Hit Parade Music from Broadway used to top the charts before rock and rap made the musical old hat—but show tunes are making a comeback. By Chris Molanphy June 28, 201910:17 AM Tweet Share Listen to Hit Parade: <iframe src="https://player.megaphone.fm/SLT1487097838?light=true" frameborder="no" height="200" scrolling="no" width="100%"></iframe> Get More Hit Parade Slate Plus members get extended, ad-free [...] Read more

Slate’s music history podcast is here to quiz you with some Broadway trivia. By Chris Molanphy and T.J. Raphael June 14, 20194:16 PM Tweet Share <iframe src="https://player.megaphone.fm/SLT8336863500?light=true" frameborder="no" height="200" scrolling="no" width="100%"></iframe> Get More Hit Parade Slate Plus members get extended, ad-free versions of our podcasts—and much more. Sign up today and try it free for [...] Read more

Meet chart overachievers Genesis:’70s prog rockers turned ’80s pop juggernaut, spinning off multiple careers, countless hits, and thundering drums. By Chris Molanphy May 31, 201911:07 AM Tweet Share <iframe src="https://player.megaphone.fm/SLT2966321846?light=true" frameborder="no" height="200" scrolling="no" width="100%"></iframe> Get More Hit Parade Slate Plus members get extended, ad-free versions of our podcasts—and much more. Sign up today and try [...] Read more

Slate’s music history podcast is here to quiz you with some trivia. By Chris Molanphy May 17, 201912:40 PM Tweet Share <iframe src="https://player.megaphone.fm/SLT8387017886?light=true" frameborder="no" height="200" scrolling="no" width="100%"></iframe> Get More Hit Parade Slate Plus members get extended, ad-free versions of our podcasts—and much more. Sign up today and try it free for two weeks. Join Slate [...] Read more

Dearly beloved, we gather on the charts to get through this thing called life … and death. Live from MoPOP in Seattle, Hit Parade tells the stories of some of the biggest chart toppers from beyond the grave. By Chris Molanphy April 26, 20198:00 AM Tweet Share Listen to Episode 23 of Slate’s Hit Parade: [...] Read more

Stevie Wonder’s legendary songbook started when he was a young man. How a semi-improvised live recording became his first, and least likely, No. 1 hit. By Chris Molanphy Listen to Hit Parade: <iframe src="https://player.megaphone.fm/SLT7217539530?light=true" frameborder="no" height="200" scrolling="no" width="100%"></iframe> Get More Hit Parade Slate Plus members get extended, ad-free versions of our podcasts—and much more. Sign [...] Read more

Slate’s music history podcast is here to quiz you on cover songs, and Stevie Wonder. By Chris Molanphy and T.J. Raphael <iframe src="https://player.megaphone.fm/SLT4519163661?light=true" frameborder="no" height="200" scrolling="no" width="100%"></iframe> Get More Hit Parade Slate Plus members get extended, ad-free versions of our podcasts—and much more. Sign up today and try it free for two weeks. Join Slate [...] Read more

Creedence Clearwater Revival was an eternal chart bridesmaid—with a record number of No. 2s—and the No. 1s holding them back weren’t all classics. Listen to Episode 21 of Slate’s Hit Parade: &lt;iframe src="https://player.megaphone.fm/SLT7769267473?light=true" frameborder="no" height="200" scrolling="no" width="100%"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt; Get More Hit Parade Slate Plus members get extended, ad-free versions of our podcasts—and much more. Sign up today [...] Read more

Lady Gaga may be about to pivot from Grammy winner to Oscar winner. How did A Star Is Born both reflect and reboot her decadelong career? By Chris Molanphy Read more

Listen to Episode 19 of Slate’s Hit Parade: Get More Hit Parade Slate Plus members get extended, ad-free versions of our podcasts—and much more. Sign up today and try it free for two weeks. Join Slate Plus Subscribe to Hit Parade Copy this link and add it in your podcast app. copy link copied! For [...] Read more