample of a sample of one of the greatest alternative riffs in the rock era. Find out which one! Creedence with ANOTHER of their agonizing #2 hits, as they could never quite hit #1. And Linda Ronstadt belting one of her best songs ever, a #1 hit. And ANOTHER remake that out-charted its original, even though the original hit Top 5. Our discovery into the years of rock and roll lands on the year 1994, as we continue our Greatest Years segments. Where pop music starts becoming more segmented but with super smash hits that are breaking records at the top of the charts.Please join the greatest countdown podcast ever! Listened in over 100 countries and over 1300 cities worldwide. I am not affiliated with Billboard nor with American Top 40. Just a huge fan that loves to talk about pop music. Leave me fan mail message!
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Season 2, Episode #11 - Songs #1800-#1781
2w ago00:58:07Tap to summarizeEpisode #61 (Season 2, Episode 11) discusses songs #1800-#1781, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:| Rihanna| Pat Boone| Dan Fogelberg| Madonna| Sam Smith| Brenda Lee| Jack Harlow| UB40Several star artists from different eras and genres are throwing their hat into the ring in this power-packed set, some for the first time Like En Vogue, Dan Fogelberg, and surprisingly the only hit to qualify in this countdown for the legendary Pat Boone. We have consecutive songs give opposite opinions about their "man". One of the best 90's sports bar/arena tunes with the strange name, and 6 #2 hits including a classic from Madonna's Like a Prayer album. And two hits where the remakes of those songs charted higher than the original even though all 4 of them made the Top 10! Plus a thorough look at the hits from 1971, as we continue our Greatest Years segments. Can you BELIEVE how many great hits came from that specific span of 12 months?Please join the greatest countdown podcast ever! Listened in over 100 countries and over 1300 cities worldwide. I am not affiliated with Billboard nor with American Top 40. Just a huge fan that loves to talk about pop music. Leave me fan mail message!
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Season #2 - Episode #10 - Songs #1820-#1801
3w ago00:59:12Tap to summarizeEpisode #60 (Season 2, Episode 10) discusses songs #1820-#1801, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:| Chuck Berry| Pat Benatar| Missy Elliot| Rod Stewart| Janet Jackson| Chicago| The 5th Dimension| Paul McCartneyA milestone edition, as we've now completed 40% of the entire Top 3000 Countdown. And some milestone hits in this set. The very first #1 hit of the Hot 100 era, the only #1 hit by one of the greatest rock and roll artists of all time, and it's a novelty song! A song that hit #1 for 2 weeks but only spent 8 weeks in the entire Top 40. The first post-Beatle #1 hit for Paul McCartney, and one of the oldest compositions in the entire countdown, was originally recorded in 1896! Plus a thorough look at the hits from 1983, one of the greatest years in rock and roll history. What's your favorite song from that year?Please join the greatest countdown podcast ever! Listened in over 100 countries and over 1300 cities worldwide. I am not affiliated with Billboard nor with American Top 40. Just a huge fan that loves to talk about pop music. Leave me fan mail message!
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Season 2 - Episode #9 - Songs #1840-#1821
4w ago00:58:13Tap to summarizeEpisode #59 (Season 2, Episode 9) discusses songs #1840-#1821, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:| Sly & The Family Stone| Roxette| Peter Frampton| 50 Cent| J. Geils Band| New Kids on the Block| Martha and the Vendellas| Paul Anka20 songs closer to the #1 song of all time, Episode 59 is a wonderful eclectic mix of songs from the entire rock era. Fergie makes her first countdown appearance, as does the J. Geils Band, Sly & the Family Stone, and Roxette. A couple of Motown legends are featured, as well as the best hit from one of the great live performers of the 70's (although it's not a live recording). And a #1 song that didn't even spend 10 weeks in the Top 40. There's a few of those out there, we talk about it. Please join the greatest countdown podcast ever! Listened in over 100 countries and over 1200 cities worldwide. I am not affiliated with Billboard nor with American Top 40. Just a huge fan that loves to talk about pop music. Leave me fan mail message!
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Season 2 - Episode #8 - Songs #1860-#1841
Apr 2400:54:40Tap to summarizeEpisode #58 (Season 2, Episode 8) discusses songs #1860-#1841, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:| Donna Summer| Barbra Streisand| Cardi B| Debbie Gibson| Taylor Swift| Def Leppard| The Cars| RihannaThe ladies take center stage in this wonderful set of 20 songs. No less than 12 songs have female vocalists, either solo, duet, or lead singing their group. Big names like Barbra Streisand and Rihanna and Stevie Nicks. We have 3 Number 1's, including a song even chickens and frogs can sing! Debbie Gibson makes her countdown debut, as does Def Leppard. And a 50's novelty song about...road rage? And what's your go-to song when you're at a wedding reception? Please join the greatest countdown podcast ever! Listened in over 100 countries and over 1200 cities worldwide. And a download from Alaska!!! Finally!!!I am not affiliated with Billboard nor with American Top 40. Just a huge fan that loves to talk about pop music. Leave me fan mail message!
