Well, 2009 is winding down (the 2009 BWU Awards are heating up, though) and it seems like the right time to look back at all the craziness that has happened these past 12 months.
First up, the five best comebacks in pop culture, in 2009!
5. Sandra Bullock - America's rom-com sweetheart wrote herself back onto the A-list this year, thanks two huge films: The Proposal and The Blind Side. The comedy, co-starring Ryan Reynolds and Betty White, was one of the summer's biggest movies and reminded fans of a side we haven't seen from Bullock since Miss Congeniality. Then, this past month, Bullock proved to be a formidable opponent to the behemoth called New Moon with The Blind Side, bringing in a respectable $34 million opening weekend. The football flick also brought Bullock heaps of praise and Oscar buzz. One final note: both films rank in the top 2 of her highest grosses ever!
4. Pop music - Blame on Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas, but pure pop music came back in FULL force this year, after years of R&B domination. Radio was flooded with electro-styled and rock-infused hits from everyone ranging from Beyonce all the way to Owl City. And let's not forget the two biggest pop stars of the year: Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga. The pop supergroup logged a staggering 26 weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, while Gaga became the first artist ever to have four straight #1 hits on the U.S. charts. Oh, and Madonna realized why she became the Queen of Pop, dumping the hip-hop for the highly danceable "Celebration". Order has been restored.
3. Eminem - Sure, he got overshadowed by Susan Boyle this past week, but Eminem's achievements this year are nothing to sneeze at. The rapper, after four-year absence, returned to the game with Relapse, which sold over 600,000 copies its first week. He also scored his first #1 single in seven years, successfully humiliated Mariah Carey after the "Obsessed" debacle, and stole Drake's spotlight on "Forever". And he's not done yet, dropping the re-release of his album later this month. Not too shabby, Shady.
2. Whitney Houston - It may not be as crystal-clear as it used to be, but "The Voice" still had the pipes to show the little girls how its done. Whitney, after a tumultuous seven years that left her drugged, divorced, and embarrassed beyond belief, dusted herself off and reclaimed her title as diva with her album I Look To You, which sold 300,000 copies its first week. She helped Oprah get her best ratings in years with a shocking tell-all interview, and she received the International Artist at this year's American Music Awards. Crack may be wack, but Whitney sure as hell isn't.
1. Michael Jackson - The King of Pop's world-shaking death opened his timeless music to a whole new wave of fans. The Gloved One sold over four million albums since his June passing, making him the best-selling artist of the year, again. After years of his craft being overshadowed by crazy, Michael Jackson is back to being known as the best pop music artist in history
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