BOBBYCAST - Who is the Greatest All-Time Pop Star? Pop Star Draft

Summary

The Bobby Bones Show - BobbyCast: Who is the Greatest All-Time Pop Star? (Pop Star Draft)

Date: May 13, 2026
Host: Bobby Bones
Guests: Eddie, Brandon Ray
Episode: 609

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Episode Overview

In this lively episode, Bobby Bones, Eddie, and Brandon Ray dive into a "Pop Star Draft" to answer the question: Who is the greatest all-time pop star? The trio drafts teams of five iconic pop stars each, banter about history and legacy, challenge each other's picks, and debate what constitutes a true pop icon. The episode is packed with music trivia, personal stories, passionate opinions, and a few surprising honorable mentions.

Listeners are invited to vote on who assembled the best Pop Star team on the BobbyCast Instagram.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Draft Format & Strategy

• A wheel is spun to determine draft order (Eddie: 1st, Brandon: 2nd, Bobby: 3rd).
• Each person picks a total of five pop stars, aiming for impact, relevance, and diversity across eras.

2. Round-by-Round Draft Picks

First Round

• Eddie: Elvis Presley
  "I'm going to go with the greatest pop star of all time, and that's Elvis Presley." (02:53)
• Brandon: Michael Jackson
  "I thought you were going to say the King of Pop, Michael Jackson." (03:37)
• Bobby: Taylor Swift
  "I'm gonna pander a bit. I'm gonna go Taylor Swift." (03:54)

Second Round

• Eddie: Madonna
  "She was huge. Never was a fan... a lot of controversy... still controversial." (04:38)
• Brandon: Britney Spears
  "Guys, hit me, baby, one more time. I'm gonna go with Britney Spears." (05:16)
• Bobby: Justin Bieber
  "Because I'm a Belieber. Justin Bieber." (06:33)

Third Round

• Eddie: Beyonce
  "Give me queen bee, Beyonce." (07:36)
• Brandon: Miley Cyrus
  "I came in like a wrecking ball with Miley Cyrus." (08:31)
• Bobby: The Beatles
  "I'm gonna go with the Beatles." (09:41)

Fourth Round

• Eddie: Paul McCartney
• Brandon: Justin Timberlake
  "I'm going to say Justin Timberlake." (12:16)
• Bobby: Mariah Carey
  "I'm going Mariah Carey." (14:50)

Fifth Round

• Eddie: Rihanna
  "I made my decision. I'm going with R word. Rihanna." (16:54)
• Brandon: Whitney Houston
  "My number five is Whitney Houston." (20:39)
• Bobby: Prince
  "I'm gonna go with Prince." (27:41)

3. Roster Recap

| Eddie | Brandon Ray | Bobby Bones | |-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| | Elvis Presley | Michael Jackson | Taylor Swift | | Madonna | Britney Spears | Justin Bieber | | Beyonce | Miley Cyrus | The Beatles | | Paul McCartney | Justin Timberlake | Mariah Carey | | Rihanna | Whitney Houston | Prince |

4. Draft Controversies & Creative Debate

• Selecting Bands:
  Bobby surprises by picking The Beatles, raising questions if bands can be pop stars.
  "Does that count as a pop star?" (09:52)
  "The Beatles is an entity. I feel like the Beatles are." (10:02)

• Picking Individuals from Groups:
  The Paul McCartney and Justin Timberlake debate—do you get the bands with them?
  "With Timberlake, you get NSYNC." (13:07)
  Bobby: “You don't get in sync as well.” (13:08)

• Era Representation:
  Strategic choices to cover multiple decades and maximize appeal.

• Pandering for Votes:
  Repeated jokes about “pandering” to audiences and social media age groups.

5. AI Rankings & Roster Critiques

AI’s assessment gives Bobby Bones' team the edge, calling them "the Avengers of Pop."
Timestamps: 28:45–30:58

AI’s Rankings Recap:

• Brandon: “Still a killer lineup, but slightly less balanced.” (29:18)
• Eddie: “Loaded with icons. They lose a little edge … in peak chart dominance.” (30:10)
• Bobby: “Taylor Swift, arguably the most dominant artist of the Modern era… Every category is covered at an elite level.” (30:30)

Bobby, surprised by AI's assessment, jokes:
"I did not think that I would win if asked by AI." (31:03)

6. Era-by-Era Pop Star Analysis

• 50s: Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly
• 60s: The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, The Supremes
• 70s: Elton John, ABBA, Stevie Wonder, Bee Gees, David Bowie
• 80s: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, Whitney Houston, George Michael
• 90s: Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls
• 2000s: Beyonce, Eminem, Usher, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake
• 2010s: Taylor Swift, Drake, Rihanna, Adele, Kanye West
• 2020s: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Olivia Rodrigo

The group often checks and debates these era lists for historical context.

7. Honorable Mentions & “What if” Picks

• Frequent Honorable Mentions: Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Shakira, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, ABBA, Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Beach Boys, Queen, Bee Gees, Barbra Streisand
• "I think I'm gonna go Spice… I don't think people are going to get it." (25:56)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I'm going to go with the greatest pop star of all time, and that's Elvis Presley.” – Eddie (02:53)
• “I'm going Taylor Swift as my number one pop star of all time.” – Bobby (04:31)
• “I came in like a wrecking ball with Miley Cyrus.” – Brandon (08:31)
• “The Beatles is an entity. I feel like the Beatles are [a pop star].” – Bobby (10:02)
• “You don't get NSYNC as well.” – Bobby to Brandon, on drafting Justin Timberlake (13:08)
• “Prince is on my list. Lady Gaga's on my list. Bruno Mars is on my list.” – Bobby (23:27)
• “That's a good one. I thought you picked him.”—Bobby, on Elton John as they reminisce about a charity event and Elton kissing Bobby on the mouth (38:07, 41:07)
• “I think the 80s is easily going to be Michael Jackson.”—Bobby (41:43)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Draft Begins: 02:11
• First Pick (Elvis): 02:53
• Beatles Rule Debate: 09:41 – 10:39
• AI Rankings: 28:45 – 30:58
• Era Analysis Begins: 32:42
• Personal Elton John Story: 41:07 – 41:37

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Tone & Style

• Conversational, Informal, Funny, and Nostalgic: The hosts frequently joke, playfully argue, and drop pop culture references, keeping discussions lively and fan-friendly.
• Musical Expertise Meets Chat Show: Trivia, personal anecdotes, and music history all blend in an approachable, entertaining style.

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Conclusion

This episode is a must-listen for fans of pop culture, music history, and spirited debates. The draft approach yields surprising choices, playful arguments, and an era-spanning look at pop’s biggest icons. Through the interplay and breadth of their discussions, Bobby, Eddie, and Brandon let listeners decide: Who truly is the G.O.A.T. of pop stars?

Don’t forget to vote for your winner on the BobbyCast Instagram. As Bobby says:
"If I lose, I’ll still say I was a winner." (49:49)

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Transcript

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[Bobby Bones]

Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Welcome to episode 609 of the Bobbycast. On this episode, myself Eddie, Brandon Ray are going to draft the all time greatest pop stars. Each of us will draft five of the greatest pop stars. And if you're listening to this, you can go vote for who has the best team. Just go to the Bobbycast Instagram. The poll will be up there. So let's get right to it. All Time Pop Star Draft we have a wheel let's see who goes first. Spin the wheel, please.

