With A Bullet - Breaking Down The Charts
68 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Hosted by Matt and Todd Golden.
Each week we discuss and recap a different music chart from the past and we put our own personal spin on everything. Singles, albums, pop, rock, R&B, alternative, country, adult contemporary, charts from both inside and outside of the US... We'll tackle anything.
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Episodes
We Just Died In Your Arms Tonight (Top 40 US Singles May 9, 1987)
May 14, 2020 13:28 - 1 hour - 102 MBOur goofiest episode yet. Matt and Todd have side discussions about breakfast, the San Francisco 49ers, Mark "Jacko" Jackson, Jocko Flocko, and arm wrestling while discussing the Top 40 Singles from May 9, 1987.
A Goddamn Tour De Force (Top 40 UK Singles, April 29-May 5, 1979)
May 07, 2020 06:53 - 1 hour - 93.9 MBWe're taking our first trip across the Atlantic and we're going to examine the Top 40 UK Official Singles Chart from late April/early May 1979. Featuring appearances by The Sex Pistols, Dire Straits, David Bowie, The Dickies, ABBA, Kate Bush, Squeeze, Wings, and more. It's a goddamn tour de force!
The Y2K Problem (Top Alternative Songs, April 29, 2000)
April 27, 2020 06:30 - 1 hour - 103 MBWe're taking our first trip into the 21st Century! Join us as we investigate 311, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Creed, Blink 182, Third Eye Blind, The Bloodhound Gang, and other delights from Top Alternative Songs chart.
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (Top 40 US Singles, 4/18/1970)
April 21, 2020 13:06 - 1 hour - 103 MBWe're going back to the dawn of the 70s for this one! The Beatles, The Jackson 5, Simon and Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Rufus Thomas, Badfinger, The Hollies, Edison Lighthouse, and more! All of this week's With A Bullet!
Battle Teacher (Top 40 US Singles, April 20, 1985)
April 13, 2020 18:32 - 1 hour - 103 MBWe're going back to the peak of the 80s for this one... Dueling Marvin Gaye tributes, David Lee Roth gets silly, Morris Day does the bird, Tears For Fears rule the world, The Material Girl gets "crazy", and everyone teams up to save Africa.
Nineteen Eighty Nine! (Top 40 US Singles, April 1, 1989)
April 06, 2020 14:19 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBIt's our lucky 13th episode and we're going back to 1989! Paula Abdul dominates the charts, Madonna gets controversial, The New Kids rise up, Metallica makes a video, and Enya sails away... Plus Milli Vanilli, R.E.M., Guns N' Roses, Mardi Gras, Dinosaurs, Spuds McKenzie, and Alex From Stroh's all on this week's With A Bullet.
Mainstream Weirdness (Mainstream Rock Songs, March 27, 1993)
March 30, 2020 14:06 - 1 hour - 103 MBOur weirdest chart yet... Grunge, hair metal, thrash, blues rock, jam bands, prog-metal, and Sting?
Debbie Harry: Rap Pioneer (Top 40 US Singles, March 21, 1981)
March 23, 2020 14:46 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBWe go deeeeeeep into the early 80s. Rod Stewart joins the Sex Police, Dolly Parton and Sheena Easton go 9 to 5, Kool & The Gang celebrates, The Police practice proper social distancing, and Blondie breaks rap into the mainstream?
The Spirit of '76 (Top 40 US Albums, 3/13/76)
March 16, 2020 14:05 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBMatt and Todd go all the back to the Bicentennial... We have Philly soul, outlaw country, double live albums, talk boxes, Dylan, Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, "The Biggest Selling Album of All Time", and a special PSA from Redd Foxx.
The Funk Brothers vs. The Wrecking Crew (Top 40 US Singles, March 12, 1966)
March 10, 2020 04:20 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBTwo Bands Enter! One Band Leaves! No, not really... Motown, L.A., Beatles, Stones, One Handed Drummers, and the Green Berets. All on this week's With A Bullet!
P.O.D.C.A.S.T. In The U.S.A. (Top 40 US Singles, February 22, 1986)
March 02, 2020 15:58 - 1 hour - 99.2 MBMatt and Todd discuss Amadeus, Rocky IV, the 1985 Chicago Bears, pop artists with confusing identities, and every single athlete who appeared in Dire Straits’ “Walk Of Life” video.
Sharp Cheddar (Top 40 US Albums, February 16, 1980)
February 18, 2020 16:50 - 1 hour - 108 MBIt's the dawn of the 80s and everything's changing! Sort of... Transitional albums, big follow ups, Prince and Tom Petty breakthrough, Pink Floyd builds a wall, and the Eagles play softball. Oh, and Todd debuts his synth rating system. All on the new With A Bullet...
At Last, The 1969 Show (Top 40 US Album Chart, February 15, 1969)
February 18, 2020 07:52 - 1 hour - 101 MBIt's peace, love, and Topo Gigio as Matt and Todd go all the way back to the Winter of '69 to decide if these albums would be better suited for Woodstock or the Ed Sullivan Show.
Can't Find A Bedouin (Top 40 Alternative Songs: February 11, 1995)
February 03, 2020 15:28 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBMatt and Todd investigate the "big tent" that was mid-90s Alternative rock.
Smells Like The Early 90s (Top 40 US Singles: February 1, 1992)
January 27, 2020 15:37 - 1 hour - 89 MBMatt and Todd discuss the birth of Soundscan, the rise of Nirvana, "The King of Pop", slow jams, new jack swing, Mark Wahlberg, and last gasps of MC Hammer and hair metal.
Knock Three Times (Top 40 US Singles: January 30, 1971)
January 21, 2020 16:51 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBMatt and Todd go waaay back before they were born. Were any of these songs played at our parents' wedding reception? Did Stephen Stills jinx the Vikings and Browns? You'll find out in this week's With A Bullet...
Baby Come Back (Top 40 US Singles: January 21, 1978)
January 15, 2020 03:31 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBDisco, yachts, Gibbs, Gibbs, Gibbs, and more Gibbs.
This Is The First Song From Our New Album (Top 40 US Singles: July 30, 1983)
January 13, 2020 15:25 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBMatt and Todd discuss 80s Sax, Sword Rock, and Ewoks.