Media Appearances

What Chris Does 101: interviews on how charts, hitmaking and podcasting work

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Waiting for Impact: The Promise of a New Day

26 October 2021
The search for Sudden Impact continues! Dave Holmes talks to Chris Molanphy, who gives us fascinating specifics on how popular culture changed in 1991 and talks about how he came to be a chart journalist…
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MetaPod: Chris Molanphy of Hit Parade

28 April 2021
In this episode of MetaPod, Chris Molanphy discusses how he conceives topics and uncovers chart phenomena for his podcast Hit Parade—and makes the case that music charts still matter.
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Jonathan Small’s Write About Now: Chris Molanphy

24 May 2020
Chris Molanphy is a music journalist, pop-chart expert, and host of the podcast Hit Parade, which dissects how the songs you love (or hate) rule the airwaves. His must-read Slate column “Why Is This Song No. 1?” analyzes current hits.

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The Gist: The Hits of 1992

23 November 2022
Chris Molanphy, chart analyst, pop critic and host of the Hit Parade podcast is back to recount the number one hits of 1992. …
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Slate Culture Gabfest: “Summer Strut 2022” Edition

27 July 2022
The panel is joined by Hit Parade host Chris Molanphy for our annual Strut episode, diving into the longest listener-suggested playlist to date. (42 hours!) They also discuss this year’s chart-topping songs of the summer and their lack of strut-ness.