
chart of the week
Song History and Guitar Player Charts
“I used to Jog but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass”
– Dave Lee Roth of Van Halen – 1979
- THE CHRISTMAS SONGDecember 26, 2025 —– Chart #330 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week, another Christmas edition. Some songs are Christmas. You can string a million lights, bake a hundred cookies, and… Read more: THE CHRISTMAS SONG
- LET IT SNOWDecember 19, 2025 —– Chart #329 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week, A Christmas edition. There are Christmas songs that gently usher in the holiday spirit… and then there’s Let… Read more: LET IT SNOW
- ITS ALL OVER NOWDecember 12, 2025 —– Chart #328 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Some songs punch their way out of the speakers like they’ve been waiting their whole lives for you… Read more: ITS ALL OVER NOW
- CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’December 5, 2025 —– Chart #327 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. There are songs that sound like a warm blanket, a sunset, or a memory. California Dreamin’ sounds like… Read more: CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’
- LONG MAY YOU RUNNovember 28, 2025 —– Chart #326 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Some songs make you want to roll the windows down, ease off the gas, and let the world… Read more: LONG MAY YOU RUN
- IF I HAD A BOATNovember 21, 2025 —– Chart #325 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Every now and then a song comes along that makes you tilt your head like a Labrador trying… Read more: IF I HAD A BOAT
- ANYWHERE LIKE HEAVENNovember 14, 2025 —– Chart #324 There are those moments when a song lifts you gently and unexpectedly into a quieter space—like a soft breeze on a busy day. That’s what “Anywhere Like Heaven” does. It’s not the… Read more: ANYWHERE LIKE HEAVEN
- MAKE A LITTLE MAGICNovember 7, 2025 —– Chart #323 Howdy Music Friends, Some songs cut through the airwaves like sunshine through water—bright, unexpected, and instantly uplifting. That’s exactly what happened when The Dirt Band (yes, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band wearing… Read more: MAKE A LITTLE MAGIC
- DON’T THINK TWICE, IT’S ALL RIGHTOctober 31, 2025 —– Chart #322 Howdy Music Friends, Sometimes a song comes along that feels like a private late-night conversation—sharp, honest, and just a bit bittersweet. That’s what Bob Dylan served up with “Don’t Think Twice, It’s… Read more: DON’T THINK TWICE, IT’S ALL RIGHT
- SHE’S ALWAYS A WOMAN TO MEOctober 24, 2025 —– Chart #321 Howdy Music Friends, There comes a moment in a songwriter’s career when everything clicks: the right melody, the right words, the perfect woman. For Billy Joel, that moment came with “She’s Always… Read more: SHE’S ALWAYS A WOMAN TO ME
- STAND BY ME (MICKEY GILLEY)October 17, 2025 —– Chart #320 Howdy Music Friends, Every once in a while, a song leaps across genre lines like a well-tuned lasso and finds a home in your heart—whether it’s draped in gospel, R&B, or country-southern… Read more: STAND BY ME (MICKEY GILLEY)
- MAINSTREETOctober 10, 2025 —– Chart #319 Hello Music Friends, Downtown blues, teenage longing, and that unmistakable Midwestern glow—“Mainstreet” has that rare power to catch you in the heart before the first chorus hits. If you didn’t grow up… Read more: MAINSTREET
- LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (BACK TO THE BASICS OF LOVE)October 3, 2025 —– Chart #318 Every so often a song sneaks into everybody’s soul—even if you grew up in New York City or on a sailboat—and you just know it. That’s what “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the… Read more: LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (BACK TO THE BASICS OF LOVE)
- 3AMSeptember 26, 2025 —– Chart #317 Howdy, folks! This week we’re stepping a little outside our usual time capsule and visiting a tune from a slightly younger crowd’s playlist. Now, you all know me: I usually hang my… Read more: 3AM
- LEAVING ON A JET PLANESeptember 19, 2025 —– Chart #316 Howdy, music-loving friends! This week we’re boarding a flight of pure nostalgia with a song that’s taken off more times than a well-loved 747. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” is one of… Read more: LEAVING ON A JET PLANE