[Eddie]

Come on, baby.

[Brandon Ray]

Big money, big money.

[Eddie]

Come on, baby.

[Brandon Ray]

No whammies.

[Eddie]

I need this.

[Bobby Bones]

That's stupid.

[Eddie]

Let's go.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, Eddie is first. Who are you taking as your first overall pop star of all time?

[Eddie]

Wow. Number one's a lot of pressure, but I'm going to go with the greatest pop star of all time, and that's Elvis Presley.

[Brandon Ray]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

I did not think after you said the greatest pop star of all time that Elvis Presley would be the answer. I do get why you pick Elvis Presley.

[Eddie]

I know who you're thinking of.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

And it was between. Maybe them, too.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. I don't know that I'm going to pick them, but Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley's number one.

[Eddie]

Elvis Presley. Off the board.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, so Facebook's going to have to really vote for you, then. Yeah, that's old. That's old.

[Eddie]

All the older people.

[Brandon Ray]

That's on a TikTok.

[Bobby Bones]

I get it. But yeah, yeah, get in the TikTok or Instagram vote. Brandon, you're number two.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, it's me now.

[Eddie]

Yeah, that would be number two.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh.

[Eddie]

Oh, I'm sorry.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Brandon Ray]

I thought we were spinning again.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, go one, two.

[Brandon Ray]

I thought you were going to say the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

[Eddie]

Correct.

[Bobby Bones]

Is that who you're saying?

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Are you disappointed with those two picks? Did we ruin your strategy?

[Bobby Bones]

No, no.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

It just depends what you're aiming for. It is all time, but I think I'm gonna pander a bit. I'm gonna go Taylor Swift.

[Brandon Ray]

All right.

[Eddie]

Oh, that's good. That's really good. I thought Taylor would make it to the second round, but I like it.

[Brandon Ray]

These were pretty good errors. Like, you had old school. Old school. I had, like, our childhood, and now you have current, so, I mean, that.

[Eddie]

That checks.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

You know, older are you.

[Bobby Bones]

What are you even talking about?

[Eddie]

Who's. Who's older?

[Bobby Bones]

I'm older than Brandon.

[Eddie]

Oh, you are?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Okay, so you are pandering.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm pandering. I think right now.

[Brandon Ray]

That's very smart.

[Bobby Bones]

Gonna vote for Taylor Swift.

[Brandon Ray]

Very smart.

[Bobby Bones]

But I. I'm going Taylor Swift as my number one pop star of all time.

[Brandon Ray]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, back over to you, Eddie, your round two pick.

[Eddie]

Okay. I feel like she was huge. Never was a fan of hers, really. A lot of controversy around her. Even, you know, in the last 10 years, I would say she was still controversial. So I'm gonna go Madonna.

[Brandon Ray]

I really did not think you were gonna save it. Wow, man.

[Eddie]

Madonna.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, so Elvis and Madonna. Yeah, got it. Madonna's a good one.

[Eddie]

I.

[Bobby Bones]

She could have easily been picked in the first round as well.

[Brandon Ray]

Right?

[Bobby Bones]

Did not think by your setup. That's what you were saying.

[Eddie]

I wonder what you guys are thinking.

[Brandon Ray]

I'm gonna give the same setup. A lot of controversy, a lot of. A lot of hit songs. Guys, hit me, baby, one more time. I'm gonna go with Britney Spears.

[Bobby Bones]

I was gonna go Britney next round. My next pick was gonna be Britney if it wasn't yours.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Dang.

[Eddie]

Didn't make my list, guys.

[Brandon Ray]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. It's over to me. It's tough just getting the third overall pick. By the way. I'd like everybody to know I got it.

[Brandon Ray]

Really is.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So I would have picked Britney Spears. With this pick. I'm gonna go with someone who has been a massive pop star for a couple of decades. And there are different versions of how popular this star is. And I think now more popular than ever. Even though when this person became a pop star was a massive force. Any guess? Now more popular than ever. So I'm gonna go with the current person again.

[Eddie]

Now more popular.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh.

[Bobby Bones]

You don't have to write it down.

[Eddie]

Well, well, because if I. If I don't. If that's not who it is, I'm gonna.

[Brandon Ray]

I'm gonna write down later. I don't feel like I want to guess to give some.

[Eddie]

I really don't want to guess it.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Actually my second pick then will be because I'm a Belieber. Justin Bieber. Oh, that's good.

[Brandon Ray]

Okay.

[Eddie]

I didn't think you were going to go that way, but very good.

[Bobby Bones]

You said that about both my picks.

[Eddie]

Yes, I know, dude.

[Brandon Ray]

That's a solid list.

[Bobby Bones]

And I'm going to. And the reason when Bieber was a kid, like the first YouTube massive star, the first kid that launched from YouTube massive star. But my wife, who's in her 30s, watched both full sets of him at Coachella. We watched on. On screen like people are as passionate now and like he has real credibility as an artist. He's grown from just being, you know, pop. Putting out easy to make pop songs written by other people and producers to now he's like a real life dude for sure. So I'm going Justin Bieber as my number two pick on the pop star team.

[Brandon Ray]

Wow, what a list.

[Eddie]

Elvis, Madonna.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, Eddie, you have Elvis and Madonna. Anybody else dead you'd like to put on there?

[Eddie]

Yeah, Madonna's not dead. Oh, why did you just kill her?

[Brandon Ray]

Well, not. Not dead in the physical sense.

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

She did do Coachella with Sabrina Carpenter.

[Eddie]

There you go. Thank you, guys. So I think that I'm gonna pander a little bit here too. I believe that if I put her on my list, I think I will definitely get some good votes out there. Give me queen bee, Beyonce.

[Brandon Ray]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Hmm.

[Brandon Ray]

That's a good one.

[Eddie]

Thank you.

[Bobby Bones]

I probably would take it on a different round, but you know what? For you have at it.

[Eddie]

I think she fits perfectly on my team.

[Bobby Bones]

Elvis, Madonna, Beyonce.

[Eddie]

Very diverse.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah, that's true.

[Bobby Bones]

Especially in decades.

[Eddie]

Yeah, exactly.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, Brandon, you have Michael Jackson and Britney Spears.

[Brandon Ray]

I feel like this person will pander. She definitely will.

[Bobby Bones]

We're all just saying pander every pick

[Brandon Ray]

now, but she is more relevant now than ever again. I came in like a wrecking ball with Miley Cyrus.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's a good one. I didn't have her on my list, and that is a good one.

[Eddie]

That's who I added late thinking that you were gonna pick Miley.

[Brandon Ray]

Do you like the catchphrases? Like, when I say the song before, or should I just say the name?

[Eddie]

You do you, man.

[Brandon Ray]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, you do you. Except everybody stop saying pander. I use it once, and all of a sudden you guys learned a new word.

