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Get ready to relive the soundtrack of a generation with some of the most unforgettable tunes our childhoods had to offer! From the infectious beats of Britney Spears to the empowering anthems of Destiny’s Child and the edgy vibes of Green Day, this countdown takes you through the defining 2000s hits that still get us singing and dancing decades later. Which song takes you straight back to those carefree days? Let us know below!
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00:00I ain't got no money. I ain't got no car to take you on a date.
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:08And today, we're counting down our picks for the top 30 memorable songs from the 2000s
00:13that defined the childhoods of an entire generation.
00:16Madonna, way before Nirvana, there was YouTube and Blondie, and music still on MTV.
00:24Number 30. Dare, Gorillaz.
00:27Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, it's there.
00:33When Damon Albarn of Gorillaz called on the legendary British frontman Sean Ryder to sing on this track,
00:38he had something different in mind to the end product we got.
00:42According to Albarn, the lyrics were originally, it's there.
00:45But the Happy Monday singer's thick Manchester accent ended up causing a minor but impactful rewrite.
00:52Though Ryder remembers it differently.
00:53And he gets, you know, the tune going, and I go in, and I'm trying to get the cans to
01:00get in my ears,
01:01and I'm going, it's going up, it's going up, it's going up, it's going up, and I go, it's there.
01:06And that's my story.
01:08Get out of here.
01:09Are you serious?
01:10Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:11So really, that's...
01:12It was no lyric.
01:13It was no song.
01:15Regardless of how we got Dare, to this day, this track sounds every bit as funky and immediate as ever.
01:22And the fact that it was a number one hit in the UK should come as no surprise to anyone.
01:27Gorillaz were ahead of their time in the 2000s, and arguably still are to this day.
01:32Never see no harm, never see no harm, never see no harm, never see no harm, it's there.
01:40Number 29.
01:42Fergalicious.
01:43Fergie featuring Will.i.am.
01:45I know kisses.
01:46That puts them boys on rock rock, and they be lining down the block just to watch what I got.
01:52Few artists in this decade managed to pull off the transition from group member to solo artist quite as well
01:58as Fergie.
01:59Her hit single, Fergalicious, is undeniably one of the most fun tracks of the decade.
02:11Infinitely quotable, danceable, and humorous, this was a true breakout moment for her.
02:17Also, the fact that she's joined by her fellow Black Eyed Peas member Will.i.am doesn't hurt things either.
02:29Fergie wasn't trying to be subtle with this one, nor is she taking herself seriously.
02:34Its infectious energy clearly worked, as the song ended up peaking at number 2 on the Billboard charts, going on
02:40to become one of her signature songs.
02:42So delicious.
02:45It's hot hot.
02:47So delicious.
02:48I put them boys on rock rock.
02:50Number 28.
02:51Memories.
02:52David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi.
03:01The David Guetta and Kid Cudi collaboration Memories was a perfect mix of hip-hop and late-2000s EDM.
03:07The hedonism that was so often celebrated in that era's pop music is all over this one.
03:12Although it comes with more of a mellow delivery.
03:15I just want to let it go for tonight.
03:18That would be the best therapy for me.
03:21Although it's a club banger, it also feels like the post-party come-down.
03:25Although it was a top 50 hit in the US upon its release,
03:29its enduring appeal comes from the fact that it has never truly left club playlists.
03:34When it came to getting the very best out of Cudi's style,
03:37Guetta maximized the end results perfectly with his production choices on this one.
03:46Number 27.
03:47American Idiot.
03:49Green Day.
03:49Don't want to be an American idiot.
03:54Don't want a nation to judge a new media.
03:57By the time the 2000s rolled around,
03:59Green Day had already hit what many assumed would be their highest commercial peak.
04:04The craze that surrounded their 1994 classic Dookie made them legends of the punk genre.
04:09However, when they somehow pulled off an incredible second wind with the American Idiot album,
04:14they hit an entirely new level of fame.
04:16Now everybody do the propaganda.
04:21And sing along with their age of paranoia.
04:24The title track, in particular, was a total sensation.
04:28An anthem that took shots at the corrupt status quo,
04:31featuring a performance from the band that never sounded so intense.
04:34If they were punk icons before this,
04:37this turned Green Day into one of the biggest stadium rock bands around.
04:40The title track, the track, the dreams of tomorrow.
04:43We're not the ones that miss a bummer.
04:46Baby, I've been up to you with you.
04:48Number 26.
04:50Shut Up and Drive.
04:51Rihanna.
04:52I'm a fine-tone, supersonic, spin machine.
04:56Well, that's our old tie, panic against the lane.
04:59Early-era Rihanna well and truly had her finger on the pulse of club music.
05:03When she came to prominence in the mid-2000s,
05:06she brought an exotic and undeniably new sound to the table.
05:09Out of all of her early hits,
05:11Shut Up and Drive deserves a mention,
05:13simply down to how incredibly unique it was for the times.
05:17So stop me up and watch me down, down, down.
05:20Yeah, she'll be a one to go if you know what I mean.
05:23To this day, this track has a sound that has not aged.
05:27Driven by a clear rock and new wave influence,
05:30it interpolates elements from Blue Monday by New Order
05:32to create something that was like a breath of fresh air upon its release.
05:36Rihanna's dominance of the charts would only grow from here,
05:39but there was something truly special about this period.
05:42That's zero to 60, 3.5, baby, you'll got the speed.
05:48Now shut up and drive, drive, drive.
05:51Number 25.
05:53Lose Yourself, Eminem.
05:55One moment.
05:57Can't you capture it?
05:59Just let it slip.
06:01Released as part of the soundtrack to 8 Mile,
06:03Lose Yourself is not only one of the most important songs in Eminem's discography,
06:07it's arguably one of the best hip-hop tracks of this century.
06:11Its lyrical content is simple but skillfully composed,
06:14a universal message about pushing oneself to achieve one's goals.
06:18You better lose yourself in the music,
06:20the moment you own it,
06:21you better never let it go.
06:23The instrumentation is minimal but highly effective,
06:27and the track's momentum grows as its narrative gets stronger.
06:30It was a huge commercial success for Eminem,
06:33becoming his first ever Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
06:36and the first ever hip-hop song to win an Academy Award.
06:40You only get one shot,
06:41you not miss your chance to blow.
06:43This opportunity comes once and a last time,
06:46you better lose yourself.
06:47Number 24.
06:49I'm Like a Bird, Nelly Furtado.
06:51You're beautiful, that's for sure.
06:55The folk-influenced pop of Nelly Furtado was like a cool breeze
06:59when it first hit the radio in the year 2000.
07:01Released as the first single off her debut album,
07:04I'm Like a Bird was actually quite an unconventional sounding track for the time.
07:08Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
07:12I'm like a bird, I'm like a bird.
07:15Furtado's phrasing had an off-center feel to it,
07:18which gave the track a very organic flow.
07:21Sure, she would go on to sing on a bunch of mainstream-sounding hits,
07:24but this one, for our money, was definitely something unique.
07:27It took home a Grammy, among other awards,
07:30and was a top 10 hit in many different countries.
07:40Number 23.
07:41Don't Ya?
07:42The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes.
07:44No chicks, only diamonds under my sleeve.
07:46Give me the number, but make sure you hop up before you leave.
07:48I know you like me.
07:49I know you like me.
07:51I know you do.
07:52Never before had a clear flirtatious energy
07:55sounded so confrontational and direct
07:57as it did on the Pussycat Dolls' Don't Ya?
08:00The production on this one was designed to be slick,
08:03groovy, and minimal,
08:04allowing the attitude of Nicole Scherzinger and company
08:07to rise to the surface.
08:08Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?
08:12Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?
08:16Bolstered by its provocative music video
08:18and a Busta Rhymes feature,
08:19it went on to top the charts in 15 countries
08:22while hitting number two in the U.S.
08:24From its initial release onwards,
08:26it has retained its status
08:28as one of the 2000's undisputed best dance floor fillers.
08:31Don't you wish your girlfriend was fun like me?
08:35It's not a picture.
08:47In a time where pop stars were getting increasingly clean-cut,
08:51the punk edge of Avril Lavigne stood out.
08:54Her music spoke to a generation of adolescents
08:57and young adults who wanted something on the radio
08:59that came pre-packed with a bit more angst.
09:02Skater Boy was probably the most impactful hit
09:04of her early catalogue.
09:12Lavigne well and truly produced the goods with this one.
09:16A guitar-driven rocker that was so incredibly catchy
09:19that it captured the attention of audiences
09:20way outside of its own genre.
