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Throwing it back to 2007

2007 was iconic. Soulja Boy had us dancing, Umbrella topped the charts and the iPhone changed the game. These bangers defined an era. Press play, turn it up and relive it all.

We’re throwing it back to 2007 — the year the iPhone dropped, Soulja Boy had us cranking that, and Rihanna shut down the charts with Umbrella. This week’s Throwback Thursday is straight nostalgia. From Bluetooth bangers to Channel U classics, these are the tunes that ruled your iPod and every house party.

Expect big tracks from Rihanna, Timbaland, Alicia Keys, Fergie and Chris Brown, plus UK legends like Skepta, Dizzee Rascal, Wiley and Leona Lewis. Whether you were sending ringtones over infrared or coding your Bebo skin, this is the soundtrack to your 2007. Listen now on BBC Sounds.

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Music Played

  • Timbaland

    The Way I Are (feat. Keri Hilson)

    • The Way I Are.
    • Interscope.

  • Mark Ronson

    Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)

    • Valerie.
    • Columbia.

  • Soulja Boy

    Crank That (Soulja Boy)

    • Interscope.

  • Skepta

    Sweet Mother

    • White Label.

  • Fergie

    Glamorous (feat. Ludacris)

    • Glamorous.
    • A&M.

  • Wyclef Jean

    Sweetest Girl (feat. Akon, Nila & Lil Wayne)

    • Carnival Vol. II Memoirs Of An Immigrant.
    • SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

  • Kelly Rowland

    Like This (feat. Eve)

    • Like This.
    • Music World Music/RCA.

  • Leona Lewis

    Bleeding Love

    • Bleeding Love.
    • Syco.

  • Rihanna

    Umbrella (feat. JAY-Z)

    • Umbrella.
    • Def Jam.

  • Sean Kingston

    Beautiful Girls

    • White Label.

  • Swizz Beatz, Eve, Jeezy & Elephant Man

    Money In The Bank (Remix)

    • Universal.

  • T‐Pain

    Church

    • Konvict Music.

  • Alicia Keys

    No One (Remix) (feat. Cassidy)

    • Sony BMG.

  • 50 Cent

    Ayo Technology (feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)

    • Ayo Technology.
    • Interscope Usum.

  • Dizzee Rascal

    Sirens

    • XL Recordings.

  • Chris Brown

    Kiss Kiss (feat. T‐Pain)

    • Kiss Kiss.
    • Sony BMG.

  • Keyshia Cole

    Let It Go (feat. Missy Elliott & Lil’ Kim)

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