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 Culture Gabfest “Summer Strut 2018” Edition

25 July 2018
Chris Molanphy joins the Gabfesters to discuss candidates for 2018’s Song of the Summer, unpacking the rise of Cardi B and the enduring popularity of Drake. Then they sift through more than 450 songs nominated by listeners for this year’s Summer Strut playlist.