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PODCAST

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast

Christopher Williams

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.

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All Episodes

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Episode #44 - Songs #2140-#2121

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/12/18

Leave me fan mail message! Episode 44 discusses songs #2140-#2121, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Chicago | Bruno Mars | Janet Jackson (Finally!!) | The O'Jays | David Lee Roth | Harry Styles | Herman's Hermits | Grand Funk Railroad This is my 50th recording (44 regular episodes and 6 bonus), on the one-year anniversary of my very first recording. And we continue on the greatest countdown podcast ever with another exce...

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Episode #43 - Songs #2160-#2141

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/12/11

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 43 discusses songs #2160-#2141, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Rod Stewart | James Brown | Avril Levigne | Michael Jackson | The Beatles | Doja Cat | Andy Gibb | Salt-N-Pepa The greatest countdown podcast in history adds another chapter as we move toward the end of the first 1000 songs, an eclectic mix in this set as we follow-up dance pop with 50's Cuban instrument...

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Episode #42 - Songs #2180-#2161

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/12/04

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 42 discusses songs #2180-#2161, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Daryl Hall & John Oates | REO Speedwagon | Roy Orbison | Jose Feliciano | Creed | Phil Collins | DJ Khaled | Billy Preston Do you have your parachute pants and Aqua Net ready? Cause this is an 80's heavy podcast. 8 songs from the 80's from 7 different years within that magnificent decade....

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Episode #41 - Songs #2200-#2181

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/11/26

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 41 discusses songs #2200-#2181, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Elton John | Mariah Carey | Cheap Trick | John Cougar Mellencamp | The Rolling Stones | Bow Wow | Lady Gaga | Kansas The Greatest Countdown Podcast ever continues as we dip into the 2100's for the first time. 2 great songs that started out as 50's-60's classics and then were remade into 80's Top 10...

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Episode #40 - Songs #2220-#2201

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/11/19

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 40 discusses songs #2220-#2201, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | The Rolling Stones | Neil Diamond | Lady Gaga | Dr. Hook | Air Supply | Guns n' Roses | Billy Idol | Alicia Keys The Greatest Countdown Podcast ever continues as we've now reviewed 800 songs over 40 episodes! Episode 40 features several overdramatic love ballads, (A Billboard Countdown staple), 2 m...

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Episode #39 - Songs #2240-#2221

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/11/07

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 39 discusses songs #2240-#2221, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Sheena Easton | Journey | Brenda Lee | Enigma | Bill Withers | The Beatles | The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | The Notorious B.I.G. So many 70's R&B in this set, as well as some old school rock and country ballads from the late 50's and early 60's. We connect 90 years of rock and roll through 3 arti...

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Episode #38 - Songs #2260-#2241

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/10/31

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 38 discusses songs #2260-#2241, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Diana Ross | Justin Bieber | Katy Perry | Ringo Starr | M.C. Hammer | Rufus w Chaka Khan | Michael Bolton | P!nk The theme of this episode is instrumentals! 3 of them in this set, plus a survey of the listeners as to their favorite instrumentals sprinkled throughout the podcast. One of...

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Episode #37 - Songs #2280-#2261

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/10/23

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 37 discusses songs #2280-#2261, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Supertramp | Aerosmith | Ringo Starr | Eddie Money | Prince | Keith Sweat | Charlene (Yes, that song.) | Harry Styles Lots of tasty 70's and 80's songs in this set, including early 80's Prince and late 80's Keith Sweat. 5 artists that would be 1 hit wonders if it wasn't for that pesky minor 2nd son...

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Episode #36 - Songs #2300-#2281

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/10/16

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 36 discusses songs #2300-#2281, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Guns n' Roses | Bruno Mars | Bee Gees | Sheryl Crow | Miami Sound Machine | Daryl Hall & John Oates | James Taylor | Bob Seger I challenge you to give me one bad song in this incredible set of 20 songs. Such a good mix of sweet ballads and pop dance, and some great classics, including from the ...

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Bonus Companion Episode - Montage of Songs Clips...

