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Song(s) of the Summer Edition Part 1
<p>“Summer in the City.” “I Feel the Earth Move.” “Bette Davis Eyes.” “Whoomp! There It Is.” “Get Lucky.” “Espresso.” What do these big summer hits all have in common? None of them was Billboard’s official Song of the Summer.</p><br><p>Wait
I Wanna Rock with Q. Edition Part 2
<p>What does a music producer do? If his name is Quincy Jones, a little bit of everything: conducting, arranging, composing. Assembling teams of ace session musicians. Sometimes, even picking a catchy title and telling an artist to go write
I Wanna Rock with Q. Edition Part 1
<p>What does a music producer do? If his name is Quincy Jones, a little bit of everything: conducting, arranging, composing. Assembling teams of ace session musicians. Sometimes, even picking a catchy title and telling an artist to go write
Be My Baby-Baby-Baby Edition Part 2
<p>Girl groups have long been underestimated—even by the producers and managers who created them.</p><br><p>For women listeners, girl groups narrated profound emotions and expressed personal freedom—even when the singers were not so free th
Be My Baby-Baby-Baby Edition Part 1
<p>Girl groups have long been underestimated—even by the producers and managers who created them.</p><br><p>For women listeners, girl groups narrated profound emotions and expressed personal freedom—even when the singers were not so free th
We Want It That Way Edition Part 2
<p>When you hear “boy band,” what do you picture? Five guys with precision dance moves? Songs crafted by the Top 40 pop machine? Svengalis pulling the puppet strings? Hordes of screaming girls?</p><br><p>As it turns out, not all boy bands f
We Want It That Way Edition Part 1
<p>When you hear “boy band,” what do you picture? Five guys with precision dance moves? Songs crafted by the Top 40 pop machine? Svengalis pulling the puppet strings? Hordes of screaming girls?</p><br><p>As it turns out, not all boy bands f
Gotcha Covered Edition Part 2
<p>Cover songs once had a simple playbook: Artists would faithfully rerecord a song—note for note and word for word. They might modernize the instrumentation. If they were feeling radical, they’d punch up the vocals a bit.</p><br><p>Now it’
Gotcha Covered Edition Part 1
<p>Cover songs once had a simple playbook: Artists would faithfully rerecord a song—note for note and word for word. They might modernize the instrumentation. If they were feeling radical, they’d punch up the vocals a bit.</p><br><p>Now it’
Hello, Gorgeous Edition Part 2
<p>Barbra Streisand: star of stage and screen. Oscar-winner, film director and TV producer. Culture warrior and <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/streisand-effect">meme generator</a>.</p><br><p>Yes, all that—but don’t get it twisted:
Hello, Gorgeous Edition Part 1
<p>Barbra Streisand: star of stage and screen. Oscar-winner, film director and TV producer. Culture warrior and <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/streisand-effect">meme generator</a>.</p><br><p>Yes, all that—but don’t get it twisted:
And the Grammy Goes to… Edition Part 2
<p>Do you watch the Grammy Awards every year and groan, or even yell at the screen? Hit Parade host Chris Molanphy sure does. But he has a weird hot take: The Grammys are better off not trying to be cool. They should reward the popular stuf
And the Grammy Goes to… Edition Part 1
<p>Do you watch the Grammy Awards every year and groan, or even yell at the screen? Hit Parade host Chris Molanphy sure does. But he has a weird hot take: The Grammys are better off not trying to be cool. They should reward the popular stuf
Second-Chance Hits Edition Part 2
<p>In 2023, several hits from years ago—sometimes decades—made it to No. 1 on Billboard’s pop charts after falling short the first time: Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer.” The Weeknd’s “Die for You.” Miguel’s “Sure Thing.” And, most improbably
Second-Chance Hits Edition Part 1
<p>In 2023, several hits from years ago—sometimes decades—made it to No. 1 on Billboard’s pop charts after falling short the first time: Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer.” The Weeknd’s “Die for You.” Miguel’s “Sure Thing.” And, most improbably
