Retail Armageddon as rampant online piracy torpedoes CD sales and the last big box specialty chain goes under, but Artists and Producers hustle to chart the path forward with catchy, ringtone-ready singles, massive artist-brand partnerships, iTunes, Myspace and the very first viral #1. Meanwhile, American Idol alums shine, Beyonce triumphs, Snap crosses over, T-Pain unleashes Autotune and Hip-Hop is never the same again.
The Chartcrush Top Ten Countdown Show is a one-hour deep-dive into a year in Pop music and pop culture history, viewed through the prism of the ten songs that were most popular. Chartcrush's rankings are compiled from the ground-up using Billboard's weekly charts, counting every song's full chart run and applying the exact same point ranking system for all years.
Transcript (and other goodies!): www.chartcrush.com/2007-main/2007-podcast/
