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Intro/Outro: Archie, Marry Me by Alvvays
5. Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson
4. Formation by Beyonce
3. Royals by Lorde
2. Rolling in the Deep by Adele
1. Dancing On My Own by Robyn
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Vote on your favorite song from Group 3
Countdown Wrap-Up:
15 of the 100 songs on this countdown have been played previously on the podcast (For comparison: the 50s had 34, the 60s had 68, the 70s had 52, the 80s had 35, the 90s had 51, and the 00s had 35).
Final Year Tally:
2010 - 15
2011 - 12
2012 - 10
2013 - 12
2014 - 7
2015 - 7
2016 - 11
2017 - 14
2018 - 9
2019 - 3
(For comparison: 1957 won the 50s, 1967 won the 60s, 1971 won the 70s, 1982 won the 80s, 1994 & 1997 won the 90s, and 2002 won the 00s)
Artist Tally:
Kendrick Lamar - 4 songs
Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, Rihanna - 3 songs
Adele, Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Carly Rae Jepsen, Childish Gambino, Drake, Frank Ocean, Lorde, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd - 2 songs
62 artists - 1 song
Average Length of Songs:
50s - 2:40
60s - 3:29
70s - 4:52
80s - 4:32
90s - 4:33
00s - 4:09
10s - 4:18
Female Lead Singers:
50s - 3
60s - 16
70s - 13
80s - 17
90s - 27
00s - 35
10s - 43
Explicit Lyric Update:
50s - 0
60s - 0
70s - 0
80s - 1
90s - 23
00s - 29
10s - 32
Regarding the 20 lists compiled:
959 total songs
0 songs were found on 13 or more lists
2 songs were found on 12 lists
2 songs were found on 11 lists
3 songs were found on 10 lists
9 songs were found on 9 lists
943 songs were found on 8 lists or fewer
Point totals from the 20 lists compiled:
Songs 1-10: 684-990 points
Songs 11-50: 350-677 points
Songs 51-100: 205-349 points
#1 songs on the 20 lists:
Barefoot Blue Jean Night by Jake Owen
Hot Girl Summer by Megan Thee Stallion
A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay
Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
All of Me by John Legend
Adorn by Miguel
Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) by Arcade Fire
Dance Yrslf Clean by LCD Soundsystem
Alright by Kendrick Lamar (2)
Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson
Rolling in the Deep by Adele (2)
Dancing On My Own by Robyn (5)
Bonus clip: Jonathan calls in
Programming announcement:
Starting Friday, Aaron and I will start our countdown of the greatest cover songs of all-time. Take Cover!!
The Greatest Songs of the 20s (So Far) will start on March 29th.
Results of this week's voting will be announced on the first episode of the 20s countdown.