New Countdown!: April 2020! (with special guest Lila!)

Billie Eilish

Hey! So, this is what monthly countdowns looks like! We are back with all of the songs that charted in April. And my daughter is here to weigh in on what she thinks of the songs from this month. We had such a fun time recording that this might become an occasional feature. I hope you have as much fun. The "cover art" for this episode is not random as it normally is, but was purposefully selected after Lila correctly pointed out that there's only one female voice in this whole countdown. (Diet Cig has an album you could go preorder, if you were interested....)


Countdown #416

***Featuring***
AJR
AWOLNATION
Billie Eilish
Cage the Elephant
China Crisis
Green Day
Grouplove
Hot Chelle Rae
The Killers
lovelytheband
The Lumineers
Neon Trees
Strung Out
Sub Urban
Tame Impala
twentyonepilots
The Unlikely Candidates

New Post!: March 2020! (CAUGHT. UP!)

The Lumineers

WE DID IT!!! This episode marks the official last episode I can feasibly do before the end of April. I'm feeling like I'm in a prime position to keep current with a monthly countdown show and I'm excited to do it. Thanks for hanging in with me as I've worked to get current. See you in April!!!


Countdown #415

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
Billie Eilish
Cage the Elephant
Green Day
Grouplove
The Killers
The Lumineers
Meg Myers
MxPx
Neon Trees
Sub Urban
twentyonepilots
The Unlikely Candidates
White Reaper

New Post!: February 2020!

Coldplay

Well here we are! As of my hitting Publish on this post, I will be caught up on Countdowns....until the day you're reading it, but I'll be current. And that feels amazing. Thanks for sticking with me as I've figured out how to make this show I love doing work in the current life I have. Enjoy the eclectic sounds that made the chart this month!


Countdown #414

***Featuring***
Absofacto
AWOLNATION
Billie Eilish
Catfish & the Bottlemen
Coldplay
Fall Out Boy
Green Day
The Lumineers
Meg Myers
SHAED
Spoon
Sub Urban
twentyonepilots
The Unlikely Candidates
White Reaper

New Post! 2019 Year End Countdown

Panic! At the Disco

2019 comes to a close and, as usual, we are counting down the top charting songs of the year. Pay no attention to the fact that it's March. We're getting there! I love Year End Countdowns and this one is a very good one, with more than a couple of surprised in store for you! Enjoy!


2019 Year End Countdown

***Featuring***
Bastille
Billie Eilish
Cage the Elephant
Coldplay
Lana Del Rey
The Lumineers
Marshmello
morgxn featuring Walk the Moon
Of Monsters and Men
Panic! At the Disco
SHAED
twentyonepilots

New Countdown!: August 2019!

SHAED

We're back on track for what I hope to be a regular release schedule which will have us current by the end of March! I hope you enjoy this one. There are lots of great songs on the countdown for this month. Plus! Results of the Songs of Summer chart I kept last year!


Countdown #408

***Featuring***
AJR
Bastille
Billie Eilish
Cage the Elephant
Dominic Fike
The Head and the Heart
Lana Del Rey
The Lumineers
Matt Maeson
Of Monsters and Men
Panic! At the Disco
Reel Big Fish
SHAED
Yellowcard

New Countdown: July 2019!

Matt Maeson

Well, if anything, we could say that July was pretty Sublime. Eh? Eh? But seriously, this is an excellent and fairly quick episode. It's chock full of excellent tunes. Some old, some new, and some new covers of old stuff. Enjoy!


Countdown #407

***Featuring***
AJR
Billie Eilish
Dominic Fike
Half Alive
The Head and the Heart
Lana Del Rey
Lumineers
Matt Maeson
Of Monsters and Men
Panic! At the Disco
Pearl Jam
SHAED
Sublime

New Countdown!: June 2019!

Billie Eilish

We're entering summer and the artist picture for this month could not be more appropriate, as you'll find out! Enjoy!


