2004’s Biggest Artists and Songs

Evanescence (Best New Artist Grammy Winner)
Outkast (Grammy for Album of the Year)
Clocks – Coldplay (Grammy for Record of the Year)

New Artists in the Pop Charts Included:
Ciara, Ashlee Simpson, Fantasia, Gretchen Wilson, Jet, Pitbull, Kanye West, Akon, Lloyd Banks, Switchfoot, The Killers, Yellowcard, Gwen Stefani (solo), Big & Rich, John Legend and Modest Mouse

2004’s Retro Top 10 Hits

1.Dragostea Din Tei (Numa Nama Mai Ai Hee) – O-Zone

2. White Houses – Vanessa Carlton

3.1985 – Bowling For Soup

4. The Way You Move – Outkast

5. Leave (Get Out) – JoJo

6. Heaven – Los Lonely Boys

7. Red Neck Woman – Gretchen Wilson

8. You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban

9. Save A Horse, Ride a Cowboy – Big & Rich

10. Invisible – Clay Aiken

2004’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

1. Yeah! – Usher with Lil Jon and Ludacris

2. Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas

3. Move Ya Body – Nina Sky

4. Oy Mi Canto – N.O.R.E. with Daddy Yankee

5. Turn Me On – Kevin Lyttle

6. Just Lose It – Eminem

7. Goodies – Ciara with Petey Pablo

8. Dirt Off Your Shoulder – Jay-Z

9. Freak-A-Leak – Petey Pablo

10. Drop It Like It’s Hot – Snoop Dogg with Pharrell

2004’s Bubblegum 10 Hit List

1. Yeah! – Usher

2. Accidentally In Love – Counting Crows

3. She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5

4. Breakaway – Kelly Clarkson

5. Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet

6. Hey Mama – Black Eyed Peas

7. This Love – Maroon 5

8. Somebody Told Me – The Killers

9. Drop It Like Its Hot – Snoop Dogg

10. Pieces Of Me – Ashlee Simpson

2004’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams – Green Day

2. The Reason – Hoobastank

3. Ocean Avenue – Yellowcard

4. Accidently In Love – Counting Crows

5. I Miss You – Blink 182

6. Love Song – 311

7. Feeling Way Too Damn Good – Nickelback

8. Somebody Told Me – The Killers

9. Broken – Seether

10. Let Me Go – 3 Doors Down

2004’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List

1. Float On – Modest Mouse

2. Somebody Told Me – The Killers

3. Somewhere Only We Know – Keane

4. I’m Not Okay (I Promise) – My Chemical Romance

5. Take It Away – The Used

6. Mr. Brightside – The Killers

7. Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand

8. Vindicated – Dashboard Confessional

9. I Miss You – Simple Plan

10. Reptilia – The Strokes

2004’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Vertigo – U2

2. American Idiot – Green Day

3. Breaking The Habit – Linkin Park

4. Duality – Slipknot

5. Slither – Velvet Revolver

6. Scars – Papa Roach

7. So Cold – Breaking Benjamin

8. Cold Hard B*tch – Jet

9. Numb – Linkin Park

10. Cold – Crossfade

PCM’s 2004 Top 10 Hit List

1. Yeah! – Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris

2. Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas

3. 1985 – Bowling For Soup

4. Leave (Get Out) – JoJo

5. Car Wash – Christina Aguilera with Missy Elliott

6. Move Ya Body – Nina Sky Featuring Jabba

7. Redneck Woman – Gretchen Wilson

8. Oye Mi Canto – N.O.R.E. Featuring Daddy Yankee, Nina Sky, Gem Star and Big Mato

9. Breathe, Stretch, Shake – Mase With P Diddy

10. Lose My Breath – Destiny’s Child

June 18, 2025

Top 100+ Retro Songs

About Retro Songs: Retro Songs can be songs that capture an era from your youth or a pivotal time in your life. Often they can be that bubblegum pop you heard non-stop as a child. Retro Songs can make you relive a moment, a day, an evening, a summer, or even a lifetime.
Retro songs sometimes speak only to you, or your peers, sometimes a bygone era.
OR, it may fit under the rules listed below.

Rules To Be Retro Songs:

1. It was cool to you once, at least ten years ago.
2. Then you got sick of it.
3. It’s been so long since you heard it, it has become cool again.
4. Most people know or think they know, every word.
5. Our Pop Culture Madness visitors voted them in!
Yes, a decade from now, Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepson and Baby by Justin Bieber will be retro. Deal with it!

Retro Songs
The Last Few Decades

1. Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys

2. Wannabe – Spice Girls

3. Jumpin’ Jumpin’ – Destiny’s Child

4. Sexyback – Justin Timberlake with Timbaland

5. Funkytown – Pseudo Echo

6. Lady Marmalade – Christa Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink

7. Crank That (Soulja Boy) – Soulja Boy Tell’em

8. Mambo Number 5 – Lou Bega

9. Hot In Herre – Nelly

10. MMM Bop – Hanson

11. Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani

12. I Love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett

13. Brass Monkey – Beastie Boys

14. The Electric Slide – Marcia (pronounced Mar-C-Ya) Griffiths

15. Shake Ya Tailfeather – Nelly, P. Diddy, Murphy Lee

16. Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas

17. Viva La Vida – Coldplay

18. C’Mon N’ Ride It (The Train) – Quad City DJ’s

19. Glamorous – Fergie

20. Upside Down – Diana Ross

21. Love Story – Taylor Swift

22. Tubthumping – Chumbawamba

23. Drop It Like It’s Hot – Snoop Dogg with Pharrell

24. Smooth – Santana and Rob Thomas

25. Poker Face – Lady Gaga

26. Thong Song – Sisqo

27. 1,2 Step – Ciara with Missy Elliot

28. Suavemente – Elvis Crispo

29. Hey Ya! – Outkast

30. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion

31. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

32. Macarena – Los Del Rio

33. Can’t Be Tamed – Miley Cyrus

34. Livin La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin

35. Don’t Cha – Pussycat Dolls with Busta Rhymes

36. Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice

37. Hey Soul Sister – Train

38. Barbie Girl – Aqua

39. Gold Deggir – Kanye West with Jamie Foxx

40. Fight For Your Right (To Party) – Beastie Boys

41. Raise Your Glass – Pink

42. Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It – Will Smith

43. I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry

44. It Wasn’t Me – Shaggy

45. Like A G6 Far*East Movement

46. Here Comes The Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze

47. London Bridge – Fergie

48. Boombastic – Shaggy

49. California Girls – Katy Perry

50. I Want Your Sex – George Michael

Dusty Retro Songs
Mostly 70s And 80s

1. Footloose – Kenny Loggins

2. Dancing Queen – Abba

3. Build Me Up Buttercup – Foundations

4. Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

5. I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred

6. Thank God I’m A Country Boy – John Denver

7. Groove Is In The Heart – Dee Lite

8. Apache – Sugar Hill Gang

9. Flashdance (What A Feeling) – Irene Cara

10. Vogue – Madonna

11. You Should Be Dancing – Bee Gees

12. Kiss – Prince

13. Physical – Olivia Newton-John

14. Rapper’s Delight – Sugarhill Gang

15. Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas

16. Enjoy Yourself – The Jacksons

17. Ebony and Ivory – Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder

18. Can’t Smile Without You – Barry Manilow

19. Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen

20. Hot Stuff – Donna Summer

21. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen

22. My Sharona – The Knack

23. When Doves Cry – Prince

24. Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood

25. In The Bush – Musique

Dusty & Rusty Retro Songs
1970s And Older

1. Close To You – Carpenters

2. Lean on Me – Bill Withers

3. Volare – Bobby Rydell

4. American Pie – Don McLean

5. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

6. The Loco-Motion – Grand Funk Railroad

7. Joy To The World – Three Dog Night

8. Low Rider – War

9. Do Ya Think I’m Sexy – Rod Stewart

10. Afternoon Delight – Starland Vocal Band

11. The Happening – The Supremes Featuring Diana Ross

12. It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones

13. Crocodile Rock – Elton John

14. Nights In White Satin – The Moody Blues

15. See You Later, Alligator – Bill Haley and His Comets

16. I Write The Songs – Barry Manilow

17. The Yellow Rose of Texas – Mitch Miller (except in Texas, where it is always number one)

18. My Ding-A-Ling – Chuck Berry

19. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head – B. J. Thomas

20. You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate

21. Honey – Bobby Goldsboro

22. Little Willie – the Sweet

23. My Blue Heaven – Fats Domino

24. One Bad Apple – The Osmonds

25. Mr. Tamborine Man – the Byrds

June 17, 2025

Your Complete 2000s Music Checklist

Some of the most notable genres and sub-genres of music from the 2000s include:

Pop: Pop music remained popular in the 2000s, with artists like Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Christina Aguilera achieving widespread success.
Rock: Rock music remained popular in the 2000s, with many subgenres emerging and gaining traction. Some of the most notable sub-genres of rock music from the 2000s include indie rock, emo, and post-punk revival.
Hip-Hop: Hip-hop, which had gained popularity in the 1990s, continued to dominate popular music in the 2000s. Artists like Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Outkast were among the most notable hip-hop artists of the decade.
Electronic: Electronic music, including dance, techno, and trance, also gained popularity in the 2000s.
R&B: R&B, a genre of music that combines elements of soul, funk, and pop, also remained popular in the 2000s. Artists like Usher, Alicia Keys, and Mariah Carey were among the most notable R&B acts of the decade.