[Eddie]

I mean, I just use it once. He's the one that did it three times. That's not good. He was third.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, for my third pick out of five, let's see, I have Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber. So

[Eddie]

don't use it. Don't use the P word.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm torn between two.

[Eddie]

What are the two?

[Bobby Bones]

No, because you'll take one.

[Brandon Ray]

Exactly.

[Bobby Bones]

And one of them, I don't know, has popped up on you guys list. But one of them is also the P word.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, oh, I have a P word. I do have a P word. Yep.

[Bobby Bones]

It's not pander. Neither is it. I'm gonna go with if we're doing greatest pop stars of all time, I'm gonna go with the Beatles.

[Brandon Ray]

Wait, whoa.

[Eddie]

Does that count as a pop star?

[Brandon Ray]

Absolutely, Brandon. Popular star, pop radio.

[Eddie]

One star. Aren't they four stars?

[Bobby Bones]

The Beatles is an entity. I feel like the Beatles are.

[Eddie]

Oh, fine. I got you.

[Bobby Bones]

Fine.

[Eddie]

If you want to play that game, I got you.

[Bobby Bones]

It's not a game.

[Brandon Ray]

I.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you guys not feel like the Beatles? We can vote.

[Eddie]

Nah, you could do it, dude. Go for it.

[Brandon Ray]

No, I. I think. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I feel like nothing to me screamed pop. Like them playing Ed Sullivan and Watching all those teenage girls scream their faces off. That, to me, was Justin Bieber in black and white.

[Eddie]

They were definitely a pop band. I just didn't know we were gonna put a band in there.

[Bobby Bones]

But you didn't ask.

[Eddie]

No.

[Brandon Ray]

Right. There were no rules. No rules.

[Eddie]

Go for it. I like it. The Beatles.

[Bobby Bones]

But there's nobody that's gonna be a bigger band that you're gonna take. So you're like, oh, okay, well, now I'm gonna break the rules. That's the biggest.

[Eddie]

You're right. That's the biggest pop band that we know for sure.

[Brandon Ray]

That's still just as relevant today. You got Beyonce covering Beatles songs. You've got all the documentaries coming out. I mean, it's. There's still.

[Eddie]

Man, why am I helping you? What am I doing? I'm thinking about my next pick, and I feel like I'm doing this out of spite, and I shouldn't. I should.

[Bobby Bones]

Counter crows.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, I know what you're gonna say.

[Bobby Bones]

I write it down.

[Eddie]

I was just like, go with whatever. I was gonna do.

[Bobby Bones]

The Monkeys.

[Eddie]

No, no.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, so know what you're gonna say. You have what? Out of spite. I mean, so you have Elvis, Madonna and Beyonce. At number four on your list is going to be who?

[Eddie]

I'm gonna go with the pop star. And inspired by your last pick.

[Brandon Ray]

That's not going to win. That's not going to win. That's not going to win.

[Bobby Bones]

Cartney is one part of the Beatles.

[Eddie]

Right, Ebony?

[Bobby Bones]

No. Okay, well, then put Stevie Wonder on there.

[Eddie]

Well, no, no, that's just to do what they did.

[Brandon Ray]

I have Stevie Wonder on my list. But that's.

[Bobby Bones]

I feel like that strategically was a bad move by.

[Eddie]

You see, and that's what I meant by, like, I'm picking this by out of spite and I shouldn't have. But you know what?

[Bobby Bones]

Pick Ringo. Brandon.

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Really?

[Bobby Bones]

Spite me.

[Eddie]

Do it.

[Bobby Bones]

Do it. Brandon. To add to your team Michael Jackson, Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, man, I. I am torn. And not Natalie.

[Eddie]

And Natalie and Brulia.

[Brandon Ray]

That's not on my list. I'm going to say Justin Timberlake.

[Eddie]

I had him on my list. Dang.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm surprised that you went Timberlake over nsync.

[Brandon Ray]

Well, I'm thinking now as well. I'm thinking career span. Right. What's NSYNC doing today? Nothing.

[Bobby Bones]

Waiting for Justin Timberlake to let them do a reunion tour. Yeah, please. I hear you, but I don't think. My opinion, a massive pop career is really defined by how long you can do it.

[Brandon Ray]

Well, that's not what I mean.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm saying you just said Durant, didn't you?

[Brandon Ray]

Said.

[Eddie]

Well, you said span. Career span.

[Brandon Ray]

Well, with Justin Timberlake, you get nsync.

[Bobby Bones]

No, you don't.

[Brandon Ray]

As well.

[Bobby Bones]

You don't get in sync as well.

[Eddie]

And see, that's my theory, too. With Paul McCartney, you get the Beatles.

[Bobby Bones]

With Timberlake, you get from like I Love youe on, because I think that was his first song.

[Brandon Ray]

What about Mickey Mouse Club?

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, you can have Pre. You can have Star Search.

[Eddie]

It changes everything.

[Brandon Ray]

Dude, I see what you mean.

[Bobby Bones]

You don't get into.

[Brandon Ray]

But there are no rules.

[Eddie]

But there are no rules.

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But.

[Bobby Bones]

No, the rules are you have to pick them, but you don't get to be.

[Brandon Ray]

But it's in the mind. It's in the mind of the beholder.

[Bobby Bones]

Correct.

[Eddie]

In the voter.

[Brandon Ray]

In the voter.

[Eddie]

However they want to see it.

[Bobby Bones]

But they're not gonna see. They're just gonna see Justin Timberlake and

[Brandon Ray]

they're gonna be like, oh, my God,

[Bobby Bones]

I love Tim and Ninja on the Bobbycast Instagram. We'll let people vote on the poll there. Yeah, yeah, we'll put everybody. We'll put like a picture of all of these.

[Brandon Ray]

Love it.

[Bobby Bones]

And they can vote 1, 2, or 3. But I don't think Justin Timberlake or Paul McCartney by themselves evoke as much emotion as NSYNC or the Beatles.

[Brandon Ray]

Sure.

[Eddie]

In your mind, but the voter.

[Bobby Bones]

Out of your mind.

[Brandon Ray]

It's all in the heart of the heart of the.

[Bobby Bones]

You're not getting JC Chazay when you put Justin Timberlake. You're not getting Language Bass.

[Eddie]

You're not getting.

[Bobby Bones]

You're not getting Chris Kirkpatrick. You're not good. Joey Fatone, right?

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Which I had Joey Fatone.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, yeah, Take that.

[Eddie]

I'll take him out. I just pick members of all yalls bands.

[Bobby Bones]

Right. Okay, number four for me with Taylor Bieber and the Beatles. The question is you all know about the P word.

[Eddie]

Oh, so Paul McCartney wasn't your P word?

[Bobby Bones]

No.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

You think I was gonna pick the Beatles and then Paul McCartney?

[Eddie]

I mean, double down, dude.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, no, I didn't think Paul McCartney.

[Bobby Bones]

What?

[Eddie]

I know who your P word is.

[Brandon Ray]

I know who he's gonna say, too.

