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Michael's Top 40
Est. 2001
My favorite 40 songs of the week, and other music-related thoughts
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Michael's Number Ones: "If I Am" by Nine Days
DATE WEEKS January 6, 2001 3 I need to start this column by stressing that I am not a professional music critic. Nor have I ever played music with any competency since I was a teenager. I had aspirations to be a musician, and made my dad buy me both an electric and acoustic guitar. But since I rarely took the time to practice, well, here we are. What I have always been, however, is a music fan. When I was a kid, my dad's car radio always seemed to be tuned to WPLJ, and ev

Michael Trimboli
Jul 9, 20237 min read


You Get Mistaken for Strangers by Your Own Friends
If you noticed the website looks a little different than the last time you visited... well that means you must like the site in the first...

Michael Trimboli
Nov 17, 20221 min read


“On My Own” No Longer — Do #1 Songs Have Deeper Meanings?
Note: This blog was originally published on September 2, 2022 I like to believe every chart has a different meaning for different people....

Michael Trimboli
Nov 16, 20223 min read
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