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Hall of Songs — 160 episodes

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100 Songs: 1986 - Ep. 2 - Plunging Deeper Into Divorcecore

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100 Songs: 1986 - Ep. 1 - I Wanna Talk About Me

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BONUS: Our Favorite Cover Songs of All-Time

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The Almost Famous #1 - Mitch Ryder, "Joy" (1967)

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2011! Pop! EDM! Our Top-12 Songs of the Year

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We're Back! Part 3: Potential Hall of Songs Nominees of 2024 Part 2

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We're Back! Part 2: Potential Hall of Songs Nominees of 2024 Part 1

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We're Back! 2024 (Part 1) + A Special Announcement

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The Hall of Songs. The End.

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56th Election Results: Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Pink ... and the Last Hall of Songs Election?

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2007-10 Veterans Commitee: The Final 4 Nominees + Christmas Songs!

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2010! We Did It ... Now We're Dancing on Our Own

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55th Election Results: Gaga, UGK, Adele, and the 0-Votes Club

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2009! Behold the Indie Renaissance

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54th Election Results: Kings of Leon! And a Bunch of Other Artists

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2008! Massive Pop Talents Go For Hall of Songs Glory

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53rd Election Results! 28 Songs of the 2000s Jockey for Position

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2007! We're BACK! We Celebrate the iPhone, Love Songs, and Um-ba-rellas

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52nd Election Results! Is it Time For 120 Inductees?

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2003-06 Veterans Committee: Shiny Teeth, Drunken Minneapolis Nights, and Other Songs

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2006! The A.T. Era Begins with a Year of Crazy Songs

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51st Election Results! Let's Talk About ... 'Waterloo'?

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2005! Hall of Songs is Playing at Your House, Your House

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50th Election Results! It's a Big Induction Ceremony

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The Top-12 Songs of 2004! Yeah! OK!

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49th Election Results: It Seems 2003 Was a Good Year for Music

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The Top-12 Songs of 2003! Outkast, Britney, The Killers, and Kanye

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48th Election Results: Felonies and Misdemeanors En Route to Elections

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Presenting Our Short List for 2003: Major Pop Hits, Theatric Rock, Indie Explosion

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1999-2002 Veterans Committee: Nominating 4 New Songs ... and Maybe You've Heard of Them All!

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2002! A List of Top-12 Songs So Hot ... You May Want to Take Your Clothes Off

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47th Election Results: Quiet! Hush Ya Mouth as We Present Some Election Totals

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2001: A Hall of Songs Odyssey

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46th Election Results: The Fate of Freedom .... '90

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2000! Ring in a New Millennium With The 12 Best Songs of the Year

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45th Election Results: From 'Freedom '90' to 'Windowlicker,' We Assess This Very '90s Election

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How We Pick Our Nominees: 2000 in (More Than) 60 Songs

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1999! Before Y2K and the End of Civilization, Let's Get Smooth!

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44th Election Results: This Election Cycle Is Killing Me (And I)

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1995-98 Veterans Committee: More 90s Goodness and, Finally, Phish

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1998! R&B, Rap, Teen Pop & Millennial Optimism!

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43rd Election Results: On the Doorstep of 100 Hall of Songs Inductees

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1997! Stacked Year Has Elite Pop, Rock, Dance, Anti-Capitalism

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42nd Election Results: Aw Crap, Back Into the Rant Zone We Go

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1996! The Future of Pop + R&B and the Rise of Sunny Alt Rock

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41st Election Results: 32 Songs from 1989 to 95 Face the Music ...

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1995! Britpop, Rap Becomes Pop, and New Voices Emerge

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40th Election Results: We Actually Have Done 40 of These

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1991-94 Veterans Committee: We're Strong Enough to Admit Mistakes

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The Top-12 Songs of 1994! Guitars, Bedroom Listening + Curse Words!

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39th Election Results: Who Wins? Anyone? Find Out Here!

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All Hail the 90s! Kristen Kurtis Joins Us For a Decade of No Doubt and 'No Scrubs'

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Lovers, Losers and Lingerers: Here are 1993's Top-12 Songs!

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38th Election Results: Ain't Nuthin' But an Induction Thang, Baby

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1992: Rap's Big Moment, Political Messages ... and We Actually Disagree!

