2009 Vh1 Top: 20

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.

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

She labeled it with a sharpie:

Because on that last Saturday of 2009, someone was. VH1 was. And that was enough. Mia remembered hearing this on a bus ride

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. 2009 vh1 top 20