The Sounds of the 21st Century

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2015

2023-07-0859:20

The Paris attacks, FIFA scandal, Jeremy Clarkson's fracas, The Force Awakens...Tracklisting:Eastenders – Who Killed LucyMark Ronson – Uptown FunkBuckingham Palace denies Andrew claimsPoldarkCharlie Hebdo attacksHozier – Take Me to ChurchAustralia allowed in EurovisionPiers Morgan joins GMBOMI – CheerleaderPrincess Charlotte bornThe DressJustin Bieber – What Do You MeanJustin Bieber – SorryGeneral Election – debates/Tories win/SNP success/resignationsJames Bay – Hold Back the RiverTunisia beach attackEllie Goulding – Love Me Like You DoCalais migrant crisisFurious 7 Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth – See You AgainNepal earthquakeLost Frequencies – Are You With MeJeremy Clarkson fracas Love IslandJason Derulo – Want to Want MeSame sex marriage in US and IrelandJess Glynne – Hold My HandSnapchatMajor Lazer – Lean OnBritain win Davis CupJess Ennis wins HeptathlonLewis Hamilton wins F1Walk the Moon – Shut Up and DanceTyson Fury beats KlitchsckoSepp Blatter arrested, FIFA scandalJurassic WorldElon MuskLittle Mix – Black MagicAlton Towers crashTrump announces Presidency runDrake – Hotline BlingHatton Garden raidThe Weeknd – Cant Feel My FaceJames Corden Jeremy Corbyn becomes leaderYears & Years – KingCaitlyn JennerNadiya wins Bake OffQueen is longest reigning monarchCalvin Harris – How Deep is Your LoveGermanwings crashJustin Bieber – Love YourselfTim Peake in spaceStar Wars the Force AwakensParis attacksAdele – Hello

2014

2020-05-2659:12

Indyref, Benefits Street, Tower of London poppies...Tracklisting:Donald Trump does the ALS Ice Bucket ChallengePharrell Williams – HappyUKIP and Nigel Farage win at European electionsMagic – RudeNude celebrity photo iCloud hackEd Sheeran – SingUkraine revolution / Russia annexes CrimeaAriana Grande – ProblemBake Off‘s BingateElla Henderson – GhostRocket lands on comet 67PGuardians of the GalaxyRobin Williams diesMr Probz – Waves (Robin Schultz remix)Teacher Ann Maguire killedSam Smith – Stay With MeScotland votes to stay in the UKClean Bandit – Rather BeFacebook buys WhatsappBenefits StreetLewis Hamilton wins second F1 ChampionshipRory McIlroy wins two MajorsMeghan Trainor – All About that BassWorld Cup: England out at group stage, Luis Suarez bite, Germany thrash Brazil, Germany beat Argentina in finalSigma – Nobody to LovePhilip Hughes deathNico & Vinz – Am I WrongStreaming included in chartsTrue DetectiveMax Clifford jailed / Rolf Harris jailed / Bill Cosby allegationsKaty Perry – Dark HorseSolange vs Jay Z elevator fightIggy Azalea & Charli XCX – FancyPeaches Geldof diesGeorge Ezra – BudapestPewDiePie on YouTubeTaylor Swift – Shake it OffHong Kong’s umbrella revolutionFerguson protests / Black Lives MatterRoute 94 & Jess Glynne – My LoveFlight MH370 goes missingFlight MH17 shot down over UkraineSia – ChandelierEbola outbreakBarack Obama warns of global pandemicJohn Legend – All of MeBoko Haram kidnap schoolgirlsRise of ISISKiesza – HideawayBoris Johnson to stand as MPTake That – These DaysTower of London poppiesEd Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud

2013

2020-01-2959:54

Murray's Wimbledon, Lee Rigby, a royal birth, Richard III is found...Tracklisting:‘Let me take a selfie’Bastille – PompeiiHorsemeat scandalLorde – RoyalsNorth Korea’s nuclear tests, truce with South Korea endsGTAVBoston Marathon bombingswill.i.am & Britney Spears – Scream & ShoutPope Benedict retires, Pope Francis announcedOneRepublic – Counting StarsRussia meteorSelfiesMiley Cyrus and twerkingMiley Cyrus – Wrecking BallDhaka garment factory collapseNaughty Boy & Sam Smith – La La LaNigel Farage’s UKIP riseBauer – Harlem ShakeDavid Cameron promises EU referendumEllie Goulding – BurnMurder of Lee Rigby in WoolwichPassenger – Let Her GoGhouta chemical attackJustin Timberlake – MirrorsMorsi removed as President of EgyptLes MiserablesPrince George bornDaft Punk – Get LuckyHugo Chavez diesMargaret Thatcher diesAvicii – Wake Me UpEdward SnowdenIcona Pop – I Love ItWigan win FA CupSir Alex Ferguson retiresAndy Murray wins WimbledonKaty Perry – RoarHMV saved from administrationBlurred Lines controversyRobin Thicke – Blurred LinesOscar Pistorius arrestedIan Watkins jailedHouse of Cards on NetflixPaul Walker diesRichard III’s body foundGoggleboxBedroom taxThe Lumineers – Ho HeyGay marriage passedMacklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift ShopPlebgateTaylor Swift – I Knew You Were TroubleClutha bar disasterMichael Schumacher ski accidentNelson Mandela diesPink & Nate Ruess – Just Give Me a ReasonFrozenIdina Menzel – Let It Go

2012

2018-01-1359:16

The London Olympics, Jimmy Savile scandal, Diamond Jubilee, Avengers...Tracklisting:Benedict Cumberbatch’s Olympics introCarly Rae Jepsen – Call Me MaybeFelix BaumgartnerBoat race is hijackedEmeli Sande – Next to MeDiamond JubileeGary Barlow – SingTyphoon BophaRudimental – Feel the LoveMan City win Premier League in final secondsChelsea win Champions LeagueEngland knocked out of Euro 2012 on penalties, Spain winAlex Clare – Too CloseAndy Murray beaten in Wimbledon finalBradley Wiggins wins Tour de FranceEurope win Ryder CupChris Moyles leaves Radio 1Whitney Houston diesJames Arthur – ImpossibleIsrael-Hamas ceasefireKeeping Up with the KardashiansLance Armstrong stripped of titlesGotye – Somebody That I Used To KnowStephen Lawrence killers jailedDark Knight Rises shootingSwedish House Mafia – Don’t You Worry ChildShard is openedCatfishOlympic flameLondon 2012 opening ceremonyDavid Guetta & Sia – Titanium2012 Olympics highlightsNicki Minaj – StarshipsParalympicsAvengersJimmy Savile scandalSchofield vs CameronAdele – SkyfallPhilpott house fireRihanna – DiamondsPrince Harry nakedFifty Shades of Grey salesPsy – Gangnam StyleTrayvon Martin shootingSandy HookFun – We Are YoungSyria civil warMalala shotAndy Murray wins US OpenRobbie Williams – CandyDonald Trump’s Presidential ambitionsObama wins second PresidencyTaylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back TogetherDuchess of Cambridge is pregnant, Australian radio prank callGabrielle Aplin – Power of Love

2011

2016-12-0958:46

UK riots, a royal wedding, phone hacking scandal, Game of Thrones...Tracklisting:– Mrs Brown’s Boys– Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger– News of the World shuts down– Phone hacking scandal, Murdoch trial– Jessie J – Price Tag– Occupy Wall Street– Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar– Unemployment levels at record low– UK riots– Rizzle Kicks – Down with the Trumpets– Japan earthquake– Christina Perri – Jar of Hearts– Amy Winehouse dies– Steve Jobs dies– Nicki Minaj – Super Bass– Obama releases birth certificate, Donald Trump takes credit– Rebecca Black - Friday– Amanda Knox released– Olly Murs – Heart Skips a Beat– Tucson shooting, Gabrielle Giffords survives– Norway attacks– Lana Del Rey – Video Games– Vincent Tabak guilty of Joanna Yeates murder, Christopher Jeffries innocent– Adele – Someone Like You– David Cameron rejects EU referendum, Nigel Farage not happy– The Wanted – Glad You Came– Conrad Murray guilty of causing Michael Jackson’s death– One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful– Ryan Giggs super injunction– The Only Way is Essex/Made in Chelsea– Jimmy Savile dies– LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem– Rory McIlroy wins first golf major– Novak Djokovic dominates tennis, wins first Wimbledon– Man Utd 1 Man City 6– Gary Speed dies– Ed Sheeran – The A Team– Prince William and Kate Middleton wedding– Final Harry Potter movie– Osama bin Laden killed– Professor Green & Emeli Sande – Read All About It– Kim Jong Il dies– Coldplay – Paradise– Burqa ban in France– Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi resigns– Rihanna & Calvin Harris – We Found Love– Richard Keys and Andy Gray sexism row– Game of Thrones– Egypt President Hosni Mubarak resigns– Colonel Gaddafi killed in Libya– Iraq War ends– Military Wives – Wherever You Are

