How to Geek Out About the Billboard Charts ... Professionally
Chris Molanphy made a niche for himself to finally put decades of Billboard chart obsession to good use. The result was the engrossing podcast "Hit Parade."
"For the Ministry of Pop Culture, I got to interview one of my favorite voices in pop culture, Chris Molanphy of the Hit Parade podcast. I never miss a minute of this podcast, even though it goes maximalist and long, even when it's about a topic I don't think I care about, because Chris never fails to make me care. I thought some of my fellow pop culture nerds here might enjoy this (maximalist and long) interview with the world's greatest living expert on the Billboard charts."
For eight years, Chris Molanphy has been nerding out about the Billboard charts—and revealing the stories hidden behind the numbers—on Slate’s Hit Parade podcast. In beautifully crafted monthly soliloquies, the self-proclaimed chart analyst takes listeners inside his uniquely tuned brain, which is filled with pop history, sales numbers, and, most crucia…
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