Modern Songs is a podcast devoted to the discovery of new music and the discussion of the greatest songs of the last 15 years. In each episode, Tim and Chris talk about one newly released track, plus one track released after Jan. 1, 2006.
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What are the greatest songs of all-time? Hosts Chris Jones and Tim Malcolm nominate songs for the Hall of Songs, with each episode tackling a new year chronologically, starting with 1951. Listeners are asked to vote after each episode for the songs they feel should reach the Hall of Songs.
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We're here. The last Hall of Songs. Join Tim and Chris as they discuss the experiment of determining the greatest songs of all-time. They dig up some statistics, run through the entire list of the Hall of Songs, and discuss their favorite podcast memories. To those who listened, voted and gave us a chance ... thank you. Website: http://www.hallofso…
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56th Election Results: Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Pink ... and the Last Hall of Songs Election?
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Well, this may very well be the end. After more than 50 elections, going through nearly 60 years of music, Hall of Songs has reached -- possibly -- its final election. Songs by artists such as Pink, Adele, Robyn, Kanye West and more are up for Hall of Songs induction. What will make it? What won't? And what will get no votes at all? Listen now! Web…
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2007-10 Veterans Commitee: The Final 4 Nominees + Christmas Songs!
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As we come to the end of the main Hall of Songs timeline, we nominate the final four songs through the Veterans Committee. Spoiler: We've reached Peak Chris. Later, Tim and Chris talk about Christmas songs. Has Billboard gone too far in how it calculates the Hot 100? Can we get beyond the 15 or so standards that get overplayed every holiday? And wh…
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2010! We Did It ... Now We're Dancing on Our Own
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Hall of Songs has chronicled the history of popular Western music since 1951, and after nearly three years, has arrived at 2010. It's a year of "indie" breakthroughs from artists such as Beach House and the Black Keys, and of mainstream smashes from those such as Katy Perry and Rihanna. Settle in and listen as we give you our top-12 songs of the ye…
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55th Election Results: Gaga, UGK, Adele, and the 0-Votes Club
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As we head toward the end of Hall of Songs' voting timeline, we see if big names like Lady Gaga, Adele, Jay-Z, Miley Cyrus and Drake have what it takes to put a song into the pantheon. Plus, we induct a new member into our 0-Votes Club (thanks, listeners). Website: http://www.hallofsongs.com Social: http://www.twitter.com/hallofsongs Please rate an…
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Welcome to 2009. We're nearing the end of the main Hall of Songs canon, but don't fret, because here we have 12 songs that we think are potential Greatest of All Time nominees. It's a year when indie takes center stage thanks to artists like Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Japandroids, Drake, and Grizzly Bear, among many others. Listen to find…
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54th Election Results: Kings of Leon! And a Bunch of Other Artists
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Yes, that's right: KINGS OF LEON is up for Hall of Songs induction. Did one of the greatest bands ever make our pantheon of popular music? More than 120 songs are now part of the Hall, so listen now to find out the results of our latest election. Remember, voters: It's your fault. Website: http://www.hallofsongs.com Social: http://www.twitter.com/h…
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2008! Massive Pop Talents Go For Hall of Songs Glory
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It's 2008 in Hall of Songs land, and we have our picks for the top-12 songs from this year of indie rock, dance pop, rap, folk rock, and more. In fact, you're going to hear some very familiar folks in this episode, as 2008 marks a big year for several of the biggest names in 21st century pop music. Listen, then head to hallofsongs.com to vote for t…
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53rd Election Results! 28 Songs of the 2000s Jockey for Position
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It's a huge ballot this time out, with 28 songs vying to be part of the pantheon of music, the Hall of Songs. Did we get any inductees? Did the total get past 120? Listen now as Tim and Chris go over a host of 2000s songs up for induction, including big hits by Beyonce, Flo-Rida, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Mariah Carey and Gnarls Barkley, plus ind…
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2007! We're BACK! We Celebrate the iPhone, Love Songs, and Um-ba-rellas
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After what seems like years between episodes in the Hall of Songs timeline, we've finally returned to a more normal schedule with 2007! Behold a year of um-ba-rellas, love songs (which we're not gonna write to you), and paper planes. New and young stars take the stage, while only a few nominees from the past return with bangers. In all, we present …
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52nd Election Results! Is it Time For 120 Inductees?
