All posts in this series offer brief descriptions about music that is current to our times. Subject matter includes songs that are presently on the Top 40 music charts, new album releases and, on occasion, special commemorative reissues and/or box sets.
Editor’s Note: I am changing the format of Today’s Top 40 a tiny bit today. In the past, I have examined the top 40 charts of six different radio stations… Read More »Today’s Top 40: October 14, 2022…Blink-182, July Talk, Fontaines D.C. and Paramore.
The songs featured below were all found on the Top 40 charts of the following music-oriented organizations: BBC Radio 1, CHUM-FM and Indie88-FM (from Toronto), Spotify, Billboard Magazine and KEXP-FM… Read More »Today’s Top 40: October 5, 2022.
These are the stories behind the top hits of today. Welcome to this week’s edition of Today’s Top 40. As the summer song season winds down, the Top Ten lists… Read More »Today’s Top 40: September 15, 2022.
Today’s Top 40: Sept. 6, 2022. I have always believed that music has the power to heal, to inspire and to bring people together. The truth behind this belief was… Read More »Today’s Top 40: The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert.
The stories behind the hits of today. Editor’s note: This edition of Today’s Top 40 is filled with absolute bangers. In my opinion, each artist/band presented below is worthy of… Read More »Today’s Top 40: September 1, 2022.
As usual, I have consulted the following music charts to help me compile the songs in today’s post: BBC Radio 1, CHUM-FM and Indie88-FM (from Toronto), Spotify, Billboard Magazine and… Read More »Today’s Top 40: The Stories Behind the Hits of Today…Aug. 24, 2022.
In this edition of Today’s Top 40, I used the following current music charts that are published weekly by BBC Radio 1, Billboard Magazine, Spotify, KEXP-FM (Seattle), CHUM-FM and INDIE88-FM… Read More »Today’s Top 40: The Stories Behind the Hits of Today.
For today’s post, I surveyed the following websites and looked at the songs listed on their Top 40 charts from this past week….BBC Radio 1, Billboard Magazine, Spotify, Indie88-FM &… Read More »Today’s Top 40: The Stories Behind the Songs That Are Hits Right Now
In this edition of Today’s Top 40, I am going to wrap up our look at the recent Glastonbury Music Festival by introducing you to two young performers who stole… Read More »Today’s Top 40: The Stories Behind Today’s Biggest Hits…Glastonbury Music Festival Edition: Part II.
NOTE: In this edition of Today’s Top 40, I am abandoning my usual format of showcasing the top songs on various music charts. Instead I am going to focus on… Read More »Today’s Top 40: Glastonbury Edition…the Stories Behind the Most Memorable Performances from the 2022 Glastonbury Music Festival.