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Season 2 - Episode #7 - Songs #1880-#1861
Apr 1700:58:02Tap to summarizeEpisode #57 (Season 2, Episode 7) discusses songs #1880-#1861, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:| Madonna| Little River Band| Michael Jackson| Van Halen| Stevie Wonder| Everly Brothers| Carpenters| GenesisSee that impressive list of artists above? I left out INXS cause everyone is so good! A panoramic snapshot of the rock era encapsulated in 20 songs as we move toward the greatest hit in Billboard History. Average peak position is 2.7, which means every hit averaged at least making the top 3. Stevie Wonder's Innervisions makes an appearance, as well as a SAVAGE rap hit from the 2020's. The Beach Boys (forgot them too!) with a comeback 70's remake of a 50's classic. We talk about the greatest hits of Van Halen, and songs that we like to anticipate while listening to countdowns. And some Eminem. Cause it feels so empty without him. Please join the greatest countdown podcast ever! Listened in over 100 countries and over 2000 cities worldwide. I am not affiliated with Billboard nor with American Top 40. Just a huge fan that loves to talk about pop music. Leave me fan mail message!
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Season 2 - Episode #6 - Songs #1900-#1881
Apr 1000:56:33Tap to summarizeEpisode #56 (Season 2, Episode 6) discusses songs #1900-#1881, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:| Howard Jones| P!nk| Smokey Robinson & the Miracles| U2| Ray Parker Jr.| Kool & The Gang| Belinda Carlisle| Darryl Hall & John OatesAre you a fan of 70's and 80's hits? This is the podcast for you. 12 of the 20 songs in this set are from those fabulous decades, including Howard Jones, U2, Belinda Carlisle AND Ray Parker Jr. all making their debut appearances. And several more in the 90's! We have a song re-released 3 years after its initial chart run and went 53 spots higher! Blasphemy title followed by a heavenly pop hit, back-to-back! One of the best voices of the 80's doing a solo hit that sounds a lot like his band. And the 3rd straight podcast featuring a song from an animated film. You cannot miss this episode. It's delightful! I am not affiliated with Billboard nor with American Top 40. Just a huge fan that loves to talk about pop music. Leave me fan mail message!
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Season 2 - Episode #5 - Songs #1920-#1901
Apr 200:58:18Tap to summarizeEpisode #55 (Season 2, Episode 5) discusses songs #1920-#1901, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:| Prince| 50 Cent| Helen Reddy| Justin Bieber| Huey Lewis & the News| Dion| Steppenwolf| Bobby Darin3 is the magic number! A fabulous set across the spectrum of the rock era and 11 of the 20 songs peaked at #3! Helen Reddy, Carly Simon, Bobby Darin all make their debuts. Do you know what Prince's last 10 top hit was? Revealed here. Several female vocalists, some 80's classics and a whole host of vintage 60's hits abound. Another #1 song from an animated movie (just like the last podcast, those folks at Disney!). Our special segment is on songs with a city in the title. New York, Chicago, Boston... there's even a song named Houston. And Seattle. We are 1100 songs into the greatest countdown podcast ever!I am not affiliated with Billboard nor with American Top 40. Just a huge fan that loves to talk about pop music. Leave me fan mail message!
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Season 2 - Episode #4 - Songs #1940-#1921
Mar 2600:59:03Tap to summarizeEpisode #54 (Season 2, Episode 4) discusses songs #1940-#1921, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:| Three Dog Night| Madonna| Lauryn Hill| Justin Bieber| Fleetwood Mac| George Benson| Steppenwolf| Maroon 5Another huge Bridesmaids (peaked at #2) in this set of 20 songs, ranging from the very first year of the Hot 100 era (1958) to the most recent year of this countdown (2022). Modern Pop Hip-Hop mixed with Dance Party Remixes of 80's classics. One of the first Heavy Metal songs ever to chart (and who might have coined the phrase 'Heavy Metal'), and a #1 hit from an animated movie in the era where they reigned supreme. And a very, very lonely number.Special segment on the year end countdowns and an ode to the songs that failed to qualify cause their chart runs were split between two years!Come be a part of the greatest countdown podcast ever! We have fans in 83 countries and over 1100 cities worldwide. You'll love it in the morning commute!I am not affiliated with Billboard nor with American Top 40. Just a huge fan that loves to talk about pop music. Leave me fan mail message!
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Season 2 - Episode #3 - Songs #1960-#1941
Mar 1900:58:05Tap to summarizeEpisode #53 (Season 2, Episode 3) discusses songs #1960-#1941, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:| The Beatles| Janet Jackson| Europe| Blood, Sweat & Tears| The Mamas & The Papas| Tears For Fears| Peter, Paul & Mary| C+C Music FactorySome of the great classics adorn this set of 20 from some of the greatest artists ever; the Temptations are back, as is Janet Jackson, and another #1 hit from the Beatles. An 'Exotic' song from the 50's (the 50's??), a #2 hit from the greatest #2 band in Billboard history. And the greatest song in Billboard History that peaked at #9, 500 spots ahead of the 2nd best song. What song could it be? Special segment on children's songs that made the Top 40, one of them in this set. Come be a part of the greatest countdown podcast ever! We have fans in over 80 countries and over 1000 cities worldwide.I am not affiliated with Billboard nor with American Top 40. Just a huge fan that loves to talk about pop music. Leave me fan mail message!
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