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Chart nostalgia with jokes and sharp ears.
Past 10s treats Billboard history like a time machine with jokes in the glove compartment. Dave, Michael Milt Wolf, and occasional guests compare hits, sleepers, remakes, Rock Hall cases, and oddball music memories with loose, fast-moving banter.
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Past 10s is a music-discovery nostalgia show disguised as a countdown machine. Its center of gravity is the Billboard Top Ten, especially the 70s and 80s, but the format is flexible enough to wander into deep cuts, anniversary episodes, Rock Hall speculation, remakes, sleepers, and genre collisions. Dave and Michael Milt Wolf move quickly, mixing chart facts with bits, personal memories, and sharp little verdicts on what has aged well. The tone is rowdy without losing its affection for the songs. A Michael Jackson episode can jump from “Billie Jean” shorthand to a posthumous Lenny Kravitz collaboration. A 1982 chart episode can pause over Rick Springfield’s delivery, then swing into the Jay Giles Band. A first-lines episode can treat Elton John lyrics like tiny poems, then undercut the seriousness with a joke. That is the show’s pattern. It cares, then it cracks wise. It remembers the radio context, the videos, the reputations, and the strange afterlives of records that once felt unavoidable. Special guests add useful texture, including Adam Yaz on 80s song openings and Steven Blush on rock-hip hop crossovers. The show is especially strong when it argues over borderline greatness: Oasis versus Coldplay, Rock Hall scarcity, underrated Elton, a Beastie Boys Def Jam origin point, or whether a beloved song is coasting on memory. Its comedy can be blunt and adult, but the working engine is musical obsession. Past 10s suits listeners who like pop history with interruptions, rankings with personality, and old songs treated as living arguments rather than museum pieces.
Made for: For listeners who know classic radio hits, remember MTV-era pop culture, and enjoy opinionated music talk that can move from trivia to roast to sincere appreciation in a minute.
What sets it apart: The show pairs real chart-history structure with loose comic chemistry, so a countdown can become a lyric close-read, a Rock Hall argument, or a search for forgotten album-track gold.
70s and 80s Music Fans! It’s PAST TENS: A Top 10 Time Machine! The podcast that looks back at a past list of top 10 hits and breaks down the winners, losers and WTF moments. With Michael ”Milt” Wolfe and David Yas ([email protected])Lots of fun revisiting the music of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and beyond.The best 80s songs of all time. The best 70s songs of all time. The best cover songs. The best TV themes. The best movie soundtracks. The best cowbell songs. The worst songs of all time. The best mashups of all time. The best rock of the 70s and 80s. The best hip-hop of the 70s and 80s.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Chart countdowns become lively critical sessions about why older songs landed, lasted, or lost their grip.
PAST 10s turns chart history into a running argument between David Yas and Michael "Milt" Wolfe. Billboard countdowns provide the structure, while special episodes make room for ranked lists and focused discussions of artists, lyrics, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame candidates.
A Billboard countdown becomes your excuse to litigate Rick Springfield's weirdest syllable.
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Dave and Milt trade Michael Jackson deep cuts, song memories, and easy banter.
Past Tens takes a break from its usual Billboard Top Ten time machine for a Michael Jackson special. Dave and Milt trade favorites and deep cuts with the ease of friends passing songs back and forth.
Oasis leads Dave and Milt into a Rock Hall debate over taste, respect and who's missing from the ballot.
Dave and Milt use the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees to get at a familiar voting dilemma: should admiration count as much as the music someone actually wants to hear? Oasis makes it personal.
Dave and Adam compare memorable '80s song openings and the small stories a first line can hold.
Dave and Adam trade picks for memorable openings to '80s songs, starting with a question: what makes a first line stay with someone? Dave chooses Elton John's "Kiss the Bride." He is drawn to the small story in its opening image, a bride wearing a dress she made when she was…
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Hosts Dave and Milt celebrate Michael Jackson with puns and banter before discussing his Billboard hits.
Two hosts ramble about being tired and introduce a podcast that revisits the Billboard Top Ten hits from 1982.
Dave and Milt discuss the best opening lines of 1970s songs, with a shout-out to a dedicated listener.
Dave and Milt celebrate their 300th episode by discussing worst remakes, best sleepers, and other highlights from the podcast's history.
Hosts Dave and Michael discuss the Billboard Top Ten hits from 1984 and share a humorous anecdote about a McDonald's CEO viral video.
Dave and Michael Milt Wolf rank 17 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees, then argue which 10 deserve induction most.
Dave and Adam Yaz rank the greatest first lines of 1980s songs on Past Tens, with Dave calling the show a "top ten time machine" and Adam judging each pick by five criteria.
Author Steven Blush discusses his book on iconic rock-hip hop collaborations.
Dave and Milt interview author Alan Siegel about his new book on the golden era of The Simpsons.
Dave and Milt introduce a new segment called the Past Tens Riff-Off, where they will compete in silly musical debates instead of their usual top ten countdown.
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Dave and Michael Bill Wolf discuss their podcast format, recent episodes, and listener feedback before diving into a top 10 countdown.