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60 Songs That Explain the '90s
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Today: #9 in Music on our combined chart.
Today: #28 in Music, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #26 in Music, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #6 in Music, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #18 in Music, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #15 in Music, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #87 in Music, Philippines on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · South Africa
Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Recent history only — this show has no current ranking on the Music, South Africa chart. These are recorded positions from the last 7 days, not current rankings.
Position on the Music, South Africa combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | — | — |
| Oct 16 | #136 | #136 |
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About the show
First came '60 Songs That Explain the '90s.' (We did that.) Then came '60 Songs That Explain the '90s: The 2000s.' (We're doing that now—and yes, that's the actual name.) But whether you want to jump back to the Clinton years or join us as we reboot our old iPods, you can find all of the collected works of Rob Harvilla below. Come back each Wednesday for a new episode.