You still have Top 40 radio now, but it’s 40 different stations. There aren’t many hits that everybody knows, and there aren’t many real superstars.
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Al Yankovic173 quotes“You still have Top 40 radio now, but it’s 40 different stations. There aren’t many hits that everybody knows, and there aren’t many real superstars.”
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Al YankovicAl Yankovic There aren’t that many superstars around anymore.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I’m watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.
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