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Nobody's Top 5 - The Turkey’s Been in the Freezer Since 2019

A regular show. Station management has confirmed it in writing, underlined twice. Last week’s chart has been retired to a better place, so all five songs are new entries again, and Thanksgiving is in the building. Someone put a paper turkey on the engineer’s door. The engineer says it wasn’t him.

5. The Middle Managers, “Reply All”

4. Gourd Almighty, “Pumpkin Spice Is Back”

3. Second Helping, “The Kids’ Table (I’m 41)"

2. The Thaw, “Defrost (The Turkey’s Still Frozen)”

1. Standard Time, “I Got

Nobody's Top 5 - The Turkey’s Been in the Freezer Since 2019
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Nobody's Top 5 - The Turkey’s Been in the Freezer Since 2019

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