May 8, 2026 —– Chart #349 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we return to one of my longtime favorite bands, The Moody Blues—but not the orchestral late-’60s Moody Blues we usually think about. Instead, we’re visiting their successful and very polished 1980s comeback period. Today’s […]
May 1, 2026 —– Chart #348 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re stepping into the remarkable middle period of The Beatles—right at the point where they were beginning to stretch beyond pop stardom and into something deeper, more thoughtful, and more adventurous. Today’s feature is
April 24, 2026 —– Chart #347 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week’s song is one of those rare cases where a tune gets recorded more than once… and then suddenly, years later, somebody records it again and the whole world stops what it’s doing and listens.
April 17, 2026 —– Chart #346 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re stepping into that unmistakable early-1970s Moody Blues sound—part rock band, part orchestra, part philosophy class that somehow still swings. Today’s feature is “The Story in Your Eyes” by The Moody Blues, one of
April 10, 2026 —– Chart #345 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re heading straight into early-1980s heartland rock—back when John Mellencamp was still billed as John Cougar, and radio was full of songs that sounded like they were written in parking lots after midnight. Today’s
April 3, 2026 —– Chart #344 Hello music friends, welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re heading to a place that exists somewhere between a beach bar, a daydream, and that moment at 4:47 on a Wednesday when you realize your inbox is not a lifestyle—it’s a hostage situation.
March 27, 2026 —– Chart #343 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re headed to the islands—no passport required, no checked bags, and absolutely no risk of sitting in 27B next to a guy eating tuna out of a Tupperware. Today’s song is “Jamaica Farewell”—made
March 20, 2026 —– Chart #342 Hello Music Friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re waving the flag, cranking the amp, and taking a joyride through the American jukebox with “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60’s Rock)” by John Mellencamp. This song is basically a three-and-a-half-minute
March 13, 2026 —– Chart #341 Hello music friends, welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re going straight to the heart of 1980s country gold with “Forever and Ever, Amen” by Randy Travis. If you grew up anywhere near a radio dial (or you’ve ever been to a wedding
March 6, 2026 —– Chart #340 Hello music friends—welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. Today we’re heading straight into the political tropics with “Banana Republics,” performed by Jimmy Buffett — a song that somehow manages to be funny, smart, and just slightly dangerous… while still sounding like it should be served