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Hit Parade
Music History and Music Trivia
What makes a song a smash? Talent? Luck? Timing? All that—and more. Chris Molanphy, pop-chart analyst and author of Slate’s “Why Is This Song No. 1?” series, tells tales from a half-century of chart history. Through storytelling, trivia and song snippets, Chris dissects how that song you love—or hate—dominated the airwaves, made its way to the top of the charts and shaped your memories forever.
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4.8 stars from 2,543 ratings
Stop with the wokeness
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“I love music history, but can we for once stop making race, sexuality, and all that the focal point of your podcasts? I just want to hear music history starting in the 1950’s with the birth of rock and how it progressed through the decades. That’s it. Stop with the race bating. Americans are sick...”Read full review »
Michpatriot88 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/30/24
A Great Listen
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“So many gems about the history and cross pollination in modern music. Chris is a great narrator and the music clips and facts are woven together perfectly. Not a chart geek, but I love this podcast!”
Numis22 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/27/24
Listener Since 2018
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“This podcast made me fall in love with chart trivia, but more importantly, The-52’s.”
Emma Leigh Myhre via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/22/24
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Published 06/29/24
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