Top 40 Kiss Fm 2012 -

The list was a time capsule. They’d scream every word to Gotye’s "Somebody That I Used to Know," even though neither had ever actually been through a real breakup. They’d pump their fists to Flo Rida’s "Whistle," a song their parents naively thought was about, well, whistling. And when Carly Rae Jepsen’s "Call Me Maybe" came on for the third time in an hour, they didn't roll their eyes. They held invisible phones to their ears and serenaded the cows in the passing fields.

It was the summer of 2012, and the only thing that could cut through the humidity of a Midwestern July was the blast of "Top 40 at 4:00" on 98.7 KISS FM. For sixteen-year-old Mia, that countdown wasn't just a radio segment; it was the soundtrack to the end of the world as she knew it. top 40 kiss fm 2012

"Tonight, we are young / So let's set the world on fire / We can burn brighter than the sun." The list was a time capsule

"I'll pick you up for Thanksgiving," Chloe said, her voice thick. And when Carly Rae Jepsen’s "Call Me Maybe"