Ride ’til I Can’t No More Edition Part 2
<p>When it crash-landed on the charts in 2019, Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” felt new and old at the same time: a savvy, TikTok-fueled viral hit that summarized a century of cross-cultural collisions between R&B, rap and country. It was also
The Bridge: Can’t Tell Me Nothin’
<p>In this special mini-episode of Hit Parade, recorded live on at Housing Works bookstore in New York City, host Chris Molanphy is joined by Dan Charnas—author of the New York Times bestseller <em>Dilla Time, The Life and Afterlife of J Di
Ride ’til I Can’t No More Edition Part 1
<p>When it crash-landed on the charts in 2019, Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” felt new and old at the same time: a savvy, TikTok-fueled viral hit that summarized a century of cross-cultural collisions between R&B, rap and country. It was also
This Ain’t No Party?! Edition Part 2
<p>HEY! HO! LET’S GO!! Is this chant: (a) a movement of disaffected hipsters, (b) walkup music for a baseball player, or (c) a really catchy bop? How about all of the above?</p><br><p>The legendary New York nightclub CBGB was the birthplace
This Ain’t No Party?! Edition Part 1
<p>HEY! HO! LET’S GO!! Is this chant: (a) a movement of disaffected hipsters, (b) walkup music for a baseball player, or (c) a really catchy bop? How about all of the above?</p><br><p>The legendary New York nightclub CBGB was the birthplace
Insert Lyrics Here Edition Part 2
<p>If an instrumental tops the charts, it’s probably an earworm: “Tequila.” “Wipeout.” “Dueling Banjos.” “The Hustle.” “Feels So Good.” “Chariots of Fire.” “Axel F.” You can probably whistle or hum several of those from memory. But do you r
Insert Lyrics Here Edition Part 1
<p>If an instrumental tops the charts, it’s probably an earworm: “Tequila.” “Wipeout.” “Dueling Banjos.” “The Hustle.” “Feels So Good.” “Chariots of Fire.” “Axel F.” You can probably whistle or hum several of those from memory. But do you r
Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture Edition Part 2
<p>Talk about ’90s rap, and most music fans will throw around the word “gangsta” and talk about the East Coast–West Coast feud that tragically brought down Biggie and Tupac. But one rap group, OutKast, quite literally rose above the fray: A
Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture Edition Part 1
<p>Talk about ’90s rap, and most music fans will throw around the word “gangsta” and talk about the East Coast–West Coast feud that tragically brought down Biggie and Tupac. But one rap group, OutKast, quite literally rose above the fray: A
Lenny on Mars Edition Part 2
<p>What do Lenny Kravitz, a hitmaker primarily in the ’90s and ’00s, and Bruno Mars, a 2010s–20s hitmaker, have in common? It turns out, a lot: Each man has a wide-ranging ethnic and musical background, with early exposure to unusual sides
Lenny on Mars Edition Part 1
<p>What do Lenny Kravitz, a hitmaker primarily in the ’90s and ’00s, and Bruno Mars, a 2010s–20s hitmaker, have in common? It turns out, a lot: Each man has a wide-ranging ethnic and musical background, with early exposure to unusual sides
Yes We Can Can Edition Part 2
<p>Today, the Pointer Sisters are mostly remembered for their flurry of ’80s hits, especially the “Excited” one about losing control and liking it. But their musical history is far more varied: jazz standards? Civil rights–era funk? Country
Yes We Can Can Edition Part 1
<p>Today, the Pointer Sisters are mostly remembered for their flurry of ’80s hits, especially the “Excited” one about losing control and liking it. But their musical history is far more varied: jazz standards? Civil rights–era funk? Country
Champagne Supernova Edition Part 2
<p>In the ’90s, U.K. rock was by Britons, for Britons. The music of the U.K. indie, Madchester and shoegaze scenes fused together into a new wave of guitar bands with punk energy, laddish lyrics and danceable grooves. They called it Britpop
Champagne Supernova Edition Part 1
<p>In the ’90s, U.K. rock was by Britons, for Britons. The music of the U.K. indie, Madchester and shoegaze scenes fused together into a new wave of guitar bands with punk energy, laddish lyrics and danceable grooves. They called it Britpop