[Bobby Bones]

I thought you would have thought that

[Eddie]

originally, but then I thought of Paul McCartney. Another P word.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Oh, man, we're running out of pop stars, guys.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, I have a million, but I just. There's, like tears. I'm going Mariah Carey.

[Eddie]

Oh, bro, you so solid.

[Bobby Bones]

I have it because I think she's a solid top 10.

[Brandon Ray]

That was.

[Bobby Bones]

But I don't think she's anybody's top three or four. I think where we are now at number four on the list. Mariah Carey is my four.

[Eddie]

Okay, we all have one left.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you going to P word?

[Eddie]

Should I take P word? Let me look at my. Okay. 1950s.

[Bobby Bones]

We have Elvis in the 50s. Madonna's. Huh? 60s.

[Eddie]

Elvis.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

60s, 50s, 60s.

[Bobby Bones]

Got it.

[Eddie]

Madonna.

[Podcast Announcer]

80s.

[Eddie]

Beyonce. 2000s.

[Bobby Bones]

Because you didn't pick Destiny's Child.

[Eddie]

Right? Just be. Ooh, should I do that? Okay, Paul McCartney. You got 1960s all the way.

[Bobby Bones]

You don't have Beatles. You don't get Beatles with Paul McCartney. You get Paul McCartney. You know what? Heck, you can have Wings.

[Eddie]

Wings jam.

[Bobby Bones]

You can have Paul McCartney. And Wings is awesome.

[Eddie]

With his wife Linda. Paul and Linda. Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Gosh.

[Eddie]

What do we do here? This is my last pick. Do I go modern or do I go with a legend?

[Bobby Bones]

You really don't have. Beyonce's pretty modern.

[Brandon Ray]

She's the only modern. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

You really don't have anybody. Super modern.

[Eddie]

Right.

[Bobby Bones]

But it is all time.

[Eddie]

It is all time. And I feel like we can't go too modern because, you know, that's just like, like, like Brandon was saying that career span isn't a lot for them to be, like, a huge pop star. But I'm between two P word, E word and R word.

[Bobby Bones]

P word. I know that one. E word. Two. Two or two names. On to the one name. Word. And R word is one name. Yes.

[Eddie]

You got my words. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I think you got my place on my list. Place on my list. Place on my list. Place on my list. All right, all right.

[Eddie]

I made my decision. I'm going with R word. Rihanna.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, I thought you say Ringo.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Rihanna. That is a very good, broad choice of pop tarts. Pop tarts of pop stars. Like, it's pretty broad.

[Bobby Bones]

I like it. I think this feels like at the end of a fantasy football draft where you feel like your team is the best just because you drafted them and you were close to them and everybody else is like, I mean, it's fine.

[Brandon Ray]

That's him every year.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

But you're like, no, no, man. This is it.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I'm convincing myself. This is pretty good.

[Bobby Bones]

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[Bobby Bones]

And we're back on the Bobbycast. All right, Brandon, your fifth and final pick.

[Brandon Ray]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake. Who will you put on your pop star draft?

[Brandon Ray]

This is tough. I'm between three as well.

[Eddie]

Give us the words.

[Brandon Ray]

I've got a B, I've got an L and I've got a Wynonna.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, I know all three of them.

[Brandon Ray]

Not Wynonna, bro.

[Eddie]

Wynonna Judd.

[Bobby Bones]

I think yours are gonna be. What's the W? B is probably gonna be Bruno Mars.

[Brandon Ray]

I don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

The L is probably gonna be Lady Gaga.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And what was the other one?

[Eddie]

W?

[Bobby Bones]

You know what? The Weeknd.

[Eddie]

Waylon Jennings.

[Brandon Ray]

My number five pick.

[Eddie]

The Weeknd and pick whing. Jennings pick Whelen. Oh, man.

[Brandon Ray]

My number five is Whitney Houston.

[Eddie]

Oh, that's the W. We're way off.

[Bobby Bones]

That's better than weekend.

[Eddie]

That's way better than weekend. Yeah. Good job, dude.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you guys think W Houston or did you think weekend? You didn't know that weekend?

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah. Wow.

[Eddie]

I will Always love you.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, good team.

[Eddie]

That's a solid team, Brandon.

[Bobby Bones]

Lady Gaga. Solid though too, if you pick. Lady Gaga.

[Eddie]

Lady Gaga.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Once, way back in my early radio days, Lady Gaga had just put out her first song. It wasn't a hit yet. And we paid her $10,000 to come do a show for us. The morning show or my morning show, $10,000 total. And she came and was the artist at something we had called Second Chance Prom, just so adults could get back together. And we had an artist that would play, but usually it was somebody small, but she was so, so, so new. In the time that we paid the $10,000 till the time that she got there, which was like a seven month period, she exploded.

[Brandon Ray]

That's insane.

[Bobby Bones]

People were lined up outside and you had to buy tickets ahead of time. People were lined up outside just to have a shot to hopefully get in. It was really one of the most lightning in a bottle things that's ever happened to me in my career when I. Because again, there was really no foresight. And I bet she's gonna blow up, because in pop music, who knows who's gonna blow up? But we played Lady Gaga $10,000. And by the time to book her, then we looked, it was like $250,000 to get her to come do anything because she had two hits. But she, you know, super pop. But yeah, I don't pick her. But how does.

[Eddie]

That show was awesome.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, you were there.

[Eddie]

I was there. And I remember the line. I remember pulling up and being like, wow, everyone is trying to get in here. Because she.

[Bobby Bones]

How big of a place as a small couple.

[Eddie]

Thousand.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

And were you working for?

[Eddie]

I was.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie wasn't working with me. He was like a news reporter.

[Eddie]

And I'd asked you for a couple tickets. You hooked me up. A couple tickets.

[Bobby Bones]

I cost $10,000.

[Brandon Ray]

How did that moment stack up Lady Gaga? How would you compare Lady Gaga to playing ping pong with. With Scott Stadt?

[Bobby Bones]

Creed. Well, playing ping pong with Scott Stadt backstage before Creed show was free.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, yeah, it's true.

[Bobby Bones]

But he whooped me.

[Brandon Ray]

Really?

[Bobby Bones]

Like he really was really, really, you know, with arms. Okay, so I got one more pick here, so now I can talk mine out. So P is Prince, obviously.

[Eddie]

Obviously.

[Brandon Ray]

Obviously. Well, I have another P. Who else would you had? Pink.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, pink's good too. She didn't make the Rock and Roll hall of Fame this year, did she?

[Brandon Ray]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

We know. We. We voted for her, right? No, we didn't. Only because we felt like she was Too relevant. And there were certain people, if they didn't make it this year, that we felt like they would die.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So we put some of them in. So Prince is on my list. Lady Gaga's on my list. Bruno Mars is on my list. Katy Perry's on my list. But not a great person. So I'm going to stay away from her.

[Eddie]

I don't think you'd draft her.

[Brandon Ray]

No, thanks.

[Bobby Bones]

Also have Usher, I've Ed Sheeran.

[Brandon Ray]

That's a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

I have. And I'm not going to pick it. But when I went all the way through, I did pick a global dominance.

[Eddie]

Jason Derulo.

