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Greatest Lists

Greatest Lists

Eric Vardeman and Jason Gross

A Music + Talk podcast featuring lists of the greatest songs of all time. Each season, hosts Eric and Jason pick a category and then count down their picks, one song at a time.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Greatest Lists episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Greatest Lists for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Greatest Lists episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Greatest Lists - S2b Bonus Show - Top 10 Albums of 1983
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10/20/23 • 67 min

Jason and Eric celebrate the music of 1983 by choosing their personal top five albums from that year. Listen to get the scoop on each album and their history with each. To find their favorite album cuts on your favorite music service, use the link below:

Jason's #5: "Saved By Zero" from The Fixx and their album Reach The Beach

https://songwhip.com/the-fixx/savedbyzero

Eric's #5: "Strike Zone" from Loverboy and their album Keep It Up

https://songwhip.com/loverboy/strike-zone

Jason's #4: "No Sign of Yesterday" from Men At Work and their album Cargo

https://songwhip.com/men-at-work/no-sign-of-yesterday

Eric's #4: "Union of The Snake" from Duran Duran and their album Seven & The Ragged Tiger

https://songwhip.com/duran-duran/union-of-the-snake

Jason's #3: "Send Her My Love" from Journey and their album Frontiers

https://songwhip.com/journey/send-her-my-love

Eric's #3: "Too Late For Love" from Def Leppard and their album Pyromania

https://songwhip.com/def-leppard/too-late-for-love

Jason's #2: "I Need You Tonight" from ZZ Top and their album Eliminator

https://songwhip.com/zz-top/ineedyoutonight

Eric's #2: "Slick Black Cadillac" from Quiet Riot and their album Metal Health

https://songwhip.com/quiet-riot/slick-black-cadillac

Jason's #1: "Synchronicity II" from The Police and their album Synchronicity

https://songwhip.com/the-police/synchronicity-ii

Eric's #1: "(You Can Still) Rock In America" from Night Ranger and their album Midnight Madness

https://songwhip.com/night-ranger/you-can-still-rock-in-america

Follow us on X (Twitter), @GreatestLists, and give us your feedback on this episode's song choice! You can also stream episodes from your browser at our website → https://www.greatestlistspodcast.com/

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Greatest Lists - S1 #37 "Burning Heart" by Survivor
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05/31/22 • 12 min

This week's #37 pick in the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs comes from Eric. He chose "Burning Heart" by Survivor from the movie Rocky IV. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history, commercial success, and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:

"Burning Heart" by Survivor
https://songwhip.com/survivor/burning-heart

And this week's bonus song is "Is This Love" from Survivor:
https://songwhip.com/survivor/is-this-love

Follow the hosts on Twitter, Eric (@Eric_Vardeman) and Jason (@RD80s), and give them your feedback on this episode's song choice. You can also leave a voicemail for us on Anchor and stream episodes from your browser at our website: https://greatestlists.transistor.fm/

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Greatest Lists - S1 #36 "You're The Best" by Joe Esposito
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06/03/22 • 13 min

This week's #36 pick in the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs comes from Jason. He chose "You're The Best" by Joe Esposito from the movie The Karate Kid. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history, commercial success, and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/joe-bean-esposito/youre-the-best

This week's first bonus song is "The Moment of Truth" from Survivor:
https://songwhip.com/survivor/the-moment-of-the-truth

This week's second bonus song is "Young Hearts" by Commuter:
https://songwhip.com/commuter/young-hearts

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Greatest Lists - S1 #10 "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel
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10/04/22 • 19 min

This week's #10 pick in the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs comes from Jason. He chose "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel from the movie Say Anything. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history, commercial success, and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/peter-gabriel/in-your-eyes

This week's first bonus song is "To Be A Lover" from Billy Idol:
https://songwhip.com/billy-idol/to-be-a-lover

