Raised by Radio

📻 The Power of Radio (Part 2: The Ones Who Finally Broke Through)

In the 70s and 80s, radio didn’t always get it right the first time. Some artists…

In the 70s and 80s, radio wasn’t just a way to hear music. It was the…

📻 Radio Was Familiar with Them (Part 2: The 1980s) By the 1980s, radio still mattered.…

Before playlists… before algorithms… there was radio. And radio loved something we all loved: Familiarity. So…

By 1989, the countdown—whether American Top 40, Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, or MTV—felt like a…

By 1986, the countdowns—whether American Top 40, Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, or MTV’s rotation—felt packed…

In 1985, the Top 40 felt like the center of the world. Every week, American Top…

1984 wasn’t just a good year. It was a statement year. Thriller had dominated 1983. The…

1987: The Year the Countdown Was King In 1987, the countdown wasn’t background noise. It was…

Every Saturday morning, the Big 40 Countdown on Sirius XM brings the 80s roaring back. But…