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We're back! Hall of Songs returns after another considerable break with our newest election results show. Several songs from the mid-2000s vied for the opportunity to reach our pantheon of songs, now at 119. Did we get to 120? Up for induction are songs like "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley, "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse," "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey,…
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2003-06 Veterans Committee: Shiny Teeth, Drunken Minneapolis Nights, and Other Songs
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Tim and Chris are back to discuss the music of the years 2003-06. It's a veterans committee episode, in which the pair select four songs from the era for Hall of Songs nomination. And what songs are they? You'll just have to listen to find out! Plus, Tim and Chris will dive deeper into the music of 2003-06 and reminisce about center-of-the-aisle mo…
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2006! The A.T. Era Begins with a Year of Crazy Songs
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What is the A.T. Era? You'll find out in this episode of Hall of Songs, chronicling 2006. Tim and Chris nominate some hugely popular songs (a bevy of No. 1 hits) plus a couple more notable tunes on the fringes of the charts. It's a great mix of massive names and intriguing newcomers joining the ballot. After listening, vote! Visit hallofsongs.com t…
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51st Election Results! Let's Talk About ... 'Waterloo'?
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Songs released between 1999 and 2005 are up for Hall of Songs consideration. We're talking about tunes by Usher, Mariah Carey, LCD Soundystem, and Gorillaz, among others. So, what did the voters think? Did they put multiple songs in the hall like last time? Or did they elect a couple songs? Or did no songs get into the Hall at all? Listen now to fi…
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2005! Hall of Songs is Playing at Your House, Your House
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Let's dive into 2005! In this episode of Hall of Songs, Tim and Chris uncover some gems in an otherise weird year of music. Sure you have some big hits (Mariah Carey, Gorillaz, Carrie Underwood), but you also have to look a little deeper for some true Hall of Songs-worthy candidates. Join the dynamic duo as they talk about their top-12 songs of 200…
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50th Election Results! It's a Big Induction Ceremony
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We've actually done 50 results shows, which means 50 elections, which means we've accomplished something. Here, in this 50th results show, we discuss our most recent nominees. These are songs released between 1997 and 2004, including hits by Usher, Kanye West, Britney Spears, Eminem, and Coldplay, among others. And we have a lot of new Hall of Song…
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The Top-12 Songs of 2004! Yeah! OK!
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Who had the biggest 2004? Was it Lil Jon, the world's greatest hype man? Or was it Usher, the smoothest male R&B performer in decades? Maybe it was David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox. Or some dude from Westchester County, New York, who combined the Beatles and Jay-Z. In this episode of Hall of Songs, Tim and Chris go deep into this critical year of …
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49th Election Results: It Seems 2003 Was a Good Year for Music
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Will any songs join the 109 already in the Hall of Songs, the pantheon of music that everyone in the world recognizes as the only true measuring stick of song greatness? Find out! This is our 49th election results show. Yes, we've had 49 elections so far. Join us (Tim and Chris) as we recap the latest vote totals. Songs from between 1997 and 2003 w…
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The Top-12 Songs of 2003! Outkast, Britney, The Killers, and Kanye
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Settle in for a cold, hard look at the year 2003 in this episode of Hall of Songs. Tim and Chris run through their top-12 songs of this year, which includes cameos from names like Britney Spears, The Killers, and Outkast. Plus, yes, we talk about Kanye West. After listening, head to hallofsongs.com to vote for the songs that you think deserve inclu…
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48th Election Results: Felonies and Misdemeanors En Route to Elections
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It's now time for the 48th Hall of Songs election! Songs from between 1997 and 2002 are up for induction, but what may get in? Artists with records on this ballot include Eminem, Nelly, Coldplay, Missy Elliott, Daft Punk, and Destiny's Child. Will any song become the 109th to reach the Hall of Songs? Find out now! Website: http://www.hallofsongs.co…
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Presenting Our Short List for 2003: Major Pop Hits, Theatric Rock, Indie Explosion
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Before we give you our 12 nominees for 2003, we decided to bring you back behind the curtain to discuss our short list. For this special episode, we're joined by Andrew Unterberger of Billboard as we discuss the top ... uh ... 30 or so songs of the year, at least by our standards. You'll get some Outkast, Jay-Z, Britney, Dizzee Rascal, Drive By Tru…
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1999-2002 Veterans Committee: Nominating 4 New Songs ... and Maybe You've Heard of Them All!
