The Official Big Top 40 Podcast
The Official Big Top 40 Podcast is a brand new and exclusive Global Original podcast hosted by Will Manning where some of the biggest music artists in the world come on and answer the big question: “What Are Your Favourite Three Songs of All Time?” Each Sunday we’re finding out what inspired the musicians at the top of the charts as they share stories of the most important songs in their lives.
Episodes
08 - Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth is one of the most successful singer-songwriters of the last decade. The star joins Will Manning to talk through his three, favourite songs of all-time.
James Taylor - Carolina in My Mind
Songwriter(s) - James Taylor
Producer(s) - Peter Asher
Label - Apple
NSYNC - Pop
Songwriter(s) - Justin Timberlake, Wade Robson
Producer(s) - Brian Transeau
Label - Jive
Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me
Songwriter(s) - Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin
Producer(s) - Bonnie Raitt, Don Was
Label - Capitol
29/11/20•12m 7s
07 - Jax Jones
One of the UK's most talented and successful producers, Jax Jones joins Will Manning to discuss his three favourite songs of all-time. Jax reveals how the three chosen records shaped his love for music and helped to inspire some of his future hits.
Paco de Lucía - Entre dos aguas
Songwriter(s) - José Torregrosa Alcaraz, Francisco Sánchez Gómez
Producer(s) - Paco de Lucía, Alfredo Garrido
Label - Universal Music Spain
Kris Kross - Jump
Songwriter(s) - Jermaine Dupri, Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, Deke Richards, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Walter Morrison, Norman Napier, Andrew Noland, Marvin Pierce, Gregory Webster, Roy Hammond
Producer(s) - Jermaine Dupri
Label - Ruffhouse, Columbia
The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
Songwriter(s) - Christopher Wallace, James Mtume
Producer(s) - Poke, Sean Combs
Label - Bad Boy, Arista
22/11/20•12m 4s
06 - Tate McRae
Episode 6 - Tate McRae
Tate is one of the most exciting new artists on the Official Big Top 40 this year. Having already worked with Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber, we’re predicting big things for Tate’s future in the charts.
Credits ~
Khalid - ‘Better’
Songwriter(s) - Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Ryan Vojtesak, Jamil Chammas, Khalid Robinson
Producer(s) - Denis Kosiak, StarGate, Digi, Charlie Handsome
Label - RCA
Billie Eilish - ‘When The Party’s Over’
Songwriter(s) - Finneas O'Connell
Producer(s) - Finneas O'Connell
Label - Darkroom, Interscope
The Weekend - ‘Save Your Tears’
Songwriter(s) - Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Quenneville, Max Martin, Oscar Holter
Producer(s) - Max Martin, Oscar Holter, The Weeknd
Label - XORepublic
15/11/20•16m 47s
05 - Rita Ora
Episode 5 - Rita Ora
With 5 number 1s Rita Ora is one of the most successful artists in Official Big Top 40 history. Credits ~ Billie Eilish - ‘everything I wanted’ Songwriter(s) - Billie Eilish O'Connell, Finneas O'Connell Producer(s) - Finneas O'Connell Label - Darkroom, Interscope Mark Ronson, feat. Bruno Mars - ‘Uptown Funk’ Songwriter(s) - Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Jeff Bhasker, Nicholas Williams, Devon Gallaspy, Charles Wilson, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Rudolph Taylor, Lonnie Simmons Producer(s) - Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker, Bruno Mars Label - ColumbiaSonyRCA Cigarettes After Sex - ‘Falling in Love’ Songwriter(s) - Greg Gonzalez Producer(s) - Greg Gonzalez Label - Partisan
08/11/20•12m 11s
04 - Sam Smith
Fresh from the release of Love Goes, Sam Smith talks to Will Manning about how their new album came together and the changes they had to make with everything going on in 2020. Plus, we find out Sam’s three favourite songs of all-time… including a very interesting Number 1.
Doja Cat - Like That
Songwriter(s) - Lukasz Gottwald, Theron Thomas, Yeti Beats, Lydia Asrat, Radric Davis, Amalaratna Dlamini
Producer(s) - Tyson Trax, Mike Crook
Label - Kemosabe, RCA
Robyn - Be Mine
Songwriter(s) - Robyn, Klas Åhlund
Producer(s) - Klas Åhlund
Label - Konichiwa
Cardi B - WAP ft. Megan Thee Stallion
Songwriter(s) - Belcalis Almanzar, Megan Pete, James Foye III, Austin Owens, Frank Rodriguez
Producer(s) - Ayo the Producer, Keyz
Label - Atlantic
01/11/20•12m 40s
03 - Joel Corry
In episode 3, Will is joined by Joel Corry. After three Top 10 singles within a year, Will Manning gets to the bottom of the music that has inspired Joel’s success.
Credits ~
Daniel Beddingfield ‘Gotta Get Thru This’
Songwriter(s) - Daniel Bedingfield
Producer(s) - Daniel Bedingfield, D&D Productions
Label - Relentless, Ministry of Sound
Armand Van Helden ‘You Don't Know Me’
Songwriter(s) - Duane Harden, Armand Van Helden, Kossi Gardner
Producer(s) - Armand Van Helden
Label - Armed
Joel Corry - Sorry
Songwriter(s) - Nicholas Reid, David Edwards, Steve Heyliger
Producer(s) - David Edwards
Label - Locked On, XL Recordings
25/10/20•21m 19s
02 - Billie Eilish
Episode 2 is all about Billie Eilish. The 6-time Grammy winner has claimed 2 Official Big Top 40 number 1s in just one year. We spoke to Billie at the start of 2020 when she visited London after picking up a Brit Award.
Ashe - Moral Of The Story
Songwriter(s) - Ashlyn Rae Willson, Casey Smith, Noah Conrad
Producer(s) - Noah Conrad, Finneas O'Connell
Label - Mom + Pop
Celeste - Strange
Songwriter(s) - Celeste Waite, Stephen Wrabel, Jamie Hartman
Producer(s) - Jamie Hartman
Label - Polydor
A$AP Rocky - F*kk Sleep ft. FKA twigs
Songwriters: Albert Johnson, Gary Lucas, Hector Delgado, Isaac Deboni, Matthew Samuels, Michael Mule, Michale Lawrence, Rakim Mayers, Tahliah Barnett
Label - Universal Music Publishing Group
18/10/20•17m 48s
01 - Anne-Marie
Episode 1 features one of our favourite guests on the Official Big Top 40; the brilliant Anne-Marie. In 2016, ‘Alarm’ was the break-through single that gave Anne-Marie her first chart success and since then she’s clocked up a number 1 single, sold-out tours and has become one of the biggest UK talents.
Credits:
Nelly - Hot in Herre
Songwriter(s) - Cornell Haynes, Jr.Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Charles L. Brown
Producer(s) - The Neptunes
Kendrick Lamar - Don't Kill My Vibe
Songwriter(s) - Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Robin Braun, Vindahl Friis, Lykke Schmidt
Producer(s) – Sounwave
Rihanna - Pon de Replay
Songwriter(s) - Alisha Brooks, Vada Nobles, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers
Producer(s) - Vada Nobles, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers
11/10/20•12m 57s