2000s Bubblegum Pop Hits

1. Firework – Katy Perry (Capitol)

2. Baby – Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris

3. Party In The USA – Miley Cyrus

4. You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift

5. One Time – Justin Bieber

6. Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani and Akon

7. Numa Numa (Dragostea Din Tea) – O-Zone

8. Airplanes – B.o.B Featuring Hayley Williams Of Paramore

9. When I Grow Up – Pussycat Dolls

10. Whip My Hair – Willow

11. Say Hey – Michael Franti & Spearhead

12. Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavigne

13. Lip Gloss – Lil Mama

14. What Dreams Are Made Of – Hilary Duff

15. Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars

The 2K Songs That Mom And Dad Hated

1. Because I Got High – Afroman

2. F— It (I Don’t Want You Back) – Eamon

3. What’s Your Fantasy – Ludacris

4. Good Girls Go Bad – Cobra Starship Featuring Leighton Meester

5. Tipsy – J-Kwon

6. Thong Song – Sisqo

7. Magic Stick – Lil Kim & 50 Cent

8. Ignition – R Kelly

9. Ridin’ – Chamillionaire

10. Shake That – Eminem & Nate Dogg

11. I Kissed a Girl – Katy Perry

12. My Neck, My Back – Khia

13. A** Like That – Eminem

14. Bad Touch – Bloodhound Gang

15. Blame It – Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain

16. Money Maker – Ludacris ft. Pharrell

17. Candy Shop – 50 Cent and Trina

18. Lick It – Rulaah

19. Crazy B*tch – Buckcherry

20. Who’s a Ho – Ludacris

The 2000s Songs That Everybody Hated

1. Popozao – Kevin Federline

2. American Pie – Madonna

3. Magic – B.o.B Featuring Rivers Cuomo

4. All Day Long I Dream About Sex – JC Chasez

5. Lonely – Akon

6. Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Men

7. Butterfly – Crazytown

8. Black Suits Comin’ – Will Smith

9. My Humps – Black Eyed Peas

10. I Played Chicken With A Train – Cowboy Troy

11. Black and Yellow – Wiz Khalifa

12. A Little Less Conversation Elvis vs JXL

13. Country Girl – DF Dub

14. Shut Up – Kelly Osbourne

15. Starry Eyed Surprise – Oakenfold

16. Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus

17. Sorry – Justin Guarini

18. Freedom – Paul McCartney

19. These Boots are Made for Walkin – Jessica Simpson

20. Sorry 2004 – Ruben Studdard

Summer Songs 2000-2009

1. Hot In Herre – Nelly, 2002

2. Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani, 2005

3. Crazy In Love – Beyonce & Jay-Z, 2003

4. Summertime – Kenny Chesney, 2006

5. Yeah! – Usher, 2004

6. Poker Face – Lady Gaga, 2009

7. The Boys of Summer – Ataris, 2003

8. Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani featuring Akon, 2007

9. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) – Pitbull, 2009

10. Summertime – New Kids on the Block, 2008

11. Summer Love – Justin Timberlake, 2007

12. All Summer Long – Kid Rock, 2008

13. Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira, 2006

14. I’m A Believer – Smash Mouth, 2001

15. Pocketful of Sunshine – Natasha Bedingfield, 2008

16. Soak Up the Sun – Sheryl Crow, 2002

17. Bye Bye Bye – ‘N SYNC, 2000

18. Love Story – Taylor Swift, 2009

19. Crazy – Gnarls Barkley, 2006

20. Oops! I Did It Again – Britney Spears, 2000

21. Hey Ya! – Outkast, 2003

22. Home – Daughtry, 2007

23. Forever – Chris Brown, 2008

24. The Way I Are – Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson, 2007

25. Don’t Cha – The Pussycat Dolls Feat. Busta Rhymes, 2005

The 2000s Girl Power Songs

1. Irreplaceable – Beyonce

2. Lady Marmalade – Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink

3. So What – Pink

4. Redneck Woman – Gretchen Wilson

5. Rehab – Amy Winehouse

6. Strength of a Woman – Shaggy

7. Independent Women (Part 1) – Destiny’s Child

8. Bootylicious – Destiny’s Child

9. Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars

10. Get the Party Started – Pink

11. Stronger – Britney Spears

12. Perfect Day – Hoku

13. Fighter – Christina Aguilera

14. Don’t Cha – The Pussycat Dolls Featuring Busta Rhymes

15. Pretty Girl Rock – Keri Hilson

16. Miss Independent – Kelly Clarkson

17. Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops) – Blu Cantrell

18. My Love is like Woah – Mya

19. Can’t Hold Us Down – Christina Aguilera

20. Girl Power – Shampoo

2000s Sexy Pop Songs

1. Ignition – R. Kelly

2. Underneath Your Clothes – Shakira

3. Naughty Girl – Beyonce

4. Your Body Is A Wonderland – John Mayer

5. Stacy’s Mom – Fountain of Wayne

6. I’m a Slave 4 U – Britney Spears

7. Milkshake – Kelis

8. Dirrty – Christina Aguilera

9. Secret – Maroon 5

10. Ice Cream – JS

11. Dip It Low – Christina Milian

12. Not Gonna Get Us – t.A.T.u

13. Sex On Fire – Kings of Leon

14. Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado

15. I Got That (Boom Boom) – Britney Spears

16. Me & U – Cassie

17. Birthday Sex – Jeremih

18. Like You – Bow Wow and Ciara

19. Ooh la la – Goldfrapp

20. Buttons – Pussy Cat Dolls

A Few 2K Pop Dance Music Hits

1. I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

2. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyonce

3. Forget You – Cee Lo Green

4. California Gurls – Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg

5. Lady Marmalade – Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya and Pink

6. The Cha-Cha Slide – Mr. C The Slide Man

7. Sexyback – Justin Timberlake

8. Crazy In Love – Beyonce With Jay-Z

9. Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani

10. Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean

2000s Techno Pop Dance Music Hits

1. Kernkraft 400 – Zombie Nation –

2. One More Time – Daft Punk

3. Sandstorm – Darude

4. Call On Me – Eric Prydz

5. Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff – Deadmau5

6. Everytime We Touch – Cascada

7. Satisfaction – Benny Benassi

8. Sexy Chick – David Guetta feat. Akon

9. Heaven – DJ Sammy & Yanou

10. Evacuate The Dancefloor – Cascada

A Few 2000s R&B Dance Music Hits

1. Low – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain

2. Yeah! – Usher with Lil Jon & Ludacris

3. What’s My Name – Rihanna featuring Drake

4. The Way I Are – Timbaland, Keri Hilson, and D.O.E.

5. Club Can’t Handle Me – Flo Rida Featuring David Guetta

6. Ignition – R Kelly

7. Baby Boy – Beyonce with Sean Paul

8. Closer – Ne-Yo

9. Forever – Chris Brown

10. Cyclone – Baby Bash & T-Pain

Some 2000s Early Decade Hip Hop/Rap Hits

1. Yeah! – Usher

2. Get Low – Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins

3. Lose Yourself – Eminem

4. Crank Dat – Soulja Boy

5. Gold Deggir – Kanye West with Jamie Foxx

6. Hot In Herre – Nelly

7. Dance With Me – 112

8. In Da Club – 50 Cent

9. 99 Problems – Jay-Z

10. Lose Control – Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop

2000s Reggaeton

1. Gasolina – Daddy Yankee

2. I Know You Want Me (Calle Oche) – Pitbull

3. Rompe – Daddy Yankee

4. Temperature – Sean Paul

5. Oye Mi Canto – Nore feat. Daddy Yankee

6. Calabria – Enur Featuring Natasja

7. Tempted To Touch – Rupee

8. Move Ya Body – Nina Sky

9. Bonanza (Belly Dancer) – Akon

10. It Wasn’t Me – Shaggy feat. Ricardo Ducent

The Top 25 Songs Of The 2000s That You Need
To Make Your Collection Complete

1. I’m A Believer – Smash Mouth

2. Rehab – Amy Winehouse

3. Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

4. The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars

5. Toxic – Britney Spears

6. Hot In Herre – Nelly

7. Pop – N’Sync

8. Red Neck Woman – Gretchen Wilson

9. Hey Baby – No Doubt

10. A Thousand Miles – Vaness Carlton

11. Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Men

12. Get the Party Started – Pink

13. Perfect Day – Hoku

14. Raise Your Glass – Pink

15. Complicated – Avril Lavigne

16. Independent Woman – Destiny’s Child

17. Hit ‘Em Upstyle (oops!) – Blu Cantrell

18. Grenade – Bruno Mars

19. Lovebug – Jonas Brothers

20. Shake It – Metro Station

21. Follow Me – Uncle Cracker

22. American Boy – Estelle featuring Kanye West

23. Save A Horse (Ride a Cowboy) – Big & Rich

24. Glitter In The Air – Pink

25. Bubbly – Colbie Caillet

The 2000s Decade Big Money Songs
and/Or One Hit Wonders

1. Who Let the Dogs Out – Baha Men

2. Axel F – Crazy Frog

3. Listen To Your Heart – D.H.T.

4. Boys of Summer – the Ataris

5. Collide – Howie Day

6. Hit ’em Upstyle – Blu Cantrell

7. Turn Me On – Kevin Lyttle

8. Butterfly – Crazytown

9. Amazing – Josh Kelly

10. Days Go By – Dirty Vegas

11. Wherever You Will Go – The Calling

12. Crazy For This Girl – Evan and Jaron

13. I Wanna Be Bad – Willa Ford

14. Heaven – Los Lonely Boys

15. Flavor Of The Week – American Hi-Fi

16. All The Things She Said – t.A.T.u.

17. Never Ever – All Saints

18. Faded – SoulDecision

19. Right Thurr – Chingy

20. Just The Girl – The Click Five

The 2000s Fad Songs & Short-Lived Hits

1. She Bangs – William Hung

2. The Ketchup Song (Hey Hah) – Las Ketchup

3. Stacy’s Mom – Fountains of Wayne

4. 1985 – Bowling For Soup

5. Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It – Dem Franchise Boyz

The 2000s Decade’s Weirdest Songs

1. Love Me Dead – Ludo

2. Clint Eastwood – Gorillaz

3. Young Folks – Peter Bjorn & John

4. Handlebars – The Flobots

5. That’s Not My Name – Ting Tings

6. Walking On Air – Kerli

7. Float On – Modest Mouse

8. Fireflies – Owl City

9. Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

10. Paper Planes – M.I.A.

11. Bad Touch – Bloodhouse Gang

12. Goodbye Earl – The Dixie Chicks

13. Walkie Talkie Man – Steriogram

2000s Songs That We Secretly Liked

1. Stars Are Blind – Paris Hilton

2. Invisible – Clay Aiken

3. Can’t Fight The Moonlight – LeAnn Rimes

4. Wake Up – Hilary Duff

5. Starry Eyed Surprise – Oakenfold

6. Boyfriend – Ashlee Simpson

7. Bouncing Off The Ceiling – A*Teens

8. A Public Affair – Jessica Simpson

9. Defying Gravity – Idina Menzel

10. 7 Things – Miley Cyrus

2000s Decade “Preachy” Songs

1. What It’s Like – Everlast

2. What Would You Do? – City High

3. Where is the Love – Black Eyed Peas

4. Runaway Love – Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige

5. If Anyone Cared – Nickleback

6. Stole – Kelly Rowland

7. What Goes Around Comes Around – Justin Timberlake

8. If I Were You – Hoobastank

9. Stan – Eminem

10. Lips of An Angel – Hinder

11. Call Me When You’re Sober – Evanescence

12. Youth of the Nation – P.O.D.

13. Confessions Part II – Usher

14. Face Down – Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

15. Above All – Michael W. Smith

2K Pop Rock Hits

1. Holiday – Green Day

2. It’s My Life – Bon Jovi

3. All the Small Things – Blink 182

4. Somebody Told Me – The Killers

5. Crazy – Gnarls Barkley

6. Mr. Brightside – The Killers

7. Boys of Summer – Ataris

8. How You Remind Me – Nickelback

9. The Anthem – Good Charlette

10. Addicted – Simple Plan

11. In The End – Linkin Park

12. Use Somebody – Kings Of Leon

13. Harder to Breathe – Maroon 5

14. Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand

15. Beverly Hills – Weezer

16. L.O.V.E. – Ashlee Simpson

17. Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers

18. Ocean Avenue – Yellowcard

19. Beautiful Day – U2

20. Sugar We’re Going Down – Fall Out Boy

21. I Believe in a Thing Called Love – The Darkness

22. Girlfriend- Avril Lavigne

23. I Write Sins Not Tragedies – Panic! At the Disco

24. My Way – Limp Biskit

25. Dirty Little Secret – All-American Rejects

2000s Decade Album Rock (AOR Radio) Hits

1. Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon

2. Viva La Vida – Coldplay

3. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams – Green Day

4. Ocean Avenue – Yellowcard

5. Beautiful Day – U2

6. When We Were Young – The Killers

7. How You Remind Me- Nickelback

8. Supermassive Blackhole – Muse

9. Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers

10. Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down

11. Bring Me To Life – Evanescence

12. Higher- Creed

13. All The Small Things – Blink 182

14. The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance

15. Rise Above This – Seether

2000s Decade Alternative Rock Hits

1. Mr. Brightside – The Killers

2. Little Lion Man – Mumford and Sons

3. Seven Nation Army – White Stripes

4. Last Night – The Strokes

5. Animal – Neon Trees

6. Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand

7. Dog Days Are Over – Florence + The Machine

8. Kids – MGMT

9. Steady As She Goes – The Raconteurs

10. Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day

11. The Middle – Jimmy Eat World

12. Island In The Sun – Weezer

13. Take A Picture – Filter

14. Pardon Me – Incubus

15. Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

2K Hard Rock Hits

1. Cochise – Audioslave

2. In The End – Linkin Park

3. Crazy B*tch – Buckcherry

4. No One Knows – Queens of the Stone Age

5. Chop Suey! – System Of A Down

6. Schism – Tool

7. Make Me Bad – KORN

8. Last Resort – Papa Roach

9. Voodoo – Godsmack

10. Judith – Perfect Circle

11. Break Stuff – Limp Bizkit

12. Check My Brain – Alice In Chains

13. Wait And Bleed – Slipknot

14. Bat Country – Avenged Sevenfold

15. I Disappear – Metallica

A Few More…

16. Send The Pain Below – Chevelle

17. Change(In The House Of Flies) – Deftones

2000s Decade – Best Comedy Songs

1. White and Nerdy – Weird Al Yankovic

2. Baby Got Back – Richard Cheese

3. The Hardest Part of Breaking Up (Is Getting Back Your Stuff) – 2ge+her

4. She Bang – William Hung

5. Because I Got High – Afroman

6. FU Right Back – Frankee

7. F— It (I Don’t Want You Back) – Eamon

8. You + Me = Us (Calculus) – 2ge+her

9. Aaron’s Party – Aaron Carter

10. Osama – Yo’ Mama – Ray Stevens

June 15, 2025

2006 Top Ten Music Charts

2006’s Biggest Artists and Songs

John Legend (Best New Artist Grammy Winner)
U2 (Grammy for Album of the Year)
Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day (Record of the Year)

2006’s Retro Top 10 Hits

1. Crazy – Gnarls Barkley

2. Irreplaceable – Beyonce

3. Bad Day – Daniel Powter

4. Getcha Head In The Game – High School Musical

5. Stars Are Blind – Paris Hilton

6. Chain Hang Low – Jibbs

7. Honky Tonk Badonkadonk – Trace Adkins

8. Grillz – Nelly with Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp

9. A Public Affair – Jessica Simpson

10. Laffy Taffy – D4L

2006’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

1. Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira

2. SOS – Rihanna

3. Temperature – Sean Paul

4. SexyBack – Justin Timberlake

5. Everytime We Touch – Cascada

6. Get Up – Ciara with Chamillionaire

7. My Love – Justin Timberlake with T.I.

8. Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It – Dem Franchize Boyz with Lil Peanut & Charlay

9. Money Maker – Ludacris with Pharrell

10. Rompe – Daddy Yankee

2006’s Bubblegum 10 Hit List

1. We’re All In This Together – High School Musical

2. Best Of Both Worlds – Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus)

3. White and Nerdy – Weird Al Yankovic

4. Upside Down – Jack Johnson

5. Bop To The Top – High School Musical

6. Pumpin Up The Pary – Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus)

7. Chicken Noodle Soup – Webstar and Young B with The Voice of Harlem

8. L.O.V.E. – Ashlee Simpson

9. Strut – The Cheetah Girls

10. Chemicals React – Aly & AJ

2006’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Welcome To The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance

2. Here It Goes Again – OK Go

3. Over My Head – The Fray

4. Lips Of An Angel – Hinder

5. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

6. Love and Memories – O.A.R.

7. I Write Sins Not Tragedies – Panic! At The Disco

8. Dance Dance – Fall Out Boy

9. 4Ever – The Veronicas

10. Who Says You Can’t Go Home – Bon Jovi

2006’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List

1. When You Were Young – The Killers

2. Steady As She Goes – The Raconteurs

3. Face Down – Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

4. Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers

5. Perfect Situation – Weezer

6. Miss Murder – AFI

7. Tear You Apart – She Wants Revenge

8. Anna Molly – Incubus

9. The Kill (Bury Me) – 30 Seconds To Mars

10. Through The Glass – Stone Sour

2006’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. No Way Back – Foo Fighters

2. Coming Undone – KORN

3. Crazy B*tch – Buckcherry

4. Speak – Godsmack

5. Animals – Nickleback

6. Call Me When Your Sober – Evanescence

7. Animal I Have Become – Three Days Grace

8. The Diary Of Jane – Breaking Benjamin

9. Land Of Confusion – Disturbed

10. Through Fire And Flames- Dragon Force

PCM’s 2006 Top 10 Hit List

1. Sexyback – Justin Timberlake

2. Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira with Wyclef Jean

3. Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland

4. Everytime We Touch – Cascada

5. Temperature – Sean Paul

6. S.O.S. – Rihanna

7. Beep – Pussycat Dolls

8. Waiting On The World To Change – John Mayer

9. Pump It – Black Eyed Peas

10. Your Beautiful – James Blunt

June 8, 2025

2007 Top Ten Music Charts

2007’s Biggest Artists and Songs

Carrie Underwood (Best New Artist Grammy Winner)
Dixie Chicks (Grammy for Album of the Year)
Not Ready To Make Nice – Dixie Chicks (Grammy for Record of the Year)

2007’s Retro Top 10 Hits

1. Apologize – Timbaland with OneRepublic

2. Crank That – Soulja Boy Tell’em

3.Fergalicious – Fergie

4. Rehab – Amy Winehouse

5. Lip Gloss – Lil Mama

6. 1234 – Feist

7. Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

8. Candyman – Christina Aguilera

9. Love Today – Mika

10. This Is Why I’m Hot – Mims

2007’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

1. Cupid Shuffle – Cupid

2. Cyclone – Baby Bash

3. Break It Off – Rihanna with Sean Paul

4. Give It To Me – Timbaland with Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake

5. Stronger – Kanye West

6. Pop Lock and Drop It – Huey

7. Wall To Wall – Chris Brown with T-Pain

8. Clothes Off! – Gym Class Heroes

9. Whine Up – Kat Deluna with Elephant Man

10. Walk It Out – Unk

2007’s Bubblegum Top 10 Hit List

1. Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani and Akon

2. What Time Is It – High School Musical 2

3. Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne

4. Glamorous – Fergie

5. Teardrops On My Guitar – Taylor Swift

6. You Can’t Stop the Beat – Hairspray

7. Clumsy – Fergie

8. Potential Break Up Song – Aly & AJ

9. Crazy Car – The Naked Brothers Band

10. Year 3000 – Jonas Brothers

2007’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Hey There Delilah – The Plain White T’s

2. Cupid’s Chokehold – Gym Class Heroes

3. Misery Business – Paramore

4. Rockstar – Nickleback

5. Wake Up Call – Maroon 5

6. Paralyzer – Finger Eleven

7. Little Wonders – Rob Thomas

8. Honestly – Cartel

9. This Ain’t A Scene It’s An Arms Race – Fall Out Boy

10. Thnks Fr Th Mmrs – Fall Out Boy

2007’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List

1. Icky Thump – The White Stripes

2. Supermassive Blackhole – Muse

3. Lazy Eye – Silversun Pickups

4. Dig – Incubus

5. Starlight – Muse

6. Hard Sun – Eddie Vedder

7. Into The Ocean – Blue October

8. Read My Mind – The Killers

9. Bleed It Out – Linkin Park

10. Young Folks – Peter, Bjorn and John

2007’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Never Too Late – Three Days Grace