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Here at Hall of Songs, especially as we go deeper into the 2000s, we're starting to see the diverging music tastes of our two hosts. We're also starting to see how seriously each of them takes the idea of nominating songs for our self-described pantheon. We kid. This is the Veterans Committee episode for the years 1999-2002. Tim and Chris go back i…
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2002! A List of Top-12 Songs So Hot ... You May Want to Take Your Clothes Off
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Tim and Chris dive into the music of 2002 for this latest episode of Hall of Songs. What are the top-12 songs of this crazy year of positively lewd music? There'll be a little Nelly, maybe a little Missy, and possibly a little Eminem. After listening, visit hallofsongs.com to vote for the songs that you think belong in our hall of fame of songs ...…
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47th Election Results: Quiet! Hush Ya Mouth as We Present Some Election Totals
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Can the Hall of Songs go beyond its 106 current inductees? Will an artist like Missy Elliott, Eminem, The White Stripes, Alicia Keys, or The Strokes make it in? What about artists on the ballot from previous years, like Daft Punk, the Notorious B.I.G. and Santana (featuring Rob Thomas)? Join us as we recap another election, featuring songs released…
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Hall of Songs continues with Tim and Chris' foray into the year 2001. They choose their top-12 songs of a year that includes plenty of new guitar rock, an ever-changing R&B and pop sound, and surprising leaps forward in dance and alternative rock. After listening, visit hallofsongs.com to vote for the songs that you think belong in our hall of fame…
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46th Election Results: The Fate of Freedom .... '90
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For the second time in Hall of Songs history, a song lasts for a full diet of 10 elections. So what is the fate of George Michael's "Freedom '90"? Will it enter our pantheon of songs? Or will freedom burn forever? That's a dark way of putting it. Anyway, other songs are also up for the Hall of Songs! Most of them are from the late 90s and 2000. Out…
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2000! Ring in a New Millennium With The 12 Best Songs of the Year
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Hall of Songs enters the 21st century. After 49 episodes chronicling the evolution of popular recorded Western music, we arrive at the beginning of what the next 23 years will sound like. There's space-age rap and funk, dance pop jams, industrial nu-metal, and sound collages to the nth degree. Join us as we give you the top-12 songs of 2000. Then h…
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45th Election Results: From 'Freedom '90' to 'Windowlicker,' We Assess This Very '90s Election
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It's a full diet of the 90s in our this election results show. Songs that were released from between 1990 and '99 are up for the Hall of Songs. You voted, we tell you what happened. Is this the election that George Michael finally breaks through? Or maybe U2 gets in for once? Maybe this is Eminem's moment, or possibly we get another Hall of Songs e…
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How We Pick Our Nominees: 2000 in (More Than) 60 Songs
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You want a special episode of Hall of Songs? You want to know how Tim and Chris come up with their nominees for the top-12 songs of each year? YOU GOT IT. Join Tim and Chris as they go through the many songs released in 2000. They'll discuss many songs, albums, and artists, from Aaliyah to Ying Yang Twins. By the end of the episode, they will have …
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1999! Before Y2K and the End of Civilization, Let's Get Smooth!
