Beyond Radio is the place where music discovery and music nostalgia collide. It is your one-stop source for playlists, music charts, remembrances and recommendations. Our Podcast and music therapy playlists combine elements of nostalgia and discovery, while my blog entries reflect on our musical past through the lens of my personal charts from decades past. I weave a story that includes the connection between artists, chart facts and personal anecdotes that hopefully conjure a connection to the soundtrack of your own life. The current charts and playlists are updated monthly or bi-monthly (bi-weekly for the BR250) and are curated based on a passionate audience that produce their own personal charts weekly.
Brand new album “Lucifer On The Sofa” came out this past Friday. This preview into the album is their most infectious song yet. Co-written by Jack Antonoff with a piano line that nods to “Sympathy For The Devil”.
3 2 ELECTRIC ENEMY Save Me (I’m Not Crazy) 2 17
Second time in my top 5 for the UK foursome. They have released a handful of singles since 2020.
2 3 MEAT LOAF Couldn’t Have Said It Better 1(2) 21
Re-discovery after his passing. He was larger than life.
4 4 THE RECORD COMPANY Never Leave You 4(2) 11
L.A.’s Record Company have a classic rock style and have reached the Adult Alternative top 3 three times since 2016. The lead cut from their latest album “Play Loud” has a light groove and pop sheen while still retaining its rock vibe.
1 5 MAGDALENA BAY Secrets (Your Fire) 1 13
Love this quote from the Pitchfork review of their album “Mercurial World”. “Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin’s fuzzy, rococo synthpop confections have a magic power: They sound like whatever you grew up with, whenever that was.” This one has a little Snoop and a lot of ‘80s going on. At times she sounds like the vocalist from Altered Images.
5 6 BBNO$ f/ RICH BRIAN Edamame 1(2) 13
Fun and fast paced, Hip Hop rarely makes it to #1 on my chart but this is undeniable. Cling Clang.
6 7 MAMMOMTH WVH Epiphany 6 10
Eddie Van Halen’s son is putting out the best melodic hard rock (without emo trappings) these days. At #77, “Think It Over” should bring a third song to my top 10.
14 8 JOYWAVE Cyn City 2000 8 11
This is the fifth song from the Rochester, NY outfit to reach my top 10 yet they have still been unable to hit #1. “Obsession” spent 2 weeks at #2 in 2019.
10 9 BOSTON MANOR Algorithm 9 12
3 songs from this UK Emo-Pink bands 20202 album “Glue” made my top 10.
8 10 SANTANA f/ ROB THOMAS & AMERICAN AUTHORS Move 8 19
Over 20 years after “Smooth” ruled radio Carlos Santana teams up again with Rob Thomas and score again. Not as big though, only reaching the top 25 on Hot AC. It has been 53 years since Santana first hit the Hot 100 with “Jingo”.
15 11 KANE BROWN One Mississippi 11 12
Currently #4 on the Country airplay chart this is his best performance on my chart thus far.
7 12 YUNGBLUD Fleabag 5 21
It’s not often anymore than a distinctively British sounding voice makes an impact in the States. This song is in the Alternative top 10 and it’s the second time he has reached #5 on my chart. “Loner” peaked there in 2019.
12 13 COIN Chapstick 1(2) 13
This electro-pop nugget is top 15 on the Alternative chart but surprisingly moves up to #1 on the Adult Alternative chart this week. I wonder if it will cross to Pop.
9 14 THE SHERLOCKS World I Understand 7 14
This Yorkshire band has scored 2 #7 songs in a row on my chart with this and “City Lights”. In early 2017 they reached #8 (and #40 of the year) with “Will You Be There”. That one has risen in stature since then.
20 15 TIM MCGRAW Free Man 15 6
I just recently discovered this track that was included on 2016’s “McGraw(The Ultimate Collection)”. It is a remake of an Angie Aparo song from 1999. Aparo had 2 #1’s and a #3 from that album on my chart. One of those, “Cry”, was later popularized by McGraw’s wife Faith Hill in 2002.
18 16 ROYAL BLOOD Hold On 16 13
This is the seventh song from the UK bands album “Typhoons” to make my top 150 and fourth to reach the top 20. The title track reached #4 last March.
26 17 OLE BORUD Backyard Party 17 6
I believe this 2008 song showed up on Spotify in December after I was listening to a particular playlist. The Norwegian artist has been tooling around for decades and his Wikipedia page said his genres consist of everything from Christian Metal to Jazz Pop, Hardcore Punk, and Yacht Rock. Now that’s some diversity. His latest album from this year is called “Soul Letters”.
13 18 INHALER Totally 11(2) 20
The Irish band led by Bono’s son Elijah Hewson has slowly crafter a career in Europe over the last 4 years with a string of single releases. 6 of those have made my personal chart with their current U.S. release “Cheer Up Baby” poised to make it 7. Their debut album “It Won’t Always Be Like This” reached #1 in Ireland and the UK last July, the title track peaked at #8 on my chart.
