John Williams has been the go-to composer for Hollywood blockbusters for more than 50 years. From alien adventures to rampaging dinosaurs to hunky explorers to space battles to wizards in training, he gave sound to them all. We discuss 16 of his most notable works.

The 1960s were a pivotal decade in pop culture, with new sounds and bold young artists challenging the status quo in ways that still resonate 60 years later. Look back at this incredible year in popular music as we debate 16 of the most legendary songs from 1965.

The music-comedy-drama series “Glee” ran on the Fox network from 2009 to 2015. Ten years after the show ended its wildly chaotic run, we look back on some of the best songs featured in the series.

Grunge music emanated out of the Pacific Northwest in the late 1980s and changed the sound of rock forever. We look back on 16 of the most influential grunge songs and attempt to name the very best from this era of alternative rock.

Dolly Parton is a singer, songwriter, musician, actor, producer, philanthropist, entrepreneur — and an American icon. We look back at her storied seven-decade career as we attempt to name her very best song.

Mariah Carey took the music world by storm when she burst onto the scene in 1990, and has reinvented the game — and herself — multiple time since. With the imminent arrival of her newest album, we look back at 16 of her most iconic songs.

Swedish super group ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest and took the world by storm with a series of incredible pop and dance tracks in the 1970s and 80s. We look back on the band’s most popular tracks.

Our 2025 Summer Specials continue with a frothy conversation about 16 of the most-loved songs about alcohol, or about drinking alcohol. Bottoms up — but please drink responsibly.

British rock band Queen went from prog-rock upstarts to arena-rock gods over the course of the 1970s and 1980s. While the band’s career was cut short after the tragic early death of lead singer Freddie Mercury, its legacy lives on. We discuss and debate — and celebrate — 16 of Queen’s greatest singles.

Billy Joel became a massive pop and rock star in the 1970s, and remained one of the most successful musicians in the world for nearly 20 years after that. While he largely retired from recording new music in the 1990s, he continues to sell out stadiums and delight millions on primetime television 50 years after his debut. We look back on his biggest hit singles.

It’s already been 10 years since the songs of 2015 ruled the airwaves and music-streaming apps. We look back at 16 of the most-popular, and most critically acclaimed, songs from the midpoint of the 2010s.

Happy April Fool’s Day! We celebrate all things jokey with our episode devoted to the best parody songs from the four-decade-long career of “Weird Al” Yankovic.

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s celebrates a decade on Broadway in 2025. In honor of the Tony-, Grammy-, and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, we look back on 16 of its most beloved songs.

We kick off our 2025 Patreon-sponsored episodes with a look at 16 of some of the most iconic songs that ruled the airwaves in 1978.

Best of 2024 Music features picks from panelists of their favorite albums of the year, everything from pop to rock to jazz fusion and absurdist bands.

For our 2024 Holiday Music special we focus on the sillier, campier holiday songs from the past to the present.