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Chestnut Roasters, Part 2
Episode 115
In part 2 of this holiday episode of Hit Parade, Chris Molanphy dives deep into radio, streaming and Billboard chart data of some your favorite holid…
4 years, 8 months ago
Chestnut Roasters, Part 1
Bing. Nat. Dean. John and Paul. Darlene. Mariah. Ariana. Musicians so famous, with so many classic hits, you don’t even need their last names. Now he…
4 years, 9 months ago
Chestnut Roasters, Part 1
Episode 114
Bing. Nat. Dean. John and Paul. Darlene. Mariah. Ariana. Musicians so famous, with so many classic hits, you don’t even need their last names. Now he…
4 years, 9 months ago
Be the One to Walk in the Sun, Part 2
In Part 2 of this episode, Chris Molanphy continues his analysis of how Cyndi Lauper, Aimee Mann, and The Bangles, three contemporary female acts wit…
4 years, 9 months ago
Be the One to Walk in the Sun, Part 2
Episode 112
In Part 2 of this episode, Chris Molanphy continues his analysis of how Cyndi Lauper, Aimee Mann, and The Bangles, three contemporary female acts wit…
4 years, 9 months ago
Be the One to Walk in the Sun, Part 1
Thirty-five years ago, in the fall of 1986, women with rock foundations and pop sensibilities were doing quite well on the charts. Three acts in part…
4 years, 10 months ago
Be the One to Walk in the Sun, Part 1
Episode 111
Thirty-five years ago, in the fall of 1986, women with rock foundations and pop sensibilities were doing quite well on the charts. Three acts in part…
4 years, 10 months ago
I Write Sins, Not Tragedies, Part 2
Episode 110
In Part 2 of this episode of Hit Parade, Chris Molanphy traces the lineage of ’90s bands like Green Day, Offspring and Blink‑182 to their descendants…
4 years, 11 months ago
I Write Sins, Not Tragedies, Part 1
Episode 108
“Punk happened, past tense.” That’s what Boomer-era critics and true-believer punks told the younger generations. Punk’s whole reason for being was r…
4 years, 11 months ago
Spirit of ’71, Part 2
In Part 2 of our 50th episode of Hit Parade, we go back 50 years, celebrating the semicentennial of the year when, critics claim, “music changed ever…
5 years ago