2010

2016-01-2558:59

Chilean miners, Glee, coalition, Haiti disaster...Tracklisting:– David Tennant leaves Doctor Who– Usher – OMG– BP oil spill– Glee– Glee Cast – Don’t Stop Believin’– Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’– Snow in Britain– Helping Haiti – Everybody Hurts– Haiti earthquake– Chile earthquake– China earthquake– Pakistan floods– Iceland volcano halts flights– Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed– Sherlock– Alexander McQueen dies– Adele – Rolling in the Deep– Gordon Brown’s bigot gaffe– Lady Gaga & Beyonce – Telephone– John Terry’s affair and captaincy axe– Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP – We No Speak Americano– Isner v Mahut at Wimbledon– AP McCoy wins Grand National and Sports Personality– Chelsea win the Double– Vuvuzelas– Rihanna – Only Girl in the World– England thrashed by Germany at the World Cup– Spain win World Cup– Qatar wins World Cup 2022 bid– Despicable Me– Wikileaks Afghanistan war logs– Eminem & Rihanna – Love the Way You Lie– General Election: TV debates, Tories win, Brown resigns, Tory/Lib Dems coalition– Plan B – She Said– Ed Miliband beats David in Labour leader election– Justin Bieber – Baby– Polish President Lech Kaczynski killed in plane crash– Old Spice advert– Owl City – Fireflies– 6 Music saved– Take That reunite with Robbie Williams– Take That – The Flood– Greece bailout– Downton Abbey– Steve Jobs launches Apple’s iPad– Tinie Tempah – Pass Out– US/Russia arms treaty– Chris Evans first Radio 2 breakfast show– Inception– Cumbria massacre– BoB & Hayley Williams – Airplanes– Raoul Moat manhunt– Facebook reaches half a billion users– The Social Network– Prince William and Kate Middleton engagement– Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are– The Great British Bake Off– One Direction formed on X Factor– Matt Cardle – When We Collide– Tony Blair faces Chilcot inquiry– Cee Lo Green – Forget You– Chilean miners freed– Katy Perry – Firework

2009

2015-07-2759:16

Recession, Lady Gaga, Somali pirates, Fred the Shred, Michael Jackson's death...Tracklisting:– Jedward on X Factor– Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers– Christian Bale meltdown– Barack Obama inauguration– Lily Allen – The Fear– UK is in recession– La Roux – In for the Kill– Woolworths closes down– Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow– Somali pirates hijack US ship, Captain Phillips praised– Kesha – Tik Tok– Josef Fritzl sentenced– Susan Boyle audition on Britain’s Got Talent– Fred ‘the Shred’ Goodwin’s pension, RBS losses– MPs expenses scandal– Lady Gaga – Poker Face– Gurkhas granted UK settlements, Joanna Lumley celebrates– Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling– Manchester United win Premiership, lose Champions League final– Thierry Henry handball against Ireland– Jenson Button wins F1– Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick in Wimbledon final– England win the Ashes– Sir Bobby Robson dies– Kings of Leon – Use Somebody– Swine flu outbreak– Go Compare, Compare the Meerkat ads– Jason Mraz – I’m Yours– Gaza ceasefire– Jay Z and Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind– Pilot lands plane in Hudson River– Red Dwarf returns– Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift, Obama calls him a ‘jackass’– Taylor Swift – Love Story– Stephen Gately dies– Jade Goody dies– David Guetta and Kelly Rowland – When Love Takes Over– Tiger Woods affair scandal– Cheryl Cole – Fight for this Love– Rihanna beaten by Chris Brown– Alexandra Burke – Bad Boys– Amanda Knox sentenced for Meredith Kercher murder– Oasis split– BNP’s Nick Griffin on Question Time– Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)– Terry Wogan’s final breakfast show– Michael Buble – Haven’t Met You Yet– Harry Patch dies– Florence + the Machine – Dog Days Are Over– UK soldiers in Afghanistan– Avatar– Michael Jackson dies– Michael Jackson – This Is It– Rage Against the X Factor– Rage Against the Machine – Killing in the Name