09:22Decades later,
09:24its influence is still being heard on many pop singers.
09:34Number 21, Lady Marmalade, Christina Aguilera, Maya, Pink, and Lil' Kim.
09:40Let me hear your flow, sisters.
09:43Hey, sister, go, sister, soul, sister, flow, sister.
09:47Released as part of the soundtrack to the film Moulin Rouge,
09:50this song fused theatrical decadence with early 2000's pop maximalism.
09:55It also brought together an all-star lineup of female artists,
09:58Christina Aguilera, Maya, Pink, and Lil' Kim,
10:01and each of them managed to make an impact.
10:12Its hook succeeded in teaching an entire generation
10:15of non-French speakers a simple phrase,
10:17and its music video had a huge influence
10:20on other extravagant efforts that followed.
10:22It topped the Billboard charts for five weeks straight,
10:25and is a classic example of how to do
10:28a high-profile collaborative track right.
10:47Number 20, Tik Tok, Kesha.
10:50At the end of the decade, Kesha began to dominate the charts.
10:53Her debut single, Tik Tok, was released in August 2009
10:56and became a hit almost instantly.
10:59Don't stop, make it pop, DJ, blow my speakers up.
11:03Tonight, I'm a fight.
11:05It went platinum 12 times and spent nine weeks
11:08on the Billboard Hot 100, a mind-blowing feat.
11:10Over a decade later, and it's still one of the best-selling singles
11:14of all time, with 14 million claimed sales.
11:17Tik Tok on the clock, but the party don't stop.
11:21No, oh, oh, oh.
11:23For almost an entire year, it was unavoidable.
11:26Kesha wouldn't release another single until 2010,
11:29which makes her debut all the more impressive.
11:32She wrote only one song in the 2000s,
11:34yet it's considered one of the decade's most defining tracks.
11:37It was weird because the dumber it got, the better it got,
11:42which was confusing.
11:44I was like, I like to think of myself
11:45as a fairly intelligent human being,
11:47but it just got dumber and dumber and better and better.
11:50Number 19, Hollaback Girl, Gwen Stefani.
11:53Stefani rose to fame as a vocalist for the 80s band,
11:56No Doubt, who entered the mainstream during the mid-90s.
12:06They broke up in 2004, and Stefani pursued a solo career,
12:10which was wildly successful.
12:12The most noteworthy track from her debut album
12:14is Hollaback Girl by a huge margin.
12:21A lesser-known fact about the tune
12:23is that it was produced by the Neptunes,
12:24also known as Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo.
12:27Not everyone appreciated it, however,
12:30with the magazine Maxim saying it was,
12:31quote,
12:32the most annoying song ever.
12:40The 2000s were simpler days.
12:42If they knew about What Does the Fox Say,
12:44they'd change their tune.
12:49Number 18, Numb, Lincoln Park.
12:52Were you a bit of an edgelord during the 2000s?
12:55When Nu Metal was in its prime
12:56and pop punk was still on the charts,
12:58at the forefront of this scene
13:00was the legendary group Linkin Park,
13:02who became wildly successful
13:03with their debut album Hybrid Theory,
13:05released in 2000.
13:10Three years later,
13:11they released the follow-up album Meteora.
13:14It featured even more enormous hits,
13:16like Numb,
13:17which has since sold millions of copies globally.
13:24The album additionally made its way
13:26into the 21st century's top 10 best-selling albums
13:29and is still fondly remembered today.
13:45If someone claimed the Cha-Cha Slide
13:47was played at every 2000 school disco
13:49or child's party,
13:50it would be easy to believe them.
13:52If you grew up in that decade,
13:54then this dance will be ingrained
13:55in your brain and muscle memory.
13:57It's not like it's hard to remember, though,
13:59with a slide man explaining the moves
14:01with his lyrics.
14:02Slide to the left.
14:03Slide to the right.
14:06Reverse, reverse.
14:07Those people can easily be distinguished
14:09by simply shouting something like,
14:10everybody clap your hands,
14:12then seeing who breaks out
14:13the fresh moves of Mr. C.
14:15What hop this time.
14:17Now shoot them dice.
14:19Now roll them seven.
14:20Ta-ta-ta-ro.
14:22It was so popular,
14:24it even got a sequel,
14:25which is pretty much the same,
14:27but with a simpler instrumental.
