Note: These countdowns ran from November 2012 to May 2014.
To listen to any of these episodes, please check Past MTI Countdowns here: https://redcircle.com/shows/past-mti-countdowns
Episode 230: MTI Top 3/5 Sweet Farewell Countdown
Hosts: Lara & Sam
May 29, 1980 Top 3 from Billboard Hot 100:
3. Paul McCartney & Wings- Coming Up (Live)
2. Blondie- Call Me
1. Lipps Inc- Funkytown
May 29, 1990 Top 3 from Billboard Hot 100:
3. Sinead O Connor- Nothing Compares 2 U
2. Heart- All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You
1. Madonna- Vogue
Week of May 20-26, 2000 from Rick Dee’s Weekly Top 40:
5. Santana- Maria Maria
4. Destiny’s Child- Say My Name
3. Vertical Horizon- Everything You Want
2. Nsync- Bye Bye Bye
1. Macy Gray- I Try
Week May 29, 2010 from AT40:
5. Jason Derulo- In My Head
4. Train- Hey Soul Sister
3. Rihanna- Rude Boy
2. B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars- Nothin’ On You
1. Taio Cruz ft. Ludacris- Break Your Heart
Episode 225: MTI Top 5 CountUP for May 17, 2014 (Around May 20, 2006)
Radio Station: 933 FLZ (pronounced 9-3-3 –F-L-Z, WFLZ-FM, Tampa, FL).
Program: Crazy 8@8
Evidence: http://web.archive.org/web/20060520183551/http://www.933flz.com/main.html
Host: Sam
5. Daniel Powder- Bad Day
4. Rihanna- S.O.S
3. Fort Minor- Where’d You Go
2. All American Rejects- Move Along
1. Nelly Futardo- Promiscuous
Episode 217: MTI Top 5 CountUP for April 19, 2014 (April 2010)
Radio Station: MTI Countdowns
Program: MTI Top 25 Countdown
Host: Sam
5. Taio Cruz ft. Ludacris- Break Your Heart
4. B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars- Nothin’ On You
3. Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris- Baby
2. New Boyz- Tie Me Down
1. Ke$ha- Blah Blah Blah
Episode 212: MTI Top 5 CountUP for March 29, 2014 (Friday March 3, 2000):
Radio Station: Kiss 92 (CISS-FM, Toronto, ON)
Program: Kiss 92 Top 7@7 PM Edition
Evidence: http://web.archive.org/web/20000304154119/http://kiss92.fm/music/current_top7.html
Host: Sam
5. Sisqo- Thong Song
4. D-Cru- I Will Be Waiting
3. Backstreet Boys- Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely
2. NSYNC- Bye Bye Bye
1. Dr. Dre ft. Eminem- Forget About Dre
Episode 206: MTI Top 5 CountUP for March 1, 2014 (Week of March 2, 2008):
Radio Station: Kiss 98.5 (WKSE-FM, Buffalo, NY)
Program: The Weekly Playlist (not a show, but just songs that they played a lot on the station for that week)
Evidence: http://web.archive.org/web/20080302090636/http://kiss985.com/pages/992600.php?
Host: Sam
5. One Republic- Apologize
4. Taylor Swift- Teardrops on my Guitar
3. Chris Brown ft. T-Pain- Kiss Kiss
2. Flo Rida ft. T-Pain- Low
1. Sean Kingston- Take You There
Episode 199: MTI Top 5 CountUP for February 1, 2014 (around the week of February 2, 2001)
Radio Station: Z100 (WHTZ-FM, New York, NY)
Program: The Hit-List
Evidence: http://web.archive.org/web/20010202205600/http://www.z100.com/source/hitlist.htm
Host: Sam
5. Mya- Case of the Ex
4. Destiny’s Child- Independent Women
3. Jennifer Lopez- Love Don’t Cost A Thing
2. Shaggy- It Wasn’t Me
1. Dream- He Loves U Not
Episode 190: MTI Top 5 CountUP for December 21, 2013 (Around December 16, 2004)
Radio Station: 107.5 WGCI (WGCI-FM, Chicago, IL), these songs come from a hip-hop or urban formatted radio station because hip-hop was a very mainstream format back in the early and mid- 2000’s.
Program: Top 10 Hits
Evidence: http://web.archive.org/web/20041216143657/http://www.wgci.com/top10_1.html
Host: Sam
5. Usher- That’s What It’s Made For
4. Destiny’s Child- Soldier
3. Twista ft. R. Kelly- So Sexy Part #2
2. Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell- Drop It Like It’s Hot
1. Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris- Lover & Friends
MTI Top 5 CountUP for November 30, 2013 (Week of November 25, 2003):
Radio Station: 93-7 BZZ (WBZZ-FM, Pittsburgh, PA), also a past radio station, the BZZ branding was a temporary branding for the heritage top 40 station, b94. B94 lasted from 1981 to early 2003 (and between early 2003 to mid 2004, the bzz and b93-7 slogans were used, but with same top 40 format) and again from 2007 to 2010. Currently a sports station known as SportsRadio 93.7 The Fan.
Program: None, these are top songs played on the radio station from the past week.
