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Yeah, it's here early, mostly because it was pretty easy to put together for once - yay! So next up, the fifty best songs of the ye...

So here's the thing about the Billboard Hot 100 around the holidays - it's basically a crapshoot. We're right after Christmas,...

Well, this was fun to put together. Yeah, a few minor glitches, but it did come together in a hurry more than I'd otherwise like (mos...

Of all of the lists that I put together throughout the last weeks of the year, this is probably my favourite, because it's where I feel ...

Well, it's finally here, the video so many of you have been wanting for so long. Once again, thanks for your patience - because man, ...

There are a lot of critics - myself included - who will say that 2015 was a better year for the Hot 100 than previous years. While there wer...

And there we have it, the last of the album reviews before the lists begin. Wow, that was quite a run... So, first up is the Top Ten Wo...

So here's something that really bugs me about the state of modern music criticism and journalism: the culture of clickbait. It's f...

Okay, that's one - got another a review coming tonight, the last album review of this year - stay tuned!

I always get the feeling that I should be a bigger fan of Pusha T than I am. Because when I reviewed his solo debut My Name Is My Name ,...

Goddamnit, this took WAY too long to get online - and really, it's entirely YouTube's fault, because I went back to the original ...

I'll be blunt and say it - if this week didn't have The Voice , the charts would be significantly less interesting. And if I actua...

Oh god, this review was torture to make. Reshot it twice, had too many takes... and yeah, it was just painful. Thankfully, only two more ...

So I'll be the first to admit that there are some producers that tend to rub the wrong way - and if you've watched any of my rock ...

So this was actually pretty damn solid - how long it'll hold up is anyone's guess, but I definitely did enjoy this. Next up, pr...

So now that we're heading into the final weeks of this year, I think I can state this definitively: it was not a banner year for count...

Well, this was rougher than expected. Hope for good, expect the worst, and it's a shame this turned out more of the latter. Next up,...

Okay, so whenever you have a big act in the mainstream blow up with tons of buzz, critical success and mainstream crossover, you tend to h...

Well, this happened. Pretty rough week, again, but you've got to hope that once The Voice  and Bieber are off the charts, things'...

Well, so much for the holiday slowdown! This was another one of those deceptive weeks on the Hot 100, where if you were only paying attent...