[Bobby Bones]

Why would that come to mind?

[Eddie]

I don't know. Global Jason Derulo.

[Bobby Bones]

Why does that mean global?

[Eddie]

He's huge, right? Any big

[Bobby Bones]

global dominance. I was thinking abba.

[Eddie]

Oh, wow.

[Bobby Bones]

But I don't. But I don't. You picked Elvis, dude.

[Brandon Ray]

I thought you were gonna say no. I thought you were gonna say you too.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah.

[Eddie]

So let's not give him anymore.

[Brandon Ray]

Well, it's over.

[Eddie]

No, it's not over. He's got to pick.

[Bobby Bones]

I still gotta pick one.

[Brandon Ray]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Because you two is a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

But abba, I don't think people understand just how big. Unless you like know or you're from Europe or you look. I don't think you know how big ABBA really was.

[Brandon Ray]

Right?

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Because all over the world they were monsters. I have one that is super legend pick. And I don't really have an era. I have the Beatles. I don't know if I want to go double era.

[Eddie]

Are you another band you think another band? Okay, you're done with bands.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

What did they. Were they and We Are the World?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, good question. No, I think Stevie Wonders a fun one too.

[Brandon Ray]

That's a good one.

[Eddie]

Ray Charles. Well.

[Brandon Ray]

Hey, what are you doing?

[Eddie]

Gotta stop giving you.

[Bobby Bones]

I would have picked Ray Charles over Stevie Wonder, though. So once I said Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles was off. Yeah. Only I'm vision impaired, so I can only have one other vision impaired person.

[Eddie]

We don't want a whole too much

[Bobby Bones]

another one that I thought about and again, I think it was to. It was like older pop, but Celine Dion.

[Brandon Ray]

That's a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

And then I thought Shakira international.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

For 25, 30 years.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And then I thought David Bowie.

[Eddie]

Oh, David's a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Wow. You have a lot of options here for that last pick.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, I also thought somebody that I'm friends with. Lionel Richie.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah, that's a great one.

[Eddie]

We are the World.

[Brandon Ray]

The ringleader man.

[Bobby Bones]

And then he was the ringleader. When I picked the Beatles, it kind of killed me from taking the Spice Girls because I was only gonna put one band because that was my six Spice Girls were.

[Eddie]

You should still do the Spice Girls. I think you should. Please do the global dominance.

[Bobby Bones]

I think I'm gonna go spice.

[Brandon Ray]

Spice up your life.

[Bobby Bones]

I just. I have a pick that I feel like it's so good for me to pick, but I don't think people are gonna get it.

[Eddie]

What do you mean they're not gonna get it? Kind of crows.

[Bobby Bones]

Mm.

[Eddie]

Mm.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't think they're gonna understand how big of a pop star he was because they're only gonna remember him from a different phase in his life.

[Eddie]

Interesting.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, interesting. I wonder if I'm thinking of this.

[Eddie]

Let's start with a Jason.

[Bobby Bones]

Who's that?

[Eddie]

John Mayer.

[Bobby Bones]

No, just start with the G. Who's that?

[Brandon Ray]

George Michael.

[Bobby Bones]

No, but I did have him way down my list.

[Brandon Ray]

Wham.

[Eddie]

You have Garth in there.

[Bobby Bones]

Not a pop star. Crossed over a little bit. Not a pop star. I'm sure you're thinking of somebody I thought was fun was Phil Collins, though.

[Brandon Ray]

That's a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

80s for sure. But, like, even when he was at his most pop, he was still dressing like a banker.

[Brandon Ray]

Khakis with a button on, skinny tie, loafers.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. I'll tell you who I'm bouncing between, and I don't need any reaction.

[Eddie]

Fine.

[Bobby Bones]

Because I've eliminated all the boy bands. Backstreet Boys were definitely going to be up there. But I feel like if I'm doing the Beatles, I can't. I got to cut the bands out of the rest of it.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Because that was cheap anyway.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So that was one Jennifer Lopez I thought of.

[Brandon Ray]

Jlo.

[Eddie]

Big one.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. It was a good one.

[Eddie]

Is she still who you're trying to.

[Bobby Bones]

But I. I. The one that I'm really leaning toward is Frank Sinatra.

[Brandon Ray]

That's a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

Because nobody in that. He's like the King.

[Eddie]

But let me tell you, man, back in the day, that's on that dude.

[Bobby Bones]

So many people will just know him from being old.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't.

[Brandon Ray]

I mean, I'm not gonna help you. But, man, he really good one.

[Eddie]

The pop star back in the day.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm gonna go with. Prince.

[Eddie]

That's a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

You're gonna have to go to the word. He's just irrelevant enough that's good. In most people's lives who are probably watching or listening to this, I just felt like that Frank Sinatra Was a little too old. It's kind of like the Willie Nelson syndrome. We only remember Willie old.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Even pictures.

[Eddie]

Willie's always been old, even when he wasn't. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So, okay, Eddie's got Elvis, Madonna, Beyonce, Paul McCartney. I think that's your weakest because you just took something out of a Beatles.

[Eddie]

No, he covers the whole Beatles. But yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And I think had he been ahead of the pick of the Beatles, I

[Eddie]

was just thinking that the fact that

[Bobby Bones]

he's at 4 and the Beatles are 3, it definitely looks like you ripped me off.

[Eddie]

I was just thinking that.

[Bobby Bones]

And Rihanna's at five on Eddie's team. Rihanna, Brandon. Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, Whitney Houston.

[Eddie]

Brandon. That is solid.

[Bobby Bones]

Solid. Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, the Beatles, Mariah Carey, Prince.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, that's solid. I mean, all the. Every list is really solid.

[Bobby Bones]

Who's the weakest of all those? You want to see what AI said is the weakest.

[Eddie]

Here we go.

[Bobby Bones]

I like trust AI, though.

[Eddie]

Yeah, but let's see what they say.

[Bobby Bones]

What is AI? Because I put them all in and it ranked everybody. AI can't give Paul McCartney the window. I kind of agree with it.

[Eddie]

You agree with the ranking AI?

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Are you scared of the Paul McCartney?

[Bobby Bones]

I'll put it up there if you want me to. Okay. Let's see what AI says. Go ahead. You know what? I believe in it.

[Eddie]

Oh, wow. You know what?

[Bobby Bones]

I believe in it.

[Brandon Ray]

I thought Bobby would win in third place.

[Bobby Bones]

Brandon. This is according to AI Still a killer lineup, but slightly less balanced.

[Brandon Ray]

Everybody listening. Don't just pause it. Just mute it real quick.

[Bobby Bones]

Michael Jackson, the greatest pop star ever. Britney Spears, pop princess. Miley Cyrus, versatile, but Justin Timberlake, strong, but not top tier. Whitney Houston, one of the greatest voices ever. Why Brandon's at 3. Having Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston is insane. But after that, it dips slightly. Wow. Less total catalog dominance and fewer undisputed goat tier.

[Brandon Ray]

Ooh, goat tier.

[Bobby Bones]

Roster. Okay. Eddie, Elvis, Madonna. Beyonce. Paul McCartney, Rihanna. This team screams icon status and longevity.

