Pop Culture Headlines: 2005 Top Events in January 2005 Pop Culture History 1. Condoleezza Rice Sworn In as Secretary of State (January 26, 2005): Rice became the highest-ranking African American woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet, taking over the nation’s top diplomatic post as President Bush began his second term. Trivia: Rice had […]
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2002 Music Hits: Pop-Punk, Hip-Hop, R&B, Dance Pop, Teen Pop, Alternative Rock, Nu-Metal, and Early-2000s Favorites 2002 music sat right in the middle of the early-2000s handoff. Teen pop was still around, pop-punk and emo-friendly rock were rising, hip-hop and R&B were dominating radio, dance remixes had major pop life, and American reality-TV music was
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2003 Music Hits: Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop-Punk, Garage Rock, Dance Hits, Adult Pop, Alternative Rock, and Early-2000s Favorites 2003 music was one of the early-2000s years where everything seemed to happen at once. Beyoncé became a major solo star, 50 Cent changed hip-hop’s center of gravity, crunk and club rap got louder, pop-punk stayed busy, garage-rock
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Novelty Songs and Comedy Songs: Funny Hits, Weird Records, Parodies, and Viral MusicNovelty songs and comedy songs have always had their own strange little corner of popular music. Some are parody records. Some are funny story songs. Some are character songs. Some are viral videos. Some are holiday songs. Some are dance crazes. Some are
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Summer Songs of the 2000s: Pop, Hip-Hop, Rock, Country, and Club Hits From 2000–2009 Summer songs of the 2000s came in two big flavors. Some were obvious warm-weather songs about summer, beaches, sunshine, vacation, and no-shoes freedom. Others became summer songs because they were everywhere: radio, clubs, MTV, school dances, pool parties, sports highlights, ringtones,
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2000s Bubblegum Pop Hits: Teen Pop, Dance-Pop, Pop-Rock, and Y2K Favorites 2000s bubblegum pop hits were bright, catchy, dramatic, danceable, and often impossible to remove from your brain without professional assistance. The decade had teen-pop leftovers from the TRL era, Disney Channel energy, early YouTube moments, pop-rock singalongs, ringtone hooks, reality-show breakthroughs, dance-pop explosions, and
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2004 Music Hits: Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Dance Hits, Country Crossover, and Early-2000s Favorites 2004 music was one of the clearest early-2000s crossover years. Hip-hop and R&B dominated pop radio, alternative rock had a major revival through The Killers, Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, and Green Day, country crossed into wider pop culture, and
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Retro Songs: Nostalgic Pop, Dance, Rock, Hip-Hop, and Guilty-Pleasure Hits Retro songs are songs that bring back an era, a school year, a summer, a dance floor, a car ride, a childhood bedroom, a mall memory, a first crush, or a moment when a song was so overplayed that everyone swore they never wanted to
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About 2000s Music: Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B, Emo, Indie Rock, Dance Hits, Digital Downloads, and Songs That Ruled the iPod EraMusic of the 2000s lived between two worlds. The decade opened with CDs, TRL, radio countdowns, boy bands, teen pop, nu metal, pop-punk, and big-budget music videos. By the end of the decade, iPods, downloads, YouTube,
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2006 Music Hits: Dance Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B, Disney Pop, Emo Rock, Alternative, Album Rock, and Mid-2000s Favorites 2006 music was peak mid-2000s crossover chaos in the best possible way. Hip-hop, R&B, dance-pop, emo rock, Disney Channel pop, ringtone rap, and arena-ready alternative songs all shared space on radio, iPods, MySpace pages, and early YouTube clips.
