Hit Parade: Hits of the Year Edition Part 1
Sam the Sham over the Rolling Stones? The Knack over Donna Summer? Wilson Phillips over Mariah Carey? Glass Animals over Harry Styles?\n\nOn Billboard\u2019s year-end Hot 100, upsets are quite common. Songs that seemed to dominate the chart all year are defeated by stealthily ubiquitous earworms. Sometimes the obvious song takes the prize: \u201cHey Jude,\u201d \u201cEvery Breath You Take\u201d or \u201cI Will Always Love You.\u201d And then sometimes it\u2019s a one-hit wonder: Domencio Mudugno, Daniel Powter, Gotye, Glass Animals\u2014all won the year-end Hot 100 prize.\n\nJoin Chris Molanphy as he explains the secrets behind having the hit of the year\u2014and why it doesn\u2019t always go to a superstar.\n\nPodcast production by Kevin Bendis.\n\n\nSponsored by Saks.com. Check out the Holiday Gift Guide on\xa0saks.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices