About this episode

This episode features a countdown of songs from #1700 to #1681, highlighting notable artists and tracks.

| 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. Plus the biggest spo...

People in this episode

Host: Christopher Williams

Topics covered

• music countdown
• Billboard history
• anti-war protest songs
• pop music
• song analysis

Keywords

• Billboard
• music
• countdown
• songs
• pop
• history
• Michael Jackson
• Drake
• anti-war

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