This Was Pop

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  This Was Pop A look at the Hot 100 reveals a goofy upstart and some predictable old pros

  Plus: Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, and more.

  February 1, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  This Was Pop This Was Pop’s favorite radio singles of the year, Bieber and beyond

  Fun, Bieber, and a Ke$ha-vs.-Pink showdown.

  December 28, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop This Was Pop checks in with this year’s crop of new holiday music

  Rod Stewart, Colbie Caillat, and Cee Lo Green offer up a sleighful of barely tolerable holiday cheer.

  November 30, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  This Was Pop This Was Pop discovers the softer side of the rock-songs chart

  Move over Seether, make way for Mumford.

  November 2, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  This Was Pop A look at the Hot 100 includes “As Long As You Love Me” and, inevitably, “Gangnam Style” 

  Taking a trip up the charts with Psy, Justin Bieber, and more.

  September 28, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  This Was Pop This Was Pop debates the appeal of Phillip Phillips, “Truck Yeah,” and more 

  Our latest look at Billboard’s Hot 100 covers Taylor Swift, Flo Rida, and the return of No Doubt. 

  August 31, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop This Was Pop gets snippy over Katy Perry, Pink, and more

  Our latest look at Billboard’s Hot 100 covers Neon Trees, 2 Chainz, and the Owl City/Carly Rae Jepsen team-up, among others. 

  July 27, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop June 30, 2012 

  This month, This Was Pop goes country, with a look at chart hits from Toby Keith, Brantley Gilbert, and more.

  June 29, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  This Was Pop May 26, 2012

  A visit to the rock chart includes Linkin Park, The Offspring, Slash and others.

  May 25, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  This Was Pop April’s Hot 100 includes one of the catchiest songs of the year 

  A look at the Hot 100 includes Usher, Kirko Bangz, and one of the catchiest songs of the year. 

  April 27, 2012 | 9:00am -

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  This Was Pop March 31, 2012

  When is a Nicki Minaj song not a Nicki Minaj song? When is a Justin Bieber song a Justin Timberlake song?

  March 30, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop March 3, 2012 

  There’s not a lot to love in a round-up that includes Katy Perry and Rascal Flatts, but plenty to hate when it comes to Train.

  March 2, 2012 | 12:01pm -

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  This Was Pop Country Edition: Feb. 4, 2012

  This Was Pop takes a holiday on the country charts to learn about hook-baiting, camouflage trucks, and other topics. 

  February 3, 2012 | 12:02am -

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  This Was Pop January 7, 2012 

  A Flo Rida-induced 2011 hangover starts off the year.

  January 6, 2012 | 12:01am -

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  This Was Pop Holiday edition

  Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and She & Him all try to create new holiday classics. Do they succeed? Well…

  December 9, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop October 29, 2011 

  A round-up of current hits discovers a weed-heavy pop world. 

  October 28, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop Oct. 1, 2011

  Maroon 5, Drake, and Hugh Laurie (huh?) all make appearances on this month’s Hot 100.

  September 30, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop Week Of August 27, 2011

  This Was Pop takes an excursion to the country charts and finds [spoiler!] songs about drinking and America.

  August 26, 2011 | 12:00pm -

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  This Was Pop July 30, 2011

  Branching of from the Hot 100, the This Was Pop team looks at what’s up on the Billboard rock chart

  July 29, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop Week of July 2, 2011

  Katy Perry’s tyrannical reign reaches its 13th month with “Last Friday Night,” Bad Meets Evil, Kenny Chesney, and Shania Twain embrace the ballad, and plenty of silly club songs

  July 1, 2011 | 12:01am -

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  This Was Pop Week of May 28, 2011

  Lady Gaga gets saxy, Enrique Iglesias stays skeevy, and Beyoncé and Jordin Sparks have a lady-anthem face-off.

  May 27, 2011 | 12:01am -

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  This Was Pop Week of April 30, 2011

  Lady Gaga gets controversial, Bruno Mars gets lazy.

  April 29, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop Week of March 26, 2011

  So wait, Kanye West is an extraterrestrial here to give Katy Perry an STD?

  March 25, 2011 | 12:00pm -

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  This Was Pop Week of Feb. 26, 2011

  “Born This Way” will not be ignored, Colbie Caillat writes a song you’ll hear at every wedding reception, Bieber and Jaden Smith—together at last!, and more.

  February 25, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop Week of Jan. 29, 2011

  The A.V. Club’s biweekly look at various Billboard charts takes a peek at the Hot 100.

  January 28, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop Week of Jan. 8, 2011

  Tonight, Enrique Iglesias is [loving] you.

  January 7, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop Week of Dec. 9, 2010

  Christmastime is here.

  December 10, 2010 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop Week of Nov. 13, 2010

  Hair will be whipped back and forth.

  November 12, 2010 | 12:00am -

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  This Was Pop Week of Oct. 30, 2010

  The A.V. Club’s biweekly look at various Billboard charts takes a peek at the Hot 100.

  October 29, 2010 | 12:15pm -

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  This Was Pop October 16, 2010

  The A.V. Club’s biweekly look at various Billboard charts takes a peek at the Hot 100.

  October 15, 2010 | 12:01am -