Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast
My name is Chris, and this is a fun and informative discussion of Billboard's Top 3000 songs of all-time, based on rankings from the first Billboard U.S. Hot 100 chart in 1958 until the end of the year 2022. Each episode will have me talking about a set of 20 songs in countdown fashion, Casey Kasem style.
Season 2 - Episode #31 - Songs #1400-#1381
Episode #81 (Season 2, Episode 31) discusses songs #1400-#1381, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Ed Sheeran
| The Chainsmokers
| Belinda Carlisle
| Paul Simon
| Chicago
| Smokey Robinson
| John Denver
| Poison
We're in the back half of the Podcast Series, and the Final 1400 songs of the Top 3000 countdown and there's a big them in this episode of collaborations and cover songs. A Miracles #2 is bested by its co...
Bonus Companion Episode - Montage of Songs Clips #2000-#1501
Hello. This is a supplement to Chris's Billboard Countdown podcast, playing a montage of all songs ranked from #2000 through the current episode. For more information and a review of each song, please listen to Chris's Billboard Countdown Podcast, where I go into detail on each song, in sets of 20 per episode, along with many special features.
I hope you enjoy.
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Season 2 - Episode #30 - Songs #1420-#1401
Episode #80 (Season 2, Episode 30) discusses songs #1420-#1401, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Elvis Presley
| Aretha Franklin
| Janet Jackson
| Ludacris
| Lady Gaga
| Prince
| George Michael
| The Beach Boys
We've started the back 9 of the Podcast Series, and the Final 1500 songs of the Top 3000 countdown and we're bringing out the heavyweights in this set of 20 songs. George Michael and Janet Jackson both scoring with po...
Season 2 - Episode #29 - Songs #1440-#1421
Episode #79 (Season 2, Episode 29) discusses songs #1440-#1421, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Chicago
| T.I.
| D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
| Olivia Newton-John
| Air Supply
| Kelly Clarkson
| Leo Sayer
| Breathe
We've started the back 9 of the Podcast Series, and the Final 1500 songs of the Top 3000 countdown. Lots of new artists and lightly used artists in this set! One-Hit Wonders from R&B a...
Season 2 - Episode #28 - Songs #1460-#1441
Episode #78 (Season 2, Episode 28) discusses songs #1460-#1441, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive
| Michael Jackson
| Janet Jackson
| Olivia Newton-John
| The Temptations
| Bruno Mars
| Sly & The Family Stone
| Young Money
We've started the back 9 of the Podcast Series, and the Final 1500 songs of the Top 3000 countdown. Michael and Janet Jackson each have Top 5 where one is alright, and the other is most de...
Season 2 - Episode #27 - Songs #1480-#1461
Episode #77 (Season 2, Episode 27) discusses songs #1480-#1461, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| En Vogue
| Elton John
| Whitney Houston
| Mariah Carey
| Eric Carmen
| Ellie Goulding
| Ricky Nelson
| Ke$ha
We've started the back 9 of the Podcast Series, and the Final 1500 songs of the Top 3000 countdown. A huge contingent of songs from the 90's Shaddoe Stevens era make up this set, as well as hi...
Season 2 - Episode #26 - Songs #1500-#1481
Episode #76 (Season 2, Episode 26) discusses songs #1500-#1481, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Carpenters
| Foreigner
| The Commodores
| Elvis Presley
| Stevie Wonder
| Christopher Cross
| Neil Diamond
| Billy Ocean
We've started the back 9 of the Podcast Series, and the Final 1500 songs of the Top 3000 countdown. This set features a huge set of 70's superstars all performing classic hits from the 70's and 80's, from Neil Di...
Bonus Episode - This Podcaster's Favorite 100 songs of all time!
This is a special bonus episode where I generate a montage of my favorite songs, counted down from 100 to 1. All genres (except country, I just can't with country), all eras from as early as the 1930's and as late as the 2020's.
Some have charted, a lot of #1 songs of the year!
