@cmolanphy

Chart analyst/pop critic. Host of podcast #HitParadePod. Writer of Slate’s #WhyIsThisSongNo1? Feet on the ground, reaching for the stars. (Pronouns—he/him/his.)

 Brooklyn, NY
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Joined April 2009
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Joe updated his list of worthy artists who still haven't made the ballot (and was very excited to finally take Joy Division/New Order & George Michael off the list!)
Vulture@vulture2 Feb 2023
Mariah Carey and Cher are still not in the #RockHall of Fame trib.al/zHeWtFZ

The Worst Snubs in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame History

Eight artists most deserving of induction.

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One of the many frustrating things about Beyonce and Album of the Year is that there is perhaps no major star who's been more thoughtful & insistent about the continued importance of the album as a singular piece of art, designed to be understood and appreciated in its totality.
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.@kwissoker is bringing 2 new books to the Singles series, "Old Town Road" by @cmolanphy and "Hound Dog" by @eweisbard.
Illustration of two pink horses. Photo of Lil Nas X in a pink cowboy hat and pink top, holding his finger to his lips. Photo of a white man with grey hair, wearing a white shirt and tie, in front of sound mixing board. Text: Chris Molanphy: Old Town Road

ALT Illustration of two pink horses. Photo of Lil Nas X in a pink cowboy hat and pink top, holding his finger to his lips. Photo of a white man with grey hair, wearing a white shirt and tie, in front of sound mixing board. Text: Chris Molanphy: Old Town Road

Album cover for Elvis Presley's Hound Dog. Image of the Hound Dog record. Photo of a white man with curly brown hair, wearing glasses and a button-down shirt, sitting in front of a bookshelf.

ALT Album cover for Elvis Presley's Hound Dog. Image of the Hound Dog record. Photo of a white man with curly brown hair, wearing glasses and a button-down shirt, sitting in front of a bookshelf.

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Lori Majewski@LoriMajewski11 Jan 2023
So #AlanLight is not on Twitter, but lots of people who 💜 him are. AL: thanks for classing up #feedback @siriusxmvolume, & for bringing #Top5Tuesday + your vast 🎶 knowledge w/ you. But honestly, what were you doing, slumming it w us anyway?! Go get your EGOT! Xoxo
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Devon Ivie@devonsaysrelax11 Jan 2023
“They’re definitely running out of geezers.” I talked with two Rock Hall voters about who should be on this year’s ballot vulture.com/2023/01/rock-and…

Two Rock Hall Voters Debate Who Should Be on 2023’s Ballot

“They’re definitely running out of geezers. You can’t do so many more years of, ‘Oh yeah, this guy who had three hits in 1972.’”

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@PescaGist23 Nov 2022
Today on The Gist. @cmolanphy, chart analyst, pop critic and host of the Hit Parade podcast is back to recount the number one hits of 1992. Plus not feeling bad about not feeling bad about Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the host and the darlings of the World Cup open.spotify.com/episode/4dt…
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Sean Ross@RossOnRadio2 Oct 2022
Here's the column where I introduced the concept of "The Lost Factor"--songs with the biggest arc from hit to obscurity. I started in 1982, the (chart) year of "Physical" vs. "Don't Stop Believin.'" radioinsight.com/ross/185677…

How Lost Are Pop Music’s Lost Hits?

Part of what I’ve enjoyed about doing music research for a living is watching how big hit songs endure over

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Feeling Distant@annkpowers28 Sep 2022
Because I like to waste time I was just looking at the Pazz & Jop archive versus the new @pitchfork Best Albums of the 90s lists and here are some albums that mattered to us then but which seem to have lost their sheen for cool people... 1/
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💿💿💿 NEW HALL OF SONGS! 💿💿💿 We brought in the chart expert himself, @cmolanphy of Hit Parade, to break down the Hot 100 and how we talk about popular songs. The super fun episode gets into Billy Joel, The Jets, Kate Bush and more! hallofsongs.com/2022/09/04/c…
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Feeling Distant@annkpowers14 Aug 2022
This heartfelt and funny tribute to Olivia Newton-John by @EvieN made me think of the late icon in a whole new way. Thank you Evie! npr.org/2022/08/14/111727653…

Olivia Newton-John, a sexy nerd for the rest of us

She was never just that prim prude from the start of Grease, nor the strutting vamp from its finale. Her superpower, for over 50 years, was embodying both at once.

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Euny Hong@euny30 Jul 2022
End User Agreement v2.0: Impolite tweets @ me will be interpreted as a binding agreement to send me 50 EUR. Price has gone up from 20 EUR. Here's why: qz.com/1034318/unfamous-vall…

Unfamous Valley: Why it sucks to be not quite famous

I recently changed my Twitter profile to include the following: “End User Agreement: Euny will read your tweets for US $20. Tweeting to her will be interpreted as an agreement to pay her.”

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Finally presenting our Summer Strut 2022 episode! This week our panel sits down with @cmolanphy to discuss the chart topping songs of summer and their favorite listener suggested strutting anthems. slate.com/podcasts/culture-g…

Culture Gabfest’s 2022 Summer Soundtrack

The hosts choose some of the weirdest summer songs yet.

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John Reeves@reevesjw24 Jul 2022
“If they don’t want to spend a lot of time on this, they can vote yes and move on.” @PeteButtigieg on marriage equality:
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More post-"Blurred Lines" bullshit: There is absolutely no reason that Beyonce should have to credit the writers of "Show Me Love" on her new song.
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🚨 we are potentially looking at a situation where kate bush and outkast both get into the rock hall next year 🚨
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Forrest Wickman@ForrestW10 Jun 2022
This is just one of those pieces @cmolanphy was born to write. slate.com/culture/2022/06/st…

Why It Took 44 Years for Kate Bush to Score Her First Top 10 Hit

Stranger Things gave “Running Up That Hill” the final push, but its unprecedented climb is decades in the making.

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this week's episode is 👌A-OK👌 because we've got our friend chris molanphy joining us again! and we discuss 1983, which happens to be a HUGE year for so many of the 2022 inductees. listen in and learn why! apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Jn…
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Annie Zaleski@anniezaleski26 May 2022
Depeche Mode's @rockhall induction was so sweet and funny and really showed off their ease and camaraderie. youtube.com/watch?v=x7teQR3B…
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Plainsong one of the great track one/side one songs of all time imo -- gives you over two & a half minutes to float, tricks you into thinking it's purely a beautiful instrumental exercise, but then! "I think it's dark and it looks like rain, you said"
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Carl Wilson@carlzoilus4 Apr 2022
My Grammys review - the harsher analysis is mainly in the last third. Shoutout to @cmolanphy for a borrowed point, and apologies I didn't squeeze in that really the best musical thing was just seeing Joni Mitchell. slate.com/culture/2022/04/gr…
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