Dave (coughing through the cold open) and chartmeister Michael “Milt” Wolfe take Past 10s back to the week ending Oct. 2, 1999, detouring through Adam Yas singing the national anthem at a Patriots game, listener mail about forgotten “best claps” songs, and why Polish jokes exist. They set the scene with Freaks and Geeks premiering, Double Jeopardy topping the box office, and ER ruling TV, then dive into a late-’90s Latin crossover-heavy countdown.

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00:57 Dave’s Cold Struggles

02:29 Patriots Anthem Moment

04:26 Dream Gig Debate

06:55 Listener Mail Catchup

10:17 Back to October 1999

12:12 1999 Pop Culture Setup

19:51 Countdown Begins Marc Anthony

28:55 Scar Tissue and Hot Ones

38:43 Hot Ones Meltdowns

39:50 Simpsons Chili Peppers Bit

40:57 Scar Tissue Debate

41:52 All Star Overplayed

45:37 Shrek Effect Explained

50:30 Sugar Ray Origins

52:16 Shrinky Dinks Nostalgia

58:29 Christina Breakout Era

01:04:33 Ariana Grande Impressions

01:08:42 90s Lyrics Playdate Quiz

01:20:29 Enrique Bailamos Story

01:24:23 Bailamos Pronunciation Debate

01:25:18 Enrique Goes Final

01:27:15 Mambo No 5 Origins

01:30:53 Lawsuits And Backlash

01:32:40 Bob The Builder Parody

01:36:20 Smooth Mega Hit Breakdown

01:42:13 Ricky Martin Forgotten Ballad

01:46:31 TLC Unpretty Message

01:53:44 Recap And Musical Wrong

02:01:36 Shania Swap And Farewell

Dave and Milt record a special episode focused on ranking the best hand-clap songs, defining picks as songs where clapping is a crucial, compelling element that makes listeners want to clap along (not just a brief moment). You know, clapping. … Why are we overexplaining this? Sorry. … They discuss postponing recording due to Milt attending a Yankees playoff game, announce that Dave’s brother Adam Yas will sing the national anthem on the field before Sunday’s Patriots game (with related family coincidences), and note Milt’s AI-assisted birthday song for Dave (appended to the episode). Using combined rankings from over 50 candidates plus listener suggestions, they count down the top 10.

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00:33 Show Intro and Hosts

01:11 Yankee Game Detour

02:18 Patriots Anthem News

04:13 How It Happened

06:26 Birthday AI Tribute

07:55 Defining Clap Songs

11:21 Rules and Listener Mail

13:19 Countdown Begins 10

18:05 Hey Ya Debate

23:33 Beatles Clap Moment

27:55 Queen Crowd Clap

34:41 Boston Rock Clap

37:14 Top Five Tease

38:00 Power Pop Clap Debate

39:41 Fitzpatrick Jets Tangent

41:06 NFL Halftime Panel Rant

42:16 Cutting Cable for Football

43:08 Jack And Diane Claps

45:24 Tastee Freez Food Spiral

48:51 Top Three Car Wash

52:11 Number Two SOB Party

54:58 Ampersands And Hoagies

55:57 Also Rans Rapid Fire

01:04:01 We Will Rock You Miss

01:06:40 Number One Cars Claps

01:08:53 Clapping Music Minimalism

01:10:12 Friendship Clap Game

01:11:20 Wrap Up And Plugs

Dave and Milt revisit the rock chart for the week ending Oct. 6, 1984—after initially and repeatedly calling it 1983 and later admitting the error. After banter about ice cream habits, a contrived Willy Wonka competition show, and brief history/pop-culture notes (Richard Noble’s 633 mph “Thrust 2” land-speed record, Carl Yastrzemski’s final at-bat, Lech Wałęsa’s Nobel Prize, The Big Chill, and AfterMASH), they count down the rock Top 10: Krokus “Midnite Maniac,” Billy Idol “Flesh for Fantasy,” Survivor “I Can’t Hold Back,” Honeymoon Suite “New Girl Now,” U2 “Pride (In the Name of Love),” Lindsey Buckingham “Go Insane,” Bruce Springsteen “Cover Me,” David Bowie “Blue Jean,” The Fixx “Are We Ourselves,” and John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band “On the Dark Side.” They discuss trivia (Miami Vice placement, Bowie’s Jazzin’ for Blue Jean film, Bono lyric correction, Springsteen dance remix), play a “blue/blues” quiz, pick U2 as winner, and swap out Survivor and Buckingham for Twisted Sister “I Wanna Rock” and KISS “Heaven’s on Fire,” then plug social channels and a future “Freedom Rock” episode invite.

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01:29 Ice Cream Confessions

04:33 Willy Wonka Game Show

06:08 Time Machine Setup

07:45 Week in History Bits

15:52 Countdown Begins Krokus

23:06 Chart Year Mixup

25:07 Billy Idol Deep Dive

33:45 Survivor and Mall Cop

39:47 Honeymoon Suite Arrives

42:02 Honeymoon Suite Breakthrough

42:43 Miami Vice Hit Boost

44:19 MTV Metal One Hit Era

45:51 U2 Pride Origins

50:08 MLK Lyrics And Facts

55:23 Jazz Cover Misfire

57:13 Lindsey Buckingham Synth Turn

01:02:45 SNL Whats Up With That

01:09:35 Springsteen Cover Me Story

01:13:40 Dance Remix Madness

01:16:41 Bowie Blue Jean Deep Dive

01:19:54 Jazzin For Blue Jean Film

01:24:07 Bowie Grammy Shock

01:25:10 Bowie Calls Out MTV

01:25:32 Blue Songs Quiz Begins

01:27:02 Rapid Fire Blue Hits

01:31:25 Neil Diamond Blue Stumpers

01:33:26 Fixx Chart Trivia

01:37:43 Jim Fixx Dark Humor

01:39:38 On the Dark Side Story

01:48:07 Recap and Winner Pick

01:51:06 Substitution Twisted Sister

01:55:27 KISS: Heaven’s on Fire