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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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Season 2 - Episode #1 - Songs #2000-#1981

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2026/02/26

Episode #51 (Season 2, Episode 1) discusses songs #2000-#1981, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Goo Goo Dolls | Donovan | The Temptations | Captain & Tennille | Rod Stewart | Laura Branigan | Sade | Twenty One Pilots Welcome to Season 2! We have now reached The top 2000 songs of all time, and this episode is a banger! One of the greatest guitar riffs of all time, one of the greatest &B classics of all time ...

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Bonus Episode - Mailbag #2 - Even More of Everything...

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2026/02/19

This is a bonus companion episode to Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Podcast. Answering questions from listeners about myself, this podcast, the songs in the podcast, and the Billboard Charts. Lots of great information, shop talk, and several spoilers about Season 2 episodes. I hope you enjoy. Leave me fan mail message!

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Milestone Episode #50 - Songs #2020-#2001

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2026/02/05

This Milestone Episode 50 discusses songs #2020-#2001, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Flo Rida | Blood, Sweat & Tears | Lloyd Price | Willie Nelson | Duran Duran | The Supremes | Ariana Grande | Sweet In Episode 50 we present the 20 best hits of Season 1 as we finish up the 2000's. Jam packed with classic oldies by Lloyd Price and Elvis Presley and modern superstars Ariana Grande and Flo Rida. We h...

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Episode #49 - Songs #2040-#2021

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2026/01/29

Leave me fan mail message! Episode 49 discusses songs #2040-#2021, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | The 4 Seasons | The Beatles | Madonna | Miami Sound Machine | Genesis | Warren G & Nate Dogg | Justin Timberlake | Eurythmics The penultimate episode of Season 1, we have some great choruses from great classics throughout the rock era. And power packed, too. 4 #1 hits and 5 #2 hits, we get jiggy, we get lonely, a...

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Episode #48 - Songs #2060-#2041

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2026/01/22

Leave me fan mail message! Episode 48 discusses songs #2060-#2041, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Led Zeppelin | Elton John | Carrie Underwood | Huey Lewis & The News | Michael McDonald | Lorde | INXS | Bruce Springsteen The main theme of this set as we start to close out the first 1000 songs is catchy pop tunes. We have a ton of them, from Huey Lewis to The Dave Clark Five. Even the Boss's entry is a catchy ...

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Episode #47 - Songs #2080-#2061

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2026/01/15

Leave me fan mail message! Episode 47 discusses songs #2080-#2061, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Prince | Elton John | The Beatles | Jay-Z | Bee Gees | Ke$ha | Beyonce | Three Dog Night Some of the real heavyweights coming out to play in this set. See that roster? Some fantastic #1 hits, including the lowest rated #1 song from the Bee Gees out of their 9 #1 hits. Which one is it? An interesting doubl...

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Episode #46 - Songs #2100-#2081

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2026/01/08

Leave me fan mail message! Episode 46 discusses songs #2100-#2081, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Boyz II Men | Donna Summer | Dion & the Belmonts | Santana | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Destiny's Child | Lil Wayne | Billy Ocean The theme of this episode, as we start to wind down Season 1 and the first 1000 songs of this countdown, is debuts from the legends! There are 7 artists/acts that are household names mak...

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Episode #45 - Songs #2120-#2101

Chris"s Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast ·

2026/01/01

Leave me fan mail message! Episode 45 discusses songs #2120-#2101, as we inch closer and closer to the #1 song in Billboard History. Artists featured include: | Kenny Loggins | Naughty by Nature | Cyndi Lauper | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | Aretha Franklin | Sam Smith | Kenny Rogers | Lil Baby Happy New Year everyone! Starting out the new year with another fantastic set of 20 songs, from throughout the rock era, but in particular the year 1991. 4 songs from that year a...

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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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