2. The Pretender – Foo Fighters

3. Pain – Three Days Grace

4. Fake It – Seether

5. What I’ve Done – Linkin Park

6. All Around Me – Flyleaf

7. Forever – Papa Roach

8. Breath – Breaking Benjamin

9. I Don’t Wanna Stop – Ozzy Osbourne

10. Almost Easy – Avenged Sevenfold

PCM’s 2007 Top 10 Hit List

1. The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani and Akon

2. Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne

3. Irreplaceable – Beyonce

4. Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

5. Rehab – Amy Winehouse

6. Crank Dat – Soulja Boy

7. Umbrella – Rihanna and Jay-Z

8. Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

9. Glamorous – Fergie

10. I Wanna Luv You – Akon

May 28, 2025

2008 Top Ten Music Charts

2008’s Biggest Artists and Songs

Amy Winehouse (Best New Artist Grammy Winner)
Rehab – Amy Winehouse (Grammy for Record of the Year)
Herbie Hancock (Grammy for Album of the Year)

2008’s Retro Top 10 Hits

1. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz

2. Leavin – Jesse McCartney

3. I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry

4. All Summer Long – Kid Rock

5. 4 Minutes – Madonna with Justin Timberlake

6. Say – John Mayer

7. Shake It – Metro Station

8. Paper Planes – M.I.A.

9. So What – Pink

10. Right Now (Na Na Na) – Akon

2008’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

1. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyonce

2. Low – Flo Rida with T-Pain

3. Don’t Stop The Music – Rihanna

4. Love Is Gone – David Guetta & Chris Willis

5. Love In This Club (part II) – Usher with Beyonce
and Lil Wayne

6. Move Shake Drop – DJ Laz with Flo Rida and Casely

7. Miss Independent – Ne-Yo

8. Calabria 2008 – Enur with Natasja

9. With You – Chris Brown

10. Closer – Ne-Yo

2008’s Bubblegum 10 Hit List

1. Hot N Cold – Katy Perry

2. When I Grow Up – Pussycat Dolls

3. 7 Things – Miley Cyrus

4. Burnin Up – The Jonas Brothers

5. This Is Me – Camp Rock

6. No Air – Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown

7. Damaged – Danity Kane

8. Tonight – Jonas Brothers

9. Summertime – New Kids On The Block

10. Like Whoa – Aly & AJ

2008’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon

2. Viva La Vida – Coldplay

3. Use Somebody – Kings of Leon

4. Misery Business – Paramore

5. Shattered (Turn The Car Around) – O.A.R.

6. Gotta Be Somebody – Nickelback

7. Paralyzer – Finger Eleven

8. I’m Not Over – Carolina Liar

9. Pork And Beans – Weezer

10. Love Me Dead – Ludo

2008’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List

1. I Will Possess Your Heart – Deathcab For Cutie

2. Troublemaker – Weezer

3. Handlebars – Flobots

4. Addicted – Saving Abel

5. Time To Pretend – MGMT

6. Undead – Hollywood Undead

7. Hammerhead – The Offspring

8. Re-Education Through Labor – Rise Against

9. Riot – Three Days Grace

10. Believe – The Bravery

2008’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Addicted – Saving Abel

2. Let It Die – Foo Fighters

3. Bad Girlfriend – Theory Of A Deadman

4. Devour – Shinedown

5. Inside The Fire – Disturbed

6. The Day That Never Comes – Metallica

7. Life Is Beautiful – Sixx: A.M.

8. Rise Above This – Seether

9. I Don’t Care – Apocalyptica feat. Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace

10. Psycho – Puddle Of Mudd

PCM’s 2008 Top 10 Hit List

1. Low – Flo Rida and T-Pain

2. Don’t Stop The Music – Rihanna

3. So What – Pink

4. Forever – Chris Brown

5. Cyclone – Baby Bash and T-Pain

6. Damaged – Danity Kane

7. The Way I Are – Timbaland, Keri Hilson and D.O.E.

8. With You – Chris Brown

9. When I Grow Up – Pussycat Dolls

10. I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry

May 18, 2025

200+ Worst Songs in Popular Music

Worst Songs in Pop Music

World’s Worst Pop Music

Bad music and all of the worst songs are subjective, we admit. Often, the songs on this are loved by many but hated even more by others.

This section is devoted entirely to the worst songs of all time. Well, maybe not the all-time worst written songs or worst performances of all time. Perhaps “Really irritating songs that used to be popular songs” would be a better title. On the other hand, there are people reading the list below and saying to themselves ‘these are the greatest hits of all time!”

These are songs that, admit it or not, we all knew and mostly liked when they first came out. These are songs that make us cringe when we hear them now in front of loved ones.
What were we thinking?

How does one define a “bad song”?

Sometimes they are just too ‘catchy’ or we have heard them far too many times for a single lifetime. You may love a particular ditty and the person next to you may give you a look of horror, disdain, and even a little pity when they realize that you are enjoying that sound coming out of the speakers.

We’re not talking about music genres here. Parents/Adults have been whining about what the “kids” were listening to since the 1920’s. That nasty Charleston stuff that evolved into that Sinful Swinging, that enabled Elvis to gyrate, leading to Tina Turner showing some leg, Jim Morrison performing nude, Ozzie biting live bats, the Sex Pistols urinating on stage, James Brown singing about his “Sex Machine”, and Eminem flipping the world “the bird” at the 2000 Grammys.

Don’t tell us “today’s music is terrible”. You sound like your mom talking about those long-haired, unkempt bad boys in “The Beatles”, or her mom harping about Elvis. Or those teachers who banned swing dancing at the school dances during World War II. Music marches in.

People like Pat Boone tried to make R & B/rock-n-roll acceptable to the masses, yet, for all his pop music success, his greatest achievement was the fathering of his daughter, Debbie Boone, who went on to record one of the most successful bad songs of all time, “You Light Up My Life”, lasting 10 weeks at Billboard’s number one, and over 20 weeks in the Top 40 in 1977. She won the Grammy for the best new artist as well. She never charted again, which is just fine for those of us who heard it, on average, a hundred thousand times that
Summer of ’77.

(BTW – the 70s was the list filled the fastest, followed by the 2000s with the 90s close behind.)
(BTW2 – The further back we go, the more complaints we seem to get about the “worst” selections. Time is very kind to bad songs, apparently.)

The 2000s – Worst Songs

1. Popozao – Kevin Federline

2. American Pie – Madonna

3. Magic – B.o.B Featuring Rivers Cuomo

4. All Day Long I Dream About Sex – JC Chasez

5. Lonely – Akon

6. Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Men

7. Butterfly – Crazytown

8. I’m A Girl, Not Yet a Woman – Britney Spears

9. My Humps – Black Eyed Peas

10. I Played Chicken With A Train – Cowboy Troy

11. Black and Yellow – Wiz Khalifa

12. It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp – Djay f/ Shug (OSCAR WINNING SONG)

13. Country Girl – DF Dub

14. Las Ketchup – The Ketchup Song

15. Shut Up – Kelly Osbourne

16. Ring The Alarm – Beyonce

17. Starry Eyed Surprized – Oakenfold

18. Laffy Taffy – D4L

19. Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus

20. A Little Less Conversation – Elvis vs JXL

21. She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy – Kenny Chesney

22. Sorry – Justin Guarini

23. Friday – Rebecca Black

24. Pimpin’ All Over The World – Ludacris Featuring Bobby Valentino

25. Unfaithful – Rihanna

26. Hey Ma – Cam’ron feat. Juelz Santana, Feekey Zekey and Toya

27. Grillz – Nelly, featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp

28. Beautiful Soul – Jessie McCartney

29. Your Body Is a Wonderland – John Mayer

30. Picture – Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow

31. American Life – Madonna

32. Float On – Modest Mouse

33. She Bangs – Ricky Martin

34. I’m Real – Jennifer Lopez

35. You’re Beautiful – James Blunt

36. I’m In Love With A Stripper – T. Pain with Mike Jones

37. I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry

38. Sorry 2004 – Ruben Studdard

39. Catch My Disease – Ben Lee

40. Black Suits Comin’ – Will Smith

The Nineties’ – Worst Songs

1. You Must Love Me – Madonna

2. I Can’t Dance – Genesis

3. Rico Suave – Gerardo

4. Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus

5. Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice

6. 2 Legit 2 Quit – M.C. Hammer

7. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

8. Informer – Snow

9. Life – Des’ree

10. U Can’t Touch This – M.C. Hammer

11. Cantaloop – US3

12. Champagne Supernova – Oasis

13. All For Love – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting

14. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion (Totally controversial as a bad song)

15. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams

16. This Kiss – Faith Hill

17. Let Her Cry – Hootie and the Blowfish

18. I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred

19. Peaches – The Presidents of the United States

20. The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You – Bryan Adams

21. Good Stuff – B-52s

22. I Finally Found Someone – Bryan Adams and Barbra Streisand

23. Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz

24. One Of Us – Joan Osborne

25. Higher – Creed

26. Lump – Presidents of the United States of America

27. Are You Jimmy Ray? – Jimmy Ray

28. Believe – Cher

29. Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough – Patty Smyth and Don Henley

30. Roam – B-52s

31. Shiny Happy People – R.E.M.

32. Play That Funky Music – Vanilla Ice

33. Faith – Limp Bizkit

34. Ironic – Alanis Morrisette

35. Can I Touch You… There? – Michael Bolton

36. One Headlight – The Wallflowers

37. If I Was Your Mother – Bon Jovi

38. Barbie Girl – Aqua

39. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven – Phil Collins

40. Macarena – Los Del Rio

The Eighties’ – Worst Songs

1. Morning Train (9 to 5) – Sheena Easton

2. The Girl Is Mine – Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney

3. To All the Girls I Loved Before – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson

4. The Final Countdown – Europe

5. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley

6. Ebony and Ivory – Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder

7. We Built This City – Starship

8. Lady In Red – Chris DeBurgh

9. Rock Me Amadeus – Falco

10. Hip To Be Square – Huey Lewis and the News

11. Wild Wild West – Escape Club

12. The Twist (Yo, Twist!) – Fat Boys featuring Chubby Checker

13. Mickey – Toni Basil

14. Groovy Kind of Love – Phil Collins

15. We Didn’t Start The Fire – Billy Joel

16. Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car – Billy Ocean

17. We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off – Jermaine Stewart

18. Hangin’ Tough – New Kids on the Block

19. Puttin On The Ritz – Taco

20. Goonies R Good Enough – Cyndi Lauper

21. Safety Dance – Men Without Hats

22. The One That You Love – Air Supply

23. Harlem Shuffle – Rolling Stones

24. Maneater – Hall and Oates

25. Bad – Michael Jackson

26. The Warrior – Scandal

27. Word Up – Cameo

28. Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

29. Invisible Touch – Genesis

30. My Prerogative – Bobby Brown

31. Who’s That Girl – Madonna

32. Good Thing – Fine Young Cannibals

33. Medley – Stars on 45

34. Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand

35. Sussudio – Phil Collins

36. Let Me Tickle Your Fancy – Jermaine Jackson & Devo

37. Venus – Bananarama

38. Two Hearst – Phil Collins

39. I Like To Rock – April Wine

40. The Look – Roxette

The Seventies’ – Worst Songs

1. I’ve Never Been To Me – Charlene

2. Seasons In The Sun – Terry Jacks

3. Tusk – Fleetwood Mac

4. Feelings – Morris Albert

5. Don’t Give Up On Us – David Soul

6. Let Her In – John Travolta

7. MacArthur Park – Donna Summer

8. You Light Up My Life – Debbie Boone (OSCAR WINNING SONG)

9. Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste of Honey

10. Lovin’ You – Minnie Riperton

11. Midnight At The Oasis – Maria Muldaur

12. I Am… I Said – Neil Diamond

13. Sometimes When We Touch – Dan Hill

14. Afternoon Delight – Starland Vocal Band

15. Oh Babe, What Would You Say? – Hurricane Smith

16. Shannon – Henry Gross

17. (You’re) Having My Baby – Paul Anka

18. A Horse With No Name – America

19. Silly Love Songs – Wings

20. Disco Duck – Rick Dees

21. I Write The Songs – Barry Manilow

22. Muskrat Love – Captain and Tennille

23. Ma Belle Amie – The Tee Set

24. Run Joey Run – David Geddes

25. Brand New Key – Melanie

26. Do Ya Think I’m Sexy – Rod Stewart

27. Have You Never Been Mellow? – Olivia Newton-John

28. Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast – Wayne Newton

29. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Frank Sinatra

30. Ode To Billie Joe – Bobbi Gentry

31. The Logical Song – Supertramp

32. Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

33. Billy, Don’t Be a Hero – Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods

34. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes

35. I Am Woman – Helen Reddy

36. Do That To Me One More Time – Captain and Tennille

37. O-o-h Child – The 5 Stairsteps

38. Wildfire – Michael Murphy

39. Mama Can’t Buy You Love – Elton John

40. Playground In My Mind – Clint Holmes

The 60s’ – Worst Songs

1. MacArthur Park – Richard Harris

2. I Dig Rock and Roll Music – Peter, Paul and Mary

3. Yummy Yummy Yummy – Ohio Express

4. Palisades Park – Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon

5. The Tra La La Song – The Banana Splits

6. Ringo – Lorne Greene

7. I’m Henry VII I Am – Herman’s Hermits

8. 98.6 – Keith

9. Honey – Bobby Goldsboro

10. Tiptoe Through The Tulips – Tiny Tim

11. Winchester Cathedral – New Vaudeville Band

12. Surfin Bird – The Trashman

13. Jingle Jangle – The Archies

14. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini – Bryan Hyland

15. Cherish – The Association

16. Inna-Gadda-Da-Vita – Iron Butterfly

17. Somethin’ Stupid – Frank and Nancy Sinatra

18. Tell Laura I Love Her – Ray Peterson

19. Take a Letter Maria – R.B. Greaves

20. Do The Freddie – Freddie and the Dreamers

21. Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon – Neil Diamond

22. Please Mr. Custer – Larry Verne

23. In The Year 2525 – (Exordium and Terminus) – Zager and Evans

24. Feeling Groovy – Simon and Garfunkle

25. The Name Game – Shirley Ellis

26. Revolution 9 – The Beatles

27. Do The Clam – Elvis Presley

28. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) – John Fred and His Playboy Band

29. Young Girl – Gary Puckett

30. Dizzy – Tommy Roe

31. San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) – Scott McKenzie

32. Dominique – The Singing Nun

33. Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann

34. Lady Willpower – Gary Puckett

35. Teen Angel – Mark Dinning

36. Ringo – Lorne Green

37. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby Stills and Nash

38. Wives and Lovers – Jack Jones

39. Don’t Pass Me By – The Beatles

40. The Happening – The Supremes

The 50s’ – Worst Songs

1. The Chipmonk Song – David Seville

2. The Happy Organ – Dave “Baby” Cortez

3. Doggie In The Window – Patti Page

4. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) – Perry Como

5. Venus – Frankie Avalon

6. Beep Beep – The Playmates

7. I Wish I Were In Love Again – Frank Sinatra

8. Dance With Me, Henry – Georgia Gibbs

9. Lonely Boy – Paul Anka

10. Teen-Age Crush – Tommy Sands

11. Young Love – Tab Hunter

12. Banana Boat Song – Steve Lawrence

13. Rock and Roll Waltz – Kay Starr

14. Aba Daba Honeymoon – Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter

15. Teen-Age Crush – Tommy Sands

16. Charlie Brown – The Coasters

17. The Battle of New Orleans – Johnny Horton

18. Kookie Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) – Connie Stevens with Edd Byrnes

19. Why – Frankie Avalon

20. Tutti Frutti – Pat Boone

21. Western Movies – The Olympics

22. Sugartime – The McGuire Sisters

23. Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat – Paul Evans

24. Come On-A My House – Rosemary Clooney

25. Butterfly – Andy Williams

April 11, 2025

2000 Top Ten Music Charts

2000’s Biggest Artists and Songs

Christina Aguilera (Best New Artist Grammy Winner)
Santana (Grammy for Album of the Year)
Smooth – Santana and Rob Thomas (Grammy for Record of the Year)

New Artists in the Pop Charts Included:
3 Doors Down, Vertical Horizon, Macy Gray, Train, Ludacris, BBMak, Pap Roach, Kelis, Keith Urban, Aaron Carter, Rascal Flatts, Ying Yang Twins, and 2Ge+ther.

