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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 #14 - Songs #1740-#1721
6d ago00:59:37Tap to summarizeEpisode #64 (Season 2, Episode 14) discusses songs #1740-#1721, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:| Moody Blues| Pat Benatar| Wayne Newton| Michael Jackson| Joan Baez| Shaggy| Scorpions| The Steve Miller BandA robust set of 20 songs from all over the rock era, in particular a bevy of classic hits from the 60's and even the 50's. Folk and psychedelic hits from Moody Blues, Joan Baez and Steve Miller band will have you feeling groovy and counterculture-y. Shaggy brings some reggae into the mix, and 5 #1 hits by artists, all of them their only #1 hits of their careers. Our discovery into the years of rock and roll lands on the year 1984, as we continue our Greatest Years segments. It is absolutely amazing HOW MANY incredible classics are from the most 80's year of the 80's. Listen to the listener's favorite hits from that memorable year. Please join the greatest countdown podcast ever! Listened in over 110 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 #13 - Songs #1760-#1741
2w ago00:58:41Tap to summarizeEpisode #63 (Season 2, Episode 13) discusses songs #1760-#1741, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:| Simon & Garfunkel| Bananarama| Pet Shop Boys| Elvis Presley| Faith Hill| TLC| Mariah Carey| Jay-ZThe 90's are well represented in this latest episode, with massive hits from heavyweights Jay-Z, Faith Hill, TLC and Mariah Carey. Don't count out the 80's, though, as Bananarama makes their countdown debut and Air Supply scores with what one critic calls the 'worst summer song of all time'. Really? A classic coronation song from American Idol, and one of the most significant #1 hits in the great career of Elvis Presley. Our discovery into the years of rock and roll lands on the year 1966, as we continue our Greatest Years segments. So many of the absolute greats in classic rock, Motown and the British Invasion are pushing each other to great heights in 1966. And so many songs that year hit the Top 40, 2nd most in rock era history!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!
Transcribe →Bonus Companion Episode - Montage of Songs Clips #2000-#1761
3w ago01:20:23Tap to summarizeHello. This is a supplement to Chris's Billboard Countdown podcast, playing a montage of all songs ranked from #2000 through the current episode. For more information and a review of each song, please listen to Chris's Billboard Countdown Podcast, where I go into detail on each song, in sets of 20 per episode, along with many special features. I hope you enjoy. Leave me fan mail message!
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Season 2 - Episode #12 - Songs #1780-#1761
4w 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
May 2200:58:07Tap 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
May 1400:59:12Tap 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
May 700:58:13Tap 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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