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Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

by Joshua Weilerstein
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Today: #30 in Music, India on our combined chart.

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Ranking history · India

Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.

Position on the Music, India combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

#16#59#101#144#186Chart rankOct 17Oct 18Oct 19Oct 20Oct 21#30
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DateCombined RankApple PodcastsPocket CastsCastbox
Oct 21#30#30#29#25
Oct 20#26#25#23—
Oct 19#176#176——
Oct 18#143#143——
Oct 17#82#86—#56

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About the show

Sticky Notes is a classical music podcast for everyone, whether you are just getting interested in classical music for the first time, or if you've been listening to it and loving it all your life. Interviews with great artists, in depth looks at pieces in the repertoire, and both basic and deep dives into every era of music. Classical music is absolutely for everyone, so let's start listening! Note - Seasons 1-5 will be returning over the next year. They have been taken down in order to be re-recorded in improved sound quality!