25 Years = 25 Tracks

Here’s how you play:

Make a music mix featuring one song from every year you’ve been alive. Doesn’t have to be a top ten single, but should be listed by Wikipedia as either being a top single in that year, or as having the album the song appeared on released that year. Look at your life in music. Or, you know, don’t.

1982: “I Love Rock and Roll” – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts1983: “Little Red Corvette” – Prince1984: “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” – Cyndi Lauper1985: “Material Girl” – Madonna1986: “Walk This Way” – Run DMC ft. Aerosmith1987: “Livin’ On a Prayer” – Bon Jovi1988: “Welcome to the Jungle” – Guns and Roses1989: “Express Yourself” – Madonna1990: “Opposites Attract” – Paula Abdul1991: “Enter Sandman” – Metallica1992: “Connected” – Stereo MC’s1993: “Heart-shaped Box” – Nirvana1994: “Basket Case” – Green Day1995: “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” – U21996: “Tonight, Tonight” – The Smashing Pumpkins1997: “Don’t Speak” – No Doubt1998: “Are You That Somebody” – Aaliya ft. Timbaland1999: “Waiting for Tonight” – Jennifer Lopez2000: “Californication” – Red Hot Chili Peppers2001: “In The End” – Linkin Park2002: “Hella Good” – No Doubt2003: “Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy” – Fall Out Boy2004: “American Idiot” – Green Day2005: “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” – My Chemical Romance2006: “Stupid Girls” – Pink2007: “Hum Hallelujah” – Fall Out Boy

How does your life look as a playlist?