Last in Line Episode 3
Written by Peyton on March 16, 2022
This week we listened to some songs from the bottom of the June 7th, 2008 Billboard Hot 100 chart. While pop and R&B were dominating the top of the chart, country took the cake at the bottom. We heard some of Taylor Swift’s first charting songs, along with underrated tracks from big names like Rihanna and Sean Kingston.
There were quite a few notable events this week, most of which seemed a bit too depressing to share on air. However, above all else, this was a historic week for the United States. It was the week that then-Senator Barack Obama was confirmed for the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee in the presidential election. Senator Obama was the first Black man to be confirmed for this position and would go on to become the first Black president of the U.S.