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Z107.3’s This Week in Pop Music History: Rihanna, Beiber, Ace of Base and More [VIDEOS]
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 Cafe, we are providing you with a little music history of the 1990s, 2000s 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!
March 29th - April 4th: See how Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Justin Beiber, Cher, Ace of Base, Weezer and Gnarls Barkley and marked this week in history for the past 30 years in pop music.
1994 - Ace of Base
The Swedish pop group is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "I Saw the Sign".
1999 - Cher
Cher is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by autotuning the hell out of us with 'Believe'. The song dominates staying number one for 16 weeks.
2005- Weezer
The alt-rock darlings, Weezer, release their first single of their album Make Believe, "Beverly Hills", complete with ultimate Playboy, the now deceased, Hugh Hefner.
2006 - Gnarls Barkley
Ceelo Green makes history with his song "Crazy" by becoming the U.K.'s first ever #1 single to top the chart solely on download sales.
2010- Rihanna
Pop star Rihanna is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Rude Boy" and hits the post for 6 weeks.
2012 - Justin Beiber
The Beibs debuts at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Boyfriend" with sales reaching 600,000 copies sold.
2019 - Ariana Grande
Ariana is whipping out an onslaught of new music with three songs in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100: 'Thank U, Next' at #19, 'Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored' at #15 and '7 Rings' at #1.
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