[Eddie]

You nailed it, AI.

[Bobby Bones]

Elvis, the original pop superstar. Madonna, the blueprint. Beyonce, elite performer and cultural force. Paul McCartney, Beatles Legacy.

[Eddie]

Thank you, AI.

[Bobby Bones]

Rihanna, Hit Machine. While this might be the coolest team, it spans generations perfectly. It's loaded with icons. They lose a little edge to Bobby's team and peak chart dominance and overall depth of hits across all members.

[Eddie]

Oh, the stats. Interesting, huh?

[Bobby Bones]

So if we go to mine, they call mine the Avengers of Pop.

[Brandon Ray]

Wow. That's pretty good.

[Bobby Bones]

Taylor Swift, arguably the most dominant artist of the Modern era Justin Bieber, massive global pop force for 15 plus years. The Beatles, the most influential band in pop history. Mariah Carey, one of the best selling artists ever. And Prince elite talent, innovation and cultural impact. Why this team wins Modern dominance Historic dominance with the Beatles once in a generation artistry with Prince Chart monsters Their basically no holes here. Every category is covered at an elite level.

[Eddie]

Good job.

[Bobby Bones]

I guess let's go with that then.

[Eddie]

No, no.

[Brandon Ray]

I guess we don't need to vote.

[Eddie]

No, we will let the people.

[Brandon Ray]

It's fine.

[Bobby Bones]

I did not think that I would win if asked by AI.

[Eddie]

I thought that Brandon would be the winner.

[Brandon Ray]

I think, I mean AI is thinking about it in a different way. Like if you look at it that way.

[Bobby Bones]

Mike, what's the question? You asked it. I just put, put the prompt up here so we can see exactly what Mike asked. I said can you rank each of these pop stars on who has the best and strongest team this list.

[Eddie]

Oh, I mean that's what people are going to do.

[Brandon Ray]

I think that's good. It is. It is subjective.

[Eddie]

So I gets what, one vote? Sure.

[Bobby Bones]

Is it electoral college?

[Eddie]

Exactly.

[Brandon Ray]

What about honorable mentions? Can we.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I mean I feel like I actually listed off like 20 of my

[Eddie]

listeners that you were listening. Except you got. You didn't have Elton John.

[Bobby Bones]

I thought you picked him. I didn't.

[Eddie]

He was one of the ones I

[Bobby Bones]

was kind of debating, I think because you mentioned him. I didn't mention him again.

[Brandon Ray]

I thought you were gonna say Coldplay after Bobby brought up bands.

[Eddie]

Oh, interesting. Yeah. No, when I was thinking about a possible band, it'd be the Rolling Stones.

[Bobby Bones]

But I thought about leading with a boy band. But then I thought one of you guys would grab the Beatles if I did that. So I knew if I came with the Beatles first there really was nothing else you could come with. Aretha Franklin was on my list.

[Brandon Ray]

That's a good one.

[Eddie]

That's good.

[Bobby Bones]

But again, these are just historical people that I only know of from watching documentaries and listening to old music. Like I didn't get to experience that pop thing and for me the Beatles thing is same. But I've just that Ed Sullivan performance. Like I can think of the Beatles doing Ed Sullivan playing Shea Stadium. The Mets.

[Eddie]

Yep.

[Bobby Bones]

Like I've seen that a thousand times.

[Eddie]

All the girls in the crowd crying.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Who? Okay. Biggest pop star of the 50s.

[Eddie]

Elvis.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Let's see. Probably Elvis.

[Eddie]

Right? Yeah. But so to Frank Sinatra when. So he was 50s. Right. So that would have been up against Elvis.

[Bobby Bones]

The biggest pop star of the 50s, Elvis Presley. Okay, you're right there. I think of his. At his Ed Sullivan show too.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Frank Sinatra at 2. Chuck Berry at 3.

[Eddie]

Oh, wow.

[Bobby Bones]

Little Richard at 4. And then one of my favorites of all time at five every day.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah.

[Brandon Ray]

Buddy Holly, man.

[Eddie]

Yes, that's good.

[Bobby Bones]

Very short run. Yeah, yeah, but buddy. Okay, let's go to the 60s. Can you guess who they're gonna say the biggest pop star of the 60s?

[Eddie]

The 60s.

[Brandon Ray]

Beatles.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, it still could be the Beatles. Okay, let's take anybody out. We've asked somebody new because Beatles are number one.

[Eddie]

They are.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, they are number one. They were also the 50s. But who do you think it would be? Somebody that we haven't listed or someone that hasn't that wasn't the winner of the 50s. I see this one. I'm going to play the next round because I don't haven't looked up the next round.

[Eddie]

Okay. The sixties.

[Brandon Ray]

It's. I guess every. All music back then was pop, right. Like they didn't really separate.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Unless it was like country and western.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Like.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean it was all pop because. Yes, I agree.

[Brandon Ray]

Like Beach Boys.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, what a great. The Beach Boys. Never thought about Beach Boys.

[Eddie]

Yeah, that'd been a good one.

[Brandon Ray]

Bob Dylan, man.

[Bobby Bones]

The 60s.

[Eddie]

60s.

[Bobby Bones]

This is when I tell you, you'll go. Yeah, it makes sense.

[Brandon Ray]

What's the name start with?

[Bobby Bones]

I would say it was if you weren't. What's the name start with?

[Eddie]

Is it a band? Yeah, it's a band.

[Brandon Ray]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

It's a band. And I would think most people fought just like Kendrick Lamar. I would think it was either the Beatles or Beach Boys. No.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, Rolling Stones.

[Bobby Bones]

Rolling Stones.

[Eddie]

Oh, wow.

[Bobby Bones]

So they do have the Beatles at number one, but they have the Rolling Stones at number two. Elvis at three. But his. He was the 50s guy. Aretha at four and the Supremes at five.

[Eddie]

Wow.

[Brandon Ray]

That's. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I have not. I've not looked at the 70s yet. So who do we say okay.

[Brandon Ray]

On my list? I almost picked it after you said the Beatles. But I'm just thinking of cultural and chart dominance led up on the Bee Gees.

[Eddie]

The Beaches are my.

[Bobby Bones]

Would be my Abbot pick.

[Brandon Ray]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Where I massive. But I don't think the significance of the Bee Gees is really known by like people in America even though they were big here.

[Brandon Ray]

Because I mean, I'm thinking about this list. The AI.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. What it was great pick. I don't think I would ever got there. Yeah, they. I think Barry Gibb wrote Irons in the Stream.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah. And produced it.

[Bobby Bones]

Wow. Yeah.

[Eddie]

You okay?

[Bobby Bones]

I'm gonna go. I still think David Bowie's big. So he's 70s.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

David Bowie.

[Eddie]

What about, like, Stevie Wonder? That's 70s, right?

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

No, it's good he lived in a few generations, because I saw him on the Cosby show in the 80s, and that's when I became.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Because there was, like, the accident where they rear ended Stevie Wonder. And so the Cosby show, they go to his studio, the recording stud, and they're like, oh, it's Stevie Wonder. And he's like, in the studios, like, I'm just gonna record a little something. And I don't remember this exactly, but then he's, like, playing. He's. I just called to say. And then they have everybody up singing along with the song. It's crazy because those episodes don't live long now because we can't watch the Cosby show anymore. Right.