This week's second bonus song is "Don't Give Up" from Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush:
https://songwhip.com/peter-gabriel/dont-give-up
Watch John Cusack on stage with Peter Gabriel at the Hollywood Bowl in 2012:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEIty14mI_I

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Greatest Lists - S2a #4 "Summer Song" by Joe Satriani
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05/02/23 • 13 min

This week's #4 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 90's comes from Jason. He chose "Summer Song" by Joe Satriani. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:
https://songwhip.com/joe-satriani/summersong

This week's first bonus bonus song is "Raspberry Jam":
https://songwhip.com/joe-satriani/raspberry-jam-deltav

This week's first bonus bonus song is "If I Could Fly":
https://songwhip.com/joe-satriani/if-i-could-fly

This week's first bonus bonus song is "Give It Up":
https://songwhip.com/squares2/give-it-up

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This week's #21 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Eric. He chose "Nothing You Can Do About It" from Richard Marx and Steve Lukather. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:

https://songwhip.com/richard-marx/nothin-you-can-do-about-it

This week's first bonus bonus song is "Streets of Pain":

https://songwhip.com/richard-marx/streets-of-pain

This week's first bonus bonus song is "Running With The Night":

https://songwhip.com/lionel-richie/running-with-the-night

This week's first bonus bonus song is "All Right":

https://songwhip.com/christopher-cross/all-right

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Jason and Eric celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album Sports from Huey Lewis & The News. Hear their history with the album and a track by track review.

Find Sports in your favorite music app by visiting this Songwhip link → https://songwhip.com/huey-lewis-and-the-news/sports-2

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Greatest Lists - S1 #50 "The Touch" by Stan Bush
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04/05/22 • 14 min

Greatest Lists with Eric and Jason begins their first season with the #50 pick in the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs. Jason chose "The Touch" by Stan Bush mainly for his personal nostalgia of Transformers: The Movie and how much he's witnessed the songs live on among his peers.

Listen to get the scoop on this episode's song history, commercial success, and the hosts' review. To find "The Touch" by Stan Bush in your favorite listening app, click this Songwhip link https://songwhip.com/stan-bush/the-touch

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Greatest Lists - Greatest Lists Trailer
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03/06/22 • 3 min

Listen to the Greatest Lists trailer featuring hosts Eric and Jason explaining what their music + talk podcast is all about.

Full episodes coming soon so subscribe now! Spotify users will get to hear the featured song at the end of every show. But if Spotify isn't your thing, we'll provide a link in the show notes to listen in your favorite music app.

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Greatest Lists - S2b #13 "Summertime Girls" from Y&T
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09/29/23 • 14 min

This week's #13 pick in the Top 25 Guitar Solos From The 80's comes from Jason. He chose "Summertime Girls" from Y&T. Listen to get the scoop on the song's history and the hosts' review. To find the song on your favorite music service, use the link below:

https://songwhip.com/yandt/summertime-girls-studio-version1985

This week's first bonus bonus song is "Mean Streak":

https://songwhip.com/yandt/mean-streak

This week's second bonus bonus song is "Your Mama Don't Dance":

https://songwhip.com/yandt/your-mama-dont-dance

This week's third bonus bonus song is "Storm":

https://songwhip.com/davemeniketti/storm

Follow us on X (Twitter), @GreatestLists, and give us your feedback on this episode's song choice! You can also stream episodes from your browser at our website → https://www.greatestlistspodcast.com/

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FAQ

How many episodes does Greatest Lists have?

Greatest Lists currently has 108 episodes available.

What topics does Greatest Lists cover?

The podcast is about Soundtrack, 90S, 80S, Music, Music History, Podcasts, Music Commentary and Review.

What is the most popular episode on Greatest Lists?

The episode title 'S1 #22 "The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Greatest Lists?

The average episode length on Greatest Lists is 19 minutes.

How often are episodes of Greatest Lists released?

Episodes of Greatest Lists are typically released every 4 days.

When was the first episode of Greatest Lists?

The first episode of Greatest Lists was released on Mar 6, 2022.

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