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2007 Music Hits: Dance Pop, Ringtone Rap, R&B, Emo Pop, Teen Pop, Alternative Rock, Country Crossover, and Late-2000s Favorites 2007 music was packed with ringtone rap, dance-pop, R&B, emo-pop, Disney-driven teen pop, indie crossover, and big country-pop moments. It was a year when a song could break through on radio, YouTube, MySpace, Disney Channel, MTV,
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2008 Music Hits: Dance Pop, R&B, Teen Pop, Indie Crossover, Alternative Rock, Album Rock, and Late-2000s Favorites 2008 music was a late-2000s collision of dance-pop, R&B, teen pop, indie crossover, pop-rock, and hard rock. The club sound was getting bigger, Disney and teen-pop acts were still strong, indie artists were sneaking into mainstream playlists, and
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Worst Pop Songs of All Time: The PCM Debate ListThe worst pop songs of all time are not always bad in the same way. Some are overplayed. Some are silly. Some are too sincere. Some are novelty hits that escaped containment. Some were perfectly enjoyable once, then radio played them until the chorus started filing
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2000 Music Hits: TRL Pop, Rap Crossover, Dance Imports, Nu Metal, Post-Grunge, Country-Pop, and Y2K Radio Favorites 2000 music sounded like the future had arrived, wearing frosted tips, cargo pants, and a suspicious amount of lip gloss. Pop radio was packed with teen-pop groups, dance imports, rap crossover hits, post-grunge rock, country-pop ballads, nu metal,
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2001 Music Hits: TRL Pop, Dance Songs, Pop-Punk, Nu Metal, Post-Grunge, R&B, and Early-2000s Radio Favorites 2001 music sounded like MTV’s Total Request Live, pop-punk guitars, shiny dance-pop, R&B hooks, nu-metal angst, post-grunge radio, and the last stretch of the CD era, all sharing one oversized entertainment center. The year had bright party records, heavy
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Modern Love Songs: Romantic Hits for Weddings, Playlists, and Soft Slow Dances Modern love songs have changed a lot since the big power-ballad era. Today’s romantic songs can be acoustic, pop, country, R&B, indie, dance-pop, cinematic, or quiet enough to feel like someone left a diary open near a microphone. This list focuses mostly on
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2005 Music Hits: Pop-Punk, R&B Club Songs, Viral Hits, Dance-Pop, Emo Rock, Country Crossover, and Mid-2000s Favorites2005 music sounded like the middle of the decade had found its full personality: ringtone-ready hooks, iTunes downloads, TRL leftovers, pop-punk choruses, emo eyeliner, crunk club records, country crossover, adult-pop ballads, and early viral internet songs all competing for
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2024 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 2024 music was a huge crossover year, with pop, country, hip-hop, R&B, Latin music, K-pop, global pop, movie songs, streaming hits, and viral favorites all sharing the spotlight. ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Post Malone,
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2009’s Biggest Artists and SongsAdele (Best New Artist Grammy Winner) Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (Grammy for Album of the Year)Please Read The Letter – Alison Krauss and Robert Plant (Grammy for Record of the Year)2009’s Retro Top 10 Hits1. Fire Burning – Sean Kingston2. Fireflies – Owl City3. Whatcha Say – Jason Derulo4. Don’t
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Top 100 Movie Comedies 1. Airplane! (Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, 1980) 2. Some Like It Hot (Directed by Billy Wilder, 1959) 3. Groundhog Day (Directed by Harold Ramis, 1993) 4. This Is Spinal Tap (Directed by Rob Reiner, 1984) 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Directed by Terry Gilliam
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Classic Hip-Hop Party Hits: The Best Rap Songs from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s Classic hip-hop party hits are more than throwback songs. They are dance-floor starters, cookout staples, sports-arena chants, school-dance memories, car-speaker tests, karaoke risks, and the songs that make three generations point at the speaker and say, “Wait, turn this up.” This
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2014 Pop Culture HistoryQuick Facts from 2014World Bold Event: CVS Pharmacy stopped selling tobacco products on September 3, 2014, becoming the first major U.S. pharmacy chain to do so, forgoing an estimated $2 billion in annual tobacco revenue. They also rebranded as CVS Health.Top Song: Happy by Pharrell Williams, which spent ten consecutive weeks at
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2014 Grammy Award WinnersAnnounced on January 26, 2014Staples Center was the venue of choice in Los AngelesLL Cool J hosted, adding to his Grammy hosting repertoireThe eligibility period spanned from October 1, 2012, to September 30, 2013Noteworthy Moments: Daft Punk won Record of the Year for Get Lucky and Album of the Year for Random
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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
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2012 Pop Culture HistoryIn 2012, the world was supposed to end on December 21st, according to a misreading of the Mayan calendar that spawned an entire industry of books, documentaries, and emergency-preparedness kits. It did not end. What actually happened was that The Avengers made a billion dollars, Carly Rae Jepsen asked if you had
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2010 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2010 Billboard Number One Hits list opened the decade with club-pop, electro-pop, rap crossovers, big pop hooks, and the first signs of the streaming-era music world that would reshape the chart later in the decade. Kesha started the year with TiK ToK, Rihanna had a historic
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2010 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 2010World Changing Events: Instagram launched on October 6, 2010, and the iPad debuted on April 3. Between them, they changed how humans consume media, share their lives, and waste time on the toilet.Top Song: Tik Tok by Ke$haMust-See Movies: Toy Story 3, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Sexy Songs of the 2000s: Mainstream Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop, Dance, Country, and Rock Hits The 2000s were not shy. Pop radio, MTV, VH1, BET, CMT, dance clubs, ringtone charts, and early YouTube all helped turn flirtatious, suggestive, and sensual songs into massive mainstream hits. Some were smooth. Some were playful. Some were dramatic. Some were
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2009 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 2009 Billboard Number One Hits list marked the end of the 2000s with dance-pop, digital sales explosions, rap crossovers, pop comebacks, and one of the most dominant chart runs ever by The Black Eyed Peas. Lady Gaga broke through, Kelly Clarkson made chart history, Jay-Z
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2009 Pop Culture HistoryIn 2009, a man landed a commercial airliner on the Hudson River and became an instant American hero. A 47-year-old Scottish woman walked out onto a television stage and sang a song that made the internet cry. Bitcoin was invented and was worth essentially nothing. Avatar made more money than any film
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