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Hall of Songs — 162 episodes
100 Songs: 1986 - Ep. 4 - Get Ready for the Quiet Storm
100 Songs: 1986 - Ep. 3 - I Want It Now
100 Songs: 1986 - Ep. 2 - Plunging Deeper Into Divorcecore
100 Songs: 1986 - Ep. 1 - I Wanna Talk About Me
BONUS: Our Favorite Cover Songs of All-Time
The Almost Famous #1 - Mitch Ryder, "Joy" (1967)
2011! Pop! EDM! Our Top-12 Songs of the Year
We're Back! Part 3: Potential Hall of Songs Nominees of 2024 Part 2
We're Back! Part 2: Potential Hall of Songs Nominees of 2024 Part 1
We're Back! 2024 (Part 1) + A Special Announcement
The Hall of Songs. The End.
56th Election Results: Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Pink ... and the Last Hall of Songs Election?
2007-10 Veterans Commitee: The Final 4 Nominees + Christmas Songs!
2010! We Did It ... Now We're Dancing on Our Own
55th Election Results: Gaga, UGK, Adele, and the 0-Votes Club
2009! Behold the Indie Renaissance
54th Election Results: Kings of Leon! And a Bunch of Other Artists
2008! Massive Pop Talents Go For Hall of Songs Glory
53rd Election Results! 28 Songs of the 2000s Jockey for Position
2007! We're BACK! We Celebrate the iPhone, Love Songs, and Um-ba-rellas
52nd Election Results! Is it Time For 120 Inductees?
2003-06 Veterans Committee: Shiny Teeth, Drunken Minneapolis Nights, and Other Songs
2006! The A.T. Era Begins with a Year of Crazy Songs
51st Election Results! Let's Talk About ... 'Waterloo'?
2005! Hall of Songs is Playing at Your House, Your House
50th Election Results! It's a Big Induction Ceremony
The Top-12 Songs of 2004! Yeah! OK!
49th Election Results: It Seems 2003 Was a Good Year for Music
The Top-12 Songs of 2003! Outkast, Britney, The Killers, and Kanye
48th Election Results: Felonies and Misdemeanors En Route to Elections
Presenting Our Short List for 2003: Major Pop Hits, Theatric Rock, Indie Explosion
1999-2002 Veterans Committee: Nominating 4 New Songs ... and Maybe You've Heard of Them All!
2002! A List of Top-12 Songs So Hot ... You May Want to Take Your Clothes Off
47th Election Results: Quiet! Hush Ya Mouth as We Present Some Election Totals
2001: A Hall of Songs Odyssey
46th Election Results: The Fate of Freedom .... '90
2000! Ring in a New Millennium With The 12 Best Songs of the Year
45th Election Results: From 'Freedom '90' to 'Windowlicker,' We Assess This Very '90s Election
How We Pick Our Nominees: 2000 in (More Than) 60 Songs
1999! Before Y2K and the End of Civilization, Let's Get Smooth!
44th Election Results: This Election Cycle Is Killing Me (And I)
1995-98 Veterans Committee: More 90s Goodness and, Finally, Phish
1998! R&B, Rap, Teen Pop & Millennial Optimism!
43rd Election Results: On the Doorstep of 100 Hall of Songs Inductees
1997! Stacked Year Has Elite Pop, Rock, Dance, Anti-Capitalism
42nd Election Results: Aw Crap, Back Into the Rant Zone We Go
1996! The Future of Pop + R&B and the Rise of Sunny Alt Rock
41st Election Results: 32 Songs from 1989 to 95 Face the Music ...
1995! Britpop, Rap Becomes Pop, and New Voices Emerge
40th Election Results: We Actually Have Done 40 of These
1991-94 Veterans Committee: We're Strong Enough to Admit Mistakes
The Top-12 Songs of 1994! Guitars, Bedroom Listening + Curse Words!
39th Election Results: Who Wins? Anyone? Find Out Here!
All Hail the 90s! Kristen Kurtis Joins Us For a Decade of No Doubt and 'No Scrubs'
Lovers, Losers and Lingerers: Here are 1993's Top-12 Songs!
