Popular Songs Of 2009, Vol. 1

It's that time of year again, when I dredge up the best and most popular songs of years past, a decade ago at a time. First up, the year 2009. As usual, there's more good songs than can fit in one post. This is part 1 of 3. How many of these do you remember, fondly or otherwise? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Beyoncé  ~  “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”

2)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “Use Somebody”

3)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “I Do Not Hook Up”

4)  Jason Aldean  ~  “Big Green Tractor”

5)  Addison Road  ~  “Hope Now”

6)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Boom Boom Pow”

7)  Justin Bieber  ~  “One Time”  (This is a horrible song, but it was very popular that year, so here it is.)

8)  Lady Gaga  ~  “Poker Face”

9)  Akon  ~  “Right Now (Na Na Na)”

10)  Jonny Diaz ft. Audrey Assad  ~  “More Beautiful You”

11)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “The Climb”

12)  T.I. ft. Justin Timberlake  ~  “Dead & Gone”

13)  P!nk  ~  “Sober”

14)  Shinedown  ~  “Second Chance”

15)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “Free To Be Me”

16)  Kristinia DeBarge  ~  “Goodbye”

17)  Drake ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem  ~  “Forever”

18)  Lily Allen  ~  “The Fear”

19)  The All-American Rejects  ~  “Gives You Hell”

20)  Kid Cudi  ~  “Day ’N’ Nite”

21)  Colbie Caillat  ~  “Fallin’ For You”

22)  Linkin Park  ~  “New Divide”

23)  Britt Nicole  ~  “The Lost Get Found”

24)  The Pussycat Dolls  ~  “I Hate This Part”

25)  The Fray  ~  “You Found Me”

26)  Rihanna ft. Jay-Z & Kanye West  ~  “Run This Town”

27)  Daughtry  ~  “No Surprise”

28)  Phillips, Craig, & Dean  ~  “Revelation Song”

“Enough” Songs

I'm not hard to please. If you ask me how much I want of something – whether it be money, clothes, Christmas presents, or what have you – I'll probably just answer "enough." Not too much, not too little. Just..."enough." That's what these songs are all about, too. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Depeche Mode  ~  “Just Can’t Get Enough”

2)  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell  ~  “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”

3)  Bad Company  ~  “Can’t Get Enough”

4)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Strong Enough”

5)  The D.O.C.  ~  “It’s Funky Enough”

6)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Everything Is Never Enough”

7)  Matt Maher  ~  “Your Grace Is Enough”

8)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Just Can’t Get Enough”

9)  A Rocket To The Moon  ~  “Ever Enough”

10)  K.Flay  ~  “High Enough”

11)  The Fabulous Thunderbirds  ~  “Tuff Enuff”

12)  Lea Michele  ~  “Being Good Isn’t Good Enough”

13)  Wade Hayes  ~  “Old Enough To Know Better”

14)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  “Good Enough”

15)  Simply Red  ~  “Enough”

16)  Stacie Orrico  ~  “Strong Enough”

17)  James Taylor  ~  “Enough To Be On Your Way”

18)  Blood Orange ft. Samantha Urbani  ~  “You’re Not Good Enough”

19)  April Wine  ~  “Enough Is Enough”

20)  Donna Summer & Westlife  ~  “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)”

21)  Live  ~  “Forever May Not Be Long Enough”

22)  Cimorelli  ~  “Good Enough”  (Well, that was gut-wrenching…)

23)  Barry White  ~  “Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe”

24)  Loretta Lynn  ~  “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)”

25)  Damn Yankees  ~  “High Enough”

Things These Artists Have “Got,” Vol. 1

A lot of good songs over the years seem to have the words "I Got," "I've Got," "We Got," or "We've Got" in their titles. I notice dumb things like this. And what do I do when I notice them? I post a four-part miniseries featuring said songs, of course! Enjoy? ~  JH

1)  James Brown  ~  I Got You (I Feel Good)”

2)  Jana Kramer  ~  “I Got The Boy”

3)  Pearl Jam  ~  “I’ve Got A Feeling”  (This is a cover of a Beatles song. I had a video of Paul McCartney performing it all ready to post, but I actually ended up liking this version better. Go figure!)

4)  Ciara  ~  “I Got You”

5)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “I Got The Blues”

6)  Ethel Merman  ~  “I Got Rhythm”

7)  Young The Giant  ~  “I Got”  (What've they “got”? You’ll have to listen to find out.)

8)  You Me & Apollo  ~  “We Got A Roof”

9)  Lily Allen  ~  “As Long As I Got You”

10)  Canaan Smith  ~  “We Got Us”

11)  Brad Garrett, Jeffrey Tambor, Mandy Moore, & Zachary Levi  ~  “I’ve Got A Dream”

12)  Don Williams  ~  “I’ve Got A Winner In You”

13)  Nina Simone  ~  “Ain’t Got No / I Got Life”

14)  Al Jarreau  ~  “We Got By”  (“By” is not a thing you can literally “get,” but this is a great song so it’s close enough.)

15)  Karmin  ~  “I Got You (Pisces)”

16)  Delbert McClinton  ~  “I’ve Got Dreams To Remember”

17)  The Civil Wars  ~  “I’ve Got This Friend”

18)  Positive K  ~  “I Got A Man”

19)  Lily & Madeleine  ~   “I’ve Got Freedom”

20)  Bon Jovi  ~  “We Got It Going On”

21)  Glenn Miller & His Orchestra ft. Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, The Modernaires, & The Nicholas Brothers  ~  “(I’ve Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo”

22)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “We’ve Got A Groovy Thing Goin’”

23)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “I Gotta Feeling”

24)  Jim Croce  ~  “I Got A Name”

25)  Mel Tormé  ~  “We’ve Got A World That Swings”

Popular Songs Of 2005

If you're an avid listener of popular music and this post doesn't make you feel old, you're doing better than I am right now. Because I can hardly fathom that the songs on this list are already 10 years old! This is but a sampling of the biggest hits of 2005, but you'll definitely get a feel for that year in music from this selection. There are more of these posts to come, one decade back at a time. Next up, Popular Songs of 1995 – and there will be so many of those that I'll have to split it up into multiple posts... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mariah Carey  ~  "We Belong Together"

2)  Green Day  ~  "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"

3)  Gwen Stefani  ~  "Hollaback Girl"

4)  The Killers  ~  "Mr. Brightside"

5)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Since U Been Gone"

6)  Weezer  ~  "Beverly Hills"

7)  Rihanna  ~  "Pon De Replay"

8)  Rob Thomas  ~  "Lonely No More"

9)  Howie Day  ~  "Collide"

10)  Lifehouse  ~  "You And Me"

11)  Nelly ft. Tim McGraw  ~  "Over And Over"

12)  Will Smith  ~  "Switch"

13)  Coldplay  ~   "Speed Of Sound"

14)  Papa Roach  ~  "Scars"

15)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  "I Don't Want To Be"

16)  3 Doors Down  ~  "Let Me Go"

17)  Eminem  ~  "Mockingbird"

18)  Fall Out Boy  ~  "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"

19)  Maroon 5  ~  "She Will Be Loved"

20)  John Legend  ~  "Ordinary People"

21)   Foo Fighters  ~  "Best Of You"

22)  Natasha Bedingfield  ~  "These Words"

23)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  "Don't Lie"

24)  John Mayer  ~  "Daughters"

25)  Rascal Flatts  ~  "Bless The Broken Road"