2000’s Retro Top 10 Hits

1. Graduation (Friends Forever) – Vitamin C

2. Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 400

3. The Bad Touch – Bloodhouse Gang

4. Goodbye Earl – Dixie Chicks

5. What a Girl Wants – Christina Aguilera

6. Gotta Tell You – Samantha Mumba

7. Maria Maria – Santana

8. Faded – SoulDecision

9. Stan – Eminem and Dido

10. I Like It – Sammie Featuring J.T. Money

2000’s ‘One Hit Wonders’

1. Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Men

2. Graduation (Friends Forever) – Vitamin C

3. He Loves U Not – Dream

4. Little Black Back Pack – Stroke 9

5. Outta Love – Anastacia

6. I Try – Macy Gray

7. Crazy For This Girl – Evan and Jaron

8. Take A PIcture – Filter

9. Faded – SoulDecision

10. Better Off Alone – Alice Deejay

2000’s Pop Dance Top 10 Hit List

1. Jumpin Jumpin – Destiny’s Child

2. It’s Gonna Be Me – NSYNC

3. Shake Your Bon Bon – Ricky Martin

4. Better Off Alone – Alice Deejay

5. Independemt Woman – Destiny’s Child

6. Sexual (Li Da Di) – Amber

7. Case Of The Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do) – Mya

8. Rhythm Divine – Enrique Iglesias

9. Music – Madonna

10. Blue (Da Be Dee) – Eiffle 65

2000’s Hip Hop/Rap Music Top Ten

1. Party Up (Up In Here) – DMX

2. Country Grammar – Nelly

3. What’s Your Fantasy – Ludacris

4. Thong Song – Sisqo

5. Let’s Get Married – Jagged Edge

6. Hot Boyz – Missy Elliott

7. Forgot About Dre – Dr. Dre and Eminem

8. Big Pimpin’ – Jay-Z

9. Holla Holla – Ja Rule

10. Wobble Wobble – 504 Boyz

2000’s Bubblegum Pop Music Top Twenty

1. Bye Bye Bye – NSYNC

2. The Hardest part of Breaking Up (Is Getting Back Your Stuff) – 2gether

3. Oops!…I Did It Again – Britney Spears

4. Aaron’s Party – Aaron Carter

5. Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Men

6. What a Girl Wants – Christina Aguilera

7. Say My Name- Destiny’s Child

8. Faded – SoulDecision

9. It’s Gonna Be Me – NSYNC

10. Can I Get Your Number – No Authority

11. Jumpin’, Jumpin’ – Destiny’s Child

12. I Think I’m In Love With You – Jessica Simpson

13. All The Small Things – Blink 182

14. He Loves You Not – Dream

15. Lucky – Britney Spears

16. Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche) – 98 Degrees

17. Gotta Tell You – Samantha Mumba

18. Meet Virginia – Train

19. Blue -(Da Ba Dee) – Eiffle 65

20. I Try- Macy Gray

2000’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Absolutely (Story Of A Girl) – Ninedays

2. Then The Morning Comes – Smash Mouth

3. Never Let You Go – Third Eye Blind

4. Pinch Me – Barenaked Ladies

5. Meet Virginia – Train

6. All The Small Things – Blink 182

7. Broadway – The Goo Goo Dolls

8. Hanging Around – Counting Crows

9. Simple Kind Of Life – No Doubt

10. Higher – Creed

2000’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List

1. Everything You Want – Vertical Horizon

2. Take A Picture – Filter

3. The Bad Touch – Bloodhound Gang

4. Otherside – Red Hot Chili Peppers

5. Minority – Green Day

6. Last Resort – Papa Roach

7. Rollin (Urban Assault Vehicle) – Limp Bizkit

8. Original Prankster – The Offspring

9. Re-Arranged – Limp Bizkit

10. Sour Girl – Stone Temple Pilots

2000’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Loser – Three Doors Down

2. With Arms Wide Open – Creed

3. Bent – Matchbox 20

4. Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down

5. I Disappear – Metallica

6. Only God Knows Why – Kid Rock

7. Learn To Fly – Foo Fighters

8. It’s My Life – Bon Jovi

9. Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers

10. No Leaf Clover – Metallica

PCM’s 2000 Top 10 Hit List

1. Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Men

2. All The Small Things – Blink 182

3. Amazed – Lonestar

4. Opps! I Did It Again – Britney Spears

5. Graduation – Viatmmin C

6. Bye Bye Bye – N*SYNC

7. Say My Name – Destiny’s Child

8. Let’s Make Love -Tim McGraw & Faith Hill

9. Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 400

10. I Turn To You – Christina Aguilera

April 8, 2025

The Top 100 Comedy Films

Top 100 Movie Comedies

Airplane! (Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, 1980)

Some Like It Hot (Directed by Billy Wilder, 1959)

Groundhog Day (Directed by Harold Ramis, 1993)

This Is Spinal Tap (Directed by Rob Reiner, 1984)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, 1975)

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Directed by Adam McKay, 2004)

Best in Show (Directed by Christopher Guest, 2000)

Shaun of the Dead (Directed by Edgar Wright, 2004)

Duck Soup (Directed by Leo McCarey, 1933)

10.

Life of Brian (Directed by Terry Jones, 1979)

11.

Young Frankenstein (Directed by Mel Brooks, 1974)

12.

When Harry Met Sally… (Directed by Rob Reiner, 1989)

13.

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (Directed by David Zucker, 1988)

14.

It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad World (Directed by Stanley Kramer, 1963)

15.

Borat (Directed by Larry Charles, 2006)

16.

In the Loop (Directed by Armando Iannucci, 2009)

17.

The General (Directed by Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton, 1926)

18.

The Big Lebowski (Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, 1998)

19.

Blazing Saddles (Directed by Mel Brooks, 1974)

20.

It Happened One Night (Directed by Frank Capra, 1934)

21.

Raising Arizona (Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, 1987)

22.

The Philadelphia Story (Directed by George Cukor, 1940)

23.

Bridesmaids (Directed by Paul Feig, 2011)

24.

Animal House (Directed by John Landis, 1978)

25.

Team America: World Police (Directed by Trey Parker, 2004)

26.

Step Brothers (Directed by Adam McKay, 2008)

27.

The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Directed by Judd Apatow, 2005)

28.

Dr. Strangelove (Directed by Stanley Kubrick, 1964)

29.

Annie Hall (Directed by Woody Allen, 1977)

30.

Modern Times (Directed by Charlie Chaplin, 1936)

31.

His Girl Friday (Directed by Howard Hawks, 1940)

32.

Bringing Up Baby (Directed by Howard Hawks, 1938)

33.

City Lights (Directed by Charlie Chaplin, 1931)

34.

The Apartment (Directed by Billy Wilder, 1960)

35.

The Producers (Directed by Mel Brooks, 1967)

36.

Mean Girls (Directed by Mark Waters, 2004)

37.

Trading Places (Directed by John Landis, 1983)

38.

The Princess Bride (Directed by Rob Reiner, 1987)

39.

Ghostbusters (Directed by Ivan Reitman, 1984)

40.

The Jerk (Directed by Carl Reiner, 1979)

41.

Rat Race (Directed by Jerry Zucker, 2001)

42.

In Bruges (Directed by Martin McDonagh, 2008)

43.

Superbad (Directed by Greg Mottola, 2007)

44.

Napoleon Dynamite (Directed by Jared Hess, 2004)

45.

School of Rock (Directed by Richard Linklater, 2003)

46.

The Great Dictator (Directed by Charlie Chaplin, 1940)

47.

Tootsie (Directed by Sydney Pollack, 1982)

48.

Clueless (Directed by Amy Heckerling, 1995)

49.

A Fish Called Wanda (Directed by Charles Crichton and John Cleese, 1988)

50.

Singin’ in the Rain (Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952)

51.

Sullivan’s Travels (Directed by Preston Sturges, 1941)

52.

M*A*S*H* (Directed by Robert Altman, 1970)

53.

The Blues Brothers (Directed by John Landis, 1980)

54.

Harold and Maude (Directed by Hal Ashby, 1971)

55.

Arsenic and Old Lace (Directed by Frank Capra, 1944)

56.

Hot Fuzz (Directed by Edgar Wright, 2007)

57.

Office Space (Directed by Mike Judge, 1999)

58.

There’s Something About Mary (Directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly, 1998)

59.

Safety Last! (Directed by Fred C Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, 1923)

60.

South Park: Beggir, Longer & Uncut (Directed by Trey Parker, 1999)

61.

The Royal Tenenbaums (Directed by Wes Anderson, 2001)

62.

Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle (Directed by Danny Leiner, 2004)

63.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Directed by John Hughes, 1986)

64.

The Grand Budapest Hotel (Directed by Wes Anderson, 2014)

65.

Sideways (Directed by Alexander Payne, 2004)

66.

Four Weddings and A Funeral (Directed by Mike Newell, 1994)

67.

Wet Hot American Summer (Directed by David Wain, 2001)

68.

Sherlock Jr. (Directed by Buster Keaton, 1924)

69.

The Lady Eve (Directed by Preston Sturges, 1941)

70.

Broadcast News (Directed by James L Brooks, 1987)

71.

What We Do in the Shadows (Directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, 2014)

72.

Caddyshack (Directed by Harold Ramis, 1980)

73.

Top Secret! (Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, 1984)

74.

Zoolander (Directed by Ben Stiller, 2001)

75.

What’s Up, Doc? (Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, 1972)

76.

Planes, Trains and Automobile (Directed by John Hughes, 1987)

77.

Burn After Reading (Directed by Coen brothers, 2008)

78.

Idiocracy (Directed by Mike Judge, 2006)

79.

Galaxy Quest (Directed by Dean Parisot, 1999)

80.

Happy Gilmore (Directed by Dennis Dugan, 1996)

81.

Legally Blonde (Directed by Robert Luketic, 2001)

82.

Kung Fu Hustle (Directed by 2005, Stephen Chow)

83.

Lost in Translation (Directed by Sofia Coppola, 2003)

84.

The Odd Couple (Directed by Gene Saks, 1968)

85.

Trainwreck (Directed by Judd Apatow, 2015)

86.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Directed by Coen brothers, 2000)

87.

Tropic Thunder (Directed by Ben Stiller, 2008)

88.

Coming To America (Directed by John Landis, 1988)

89.

Rushmore (Directed by Wes Anderson, 1998)

90.

The LEGO Movie (Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, 2014)

91.

Elf (Directed by Jon Favreau, 2003)

92.

Ghost World (Directed by Terry Zwigoff, 2001)

93.

Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (Directed by Tim Burton, 1985)

94.

Bad Santa (Directed by Terry Zwigoff, 2003)

95.

The Gold Rush (Directed by Charlie Chaplin, 1925)

96.

The Death of Stalin (Directed by Armando Iannucci, 2017)

97.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Directed by Frank Oz, 1988)

98.

Four Lions (Directed by Christopher Morris, 2010)

99.

Dumb and Dumber (Directed by Peter Farrelly, 1994)

100.

Withnail and I (Directed by Bruce Robinson, 1987)

November 5, 2020

Modern Classic Hip Hop Party Hits

Classic Hip Hop Party Hits

2000s Decade Hip Hop/Rap Hits

1. Yeah! – Usher

2. Get Low – Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins

3. Lose Yourself – Eminem

4. Crank Dat – Soulja Boy

5. Gold Deggir – Kanye West with Jamie Foxx

6. Hot In Herre – Nelly

7. Dance With Me – 112

8. In Da Club – 50 Cent

9. 99 Problems – Jay-Z

10. Lose Control – Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop

11. Beware of the Boys (Mundian Tu Bach) – Punjabi MC Featuring Jay-Z

12. Lose Yourself – Eminem

13. Like A G6 – Far*East Movement Featuring Cataracs & Dev

14. Ms. Jackson – Outkast

15. Danger (Been So Long) – Mystical with Nivea

16. Shake – Ying Yang Twins

17. Black and Yellow – Wiz Khalifa

18. Cleaning Out My Closet – Eminem

19. Take It To Da House – Trick Daddy ft. Trina

20. Walk It Out – Unk

The 90s’ Rap/Hip Hop Hits

1. My Name Is… – Eminem

2. California Love – 2Pac Feat. Dr. Dre

3. Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot

4. Humpty Dance – Digital Underground

5. Nuttin’ But A G-Thang – Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg

6. Hip Hop Hooray – Naughty By Nature

7. U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer

8. Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio

9. Jump Around – House Of Pain

10. Just A Friend – Biz Markie

11. Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice

12. Gettin’ Jiggy With It – Will Smith

13. Shoop – Salt N Pepa

14. Intergalactic – Beastie Boys

15. Insane In The Brain – Cypress Hill

16. Changes – 2Pac

17. Gin & Juice – Snoop Doggy Dogg

18. I Wish – Skee-Lo

19. Tha Crossroads – Bones Thugs-N-Harmony

20. Wiggle It – 2 In A Room

21. Mamma Said Knock You Out – L.L. Cool J

22. Let Me Clear My Throat – DJ Kool

23. It Was A Good Day – Ice Cube

24. 1st Of Da Month – Bone Thugs & Harmony

25. Scenario – A Tribe Called Quest

80s’ Early Rap/Hip Hop Hits

1. It Takes Two – Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock

2. Push It – Salt N Pepa

3. Bust A Move – Young MC

4. Joy and Pain – Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock

5. Wild Thing – Tone Loc

6. White Lines – Grandmaster Flash

7. Funky Cold Medina – Tone Loc

8. It’s Tricky – Run D.M.C.

9. Da Butt – E.U.

10. Me, Myself, and I – De La Soul

11. Brass Monkey – Beastie Boys

12. Walk This Way – Run D.M.C.

13. Rapture – Blondie

14. Apache – The Sugarhill Gang

15. New York New York – Grand Master Flash

16. Buffalo Stance – Neneh Cherry

17. Roxanne, Roxanne – U.T.F.O.

18. The Roof is on Fire – Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three

19. Hey Ladies – Beastie Boys

20. I’m That Type Of Guy – LL Cool J

February 15, 2020

2014 History, Facts and Trivia

2014 Pop Culture History

Quick Facts from 2014:

World Bold Event: CVS stopped selling tobacco products in favor of promoting good health.
The Top Song was Happy by Pharell Williams
The Movies to Watch include Interstellar, Jersey Boys, John Wick, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Big Hero 6, and The LEGO Movie
People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive: Chris Hemsworth
Notable books include The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The price of a postage stamp in 2014 was 49 cents
Keurig coffee maker: $149.99
Titleist golf balls: $39.99/12
The number 2147483647 is the biggest possible number in 32-bit computing. In December 2014, “Gangnam Style” exceeded the 32-bit limit for view count, necessitating YouTube to upgrade the variable to a 64-bit integer.
The beard of Tutankhamun’s golden mask fell off during the cleaning process in the Egyptian Museum in 2014. The workers used epoxy glue to reattach the beard, but since that was not the professional method, the mask was permanently damaged. They were later prosecuted for this.
The Funny Musician was: Weird Al Yankovic
The Feud: Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins and Anderson Cooper had a public feud that began when Cooper openly mocked Corgan on his show because Corgan posed with his cats on the cover of Paws Chicago, a cat magazine.
The Challenge: The Ice Bucket Challenge took place in the Summer of 2014, supporting the ALS Association.

