Rock

2008! Massive Pop Talents Go For Hall of Songs Glory

It’s 2008 in Hall of Songs land, and we have our picks for the top-12 songs from this year of indie rock, dance pop, rap, folk rock, and more.

In fact, you’re going to hear some very familiar folks in this episode, as 2008 marks a big year for several of the biggest names in 21st century pop music.

After listening to Tim and Chris, VOTE for the greatest songs of all time! Songs from 2008, plus tunes from 2007, ’05 and ’03 are up for a shot to make the Hall of Songs! VOTE BELOW and come back on November 24, 2023, to find out which song or songs get in!

2007! We Celebrate the iPhone, Love Songs, and Um-ba-rellas

After what seems like years between episodes in the Hall of Songs timeline, we’ve finally returned to a more normal schedule with 2007!

Behold a year of um-ba-rellas, love songs (which we’re not gonna write to you), and paper planes. New and young stars take the stage, while only a few nominees from the past return with bangers. In all, we present the 12 songs we think were tops in the year the iPhone was born.

After listening to Tim and Chris, VOTE for the greatest songs of all time! Songs from 2007, plus tunes from 2006, ’05, ’04 and ’03 are up for a shot to make the Hall of Songs! VOTE BELOW and come back on November 3, 2023, to find out which song or songs get in!

2006! The A.T. Era Begins with a Year of Crazy Songs

What is the A.T. Era? You’ll find out in this episode of Hall of Songs, chronicling 2006. Tim and Chris nominate some hugely popular songs (a bevy of No. 1 hits) plus a couple more notable tunes on the fringes of the charts. It’s a great mix of massive names and intriguing newcomers joining the ballot.

After listening, head to hallofsongs.com to vote for the songs that you think deserve inclusion in our exclusive Hall of Songs!

After listening to Tim and Chris, VOTE for the greatest songs of all time! Songs from 2006, plus tunes from 2005 and ’04 are up for a shot to make the Hall of Songs! VOTE BELOW and come back on September 8, 2023, to find out which song or songs get in!

2005! Hall of Songs is Playing at Your House, Your House

Let’s dive into 2005! In this episode of Hall of Songs, Tim and Chris uncover some gems in an otherise weird year of music. Sure you have some big hits (Mariah Carey, Gorillaz, Carrie Underwood), but you also have to look a little deeper for some true Hall of Songs-worthy candidates.

Join the dynamic duo as they talk about their top-12 songs of 2005.

After listening, head to hallofsongs.com to vote for the songs that you think deserve inclusion in our exclusive Hall of Songs!

After listening to Tim and Chris, VOTE for the greatest songs of all time! Songs from 2005, plus tunes from 2004, ’03, and 1999 are up for a shot to make the Hall of Songs! VOTE BELOW and come back on August 18, 2023, to find out which song or songs get in!

The Top-12 Songs of 2004! Yeah! OK!

Who had the biggest 2004? Was it Lil Jon, the world’s greatest hype man? Or was it Usher, the smoothest male R&B performer in decades? Maybe it was David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox. Or some dude from Westchester County, New York, who combined the Beatles and Jay-Z.

In this episode of Hall of Songs, Tim and Chris go deep into this critical year of music history. They talk about all of these things, and they reminisce about a slightly more innocent time in history. … Slightly.

After listening, head to hallofsongs.com to vote for the songs that you think deserve inclusion in our exclusive Hall of Songs!

After listening to Tim and Chris, VOTE for the greatest songs of all time! Songs from 2004, plus tunes from 2003, ’02, 1999, and ’97 are up for a shot to make the Hall of Songs! VOTE BELOW and come back on July 14, 2023, to find out which song or songs get in!

The Top-12 Songs of 2003! Outkast, Britney, The Killers, and Kanye

Settle in for a cold, hard look at the year 2003 in this episode of Hall of Songs. Tim and Chris run through their top-12 songs of this year, which includes cameos from names like Britney Spears, The Killers, and Outkast. Plus, yes, we talk about Kanye West.

After listening, head to hallofsongs.com to vote for the songs that you think deserve inclusion in our exclusive Hall of Songs!

After listening to Tim and Chris, VOTE for the greatest songs of all time! Songs from 2003, plus tunes from 2002, ’01, ’00, 1999, and ’97 are up for a shot to make the Hall of Songs! VOTE BELOW and come back on June 16, 2023, to find out which song or songs get in!

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.

How We Pick Our Nominees: 2000 in (More Than) 60 Songs

You want a special episode of Hall of Songs? You want to know how Tim and Chris come up with their nominees for the top-12 songs of each year? YOU GOT IT.

Join Tim and Chris as they go through the many songs released in 2000. They’ll discuss many songs, albums, and artists, from Aaliyah to Ying Yang Twins. By the end of the episode, they will have their pool of 60 possible Hall of Songs nominees from 2000, and they’ll make quick determinations on what the final 12 might be.

43rd Election Results: On the Doorstep of 100 Hall of Songs Inductees

We started this experiment a little more than two years ago. Since, we have covered nearly 50 years of music history, nominating hundreds of songs for the Hall of Songs and ultimately inducting 97.

In this episode, recapping the results of our 43rd election, we inch closer to our 100th inductee. Do we get there? What songs from the 1990s do well in our latest round of voting?

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Full results coming soon!

1997! Stacked Year Has Elite Pop, Rock, Dance, Anti-Capitalism

We’re deep into the 1990s at Hall of Songs, and in this episode, Tim and Chris select their top-12 from 1997!

You should expect equal doses of rap, dance-pop, and rock, with dashes of country-crossover, R&B, and whatever the hell was happening over in Britain. It’s a wild year where music defied genre and just about everyone (except Bad Boy Records) was railing against capitalism.

After listening to Tim and Chris, VOTE for the greatest songs of all time! Songs from 1997, plus tunes from 1996, ’95, ’94, ’93, ’91 and ’90 are up for a shot to make the Hall of Songs! VOTE BELOW and come back on February 17, 2023, to find out which song or songs get in!