Hall of Songs

Who had the biggest 2004? Was it Lil Jon, the world's greatest hype man? Or was it Usher, the smoothest male R&B performer in decades? Maybe it was David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox. Or some dude from Westchester County, New York, who combined the Beatles and Jay-Z. In this episode of Hall of Songs, Tim and Chris go deep into this critical year of music history. They talk about all of the...

Will any songs join the 109 already in the Hall of Songs, the pantheon of music that everyone in the world recognizes as the only true measuring stick of song greatness? Find out! This is our 49th election results show. Yes, we've had 49 elections so far. Join us (Tim and Chris) as we recap the latest vote totals. Songs from between 1997 and 2003 were up for the Hall of Songs in this one, so...

Settle in for a cold, hard look at the year 2003 in this episode of Hall of Songs. Tim and Chris run through their top-12 songs of this year, which includes cameos from names like Britney Spears, The Killers, and Outkast. Plus, yes, we talk about Kanye West. After listening, head to hallofsongs.com to vote for the songs that you think deserve inclusion in our exclusive Hall of Songs! Website: http...

It's now time for the 48th Hall of Songs election! Songs from between 1997 and 2002 are up for induction, but what may get in? Artists with records on this ballot include Eminem, Nelly, Coldplay, Missy Elliott, Daft Punk, and Destiny's Child. Will any song become the 109th to reach the Hall of Songs? Find out now! Website: http://www.hallofsongs.com Social: http://www.twitter.com/hallofs...

Before we give you our 12 nominees for 2003, we decided to bring you back behind the curtain to discuss our short list. For this special episode, we're joined by Andrew Unterberger of Billboard as we discuss the top ... uh ... 30 or so songs of the year, at least by our standards. You'll get some Outkast, Jay-Z, Britney, Dizzee Rascal, Drive By Truckers, and a whole lot more. Website: ht...

Here at Hall of Songs, especially as we go deeper into the 2000s, we're starting to see the diverging music tastes of our two hosts. We're also starting to see how seriously each of them takes the idea of nominating songs for our self-described pantheon.  We kid. This is the Veterans Committee episode for the years 1999-2002.  Tim and Chris go back into these years and nominate four song...

Tim and Chris dive into the music of 2002 for this latest episode of Hall of Songs. What are the top-12 songs of this crazy year of positively lewd music? There'll be a little Nelly, maybe a little Missy, and possibly a little Eminem. After listening, visit hallofsongs.com to vote for the songs that you think belong in our hall of fame of songs ... the Hall of Songs. Website: http://www.hallo...

Can the Hall of Songs go beyond its 106 current inductees? Will an artist like Missy Elliott, Eminem, The White Stripes, Alicia Keys, or The Strokes make it in? What about artists on the ballot from previous years, like Daft Punk, the Notorious B.I.G. and Santana (featuring Rob Thomas)? Join us as we recap another election, featuring songs released between 1997 and '01. It's essentially...

Hall of Songs continues with Tim and Chris' foray into the year 2001. They choose their top-12 songs of a year that includes plenty of new guitar rock, an ever-changing R&B and pop sound, and surprising leaps forward in dance and alternative rock. After listening, visit hallofsongs.com to vote for the songs that you think belong in our hall of fame for songs ... the Hall of Songs. Website...

For the second time in Hall of Songs history, a song lasts for a full diet of 10 elections.  So what is the fate of George Michael's "Freedom '90"? Will it enter our pantheon of songs? Or will freedom burn forever?  That's a dark way of putting it. Anyway, other songs are also up for the Hall of Songs! Most of them are from the late 90s and 2000. OutKast, Eminem and Destin...

Hall of Songs enters the 21st century. After 49 episodes chronicling the evolution of popular recorded Western music, we arrive at the beginning of what the next 23 years will sound like. There's space-age rap and funk, dance pop jams, industrial nu-metal, and sound collages to the nth degree. Join us as we give you the top-12 songs of 2000. Then head to hallofsongs.com to vote for the tracks...

It's a full diet of the 90s in our this election results show. Songs that were released from between 1990 and '99 are up for the Hall of Songs. You voted, we tell you what happened. Is this the election that George Michael finally breaks through? Or maybe U2 gets in for once? Maybe this is Eminem's moment, or possibly we get another Hall of Songs entry from The Notorious B.I.G.? Lis...