2008

2015-03-2459:49

Credit crunch, Boris Johnson, Dark Knight, Usain Bolt, Barack Obama...Tracklisting:– Taken– Nickelback – Rockstar– Lehman Brothers bankrupt– Credit crunch– Sam Sparro – Black & Gold– Fidel Castro steps down– Slumdog Millionnaire– Israel strikes on Gaza Strip– The Script – The Man Who Can’t Be Moved– David Cameron declares end of New Labour– Boris Johnson elected Mayor of London– The Killers – Human– Shoes thrown at George W Bush– Beijing Olympics opening ceremony– Basshunter – Now You’re Gone– Michael Phelps breaks Olympic record– Usain Bolt wins two golds, breaks two world records– Rebecca Adlington & Christine Ohuruogu win gold– Chris Hoy wins Sport Personality of the Year– Guru Josh Project – Infinity 2008– Portsmouth win FA Cup– Manchester United beat Chelsea in Champions League final– That Mitchell & Webb Look: Football!– Pink – So What– Nadal beats Federer in ‘greatest’ Wimbledon final– Lewis Hamilton wins F1– Iron Man– Medvedev is Russian President– Zimbabwe election– Girls Aloud – The Promise– Islamabad hotel bombing– Kanye West – Love Lockdown– Sichuan earthquake– Grand Theft Auto IV– Breaking Bad– US Presidential Election: John McCain chooses Sarah Palin for VP, Barack Obama wins Democratic nomination– Estelle & Kanye West – American Boy– Mark Speight dies– Beyonce – If I Were a Boy– Phoenix Rover lands on Mars– Large Hadron Collider– Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire– Heath Ledger dies– The Dark Knight– Mumbai attacks– Leona Lewis – Run– Bill Gates retires– The Inbetweeners– Duffy – Mercy– Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross’ Sachsgate row– Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe– Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl– Twilight– Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown – No Air– Twitter rise– Kid Rock – All Summer Long– John Sergeant leaves Strictly Come Dancing– Coldplay – Viva La Vida– OJ Simpson jailed– Flo Rida & T-Pain – Low– QE2 retired– Take That – Greatest Day– Barack Obama elected US President– Elbow – One Day Like This

2007

2015-02-0959:49

Smoking ban, Big Brother race row, iPhone, Gordon Brown...Tracklisting:– Charlie Bit My Finger– Mika – Grace Kelly– Celebrity Big Brother race row– Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby– Cash for honours– Just Jack – Starz in their Eyes– Transformers– Kanye West – Stronger– Man Utd win the Premiership– Chelsea win the FA Cup– Timbaland – The Way I Are– Roger Federer wins 5th Wimbledon– David Beckham joins LA Galaxy– Gavin & Stacey– The Hoosiers – Worried About Ray– Boris Yeltsin dies– Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love– Flooding in Britain– Rihanna – Umbrella– Virginia Tech shooting– Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah– Final Harry Potter book launch– Take That – Shine– 300– Beyonce & Shakira - Beautiful Liar– The Big Bang Theory– Writers Guild of America strike– Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse – Valerie– Rhys Jones killed– The Fray – How To Save a Life– Tony Blair stands down as PM, replaced by Gordon Brown– Celebrity Apprentice: Piers Morgan sacked– Hellogoodbye – Here in Your Arms– Marion Jones stripped of medals– Superbad– Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend– Madeleine McCann goes missing– JoJo – Too Little Too Late– Paul Potts on Britain’s Got Talent– Luciano Pavarotti dies– Amy Winehouse – Back to Black– Alex Salmond becomes Scotland First Minister– Outnumbered– Kate Nash – Foundations– Terrorist attack attempt at Glasgow airport– Freemasons – Uninvited– Northern Rock crisis– Sugababes – About You Now– Benazir Bhutto killed– Fergie – Big Girls Don’t Cry– Apple launches iPhone– Britney Spears goes bald– Sean Kingston – Beautiful Girls– Nick Clegg is leader of Liberal Democrats– Gordon Ramsay on Hell’s Kitchen– Skins / The Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control – The Simpsons Movie– Robyn – With Every Heartbeat– Smoking ban– Take That – Rule the World