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37th Election Results: A Must-Listen With Plenty to Talk About

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1991: The Year of Grunge, SoundScan, and Dance Parties

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36th Election Results: Does a Song From the 1990s Enter the Hall of Songs?

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1987-90 Veterans Committee: The Newest Nominees Kinda Suit Us, Anyway

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1990: Madonna, Mariah Carey, Garth Brooks and More Usher in the 1990s!

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35th Election Results: Are Hall of Songs Voters Crazy 'Bout Elvis?

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Hall of Wrongs: Our Least-Favorite Songs of the 1980s

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Move Your Body! We Pick Our Top-12 Songs of 1989

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34th Election Results: Small Ballot ... Big Results as We Welcome New Hall of Songs Members

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Chris Molanphy on The Hot 100, Popular Songs, Billy Joel, Garth Brooks + More!

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1988! An Historic Year When Pop Expands: Our Top-12 Songs!

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33rd Election Results: Come on Down and Get These Results

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1987! The Return of Rock! Plus A Big Year For Rap, Dance

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32nd Election Results: Do 2 Songs Walk Into the Hall of Songs?

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1983-86 Veterans Committee: We're Making It Up as We Go

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1986! Dance the Night Away with Our Top-12 Songs

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31st Election Results: Dreaming of New Members of the Hall of Songs

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1985! It's The Most '80s Hall of Songs Yet!

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30th Election Results: It Gets Crowded at The Top ...

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1984! Our Top-12 Songs From the Greatest Pop Culture Year Ever!

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29th Election Results: The Time Has Come to Induct Our 65th Song

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1983! Fire Up Your Roland TB-303 For the Year's Top-12 Songs

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GROUP CHAT: Let's Talk About The Hall of Songs

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28th Election Results: Park Your Car Sideways For the 63rd, 64th Inductees

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1979-82 Veterans Committee: Problematic Dude Songs

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1982! As Synth Pop Reigns, Rap, Dance and Metal Take Big Steps Forward

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27th Election Results: One Obvious Inductee, and Then ...

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1981! Darkness! Choosing Our Top-12 Songs From This Wild Year

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26th Election Results: 1 Host, Multiple Hall of Songs Inductees

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1980! Looking to a Synthesized Future with a New Decade

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25th Election Results: We're Numb After This Outcome

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Modern Songs Ep. 5: 'SAOKO' by Rosalía + Beyoncé's 'Formation'

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1979! Bad Times? Good Times? This Year, New Voices Emerge

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24th Election Results: Let's Add Some Drama to This Induction Ceremony

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Modern Songs Ep. 4: 'Like Exploding Stones' by Kurt Vile, 'Human' by The Killers

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1975-78 Veterans Committee: Waylon and Willie, More Fleetwood Mac + Our Personal Picks

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Modern Songs Ep. 3: Rex Orange County, Modern Classic 'Midnight City' by M83

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1978! The Most Fun Episode of Hall of Songs Ever

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23rd Election Results: Do the Voters Give the People What They Want?

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Modern Songs Ep. 2: Hurray for the Riff Raff, Revisiting U2's 'Songs of Innocence'

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Modern Songs Ep. 1: Florence + The Machine, Modern Classic 'Crazy' by Gnarls Barkley

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1977! The Year of Music Excess

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22nd Election Results: We're Hangin' Down at Dino's

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1976! A Wonder-Ful Year + Punk's Big Boom and Peak Disco

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21st Election Results: One of the Hosts Gets Into the Rant Zone

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1975! Bruce, Bohemians, and The Return of Bob

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20th Election Results: Our Most Interesting Results Yet + At Least 1 Hall of Songs Inductee

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1971-74 Veterans Committee: Rod Stewart, The Isley Brothers + Our Personal Picks

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1974 Hall of Songs Nominees: Welcome The Future of Popular Music

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19th Election Results: We're Back! Did We Add to Our 42-Song Hall of Songs?

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1973 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Beginnings of Punk, Disco, and Bruce

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18th Election Results: No Spoilers! But the End is Near For a Few Big Names ...

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1972 Hall of Songs Nominees: Power Pop, Philly Soul, Elton and Carly

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17th Election Results: The Most Surprising Cut Yet

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The Hall of Songs All-Time Greatest Albums Are ...

