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Project X: Getting Festive With John Peel

Brian Raftery | May 30, 2007 3:32 am
Brian Raftery | May 30, 2007 3:32 am

peelpic.jpgAs part of Idolator’s continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos breaks down rankings from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, his take on one of John Peel’s most famous efforts.

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Project X: A-Sides Win Again

Brian Raftery | May 15, 2007 10:26 am
Brian Raftery | May 15, 2007 10:26 am

We here at Idolator are obsessed with charts: Sales charts, best-of charts, even charts that chart other charts. In an attempt to keep track of all the rankings and reports that are compiled on a daily basis, we’ve asked Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos to break down charts from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, his take on the latest Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

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Project X: Living In The Eighties

Brian Raftery | April 30, 2007 2:00 am
Brian Raftery | April 30, 2007 2:00 am

Last month, list-obsessed Idolator contributor Michaelangelo Matos did his damnedest to find the worst Billboard singles chart of the ’70s; now, he’s turned his attention to the rankings of the Reagan era. After the click-through, a column that finally settles our country’s long-running Ray Parker Jr./Huey Lewis debate:

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Project X: Sucking In The Seventies

Brian Raftery | April 16, 2007 2:56 am
Brian Raftery | April 16, 2007 2:56 am

We here at Idolator are obsessed with charts: Sales charts, best-of charts, even charts that chart other charts. In an attempt to keep track of all the rankings and reports that are compiled on a daily basis, we’ve asked Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos to break down charts from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, he finally answers the question: What was the worst Billboard singles chart of the ’70s?

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Project X: Tonight We’re Gonna Party Like It’s 1952

Brian Raftery | April 3, 2007 11:34 am
Brian Raftery | April 3, 2007 11:34 am

We here at Idolator are obsessed with charts: Sales charts, best-of charts, even charts that chart other charts. In an attempt to keep track of all the rankings and reports that are compiled on a daily basis, we’ve asked Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos to break down charts from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, his take on the 10 most critically acclaimed songs from 55 years ago.

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Project X: Hooking Up With Billboard’s Hot Singles

Brian Raftery | March 19, 2007 4:11 am
Brian Raftery | March 19, 2007 4:11 am

We here at Idolator are obsessed with charts: Sales charts, best-of charts, even charts that chart other charts. In an attempt to keep track of all the rankings and reports that are compiled on a daily basis, we’ve asked Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos to break down charts from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, his take on Billboard‘s most recent Hot 100 chart:

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Project X: The Word On “The Word”

Brian Raftery | March 6, 2007 11:39 am
Brian Raftery | March 6, 2007 11:39 am

Word49.jpgWe here at Idolator are obsessed with charts: Sales charts, best-of charts, even charts that chart other charts. In an attempt to keep track of all the rankings and reports that are compiled on a daily basis, we’ve asked Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos to break down charts from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, his take on The Word‘s “Worst and Best Instruments” ranking.

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Project X: Dialing Up The Ringtone Sales Charts

Brian Raftery | February 20, 2007 3:33 am
Brian Raftery | February 20, 2007 3:33 am

We here at Idolator are obsessed with charts: Sales charts, best-of charts, even charts that chart other charts. In an attempt to keep track of all the rankings and reports that are compiled on a daily basis, we’ve asked Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos to break down charts from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, he lords over the ringtone rankings.

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Introducing Project X: Idolator’s Chart-Busting New Column

Brian Raftery | February 6, 2007 1:03 am
Brian Raftery | February 6, 2007 1:03 am

We here at Idolator are obsessed with charts: Sales charts, best-of charts, even charts that chart other charts. In an attempt to keep track of all the rankings and reports that are compiled on a daily basis, we’re proud to introduce “Project X,” a new bi-weekly column in which Jackin’ Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos will break down charts from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, his first report.

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