His “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is both trap-country and an old-fashioned radio hit. Chris Molanphy—chart analyst, host of the Hit Parade podcast and author of Slate’s “Why Is This Song No. 1?”—explains how the song tied “Old Town Road”…

The panel is joined by Slate’s pop critic, chart analyst and Hit Parade podcast host Chris Molanphy to celebrate his tenth (!!) year of Summer Strutting—before the four dive into their picks from this year’s song selections from our listeners.…

Chris Molanphy from Slate’s Hit Parade joins us to discuss the Big 5 and Sweden’s entries for Eurovision 2024. How do the entries from France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the UK, and Sweden stack up to current US Billboard chart sensibilities? …

Will Kravitz get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year? Chris walks us through the case for him, following his recent Hit Parade episode on Lenny. Plus, a spin through Chris’s Rock Hall ballot.…

We sit down with Chris Molanphy, host of Slate’s Hit Parade podcast and author of the book Old Town Road. Chris is an expert on the American pop charts and brings his knowledge of American music trends to analyzing songs…

On this episode of Sound Up!, Chris Molanphy joins Alan and Mark to break down how Beyoncé’s jump into country music will impact the music community, the charts and country radio.…

The 78-year-old Lee is now the oldest performer in history to top the Hot 100. Chris Molanphy joins Kelly to explain how this happened.…

Overlooked at its release, the Killers’ signature hit has become one of the most inescapable rock songs of its time. Hit Parade podcast host Chris Molanphy calls it “a second-chance hit.”…

From time to time, host Paul Myers does episodes about music books that celebrate the art of record-making, and on this one he speaks with authors Ben Greenman, Chris Molanphy and Joel Selvin.…

In our third segment, Dana Stevens and Stephen Metcalf are joined by Slate music critic Chris Molanphy to discuss Morgan Wallen, his No. 1 song “Last Night” and the nature of cancel culture.…