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Coffee Break: 2007

The Current's logo on a billboard near Lake Street and Irving Avenue in Minneapolis, photographed in 2007.
The Current's logo on a billboard near Lake Street and Irving Avenue in Minneapolis, photographed in 2007.MPR photo/Luke Taylor

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

January 07, 2025

For the rest of January during The Coffee Break, we’re looking back at the music you helped power over the last two decades by highlighting songs from each year’s Top 89 Countdown. This super flashback is in honor of The Current’s 20th anniversary and is filled with nostalgia and fun.

From The Current: Top 89 albums of 2007

You can help us celebrate by suggesting your favorite songs from the top album list of 2007 — and make sure to join us for the two-night party at First Avenue on January 24 and 25!

So, for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from The Current’s Top albums of 2007 would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive.

Songs Played

Brandi Carlile- The Story
Spoon- You Yr. Cherry Bomb
Ween- Shamemaker
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings- 100 Days, 100 Nights
Low- Breaker
The Fratellis- Flathead
Amy Winehouse- Back to Black
Nas feat. Will.i.am- Hip Hop Is Dead