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Fifty Years Of Music – 2010

Fifty years ago, I made my first appeared on the Earth.  In celebration, we are going to take a look at the year-end Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for each year of my life and see what songs resonated with me at the time and if they continue to do so to this day.

We continue our look back at the music of my lifetime with 2010, the year I celebrated my 36th birthday.  A mere seven of these songs remain familiar to me today, with four of them appearing in my collection in one way or another.

#87: Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
iTunes stats: 28 plays

The group’s first US hit, it peaked at #4 and remains their lone top ten hit.

#67: Miley Cyrus – Party in the U.S.A.
iTunes stats: N/A

Debuting at #2, it was the highest debut by a female artist since 2005.

#57: Taylor Swift – You Belong with Me
iTunes stats: 2 plays

Debuting at #12, it gave Swift her Top 20 debut of the year, a record she shares with the Jonas Brothers.

#29: Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
iTunes stats: 33 plays

The group’s longest charting single, it spent 56 weeks on the Hot 100, 17 of which topped the chart.

#21: Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
iTunes stats: N/A

The final #1 single of the 2000s, it was the first chart-topper to reference New York in the title.

#7: Eminem featuring Rihanna – Love the Way You Lie
iTunes stats: 31 plays

Spending seven weeks at #1, it was Eminem’s fourth chart topping hit and Rihanna’s seventh.

#3: Train – Hey, Soul Sister
iTunes stats: N/A

The group’s second top then hit, it peaked at #3 in April.

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Fifty Years Of Music – 2009

Fifty years ago, I made my first appeared on the Earth.  In celebration, we are going to take a look at the year-end Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for each year of my life and see what songs resonated with me at the time and if they continue to do so to this day.

We continue our look back at the music of my lifetime with 2009, the year I celebrated my 35th birthday.  Only twelve of these songs remain familiar to me today, with half of them appearing in my collection in one way or another.

#62: Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
iTunes stats: N/A

Spending five weeks atop the Hot 100, it was Jay-Z’s first #1 hit as lead artist.

#55: Coldplay – Viva la Vida
iTunes stats: N/A

The group’s first US #1 hit, it spent a single week atop the charts in June of 2008.

#29: Miley Cyrus – Party in the U.S.A.
iTunes stats: N/A

Spending three weeks at #2, it was Cyrus’ most successful single to date.

#25: Katy Perry – Hot n Cold
iTunes stats: 0 plays

Perry’s follow-up to I Kissed a Girl peaked at #3.

#14: Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
iTunes stats: 28 plays

Winner of three Grammy awards, this breakthrough single reached #4.

#11: Taylor Swift – You Belong with Me
iTunes stats: 2 plays

Nominated for three Grammy awards, it reached #2 on the Hot 100 while topping the Hot Country Songs chart.

#8: Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
iTunes stats: N/A

Spending four non-consecutive weeks atop the Hot 100 between the end of 2008 and the start of 2009, the track garnered three Grammy wins.

#5: Taylor Swift – Love Story
iTunes stats: 1 play

Topping out at #4 on the Hot 100, the single spent 49 weeks on the chart.

#4: Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
iTunes stats: 33 plays

The group’s second consecutive #1 single, it spent fourteen weeks atop the Hot 100.

#3: Lady Gaga featuring Colby O’Donis – Just Dance
iTunes stats: N/A

The singer’s debut single, it spent three weeks at #1 in the winter of 2009.

#2: Lady Gaga – Poker Face
iTunes stats: N/A

The singer’s second single, it spent a single week at #1 in the spring of 2009.

#1: Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
iTunes stats: 29 plays

The lead single from the group’s fifth studio album, it spent twelve weeks at #1 and, combined with its follow-up, gave the band 26 consecutive weeks, from mid-April until mid-October, with the #1 song in the nation.

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Mix Tape Monday – May 2001

After my tape deck crapped out in 1997, I was stuck listening to either the radio or full albums in whatever order the artist intended.  That all changed in 2001, when the new-fangled MP3 technology got combined with my new CD burner.

This CD was burned in May of 2001 and features new music from Weezer, The Go-Go’s, and American Hi-Fi, along with older songs that interested me at the time for one reason or another.

The Five Blobs – Beware Of The Blob

This old 50s tune was re-popularized by the new midday show on WCKG hosted by Buzz Kilman and Wendy Snyder.

iTunes stats: 3 plays, most recently on 5/11/2012

The Ramones – Spider-Man Theme

The seminal punk band covered the theme from the 60s Spider-Man cartoon for a mid-90s compilation.

iTunes stats: 1 play, on 7/30/2012

American Hi-Fi – Flavor Of The Week

The one hit from the band that has seemingly become the touring band for Miley Cyrus.

iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 6/13/2012

Smoking Popes – I Need You Around

The local alt band had a hit with this tune from the Clueless soundtrack.

iTunes stats: 6 plays, most recently on 8/9/2011

Len – Steal My Sunshine

Another one hit wonder, this tune was originally included on the Go soundtrack.

iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 8/19/2011

Jodeci – Lately

The unplugged version of the old Stevie Wonder hit from technically the first band I ever saw perform live.

iTunes stats: 12 plays, most recently on 9/21/2012

Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft

The song was back in vogue in 2001 thanks to the Shaft remake the previous year and Hayes increased profile thanks to his role as Chef on South Park.

iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 7/16/2012

Snap! – Rhythm Is A Dancer

I’ve always been fond of this early 90s dance hit.

iTunes stats: 2 plays, most recently on 7/16/2012

Mallrats Clip

Funny stuff from the mind of Kevin Smith which I have never imported into iTunes.

Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag

The minor hit from the Loser soundtrack was a massive hit in Australia, becoming the #2 selling single of 2000.

iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 12/1/2010

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