Podcast: The Best Of LGBTQ Music, Movies & Pop Culture

What? You thought I wasn't going to count down and recap the year that was 2018?

Fat chance.

Here's my take on the best that the year had to offer in terms of LGBTQ music, movies, television and pop culture moments, as well as the stories that resonated most with my readers.

Please kick back, pour a cocktail, and take a little journey on the way back machine as I review 2018 in terms of the LGBTQ community.

And, as always, I would muchly appreciate it if you would share The Randy Report podcast with your friends.

So, here we go. Let me know in the comments what you thought I might have missed.

See you all in 2019! Thanks to all of you for visiting The Randy Report. It totally wouldn't be any fun without you here.

Top Posts Of 2017

As we've officially crossed into 2018, I thought I'd take a look at the Top 5 posts of 2017 on The Randy Report:

1. Randy Rainbow Trolls Trump Jr. With "The Room Where It Happened" Parody

2. Colton Haynes Announces Engagement To BF Jeff Leatham

3. Olivia Newton-John's Personal Anthem Goes To Number One

4. Happy 96th Birthday Carol Channing

5. Randy Rainbow: "Fact-Checker, Fact-Checker"

Podcast: The Best Of LGBT Film, Music, TV & Pop Culture In 2017

This podcast is a big one as I celebrate the best 2017 had to offer regarding:

Best LGBT films:
• Call Me By Your Name
• God's Own Country
• Beach Rats
• Dream Boat
• Tom of Finland
• BPM
• In A Heartbeat
• No Place Like Home


Best music from out artists:
• Wrabel - "The Village"
• Halsey - "Strangers"
• Eli Lieb - "Next To You"
• JoLivi - "Love Who You Wanna Love"
• Rayvon Owen - "Volume"
• Trey Pearson - "Love Is Love"
• Billy Porter - "Edelweiss"

• Best in LGBT Pop Culture - including the return of "Will & Grace," "Star Trek's" first same-sex kiss, the Disney Channel's first gay storyline, RuPaul's second Emmy win and the historic win at the Academy Awards by "Moonlight"

Plus - good news LGBT headlines in the U.S. and around the world

This is a fun show to look back and feel good about the best 2017 had to offer the LGBT community.

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Radio Show: The Best Of LGBT Entertainment In 2016

Tune in as I share our "Top 5" lists of the best in LGBT music, film, theater and more from the year that was 2016.

• Top 5 songs from out musicians Ty Herndon, David Hernandez, Jeb Havens, Halsey and Tegan & Sara

• Top 5 LGBT themed movies: Moonlight, Retake, Other People, First Girl I Loved and King Kobra

• Highlights from Broadway including The Color Purple, Falsettos and Dear Evan Hansen

...and more

Radio Show: "Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016"

Here's my latest radio show, which aired last night on BlogTalkRadio, where I share my "Best of 2015" lists of movies, music, pop culture and politics.

Just a sample of my "Best Of:"

Music artists Kelly Clarkson, Mika, Adele, Madonna, Steve Grand and Janet Jackson make my "Top Albums of 2015."

Top LGBT films include The Danish Girl, Seashore, Carol, Drown and I Am Michael.

Political highlights for the LGBT community including (obviously) the historic ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on marriage equality, County Clerk Kim Davis' opposition to issuing marriage licenses, and the Boy Scouts lifting (mostly) of it's ban on gay scouts.

Coming out stories of Olympian Gus Kenworthy, British rugby player Keegan Hirst, actress Holland Taylor and Caitlyn Jenner. And the LGBT inclusive storylines on TV shows Empire, Transparent, The Fosters and How To Get Away With Murder.

Plus, I make my predictions for what's ahead in 2016 regarding LGBT rights and the race for the White House.

iTunes Shares Top 10 Best Selling Songs & Albums Plus "Best Of" For 2014

According to Billboard, the top selling singles and albums on iTunes this year were:

Songs:

1. "Happy," Pharrell
2. "All of Me," John Legend
3. "Dark Horse," Katy Perry
4. "Talk Dirty," Jason Derulo
5. "Fancy," Iggy Azalea
6. "Problem," Ariana Grande
7. "All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor
8. "Let It Go," Idina Menzel
9. "Turn Down for What," DJ Snake & Lil Jon
10. "Rude," Magic!

Albums:

1. Frozen
2. 1989, Taylor Swift
3. Ghost Stories, Coldplay
4. In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
5. Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack
6. Beyonce, Beyonce
7. Pure Heroine, Lorde
8. X, Ed Sheeran
9. The Outsiders, Eric Church
10. 5 Seconds of Summer, 5 Seconds of Summer

In addition, the iTunes crew issued their own "Best Of" List for 2014:

Apple's Best-Ofs:

Best Artist: Beyonce, Beyonce
Best Album: 1989, Taylor Swift
Best Song: "Fancy" (feat. Charli XCX), Iggy Azalea
Best New Artist: Sam Smith
Best Pop: 1989, Taylor Swift
Best Rock: Lazaretto, Jack White
Best Alternative: Lost in the Dream, The War on Drugs
Best Hip-Hop/Rap: Under Pressure, Logic
Best Country: Pain Killer, Little Big Town
Best R&B/Soul: JHUD, Jennifer Hudson
Best Dance: New Eyes, Clean Bandit
Best Singer/Songwriter: Utah, Jamestown Revival
Best Latin: MultiViral, Calle 13
Best Electronic: Our Love, Caribou
Best Jazz: Time and Time Again, The Cookers
Best Classical: John Luther Adams: Become Ocean, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony Orchestra