38th Election Results: Ain't Nuthin' But an Induction Thang, Baby
1992: Rap's Big Moment, Political Messages ... and We Actually Disagree!
37th Election Results: A Must-Listen With Plenty to Talk About
1991: The Year of Grunge, SoundScan, and Dance Parties
36th Election Results: Does a Song From the 1990s Enter the Hall of Songs?
1987-90 Veterans Committee: The Newest Nominees Kinda Suit Us, Anyway
1990: Madonna, Mariah Carey, Garth Brooks and More Usher in the 1990s!
35th Election Results: Are Hall of Songs Voters Crazy 'Bout Elvis?
Hall of Wrongs: Our Least-Favorite Songs of the 1980s
Move Your Body! We Pick Our Top-12 Songs of 1989
34th Election Results: Small Ballot ... Big Results as We Welcome New Hall of Songs Members
Chris Molanphy on The Hot 100, Popular Songs, Billy Joel, Garth Brooks + More!
1988! An Historic Year When Pop Expands: Our Top-12 Songs!
33rd Election Results: Come on Down and Get These Results
1987! The Return of Rock! Plus A Big Year For Rap, Dance
32nd Election Results: Do 2 Songs Walk Into the Hall of Songs?
1983-86 Veterans Committee: We're Making It Up as We Go
1986! Dance the Night Away with Our Top-12 Songs
31st Election Results: Dreaming of New Members of the Hall of Songs
1985! It's The Most '80s Hall of Songs Yet!
30th Election Results: It Gets Crowded at The Top ...
1984! Our Top-12 Songs From the Greatest Pop Culture Year Ever!
29th Election Results: The Time Has Come to Induct Our 65th Song
1983! Fire Up Your Roland TB-303 For the Year's Top-12 Songs
GROUP CHAT: Let's Talk About The Hall of Songs
28th Election Results: Park Your Car Sideways For the 63rd, 64th Inductees
1979-82 Veterans Committee: Problematic Dude Songs
1982! As Synth Pop Reigns, Rap, Dance and Metal Take Big Steps Forward
27th Election Results: One Obvious Inductee, and Then ...
1981! Darkness! Choosing Our Top-12 Songs From This Wild Year
26th Election Results: 1 Host, Multiple Hall of Songs Inductees
1980! Looking to a Synthesized Future with a New Decade
25th Election Results: We're Numb After This Outcome
Modern Songs Ep. 5: 'SAOKO' by Rosalía + Beyoncé's 'Formation'
1979! Bad Times? Good Times? This Year, New Voices Emerge
24th Election Results: Let's Add Some Drama to This Induction Ceremony
Modern Songs Ep. 4: 'Like Exploding Stones' by Kurt Vile, 'Human' by The Killers
1975-78 Veterans Committee: Waylon and Willie, More Fleetwood Mac + Our Personal Picks
Modern Songs Ep. 3: Rex Orange County, Modern Classic 'Midnight City' by M83
1978! The Most Fun Episode of Hall of Songs Ever
23rd Election Results: Do the Voters Give the People What They Want?
Modern Songs Ep. 2: Hurray for the Riff Raff, Revisiting U2's 'Songs of Innocence'
Modern Songs Ep. 1: Florence + The Machine, Modern Classic 'Crazy' by Gnarls Barkley
1977! The Year of Music Excess
22nd Election Results: We're Hangin' Down at Dino's
1976! A Wonder-Ful Year + Punk's Big Boom and Peak Disco
21st Election Results: One of the Hosts Gets Into the Rant Zone
1975! Bruce, Bohemians, and The Return of Bob
20th Election Results: Our Most Interesting Results Yet + At Least 1 Hall of Songs Inductee
1971-74 Veterans Committee: Rod Stewart, The Isley Brothers + Our Personal Picks
1974 Hall of Songs Nominees: Welcome The Future of Popular Music
19th Election Results: We're Back! Did We Add to Our 42-Song Hall of Songs?
1973 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Beginnings of Punk, Disco, and Bruce
18th Election Results: No Spoilers! But the End is Near For a Few Big Names ...
1972 Hall of Songs Nominees: Power Pop, Philly Soul, Elton and Carly
17th Election Results: The Most Surprising Cut Yet
The Hall of Songs All-Time Greatest Albums Are ...