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/10/12

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Hello. This is a supplement to Chris's Billboard Countdown podcast, playing a montage of all songs ranked from #2500 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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Episode #35 - Songs #2320-#2301

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/10/10

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 35 discusses songs #2320-#2301, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Whitney Houston | MC Hammer | Brian Hyland | Stevie Wonder | Kenny Rogers | Dolly Parton | Dire Straits | Chris Brown As we close out the 2300's, the hits are getting bigger and bigger. A return to the countdown for many superstars that hadn't been seen for several podcasts. A top pop-rapper ...

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Episode #34 - Songs #2340-#2321

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/10/03

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 34 discusses songs #2340-#2321, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | The Supremes | Sean Kingston | Barbra Streisand | Climax Blues Band | SAINt jHN | Richard Marx | Beyonce | Mariah Carey We're starting to get to a slew of #1 hits, 4 in a row to be exact! Including a novelty #1 from the 10's. Some wonderful ballads from the 70's and 90's highlights this fanta...

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Bonus Episode - Long Distance Dedication - My friends...

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/09/26

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! This is a bonus episode to my Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast series. It's a full form long distance dedication, and it tells the story of one of the best years of my adolescence and how it melded in with my rediscovery of Casey Kasem and the American Top 40. 1987. My friends and the wonderful times we had, and my attempt to predict the Top 100 songs of the year. Didn't go so well. I hope you enjoy th...

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Episode #33 - Songs #2360-#2341

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/09/17

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 33 discusses songs #2360-#2341, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Billy Joel | Elvis Presley | Phil Collins | Ace | All-4-One | Bon Jovi | Three Dog Night | The Jacksons & Mick Jagger (Yes, that song) Some music chart heavyweights have come to play in Episode #33, first time hits for Billy Joel while the 3rd hit for War! Lots of 70's and 80's tunes, no song a...

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Episode #32 - Songs #2380-#2361

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 32 discusses songs #2380-#2361, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Bruce Hornsby & The Range | Run-DMC | .38 Special | Elton John | Mariah Carey | Don Henley | Barry White | Tommy James & the Shondells One of my favorite set lists, we have 70's and 80's galore and a great group of critically and commercially acclaimed songs. Elton John swears a little?&nbs...

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Episode #31 - Songs #2400-#2381

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/09/03

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 31 discusses songs #2400-#2381, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Jessica Simpson | The Zombies | Kenny Rogers | Pink | Mariah Carey | Natalie Cole (with her top ranked hit!) | Allan Sherman | Jay-Z & Kanye West This episode takes a bit of a break from the 70's-80's Casey era and makes most of its travels to the parent's generation, and the kid's generation.&n...

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Episode #30 - Songs #2420-#2401

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/08/28

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 30 discusses songs #2420-#2401, as we complete 20% of the entire countdown, and inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | The Beatles | The Jets | Kenny Rogers | Stealers Wheel | Nelly | Aretha Franklin | SWV | Procol Harum A pleasant, groovy setlist!!! Almost all the songs here have a sweet mild vibe to it, perfect for reminiscing about days long past. We have a song wh...

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Episode #29 - Songs #2440-#2421

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/08/21

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 29 discusses songs #2440-#2421, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Fleetwood Mac | The Pointer Sisters | Pearl Jam | Genesis | Cream | Simon & Garfunkel | Future | New Kids On The Block This is a classic rock and classic 80's heavy set list, from The Pointer Sisters to Genesis to Pearl Jam to Cream. Some great hip-hop entries, the first female empowerment anth...

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Episode #28 - Songs #2460-#2441

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/08/07

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 28 discusses songs #2460-#2441, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | The Pretenders | The Bangles | Dan + Shay | Brittney Spears | Ray Charles | Atlanta Rhythm Section | Donna Summer | The Monkees Some wonderful hits from all the decades, with a lot of them bunched up together in groups. For example, 5 songs in a row from the 60's. 6 songs in a row that p...

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54:32

Episode #27 - Songs #2480-#2461

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2025/07/30

Leave me fan mail message! I welcome all feedback! Episode 27 discusses songs #2480-#2461, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | The Mamas & The Papas | Bob Seger | The Cure | Kanye West | Toni Braxton | Duran Duran | Earth, Wind & Fire | Chicago You love 70's and 80's songs? This is the Podcast for you! Mamas & the Papas make their countdown debut, as does Toni Braxton. This highest ranked song ever ...

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