2009 Vh1 Top 20 Today

Alicia’s voice filled the room. Mia had never been to New York, but this song made her believe she could go anywhere. Concrete jungle, green lights, dreams all that. She closed her eyes and imagined her future self—older, cooler, living some big city life. 2009 Mia had no idea what was coming. But this song felt like a promise.

She cringed now, but in July? She’d danced to this in her room with a hairbrush microphone, pretending she wasn’t terrified of starting high school in the fall.

Mia felt a strange pang. 2009 had been her year. The year she discovered music wasn’t just background noise. It was a lifeline. 2009 vh1 top 20

“This is it!” he announced. “The final countdown of 2009… and the final countdown of the decade !”

Mia remembered hearing this on a bus ride to a field trip last spring. The way Caleb Followill’s raspy voice cut through her cheap earbuds—it made her feel less alone in a crowd of classmates she didn’t quite fit in with. Alicia’s voice filled the room

As the credits rolled, Mia grabbed a blank CD-R and opened iTunes. She made a playlist: VH1 Top 20 of 2009 – My Life So Far.

Then she hit play on “Poker Face,” turned up the volume, and danced in her basement like nobody was watching. She closed her eyes and imagined her future

Jim Shearer held up a sparkly disco ball. “Your #1 video of 2009!”