Hit Parade | Music History and Music ...
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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The British Are Charting Edition Part 2
50 min
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The British Are Charting Edition Part 1
65 min
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Raise Your Glass Edition Part 2
34 min
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Raise Your Glass Edition Part 1
48 min
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A Little Love and Some Tenderness Edition Part 2
44 min
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A Little Love and Some Tenderness Edition Part 1
53 min
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Thinking About Tomorrow Edition Part 2
39 min
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Thinking About Tomorrow Edition Part 1
44 min
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Hits of the Year Edition Part 2
92 min
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Decoder Ring: The New Age Hit Machine
25 min
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Hits of the Year Edition Part 1
45 min
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Angry Young Men Edition Part 2
52 min
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Angry Young Men Edition Part 1
65 min
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Give Up the Funk Edition Part 2
48 min
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Give Up the Funk Edition Part 1
48 min
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At Last, My Legacy Has Come Along Edition Part 2
59 min
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At Last, My Legacy Has Come Along Edition Part 1
What is a “legacy hit”? A chart flop back in the day that’s now a classic—from “Tiny Dancer” to “What I Like About You”
55 min
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Still Billy Joel to Me Part 2
42 min
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Still Billy Joel to Me Part 1
56 min
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Point of No Return Part 2
45 min
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Point of No Return Part 1
58 min
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A Deal with the TV God Part 2
37 min
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A Deal with the TV God Part 1
50 min
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Flip It and Reverse It Part 2
How Pharrell, Timbaland and Missy, three nerds from Virginia, added quirk to pop and gave us all a dope beat to step to.
63 min
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Flip It and Reverse It Part 1
How Pharrell, Timbaland and Missy, three nerds from Virginia, added quirk to pop and gave us all a dope beat to step to.
66 min