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52nd Election Results! Is it Time For 120 Inductees?

We’re back! Hall of Songs returns after another considerable break with our newest election results show. Several songs from the mid-2000s vied for the opportunity to reach our pantheon of songs, now at 119. Did we get to 120?

Up for induction are songs like “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley, “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse,” “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey, and “Hung Up” by Madonna. Each has made their case, you voted for your choices, and now we have numbers to report.

Listen now to find out the results!

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2003-06 Veterans Committee: Shiny Teeth, Drunken Minneapolis Nights, and Other Songs

Tim and Chris are back to discuss the music of the years 2003-06. It’s a veterans committee episode, in which the pair select four songs from the era for Hall of Songs nomination.

And what songs are they? You’ll just have to listen to find out!

Plus, Tim and Chris will dive deeper into the music of 2003-06 and reminisce about center-of-the-aisle modern rock, British crooners, and the most underrated R&B star of the time.

51st Election Results! Let’s Talk About … ‘Waterloo’?

Songs released between 1999 and 2005 are up for Hall of Songs consideration. We’re talking about tunes by Usher, Mariah Carey, LCD Soundystem, and Gorillaz, among others.

So, what did the voters think? Did they put multiple songs in the hall like last time? Or did they elect a couple songs? Or did no songs get into the Hall at all?

Listen now to find out what happened when we presented a small ballot and you had the power.

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50th Election Results! It’s a Big Induction Ceremony

We’ve actually done 50 results shows, which means 50 elections, which means we’ve accomplished something.

Here, in this 50th results show, we discuss our most recent nominees. These are songs released between 1997 and 2004, including hits by Usher, Kanye West, Britney Spears, Eminem, and Coldplay, among others. And we have a lot of new Hall of Songs members to reveal, as well.

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49th Election Results: It Seems 2003 Was a Good Year for Music

Will any songs join the 109 already in the Hall of Songs, the pantheon of music that everyone in the world recognizes as the only true measuring stick of song greatness?

Find out!

This is our 49th election results show. Yes, we’ve had 49 elections so far. Join us (Tim and Chris) as we recap the latest vote totals. Songs from between 1997 and 2003 were up for the Hall of Songs in this one, so we’ve got Outkast, Eminem, Britney Spears, the Notorious BIG, and much more.

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48th Election Results: Lose Yourself In These Election Totals

It’s now time for the 48th Hall of Songs election! Songs from between 1997 and 2002 are up for induction, but what may get in? Artists with records on this ballot include Eminem, Nelly, Coldplay, Missy Elliott, Daft Punk, and Destiny’s Child.

Will any song become the 109th to reach the Hall of Songs? Find out now!

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Presenting Our Short List for 2003: Major Pop Hits, Theatric Rock, Indie Explosion

Before we give you our 12 nominees for 2003, we decided to bring you back behind the curtain to discuss our short list.

For this special episode, we’re joined by Andrew Unterberger of Billboard as we discuss the top … uh … 30 or so songs of the year, at least by our standards. You’ll get some Outkast, Jay-Z, Britney, Dizzee Rascal, Drive By Truckers, and a whole lot more.

1999-2002 Veterans Committee: Nominating 4 New Songs … and Maybe You’ve Heard of Them All!

Here at Hall of Songs, especially as we go deeper into the 2000s, we’re starting to see the diverging music tastes of our two hosts. We’re also starting to see how seriously each of them takes the idea of nominating songs for our self-described pantheon.

We kid. This is the Veterans Committee episode for the years 1999-2002. Tim and Chris go back into these years and nominate four songs for the Hall of Songs. Then they discuss some of the other tunes, artists, and genres that they were into at the time.

Listen as we discuss four years of pop, dance, country, alternative rock, and mainstream R&B.

2002! A List of Top-12 Songs So Hot … You May Want to Take Your Clothes Off

Tim and Chris dive into the music of 2002 for this latest episode of Hall of Songs. What are the top-12 songs of this crazy year of positively lewd music? There’ll be a little Nelly, maybe a little Missy, and possibly a little Eminem.

After listening, visit hallofsongs.com to vote for the songs that you think belong in our hall of fame of songs … the Hall of Songs.

After listening to Tim and Chris, VOTE for the greatest songs of all time! Songs from 2002, plus tunes from 2001, 2000, ’99, and ’97 are up for a shot to make the Hall of Songs! VOTE BELOW and come back on May 12, 2023, to find out which song or songs get in!

47th Election Results: Quiet! Hush Ya Mouth as We Present Some Election Totals

Can the Hall of Songs go beyond its 106 current inductees? Will an artist like Missy Elliott, Eminem, The White Stripes, Alicia Keys, or The Strokes make it in? What about artists on the ballot from previous years, like Daft Punk, the Notorious B.I.G. and Santana (featuring Rob Thomas)?

Join us as we recap another election, featuring songs released between 1997 and ’01. It’s essentially everything Tim was listening to in high school, and everything Chris was not listening to en route to getting married.

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