14:28Cha-cha now, yo.
14:30Cha-cha again.
14:32Number 16.
14:33Hey-ya.
14:34Outkast.
14:35By the turn of the century,
14:36the hip-hop duo Outkast
14:37had become highly acclaimed
14:39in their genre.
14:39In 2000,
14:40they achieved mainstream fame
14:42with the track Ms. Jackson.
14:43I'm sorry, Ms. Jackson.
14:45Ooh, I am for real.
14:48Member Andre 3000
14:49created the even more popular track
14:51Hey-ya in 2003.
14:53It's potentially the most poppy
14:55and upbeat Outkast song ever written.
14:57Don't try to fight the villain
14:59cause the thought alone
15:00is here to be right now.
15:03As any fan will eagerly tell you,
15:06it's one of their saddest songs.
15:08The lyrics are focused on a relationship
15:09that's going sour,
15:11but the couple decides to stick together
15:12as they're scared of being single.
15:14The upbeat melody provides
15:15a snark contrast to the lyrics
15:17and hammers home the central theme
15:19of denying that a relationship is failing.
15:30Pink.
15:31So what?
15:32I'm still a rock star
15:34I got my rock moves
15:36and I don't need you
15:38Singer Pink released her first album in 2000
15:42and had dropped four more
15:43by the time the 2010s came along.
15:45These were so successful
15:46that she became one of the decade's
15:48most iconic musicians.
15:49Push up my boy like
15:51I don't wanna be too big girl
15:54Towards the end of that era,
15:56she released the huge track So What?
15:58one of her most successful rock anthems.
16:00It topped a plethora of charts
16:02across the globe,
16:03selling over 6 million copies globally.
16:05I am a rock star
16:07I got my rock moves
16:09and I don't want you tonight
16:12It was so loved that,
16:14in 2008,
16:15MTV Europe gave it the award
16:16for most addictive track.
16:18Years later,
16:19and many are still experiencing
16:20this addiction,
16:21but few are complaining.
16:23The single is tops on iTunes.
16:24It's a first, number one.
16:26It feels funny
16:27because of what it's about.
16:28Carrie thinks it's hilarious.
16:29Number 14,
16:30Beautiful Soul,
16:31Jesse McCartney.
16:32All My Children
16:33was an American soap opera
16:34that ran from 1970 until 2013.
16:37In the late 90s,
16:39Jesse McCartney played
16:39a main character on the show.
16:41You don't even know
16:42if she's coming back, do you?
16:44Of course she's coming back.
16:47And then what?
16:48McCartney then achieved
16:49international fame
16:50after beginning a music career
16:52in 2004.
16:53His debut single
16:54was Beautiful Soul,
16:55which sold 3 million copies
16:57in the States alone.
16:58I won't let another minute
17:00go the ways
17:01I want you
17:02and your beautiful soul.
17:06It charted in all corners
17:07of the earth,
17:08from Europe and the Americas
17:09all the way to New Zealand
17:11and Australia.
17:12McCartney still releases music
17:13fairly regularly,
17:14but his older works
17:16are still the most treasured,
17:17carrying huge quantities
17:18of nostalgia
17:19for the 2000s kids.
17:20Beautiful soul.
17:29Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean.
17:30The queen of Latin music
17:32is still a big deal,
17:33but she was way more prominent
17:35during the 2000s.
17:36When asked what her most
17:37influential track was,
17:39many would answer
17:40for Hips Don't Lie.
17:41Feeding the size of my body.
17:43I'm on tonight
17:44and my hips don't lie
17:46and I'm starting to feel it's right.
17:47It was released in 2006
17:49and quickly rose to the top
17:51of America's Billboard Hot 100.
17:53It's still her only track
17:54to take that spot.
17:55It went quadruple platinum
17:57in the States
17:57and sold at least
17:5810 million copies globally.
18:00Come on, let's go.
18:01Real slow.
18:03Baby, like this is perfect.
18:04It was also downloaded
18:06for use as a ringtone
18:07two million times.
18:08A figure you don't get
18:09for tracks released
18:10before or after the 2000s.
18:12A song should feel
18:14or a groove,
18:14a certain groove or anything
18:15and it's not going quite well.
18:17I said, hmm,
18:18my hips don't lie.
18:18That's not working.