Top Ten Baby Names of 2014:

Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Isabella, Ava, Noah, Liam, Mason, Jacob, William

Fashion Icons and Sex Symbols:

Erin Andrews, Alessandra Ambrosio, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell, Morena Baccarin, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Bell, Ashley Benson, Julie Benz, Tia Blanco, Alison Brie, Emilia Clarke, Lauren Cohan, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Kaley Cuoco, Alexandra Daddario, Brooklyn Decker, Kat Dennings, Zooey Deschanel, Gal Gadot, Karen Gillan, Ellie Goulding, Ariana Grande, Gigi Hadid, Lena Headey, Sarah Hyland, Katie Holmes, Samantha Hoopes, Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Scarlett Johansson, Victoria Justice, Jennifer Lawrence, Evangeline Lilly, Demi Lovato, Tatiana Maslany, Rose Mciver, AJ Michalka, Aly Michalka, Kate Middleton, Olivia Munn, Rachel Nichols, Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Olsen, Rita Ora, Katy Perry, Emily Ratajkowski, Bar Refaeli, Rihanna, Margot Robbie, Emmy Rossum, Ronda Rousey, Zoe Saldana, Nicole Scherzinger, Léa Seydoux, Shakira, Taylor Swift, Ivanka Trump, Sophie Turner, Sofia Vergara, Emma Watson, Deborah Ann Woll

The Oscars Selfie:

(Taken by Bradley Cooper at the 2014 Oscars ceremony, including Jennifer Lawrence, Jared Leto, Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ellen DeGeneres, Kevin Spacey, Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong’o, Angelina Jolie)

Time Magazine’s Persons of the Year:

Ebola Fighters

Miss America:

Nina Davuluri

Miss USA:

Nia Sanchez

The Scandals:

Pablo Escobar’s personal hitman, John J. Velásquez, responsible for 3500 murders, was released from jail in 2014 and is now a YouTube personality with 250,000 subscribers.

When the MV Sewol Ferry started sinking in South Korea in 2014, the captain told the passengers, mostly secondary school students, to not move and just stay put. 304 passengers and crew members died in the disaster.

In 2014, more people died in Mexico as a result of armed conflict than in Pakistan or Sudan, both regions with active military conflicts.

Pia Farrenkopf died in 2009… but her body wasn’t discovered until 2014, largely because she had auto-pay set up for her bills. Her mummified body was found in the garage of her newly foreclosed home only after her bank account finally ran dry.

Michelle Carter, a 17-year-old girl, was charged with manslaughter for encouraging her 18-year-old boyfriend to commit suicide.

The Trost family had to leave their $450,000 home in Weldon Spring, MO after it was infested with 4,500 – 6,000 brown recluse spiders, and exterminators could not get rid of them.

Greenpeace ruined the ancient South American UNESCO World Heritage Site- The Nazca Lines, for their own publicity stunt.

South Korean Christians made a Christmas tree visible from the North Korean Border. North Korea responded by calling it a “tool for psychological warfare” and threatened to bomb it.

Charles Manson was granted a marriage license, but the wedding was canceled after it was discovered that 26-year-old Afton Elaine “Star” Burton only wanted to marry Manson so she and a friend, Craig “Gray Wolf” Hammond, could use his corpse as a tourist attraction after he died.

An 8-year-old boy named Tyler Doohan saved six members of his family from his burning house before finally succumbing to the fire himself while trying to save the last victim, his disabled grandfather.

So far, Comcast has won the “Worst Company in America” award twice, first in 2010 and second in 2014.

In 2014, Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon and owner of WaPo) was named the world’s worst boss by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), an organization with 176 million members in 162 countries.

When James Brady (the man paralyzed by a gunshot wound from the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt) died in 2014, it was ruled a homicide 33 years after the incident.

During a concert, Kanye West halted the performance of Good Life because the entire audience was not standing. The person he signaled out was in a wheelchair.

Romania shipped a reputed 93.4 Tons of gold to Russia in 1916 so that Russia would safely keep the Romanian Treasure in the Kremlin until the war’s end. And, as of 2014, they got back only 33 kg of it.

Namibia raised over $350k by auctioning off the right to hunt one endangered black rhino. The rhino was past breeding age and detrimental to the rest of the herd. The money was used to protect endangered animals.

Pop Culture Fun Facts:

In 2014, Betty White was awarded the Guinness World Record for “Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female)”, with a 1939 debut.

The US Murder rate in 2014 is less than half of what it was in 1990 and far lower than the ’70s and ’80s.

“Dagobertducktaks” – the 2014 Dutch word of the year – is an extra tax for the super-rich, named after Donald Duck’s uncle Dagobert, known in English as Scrooge McDuck.

As of 2014, the USA ranked 25th worldwide in internet download speeds and 40th in upload speeds. Though this accounting varies daily, America’s download speeds were never in the top 20 countries.

Google became more valuable than Russia’s entire stock market in December 2014.

Original Top Model winner Adrianne Curry fended off an attacker with a bullwhip while dressed as Catwoman at San Diego Comic-Con.

Mazda recalled 42,000 cars because the yellow sac spider would climb into the gas tank and form a web, blocking airflow. This was the second recall- the first was in 2011 for the same reason.

Cheetos made a fragrance called Chateau in 2014.

Early one morning in St. Petersburg, Florida, a Starbucks drive-thru customer decided to pay for the next customer’s order, which ignited an 11-hour-long pay-it-forward chain that lasted from 7 a.m. and ended at 6 p.m. later that evening when customer No. 379 declined to participate.

In 2014, Hilton Worldwide sold the famous Waldorf Astoria New York hotel to a Chinese Insurance Company for just under $2 billion, with plans to turn the Art Deco landmark into luxury apartments.

As of 2014, only two artists have had their first two singles reach #1 and #2 on the Billboard charts: The Beatles and Iggy Azalea.

Superman would have entered the public domain on 1 January 2014 if copyright terms in the United States had not been extended in the late 1990s. Currently, 2033 is the next date to look for possible changes.

In 2014, the ALS Association received $100.9 million in donations compared to $2.8 million during the same period the year before, thanks to the ice bucket challenge.

ISTAT, the Italian government’s National Institute of Statistics, won an “IG Nobel Prize” (a parody of the Nobel prizes) in economics for ” including revenue from illegal drug sales, prostitution, smuggling, etc., in GDP reporting, to meet an EU regulatory mandate.”

Godzilla was only seen for about 8 minutes in the 2014 film Godzilla.

Taylor Swift accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise on iTunes for $1.29. It became #1 in Canada almost immediately before being removed.

English YouTube star Zoella uploaded a picture of a “random man & his dog” on the beach to Instagram. The “random man” was Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.

A Swiss Bank Deposit Vault containing 8 million five-centime coins, or 400,000 Swiss francs, was sold. It has been described as “the perfect gift for a real-life Scrooge McDuck”.

In 2014, bots outnumbered humans on the internet for the first time, making up 60 percent of all web traffic.

Molecular biologist James Watson put his Nobel Prize up for auction in 2014 due to financial hardships. It sold for $4.1 million and was promptly returned to him by the buyer.

Shavarsh Karapetyan, a 17-time world champion swimmer, heard that a bus had crashed in the water. He went into the deep water and rescued 20 people from drowning. After 10 years, he rescued more people from a burning hospital. He also carried the torch in the Winter Olympics of 2014.

At the 2014 Kid’s Choice Awards for Nickelodeon, nominees for “Favorite Book” included Harry Potter, which ended in 2007, and The Hobbit, published in 1937.

In 2014, only 7 humans were killed by sharks, while humans killed an estimated 63,000,000 sharks.

111-year-old Alexander Imich was a survivor of both the Holocaust and the Soviet gulags. Mr. Imich also became the World’s Oldest Living Man in 2014.

United Passions opened in 10 US theatres on its three-day opening weekend and only grossed $941, the lowest opening in US box office history.

If all the K-cups sold in 2014 were laid end to end, they would circle the Earth at least ten times.

“The Simpsons Guy”, the 2014 crossover between The Simpsons and Family Guy, was described by one critic as a “blight on humanity itself”.

During the Super Bowl and Puppy Bowl, Nat Geo Wild showed the “Fish Bowl,” a 4-hour clip of a goldfish swimming in a bowl.

Because the NFL owns and enforces the trademark for the term “Super Bowl,” almost all ads and commercial uses will instead reference “The Big Game” or something similar. Stephen Colbert even used “The Superb Owl” in 2014.

The cost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad is 4.25 million dollars.

A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, serial number 3851GT, sold at Bonham’s Quail Auction on August 14, 2014, for $34,650,000.00 ($38,115,000.00 including buyer premium), breaking the record previously held by a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R race car

Dr. Oz’s The Good Life began publication

2014 Toys inducted to the National Toy Hall of Fame:

Little Green Army Men, Bubbles, Rubik’s Cube

1st Appearances & 2014’s Most Popular Christmas Gifts, Toys and Presents:

New Nintendo 3DS XL

Broadway Show – Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Musical) Opened on January 12, 2014

Broadway Show – Aladdin (Musical) Opened on March 20, 2014

Broadway Show – Les Miserables (Musical) Opened on March 23, 2014, and closed on September 4, 2016 (revival)

Best Film Oscar:

12 Years a Slave (presented in 2014)

2014 Entries to The National Film Registry:

13 Lakes (released in 2004)
Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day (released in 1913)
The Big Lebowski (released in 1998)
Down Argentine Way (released in 1940)
The Dragon Painter (released in 1919)
Felicia (released in 1965)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (released in 1986)
The Gang’s All Here (released in 1943)
House of Wax (released in 1953)
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (released in 2000)
Little Big Man (released in 1970)
Luxo Jr. (released in 1986)
Moon Breath Beat (released in 1980)
Please Don’t Bury Me Alive! (released in 1976)
The Power and the Glory (released in 1933)
Rio Bravo (released in 1959)
Rosemary’s Baby (released in 1968)
Ruggles of Red Gap (released in 1935)
Saving Private Ryan (released in 1998)
Shoes (released in 1916)
State Fair (released in 1933)
Unmasked (released in 1917)
V-E Day +1 (May 9, 1945) (released in 1945)
The Way of Peace (released in 1947)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (released in 1971)

The Big Movies: (according to boxofficemojo)

1. American Sniper
2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
3. Guardians of the Galaxy
4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
5. The LEGO Movie
6. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7. Transformers: Age of Extinction
8. Maleficent
9. X-Men: Days of Future Past
10. Big Hero 6

Sports:

World Series Champions: San Francisco Giants
Super Bowl Champions: Seattle Seahawks
NBA Champions: San Antonio Spurs
Stanley Cup Champs: Los Angeles Kings
US Open Golf: Martin Kaymer
US Tennis: (Men/Ladies): Marin Cilic/Serena Williams
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Novak Djokovic/Petra Kvitová
NCAA Football Champions: Ohio State
NCAA Basketball Champions: Connecticut
Kentucky Derby: California Chrome
FIFA World Cup (Soccer): Germany

December 30, 2014

2014 Grammy Award Winners

2014 Grammy Award Winners

Announced on January 26, 2014
Staples Center was the venue of choice in Los Angeles
LL Cool J hosted, adding to his Grammy hosting repertoire
The eligibility period spanned from October 1, 2012, to September 30, 2013
Noteworthy Moments: Daft Punk won Record of the Year for Get Lucky and Album of the Year for Random Access Memories; Macklemore & Ryan Lewis took home four awards, including Best New Artist; Lorde won Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for Royals.
Trivia:
1. Daft Punk’s performance with Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, and Stevie Wonder became a standout medley of the night
2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis sent a political message by featuring a mass wedding during their performance of Same Love.
3. The night was dubbed “the year of the rookies” as Lorde and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, both newcomers, stole the show
4. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, two of The Beatles, reunited for a performance, receiving a standing ovation
5. Taylor Swift headbanged during her performance of “All Too Well,” creating a memorable moment and a wealth of internet memes

2014 Grammy Winners

Record Of The Year of 2014

Get Lucky – Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers

Album Of The Year

Random Access Memories – Daft Punk

Song Of The Year

Royals – Ella Yelich O’Connor, Joel Little, songwriters (Lorde)

Best New Artist of 2014

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Pop Solo Performance

Royals – Lorde

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Get Lucky – Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Steppin’ Out – Herb Alpert

Best Pop Vocal Album

Unorthodox Jukebox – Bruno Mars

Best Dance Recording of 2014

Clarity – Zedd & Foxes

Best Dance/Electronica Album

Random Access Memories – Daft Punk

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

To Be Loved – Michael Bublé

Best Rock Performance

Radioactive – Imagine Dragons

Best Metal Performance

God Is Dead? – Black Sabbath

Best Rock Song of 2014

Cut Me Some Slack – Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear.

Best Rock Album

Celebration Day – Led Zeppelin

Best Alternative Music Album

Modern Vampires of the City – Vampire Weekend

Best R&B Performance

Something – Snarky Puppy & Lalah Hathaway

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Please Come Home – Gary Clark, Jr.

