Chris Molanphy
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| Born | Christopher M. Molanphy September 10, 1971 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Music critic, music journalist, chart analyst |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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Christopher M. Molanphy (born September 10, 1971) is an author, pop chart analyst and music critic. His writings focus on analysis of music charts, particularly those published by Billboard magazine. He is a journalist and podcaster for Slate magazine. He has also been published in Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NPR Music, The Village Voice, Vulture and Idolator. He has been a guest on the New York-based radio network WNYC and other public radio stations as well as Sirius XM.
Since 2017, Molanphy has hosted Hit Parade, billed as “a podcast of pop-chart history.”[1] released by Slate on a monthly basis. Podcast topics have included one-hit wonders, Billboard year-end hits, and historical genres like hair metal, funk and yacht rock. Since 2013, he has written Slate’s column “Why Is This Song No. 1?” which discusses chart-topping hits on Billboard’s Hot 100.
Molanphy’s book Old Town Road, about the song of the same name by Lil Nas X, is scheduled to be published in November 2023 by Duke University Press. Part of Duke's Singles series, Old Town Road discusses chart history and the history of race and genre, including the controversy over “Old Town Road’s” removal from Billboard’s country chart. Previously, in 2003, he published a pictorial biography of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain.[2]
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Molanphy graduated from Yale University in 1993.
References
- ↑ Molanphy, Chris (16 July 2022). "Transcript - Hit Parade: Point of No Return Edition". Slate. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ↑ Molanphy, Chris (September 2003). Kurt Cobain: Voice of a Generation - Chris Molanphy - Google Books. ISBN 9780760742983. Retrieved 25 August 2023. Search this book on
External links
- Personal website
- Slate archive: Hit Parade podcast
- Slate archive: “Why Is This Song No. 1?” column
- Rolling Stone archive
- Pitchfork archive
- WNYC/NPR Music archive
- Village Voice archive
- Vulture archive
- Billboard archive
- Idolator archive
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