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Talking 'The Last Waltz,' a Thanksgiving Tradition

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1971 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Greatest Year in Music History?

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16th Election Results: Vengeance and Vindication

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1967-1970 Veterans Committee: The Stones, Simon and Garfunkel + Our Personal Picks

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1970 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Last of the Beatles, The Best of Black Sabbath

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15th Election Results: 2 Hall of Songs Inductees ... 1 Host

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1969 Hall of Songs Nominees: Led Zeppelin, The Jackson 5, and Some Controversy?

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14th Election Results: Did the Listeners Prove Tim Wrong and Put in The Doors?

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Introducing Kevin Goldstein, the Hall of Songs Palate Cleanser

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1968 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Rolling Stones, The Band, and the Return to Roots

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13th Election Results! Surprises and Real Debate About a Hall of Songs Contender

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1967 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Year of Aretha Franklin and Jimi Hendrix

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12th Class Results! A 2nd Beatles Song is in the Hall of Songs

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1963-1966 Veterans Committee: More Beatles, Plus Petula Clark, The Byrds + Our Personal Picks

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1966 Hall of Songs Nominees: A Big Beach Boys Year, Plus the Stones, Supremes and Byrds

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11th Class Results! Did 'Satisfaction' Get Into the Hall of Songs?

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A 32-Minute Bonus Episode About a 33-Minute Phish Song

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1965 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Beatles, Folk Rock, More Motown, and Huge British Hits!

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10th Class Results! Could 5 Songs Get Into the Hall of Songs?

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1964 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Supremes, Sam Cooke, the British Invasion, and the 'Be My Baby' Influence

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9th Class Results! Bob Dylan is in the Hall of Songs. Who Else?

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Nothing But Beatles: A Bonus Conversation About the Fab Four

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1963 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Motown, Wall of Sound, Bob Dylan!

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8th Class Results! Motown Joins the Hall of Songs!

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1959-1962 Veterans Committee: Talking James Brown, Bobby Bland, The Drifters, George Jones + Impact of Ray Charles, Roy Orbison, Motown

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1962 Hall of Songs Nominees: Beatles, Four Seasons, Ray Charles, and More!

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7th Class Results! 4 New Hall of Songs Inductees!

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An Hour on Elvis: A Retrospective with Justin Gausman of TCBCast

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1961 Hall of Songs Nominees: Roy Orbison, Dion, Patsy Cline, Elvis, and More!

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6th Class Results! A Big Class + A Ray Charles Debate for the Golden Vote

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1960 Hall of Songs Nominees: Sam Cooke, Motown, Brill Building, 'The Twist' and More!

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5th Class Results! Oh No ...

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1959 Hall of Songs Nominees: 'Shout,' Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, and More!

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4th Class Results! Two Quintessential 1950s Tracks are in the Hall of Songs!

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1955-58 Veterans Committee: 3 New Nominees + Talking Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Little Richard

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1958 Hall of Songs Nominees: 'Johnny B. Goode,' Little Richard, Ritchie Valens, and More!

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3rd Class Results! Two Songs Make the Hall of Songs!

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Undertaking The Dead: Volume 1

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1957 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Year of the Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly!

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2nd Class Results! Which 1956 Song is in the Hall of Songs?

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1956 Hall of Songs Nominees: An Amazing Year for Elvis Presley, Plus Chuck Berry and Fats Domino!

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1st Class Results! Which 1955 Song Is in the Hall of Songs?

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1955 Hall of Songs Nominees: Bo Diddley, Bill Haley, Little Richard, and More!

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1951-54 Veterans Committee Meeting; Talking Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Big Joe Turner

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1954 Hall of Songs Nominees: Elvis' First Hit, Plus Big Joe Turner and the First Doo-Wop Hits!

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1953 Hall of Songs Nominees: Ray Charles, the Original 'Hound Dog,' The Drifters, and More!

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1952 Hall of Songs Nominees: Lloyd Price, Billy Ward is Back, Kitty Wells, and More!

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1951 Hall of Songs Nominees: Hank Williams, 'Rocket 88,' Les Paul, and the Birth of Modern Music

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Hall of Songs: Coming Feb. 7!

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Introduction: Welcome to Hall of Songs