Best R&B Song of 2014

Pusher Love Girl – James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Unapologetic – Rihanna

Best R&B Album of 2014

Girl on Fire – Alicia Key

Best Rap Performance

Thrift Shop – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Holy Grail – Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake

Best Rap Song of 2014

Thrift Shop -Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz)

Best Rap Album of 2014

The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Country Solo Performance

Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

From This Valley – The Civil Wars

Best Country Song of 2014

Merry Go ‘Round – Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Country Album of 2014

Same Trailer Different Park – Kacey Musgraves

Best New Age Album

Love’s River – Laura Sullivan

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Orbits – Wayne Shorter, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Liquid Spirit – Gregory Porter

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue – Terri Lyne Carrington

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Night in Calisia – Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic

Best Latin Jazz Album

Song for Maura – Paquito D’Rivera and Trio Corrente

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Break Every Chain (Live) – Tasha Cobbs

Best Gospel Song

If He Did It Before… Same God (Live) – Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

Overcomer – David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)

Best Gospel Album

Greater Than (Live) – Tye Tribbett

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Overcomer – Mandisa

Best Latin Pop Album

Vida – Draco Rosa

Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album

Treinta Días – La Santa Cecilia

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)

A Mi Manera – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea

Best Tropical Latin Album

Pacific Mambo Orchestra – Pacific Mambo Orchestra

Best American Roots Song

Love Has Come For You – Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters (Steve Martin & Edie Brickell)

Best Americana Album

Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

Best Bluegrass Album

The Streets of Baltimore — Del McCoury Band

Best Blues Album

Get Up! — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite

Best Folk Album

My Favorite Picture of You — Guy Clark

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Dockside Sessions — Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience

Best Reggae Album

Ziggy Marley In Concert – Ziggy Marley

Best World Music Album

Savor Flamenco – Gipsy Kings

Best Children’s Album

Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well – Jennifer Gasoi

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren’t – Stephen Colbert

Best Comedy Album of 2014

Calm Down Gurrl – Kathy Griffin

Musical Theater Album

Kinky Boots – Billy Porter & Stark Sands, principal soloists; Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Sound City: Real to Reel – Dave Grohl & Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Skyfall – Thomas Newman, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Skyfall (from Skyfall) – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

Best Instrumental Composition

Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra

Best Instrumental Arrangement

On Green Dolphin Street – Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Swing Low – Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding)

Best Recording Package

Long Night Moon – Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition) – Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney and Wings)

Best Album Notes

Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded) – Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)

Best Historical Album (tie)

Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965
Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (The Rolling Stones)

The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums
Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bill Withers)

Best Engineered Album, Non-classical

Random Access Memories – Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Daft Punk)

Producer Of The Year, Non-classical

Pharrell Williams

Best Remixed Recording, Non-classical

Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)

Best Surround Sound Album

Live Kisses -Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Winter Morning Walks -David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

David Frost – Andres: Home Stretch (Timo Andres, Andrew Cyr & Metropolis Ensemble)

Best Orchestral Performance

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 – Osmo Vänskä (conductor), Minnesota Orchestra

Best Opera Recording

Adès: The Tempest – Thomas Adès (conductor); Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna, Alan Oke (soloists); Luisa Bricetti and Victoria Warivonchick (producers)

Best Choral Performance

Pärt: Adam’s Lament, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor) (with Tui Hirv & Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir & Vox Clamantis)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Roomful of Teeth – Brad Wells & Roomful of Teeth

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto for Percussionist & String Orchestra – Evelyn Glennie (soloist), David Alan Miller (conductor)

Best Classical Vocal Solo

Winter Morning Walks- Dawn Upshaw

Best Classical Compendium

Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic; Konzertmusik, Christoph Eschenbach (conductor)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Winter Morning Walks- Maria Schneider

Best Music Video of 2014

Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z, David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer

Best Music Film

Live Kisses – Paul McCartney, Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producers

January 26, 2014

2013 Grammy Award Winners

The winners were revealed on February 10, 2013.
The ceremony was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
LL Cool J served as the host for the second consecutive year.
The eligibility period for the awards was from October 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012.
Noteworthy Moments: Mumford & Sons secured Album of the Year with Babel. Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know won Record of the Year. Fun. received both Best New Artist and Song of the Year for We Are Young.
Trivia:
1. Taylor Swift performed We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together with a circus-themed backdrop.
2. Kelly Clarkson’s acceptance speech for Best Pop Vocal Album turned heads as she humorously confessed to not knowing fellow nominee Miguel, despite praising him.
3. Frank Ocean performed Forrest Gump, noted for its emotional depth, especially since it was one of his first public performances after coming out.
4. Justin Timberlake performed at the Grammys for the first time since 2009, signaling his return to music.
5. A Bob Marley tribute featured Bruno Mars, Sting, Rihanna, and Marley’s sons Ziggy and Damian performing together.

2013 Grammy Winners

Record Of The Year
Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra

Album Of The Year
Babel – Mumford & Sons

Song Of The Year
We Are Young – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)

Best New Artist
fun.

Best Pop Solo Performance
Set Fire To The Rain – Adele

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra

Best Pop Instrumental Album
Impressions – Chris Botti

Best Pop Vocal Album
Stronger – Kelly Clarkson

Best Dance Recording
Bangarang – Skrillex Featuring Sirah

Best Dance/Electronica Album
Bangarang – Skrillex

Best Tradional Pop Vocal Album:
Kisses On The Bottom – Paul McCartney

Best Rock Performance:
Lonely Boy – The Black Keys

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:
Love Bites (So Do I) – Halestorm

Best Rock Song
Lonely Boy – Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Best Rock Album
El Camino – The Black Keys

Best Alternative Music Album
Making Mirrors – Gotye

Best R&B Performance
Climax – Usher

Best Traditional R&B Performance
Love On Top – Beyoncé

Best R&B Song
Adorn – Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)

Best R&B Album
Black Radio – Robert Glasper Experiment

Best Rap Performance
… In Paris – Jay-z & Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
No Church In The Wild – Jay-z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The Dream

Best Rap Song
… In Paris – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, Songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Best Rap Album
Take Care – Drake

Best Country Solo Performance
Blown Away – Carrie Underwood

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Pontoon – Little Big Town

Best Country Song
Blown Away – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)

Best Country Album
Uncaged – Zac Brown Band

Best New Age Album
Echoes Of Love – Omar Akram

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Hot House – Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Radio Music Society – Esperanza Spalding

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Unity Band – Pat Metheny Unity Band

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) – Arturo Sandoval

Best Latin Jazz Album
¡ritmo! – The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
10,000 Reasons (bless The Lord) – Matt Redman

Best Gospel Song
Go Get It – Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, Songwriters (Mary Mary)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) – Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)

Best Gospel Album
Gravity – Lecrae

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Eye On It – Tobymac

Best Latin Pop Album
MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition – Juanes

Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album
Imaginaries – Quetzal

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
Pecados Y Milagros – Lila Downs

Best Tropical Latin Album
Retro – Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña

Best Americana Album
Slipstream – Bonnie Raitt

Best Bluegrass Album
Nobody Knows You – Steep Canyon Rangers

Best Blues Album
Locked Down – Dr. John

Best Folk Album
The Goat Rodeo Sessions – Yo-yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

Best Regional Roots Music Album
The Band Courtbouillon – Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy

Best Reggae Album
Rebirth – Jimmy Cliff

Best World Music Album
The Living Room Sessions Part 1 – Ravi Shankar

Best Children’s Album
Can You Canoe? – The Okee Dokee Brothers

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Society’s Child: My Autobiography – Janis Ian

Best Comedy Album
Blow Your Pants Off – Jimmy Fallon

Musical Theater Album
Once: A New Musical – Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, Principal Soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Composers/lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Midnight In Paris- (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Composers

Best Song Written For Visual Media
Safe & Sound (from The Hunger Games) – T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, Songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)

Best Instrumental Composition
Mozart Goes Dancing – Chick Corea, Composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)

Best Instrumental Arrangement
How About You – Gil Evans, Arranger (Gil Evans Project)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
City Of Roses – Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, Arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)

Best Recording Package
Biophilia – Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, Art Directors (Björk)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection – Fritz Klaetke, Art Director (Woody Guthrie)

Best Album Notes
Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles, Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)

Best Historical Album
The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set) – Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, Compilation Producers; Mark Linett, Mastering Engineer (The Beach Boys)

Best Engineered Album, Non-classical
The Goat Rodeo Sessions – Richard King, Engineer; Richard King, Mastering Engineer (Yo-Yo Ma)

Producer Of The Year, Non-classical
Dan Auerbach

Best Remixed Recording, Non-classical
Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix) – Skrillex, Remixer (nero)

Best Surround Sound Album
Modern Cool – Jim Anderson, Surround Mix Engineer; Darcy Proper, Surround Mastering Engineer; Michael Friedman, Surround Producer (Patricia Barber)

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen – Tom Caulfield & John Newton, Engineers; Mark Donahue, Mastering Engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)

Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh

Best Orchestral Performance
Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine – Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

Best Opera Recording
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen – James Levine & Fabio Luisi, Conductors; Hans-peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, Producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

Best Choral Performance
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen – Charles Bruffy, Conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)

Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Meanwhile – Eighth Blackbird

Classical Instrumental Solo
Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola – Kim Kashkashian

Classical Vocal Solo
Poémes – Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)

Classical Compendium
Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis – Antoni Wit, Conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, Producers

Contemporary Classical Composition
Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays Stephen Hartke, Composer (eighth blackbird)

Short Form Music Video
We Found Love – Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris | Melina Matsoukas, Video Director; Juliette Larthe & Ben Sullivan, Video Producers

Long Form Music Video
Big Easy Express – Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show | Emmett Malloy, Video Director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, Video Producers

February 10, 2013

2012 Trivia, History and Fun Facts

2012 Pop Culture History

Quick Facts from 2012:

Map Changing Event: Sandy Island, New Caledonia was a nonexistent island that was mapped from 1774 until it’s ‘un’discovery in 2012.
The Top Song was Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepson
The Movies to Watch include The Avengers, Silver Linings Playbook, Argo, John Carter, Rock of Ages, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hunger Games, Brave and Life of Pi
People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive: Channing Tatum
The Bestselling books included: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Price of a postage stamp in 2012: 45 cents
Price of a Blu-Ray movie: 19.99
Price of a music CD: $9.99
Before 2012 the largest buyer of kale in the US was Pizza Hut, and they only used it as garnish around their salad bar.
The Funny Guys were: John Mullaney & Ron White & Aziz Ansar
The Mouse: Employees of Disney World and Disneyland were prohibited from having mustaches, beards, and goatees until the ban was lifted in 2012. Soul patches are still banned.
The Conversation: Electronic Arts were voted “The Worst Company In America” by The Consumerist for 2 years in a row in 2012 and 2013

Top Ten Baby Names of 2012:
Sophia, Emma, Isabella, Olivia, Ava, Jacob, Mason, Ethan, Noah, William

Fashion Icons and Sex Symbols:
Mila Kunis, Lea Michele, Scarlett Johansson, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lawrence, Olivia Munn, Emma Stone, Megan Fox, Emma Watson, Malin Ackerman, Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Olivia Wilde

The Heartthrob(s):
Chris Evans, Ryan Lochte, Stephen Amell, Tom Hardy, Justin Timberlake, Robert Pattinson, Hugh Laurie, Christian Bale, Adam Levine

Fresh Faces:
Rita Ora, Frank Ocean

“The Quotes”
“There are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there. If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business you didn’t build that.” – President Barack Obama

“Puny god”
-Hulk in The Avengers

“The ‘D’ is silent.”
Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year:
Barack Obama

Miss America:
Laura Kaeppeler

Miss USA:
Olivia Culpo (Miss Universe), Nana Meriwether

The Scandals:
The middle finger that M.I.A. flashed during the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show was a result of the singer’s Hindu spiritual enlightenment, she claimed.

Most of the millions of fans who were watching her back up Madonna disagreed. When sued by the NFL for $1.5 million, she defended herself by saying that it was no big deal since there were young, provocative cheerleaders also performing.

Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) blackout as the largest protest in the history of the internet, so far.

The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar reached the date 13.0.0.0.0 on December 21, 2012. Many people thought that this would be the end of the world.

The Terrible:
28 people, including 20 children, were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut

Pop Culture Facts & History:

Stephen Hawking won the $3 million Fundamental Physics Prize, the most lucrative academic prize in the world

Google’s Gmail became the world’s most popular email service

Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, passed the heliopause, entering interstellar space. (The heliopause is the theoretical boundary where the Sun’s solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium; where the solar wind’s strength is no longer great enough to push back the stellar winds of the surrounding stars.)

Walt Disney purchased Lucasfilm Ltd and its rights for Star Wars and Indiana Jones for $4.05 billion

Russian scientists regenerated Silene stenophylla (a flower) from a 31,800 year old group of cells, a record for regeneration.

Edvard Munch’s famous painting ‘The Scream’ sold at auction for $119,922,500.

Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey resulting in 110 deaths and $50 billion in damage and forces the New York stock exchange to close

In March, Wendy’s overtook Burger King to become the second best selling hamburger chain.

For the first time since 1977 no Pulitzer Prize is awarded for fiction.

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 2’ grossed $500 million in 24 hours to become the biggest entertainment launch of all time

Doomsday Clock:
5 minutes to midnight, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
2012: “The challenges to rid the world of nuclear weapons, harness nuclear power, and meet the nearly inexorable climate disruptions from global warming are complex and interconnected. In the face of such complex problems, it is difficult to see where the capacity lies to address these challenges.” Political processes seem wholly inadequate; the potential for nuclear weapons use in regional conflicts in the Middle East, Northeast Asia, and South Asia are alarming; safer nuclear reactor designs need to be developed and built, and more stringent oversight, training, and attention are needed to prevent future disasters; the pace of technological solutions to address climate change may not be adequate to meet the hardships that large-scale disruption of the climate portends.

The Habits:
Playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Dancing to PSY’s “Gangnam Style, Reading Fifty Shades of Gray by E.L. James or The Hunger Games (Trilogy) by Suzanne Collins

2012 Toys inducted to the National Toy Hall of Fame:
Star Wars action figures, Dominoes

Broadway Show – Once (Musical) Opened on March 18, 2012 and closed on January 4, 2015

Broadway Show – Newsies (Musical) Opened on March 29, 2012 and closed on August 24, 2014

Best Film Oscar Winner:
The Artist (presented in 2102)

The Number One Hits Of 2012:
November 12, 2011 – January 6, 2012:
Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris – We Found Love

January 7, 2012 – February 3, 2012:
LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It

February 4, 2012 – February 17, 2012:
Adele – Set Fire to the Rain

February 18, 2012 – March 2, 2012:
Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)

March 3, 2012 – March 16, 2012:
Katy Perry – Part of Me

March 17, 2012 – April 27, 2012:
Fun featuring Janelle Monae – We Are Young

April 28, 2012 – June 22, 2012:
Gotye featuring Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know

June 23, 2012 – August 24, 2012:
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe

August 25, 2012 – August 31, 2012:
Flo Rida – Whistle

September 1, 2012 – September 28, 2012:
Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

September 29, 2012 – November 30, 2012:
Maroon 5 – One More Night

December 1, 2012 – December 21, 2012:
Rihanna – Diamonds

December 22, 2012 – February 1, 2013:
Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven

2012 Entries to The National Film Registry:
3:10 to Yuma (released in 1957)
Anatomy of a Murder (released in 1959)
The Augustas (released in 1930s/1950s)
Born Yesterday (released in 1950)
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (released in 1961)
A Christmas Story (released in 1983)
Corbett-Fitzsimmons Title Fight (released in 1897)
Dirty Harry (released in 1971)
Hours for Jerome: Parts 1 and 2 (released in 1980-82)
Kidnapper’s Foil (released in 1930s)
A League of Their Own (released in 1992)
The Matrix (released in 1999)
The Middleton Family at the New York World’s Fair (released in 1939)
One Survivor Remembers (released in 1995)
Parable (released in 1964)
Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia (released in 1990)
Slacker (released in 1991)
Sons of the Desert (released in 1933)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (released in 1973)
They Call It Pro Football (released in 1966)
The Times of Harvey Milk (released in 1984)
Two-Color Kodachrome Test Shots No. III (released in 1922)
Two-Lane Blacktop (released in 1971)
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (released in 1914)
The Wishing Ring: an Idyll of Old England (released in 1914)

The Big Movies: (according to boxofficemojo)
1. Marvel’s The Avengers
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. The Hunger Games
4. Skyfall
5. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
6. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
7. The Amazing Spider-Man
8. Brave
9. Ted
10. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

Sports:
World Series Champions: San Francisco Giants
Super Bowl Champions: New York Giants
NBA Champions: Oklahoma City Thunder
Stanley Cup Champs: Los Angeles Kings
U.S. Open Golf: Webb Simpson
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies): Andy Murray/Serena Williams
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Roger Federer/Serena Williams
NCAA Football Champions: North Dakota State
NCAA Basketball Champions: Kentucky
Kentucky Derby: I’ll Have Another

December 30, 2012

2010 Number One Hits

November 28, 2009 – January 29, 2010:
Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
January 30, 2010 – March 19:
Tik Tok – Kesha
March 20 – March 26:
BedRock – Young Money featuring Lloyd
March 27 -April 9:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
April 10 -May 21:
Rude Boy – Rihanna
May 22 -June 11:
Nothin’ on You – B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars
June 12 -July 30:
OMG – Usher featuring will.i.am
July 31 – August 20:
California Gurls – Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg
August 21 – October 15:
Love the Way You Lie – Eminem featuring Rihanna
October 16 – October22:
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
October 23 – December 10:
Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars
December 11, 2010 – December 31, 2010:
Only Girl (In the World) – Rihanna

(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)

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December 31, 2010

2010 History, Facts and Trivia

Quick Facts from 2010:

World-Changing Event: The Instagram app became available, and the iPad tablet was released.
The Top Song was Tik Tok by Ke$ha
The Movies to Watch include Toy Story 3, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Inception, and Megamind.
The Most Famous Person in America was probably (tie) David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Conan O’Brien.
Notable books include The Help by Kathryn Stockett and Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom.
Price of… Xbox 360 in 2010: $199.00
Fisher-Price Follow Me Thomas: $39.99
Whole Pineapple: $3.99
The Funny Guy was: Kevin Hart
The Late Night Feud: Jay Leno vs David Letterman vs Conan O’Brien
The Conversation: Who should get Jay Leno’s ‘Tonight Show’ host job? David Letterman or Conan O’Brien?