19 19 TWIN ATLANTIC Bang On The Gong 19(2) 16
21 20 SIXX: A.M. Waiting All My Life 20 11
17 21 ARKELLS Pub Crawl 1(3) 12
A Christmas song from 2020 I discovered this in the fall and for a holiday song it has had real staying power. It’s mix of the heartfelt, humor, and upbeat swagger makes it stand as a universal song for me.
25 22 THE OSMONDS Crazy Horses 22 5
One of the highlights from the most recent podcast, this 1972 is absolutely crazy. I was jarred at first and then it started to grow on me. Wacky stuff.
34 23 GABE DIXON BAND Find My Way 23 6
A piano banger from 2008 discovered because his 2021 song “Something Good” went to #3 on my chart. My friend Michael remembered the song from back then when he heard it in my car the other day.
24 24 ALEXANDRA SHIPP & VANESSA HUDGENS Come To Your Senses 24 10
Center ballad from the Netflix movie “Tick, Tick…Boom!” starring Andrew Garfield who just received an Oscar nod for his performance as “Rent” creator Jonathan Larson. Garfield has songs at #59 (“30/90”) and #69 (“Why”). That song is also discussed on the latest podcast and had an extremely emotional response from me.
16 25 BASTILLE Give Me The Future 12 18
39 26 PARQUET COURTS Walking At A Downtown Pace 26 6
This is the first song by the NYC indie rockers to impact me. Their punk-ish style is very ‘80s/’90s college radio. This song has a bass driven groove that really made me pay attention.
28 27 ED SHEERAN Overpass Graffiti 27 10
29 28 FOALS Wake Me Up 28 11
60 29 BRKN LOVE Dead Weight 29 4
Reminds me of Nothing But Thieves and that is a good thing.
33 30 JON MCLAUGHLIN Why It Hurts 30 7
37 31 KEITH URBAN Better Than I Am 31 8
32 32 BULLOCK HEARTS Tonight Is Your Night 32 13
22 33 SAM FENDER Seventeen Going Under 15(2) 14
31 34 TAYLOR SWIFT All Too Well 31 6
36 35 SIXX: AM The First 21 31 13
49 36 POETS OF THE FALL Brighter Than The Sun 36 5
38 37 SIMPLE PLAN The Antidote 37 12
41 38 AFTER MIDNIGHT PROJECT Hollywood 38 7
50 39 LUKE HEMMINGS Motion 39 5
23 40 GREAT GOOD FINE OK So Far So Good 23 22
44 41 THE VACCINES Alone Star 41 12
40 42 BURNS Talamanca 36 12
27 43 O.A.R. Catching Sunlight 6(2) 18
51 44 STEREOPHONICS Do Ya Feel My Love? 44 9
54 45 ALFIE TEMPLEMAN 3D Feelings 45 8
62 46 WHITE LIES I Don’t Want To Go to Mars 46 5
47 47 EDDIE VEDDER Long Way 47 14
118 48 CAITLYN SMITH High 48 2
56 49 WESTLIFE Starlight 49 5
63 50 GUSTER Emily Ivory 50 9
48 51 CHVRCHES Killer 46 12
53 52 THE LOTTERY WINNERS Love Yourself 52 6
35 53 DAUGHTRY The Victim 1(2) 16
65 54 BOILING POINT Brand New Day 54 9
69 55 HUNTER HAYES Tell Me 55 4
83 56 PURPLE DISCO MACHINE Dopamine 56 4
45 57 JON BATISTE Freedom 10(2) 12
52 58 ROBERT DELONG Own Worst Enemy 52 11
55 59 ANDREW GARFIELD 30/90 51 10
68 60 THE WILD FEATHERS Big Sky 60 5
42 61 CHVRCHES California 39 15
75 62 DON BARNES Feelin’ Stronger Everyday 62 4
58 63 MICHAEL NESMITH Nevada Fighter 58 5
30 64 JOYWAVE The Inversion 18(2) 17
57 65 THE NEW DIVISION System Shock 56 12
74 66 TREMONTI Marching In Time 66 8
59 67 ABANDON KANSAS Like It Or Not 59 15
61 68 FOO FIGHTERS Love Dies Young 59 11
99 69 ANDREW GARFIELD Why 69 2
110 70 CHEAP TRICK Quit Waking Me Up 70 3
64 71 JAMES MORRISON Who’s Gonna Love Me Now? 58 11
107 72 WALKER HATES AA 72 3
112 73 TEXAS Unbelievable 73 3
new 74 A DAY TO REMEMBER f/ MARK HOPPUS Re-Entry 74 1
46 75 NIGHT RANGER Dance 27 13
98 76 DON BARNES I’d Do It All Over Again 76 4
