Episode #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 McCartney

A 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?

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Episode #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
| Rihanna

The 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?

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Episode #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
| Genesis

See 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.

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Episode #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 Oates

Are 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!

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Episode #55 (Season 2, Episode 5) discusses songs #1920-#1901, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:

| Prince
| 50 Cent
| Helen Reddy
| Justin Bieber
| Huey Lewis & the News
| Dion
| Steppenwolf
| Bobby Darin

3 is the magic number! A fabulous set across the spectrum of the rock era and 11 of the 20 songs peaked at #3! Helen Reddy, Carly Simon, Bobby Darin all make their debuts. Do you know what Prince's last 10 top hit was? Revealed here. Several female vocalists, some 80's classics and a whole host of vintage 60's hits abound. Another #1 song from an animated movie (just like the last podcast, those folks at Disney!).

Our special segment is on songs with a city in the title. New York, Chicago, Boston... there's even a song named Houston. And Seattle. We are 1100 songs into the greatest countdown podcast ever!

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Episode #54 (Season 2, Episode 4) discusses songs #1940-#1921, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:

| Three Dog Night
| Madonna
| Lauryn Hill
| Justin Bieber
| Fleetwood Mac
| George Benson
| Steppenwolf
| Maroon 5

Another huge Bridesmaids (peaked at #2) in this set of 20 songs, ranging from the very first year of the Hot 100 era (1958) to the most recent year of this countdown (2022). Modern Pop Hip-Hop mixed with Dance Party Remixes of 80's classics. One of the first Heavy Metal songs ever to chart (and who might have coined the phrase 'Heavy Metal'), and a #1 hit from an animated movie in the era where they reigned supreme. And a very, very lonely number.

Special segment on the year end countdowns and an ode to the songs that failed to qualify cause their chart runs were split between two years!

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Episode #53 (Season 2, Episode 3) discusses songs #1960-#1941, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:

| The Beatles
| Janet Jackson
| Europe
| Blood, Sweat & Tears
| The Mamas & The Papas
| Tears For Fears
| Peter, Paul & Mary
| C+C Music Factory

Some of the great classics adorn this set of 20 from some of the greatest artists ever; the Temptations are back, as is Janet Jackson, and another #1 hit from the Beatles. An 'Exotic' song from the 50's (the 50's??), a #2 hit from the greatest #2 band in Billboard history. And the greatest song in Billboard History that peaked at #9, 500 spots ahead of the 2nd best song. What song could it be?

Special segment on children's songs that made the Top 40, one of them in this set.

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