2006

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Richard Hammond's crash, Danish cartoons, the Thames whale, Da Vinci Code...Tracklisting:– Life on Mars– Orson – No Tomorrow– Danish cartoons controversy– The Da Vinci Code– Steve Irwin dies– The Kooks – She Moves in Her Own Way– Charles Kennedy resigns from Lib Dems– Amy Winehouse – Rehab– Alexander Litvinenko killed– Razorlight – America– Ricky Gervais Podcast with Stephen Merchant & Karl Pilkington– Lordi – Hard Rock Hallelujah– John Prescott admits affair– Beyonce – Irreplaceable– BBC’s ‘Wrong Guy’– Scissor Sisters – I Don’t Feel Like Dancing– Ariel Sharon has stroke– Heroes– Gary Glitter jailed– The Automatic – Monster– Michael Schumacher retires– Infernal – From Paris to Berlin– Chelsea win Premiership– England knocked out of World Cup on penalties– Fedde le Grand – Put Your Hands Up for Detroit– Zidane headbutts in World Cup Final– Italy win World Cup– Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal in Wimbledon final– Paul Hunter dies– Paolo Nutini – Last Request– Egyptian ferry disaster– Borat– Israel-Lebanon ceasefire– Muse – Supermassive Black Hole– Tony Blair plans resignation– High School Musical– IT Crowd– Lily Allen – Smile– Richard Hammond’s crash and recovery on Top Gear– Nelly Furtado – Maneater– Al-Zarqawi killed– Casino Royale– Chris Cornell – You Know My Name– Paul McCartney separates from Heather Mills– Justin Timberlake – Sexyback– Yo, Blair!– Shakira – Hips Don’t Lie– Whale stuck in the Thames– Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars– First single to reach #1 on downloads alone– Gnarls Barkley – Crazy– Steven Wright charged over Ipswich prostitute killings– Take That – Patience– Top of the Pops axed– Sandi Thom – I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker with Flowers in my Hair– Saddam Hussein hanged– My Chemical Romance – Welcome to the Black Parade

2005

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7/7, new Pope, Live 8, Doctor Who... Tracklisting:– Crazy Frog– Snoop Dogg & Justin Timberlake – Signs– Prince Charles marries Camilla– McFly – All About You– London win 2012 Olympics bid– Black Eyed Peas – Don’t Phunk with My Heart– 7/7 London bombings– 2Pac & Elton John – Ghetto Gospel– 7/7 bombers– 21/7 bombing attempts– Gorillaz – DARE– Jean Charles de Menezes killed– IRA disarmament– Batman Begins– Gaza withdrawal– Pussycat Dolls – Don’t Cha– Michael Jackson acquitted– Daniel Powter – Bad Day– Prince Harry’s nazi costume– Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor– George Best dies– Stereophonics – Dakota– Terri Schiavo case– James Blunt – You’re Beautiful– Brokeback Mountain– Sudan peace deal– Madonna – Hung Up– Take That reunite– Bodyrockers – I Like the Way– Chelsea win Premiership– Liverpool win Champions League– Kanye West – Gold Digger– England win the Ashes– Labour win election– The Killers – Mr Brightside– David Cameron becomes Tory leader– Deal or No Deal– Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone– 24 hour pubs– Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict a Riot– Live 8 (Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Bob Geldof, Pink Floyd)– Doctor Who– Foo Fighters – Best of You– Hurricane Katrina– Coldplay – Fix You– Jamie Oliver vs school dinners– Tony Christie – Is This the Way to Amarillo?– Star Wars Episode III– The Jeremy Kyle Show– Sugababes – Push the Button– PS3 vs Xbox 360– Pope John Paul II dies– Shayne Ward - That's My Goal– Pope Benedict XVI appointed– Nizlopi – JCB Song