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We're about to enter a new century on Hall of Songs. Nay, a new millennium. Such a historic moment, which may bring about the certain destruction of our planet, deserves 12 incredible songs, right? In this episode of Hall of Songs, Tim and Chris run through the 12 songs that mattered most before the end of ... something. Listen as we celebrate arti…
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44th Election Results: This Election Cycle Is Killing Me (And I)
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The Hall of Songs is at 100! But how much more can we get in this election? Join Tim and Chris as they recap the latest vote, which included songs released between 1990 and '98. Lots of familiar faces here, from Madonna to Radiohead, and from Foo Fighters to Britney, all angling for a shot to be among the greatest songs of all-time. Website: http:/…
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1995-98 Veterans Committee: More 90s Goodness and, Finally, Phish
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Hall of Songs arrives at the latest Veterans Committee episode, in which Tim and Chris discuss songs from the previous four years of investigation, in this case 1995-98. They nominate four songs from that period for Hall of Songs consideration. And they also talk about Phish. Look, it's one of Chris' favorite bands. And it's Tim's least favorite an…
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1998! R&B, Rap, Teen Pop & Millennial Optimism!
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We've crossed another generational line in Hall of Songs. This time we're past Generation X's time in the pop spotlight, and we've moved on with millennials influencing the charts. That means a sunny optimism (or poptimism?) is rising among our nominees. And these are, in fact, our 12 nominees from 1998 -- our picks for the best songs of the year! …
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43rd Election Results: On the Doorstep of 100 Hall of Songs Inductees
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We started this experiment a little more than two years ago. Since, we have covered nearly 50 years of music history, nominating hundreds of songs for the Hall of Songs and ultimately inducting 97. In this episode, recapping the results of our 43rd election, we inch closer to our 100th inductee. Do we get there? What songs from the 1990s do well in…
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1997! Stacked Year Has Elite Pop, Rock, Dance, Anti-Capitalism
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We're deep into the 1990s at Hall of Songs, and in this episode, Tim and Chris select their top-12 from 1997! You should expect equal doses of rap, dance-pop, and rock, with dashes of country-crossover, R&B, and whatever the hell was happening over in Britain. It's a wild year where music defied genre and just about everyone (except Bad Boy Records…
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42nd Election Results: Aw Crap, Back Into the Rant Zone We Go
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Here at Hall of Songs, we take seriously the task of discussing and nominating tunes for our prestigious pantheon. When we place songs on the ballot, we truly believe that they belong (OK, there have been exceptions). So in this episode, recapping our 42nd election, we talk at length about a few trends we've seen, and if they really live up to the …
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1996! The Future of Pop + R&B and the Rise of Sunny Alt Rock
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When it's all said and done, this may be the most interesting episode of Hall of Songs. Tim and Chris go deep into the music of 1996, which includes rap, alternative rock, R&B, and ... well, you'll have to listen to hear the rest. Listen to hear our top-12 songs of the year. Then visit hallofsongs.com to vote for what you think are the absolute gre…
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41st Election Results: 32 Songs from 1989 to 95 Face the Music ...
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Voters, you had a tall task in front of you. The latest Hall of Songs ballot included 32 songs released between 1989 and '95. We're talking some of the biggest artists of all-time, including Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, U2, George Michael, Notorious B.I.G., Green Day, Oasis, and Nirvana. Plus we have genre favorites from artists like Son Volt, Bjor…
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1995! Britpop, Rap Becomes Pop, and New Voices Emerge
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In 1995, the world starts zooming onto the Information Superhighway. And while we're figuring out our screen names and hoping the phone doesn't ring, we're hearing some mammoth tunes from the likes of Mariah Carey, Coolio and Oasis. We're also seeing some new names on the charts, on MTV, and in our record stores. These are our top-12 songs from the…
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40th Election Results: We Actually Have Done 40 of These
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Songs that were released between 1989 and '94 were up for election to the Hall of Songs. Did any get in? You have to tune in to find out! Listen to this episode recapping our 40th election to find out how songs by artists like A Tribe Called Quest, The Cranberries, Green Day, Oasis, and Mazzy Star did on the ballot. Website: http://www.hallofsongs.…
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1991-94 Veterans Committee: We're Strong Enough to Admit Mistakes
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It's another great episode of Hall of Songs! This time around, Tim and Chris select songs from the years 1991-94 that they either overlooked or previously didn't get a chance to nominate for the Hall of Songs. And now ... they get nominations! So you'll hear hits from Sheryl Crow and TLC, plus some other gems. And while we nominate four tracks, we …
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The Top-12 Songs of 1994! Guitars, Bedroom Listening + Curse Words!
