Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast
My name is Chris, and this is a fun and informative discussion of Billboard's Top 3000 songs of all-time, based on rankings from the first Billboard U.S. Hot 100 chart in 1958 until the end of the year 2022. Each episode will have me talking about a set of 20 songs in countdown fashion, Casey Kasem style.
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Hello. This is a supplement to Chris's Billboard Countdown podcast, playing a montage of all songs ranked from #2500 through the current episode. For more information and a review of each song, please listen to Chris's Billboard Countdown Podcast, where I go into detail on each song, in sets of 20 per episode, along with many special features.
I hope you enjoy.
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Episode 35 discusses songs #2320-#2301, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Whitney Houston
| MC Hammer
| Brian Hyland
| Stevie Wonder
| Kenny Rogers
| Dolly Parton
| Dire Straits
| Chris Brown
As we close out the 2300's, the hits are getting bigger and bigger. A return to the countdown for m...
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Episode 34 discusses songs #2340-#2321, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| The Supremes
| Sean Kingston
| Barbra Streisand
| Climax Blues Band
| SAINt jHN
| Richard Marx
| Beyonce
| Mariah Carey
We're starting to get to a slew of #1 hits, 4 in a row to be exact! Including a novelty #1 from t...
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This is a bonus episode to my Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast series. It's a full form long distance dedication, and it tells the story of one of the best years of my adolescence and how it melded in with my rediscovery of Casey Kasem and the American Top 40.
1987.
My friends and the wonderful times we had, and my attempt to predict the Top 100 songs of the year. ...
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Episode 33 discusses songs #2360-#2341, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Billy Joel
| Elvis Presley
| Phil Collins
| Ace
| All-4-One
| Bon Jovi
| Three Dog Night
| The Jacksons & Mick Jagger (Yes, that song)
Some music chart heavyweights have come to play in Episode #33, first time hits for ...
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Episode 32 discusses songs #2380-#2361, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Bruce Hornsby & The Range
| Run-DMC
| .38 Special
| Elton John
| Mariah Carey
| Don Henley
| Barry White
| Tommy James & the Shondells
One of my favorite set lists, we have 70's and 80's galore and a great...
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Episode 31 discusses songs #2400-#2381, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Jessica Simpson
| The Zombies
| Kenny Rogers
| Pink
| Mariah Carey
| Natalie Cole (with her top ranked hit!)
| Allan Sherman
| Jay-Z & Kanye West
This episode takes a bit of a break from the 70's-80's Casey er...
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Episode 30 discusses songs #2420-#2401, as we complete 20% of the entire countdown, and inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| The Beatles
| The Jets
| Kenny Rogers
| Stealers Wheel
| Nelly
| Aretha Franklin
| SWV
| Procol Harum
A pleasant, groovy setlist!!! Almost all the songs here have a sweet mild vibe...
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Episode 29 discusses songs #2440-#2421, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Fleetwood Mac
| The Pointer Sisters
| Pearl Jam
| Genesis
| Cream
| Simon & Garfunkel
| Future
| New Kids On The Block
This is a classic rock and classic 80's heavy set list, from The Pointer Sisters to Genesis to ...
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This is a companion episode to the first 25 podcasts, where all 500 reviewed songs are packed together in a stream of 6-18 second clips. If you like the songs listed, there's a full review and critique along with many Billboard chart statistics in the regular podcasts.
For a listing of these songs, please go to my Facebook group (Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podca...
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Episode 28 discusses songs #2460-#2441, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| The Pretenders
| The Bangles
| Dan + Shay
| Brittney Spears
| Ray Charles
| Atlanta Rhythm Section
| Donna Summer
| The Monkees
Some wonderful hits from all the decades, with a lot of them bunched up together in groups. Fo...
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Episode 27 discusses songs #2480-#2461, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| The Mamas & The Papas
| Bob Seger
| The Cure
| Kanye West
| Toni Braxton
| Duran Duran
| Earth, Wind & Fire
| Chicago
You love 70's and 80's songs? This is the Podcast for you! Mamas & the Papas make...
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Episode 26 discusses songs #2500-#2481, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Bryan Adams
| Ricky Nelson
| Eminem
| Toto
| Trey Songz
| Dinah Washington and Brook Benton
| The Manhattan Transfer
| Celine Dion
Burrowing into the 2400's, the numbers are getting smaller and the hits are getting big...
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Milestone Episode 25 discusses songs #2520-#2501, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Bobby Sherman
| The Beatles
| Mariah Carey
| Donna Summer
| Cardi B
| The Osmonds
| Ray Charles
| America
We have now reviewed 500 songs in this milestone celebration of the Top 3000 songs in Billboard History, I ...
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Episode 24 discusses songs #2540-#2521, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Elvis Presley
| Daryl Hall & John Oates
| Thompson Twins
| P!nk
| Carpenters
| Foreigner
| Rita Coolidge
| The Righteous Brothers
Eclectic set of 20 songs! Four superstar divas from three different decades make their c...
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Episode 23 discusses songs #2560-#2541, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| John Lennon
| Kanye West
| Dr. Hook
| ABC
| Michael Jackson
| Rihanna
| David Guetta
| Natalie Cole
21st Century tunes take a lot of spotlight in Episode 23, where 4 of the most influential artists this century make their f...
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Episode 21 discusses songs #2580-#2561, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Eurythmics
| Bruce Springsteen
| Brenda Lee
| Natalie Cole
| Charlie Puth
| Maroon 5
| Jennifer Lopez - JLo!
| Neil Diamond
HEAVY concentration of 80's in this set, 9 total! We have arguably the best pop band of the 2...
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This is a bonus companion episode to Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Podcast. Answering questions from listeners about myself, this podcast, the songs in the podcast, and the Billboard Charts. Lots of great information, shop talk, and several spoilers about the upcoming episode... and the entire countdown! I hope you enjoy. And if you have questions of your own, let me know in...
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Episode 21 discusses songs #2600-#2581, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Duran Duran
| Donna Summer
| Linda Ronstadt
| KISS
| Petula Clark
| Sia
| Lavert
| The Rolling Stones
This is a set where it's time to dance! Whether it's the sock hop, the disco, or the club, many of these 20 so...
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Episode 20 discusses songs #2620-#2601, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Dionne Warwick
| Bad English
| Lionel Richie
| Freddie Cannon
| Beyonce
| Al Green
| Bruce Springsteen
| Connie Francis
We've hit the 400 song mark with this episode! Thank you all for listening... if you're new ...
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