Countdown #406

***Featuring***
AJR
The Ataris
Billie Eilish
The Black Keys
Cage the Elephant
Catfish & the Bottlemen
Half Alive
The Head and the Heart
The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons
Of Monsters & Men
Oliver Tree
Panic! At the Disco
SHAED
twentyonepilots

New Countdown!: May 2019

SHAED

Hey hey hey! I haven't quite let NaNoWriMo defeat me yet! Sure, I'm very behind, but I'm still trucking along and I hope you're still along for the ride with me! This is a short one, but a very fun one :)



Countdown #405 (May 2019)

***Featuring***
AJR
Billie Eilish
The Black Keys
BLUE BIRD
Cage the Elephant
Catfish & the Bottlemen
Imagine Dragons
lovelytheband
The Lumineers
Oliver Hurt
Panic! At the Disco
SHAED
twentyonepilots

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

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

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

New Countdown: Last Call!

Alice Merton

Here we are at the end of the year again. The years really fly by don't they? But I'm excited about the Year End Countdown and the Artists of the Year Countdown and the Festive Fifty which is coming together super nicely.

Enjoy!



Countdown #363

***Featuring***
AJR featuring Rives Cuomo
Alice Merton
The Beatles
Beck
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
Portugal. The Man
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Vance Joy
Walk the Moon

New Countdown: Actions That We All Do

The Revivalists

I can't believe how close to the end of the year we are! Before you know it, we'll be doing the Year-End Countdown, the Artists of the Year Countdown, and then we'll be back on the countdown grind! It's amazing how time flies when you're going 10 to 1.


Countdown #362

***Featuring***
Alice Merton
The Beatles
Beck
Dessa
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
Portugal. The Man
The Revivalists
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Vance Joy
Walk the Moon

New Countdown: The Delicate Sound of Delayed Gratification

Alice Merton

I hope that you are ready for a BIG episode. We've got big names, big news, and big....me singers, the Foo Fighters? Because....that song "Big Me"? Yeah, I think that will be an excellent third item in that list.

Enjoy!


Countdown #361

***Featuring***
Alice Merton
The Beatles
Beck
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
Portugal. The Man
The Revivalists
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Vance Joy
Walk the Moon

New Countdown: Full Circle

Beck

It's all coming back around this episode. ....And other circular puns. I thought it would be easier to come up with fun circle puns, but I guess I'm a little below the curve (is that a circle pun?).

Anyways, enjoy this mega-long episode!


Countdown #360

***Featuring***
Beck
Cage the Elephant
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
A Perfect Circle
Portugal. The Man
R.E.M.
Radiohead
The Revivalists
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Vance Joy
Walk the Moon

New Countdown: Gettin' Weird

30 Seconds to Mars

I think that this episode might start off with the weirdest song I've ever played. I hope you enjoy the craziness as much as I do. The show benefits from it, I think. A good shot in the arm that makes the more straightforward songs all the sweeter!


Countdown #359

***Featuring***
Beck
Cage the Elephant
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
The Killers
The Lumineers
Portugal. The Man
Radiohead
The Revivalists
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Vance Joy

New Countdown: (Nice Podcast)

The Killers

This one came together so quickly! I guess that's what happens when you start talking about a new month and there's some movement on the chart! Enjoy this one and I'll have another one out to you very soon!


Countdown #357

***Featuring***
Beck
Cage the Elephant
Imagine Dragons
Judah & the Lion
The Killers
The Lumineers
Portugal. The Man
Radiohead
The Revivalists
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Vance Joy

New Countdown: All Those W's

Vance Joy

We have another EXCELLENT show this week. Some old and even some new! I hope you enjoy it!


Countdown #354

***Featuring***
Bad Veins
Cage the Elephant
Imagine Dragons
Judah & the Lion
The Killers
The Lumineers
Marcy Playground
Portugal. The Man
The Revivalists
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Vance Joy

New Countdown: Here We Go, Yo

Rag'n'Bone Man

I love episodes like this because there are a lot of little factoids that I'd never considered before and that makes for an interesting show to listen back to later!


Countdown #327

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Bastille
Cold War Kids
Diet Cig
Green Day
Imagine Dragons
Judah and the Lion
The Lumineers
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
A Tribe Called Quest
twenty one pilots

New Countdown: Hip-Hop Influenced Alternative Hits!

Rag'n'Bone Man

There's a point on this countdown where it becomes clear that hip-hop has a big influence on a lot of the songs on the countdown right now. It's super interesting to see and the Artist of the Month highlights that :)


Countdown #326

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Bastille
Busta Rhymes
Cold War Kids
Green Day
Imagine Dragons
Judah & the Lion
Lorde
The Lumineers
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
twenty one pilots