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The Year MTV Took Over the Charts
Manage episode 209966917 series 2355375
In 1982, MTV started guiding Billboard’s taste in music. The year was filled with elaborate videos and cheesy ballads. Chris Molanphy takes us through all the hand claps and synth vibes of that year’s Billboard hits. Molanphy writes Slate’s Why Is This Song No. 1 column and hosts the podcast Hit Parade.
In the Spiel: The last time anything good happened to Donald Trump.
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2385 episodes
Manage episode 209966917 series 2355375
In 1982, MTV started guiding Billboard’s taste in music. The year was filled with elaborate videos and cheesy ballads. Chris Molanphy takes us through all the hand claps and synth vibes of that year’s Billboard hits. Molanphy writes Slate’s Why Is This Song No. 1 column and hosts the podcast Hit Parade.
In the Spiel: The last time anything good happened to Donald Trump.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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