2009

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