[Brandon Ray]

So you just said one. You thought I was gonna say Led Zeppelin. That's a Zeppelin.

[Bobby Bones]

David Bowie.

[Eddie]

Billy Joel.

[Brandon Ray]

Yes. That's interesting.

[Bobby Bones]

I would have put him in the 80s. For me, that feels early. Early Billy Joel.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Because, like, Piano man, I think that's 70s, right?

[Bobby Bones]

I'd be wrong about that. I would have guessed 80s. Okay. I haven't hit this yet, so I don't know who it is. I'm gonna. I'll.

[Eddie]

It's got to be somebody we've mentioned. And I would even still keep ABBA in there.

[Bobby Bones]

Is there anybody we're forgetting from the seventies?

[Brandon Ray]

I got one.

[Bobby Bones]

Is there anybody from WOODSTOCK that was 69, but that does. It rolls over.

[Brandon Ray]

I got a good one. If you were talking about 70s, Barbra Streisand. Oh, that's.

[Bobby Bones]

I know nothing about her.

[Eddie]

She's so good, though. Yes.

[Brandon Ray]

I mean, not me personally, but I'm just saying, like, it's okay, you know,

[Eddie]

if you were a big fan.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Are we ready?

[Brandon Ray]

Thank you.

[Eddie]

It's Barbara. Come on.

[Bobby Bones]

In the 70s, it was.

[Eddie]

Oh, we missed it. Did we miss it?

[Bobby Bones]

We missed it. We missed it. We're so stupid.

[Brandon Ray]

Hold on.

[Eddie]

Can we.

[Bobby Bones]

And you know what? All of ours ended up making the list because at number two was abba. At number three was Stevie Wonder. At number four with the Bee Gees. Great, great pick there. Number five was David Bowie. We missed it.

[Eddie]

No way.

[Bobby Bones]

I'll read you a little.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, Elton John.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes.

[Eddie]

Elton John. Huge.

[Bobby Bones]

They're so stupid. Elton John. Hit Machine. Your song. Rocket Man, Crocodile Rock, Banana Jets. Don't Go Breaking My Heart. Multiple albums a year at times back then, crazy huge in the US and internationally. His outfits, his longevity.

[Eddie]

Oh yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Also the only dude I've ever kissed on the mouth.

[Eddie]

The only one. Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

The Bobby cast.

[Brandon Ray]

We'll be right back.

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[Bobby Bones]

This is the Bobby cast. I'm almost certain the only dude ever kissed on the mouth.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah. When did that happen again?

[Bobby Bones]

A charity event and we were. He was that main performer. I was hosting it and telling jokes. So we're sitting together. It was right whenever him and his husband had adopted a child and he had his iPad out and he was showing us pictures of his baby. He was so happy. And we had dinner and there's like eight of us sitting around this table. It was in a big room and so the whole time like it's Freaking crazy. I'm sitting next to Elton John having dinner. And so I go up and do my thing and tell a few jokes and do some of the lifting. Like, this is how you donate. And you had to pay a decent amount to get into this place to watch a show. It's a private Elton John show. And so I didn't. Because I was hosting it for the record. I. I shouldn't say that. Should be like.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I also donated for the record, so everyone knows.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm so stupid.

[Brandon Ray]

And how much did you donate?

[Bobby Bones]

And so he goes, and it's just him on a piano. And he has so many songs. He. He has a prompter of all his lyrics, and so he's playing them all. And at the end of every song, he would stand up and get a standing ovation. It was, like, built in.

[Eddie]

That's funny.

[Bobby Bones]

So he'd get a standing ovation. Every song, he'd sit back down and play another one. And at the very, very end, he would go down and he was, like, shaking everybody's hand. And he grabs my head and plants a big one on me. And this keeps walking. Nice. It's awesome.

[Brandon Ray]

That's so cool.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, it's really cool.

[Eddie]

What a great memory.

[Bobby Bones]

It is really cool.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Elton John.

[Brandon Ray]

Wow.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

I think the 80s is easily going to be Michael Jackson.

[Eddie]

Like, that's so Michael Jackson.

[Bobby Bones]

Who's going to be number two?

[Eddie]

Madonna.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, Madonna.

[Brandon Ray]

Madonna's huge.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Madonna's got to be two.

[Brandon Ray]

After you mention bands. I mean, in the 80s, I think of, like. That's a good one. I think of, like, Cyndi Lauper.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's a good one. Cyndi Lauper.

[Brandon Ray]

But then, you know, we could talk about, like, 80s hair bands, but, like, the cultural impact. Kiss.

[Bobby Bones]

Would that be kissing? Have they, like, one? Couple songs?

[Eddie]

Couple songs.

[Bobby Bones]

Weren't they just face paint?

[Brandon Ray]

You sure? You sure?

[Eddie]

Yeah. Well, what about, like, Ozzy?

[Bobby Bones]

I bet you. I think I'll see 60s, 70s, though.

[Eddie]

70s, okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Because.

[Brandon Ray]

Well, Sabbath.

[Eddie]

Because Ozzy would be.

[Bobby Bones]

I think there's no chance. I think if I said give me top 50 of the 80s, Kiss wouldn't be on the list.

[Eddie]

Top 50.

[Brandon Ray]

Top 50 pop.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

You think they would be.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, to have cultural significance, I think that makes you pop.

[Eddie]

I think they would be in the top 25.

[Brandon Ray]

I think they would.

[Bobby Bones]

Top 50, maybe. Wrong. Top 25. Okay, let's go to 80s.

[Brandon Ray]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, you think it's gonna be Michael Jackson.

[Eddie]

Madonna.

[Bobby Bones]

Madonna. See if I can pull the whole top five here.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Brandon Ray]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Prince yes, Prince, George Michael.

[Eddie]

Will he be.

[Brandon Ray]

No. Or.

[Eddie]

Or was that Wham? What was Wham?

[Bobby Bones]

What do you mean? Wham was Wham?

[Eddie]

Early 80s.

[Bobby Bones]

Early 80s, yeah.

[Brandon Ray]

I. I'm thinking of Lionel Richie.

[Bobby Bones]

Lionel Richie, too. Okay, let's see, guys.

[Eddie]

Where was queen in 70s?

[Bobby Bones]

All right, all right, here we go. From the 80s. Top five. Michael Jackson at number one.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Obviously number two, Madonna.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Number three, Kiss. Prince. Kiss, Gene Simmons. So we got all. We got four of the five. Cause number five was George Michael.

[Brandon Ray]

Okay, so it wasn't there.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, good four was Whitney Houston. So it was MJ, Madonna, Prince, Whitney Houston and George Michael. Okay, 90s, it's got to be boy bands, right? Britney Spears got to be number one. Yes, Britney Spears, boy bands, Christina Aguilera.

[Eddie]

Okay, so the boy bands will be back.

[Bobby Bones]

Those will be the two.

