Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast

Episode 43 discusses songs #2160-#2141, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History.  Artists featured include: | Rod Stewart | James Brown | Avril Levigne | Michael Jackson | The Beatles | Doja Cat | Andy Gibb | Salt-N-Pepa The greatest countdown podcast in history adds another chapter as we move toward the end of the first 1000 songs, an eclectic mix in this set as we follow...

Episode 42 discusses songs #2180-#2161, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History.  Artists featured include: | Daryl Hall & John Oates | REO Speedwagon | Roy Orbison | Jose Feliciano | Creed | Phil Collins | DJ Khaled | Billy Preston Do you have your parachute pants and Aqua Net ready?  Cause this is an 80's heavy podcast.  8 songs from the 80's from 7 differe...

Episode 41 discusses songs #2200-#2181, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History.  Artists featured include: | Elton John | Mariah Carey | Cheap Trick | John Cougar Mellencamp | The Rolling Stones | Bow Wow | Lady Gaga | Kansas The Greatest Countdown Podcast ever continues as we dip into the 2100's for the first time.  2 great songs that started out as 50's-60&apo...

Episode 40 discusses songs #2220-#2201, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History.  Artists featured include: | The Rolling Stones | Neil Diamond | Lady Gaga | Dr. Hook | Air Supply | Guns n' Roses | Billy Idol | Alicia Keys The Greatest Countdown Podcast ever continues as we've now reviewed 800 songs over 40 episodes!  Episode 40 features several overdramatic love...

Episode 39 discusses songs #2240-#2221, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History.  Artists featured include: | Sheena Easton | Journey | Brenda Lee | Enigma | Bill Withers | The Beatles | The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | The Notorious B.I.G. So many 70's R&B in this set, as well as some old school rock and country ballads from the late 50's and early 60's.  W...

Episode 38 discusses songs #2260-#2241, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History.  Artists featured include: | Diana Ross | Justin Bieber | Katy Perry | Ringo Starr | M.C. Hammer | Rufus w Chaka Khan | Michael Bolton | P!nk The theme of this episode is instrumentals!  3 of them in this set, plus a survey of the listeners as to their favorite instrumentals sprinkled througho...

Episode 37 discusses songs #2280-#2261, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History.  Artists featured include: | Supertramp | Aerosmith | Ringo Starr | Eddie Money | Prince | Keith Sweat | Charlene (Yes, that song.) | Harry Styles Lots of tasty 70's and 80's songs in this set, including early 80's Prince and late 80's Keith Sweat.  5 artists that would be...

Episode 36 discusses songs #2300-#2281, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History.  Artists featured include: | Guns n' Roses | Bruno Mars | Bee Gees | Sheryl Crow | Miami Sound Machine | Daryl Hall & John Oates | James Taylor | Bob Seger I challenge you to give me one bad song in this incredible set of 20 songs.  Such a good mix of sweet ballads and pop dance, and...

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.   Leave me fan mail me...

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 many superstars that hadn't been seen...

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 the 10's.  Some wonderful ballads from...

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.  Didn't go so w...

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 Billy Joel while the 3rd hit for War!  Lot...

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 group of critically and commercially acc...

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 era and makes most of its travels to the pa...

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 to it, perfect for reminiscing about days...

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 Pearl Jam to Cream.  Some great hip-hop en...

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 Podcast) and request...

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.  For example, 5 songs in a row from the 60&a...

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 their countdown debut, as does Toni Braxt...

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 bigger!  One of the most popular movie ballad...

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 run a special segment retrospective on the...

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 countdown debut.  Some new wave 80's,...

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 first entry into this countdown.  Lots of 7...

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 21st Century hitting the countdown for the...