About this episode
On The Gist, we travel back to the year 14-year-olds shouted their favorite hits from Times Square to Carson Daly. Music writer Chris Molanphy shares Billboard hits from 1999 that shaped the future of today's pop charts. Chris writes Slate 's Why Is That Song No. 1 column. Mike will be back with a traditional Spiel on Monday. Listen back to the 1999 hits mentioned in today's show in this Spotify playlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices