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POLL: Best Glam Metal/Hair Metal Song

Glam metal — AKA hair metal — set the 1980s alive with scorching guitar riffs, screeching vocals, and enough hairpsray to create a hole in the ozone layer. Look back on these infectious rock anthems and choose YOUR favorites.

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POLL: Best “Star Trek” Captain

This year marks the 60th anniversary of “Star Trek.” We want to celebrate the sprawling sci-fi franchise by debating the iconic characters that commanded the various starships. And we need your votes!

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POLL: Best Spider-Man Villain

Spider-Man has been doing whatever a spider can for more than 60 years, and that includes catching bad guys in his web. We’re considering Spidey’s rogues gallery, and we need YOUR votes.

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POLL: Best Yacht Rock Song

It's cold outside, but you can warm up listening to the smooth, sunshine sounds of our 2026 Summer Special, Best Yacht Rock Song. But we need YOUR votes to determine the 16 yachty jams.

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POLL: Best Zelda Game

2027 will mark the 40th anniversary of “The Legend of Zelda.” Celebrate Link and his adventures in Hyrule by picking your favorite games from the past four decades.

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POLL: Best Glenn Close Film

Glenn Close has delivered countless iconic film performances since she first debuted in the 1980s. Yet she has never won an Oscar! We want to give Glenn her due but we need YOUR votes to do it!

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POLL: Best Kelly Clarkson Song

Kelly Clarkson rocketed to pop stardom thanks to “American Idol,” and now she has been a musical mainstay for nearly 25 years. We want to look back on her catalogue and we need YOUR votes!

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POLL: Best Steven Spielberg Movie

Steven Spielberg has been one of Hollywood’s most successful — and celebrated — directors for more than 50 years. We look back at his remarkable cinematic career, but we need YOUR votes to do it.

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POLL: Best “Christmas Carol” Adaptation

Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was first published in 1843. Since then, the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his Christmas Eve hauntings has been adapted on stage, and on film and TV, countless times. For our 2026 Holiday Special, the Great Pop Culture Debate podcast wants to look back at the very best — and we need YOUR votes!

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POLL: Best Diana Ross Song

Diana Ross became an instant icon as the lead singer of The Supremes, and continued her legacy with a decades-long solo career as both a singer and actress. As the latest installment in our Divas Series, we want to look back at her solo songs through the years.

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