Open Polls
POLL: Best Song of 2006
For our series looking back on the music of 10, 15, and 20 years ago, we next turn our attention to 2006. It's a great year with memorable tracks -- and we need YOUR votes to find the best 16!
POLL: Best Fleetwood Mac Song
Fleetwood Mac transformed from a jazz/blues outsider band to a arena-rock icons of the 70s and 80s. We look back at the incredible catalogue and need YOUR votes.
POLL: Best Kylie Minogue Song
Kylie Minogue has been topping charts across the globe with her pop and dance hits for more than four decades. We want to celebrate this dance-floor diva who is still int he prime of her career — but we need your votes!
POLL: Best James Bond Movie Theme
The Bond films have often had theme songs as bombastic as the superspy himself. We want YOUR picks on your favorites, to whittle the field down to the very best 16.
POLL: Best 1980s Music Video
The 1980s saw the Big Bang for music videos, as MTV made the art form accessible to millions of viewers at any time. Some artists created groundbreaking videos that have never been improved upon — and we want YOUR picks on your favorites.
POLL: Best Stevie Wonder Single (CLOSED)
Jazz, r’n’b, and funk icon Stevie Wonder topped the chart as a child. He went on to have a tremendously successful career for five decades. We want to look back at his best singles.
POLL: Best Mariah Carey Song (CLOSED)
Mariah Carey has been topping charts and breaking our hearts for more than 30 years. We want to look back at her incredible songbook and determine her very best song of all time.
POLL: Best Song of 1990 (CLOSED)
The songs of 1990 were a fascinating mix of hair metal, hip-hop, r’n’b, and schmaltzy pop ballads. And we loved all of it! We want to name the BEST song of 1990, but we need YOUR votes!
POLL: Best Drinking Song (CLOSED)
Alcohol and drinking have long inspired songwriters in many different genres of music. As part of our 2025 Summer Specials, we want to consider the very best songs about boozin’ it up.
POLL: Best Song of 1965 (CLOSED)
The mid-1960s was an amazing time for pop music, with the British Invasion in full swing, incredible r’n’b coming out of Motown, and some incredible American rock quartets producing top-tier tracks. Sixty years later, we need your votes on the Best Song of 1965!
POLL: Best Dolly Parton Single (CLOSED)
Dolly Parton is an American treasure. Since the 1950s she has recorded literally hundreds of songs. We intend to discuss the best of them -- but we need YOUR votes!
POLL: Best Song of 2015 (CLOSED)
It’s time to embrace 2010s nostalgia. We begin by looking back a decade ago to 2015, a great year for pop, hip-hop, r&b, dance, and rock music. We want to name the BEST song of 2015 — but we need YOUR VOTES to do it!
POLL: Best “Weird Al” Yankovic Single (CLOSED)
"Weird Al" Yankovic has been popping the pop-music bubble with his parody and polka songs for more than 40 years. We intend to discuss the best of them -- but we need YOUR votes!
POLL: Best ABBA Song (CLOSED)
Swedish super group ABBA took the world by storm during the Eurovision Song Contest, and went on to rule the airwaves for much of the 1970s. We look back at their incredible catalogue — but we need YOUR VOTES to do it!
POLL: Best Tina Turner Single (CLOSED)
The world lost a true legend when Tina Turner passed in 2023 at age 83. We’re going to discuss and debate her songs, but we need YOUR VOTES to help us stick to, well, simply The Best. VOTE NOW!
POLL: Future Music Topics (Summer/Fall 2025)
Have your say on which music-related episodes the podcast should record in future seasons.