With A Bullet - Breaking Down The Charts

Matt Golden
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Hosted by Matt and Todd Golden. Each week we discuss and recap a different music chart from the past and we put our own personal spin on everything. Singles, albums, pop, rock, R&B, alternative, country, adult contemporary, charts from both inside and outside of the US... We'll tackle anything. Our most recent episodes include music and can be found exclusively on Spotify.

  1. 11/14/2022

    The Decline of Alternative Rock Radio, Part VI (Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs: September 11, 1999)

    This is the sixth and final installment of our series on the decline of alternative rock radio and we are going to discuss Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs from September 11, 1999... We have Fred Durst's cookie, crying dolphins, Shrek, streaking pop punkers, two 60s covers, lots of nu metal, a pimp from the Detroit suburbs, and much more... As a bonus, here's a playlist of nearly every song that's discussed in the series. Enjoy!

    1h 11m
  2. The Decline of Alternative Rock Radio, Part V (Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs: September 12, 1998)

    10/30/2022

    The Decline of Alternative Rock Radio, Part V (Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs: September 12, 1998)

    It's the penultimate episode of the series and we're going to be discussing Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs from September 12, 1998... The swing revival, nu metal, outlandish rumors, hearts in blenders, songs about dragonflies, Twin Cities heroes, Christian rock, prison escapes, Mulder & Scully, and "frat party hip hop acoustic jam band blues". It's all here.

    1h 11m
  3. The Decline of Alternative Rock Radio, Part IV (Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs: September 13, 1997)

    10/17/2022

    The Decline of Alternative Rock Radio, Part IV (Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs: September 13, 1997)

    This is the fourth installment of our series on the decline of alternative rock radio and for this episode we're going to check out Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs from September 13, 1997... We have tons of ska, lots and lots of bands that sound like Live, Live, Blur, Oasis, Radiohead, the Dandy Warhols/Brian Jonestown Massacre feud, Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, Sarah McLachlan, and much much more.

    1h 16m

  4. 10/06/2022

    The Decline of Alternative Rock Radio, Part III (Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs: December 7, 1996)

    We're still on the sinking ship that was alternative rock radio and we've managed to make it to 1996. This episode covers Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs from December 7, 1996 and we're going to talk about vanishing grunge acts, Nebraskan reggae, Tarantino samples, forgettable Brit-Pop, posthumous singles, half assed Ohio Players covers, and much much more!

    1h 17m
  5. The Decline of Alternative Rock Radio, Part II (Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs: September 16, 1995)

    09/26/2022

    The Decline of Alternative Rock Radio, Part II (Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs: September 16, 1995)

    This is the second installment of our look back at 90s alternative rock radio and for this episode we're going to check out Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs from September 16, 1995...  We have the death of Lollapalooza, a look into the sex life of a Full House star, grunge copycats, Aussie teenagers, novelty groups, jam bands, industrial era Bowie, hits from a Liv Tyler movie, and much, much more!

    1h 25m
  6. The Decline of Alternative Rock Radio, Part I (Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs: September 10, 1994)

    09/19/2022

    The Decline of Alternative Rock Radio, Part I (Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs: September 10, 1994)

    This is the first part of our six part series on 90s Alternative rock radio and we're starting out with a look back at Billboard's Top 40 Alternative Songs from September 10, 1994... Joining us on this chart, we have Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Green Day, Seal... and Sheryl Crow? Yes, Sheryl Crow, along with many others... It's all downhill from here.

    1h 22m
  7. KRULL!!! (Top 40 US Singles: March 20, 1993)

    03/22/2021

    KRULL!!! (Top 40 US Singles: March 20, 1993)

    We're back in the 90s and all we want to do is zoom-a zoom zoom zoom and a boom boom... West Coast rap classics, slow jams, jazz rap, lots and lots of Whitney Houston, and Todd brings up the early 80s sci-fi/fantasy epic Krull a lot for absolutely no reason. Also, as a special bulletin, we also discuss our upcoming format change and our move to Spotify.

    1h 49m
  8. Cum On Feel The Noize (Top 40 UK Singles: March 11, 1973)

    03/11/2021

    Cum On Feel The Noize (Top 40 UK Singles: March 11, 1973)

    We're going glam with Slade, T. Rex, The Sweet, Roxy Music, and (name redacted)! Get out your glitter, your feather boas, your gold lamé platform boots, and feel the noize!

    1h 46m
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Hosted by Matt and Todd Golden. Each week we discuss and recap a different music chart from the past and we put our own personal spin on everything. Singles, albums, pop, rock, R&B, alternative, country, adult contemporary, charts from both inside and outside of the US... We'll tackle anything. Our most recent episodes include music and can be found exclusively on Spotify.

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