Hall of Songs

24/12/2023

Veterans Committee! 2007-10. Plus, we discuss Christmas songs.

After listening, head to www.hallofsongs.com and VOTE for the songs that you think belong in the Hall of Songs!

As we come to the end of the main Hall of Songs timeline, we nominate the final four songs through the Veterans Committee.

04/12/2023

Hall of Songs has reached 2009!

Behold the indie renaissance, with nominees by Animal Collective, Drake, Phoenix and more! Plus Lady Gaga caps off a huge year.

These are our top-12 of the year. Are they the greatest songs of all-time? LISTEN NOW!

We’re nearing the end of the main Hall of Songs canon, but don’t fret, because here we have 12 songs that we think are potential Greatest of All Time nominees.

11/11/2023

28 songs! A packed ballot means plenty of blood will be shed. ... Figurative blood, of course.

Did any more songs from the 2000s reach the Hall of Songs? Find out now!

It’s a huge ballot this time out, with 28 songs vying to be part of the pantheon of music, the Hall of Songs.

21/08/2023

Have you listened to our 2006 episode yet? Our top-12 songs of the year include some obvious highlights, a few *new* names, and plenty more. https://hallofsongs.com/2023/08/14/2006-the-a-t-era-begins-with-a-year-of-crazy-songs/

Plus, VOTE! We've extended the deadline one day. Go here to cast your ballot for the greatest songs of all-time: https://hallofsongs.com/the-current-nominees/

We nominate our top-12 songs from 2006 for inclusion in the Hall of Songs.

19/06/2023

No beating around the bush: Usher and Lil' Jon ruled 2004.

It's our top-12 songs of the year! Featuring those guys, plus songs by an American Idol, a guy whining about growing up in the suburbs, and a bunch of Scots who named themselves after a slain leader.

In this episode of Hall of Songs, Tim and Chris go deep into 2004, a critical year of music history.

05/06/2023

Now we're in 2003! We break down a year of all-time pop smashes by the likes of Outkast and The Killers, plus the continued evolution of hard rock, and the debut of a very controversial figure.

It's our top-12 songs! Listen now!

Tim and Chris run through their top-12 songs of this year, which includes cameos from names like Britney Spears, The Killers, and Outkast.

03/06/2023

Results time!

Can we get a 109th member of the Hall of Songs? Eminem, Nelly, The White Stripes, Missy Elliott, and others are all vying for a shot. One shot.

Will any song become the 109th to reach the Hall of Songs? Find out now!

25/05/2023

Bonus!

This Memorial Day weekend, join us as we take you on a journey through the music of 20 years ago. It's our 2003 shortlist! With Andrew Unterberger of Billboard!

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.

02/05/2023

TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS that the 2002 episode of Hall of Songs is live!

We go through our top 12 songs from the year. And yes, we get into emo.

https://hallofsongs.com/2023/05/01/2002-a-list-of-top-12-songs-so-hot-you-may-want-to-take-your-clothes-off/

29/04/2023

NEW HALL OF SONGS RESULTS!!!

Can we add more to the 106 songs already in the Hall of Songs?

Tunes from 2001, 2000, 1999, 1997! Names like Eminem, Missy Elliott, Santana (featuring Rob Thomas), Daft Punk, Alicia Keys and more! All are vying for your vote!

Join us as we recap another election, featuring songs released between 1997 and ’01.

17/04/2023

It's here.

2001. A lot happens this year. Musically, it's a smorgasbord of styles -- fluid R&B and pop, hard rock, experimental alt rock and metal, and a new way of dance.

Our top-12 songs of the year!

Hall of Songs continues with Tim and Chris’ foray into the year 2001.

03/04/2023

The year 2000! For the 50th time, Tim and Chris go through a full year of music and select the top songs of the year.

Listen to hear space-age R&B and rap, nu metal, sound collages, and more!

Join us as we give you the top-12 songs of 2000. Then head to hallofsongs.com to vote for the tracks you think surpass them all as members of the Hall of Songs.

26/03/2023

NEW: A SUPER FUN look at our nomination process! Join Tim and Chris as they go through 2000 and pick possible nominees for The Hall of Songs.

We discuss: Radiohead, Outkast, Coldplay, Britney, Eminem, Air, Trick Daddy, Jill Scott and MUCH MORE.

Join Tim and Chris as they go through the many songs released in 2000. By episode’s end, they will have put together a list of 60 potential Hall of Songs nominees.

20/03/2023

It's time for 1999! Before the world ends, thanks to Y2K, we give you the top-12 songs of this pretty wild year of pop, rap, pop, R&B, rock, pop ... just a lot of pop.

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In this episode of Hall of Songs, Tim and Chris run through the 12 songs that mattered most before the end of … something.

20/02/2023

Quicker than a ray of light, our top-12 songs of 1998 are HERE!

Listen as we go deep into a year of millennial optimism with lots of R&B, rap, and dance!

These are our 12 nominees from 1998 — our picks for the best songs of a year full of hot R&B and sunny pop.

09/02/2023

It's 1997!

Radiohead!
Richard Ashcroft!
Chumbawamba!

And that's just the Brits ...

Our top-12 songs of 1997 revealed!

1997 is a wild year in music. Tim and Chris give their top-12 from the year while discussing all the crossing over and chaos.

24/01/2023

Probably the wildest episode yet of Hall of Songs, including DISAGREEMENTS (!), WILD CARD PICKS (!), and JOKES (your mileage may vary on how funny said jokes are). Plus, of course, our top-12 songs of 1996!

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Tim and Chris go deep into the music of 1996, which includes rap, alternative rock, R&B, and … well, you’ll have to listen to hear the rest.

11/01/2023

We're back!

And we dive into 1995, giving you our top-12 songs of the year. Gentle spoiler: You may hear names like Mariah, Bjork, and Alanis among this top-12. The rest? FIND OUT! Listen now!

We unveil our top-12 songs of 1995, a year with plenty of new names and some mammoth hits.