You want a special episode of Hall of Songs? You want to know how Tim and Chris come up with their nominees for the top-12 songs of each year? YOU GOT IT. Join Tim and Chris as they go through the many songs released in 2000. They'll discuss many songs, albums, and artists, from Aaliyah to Ying Yang Twins. By the end of the episode, they will have their pool of 60 possible Hall of Songs nomin...

We're about to enter a new century on Hall of Songs. Nay, a new millennium. Such a historic moment, which may bring about the certain destruction of our planet, deserves 12 incredible songs, right?  In this episode of Hall of Songs, Tim and Chris run through the 12 songs that mattered most before the end of ... something. Listen as we celebrate artists such as TLC, Eminem, and Santana (featur...

The Hall of Songs is at 100! But how much more can we get in this election? Join Tim and Chris as they recap the latest vote, which included songs released between 1990 and '98. Lots of familiar faces here, from Madonna to Radiohead, and from Foo Fighters to Britney, all angling for a shot to be among the greatest songs of all-time.  Website: http://www.hallofsongs.com Social: http://www.twit...

Hall of Songs arrives at the latest Veterans Committee episode, in which Tim and Chris discuss songs from the previous four years of investigation, in this case 1995-98. They nominate four songs from that period for Hall of Songs consideration.  And they also talk about Phish. Look, it's one of Chris' favorite bands. And it's Tim's least favorite anything. But they talk about &...

We've crossed another generational line in Hall of Songs. This time we're past Generation X's time in the pop spotlight, and we've moved on with millennials influencing the charts. That means a sunny optimism (or poptimism?) is rising among our nominees. And these are, in fact, our 12 nominees from 1998 -- our picks for the best songs of the year! Listen to Tim and Chris as the...

We started this experiment a little more than two years ago. Since, we have covered nearly 50 years of music history, nominating hundreds of songs for the Hall of Songs and ultimately inducting 97.   In this episode, recapping the results of our 43rd election, we inch closer to our 100th inductee. Do we get there? What songs from the 1990s do well in our latest round of voting? Website: http://www...

We're deep into the 1990s at Hall of Songs, and in this episode, Tim and Chris select their top-12 from 1997! You should expect equal doses of rap, dance-pop, and rock, with dashes of country-crossover, R&B, and whatever the hell was happening over in Britain. It's a wild year where music defied genre and just about everyone (except Bad Boy Records) was railing against capitalism. If...

Here at Hall of Songs, we take seriously the task of discussing and nominating tunes for our prestigious pantheon. When we place songs on the ballot, we truly believe that they belong (OK, there have been exceptions). So in this episode, recapping our 42nd election, we talk at length about a few trends we've seen, and if they really live up to the sanctity of our hall of fame for songs. Yup,...

When it's all said and done, this may be the most interesting episode of Hall of Songs. Tim and Chris go deep into the music of 1996, which includes rap, alternative rock, R&B, and ... well, you'll have to listen to hear the rest. Listen to hear our top-12 songs of the year. Then visit hallofsongs.com to vote for what you think are the absolute greatest songs of all-time. Website: ht...

Voters, you had a tall task in front of you. The latest Hall of Songs ballot included 32 songs released between 1989 and '95. We're talking some of the biggest artists of all-time, including Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, U2, George Michael, Notorious B.I.G., Green Day, Oasis, and Nirvana. Plus we have genre favorites from artists like Son Volt, Bjork, and D'Angelo, among others. Big...

In 1995, the world starts zooming onto the Information Superhighway. And while we're figuring out our screen names and hoping the phone doesn't ring, we're hearing some mammoth tunes from the likes of Mariah Carey, Coolio and Oasis. We're also seeing some new names on the charts, on MTV, and in our record stores.  These are our top-12 songs from the year that was. Listen now, t...

Songs that were released between 1989 and '94 were up for election to the Hall of Songs. Did any get in? You have to tune in to find out! Listen to this episode recapping our 40th election to find out how songs by artists like A Tribe Called Quest, The Cranberries, Green Day, Oasis, and Mazzy Star did on the ballot.  Website: http://www.hallofsongs.com Social: http://www.twitter.com/hallofson...

It's another great episode of Hall of Songs! This time around, Tim and Chris select songs from the years 1991-94 that they either overlooked or previously didn't get a chance to nominate for the Hall of Songs. And now ... they get nominations! So you'll hear hits from Sheryl Crow and TLC, plus some other gems. And while we nominate four tracks, we also talk a lot about some other so...