Talking 'The Last Waltz,' a Thanksgiving Tradition
1971 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Greatest Year in Music History?
16th Election Results: Vengeance and Vindication
1967-1970 Veterans Committee: The Stones, Simon and Garfunkel + Our Personal Picks
1970 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Last of the Beatles, The Best of Black Sabbath
15th Election Results: 2 Hall of Songs Inductees ... 1 Host
1969 Hall of Songs Nominees: Led Zeppelin, The Jackson 5, and Some Controversy?
14th Election Results: Did the Listeners Prove Tim Wrong and Put in The Doors?
Introducing Kevin Goldstein, the Hall of Songs Palate Cleanser
1968 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Rolling Stones, The Band, and the Return to Roots
13th Election Results! Surprises and Real Debate About a Hall of Songs Contender
1967 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Year of Aretha Franklin and Jimi Hendrix
12th Class Results! A 2nd Beatles Song is in the Hall of Songs
1963-1966 Veterans Committee: More Beatles, Plus Petula Clark, The Byrds + Our Personal Picks
1966 Hall of Songs Nominees: A Big Beach Boys Year, Plus the Stones, Supremes and Byrds
11th Class Results! Did 'Satisfaction' Get Into the Hall of Songs?
A 32-Minute Bonus Episode About a 33-Minute Phish Song
1965 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Beatles, Folk Rock, More Motown, and Huge British Hits!
10th Class Results! Could 5 Songs Get Into the Hall of Songs?
1964 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Supremes, Sam Cooke, the British Invasion, and the 'Be My Baby' Influence
9th Class Results! Bob Dylan is in the Hall of Songs. Who Else?
Nothing But Beatles: A Bonus Conversation About the Fab Four
1963 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Motown, Wall of Sound, Bob Dylan!
8th Class Results! Motown Joins the Hall of Songs!
1959-1962 Veterans Committee: Talking James Brown, Bobby Bland, The Drifters, George Jones + Impact of Ray Charles, Roy Orbison, Motown
1962 Hall of Songs Nominees: Beatles, Four Seasons, Ray Charles, and More!
7th Class Results! 4 New Hall of Songs Inductees!
An Hour on Elvis: A Retrospective with Justin Gausman of TCBCast
1961 Hall of Songs Nominees: Roy Orbison, Dion, Patsy Cline, Elvis, and More!
6th Class Results! A Big Class + A Ray Charles Debate for the Golden Vote
1960 Hall of Songs Nominees: Sam Cooke, Motown, Brill Building, 'The Twist' and More!
5th Class Results! Oh No ...
1959 Hall of Songs Nominees: 'Shout,' Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, and More!
4th Class Results! Two Quintessential 1950s Tracks are in the Hall of Songs!
1955-58 Veterans Committee: 3 New Nominees + Talking Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Little Richard
1958 Hall of Songs Nominees: 'Johnny B. Goode,' Little Richard, Ritchie Valens, and More!
3rd Class Results! Two Songs Make the Hall of Songs!
Undertaking The Dead: Volume 1
1957 Hall of Songs Nominees: The Year of the Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly!
2nd Class Results! Which 1956 Song is in the Hall of Songs?
1956 Hall of Songs Nominees: An Amazing Year for Elvis Presley, Plus Chuck Berry and Fats Domino!
1st Class Results! Which 1955 Song Is in the Hall of Songs?
1955 Hall of Songs Nominees: Bo Diddley, Bill Haley, Little Richard, and More!
1951-54 Veterans Committee Meeting; Talking Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Big Joe Turner
1954 Hall of Songs Nominees: Elvis' First Hit, Plus Big Joe Turner and the First Doo-Wop Hits!
1953 Hall of Songs Nominees: Ray Charles, the Original 'Hound Dog,' The Drifters, and More!
1952 Hall of Songs Nominees: Lloyd Price, Billy Ward is Back, Kitty Wells, and More!
1951 Hall of Songs Nominees: Hank Williams, 'Rocket 88,' Les Paul, and the Birth of Modern Music
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Introduction: Welcome to Hall of Songs