2010 History Roundup:

January 12 – Haiti Devastated by Earthquake: A catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, resulting in over 220,000 deaths and leaving approximately 1 million people homeless.
February 12–28 – Vancouver Hosted Winter Olympics: The 2010 Winter Olympics took place in Vancouver, Canada, featuring 2,566 athletes from 82 nations competing in 86 events.
April 10 – Polish President Killed in Plane Crash: Polish President Lech Kaczyński, along with 95 others, died in a plane crash near Smolensk, Russia, while en route to a memorial service.
April 20 – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Began: An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico led to a massive oil spill, becoming one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.
May 2 – Eurozone Agreed to Greek Bailout: The eurozone and the International Monetary Fund agreed to a €110 billion bailout package for Greece to address its severe debt crisis.
May 6 – UK General Election Resulted in Hung Parliament: The United Kingdom’s general election resulted in a hung parliament, leading to a coalition government between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats.
June 11 – July 11 – Spain Won FIFA World Cup: Spain secured its first FIFA World Cup title by defeating the Netherlands 1-0 in the final held in South Africa.
July 25 – WikiLeaks Released Afghan War Documents: WikiLeaks published over 75,000 classified documents related to the war in Afghanistan, sparking global controversy and debate over military transparency.
August 5 – Chilean Miners Trapped Underground: Thirty-three miners became trapped 700 meters underground in a mine in northern Chile, leading to a dramatic rescue operation.
August 10 – WHO Declared End of H1N1 Pandemic: The World Health Organization declared the end of the H1N1 influenza pandemic, stating that worldwide flu activity had returned to typical seasonal patterns.
August 19 – Operation Iraqi Freedom Ended: The United States declared an end to combat operations in Iraq, transitioning to Operation New Dawn to focus on stability operations.
September 28 – China Surpassed Japan as Second-Largest Economy: China officially surpassed Japan to become the world’s second-largest economy, reflecting its rapid economic growth.
October 3 – Germany Made Final WWI Reparation Payment: Germany made its final payment of reparations imposed by the Treaty of Versailles, concluding its obligations from World War I.
October 10 – Netherlands Antilles Dissolved: The Netherlands Antilles was officially dissolved, resulting in new constitutional statuses for its constituent islands.
October 12 – Chilean Miners Rescued: All 33 trapped Chilean miners were successfully rescued after 69 days underground, in a globally televised event.
October 22 – WikiLeaks Released Iraq War Logs: WikiLeaks published nearly 400,000 classified U.S. military documents detailing operations in Iraq, revealing previously unreported incidents.
November 2 – U.S. Midterm Elections Shifted Power: The Republican Party gained control of the House of Representatives in the U.S. midterm elections, leading to a divided Congress.
November 28 – WikiLeaks Released U.S. Diplomatic Cables: WikiLeaks began releasing a cache of U.S. diplomatic cables, exposing confidential communications and causing diplomatic tensions.
December 17 – Tunisian Protests Sparked Arab Spring: The self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia led to nationwide protests, eventually inspiring the broader Arab Spring movements across the Middle East and North Africa.
December 21 – Total Lunar Eclipse Coincided with Solstice: A total lunar eclipse occurred on the same day as the northern winter solstice, a rare astronomical event that last happened in 1638.

Top Ten Baby Names of 2010:

Isabella, Sophia, Emma, Olivia, Ava, Jacob, Ethan, Michael, Jayden, William

Fashion Icons and Sex Symbols:

Katy Perry, Olivia Munn, Eva Mendes, Kim Kardashian, Blake Lively, Audrina Patridge, Lady Gaga, Lauren Conrad, Beyonce, Amanda Bynes. Bar Refaeli, Olivia Wilde, Marisa Miller, Scarlett Johansson, Milla Jovovich, Christina Aguilera, Nicole Scherzinger, Danica Patrick

The Heartthrob(s):

Leonardo DiCaprio, Hugh Laurie, Taylor Lautner, Zac Efron, Adam Levine, Colin Firth, David Beckham, Justin Bieber, Joe Manganiello, Tim Tebow

“The Quote:”

“I am not part of the PlayStation generation.”
Prince Charles admits he is baffled by modern technology.

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year:

Mark Zuckerberg

Miss America:

Caressa Cameron

Miss USA:

Rima Fakih

The Scandal:

Jesse James cheated on Sandra Bullock.

US News:

George Washington borrowed The Law of Nations from the New York Society Library and didn’t return it. Mount Vernon estate returned the book in 2010 (221 years overdue) after the Head librarian joked they were “not actively pursuing the overdue fines,” they would appreciate having it back.

During the last 90 years of American history, there have been only two decades with the GDP increasing every year – the 1960s and the 2010s.

World News:

The UK didn’t have televised election debates until 2010.

The largest air traffic shut down since World War II happened in 2010 due to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption. 95,000 flights were canceled in a 6-day period.

Since 2010, the International Space Station has a water purification system (from washing, sweat, even urine), allowing the ISS to reclaim 93% of all liquid on the station.

26.5 million Canadians tuned into the gold medal final against the United States in men’s hockey during the 2010 Winter Olympics. That’s 80% of the entire country’s population. #Canadawon

Germany finished paying WWI reparations from the Treaty of Versailles on October 3, 2010, with a final payment of 70 million euros to government and private banks in the US, France, and Britain.

There was a traffic jam in China that started on August 13th, 2010; it lasted two weeks, jammed traffic for over 100km (over 62 miles), and allowed drivers to move roughly 1km a day.

Israel’s weekly state lottery drew exactly the same 6 numbers (,000, with more than 100 people sharing smaller prizes.

The numbers that rolled out during a live television broadcast were (36, 33, 32, 26, 14, 13and the additional ‘strong’ number 2) as the draw 3 weeks earlier, and event statisticians said was a one in four trillion chance.

In 2010, Sweden removed the statute of limitations for prosecuting murder because the 1986 assassination of their prime minister, Olof Palme, had still not been solved. Though 10,000 people have been questioned, the killer remains unknown to this day.

The town of Sh*tterton, England, kept getting its town sign stolen. In 2010, they finally solved the problem by installing a 1.6-ton concrete slab with the town name inscribed on it.

Pop Culture Facts & History:

The KOR-fx, a device that sits around the shoulders and translates stereo sound into stereo vibrations for gaming consoles, mp3s, and more, was invented.

Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have Billboard 200 #1 albums in six decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s.

The best-selling book of the 2010s was Fifty Shades of Grey. The second best-selling was Fifty Shades Darker. The third best-selling was… Fifty Shades Freed.

MTV was not focusing on music anymore. As part of their re-branding, they dropped the long-running tagline “Music Television” from their logo, officially ending their music video era.

Gift cards worth $27 billion have gone unredeemed between 2010 and 2018.

Kansas State University professor Mark Haub went on a Twinkie diet, where he ate mainly Twinkies, Oreos, and Doritos to prove to his students that calorie counting is THE important part of losing weight, not nutritional content. He lost 27 pounds in 2 months.

93 percent of shark attacks worldwide between 1580 and 2010 were on males.

The USPS mistook a Las Vegas replica for the real Statue of Liberty when creating the Lady Liberty “forever” stamp in 2010, resulting in a $3.5m payout to the replica’s sculptor for violating his copyright.

Barbie’s toddler sister Kelly was discontinued in 2010 and replaced with a 6-year-old sister named Chelsea in 2011.

When South Park parodied Family Guy in the 2010 two-part episode ‘Cartoon Wars’, The Simpsons writing staff sent them flowers.

In 2010, the Forest Service made Betty White an honorary forest ranger. White said in previous interviews that she wanted to be a forest ranger as a little girl but that women were not allowed to do that then. When White received the honor, more than 1/3 of Forest Service employees were women.

The ManhattAnt is a unique species of ant found only in New York City. Biologists stumbled upon them in the Broadway medians at 63rd and 76th streets in 2010, and the biologists claim the ant species does not match any of the 13,000 known species. The ants subsist on a diet high in corn.

Bohemian Rhapsody is the only song in the top 100 most streamed songs on Spotify to be published before 2010 (as of 2020).

Altoids once came in sour varieties but were discontinued in 2010.

Encyclopedia Britannica was the oldest continuously published reference source in the English language. The last printed edition was published in 2010. The publisher was at that time 244 years old.

In 2010, an unnamed, unlucky airline passenger was arrested in Ireland after Slovak security officials placed explosives in his luggage for training, then forgot to remove them before the plane took off.

In 2010, The U.S. Air Force made the fastest computer in the US Defense Department with 1,760 PlayStation 3s.

In 2010, Microsoft banned a user from Xbox Live for putting Fort Gay as his address. When he tried to tell them that Fort Gay exists in West Virginia, it took an appeal from the town’s mayor to correct it.

The 1980 Comedy film Airplane was judged “culturally, historically, or aesthetically” significant and added to the National Film Registry in 2010.

Jon McLoone ran 15 million computer simulations of the game Hangman and discovered that the most difficult word for that program to guess is “Jazz”.

Andre Geim won the (parody prize) Ig Nobel Prize in 2000 for his work on using magnetism to levitate a frog. 10 years later, his experiments regarding graphene won him the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics. This makes him the only recipient of the Ig Nobel and Nobel Prizes.

Doomsday Clock:

6 minutes to midnight, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
2010: “We are poised to bend the arc of history toward a world free of nuclear weapons” is the Bulletin’s assessment. Talks between Washington and Moscow for a follow-on agreement to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty are nearly complete, and more negotiations for further reductions in the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenal are already planned. The dangers posed by climate change are growing, but there are pockets of progress. Most notably, at Copenhagen, the developing and industrialized countries agree to take responsibility for carbon emissions and to limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius.

The Habit:

The partially-shaved head trend was big with celebrities, including Willow Smith, Rihanna, and model Amber Rose.

2010 Toys inducted to the National Toy Hall of Fame:

The Game of Life, Playing cards

2010’s Most Popular Christmas Gifts, Toys and Presents:

Ipad, Zhu Zhu Pets, Nooks

Best Film Oscar Winner:

The Hurt Locker (presented in 2010)

2010 Entries to The National Film Registry:

Airplane! (released in 1980)
All the President’s Men (released in 1976)
The Bargain (released in 1914)
Cry of Jazz (released in 1959)
Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB (released in 1967)
The Empire Strikes Back (released in 1980)
The Exorcist (released in 1973)
The Front Page (released in 1931)
Grey Gardens (released in 1976)
I Am Joaquin (released in 1969)
It’s a Gift (released in 1934)
Let There Be Light (released in 1946)
Lonesome (released in 1928)
Make Way for Tomorrow (released in 1937)
Malcolm X (released in 1992)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (released in 1971)
Newark Athlete (released in 1891)
Our Lady of the Sphere (released in 1969)
The Pink Panther (released in 1963)
Preservation of the Sign Language (released in 1913)
Saturday Night Fever (released in 1977)
Study of a River (released in 1996/1997)
Tarantella (released in 1940)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (released in 1945)
A Trip Down Market Street (released in 1906)

The Big Movies: (according to boxofficemojo)

1. Toy Story 3
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. Iron Man 2
4. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
6. Inception
7. Despicable Me
8. Shrek Forever After
9. How to Train Your Dragon
10. Tangled

2010/11 Most Popular TV Shows:

1. American Idol (Fox)
2. NBC Sunday Night Football (NBC)
3. The Voice (NBC)
4. Modern Family (ABC)
5. Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
6. Big Bang Theory (CBS)
7. Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
8. Survivor: Nicaragua (CBS)
9. NCIS (CBS)
10. Glee (Fox)

2010 United States Census:

Total US Population: 308,745,538
1. New York, New York – 8,175,133
2. Los Angeles, California – 3,792,621
3. Chicago, Illinois – 2,695,598
4. Houston, Texas – 2,099,451
5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 1,526,006
6. Phoenix, Arizona – 1,445,632
7. San Antonio, Texas – 1,327,407
8. San Diego, California – 1,307,402
9. Dallas, Texas – 1,197,816
10. San Jose, California – 945,942

Sports:

World Series Champions: San Francisco Giants
Super Bowl Champions: New Orleans Saints
NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
Stanley Cup Champs: Chicago Blackhawks
U.S. Open Golf Graeme McDowell
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Rafael Nadal/ Kim Clijsters
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Rafael Nadal/Serena Williams
NCAA Football Champions: Villanova Wildcats
NCAA Basketball Champions: Duke
Kentucky Derby: Super Saver
World Cup (Soccer): Spain

The longest tennis match took place at Wimbledon 2010 when John Isner of the United States beat Nicolas Mahut of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68 in a match that lasted 11 hours and five minutes, played over three days, June 22, 23 and 24.

December 30, 2010

The 69 Sexiest Songs of the 2000’s

Sexy Songs of the 2000s

“Promiscuous girl
Wherever you are
I’m all alone
And it’s you that I want”
– Promiscuous, Nelly Furtado

This list contains the most popular “sexy” songs played on American Top 40 radio stations and mainstream video channels

*Due to the “graphic” nature of these popular songs heard by all ages on American radio and seen on television, the Google algorithm has decided that this page listing them is violating their terms for what we guess is their “community standards” for banner advertising. We periodically request the robots who rule our online lives to once again allow ads, but we’ve decided to just keep this notice up regardless of the outcome of our request(s). For the record, we do often request that the Big G stop running overly sexy dating ads to no avail, which are out of our control apparently, and we will continue to not allow language any coarser than “PG”.