[Eddie]

Okay, I say it's Britney at one.

[Bobby Bones]

Why? Who do you think that's.

[Brandon Ray]

Is it. How. How late 90s was. Was Britney and, like, insane? That was that, like 96?

[Bobby Bones]

No, it was later than that. 99.

[Brandon Ray]

There you go.

[Bobby Bones]

So I'm thinking, like, if you say Nirvana.

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah. I'm thinking like Kurt Cobain, like the grunge.

[Bobby Bones]

I still say Brittany.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, for sure.

[Bobby Bones]

I should say Brittany.

[Brandon Ray]

But I'm thinking for the other ones, like, I mean, you could even say Sheryl Crow.

[Eddie]

What about, like, MC Hammer?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, vanilla. But that's one hit wonder. Vanilla Eyes. Hammerhead. A little more. Okay, well, we're predicting what they're gonna say. My prediction is gonna be Britney. Oh, you're right about the 2000s, though, because that's boy bands. Yeah, it's gonna be Britney. A couple boy bands. Nirvana.

[Eddie]

Okay. With the early 90s.

[Bobby Bones]

And Tupac.

[Eddie]

Oh, I forgot about the rappers.

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, yeah, I'm gonna add one for 90s. Celine Dion.

[Eddie]

Yeah, that's a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

Celine Dion always felt like old person.

[Eddie]

Pop sure did. Yes. Yes, she did.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, you know that the mix station, the 80s 90s today, easy list. It was like the three songs from today that they would play in their 80s, 90s. And today with Celine Dion.

[Eddie]

So who's our number one in the night in the 90s?

[Bobby Bones]

I think you. I don't have an answer here. I think it's gonna be Brittany. I do too, but it's so late. I remember 98, 99, playing that baby one more time for the first time I was in radio as a teenager. It. I mean, Christina Aguilera is massive too, but again, that's gonna be 2000s. Yeah, you want 90s, you want it hit it. Top five. The number one is.

[Eddie]

Boys to Men.

[Bobby Bones]

Can't be because it's Madonna.

[Eddie]

Okay, okay.

[Bobby Bones]

And although she came back and had a ray of light, which was a jam, I don't. I don't feel like it's Madonna.

[Eddie]

No, no, no.

[Bobby Bones]

Unless you're going like 90, 91, 92. And that does count. But, man, she did hit hard again. Remember the song Music when it came out?

[Brandon Ray]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

That was awesome.

[Eddie]

In the music.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know what you're doing.

[Eddie]

How did that song go?

[Bobby Bones]

Music.

[Eddie]

Yeah, that's it.

[Bobby Bones]

That's it. Yeah. Okay, here we go. Top five. The only. So this is. There's only Michael Jackson's on the list. So it had to be early 90s. Whitney Houston's on the list. Had to be early 90s bodyguard. I'm gonna ask for some extras here because our list, we couldn't have repeats. Mariah Carey.

[Brandon Ray]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

So Janet Jackson, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston were the top three. We're gonna knock them off. Okay, their list here. Mariah Carey. Number one hit machine of the decade. Makes sense all through the 90s, for sure. Number two, Celine Dion. Oh, here we go. Number three, Britney Spears. Backstreet Boys because they were a little before in sync. And Spice Girls.

[Eddie]

Very Spice Girls.

[Brandon Ray]

Yes.

[Eddie]

Spice Girls have other songs other than

[Bobby Bones]

wannabe 2 become 1.

[Eddie]

I do remember that.

[Brandon Ray]

Spice up your Life.

[Bobby Bones]

So they wanna be. They have Wannabe Spice up your. Or Spice up. Spice up your Life.

[Brandon Ray]

Spice up your life.

[Eddie]

Is that for the movie?

[Brandon Ray]

I'm giving you everything. All that joy you can bring.

[Bobby Bones]

This, I swear. This, I swear.

[Brandon Ray]

That was Sporty. She brought it.

[Bobby Bones]

She was actually the talent. Oh, was she real band sport? Yes. Best singer. Everything. Yeah. Spice Girls. Top Stream Songs. Wannabe Say youy'll Be There.

[Brandon Ray]

Say youy'll Be There.

[Bobby Bones]

That was that one, right?

[Brandon Ray]

Yeah. I bought the single on a CD at Hastings in Pampa, Texas.

[Eddie]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

Two become one.

[Eddie]

So when you get turned.

[Bobby Bones]

Come on. I don't know. Viva forever, but spice up your life. Okay. Okay. And then let's do 2000, 2000s. That's gotta be Britney. If we're. If we're not putting Britney and Backstreet Boys in there, it's gotta have to be, like, in sync.

[Brandon Ray]

It's in sync for sure.

[Bobby Bones]

Say 2000s. But no, I feel like this is Brittany.

[Brandon Ray]

This is also where the rap comes in, too. Or Spice Girls big time.

[Eddie]

Like the. The Biggie and the.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, we going NSYNC and Will Smith. Fresh Prince. Nah, that'd be 90s. That'd be 90s. That'd Be 90s.

[Eddie]

Is this like Puff P. Diddy? Yeah, this was his time.

[Bobby Bones]

He's like, it was Puff Daddy, R. Kelly.

[Eddie]

I mean, that was the time.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm going to NSync in 2000s. It's just a weird era because I

[Eddie]

don't know, Shania, any.

[Bobby Bones]

Possibly. Okay, here we go. Pink's example.

[Brandon Ray]

Pink was starting to dominate. Or was that 2010s?

[Eddie]

Whoa, whoa. What?

[Bobby Bones]

Beyonce.

[Eddie]

Beyonce.

[Brandon Ray]

There you go.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, here's a good one. Eminem.

[Brandon Ray]

Perfect.

[Bobby Bones]

Usher.

[Eddie]

Usher.

[Bobby Bones]

Rihanna. Justin Timberlake. Okay, 2010, then. Now it's like. Is it Bieber?

[Eddie]

Oh, gosh, who knows?

[Bobby Bones]

Nickelback, 2010.

[Eddie]

Nickelback.

[Bobby Bones]

Taylor Swift is number one. And then we have Drake, Rihanna, Adele, Kanye.

[Brandon Ray]

I was thinking about Adele for your.

[Eddie]

For your pop star.

[Brandon Ray]

For my. Yeah, for my list.

[Bobby Bones]

But 2000/20.

[Brandon Ray]

Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran.

[Eddie]

Oh, that's good.

[Bobby Bones]

Bad Bunny, the Weeknd. Drake, Olivia, Rodrigo. Oh, nice post, Malone. And the honorable mention, Billie Eilish. So there you go. We did a lot of pop talk there. Yeah, man, it feels good being the champ. Oh, we still voting?

[Eddie]

No, you're not the champ. You're not the champ according to AI.

[Bobby Bones]

So just at. Is it the Bobby cast or Bobby cast?

[Brandon Ray]

The.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, at the Bobby cast, we will put it up. Go vote. And if I lose, I'll still say I was a winner.

[Eddie]

Let's be honest.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, there you go. Nice job, everybody. Thanks for listening to a BobbyKast production.

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