Evidence: http://web.archive.org/web/20031202141506/http://937bzz.com/musicweplay.shtml
Host: Sam
5. Outcast- Hey Ya
4. Nickelback- Someday
3. Trapt- Headstrong
2. Beyonce & Sean Paul- Baby Boy
1. 3 Doors Down- Here Without You
Episode 180: MTI Top 5 CountUP for November 2, 2013 (Friday November 3, 2006)
Radio Station: Z95-3 (CKZZ-FM, Vancouver, BC, now known as Virgin Radio 95.3)
Program: THE Z TOP 10 @ 10
Evidence: http://web.archive.org/web/20061106062243/http://www.z95.com/node/403212
Host: Sam
5. Christina Aguilera- Hurt
4. Snow Patrol- Chasing Cars
3. JoJo- Too Little, Too Late
2. Nelly Futardo- Maneater
1. Hinder- Lips of an Angel
Episode 174: MTI Top 5 CountUP for October 5, 2013 (Fall 2009)
Radio Station: MTI Countdowns
Program: MTI Top 25 Countdown
Host: Sam
5. Drake- Best I’ve Ever Had
4. Katy Perry- Waking Up In Vegas
3. Jordin Sparks- Battlefield
2. Keri Hilson ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo- Knock You Down
1. Black Eyed Peas- I’ve Got A Feeling
Episode 167: MTI Top 5 CountUP for August 31, 2013 (Around August 13, 2007)
Radio Station: Kiss 95.1 (WNKS-FM, Charlotte, NC)
Program: High 5 @ 9
Evidence: http://web.archive.org/web/20070813035207/http://www.kiss951.com/
Host: Sam
5. Avril Lavigne- When Your Gone
4. Fergie- Big Girls Don’t Cry
3. Plain White T’s- Hey There Delilah
2. T-Pain- Bartender
1. Sean Kingston- Beautiful Girls
Episode 158: MTI Top 5 CountUP for July 20 2013 (July 31, 2002)
Radio Station: 104 KRBE (KRBE-FM, Houston, TX)
Program: Interactive 5 @ 9
Evidence: http://web.archive.org/web/20020803022651/http://www.krbe.com/music/top5/top5.htm
Host: Sam
5. Britney Spears- Boys
4. Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland- Dilemma
3. Pink- Just Like A Pill
2. Eminem- Cleaning Out My Closet
1. Avril Lavigne- Complicated
Episode 149: MTI Top 5 CountUP for June 15 2013 (Week of June 17, 2000)
Radio Station: Kiss 108 (WXKS-FM, Boston, MA)
Program: Kiss Top 30 Countdown
Evidence: http://web.archive.org/web/20000620185701/http://kissfm.amfmi.com/hit_music/top30.html
Host: Sam
5. Macy Gray- I Try
4. Creed- Higher
3. Vertical Horizon- Everything You Want
2. Goo Goo Dolls- Broadway
1. Britney Spears- Oops I Did It Again
Episode 132: MTI Top 5 CountUP for April 20, 2013 (Week of April 6, 2005)
Radio Station: 99.9 Mix FM (CKFM-FM, Toronto, ON)
Program: Canadian Top 20
Evidence: http://web.archive.org/web/20050406081523/http://www.mix999.com/content/mix_interactive/top20.asp
Host: Jay
5. Michael Buble- Home
4. Maroon 5- Sunday Morning
3. Kelly Clarkson- Since You Been Gone
2. Green Day- Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
1. Rob Thomas- Lonely No More
Episode 121: MTI Top 5 CountUP for March 2013 (First Week of March 2011)
Host: Andy (subbing in for Alisha)
5. Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne- Hit The Lights
4. Dr. Dre ft. Eminem & Skylar Grey – I Need A Doctor
3. Ke$ha- Blow
2. Katy Perry ft. Kanye West- E.T
1. Lady Gaga- Born This Way
Episode 115: MTI Top 5 CountUP for February 2013 (February 2009)
Host: Lara (subbing in for Alisha)
5. Lady Gaga- Just Dance (Remix with Kardinal Official)
4. Beyonce- Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)
3. All American Rejects- Gives you hell
2. Kanye West- Heartless
1. Britney Spears- Circus
Episode 105: MTI Top 5 CountUP for January 2013 (Last week of January 2011)
Host: Alisha
5. Ke$ha- Blow
4. Avril Lavigne- What The Hell
3. P!nk- F**king Perfect
2. Britney Spears- Hold it against me
1. Wiz Khalifa- Black and Yellow
Episode 99: MTI Top 5 CountUP for December 2012 (MTI Top 10 Countdown for July 8, 2008)
Host: Alisha
5. New kids on the block- Summertime
4. Jesse McCartney- Leavin’
3. Natasha Bedingfield- Pocketful of Sunshine
2. Metro Station- Shake It
1. Rihanna- Take A Bow
Episode 93: MTI Top 5 CountUP for November 2012 (Fall 2010 MTI Top 25 Countdown)
Host: Alisha
5. Jesse McCartney- Shake
4. Cee Lo Green- Forget You
3. Ke$ha- We R Who We R
2. The Ready Set- Love Like Woe
1. Far East Movement ft. 50 Cent- Like a G6