Hit Parade: Hits of the Year Edition Part 1
b'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'