Some are quite obscure, but very interesting.
A lot of big names like Led Zeppelin, Prince, The Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall & John Oates, 2pac and Fleetwood Mac.
And it's interactive! Come to the...
Season 2 - Episode #25 - Songs #1520-#1501
Episode #75 (Season 2, Episode 25) discusses songs #1520-#1501, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| The Allman Brothers Band
| Rihanna
| The Isley Brothers
| Tina Turner
| Billy Joel
| Johnny Rivers
| 2pac
| The Black Eyed Peas
As we approach the halfway point of this Top 3000 countdown, we hit the final 20 songs in the first half, and a LOT of slow hits, some which I call 'Schmaltz Pop'. Li...
Season 2 - Episode #24 - Songs #1540-#1521
Episode #74 (Season 2, Episode 24) discusses songs #1540-#1521, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Styx
| Three Dog Night
| The Rascals
| Marvin Gaye
| Lil Jon
| John Denver
| Michael Jackson
| Aerosmith
I call this the 'comfort food' podcast episode as this might be an all-timer with regards to well-known songs by well-known artists. We have a #1 hit from one of the greatest guitarists of all time an...
Season 2 - Episode #23 - Songs #1560-#1541
Episode #73 (Season 2, Episode 23) discusses songs #1560-#1541, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Janet Jackson
| More Janet Jackson
| Even More Janet Jackson
| Boston
| Frank Sinatra
| Toto
| The Rolling Stones
| Kodak Black
A nice array from all different eras, including a hit from the very first year of the Hot 100 (1958) and the very last year of the cutoff line (2022), and so many in-between. Including LO...
Season 2 - Episode #22 - Songs #1580-#1561
Episode #72 (Season 2, Episode 22) discusses songs #1580-#1561, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Daryl Hall & John Oates
| Janet Jackson
| Cyndi Lauper
| Red Hot Chili Peppers
| KC & the Sunshine Band
| Richard Marx
| Prince
| Heart
This is a HUGE set of songs for 80's lovers, including all of the big names like Prince, Heart and Cyndi Lauper. In that group includes our 2nd #1 hit from th...
Season 2 - Episode #21 - Songs #1600-#1581
Episode #71 (Season 2, Episode 21) discusses songs #1600-#1581, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| The Rolling Stones
| Creedence Clearwater Revival
| Blood, Sweat & Tears
| The Doors
| Johnny Cash
| Joe Jackson
| Pointer Sisters
| Bruce Springsteen
If you are a classic rock fan, this might be the greatest podcast episode of them all. A lineup featuring the greatest hit of CCR's career, of Blood, Sweat & Tears' career, of...
Season 2 - Episode #20 - Songs #1620-#1601
Episode #70 (Season 2, Episode 20) discusses songs #1620-#1601, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| The Beatles
| The Supremes
| John Lennon
| Bon Jovi
| Eagles
| The O'Jays
| The Chi-Lites
| Aerosmith
Another 80's jam fest, while also sprinkling in some of the biggest chart heavyweights in rock history. Our 70th episode is packed with your favorites. 3 Late 60's/Early 70's R&B legendary groups have a signature son...
Season 2 - Episode #19 - Songs #1640-#1621
Episode #69 (Season 2, Episode 19) discusses songs #1640-#1621, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Michael Jackson
| Drake
| Howard Jones
| Gladys Knight & the Pips
| Foreigner
| Flo Rida
| Fergie
| The B-52's
If you are a fan of the Casey era songs from 1970-1988, you've hit the jackpot with this podcast! 13 of the 20 songs in this set are from those 2 decades, including 4 of the most famous 80's...
Season 2 - Episode #18 - Songs #1660-#1641
Episode #68 (Season 2, Episode 18) discusses songs #1660-#1641, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Eagles
| Carpenters
| The Black-Eyed Peas
| Donovan
| Rod Stewart
| INXS
| Jon Secada
| DJ Khaled
A nice mixture of 21st Century Dance hits (including a song where the video was the first one to hit a billion views on Youtube) and 60's and 70's classics, with some INXS 80's thrown in. Some co...
Season 2 - Episode #17 - Songs #1680-#1661
Episode #67 (Season 2, Episode 17) discusses songs #1680-#1661, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Stevie Wonder
| Ambrosia
| Brittney Spears
| OutKast
| Imagine Dragons
| Paul MaCartney & Wings
| Santana
| Pitbull
A bridesmaid's podcast! 8 of the 20 songs in this set reached a peak position of #2! Of course we've got some good #1 songs as well, including one of the most significant #1 hits of the entire rock era, and all beca...
Season 2 - Episode #16 - Songs #1700-#1681
| The Beatles
| Michael Jackson
| Robert Palmer
| Drake
| Air Supply
| Creedence Clearwater Revival
| No Doubt
| Christina Aguilera
An absolute banger of set of 20 songs as you'll ever find as we burrow through the 1600's on our way to the biggest song in Billboard History. 2 of the most famous anti-war protest songs make this cut, one of Michael Jackson's most infectious #1 hits (and my personal favorite), and the debuts of Drake, Lifehouse and Robert Palmer. Pl...
Season 2 - Episode #15 - Songs #1720-#1701
| The Beach Boys
| Jody Watley
| M.C. Hammer
| Carpenters
| One Direction
| Lil' Kim
| Barry Manilow
| The Spinners
One of the most pleasant, positive happy set of 20 songs in any podcast I've done to date. So many feel-good hits. But there is some good Goth Rock and Sexy Rap to give the set some added flavor. We've got signature hits from 2 boy bands, some Surfin' Music, and what was for a time the greatest son...
Season 2 - Episode #14 - Songs #1740-#1721
Episode #64 (Season 2, Episode 14) discusses songs #1740-#1721, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Moody Blues
| Pat Benatar
| Wayne Newton
| Michael Jackson
| Joan Baez
| Shaggy
| Scorpions
| The Steve Miller Band
A robust set of 20 songs from all over the rock era, in particular a bevy of classic hits from the 60's and even the 50's. Folk and psychedelic hits from Moody Blues, Joan Baez and...
Season 2 - Episode #13 - Songs #1760-#1741
Episode #63 (Season 2, Episode 13) discusses songs #1760-#1741, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Simon & Garfunkel
| Bananarama
| Pet Shop Boys
| Elvis Presley
| Faith Hill
| TLC
| Mariah Carey
| Jay-Z
The 90's are well represented in this latest episode, with massive hits from heavyweights Jay-Z, Faith Hill, TLC and Mariah Carey. Don't count out the 80's, though, as Bananarama makes their countdown debut and Air Supply sc...
Season 2 - Episode #12 - Songs #1780-#1761
Episode #62 (Season 2, Episode 12) discusses songs #1780-#1761, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Usher
| Lionel Richie
| Madonna
| The Jets
| Linda Ronstadt
| Creedence Clearwater Revival
| Chicago
| John Mellencamp
Pop music in all its different forms is here in our latest and greatest episode as we move 20 songs closer to #1. We have singing vocals, rap vocals, spoken vocals and even no vocals at all! We have...
Season 2, Episode #11 - Songs #1800-#1781
Episode #61 (Season 2, Episode 11) discusses songs #1800-#1781, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Rihanna
| Pat Boone
| Dan Fogelberg
| Madonna
| Sam Smith
| Brenda Lee
| Jack Harlow
| UB40
Several star artists from different eras and genres are throwing their hat into the ring in this power-packed set, some for the first time Like En Vogue, Dan Fogelberg, and surprisingly the only hit to qualify in t...
