1,000 Greatest Misses

Hello there, ladies and gents! 1000 Greatest Misses is the music podcast that shines a light on 1000 undiscovered, obscure, and underappreciated songs that hit all the marks but failed to chart. On each episode music-obsessed Paul Heinz and Christopher Grey will feature five power pop, AOR, heavy metal and new wave songs from the seventies and eighties, most of it curated from radio compilation vinyl records that aren’t available on any streaming service. Let’s play some tunes!

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Podcasting since 2023 • 178 episodes

1,000 Greatest Misses

Latest Episodes

162: Songs 806-810 (Courtney Barnett, The Cavedogs, No Cheese Please!, The Clique, Car Seat Headrest)

Chris and Paul get caught up on listener mail, Chris's Friday night in a storage locker, Spotify's issues with AI, and feature songs by Courtney Barnett, The Cavedogs, No Cheese Please!, The Clique and Car Seat Headrest.

July 02, 2026 • 34:48

161: Songs 801-805 (Chris Mars, Helmet Boy, Children Collide, The Martyrs, Danny Johnson and the Bandits)

Paul reveals his top 10 for the last 100 songs, Chris and Paul discuss owning more than one copy of an LP, and they feature songs by Chris Mars, Helmet Boy, Children Collide, The Martyrs, and Danny Johnson and the Bandits.

June 25, 2026 • 33:35

160: Songs 796-800 (Strange Outlook, Wireless, Hubble Bubble, Radio Stars, Unrest)

Chris and Paul try out a new theme song, discuss recent record buying experiences, and feature songs by Strange Outlook, Wireless, Hubble Bubble, Radio Stars and Unrest.

June 18, 2026 • 32:14

159: Song 791-795 (Preoccupations, The Nines, The Singles, Gary Shane and the Detour, Why on Earth)

Chris shares a story of how to land someone's record collection, we test your knowledge with some album trivia, and we feature songs by Preoccupations, The Nines, The Singles, Gary Shane and the Detour, and Why on Earth.

June 11, 2026 • 34:20

158: Songs 786-790 (The Wonder Stuff, Les Variations, The Number Ones, Charlie, The Radiators)

Chris and Paul highlight some new Beato videos, have an extended discussion about AI and music, and feature songs by The Wonder Stuff, Les Variations, The Number Ones, Charlie, and The Radiators.

June 04, 2026 • 36:49

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Fan Mail

Brian Wattleworth sez I'm in the all of the above category. Not sure you have featured much punk thus far actually. Paul's comments on seeing stuff live is spot on, I've tried 60s soul jazz stuff or fusion to broaden my tastes but it's way cooler to see someone play that in a club with no or limited tech. My collection is mostly all rock related, this episode I had the A's (like 1st one better) and first two Heavy Pettins. Speaking of which, I saw that same Crue tour in 84 with Saxon, but alas, no Pettin. I love me some This Town Rocks, why that song isn't blasted at football games I got no idea. The interview next week should be cool. Look forward to it. Will try to fit the Manowar album in my radar soon. Too much stuff to hear.

Northbrook, Illinois