Z107.3's This Week in Pop Music History: OutKast, Beyoncé, Taylor

Being the Bangor station that provides you with mostly today's hottest music but also provides you with a healthy dose of yester-year's tunes with Back In the Café, we are providing you with a little music history of the 1990's, 2000's and this decade. Get to know a little about the artists that have shaped your musical vocabulary by taking in what has led to the music landscape of today. Behold... Z107.3's This Week In Pop Music History!

December 27th - January 2nd: See how Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, OutKast, Katy Perry, Nickelback, and Santana marked this week in history for pop music from the past 30 years.

2000 - Santana

Still reigning at #1, 'Smooth' featuring Rob Thomas is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song tops the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks.

2001 - Nickelback

The most loved Canadian rock band of the 2000's is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'How You Remind Me'. The song is about the lead singer's ex girlfriend.

2003 OutKast

Georgia natives André 3000 and Big Boi are #1 and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week with 'Hey Ya!' and 'The Way You Move', number 1 and number 2 respectively. Both of the songs are lead singles from their album Grammy award winning album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.

2006 - Beyoncé

Queen B is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Irreplaceable'.

2011 - Katy Perry

Katy Perry is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Firework'.

2014 - Taylor Swift

T Swizzle is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Blank Space', the second single from Swift's album, 1989.

2018- Ariana Grande

Ariana is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Thank u, Next'.