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Song Exploder
by Hrishikesh Hirway
Today: #11 in Music on our combined chart.
Today: #7 in Music, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #14 in Music, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #1 in Music, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #179 in Music, Germany on our combined chart.
Today: #138 in Music, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #62 in Music, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #3 in Music, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #75 in Music, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #146 in Music, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #28 in Music, Philippines on our combined chart.
Chart positions today · United States
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Individual platform positions in United States where this show has no current Combined ranking.
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Individual platform positions in United Kingdom where this show has no current Combined ranking.
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Individual platform positions in Canada where this show has no current Combined ranking.
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Individual platform positions in Australia where this show has no current Combined ranking.
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Individual platform positions in Mexico where this show has no current Combined ranking.
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Individual platform positions in New Zealand where this show has no current Combined ranking.
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Individual platform positions in Ireland where this show has no current Combined ranking.
Not on the India charts we track today.
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Individual platform positions in Philippines where this show has no current Combined ranking.
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Ranking history · United States
Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Music 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 | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | #11 | #15 | #30 | #17 | #18 |
| Oct 20 | #12 | #17 | #28 | #19 | #15 |
| Oct 19 | #9 | #13 | #29 | #18 | #17 |
| Oct 18 | #11 | #15 | #29 | #16 | #19 |
| Oct 17 | #14 | #19 | #30 | #11 | #11 |
| Oct 16 | #10 | #11 | #29 | #10 | #10 |
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About the show
Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. Each episode features an artist discussing a song of theirs, breaking down the sounds and ideas that went into the writing and recording. Hosted and produced by Hrishikesh Hirway.