The Greatest Songs of the 20s (So Far): Episode 5

Send us Fan Mail#21-25Intro/Outro: Foxglove Through the Clearcut by Death Cab for Cutie21. About Damn Time by Lizzo22. N95 by Kendrick Lamar23. Me Porto Bonito by Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone24. BREAK MY SOUL by Beyonce25. Anti-Hero by Taylor SwiftVote on your favorite song from today's episodeCountdown Wrap-Up:None of the 25 songs on this sampler have been played previously on the podcast (For comparison: the 50s had 34, the 60s had 68, the 70s had 52, the 80s had 35, the 90s had 51, the 00s had 35, and the 10s had 15).Year Tally:2019 - 12020 - 122021 - 62022 - 6Artist Tally:No artists had more than one song on this sampler.Average Length of Songs:50s - 2:4060s - 3:2970s - 4:5280s - 4:3290s - 4:3300s - 4:0910s - 4:1820s - 3:32Female Lead Singers:50s - 360s - 1670s - 1380s - 1790s - 2700s - 3510s - 4320s - 12Explicit Lyric Update:50s - 060s - 070s - 080s - 190s - 2300s - 2910s - 3220s - 5Bonus clip: Jonathan calls inFrom the entire Decade Series:Top Artists: 14 songs: John Lennon (12 with the Beatles + 2 solo)12 songs: The Beatles, Michael Jackson (9 solo + 3 with The Jackson 5)9 songs: Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Beyonce (8 solo + 1 with Destiny’s Child)7 songs: Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Prince, U26 songs: Beastie Boys, Chuck Berry, Jay-Z, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Radiohead, David Bowie5 songs: CCR, James Brown, Kanye West, Little Richard, Kendrick Lamar, Coldplay, Adele, and Lady GagaLasting impact:The following artists have songs appearing in 3 decades:James Brown (50s, 60s, 70s)The Rolling Stones (60s, 70s, 80s), Marvin Gaye (60s, 70s, 80s), David Bowie (60s, 70s, 80s) U2 (80s, 90s, 00s), Madonna (80s, 90s, 00s)Jay-Z (90s, 00s, 10s), Daft Punk (90s, 00s, 10s)Taylor Swift (00s, 10s, 20s), Coldplay (00s, 10s, 20s), Adele (00s, 10s, 20s), Lady Gaga (00s, 10s, 20s)Johnny Cash (50s, 60s, 00s!!)There are two artists that have songs that have appeared in 4 decades:Michael Jackson (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s)Beyonce (90s, 00s, 10s, 20s)Programming announcement:I have been working on a lot of collaborative series with many different people. First up is Jonathan; we have another series of episodes of Where Do They Rank that will start this Monday, April 10th. I am also finishing up series with several other people: Dave and I are finishing up a Jack White countdown, Sarah and I are finishing up a series on female vocalists, and I’m also working on series with Robert and Aaron, Bella, Lydia, Marian, Amy & Ollie, Barrett, and Alicia. So stay tuned!!Announcement of Greatest Song of the 10s:To review...50s - Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry60s - Hey Jude by The Beatles70s - Hotel California by Eagles80s - Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey90s - Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana00s - Seven Nation Army by The White StripesAnd the winner...10s - Rolling in the Deep by AdeleThe five winners of these five episodes of the 20s will be announced in a short bonus episode next week. They will then square off against each other in a final round to determine which is the greatest song of the 20s (so far). That winner will be crowned in another short bonus episode the following week.