18:19Yeah, they'll tell you the truth.
18:21Number 12,
18:22Girlfriend, Avril Lavigne.
18:24Canadian singer Avril Lavigne
18:25was one of pop punk's
18:26leading figures in the 2000s.
18:28She rose to prominence
18:29with her 2002 album Let Go.
18:31It included majorly influential tracks
18:34like Complicated
18:35and Skater Boy.
18:36While almost all her songs
18:37from the decade
18:38justify a spot on our list,
18:40we have to spotlight
18:41Avril's next era,
18:42which was exemplified
18:43by Girlfriend.
18:44It dropped in 2007
18:46as the lead single
18:47from her third album.
18:53It was easily
18:55her catchiest track
18:56with a hook
18:56anyone could memorize
18:57after one listen.
18:59This made it highly popular
19:00among the 2000s kids,
19:02even the ones
19:02who weren't into pop punk
19:03like her fan base
19:04generally was.
19:06Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
19:07I want to see your girlfriend.
19:08No way, no way, no way, yeah, yeah, yeah.
19:12Number 11,
19:13Poker Face, Lady Gaga.
19:15Can't read my, can't read my,
19:17no, he can't read my,
19:18poker face.
19:20Gaga came onto the pop scene
19:22later than a lot of other
19:23major figures from the time,
19:25but that didn't make her music
19:26any less influential.
19:28Her first single,
19:29Just Dance,
19:29dropped in 2008
19:31and was an immediate classic.
19:33Oh yeah!
19:37Gaga followed this up
19:39with Poker Face,
19:40which showed she was
19:41a force to be reckoned with.
19:43Across her entire career,
19:44she sold over 124 million records
19:47and 14 million for just Poker Face.
19:50Pop, pop, pop, poker face, pop, pop, poker face.
19:54Pop, pop, pop, poker face, pop, pop, poker face.
19:57Few musicians have had a rise to stardom
19:59as meteoric as Gaga,
20:01who is still gaining momentum
20:02years and years later.
20:04For instance, in 2025,
20:062.5 million people attended
20:08her free concert in Brazil,
20:10breaking attendance records.
20:112.5 million fans flew into Rio
20:15from around the world,
20:16and in that moment,
20:17Gaga set the world record
20:19for the highest attended concert
20:21by a female artist ever.
20:23Number 10,
20:24Bye Bye Bye, NSYNC.
20:26The 2000s were a marvelous decade
20:28for boy bands,
20:29and NSYNC helped our childhood selves
20:31greet the millennium in style
20:33with Bye Bye Bye.
20:41The scorching breakup track
20:43is engrossing, to put it mildly.
20:45Our little hearts melted
20:47listening to the group members'
20:48perfectly synced vocals
20:49and watching them dance.
20:51But can you blame us?
20:52So give me one good reason
20:55baby, come on.
20:58Their sounds blend together
21:00so well,
21:00and their moves
21:01are nothing short of stellar.
21:03That farewell hand gesture
21:05alone is priceless.
21:07The chorus immediately
21:08hooked us back then,
21:09and we're not ashamed
21:10to say we're still
21:11under its spell.
21:12Bye Bye.
21:13I'm trying to sign enough.
21:15I don't wanna be the loser
21:16and I've had enough.
21:17We can't imagine ever saying
21:19Bye Bye Bye
21:20to this pop banger.
21:22One of the most iconic
21:23of its kind.
21:25Things sound crazy,
21:26but it ain't no lie.
21:28Baby, Bye Bye Bye.
21:29Bye Bye Bye.
21:30Number 9,
21:32The Climb,
21:32Miley Cyrus.
21:33There are some experiences
21:35that 2000s kids shared.
21:37One of those was
21:38religiously watching
21:39Disney Channel shows
21:40and their spinoff films.
21:42If, like us,
21:43you grew up during
21:44the Hannah Montana years,
21:45then we're betting
21:46this song from its movie
21:47soundtrack was quite
21:49formative for you.
21:50I can almost see it
21:53That dream I'm dreaming
21:55The message of perseverance
21:57paired with the moving
21:58instrumentation
21:59immediately drew people in
22:01and made it a fan favorite.
22:03But I gotta keep trying
22:07You can bet we were
22:09belting each word
22:10as if our lives
22:11depended on it.
