Then That's What They Called Music!

  • THEN That's What They Called Music! Vol. 38 (May 2011)

    Final installment! As THEN! catches up with the extremely recent past, it faces the apocalyptic threat of Black Eyed Peas one last time.

    July 19, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • THEN That's What They Called Music! Vol. 37 (February, 2011)

    Is Ke$ha’s real message that she’s a homeless woman desperately looking for a bed for the night?

    July 5, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • THEN That's What They Called Music! Vol. 36 (November, 2010)

    Katy Perry has teenage dreams. Sugarland gets stuck like glue.

    June 21, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • THEN That's What They Called Music! Vol. 35 (August, 2010)

    Snoop Dogg: American music’s favorite guest star.

    June 7, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 34 (June, 2010)

    The rise of Justin Bieber and the apotheosis of Will.i.am.

    May 24, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 33 (March 2010)

    Ke$ha unleashes “TiK ToK,” but writer Nathan Rabin would rather hear it 50 times in a row than suffer through Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister.”

    May 10, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • She's a press conference.

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 32 (November 2009)

    Mariah Carey beefs with Eminem as we enter fall of 2009.

    April 26, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 31 (June 2009) 

    Black Eyed Peas perfect the art of making terrible songs inescapable.

    April 12, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Rah rah rah rah rah.

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 30 (March 2009)

    The enigma called Lady Gaga ascends.

    March 29, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • The inevitability of Katy Perry

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 29 (November 2008)

    Learning to stop hating and love Katy Perry.

    March 15, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 28 (June 2008)

    John Mayer and Chris Brown have 2008 hits, oblivious of the trouble to come.

    March 1, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Taylor Swift is a princess.

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 27 (March 2008)

    Taylor Swift warps her guitar.

    February 15, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Soulja Boy tell 'em

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 26 (November 2007)

    Soulja Boy would like you to crank that, please.

    February 1, 2011 | 12:30pm -

  • T-Pain

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 25 (July 2007)

    Drinks will be bought. Strings will be attached.

    January 18, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Fergalicious

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 24 (March 2007)

    The year: 2007. The taste: Fergalicious.

    January 4, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Justin Timberlake

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 23 (November 2006)

    Justin Timberlake brings back sexy with help from various Pussycat Dolls and Furtados.

    December 21, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Chris Brown (2006)

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 22 (July 2006)

    A freshfaced innocent named Chris Brown charms the nation.

    December 7, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 21 (April 2006)

    2006: The year the asses took over.

    November 23, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Weezer

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 20 (November 2005)

    It’s 2005. Hearts will be phunked with.

    November 9, 2010 | 12:15pm -

  • Gettin' Jiggy with it.

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 19 (July 2005)

    It’s 2005. Eminem is sad. Will Smith isn’t.

    October 26, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Gwen Stefani

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 18 (March 2005)

    Gwen Stefani stays in the picture. U2 sells out. And more.

    October 12, 2010 | 12:45pm -

  • “Let’s Get it Started,” Black Eyed Peas

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 17 (November 2004)

    Will.I.Am: super-genius?

    September 28, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • OutKast

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 16 (July 2004)

    “Hey Ya!” and other adventures in crossing over.

    September 14, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Chingy

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 15 (March 2004)

    Early 2004 was a hard-to-define time.

    August 31, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Liz Phair

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 14 (November 2003)

    It’s never too late to be a teen sensation. Or is it?

    August 17, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Lisa Marie Presley

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 13 (July 2003)

    On Kings Of Pop and Heirs Of Rock.

    August 3, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Jennifer Lopez

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 12 (March 2003)

    She's just Jenny From The Block. How many times does she have to tell you?

    July 20, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Nelly

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 11 (November 2002)

    The age of The Neptunes arrives.

    July 6, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Celine!

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 10 (July 2002)

    Sometimes one listen just isn’t enough.

    June 22, 2010 | 1:00pm -

  • Petey Pablo

    THEN That's What They Called Music! Volume 9 (March 2002)

    Shirt off? Check. Waving it like a helicopter? Double check.

    June 8, 2010 | 12:00am -