For this “B-Side” episode, DJ Louis XIV is joined by the host of Slate's Hit Parade podcast to discuss the 60-year history of the chart and the way its metrics have evolved over time.

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…

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.

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.

Chris Molanphy, host of Slate's podcast Hit Parade, sees connections and parallels along the history of popular music. Buckle up for a 100-minute trip up and down the Hot 100.

How is it that, more than half a century later, we still follow a chart called the Hot 100 to measure which songs are dominating our earbuds, our dancefloors, our lives?