The Music List Podcast

12/06/2024

In honor of Father’s Day, this podcast episode needs no explanation as to what it is all about!

Happy Father's Day 2024! There are a number of pathways to fatherhood, but there is one sure-fire method: Make a baby. In honour of Father's Day, the Music List is compiling the top 5 list of best baby-making songs. Feel free to set the mood and get you and your honey all hot and bothered with a smo...

29/05/2024

Garth Brooks needs no introduction. Only the Beatles have sold more albums than this Titan of Country Music. The siblings take on one of their greatest challenges yet- examining the extensive Garth Brooks catalog, which includes 77 singles and 20 #1 hits, and hammering out the five all-time best songs. This is episode is the very best of Garth Brooks.

Garth Brooks is the best-selling solo act of all time. Only the Beatles have sold more albums than Brooks in the history of music. He's won ACA's, Grammys, CMA awards, Billboard awards, Golden Globes, Emmys, and has already been inducted into a legion of Hall of Fames. In short, Garth Brooks is one....

15/05/2024

Mothers deserve more than just a day! Think about your momma with a podcast episode dedicated to the very best songs about moms. And, in honor of Mother’s Day, the siblings get their mom on the mic to help decide the list!

Happy Mother's Day! Even though the episode is dropping a few days after the holiday, the siblings wanted to honor their wonderful mother, Phyllis. This episode is dedicated to all the moms, mammas, mothers, and the like by listing the best songs about great moms or even mothers just doing their bes...

12/05/2024

Happy Mother’s Day!

And especially to the mother’s who helped share the gift of music with their children, like ours did.

Whether it be listening to rock or country music in the car, singing hymns in church, taking your kids to music festivals, or singing them lullabies as babies, thank you!

01/05/2024

In honor of Heather’s 50th birthday, we celebrated by making a list that asks a question that is close to her…Heart… Who are the best female rock vocalists since Heather’s been on this Earth? Heather is a bona fide rock vocalist herself, so this episode is dedicated just to her and her half a century on the Earth!

To celebrate Heather's 50th birthday, a female rocker in her own right, The Music List takes on a topic near and dear to her heart- the best of the best female rock vocalists. And since Heather was born in 1974, we thought we would just decide to make it the best vocalists of her lifetime. Rock and....

17/04/2024

April showers bring May flowers, and the springtime reminds The Music List of all of the great songs that discuss the weather. Sunny skies or runny days fit the bill in this one. Just as spring weather is diverse with many changes, so too is this playlist. This weather-themed episode includes nearly every genre under the sun...or clouds.

April showers bring May flowers, and the springtime reminds The Music List of all of the great songs that discuss the weather. Sunny skies or runny days fit the bill in this one. Just as spring weather is diverse with many changes, so too is this playlist. This weather-themed episode includes nearly...

16/04/2024

Wonder what the topic is?

03/04/2024

How hard is it to write, play, and record a great song? How much harder is it to be even better than the original? The siblings throw down on the best cover songs of all time…And is there a controversial omission to the top 5? Listen, like, and share!

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It's hard enough to write, play, and produce a great song. What can be even harder, however, is to win over the hearts and minds of the fans by taking a great song and doing it even better than the original. In this episode, the siblings duke it over the best cover songs. This episode hits all the g...

31/03/2024

Happy Easter from The Music List!

21/03/2024

Episode came in hot this morning! In honor of March. Madness, we decided to have an episode with “crazy” songs. What are your favorite songs that mention people being crazy, acting insane or going mad? Think it made the cut? Only one way to find out- LIsten to the episode!

You can find The Music List on whatever podcast platform you listen to- Spotify, Apple, Pandora, Pocket Casts- we’re there!

March Madness has begun! Madness...crazy...it's a synonym thing, and The Music List podcast went with it! The siblings go mad and get mad at each other trying to make the definitive top 5 list of songs that delve into the world of the crazed. Join The Music List for an episode loaded with diversity....