Season #2 - Episode #10 - Songs #1820-#1801
Episode #60 (Season 2, Episode 10) discusses songs #1820-#1801, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Chuck Berry
| Pat Benatar
| Missy Elliot
| Rod Stewart
| Janet Jackson
| Chicago
| The 5th Dimension
| Paul McCartney
A milestone edition, as we've now completed 40% of the entire Top 3000 Countdown. And some milestone hits in this set. The very first #1 hit of the Hot 100 era, the only #1 hit by one of the gre...
Season 2 - Episode #9 - Songs #1840-#1821
Episode #59 (Season 2, Episode 9) discusses songs #1840-#1821, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Sly & The Family Stone
| Roxette
| Peter Frampton
| 50 Cent
| J. Geils Band
| New Kids on the Block
| Martha and the Vendellas
| Paul Anka
20 songs closer to the #1 song of all time, Episode 59 is a wonderful eclectic mix of songs from the entire rock era. Fergie ma...
Season 2 - Episode #8 - Songs #1860-#1841
Episode #58 (Season 2, Episode 8) discusses songs #1860-#1841, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Donna Summer
| Barbra Streisand
| Cardi B
| Debbie Gibson
| Taylor Swift
| Def Leppard
| The Cars
| Rihanna
The ladies take center stage in this wonderful set of 20 songs. No less than 12 songs have female vocalists, either solo, duet, or lead singing their group. Big names like Barbra Streisand and Rihanna and Stevie Nic...
Season 2 - Episode #7 - Songs #1880-#1861
Episode #57 (Season 2, Episode 7) discusses songs #1880-#1861, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Madonna
| Little River Band
| Michael Jackson
| Van Halen
| Stevie Wonder
| Everly Brothers
| Carpenters
| Genesis
See that impressive list of artists above? I left out INXS cause everyone is so good! A panoramic snapshot of the rock era encapsulated in 20 songs as we move toward the greatest hit in Billboard History. Aver...
Season 2 - Episode #6 - Songs #1900-#1881
Episode #56 (Season 2, Episode 6) discusses songs #1900-#1881, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Howard Jones
| P!nk
| Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
| U2
| Ray Parker Jr.
| Kool & The Gang
| Belinda Carlisle
| Darryl Hall & John Oates
Are you a fan of 70's and 80's hits? This is the podcast for you. 12 of the 20 songs in this set are from those fabulous decades, including Howard Jones, U2...
Season 2 - Episode #5 - Songs #1920-#1901
Episode #55 (Season 2, Episode 5) discusses songs #1920-#1901, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Prince
| 50 Cent
| Helen Reddy
| Justin Bieber
| Huey Lewis & the News
| Dion
| Steppenwolf
| Bobby Darin
3 is the magic number! A fabulous set across the spectrum of the rock era and 11 of the 20 songs peaked at #3! Helen Reddy, Carly Simon, Bobby Darin all make their debuts. Do you know what Prince's last 10 top...
Season 2 - Episode #4 - Songs #1940-#1921
Episode #54 (Season 2, Episode 4) discusses songs #1940-#1921, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Three Dog Night
| Madonna
| Lauryn Hill
| Justin Bieber
| Fleetwood Mac
| George Benson
| Steppenwolf
| Maroon 5
Another huge Bridesmaids (peaked at #2) in this set of 20 songs, ranging from the very first year of the Hot 100 era (1958) to the most recent year of this countdown (2022). Modern Pop Hip-Hop mixed with Dance Party Remixes of...
Season 2 - Episode #3 - Songs #1960-#1941
Episode #53 (Season 2, Episode 3) discusses songs #1960-#1941, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| The Beatles
| Janet Jackson
| Europe
| Blood, Sweat & Tears
| The Mamas & The Papas
| Tears For Fears
| Peter, Paul & Mary
| C+C Music Factory
Some of the great classics adorn this set of 20 from some of the greatest artists ever; the Temptations are back, as is Janet Jackson, and another #1 hit from t...
Season 2 - Episode #2 - Songs #1980-#1961
Episode #52 (Season 2, Episode 2) discusses songs #1980-#1961, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| The Beatles
| The Supremes
| John Mellencamp
| Janet Jackson
| Peter Frampton
| A Christmas classic - But from whom?
| Peter, Paul & Mary
| Coolio
Such an incredible set of 20 songs as we dig deeper into the Top 2000 in the rock era, over 65 years! The Beatles are here, of course, plus 7 bridesmaids (songs that pe...
Season 2 - Episode #1 - Songs #2000-#1981
Episode #51 (Season 2, Episode 1) discusses songs #2000-#1981, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Goo Goo Dolls
| Donovan
| The Temptations
| Captain & Tennille
| Rod Stewart
| Laura Branigan
| Sade
| Twenty One Pilots
Welcome to Season 2! We have now reached The top 2000 songs of all time, and this episode is a banger! One of the greatest guitar riffs of all time, one of the greatest &B classics of...
Bonus Episode - Mailbag #2 - Even More of Everything You Wanted to Know About This Podcast!
This is a bonus companion episode to Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Podcast. Answering questions from listeners about myself, this podcast, the songs in the podcast, and the Billboard Charts. Lots of great information, shop talk, and several spoilers about Season 2 episodes. I hope you enjoy.
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Milestone Episode #50 - Songs #2020-#2001
This Milestone Episode 50 discusses songs #2020-#2001, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Flo Rida
| Blood, Sweat & Tears
| Lloyd Price
| Willie Nelson
| Duran Duran
| The Supremes
| Ariana Grande
| Sweet
In Episode 50 we present the 20 best hits of Season 1 as we finish up the 2000's. Jam packed with classic oldies by Lloyd Price and Elvis Presley and modern superstars Ariana Grande and Flo Rida. We ha...
Episode #49 - Songs #2040-#2021
Episode 49 discusses songs #2040-#2021, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| The 4 Seasons
| The Beatles
| Madonna
| Miami Sound Machine
| Genesis
| Warren G & Nate Dogg
| Justin Timberlake
| Eurythmics
The penultimate episode of Season 1, we have some great choruses from great classics throughout the rock era. And power packed, too. 4 #1 hits and 5 #2 hits, we get jiggy, we get lonely, and we give 'em something to tal...
Episode #48 - Songs #2060-#2041
Episode 48 discusses songs #2060-#2041, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Led Zeppelin
| Elton John
| Carrie Underwood
| Huey Lewis & The News
| Michael McDonald
| Lorde
| INXS
| Bruce Springsteen
The main theme of this set as we start to close out the first 1000 songs is catchy pop tunes. We have a ton of them, from Huey Lewis to The Dave Clark Five. Even the Boss's ent...
Episode #47 - Songs #2080-#2061
Episode 47 discusses songs #2080-#2061, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Prince
| Elton John
| The Beatles
| Jay-Z
| Bee Gees
| Ke$ha
| Beyonce
| Three Dog Night
Some of the real heavyweights coming out to play in this set. See that roster? Some fantastic #1 hits, including the lowest rated #1 song from the Bee Gees out of their 9 #1 hits. Which one is it? An interesting double set o...
Episode #46 - Songs #2100-#2081
Episode 46 discusses songs #2100-#2081, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Boyz II Men
| Donna Summer
| Dion & the Belmonts
| Santana
| Creedence Clearwater Revival
| Destiny's Child
| Lil Wayne
| Billy Ocean
The theme of this episode, as we start to wind down Season 1 and the first 1000 songs of this countdown, is debuts from the legends! There are 7 artists/acts that are household names making their fi...
Episode #45 - Songs #2120-#2101
Episode 45 discusses songs #2120-#2101, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include:
| Kenny Loggins
| Naughty by Nature
| Cyndi Lauper
| Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
| Aretha Franklin
| Sam Smith
| Kenny Rogers
| Lil Baby
Happy New Year everyone! Starting out the new year with another fantastic set of 20 songs, from throughout the rock era, but in particular the year 1991. 4 songs from that year alone! Dance pop hits...
