PAST TENS: A Top 10 Time Machine
PAST TENS: A Top 10 Time Machine! The podcast that looks back at a past list of top 10 hits and breaks down the winners, losers and WTF moments. With Michael "Milt" Wolfe and David Yas (david@pod617.com)
Recent Episodes
June 19, 2026
The Most Underrated 70s Tunes
Buckle up. Weird episode. But ultimately a great list of underrated 70s tunes.
June 12, 2026
Hits of ‘86: Nu Shooz, Sad Songs, Bad Proms
Dave and Milt hop into the Past 10s time machine and travel back to the Billboard Top 10 for the week ending June 14, 1986. But before they even hit the charts, they celebrate the emotional madness of the Knicks’ incredible F...
June 5, 2026
The Greatest SCREAMS in Rock History
This week on Past Tens , Dave and Milt welcome a fresh face to the show: new intern Jason, a Tulane University student possibly as obsessed with music as the Past Tens bozos. Jason talks about catching A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be ...
May 28, 2026
The Hits of 1970
Dave and Milt crank up the Time Machine and head back to the week ending May 30, 1970, but not before detouring through spam-text “pig slaughtering” scams, listener banter, and a recap of Stephen Colbert’s farewell show, comp...
May 21, 2026
The Top 10 Late-Night Hosts
Dave and Milt hit record for a special edition of Past 10s marking the end of an era: the final episode of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show. But instead of hopping into the Billboard Hot 100 time machine, the boys pivot to late-ni...
May 15, 2026
The Rock of 1989: Doctor, There’s A Great White in My Heartbreaker
Dave and Milt fire up the Top 10 Time Machine and head straight for the week ending May 20, 1989 — but this time they ditch the Hot 100 in favor of the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, because apparently Aqua Net, guitar riff...
May 8, 2026
The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time
Dave and Milt plug into one of rock nerd-dom’s favorite barstool arguments: Rolling Stone’s freshly dropped list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos Ever. Naturally, they treat it less like gospel and more like a karaoke machine...
May 1, 2026
The Hits – and the Glitz – of 1979
Milt’s off living his best life at Jazz Fest, so Dave taps in Deirdre McCarthy as guest co-pilot, and—folks—we fire up the time machine to May 5, 1979. It’s Laverne & Shirley on TV, Alien in theaters, The Hitchhiker’s Guide t...
April 23, 2026
The Hits of ‘87, UK Style
Dave and Milt open with banter about expensive VIP options, coffee vs. tea, and then discuss the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class heavy with British performers (Phil Collins solo, Billy Idol, Oasis, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/...
April 17, 2026
The Michael Jackson Deep Dive
Dave and Milt crack open a special Past Tens where the subject is none other than the human moonwalk, Michael Jackson—timed nicely with the looming biopic that’s about to remind everyone just how absurdly dominant this guy wa...
April 9, 2026
Hits of '82: The Fire & The Fever
Dave and Milt fire up the Top 10 Time Machine and land squarely in April 3, 1982—a week where the Falklands War is just getting started, Space Shuttle Columbia is touching down in the desert like it missed its exit, Michael J...
April 3, 2026
The Best Opening Lines of ’70s Songs
Dave and Milt are doing what they do best: arguing about music like it matters (because it does). This time, they’re counting down their favorite opening lines from 1970s songs — with Milt, naturally, gravitating toward lines...
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April 8, 2020
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I don't care what Seth Rogen's charachter from Knocked Up says, Steely Dan does not gargle balls.And if you're looking for a perfect 10 minute diversion, look no further than the Twitter feed called People Dancing To Steely Dan.Seriously. …
April 6, 2020
We've Got A Website
Dave and Milt here. We're the humble co-hosts of Past Tens: A Top 10 Time Machine, the podcast that travels back in time to revisit the songs that topped the music charts. And we don't hold back on our opinions on what holds up what does…