The 2000s (2000-2009) Sexy Songs

Ignition – R. Kelly

Your Body Is A Wonderland – John Mayer

Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland

Buttons – Pussycat Dolls

Me & U – Cassie

SexyBack – Justin Timberlake

Dip It Low – Christina Milian

Sexy Love – Ne-Yo

Let’s Make Love – Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

10.

Naughty Girl – Beyonce

11.

Untitled (How Does It Feel) – D’Angelo

12.

Get Mine, Get Yours– Christina Aguilera

13.

Birthday Sex – Jeremih

14.

Peaches ‘N Cream – 112

15.

Lollipop – Lil Wayne

16.

Slow – Kylie Minogue

17.

Don’t Cha – Pussycat Dolls

18.

Dirrty – Christina Aguilera

19.

Sexy Chick – David Guetta

20.

I’m a Slave for You – Britney Spears

21.

Insatiable – Darren Hayes

22.

Work It – Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott

23.

Lady Marmalade – Mya, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil Kim, Missy Elliot

24.

Sex On Fire – Kings of Leon

25.

What’s Your Fantasy – Ludacris featuring Shawnna

26.

Love In This Club – Usher feat. Young Jeezy

27.

My Love is Like Whoa – Mya

28.

Shut Up And Drive – Rihanna

29.

Take You Down – Chris Brown

30.

I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry

31.

Give it Up to Me – Sean Paul feat. Keshia Cole

32.

Bliss – Mariah Carey

33.

Breathe – Faith Hill

34.

Touch My Body – Mariah Carey

35.

Come a Little Closer – Dierks Bentley

36.

Belly Dancer (Bananza) – Akon

37.

Ooh La La – Goldfrapp

38.

The Way You Move – Outkast

39.

Candy Shop – 50 Cent featuring Olivia

40.

Touch Of My Hand – Britney Spears

41.

Raining on Sunday – Keith Urban

42.

Electric Feel – MGMT

43.

Say It Right – Nelly Furtado

44.

I Wanna Be Bad – Willa Ford

45.

If U Seek Amy – Britney Spears

46.

Thong Song – Sisqo

47.

Milkshake – Kelis

48.

Turn Me On – Norah Jones

49.

Slow Motion – Juvenile feat. Soulja Slim

50.

Bed – J. Holiday

51.

My Neck, My Back(Lick It) – Khia

52.

My Love – Justin Timberlake

53.

Beautiful – Snoop Dogg, Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson

54.

Let Me Blow Ya Mind – Eve featuring Gwen Stefani

55.

Sexy Can I – Ray J & Yung Berg

56.

Oops (Oh My) – Tweet featuring Missy Elliott

57.

Sweetest Sin – Jessica Simpson

58.

Like I Love You – Justin Timberlake

59.

LoveGame – Lady Gaga

60.

Let Me Touch You for a While – Alison Krauss

61.

About Us – Brooke Hogan

62.

Underneath It All – No Doubt

63.

Crazy Bitch – Buck Cherry

64.

Faded – SoulDecision

65.

Ball and Biscuit – The White Stripes

66.

Rock The Boat – Aaliyah

67.

Fallin’ – Alicia Keys

68.

Smack That – Akon featuring Eminem

69.

You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This – Toby Keith

February 25, 2010

2009 Number One Hits

December 13, 2008 – February 27, 2009
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyonce
February 28 – March 13:
Heartless – Kanye West
March 14 -May 1:
Dead and Gone – T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake
May 2 – May 29:
Blame It – Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain
May 30 – July 10:
Boom Boom Pow – The Black Eyed Peas
July 11 – August 7:
Knock You Down – Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo
August 8 -August 21:
Best I Ever Had – Drake 2
August 22 -October 2:
I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
October 3 -October 16:
You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
October 17 -November 20:
Down – Jay Sean featuring Lil’ Wayne
November 21 – November 27:
Paparazzi – Lady Gaga
November 28, 2009 – January 29, 2010:
Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

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December 31, 2009

2009 History, Facts and Trivia

2009 Pop Culture History

Quick Facts from 2009:

World Changing Event: The Bitcoin (BTC) was created. It had virtually zero value in 2009 but peaked at 39 cents in 2010.
10,000 BTC were used to buy 2 Papa John Pizzas.
The Top Song was I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas
Influential Songs include: The Fear by Lily Allen, I Dreamed A Dream by Susan Boyle, The Climb by Miley Cyrus, and Chasing Pavements by Adele
The Movies to Watch include Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Hurt Locker, Avatar, Up, Watchmen, Sherlock Holmes, and District 9
The Most Famous Person in America was probably Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger
People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive: Johnny Depp
Notable books include: The Help by Kathryn Stockett and Freakonomics by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt
Price of an Element MP3 player, 4GB: $39.99
Apple iPod Nano: $149.00
Minimum Wage in 2009: $7.25 per hour*
*some states higher
The Funny Guy was: Larry the Cable Guy
The Funny Late Night Host (1/2 year): Conan O’Brien
The Viral Video: JK Wedding Entrance Dance… The wedding procession for Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz of St. Paul, Minnesota, was choreographed to the song Forever by Chris Brown.
After 74 years of production, Kodak stopped selling 35mm color film in 2009.
Rare Video Game: Mean Girls on DS, a game based on a movie starring Lindsay Lohan.
The Conversion Rate: Singer Lily Allen turned down 200,000 in Bitcoins for a gig in 2009, about $2,000 (1 cent each) in cash value then. As of November 2017, it was worth over $1.3 Billion. (current value)

The Year of the Ox
The year of the ox is one of the 12 years in the Chinese zodiac cycle. The ox is the second animal in the cycle.
The years of the ox include: 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033, 2045, 2057
The year of the ox is associated with hard work, determination, and honesty. People born in the year of the ox are said to be strong, reliable, and dependable. They are also said to be patient and persistent, able to overcome any obstacle. They are usually honest and straightforward, don’t like to deceive, and can’t stand lies. They are also very hard-working, so they often succeed in their careers.

Top Ten Baby Names of 2009:
Isabella, Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Ava, Jacob, Ethan, Michael, Alexander, William

Fashion Icons and Sex Symbols:
Bar Refaeli, Adriana Lima, Jordana Brewster, Megan Fox, Jessica Biel, Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis, Olivia Wilde, Eliza Dushku, Malin Akerman, Rihanna, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Leighton Meester

The Leading Men & Hunks:
Taylor Lautner, Channing Tatum, Hugh Laurie, David Beckham, Joe Manganiello, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Pattinson, Tim Tebow, Antonio Sabàto, Jr.

“The Quotes”
“If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what.”
-Barack Obama

“You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack. But when my sister brought Doug home, I knew he was one of my own. And my wolf pack… it grew by one. So there… there were two of us in the wolf pack… I was alone first in the pack, and then Doug joined in later. And six months ago, when Doug introduced me to you guys, I thought, “Wait a second, could it be?” And now I know for sure, I just added two more guys to my wolf pack. Four of us wolves, running around the desert together, in Las Vegas, looking for strippers and cocaine. So tonight, I make a toast!”
– Alan, from The Hangover

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year:
Ben Bernanke

Miss America:
Katie Stam

Miss USA:
Kristen Dalton

The Scandals:
Miley Cyrus almost had to dish out $4,000 to every Asian and Pacific Islander living in Los Angeles County in 2009. A racial discrimination lawsuit was filed by Lucie J. Kim claiming a picture of the singer pulling back her eyelids had broken the law. It was dismissed by the judge.

Golfer Tiger Woods allegedly took part in extramarital affairs with up to ten women including Playboy model Loredana Jolie and porn star Holly Sampson.

Chris Brown’s battery charges against Rihanna and the shocking picture of her black eye that surfaced on the internet.

Richard and Mayumi Heene of Fort Collins, Colorado claimed their 6-year-old child was trapped inside a gas balloon that floated up to altitudes of 7,000 feet. The incident received mass media attention but turned out to be a hoax.

Kanye West did not let Taylor Swift finish at the MTV VMA awards and interrupted her during her acceptance speech.

Michael Jackson, The King of Pop, died while preparing for a series of concerts. Prosecutors continue to question Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murry, about whether or not he prescribed Jackson a fatal dosage of Propofol.

Presidents Obama(USA) and Sarkozy (France) noticed a young woman. French presidents are known for ‘noticing’ pretty young women, but American presidents normally don’t get photographed in such positions.

US Politics:
January 20, 2009 (Tuesday) First inauguration of Barack Obama

Pop Culture Facts & History:
Inventions included Foldable Speakers and Bladeless Fans.

Melissa and her husband Jackson Brandts were exploring Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park, Canada, when a ground squirrel photobombed their timed picture.

Cost of a Super Bowl ad in 2009: $3,000,000

The Habit:
Watching Avatar in theaters

2009 Toys inducted to the National Toy Hall of Fame:
The Ball, Game Boy, Big Wheel

1st Appearances & 2009’s Most Popular Christmas Gifts, Toys and Presents:
Zhu Zhu Pet hamsters, Bakugan Battle Brawlers New Vestroia Maxus Helios 7-in-1

East End Show – Thriller – Live (revival) Opened on January 26, 2009

Broadway Show – Rock of Ages (Musical) Opened on April 7, 2009 and closed on January 18, 2015

Broadway Show – Memphis (Musical) Opened on October 19, 2009 and closed on August 5, 2012

Best Film Oscar Winner:
The Hurt Locker (Presented in 2010)

2009 Entries to The National Film Registry:
Dog Day Afternoon (released in 1975)
The Exiles (released in 1961)
Heroes All (released in 1920)
Hot Dogs for Gauguin (released in 1972)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (released in 1957)
Jezebel (released in 1938)
The Jungle (released in 1967)
The Lead Shoes (released in 1949)
Little Nemo (released in 1911)
Mabel’s Blunder (released in 1914)
The Mark of Zorro (released in 1940)
Mrs. Miniver (released in 1942)
The Muppet Movie (released in 1979)
Once Upon a Time in the West (released in 1968)
Pillow Talk (released in 1959)
Precious Images (released in 1986)
Quasi at the Quackadero (released in 1975)
The Red Book (released in 1994)
The Revenge of Pancho Villa (released in 1930/1936)
Scratch and Crow (released in 1995)
Stark Love (released in 1927)
The Story of G.I. Joe (released in 1945)
A Study in Reds (released in 1932)
Michael Jackson’s Thriller (released in 1983)
Under Western Stars (released in 1938)

The Big Movies: (according to boxofficemojo)
1. Avatar
2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
5. Up
6. The Hangover
7. Star Trek
8. The Blind Side
9. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
10. Sherlock Holmes

2009 Most Popular TV Shows:
1. NCIS (CBS)
2. Sunday Night Football (NBC)
3. Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
4. The Mentalist (CBS)
5. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
6. CSI (CBS)
7. Desperate Housewives (ABC)
8. Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
9. House (Fox)
10. CBS NFL Postgame

Sports:
World Series Champions: New York Yankees
Super Bowl Champions: Pittsburgh Steelers
NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
Stanley Cup Champs: Pittsburgh Penguins
U.S. Open Golf Lucas Glover
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Juan Martin del Potro/Kim Clijsters
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Roger Federer/Serena Williams
NCAA Football Champions: Alabama
NCAA Basketball Champions: North Carolina
Kentucky Derby: Mine That Bird

December 30, 2009

Popular and Best-selling Books From 2009

Popular and Best-selling Books From 2009:
Alex Cross’s Trial by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo
Arguing with Idiots by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe, and others
The Associate by John Grisham
Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner
Black Hills by Nora Roberts
Black Ops by W.E.B. Griffin
The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons
Catastrophe by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck
Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem
Culture of Corruption by Michelle Malkin
Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
The Defector by Daniel Silva
8th Confession by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower
Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
Ford County by John Grisham
Freakonomics by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt
The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larrson
Going Rogue by Sarah Palin
Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
I, Alex Cross by James Patterson
Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark
Knockout by Catherine Coulter
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
Liberty and Tyranny by Mark R. Levin
Lit: A Memoir by Mary Karr
Long Lost by Harlan Coban
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Official Book Club Selection by Kathy Griffin
Open by Andre Agassi
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
Plum Spooky – Janet Evanovich
Promises in Death by J.D. Robb
Relentless by Dean Koontz
Resilience by Elizabeth Edwards
The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly
Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton
South of Broad by Pat Conroy
Swimsuit by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy
True Detectives by Jonathan Kellerman
Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
“U” is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
Under the Dome by Stephen King
Unmasked by Ian Halperin
Wicked Prey by John Sandford
The Yankee Years by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci

December 29, 2009

Tag: 2000s

2009’s Biggest Artists and Songs

2009’s Retro Top 10 Hits

2009’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

2009’s Bubblegum 10 Hit List

2009’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

2009’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List

2009’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

PCM’s 2009 Top 10 Hit List

2001’s Biggest Artists and Songs

2001’s Retro Top 10 Hits

2001’s ‘One Hit Wonders’

2001’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

2001’s Bubblegum Top Twenty

2001’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

2001’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List

2001’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

PCM’s 2001 Top 10 Hit List

Modern Love Songs

UpBeat All Time Love Tracks

2005’s Biggest Artists and Songs

2005’s Retro Top 10 Hits

2005’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

2005’s Bubblegum 10 Hit List

2005’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

2005’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List

2005’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

PCM’s 2005 Top 10 Hit List

Top 100 Popular Songs

2002’s Biggest Artists and Songs

2002’s Retro Top 10 Hits

2002’s ‘One Hit Wonders’

2002’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

2002’s Bubblegum Top Twenty List

2002’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

2002’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List

2002’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

PCM’s 2002 Top 10 Hit List

2003’s Biggest Artists and Songs

2003’s Retro Top 10 Hits

2003’s ‘One Hit Wonders’

2003’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

2003’s Bubblegum 10 Hit List

2003’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

2003’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List

2003’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

PCM’s 2003 Top 10 Hit List

Novelty & Comedy Songs

Top Novelty Songs Given To Us By Youtube

1. Baby Shark – Pinkfong

2. Crazy Frog – Axel F

3. Gummy Bear

4. Gangnam Style – Psy

5. The Duck Song – Song by Bryant Oden and video by Forrest Whaley

6. It’s Raining Tacos – Parry Gripp

7. Hamster Dance – Hampton the Hamster

8. The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) – Ylvis

9. Everything is Awesome – Tegan and Sara

10. Chocolate Rain

2000s Comedy & Novelty Songs

90s Comedy/ Novelty Songs

80s Comedy/ Novelty Songs

70s Comedy/ Novelty Songs

60s Weirdest/ un-P.C. Songs

60s Comedy/ Novelty Songs

50s Comedy/ Novelty Songs

Pre-50s Comedy/ Novelty Songs

Summer Songs 2000-2009

Top 200 Summer Songs of the 2000s

2000s Bubblegum Pop Hits

2004’s Biggest Artists and Songs

2004’s Retro Top 10 Hits

2004’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

2004’s Bubblegum 10 Hit List

2004’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

2004’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List

2004’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

PCM’s 2004 Top 10 Hit List

Rules To Be Retro Songs:

Retro Songs The Last Few Decades

Retro Songs
The Last Few Decades

Dusty Retro Songs
Mostly 70s And 80s

Dusty & Rusty Retro Songs
1970s And Older

The Top 25 Songs Of The 2000s That You Need
To Make Your Collection Complete

The 2000s Decade Big Money Songs
and/Or One Hit Wonders