Top Ten Tuesday: Drake "God's Plan"

This is the 29th song to debut at #1. Every year since 2009, at least one song has debuted at #1 and Drake has checked that off for 2018! It's a decent song. Nothing about it really blows me out of the water but it's fine!

New Countdown: Portugal. The Rock Block

Walk the Moon

We are wrapping up January this week and I have continued to stay up to date on countdowns! I'm very very stoked about that.

I mention it on the show, but check out the I Never Saw It podcast. You'll hear an intro that will explain it further!

Enjoy!


Countdown #367

***Featuring***
AJR featuring Rivers Cuomo
Alice Merton
Beck
Cast of School of Rock
The Cranberries
Foster the People
Imagine Dragons
Portugal. The Man
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Walk the Moon
Weezer

Throwback Thursday: 1960

Here we are, about to introduce the truly BIG DOG in the Instrumental #1's Game. This is a song that spent 9 WEEKS at #, almost double the next longest run.

Incidentally, here's the Wikipedia synopsis of what A Summer Place was, which is something I've never known.

A Summer Place is a 1959 romantic drama film based on Sloan Wilson's 1958 novel of the same name, about teenage lovers from different social classes who get back together twenty years later, and then must deal with the passionate love affair of their own teenage children by previous marriages.

Percy Faith - Theme from A Summer Place (2/22/60-4/18/60)

And here is where I first heard of this song:

Top Ten Tuesday: Dua Lipa "New Rules"

I really liked this one a lot! The song is catchy, the message is good, and the video is lovely!

New Countdown: Wrong, But Also Right

Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin from the Original Broadway Cast of Evita

What an interesting episode this turned out to be! Lots of fun facts and also a counting challenge that I totally whiffed on! It's a fun, weird one (see the picture above) so enjoy!


Countdown #366

***Featuring***
AJR featuring Rivers Cuomo
Alice Merton
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Beck
Foster the People
Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
Portugal. The Man
The Simpsons
Walk the Moon
Thirty Seconds to Mars

Throwback Thursday: 1961

Two instrumentals that I'm not at all familiar with, though I am familiar with the artists from SNL and Barenaked Ladies fame, respectively! I would also like to point out that this means that 1961 started with nearly two solid months of instrumental #1's!

I enjoyed both of these, and i bet you will too!


Lawrence Welk - Calcutta (2/13/61-2/27/61)

Bert Kaempfert - Wonderland by Night (1/9/61-1/30/61)

Top Ten Tuesday: Bruno Mars & Cardi B "Finesse"

This song jumps 35 -> 3 after the video came out. And you'll be able to see why. The video is SO FUN! I really enjoyed this and I'm glad that it bumped it up to the Top Ten

New Countdown: Watch the Video!

Original Broadway Cast of Cats

Hey everyone! Hey! I'm on time this week! I honestly can't believe it and I'm really really happy about it. It makes me feel organized and WITH IT.

I hope you enjoy this episode and that you're enjoying this January Artist of the Month :)


Countdown #365

***Featuring***
AJR featuring Rivers Cuomo
Alice Merton
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Beck
Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Portugal. The Man
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Vance Joy
Walk the Moon

Throwback Thursday: 1962

1962 saw THREE instrumentals go to #1 and they are all very different from each other. They all set a very specific mood, which is really cool. Enjoy!


The Tornados - Telstar (12/23/62-1/5/63)

David Rose - The Stripper (7/7/62)

Mr. Acker Bilk - Stranger on the Shore (5/26/62)

New Countdown: Welcome to the Moment

Portugal. The Man

Here we are. At the start of 2018. And only a day behind. I'm planning to be caught up in the next episode and, as I explained in the beginning of the show, it's not my fault that I'm behind. I'm excited to have no idea what comes next in the chart!


Countdown #364

***Featuring***
AJR featuring Rivers Cuomo
Alice Merton
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Beck
Bleachers featuring Lorde
Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
Portugal. The Man
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Vance Joy
Walk the Moon

2017 Artists of the Year!!!!

Barenaked Ladies

I think the Artists of the Year countdown is consistently my favorite show of the year. It's a fun way to look back at my listening habits and generate a pretty eclectic show to boot! Enjoy it! I know I will!


2017 Artists of the Year

***Featuring***
Barenaked Ladies
The Beatles
Blink 182
Bob Dylan
Busta Rhymes
Cast of Hamilton
Diet Cig
Kendrick Lamar
New Found Glory
P.O.S
Radiohead
Smashing Pumpkins

Throwback Thursday: 1968

We've got two songs for the year 1968. I was confused because I thought, "But I know the words to 'Grazing in the Grass'!" And then I realized it was an instrumental cover. The 60's were crazy, man. AND HOLD THE PHONE. The instrumental was the original! The version that I know by The Friends of Distinction came out a year later. That really is insane.

Hugh Masekela - Grazing in the Grass (7/20/68-7/27/68)

This second song was at #1 for 5 weeks, which we haven't seen since the first week we were doing this theme, with Baauer's "Harlem Shake" staying at #1 for 5 weeks as well! There's only one instrumental that stayed at #1 for longer than 5 weeks. Can you guess what it is?

Paul Mauriat - Love is Blue (2/10/68-3/9/68)