(I don’t have much of an intro for this week’s CHART ATTACK! — only that today’s writer, Rob Smith, made me laugh so hard it woke up my wife in…
Chart Attack!
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Jason Hare
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Howdy, everybody! It’s CHART ATTACK! time once again!, What can I tell you about this week? Well, at least three of our artists owe their chart success to MTV. Four…
Jeff Giles
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One of the questions I am occasionally asked by readers, other than “Are you sure you’re straight?,” is “Why don’t you write more?” (This is also the question I am…
Beau Dure
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Welcome back to another edition of CHART ATTACK!, everyone! Sick of the ’90s? Sick of the ’80s? Sick of … uh … the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, 1970, 1971, and…
Jason Hare
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Hello, everybody! I’ll be honest with you — this chart kind of stinks. I mean, it’s not “wretched,” but I wouldn’t say it’s “good by any stretch of the imagination,”…
Matthew Bolin
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This week’s chart is being covered by Popdose’s own Matthew Bolin. Boy, it seems like only yesterday he was giving Popdose readers too many Wham! songs or a reason to…
Jason Hare
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Welcome to another action-packed edition of CHART ATTACK! Overall, I’m pretty psyched about this week. Although a little light on the rock side, I’d say I’m a fan of at…
Jason Hare
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Our guest writer this week is no stranger to CHART ATTACK!, having contributed a fantastic write-up of March 23, 1985 a while back. Please welcome back our good friend Carlos…
Jason Hare
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‘Sup, everybody? Happy Friday! This week in Billboard history brings us a bunch of Mellow Gold, a bunch of disco, and two oddballs smack in the middle. Let’s take a…
Dw. Dunphy
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Hi everybody! I’m still exhausted from the CHART ATTACK! podcast — so let’s give it up for another guest writer! Dw. Dunphy needs no introduction — certainly you know him…
Jason Hare
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Hey everybody, remember back in March when Jeff and I made a guest appearance over at Dave Lifton’s rockin’ Wings For Wheels? And remember how you listened and thought, “these…
Jason Hare
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Folks, it’s time for another guest-penned CHART ATTACK! — and this one comes from Keilani Goggins, who is actually our first female Chart Attacker! Not only that, but she’s pregnant,…
Jason Hare
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Welcome back to another Friday edition of CHART ATTACK! I have to admit that I do have a soft spot in my heart for almost all of the songs in…
Jason Hare
1 Min Read
And now, a special treat for you here at Popdose! As you know, CHART ATTACK! is a collaborative effort between myself and a few of my favorite writers. If this…
Robert Cass
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(This week, Ye Olde CHART ATTACK! is being taken over by none other than Robert Cass, my co-Managing Editor here at Popdose. Seems like it was only last year that…
Jason Hare
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Hi everyone, and welcome back to another edition of CHART ATTACK! This was a fun week to cover. And although we won’t be doing any of these songs, I still…
Michael Fortes
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I’ll tell you one thing about today’s guest Chart Attacker: the man knows music. A prolific writer for Bullz-Eye, West Coast Performer and his own blog (to name a few),…
Jason Hare
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Hi everybody! It’s that time again — that special time of the week where we look back to a previous Billboard Hot 100 chart, thank the stars we’re not stuck…
Jeff Giles
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The man attackin’ this week’s chart needs no introduction. He’s the Grand Poobah of Popdose, the man who makes it all happen (and gets very little sleep while doing so)….
Jason Hare
1 Min Read
Hey, everybody! Welcome to another edition of CHART ATTACK! This week, we head back to the ’80s, as we tackle February 7, 1987! 10. We’re Ready – Boston Amazon iTunes…
Jason Hare
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(Due to an unbelievably busy schedule, I don’t have as much time as I’d like to write entries for Popdose. Instead of abandoning this series altogether, I’ve instead asked some…
Jason Hare
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Hi everyone!Á‚ I know I’ve been absent from the fun up until now, but I’m here, keeping quite busy helping to edit and organize the site.Á‚ I’ll still be writing…
Jason Hare
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You see? You see? I told you I wasn’t gone forever! Well, if I’m going to make you wait a couple of weeks for a new Friday post, I might…
Beau Dure
2 Min Read
It’s time for another one of our guest CHART ATTACK! posts – and I’m truly psyched to feature a Top 10 rundown from none other than Beau Dure, the man…
Jason Hare
9 Min Read
So last week in the comments, Amy asked if I ever hit up any charts from the ’70s. As I mentioned, I don’t often because I’m more familiar with songs…
Jason Hare
11 Min Read
1984, you never fail to disappoint me. Here are the songs topping the charts on August 25, 1984! 10. If Ever You’re In My Arms Again – Peabo Bryson Amazon…
Jason Hare
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Hooray! CHART ATTACK! is back and this time, it’s personal. Won’t you join me in attacking yet another pop chart? This time, let’s take a look at August 16, 1986!…
Jason Hare
8 Min Read
We need to change the title of this series this week. Don’t believe me? Well, why don’t we take a trip together – a laaaaame trip together – back to…
Jason Hare
10 Min Read
Welcome back to another exciting Friday! Before we start this week’s attack, I just want to thank those of you who e-mailed and offered to send me the i-Ten album…
Jason Hare
12 Min Read
Welcome back to another fun-filled edition of CHART ATTACK! I really love this week. At the time, I was 10 years old, and was starting to listen to the radio…