2004

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Boxing Day tsunami, Lost, invincible Arsenal, Hutton Inquiry...Tracklisting:– Windows XP / MSN Messenger– Outkast – Hey Ya!– Hutton Inquiry findings– Usher – Yeah!– School of Rock– Kelis – Milkshake– Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction– Harold Shipman suicide– House– Madrid bombings– Mario Winans – I Don’t Wanna Know– Tony Blair visits Gaddafi– Anchorman– DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide– Fox hunting ban– Shapeshifters – Lola’s Theme– Chris Moyles begins Radio 1 breakfast show– Strictly Come Dancing– Peppa Pig– Gay marriage law passed in Massachusetts– Gwen Stefani – What You Waiting For?– Roger Federer dominates tennis– Jose Mourinho joins Chelsea– Eric Prydz – Call on Me– Invincible Arsenal– England knocked out of Euro 2004 on penalties– Greece win Euro 2004– 2004 Greece Olympics opening ceremony– Kelly Holmes wins two golds– O-Zone – Dragostea din Tei– GB wins relay gold– Michael Phelps dominates swimming– GB win rowing gold, Matthew Pinsent’s fourth– EU welcomes 10 new countries– Lost– Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out– Beslan siege– The Rasmus – In the Shadows– Iraqi prisoner abuse by US soldiers– Piers Morgan sacked for fake photos– U2 – Vertigo– Lord of the Rings dominates the Oscars– Friends finale– The Streets – Dry Your Eyes– Christopher Reeve dies– Keane – Somewhere Only We Know– John Peel dies– The X Factor– Google on the Stock Exchange– Shaun of the Dead– Eamon – I Don’t Want You Back / Frankee - FURB– David Blunkett affair scandal– George W Bush beats John Kerry to Presidency– Green Day – American Idiot– Ronald Reagan dies– Maroon 5 – This Love– Yasser Arafat dies– Britney Spears – Toxic– Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami– Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It’s Christmas?

2003

2014-01-2259:49

Iraq War, Jonny Wilkinson, Pirates, Roger Federer, Concorde...Tracklisting:– Michael Winner ad– Busted – Year 3000– Iraq War protests– Black Eyed Peas – Where is the Love?– Britain in the Iraq War– Saddam Hussein statue fall– 50 Cent – In Da Club– Peep Show– The OC– Phantom Planet – California– SARS outbreak– Dido – White Flag– Space Shuttle Columbia disaster– TATU – All the Things She Said– Iran earthquake– Mark Owen – Four Minute Warning– Pirates of the Caribbean– David Blaine’s London box– Johnny Cash dies– Johnny Cash – Hurt– Lockerbie bomber sentenced– Christina Aguilera – Beautiful– Dirty Den back in EastEnders– Cheryl Tweedy charged with assault– Blu Cantrell & Sean Paul – Breathe– Andrew Gilligan story, Parliament vs BBC– David Kelly dies– Hutton Inquiry launched– Evanescence – Bring Me to Life– David Beckham hit by a boot by Alex Ferguson– Junior Senior – Move Your Feet– David Beckham joins Real Madrid– England win the Rugby World Cup– R Kelly – Ignition– Roger Federer wins first Grand Slam– Roman Abramovich buys Chelsea– Finding Nemo– Beyonce – Crazy in Love– Little Britain– Robbie Williams at Knebworth– Robbie Williams – Something Beautiful– UK get nil points at Eurovision– Living with Michael Jackson documentary– Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body– Richard Hillman confesses on Coronation Street– BBC Three launches– QI– The Darkness – I Believe in a Thing Called Love– Concorde’s final flight– Will Young – Leave Right Now– Saddam Hussein captured– Fatman Scoop – Be Faithful– Arnold Schwarzenegger is Governor of California– Love Actually– Ian Huntley sentenced– Michael Andrews & Gary Jules – Mad World

