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