This week's playlist is distinctly not about Usher. And yet, we need to talk about Usher. Plus my long song choices.

It starts with a slow build, builds, pops, comes back down momentarily, and then regains momentum as it barrels towards a finish.

I think you’ll like the way it flows.

Eighteen minutes of Sam.

One of the continual challenges of this is how to group the songs. Since I don't have a firm Top 100, with songs in a "place" or "spot," I cannot drop songs 87-80 one week and 79-73 the next. Instead, it's like curating mini-playlists or at least grouping them thematically.

This week's theme is "What Does A Billion Even Mean Anymore?"

And now, the music in my century, as featured in the OC.

Let’s jump right into it, since I am picking up the pace in terms of music per post.