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For the hosts of Hall of Songs, 1994 is a major turning-point year. On one hand, it's about graduating high school and looking forward, and on on the other hand, it's hiding into a boombox and letting the music become you. No matter how we took in 1994, this year is a big one. We've got alternative rock, hard rock, pop punk, and R&B making big move…
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39th Election Results: Who Wins? Anyone? Find Out Here!
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It's time to dive into the latest election results for the Hall of Songs! We had an election that determined who might get into our prestigious hall of fame for songs, including songs that were released between 1989 and '93. Did anything make it in? Here's where you find out. Website: http://www.hallofsongs.com Social: http://www.twitter.com/hallof…
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All Hail the 90s! Kristen Kurtis Joins Us For a Decade of No Doubt and 'No Scrubs'
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As we at Hall of Songs have reached the 1990s, we are celebrating being in the thick of our own nostalgia. So to keep the party going as we roll into 1994, we asked Kristen Kurtis, morning show host at our favorite radio station WXPN (88.5FM in Philadelphia), to chat with us about the decade she also loves so much. It just so happens that Kristen a…
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Lovers, Losers and Lingerers: Here are 1993's Top-12 Songs!
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We are comfortably in the 1990s on Hall of Songs, and the decade is giving us plenty to talk about. In this episode, Tim and Chris discuss "Beavis and Butthead," the hidden track, and their top-12 songs of the year 1993. It's the year of Clinton, Waco, and plane crashes, but for us, it's all about lovers, losers, and lingerers. After listening, hea…
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38th Election Results: Ain't Nuthin' But an Induction Thang, Baby
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For the 38th time, Tim and Chris have results of a Hall of Songs election. Will more songs join the prestigious hall of fame for songs, which as of this recording has 87 members? Tunes by, among others, George Michael, Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, and Rage Against the Machine are …
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1992: Rap's Big Moment, Political Messages ... and We Actually Disagree!
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Welcome to easily the most combative episode of Hall of Songs to date. OK, no punches thrown, but Tim and Chris disagree about at least one song in our top-12 of 1992. Listen as we cover a messy year where the political and social can't help but hit the pop charts. Our top songs of '92 include some groundbreaking rap tracks, massive hits, and emerg…
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37th Election Results: A Must-Listen With Plenty to Talk About
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Yup, this is a stacked results show. Tim and Chris talk about the 37th election, which included songs from the late 1980s and early 90s, including plenty of guitar rock and grunge, dance, rhythm and blues, rap, and more. Will one song make the prestigious Hall of Songs? Will the Phillies beat the Astros in the ultimate World Series for Tim? Listen …
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1991: The Year of Grunge, SoundScan, and Dance Parties
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It's a big year in music. 1991 starts with Whitney Houston's memorable interpretation of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV. It continues with massive changes in the Billboard charts thanks to SoundScan, then ends with a sound heavy in guitar distortion. Listen to our newest episode to find out our top-12 songs of the year. We talk about …
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36th Election Results: Does a Song From the 1990s Enter the Hall of Songs?
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It's time for the recap show for the Hall of Songs' 36th election, which featured songs we nominated dating back between 1985 and '90. How did songs by artists like Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Depeche Mode, Mariah Carey, Garth Brooks, and Alice in Chains fare on the ballot? Listen now to find out if any songs got the support needed to enter our hall of …
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