LSU Football: The top 5 songs of the Les Miles era

Les Miles served as LSU football’s head coach from 2005-2016.

There’s so much, outside of the college football world, that happened during Les Miles’ tenure as LSU football‘s head coach from 2005-2016 — especially when it comes to pop culture.

The Hangover, one of my favorite comedies of all time, was released in 2009. There was the Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien drama, the rise of iPhones and the Kardashians, the death of Prince and so much more.

And along with those moments, came a memorable soundtrack. Maybe you love these songs or maybe you hate them, but either way, they’re songs that were absolutely huge during the Les Miles era.

5. Right Round — Flo Rida (2009)

Every time I hear this song I instantly think of the ending credits of The Hangover. I also usually have the song stuck in my head for the rest of the day, even though it’s really not my jam. But there’s no denying it was a song that was everywhere in late 2009/early 2010.

4. Umbrella — Rihanna (2007)

This is another culturally huge song that will spend hours in your head once you hear it. “Umbrella” was Billboard’s No. 1 song for nearly the entire summer in 2007 (June 9-July 21). There was also an iconic music video to go along with the song.

3. Uptown Funk — Bruno Mars (2015)

Now, this is a song from the Les Miles era that I really enjoyed. And so did the rest of the country, apparently. “Uptown Funk” spent 14 weeks (January 17-April 18) as the No. 1 song in the country. It’s spent even longer as a popular song at a variety of events, including sometimes being used by college bands at football games.

2. Hello — Adele (2015)

“Uptown Funk” and “Hello”, together, dominated the airwaves in 2015. Adele’s “Hello” spent the final seven weeks of the year as the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. It then spent the first three weeks of 2016 as the No. 1 song. The song was also a cultural phenomenon, inspiring a multitude of YouTube parodies.

1. Crazy — Gnarls Barkley (2006)

I’m not there’s been a bigger song this century than “Crazy”. This song was EVERYWHERE in 2006. It actually never topped the charts (peaking at No. 2), but it was ferociously catchy and was bound to be stuck in your head for days on end. It was also a good, unique song (something that’s been hard to come by over the last 20 years).

Even if you weren’t a fan of these songs, it’s hard to deny their cultural significance.