09/03/2024

And ties in with our newest episode- Best American Rock Bands!

07/03/2024

Here is an episode you do not want to miss! The category is near and dear to all three siblings, and this one gets contentious!

Rock and roll has been an American staple for over 70 years. Rock bands have been R-O-C-K-ing in the USA since the 1950s. The numbers of legendary bands that have emerged from the United States is legion. But which American bands stand out and above all the rest? And which is the best American rock band of all time?

This episode is full of fireworks, and they light up like the Fourth of July in the newest episode of The Music List podcast.

Rock and roll has been an American staple for over 70 years. Rock bands have been R-O-C-K-ing in the USA since the 1950s. The numbers of legendary bands that have emerged from the United States is legion. But which American bands stand out and above all the rest? And which is the best American rock....

21/02/2024

It would be a….Tragedy….for you to miss this episode. Get your disco on as the siblings argue about what songs make up the Very Best of the BeeGees!

No name in Disco resonates quite like the BeeGees. With over 120 million albums sold, only the Beatles and the Supremes have sold more units as a band. The Gibb brothers, Barry, Robin, and Maurice, won the world over with some of the tightest harmonies ever recorded, recognizable songwriting, and, o...

08/02/2024

Let this be your reminder that you are running out of time to get that special loved one a card for Valentine’s Day!

Also, what a great list of songs! Some absolute classics and some new blood as well. We got Motown. We got rock. We got country. We got soul. Something for everybody!

And best of all….we’re back for season 3!

What's better than a love song? A love song sung between lovers. Or, at least, those pretending to be. Love duets capture the chemistry, the passion, and the tension of love in a way a solo performance simply can't. Some are iconic love duets performed by the some of the titans of the music industry...

02/01/2024

Happy New Year, and be ready for season 3 in February!

24/12/2023

If The Music List had a hall of fame of great debates, Bruce would be in the first inducted class!

What a resume!

23/12/2023

We hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful part of the year! If you are traveling and you want some fun, festive entertainment, here are all the Christmas related episodes for your listening pleasure!

Best Christmas Carols- https://rss.com/podcasts/themusiclist/1272550/

Best Modern Christmas Songs- https://rss.com/podcasts/themusiclist/1253189/

Best Classic Christmas Songs- https://rss.com/podcasts/themusiclist/751787/

Best Novelty Christmas Songs- https://rss.com/podcasts/themusiclist/734319/

At The Music List podcast, Ben, Beth, and Heather want to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Earlier Christmas episodes heavily relied on secular Christmas music, but in this episode, the focus is on the sacred. Many Christmas carols date back centuries, so many of the traditional carols sang in churches and by carolers have stood the test of time in centuries. The siblings tackle the daunt...

21/12/2023

One thing the siblings love about Christmas are the singing of the Christmas carols. Listen to this episode and see if your favorite Christmas carols make the list!

Earlier Christmas episodes heavily relied on secular Christmas music, but in this episode, the focus is on the sacred. Many Christmas carols date back centuries, so many of the traditional carols sang in churches and by carolers have stood the test of time in centuries. The siblings tackle the daunt...

16/12/2023

The Best Modern Christmas Songs episodes is one of our hottest ever! Give it a listen and see what all the buzz is about. You also won’t want to leave these songs off your Holiday playlists.

And of course, Merry Christmas from The Music List Podcast!

While Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Nat King Cole, Sinatra, and the crooners may lay claim to being the voices of Christmas past, rock, pop, and country singers have taken over the Christmas music scene since the 1970s. While their songs are much more diverse in musical sound than from decades before,...

07/12/2023

Move over Bing, it’s time for some modern Christmas songs. Rock, pop, Motown, Country and more…Since the 1970s, genres all over the music spectrum have produced some Christmas bangers. Still, that’s over 50 years of great Christmas music. Listen as the siblings debate, argue, and laugh their way to create the definitive best list of modern Christmas songs recorded since 1970!

While Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Nat King Cole, Sinatra, and the crooners may lay claim to being the voices of Christmas past, rock, pop, and country singers have taken over the Christmas music scene since the 1970s. While their songs are much more diverse in musical sound than from decades before,...

22/11/2023

The Music List Podcast knows that millions of Americans will be on the road today headed to Thanksgiving gathering destinations. We would love to be part of your commute! We released this morning our very first Thanksgiving Special- an episode dedicated to bands whose band names could find themselves on the Thanksgiving table!

We need appetizers, main dishes, sides, and desserts. We got them all! Happy Thanksgiving, from The Music List to you.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our wonderful listeners! We are thankful for you, and so this episode is a bit of a treat. To celebrate the time-honored traditions of the American Thanksgiving holiday, the siblings work together to create a delicious Thanksgiving spread using only band names. Appetizer...

20/11/2023

This episode came out a week ago. We did songs with the word “fall” or some variant of in the title in honor of the autumn season.

You will want to be sure to subscribe to our podcast for our next episode. It will be a laugh-filled Thanksgiving holiday special.

Fall is in full swing. The cooler temperatures are starting to sweep through the land, and The Music List is celebrating with an episode dedicated to fall! Wait, well, dedicated to falls...or falling...or fell. A different kind of fall, but it's all in honor of autumn! Which falling song will stay o...

26/10/2023

Happy Halloween, everyone! As expected, The Music List had to release at least one Spooky-flavored episode for November. Enjoy some great ghost stories put to music!

Spooky season is here! As much as Heather and Beth love Halloween and all things associated with the holiday, The Music List is guaranteed to bring you a fright-filled episode in October. Ghosts and hauntings are a fairly popular theme across all genres of music, and the siblings take on the dauntin...

12/10/2023

We got MLB playoffs. We got the NFL. We have college football. College and NBA basketball is less than a month away. There is no better time of year to talk about the best sports anthems in the history of arenas.

Get hype. Get juiced. Get to your favorite podcast provider, and check out the siblings duke it out over the Best Sports Anthems!

Music has accompanied sporting events for literally thousands of years. From the Colosseum and gladiator combat of ancient Rome to the Super Bowls of today, stadium songs have always been an important segment of the sports culture. We play stadium songs at every level from the pro leagues down to ju...

27/09/2023

The highly anticipated ”Late Beatles” greatest songs episode is now live!

Stay up to date because we’ll have a bonus Beatles episode next week.

Few bands accomplished so much over such a short period of recording time that the Beatles. With just seven years of recording history, the "Fab Four" are widely considered the greatest rock and roll band to grace a stage or put music to vinyl. It is perhaps the late Beatles era, from 1966 to 1970,....

19/09/2023

This meme is Sad but True.

15/09/2023

Is there another answer someone would be looking for?

16/08/2023

The baddest of the bad boys have a sensitive streak. Nothing highlights this like an 80’s power ballad. Listen to this episode of TML Podcast as Heather, Ben, and Beth debate, haggle, and settle on the definitive top list for Best 80’s Power Ballads.

The 1980's was a decade of decadence, spandex, machismo males wearing lipstick while playing guitars, and, of course, hard-hitting jams about s*x, drugs, and rock and roll. And yet, there was a softer side to the hair bands and hard rockers of the 80s. It manifested itself in the power ballad. The 8...

04/08/2023

Tumbleweed. Big iron. Mood-setting flute music. Ten paces and fast draws. In this explosive episode of The Music List podcast, the siblings duel it out over the best story ballads in the history of country music. Country music tells great stories that showcase conflict with winners and losers, and sometimes, no winners at all. The siblings mirror that with a conversation that gets so heated, the hosts have to take a timeout and cool down! See how it all shakes out on this narrative and controversial episode of The Music List podcast.

Tumbleweed. Big iron. Mood-setting flute music. Ten paces and fast draws. In this explosive episode of The Music List podcast, the siblings duel it out over the best story ballads in the history of country music. Country music tells great stories that showcase conflict with winners and losers, and s...