103 77 MAMMOTH WVH Think It Over 77 3
43 78 HANSON Only Love 6(2) 18
66 79 TAI VERDES A-O-K 62 11
77 80 ROONEY Blueside 77 10
106 81 SON MIEUX Dancing At The Doors Of Heaven 81 4
87 82 KYLIE MINOGUE f/ YEARS & YEARS A Second To Midnight 82 8
84 83 GREEN DAY Holy Toledo! 83 5
89 84 FRANZ FERDINAND Billy Goodbye 84 6
85 85 JOHNNY MARR Tenement Time 85 7
88 86 JUKEBOX THE GHOST Cheers! 86 9
126 87 ROYAL REPUBLIC Rata-Tata 87 10
81 88 WORLD’S FIRST CINEMA Make Me A Monster 81 12
82 89 MOTHER MOTHER Life 82 8
92 90 JUNGLE Truth 90 6
86 91 MONOWHALES The Hand That Feeds 79 10
79 92 SON MIEUX Can’t Get Enough 79 14
78 93 GANG OF YOUTHS The Angel of 8th Ave. 12(2) 24
95 94 ARKELLS Saturday Night 94 5
125 95 TWICE The Feels 88 11
120 96 CALUM SCOTT Biblical 96 3
67 97 WET LEG Chaise Longue 2 22
93 98 X AMBASSADORS Adrenaline 93 6
138 99 AGAINST THE CURRENT Wildfire 99 2
90 100 THE REGRETTES Monday 77 11
117 101 MUSE New Born 101 3
71 102 IMAGINE DRAGONS Monday 8 17
131 103 THE LOTTERY WINNERS Much Better 103 3
97 104 LIL NAS X That’s What I Want 97 9
72 105 GRANDSON f/ JESSIE REYEZ Rain 14 15
108 106 TWENTY ONE PILOTS The Outside 106 7
70 107 DAUGHTRY Changes Are Coming 44 14
104 108 GAYLE abcdefu 91 8
160 109 THE HOOSIERS Up To No Good 109 1
76 110 TOM GRENNEN Don’t Break The Heart 57 15
73 111 THE WAR ON DRUGS I Don’t Live Here Anymore 68 16
102 112 BRYAN ADAMS So Happy It Hurts 102 7
114 113 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA On My Way 113 6
105 114 MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA Angel Of Death 96 14
111 115 THE WOMBATS Everything I Love Is Going To Die 101 10
116 116 NEWTON FAULKNER World Away 116 7
128 117 BAD WOLVES Lifeline 112 7
109 118 CAPITAL THEATRE Fire 109 4
168 119 FRANZ FERDINAND Curious 119 1
178 120 TWO WEEKS IN NASHVILLE Be Happy (You Got Something To Be Sad About) 120 1
180 121 WHY DON’T WE Love Back 121 1
191 122 ORLA GARTLAND You’re Not Special, Babe 122 1
161 123 BRETT DENNEN Paul Newman Daytona Rolex 123 1
129 124 BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON.PAAK & SILK SONIC Skate 122 10
184 125 VARIOUS ARTISTS We Don’t Talk About Bruno 125 1
80 126 JASON ALDEAN & CARRIE UNDERWOOD If I Didn’t Love You 6(2) 23
115 127 NEIKED, MAE MULLER & POLO G Better Days 115 9
145 128 WORLD’S FIRST CINEMA Perfect Hell 128 3
136 129 DON BARNES Ride The Storm 129 2
91 130 TEARS FOR FEARS The Tipping Point 17 15
148 131 NIGHT RANGER Tomorrow 131 2
134 132 BULLOCK HEARTS Stranger 132 3
100 133 TREMONTI If Not For You 81 14
150 134 MAJID JORDAN Summer Rain 120 10
94 135 DURAN DURAN Anniversary 24 16
121 136 RED RUM CLUB Drown 121 7
151 137 JANUARY JANE I Can’t Go For That 137 1
152 138 BEN PEARCE Snakes And Ladders 138 1
96 139 BULLOCK HEARTS Ride Like A Lightning 28 14
144 140 AGNES Here Comes The Night 140 2
179 141 LP Angels 141 1
124 142 JOSH JOPLIN GROUP I’ve Changed 124 4
146 143 THE STRUTS All Dressed Up (With Nowhere To Go) 143 2
137 144 LOST IN JAPAN Red Line 137 2
188 145 STYX Save Us From Ourselves 145 1
159 146 BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON.PAAK & SILK SONIC Smokin’ Out The Window 146 1
141 147 IMAGINE DRAGONS Enemy 121 9
171 148 WALK THE MOON Win Anyway 148 1
147 149 THE LOTTERY WINNERS Favourite Flavour 147 2
153 150 DADI FREYR Somebody Else Now 150 1
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