2002

2014-01-1958:58

Golden Jubilee, War on Terror, TV talent shows, Top Gear...Tracklisting:– Jackass– Sugababes – Freak Like Me– George W Bush State of Union address– Guantanamo Bay hunger strike– Red Hot Chili Peppers – By the Way– War on Terror / search for Bin Laden– Gujarat riots– Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out– Paul Burrell trial– Nickelback – How You Remind Me– Cherie Blair is not ‘superwoman’– Spider-Man– Scooter - The Logical Song– Ford job cuts– Liberty X – Just a Little– Top Gear– Michael Barrymore allegations– Will Young wins Pop Idol– Will Young – Evergreen– Michael Jackson dangles Blanket– Holly Valance – Kiss Kiss– Lennox Lewis beats Mike Tyson– Elvis vs JXL – A Little Less Conversation– GB wins curling gold– Arsenal win the Double– England beat Argentina, lose to Brazil– Brazil win the World Cup– The Queen opens the Manchester Commonwealth Games– Las Ketchup – Asereje (The Ketchup Song)– Paula Radcliffe wins gold– Serena Williams wins three Grand Slams– Katie Price calls out Gareth Gates– Gareth Gates - Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)– Chicago– Myra Hindley dies– DJ Sammy – Heaven (Candlelight Mix)– Soham murders, Ian Huntley arrested– Potters Bar train crash– Nelly & Kelly Rowland – Dilemma– Middle East violence– Eminem – Lose Yourself– Washington sniper killings– Moscow theatre siege– The Bourne Identity– Bali bombing– Enrique Iglesias – Hero– Princess Margaret dies– Catholic Church sex scandal– Christina Aguilera – Dirrty– Jade Goody in Big Brother– UN inspection of Iraq– Avril Lavigne – Complicated– Harry Hill’s TV Burp– Shakira – Whenever Wherever– The Queen Mother dies– Daniel Bedingfield – If You’re Not the One– Phill Jupitus launches BBC Radio 6 Music– Coldplay – Clocks– Girls Aloud win Popstars The Rivals– Girls Aloud – Sound of the Underground– The Queen’s Golden Jubilee– Brian May plays God Save the Queen

2001

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9/11, Apple, The Office, Foot and Mouth, Harry Potter...Tracklisting:– Dial-up internet, Nokia 3310 ringtone– Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger– iTunes & iPod unveiling by Steve Jobs– George W Bush inauguration– Timothy McVeigh execution– Crazy Town – Butterfly– Darius sings Britney on Popstars– Hear’Say – Pure & Simple– Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone– Foot & Mouth crisis– Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This– EastEnders – Who Shot Phil?– Nepalese royal massacre– So Solid Crew – 21 Seconds– 24– Limp Bizkit – Rollin’– Enron bankruptcy– The Office– S Club 7 – Don’t Stop Movin’– Tiger Woods domination– DJ Otzi – Hey Baby– Liverpool beat Arsenal in FA Cup Final– Liverpool complete cup Treble with UEFA Cup– England 5 Germany 1– Ali G with David & Victoria Beckham– David Beckham scores freekick against Greece– Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag– Tim Henman defeated in Wimbledon semi-final– Goran Ivanisevic wins Wimbledon– Ocean’s Eleven– Jeffrey Archer jailed– Blue – All Rise– Brian wins Big Brother 2– Jack Dee discusses Celebrity Big Brother– Afroman – Because I Got High– John Prescott throws a punch– Destiny’s Child – Survivor– Tony Blair’s Labour wins landslide election– Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood– Gujarat earthquake– Lord of the Rings– Texting and camera phones– Atomic Kitten – Whole Again– George Harrison dies– Aaliyah dies– Aaliyah – More Than a Woman– Anthrax attacks– Will Young takes on Simon Cowell on Pop Idol– Westlife - Queen of My Heart– Shrek– Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out of My Head– Chris Evans sacked from Virgin– Charles Ingram cheats on Who Wants To be a Millionaire?– Shaggy – It Wasn’t Me– Selby rail crash– Outkast – Ms Jackson– Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman divorce– Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin’ Stupid– 9/11– Linkin Park – In the End

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