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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: "All the Things She Said" by t.A.T.u.
DATE WEEKS March 15, 2003 1 A song about a lesbian relationship becoming a hit in the United States at a time when gay marriage still...

Michael Trimboli
Feb 21, 20247 min read
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Michael's Number Ones: "Clocks" by Coldplay
What really makes a song a classic? I guess that's one of the questions this column in general tries to answer. Because different...

Michael Trimboli
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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Michael's Number Ones: "Can't Stop" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
DATE WEEKS January 18, 2003 6 Here's the thing about a band like the Red Hot Chili Peppers having such a long and sustained career: you...

Michael Trimboli
Feb 7, 20244 min read
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Michael's Number Ones: "When I'm Gone" by 3 Doors Down
DATE WEEKS January 4, 2003 1 A familiar refrain among some music fans in the early 21st century was that they just wanted the artists to...

Michael Trimboli
Jan 31, 20247 min read
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Michael's Number Ones: "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age
I never like when things end. That's human nature, I suppose. But you don't think like that when you're 16 years old. When my parents...

Michael Trimboli
Jan 24, 20245 min read
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