22:12Through the comforting ballad,
22:14Miley Cyrus reminded us
22:15to embrace life's
22:16messy journey.
22:17The struggles I'm facing
22:20The chances I'm taking
22:22And when it plays now,
22:24it's like no time has passed.
22:26There's a reason the singer
22:28still performs it
22:29from time to time.
22:30It's that amazing.
22:36Number 8.
22:37Burnin' Up
22:38Jonas Brothers
22:39The Jonas Brothers
22:40had no shortage of bangers
22:42that shaped our mix CDs
22:43in the aughts.
22:44Of course,
22:45they made us want to go
22:46to the year 3000.
22:47And we were ready
22:48to answer their SOS signal.
22:51But no JoBros tune
22:52marked us quite like
22:54Burnin' Up.
22:54I'm hot
22:56You're cold
22:58It has everything
22:59you could want
23:00in a power pop anthem.
23:01Gusto and conviction,
23:03but also romance,
23:04passion and intrigue.
23:06I fell
23:07I fell
23:08So fast
23:09So fast
23:10And that's saying
23:11nothing of the brothers'
23:12magnetic delivery,
23:14which superbly compliments
23:15the strong beat.
23:16I fell
23:23All these years later,
23:25we can't help but smile
23:26whenever we get to
23:27Nick Jonas's
23:28Red Dress
23:29moment.
23:30We'll be burnin' up
23:31for this nostalgic bop
23:32until at least
23:33the year 3000.
23:34Thank you very much.
23:35Burnin' up
23:36Burnin' up
23:38You, baby
23:39Number 7
23:41Leave, Get Out
23:42JoJo
23:43They say you only get
23:45one chance to make
23:46a first impression.
23:47Well, JoJo
23:48didn't waste her shot
23:49arriving on the scene
23:51with Leave, Get Out,
23:52a debut single
23:53for the ages.
23:54I've been waiting
23:55all day
23:55for you, bae
23:57So won't you come
23:58sit and talk to me
24:00We were eating
24:01the track up,
24:03fixating on every
24:04self-assured lyric,
24:05grooving to the
24:06poppy R&B sound,
24:08and feeling bold
24:09and independent
24:10thanks to her
24:10convincing performance.
24:12I never thought
24:12that anyone
24:13could make me
24:15feel this way
24:16Were many of us
24:18still too young
24:19to really relate
24:20to what she was
24:21singing about?
24:22Sure, but that
24:23didn't stop us
24:23from making the ballad
24:24one of the anthems
24:25of our youth.
24:26Get out, leave, right now
24:28It's the end of
24:29you and me
24:31Hey, it didn't hit
24:32number one on
24:33Billboard's
24:33mainstream Top 40
24:34chart by accident
24:35The fact that
24:36JoJo was merely
24:3713 years old
24:39at the time
24:39makes the whole
24:40thing extra impressive.
24:42Said you
24:43would treat me
24:44right
24:44Treat me right
24:45Just a waste of time
24:46Highly high
24:47Yeah
24:48Number 6
24:49Misery Business
24:50Paramore
24:51We never meant
24:53to brag
24:53but we also
24:54couldn't stop
24:55singing along
24:55to Paramore's
24:56emo alt-rock
24:57masterpiece in 2007.
24:59I'm in the business
25:00of misery
25:01Let's take it from the top
25:02She's got a body
25:03like an hourglass
25:04Steaking like a clock
25:05It just felt so good.
25:07The song is filled
25:08with exactly the right
25:09amount of grit,
25:10vigor, intensity
25:11and opportunities
25:12to headbang.
25:13The raw emotion
25:14in Hayley Williams' voice
25:16also comes across
25:17the whole way through
25:18and it's infectious.
25:19Second chances
25:20they don't ever matter
25:21People never change
25:22Now we won't shy away
25:24from the fact that
25:25there are some
25:25problematic lyrics in there
25:27but that doesn't change
25:28the fact that
25:29Misery Business
25:30defined a generation.
25:37We'd guess the band
25:38members had us
25:39right where they
25:40wanted with this one
25:41because there's
25:42nothing miserable
25:43about the business
25:44of listening to it.
25:50Number 5
25:52Come Clean
25:52Hilary Duff
25:54Remember when Hilary
25:55Duff invented
25:56Precipitation?
25:57Okay, she obviously
25:58didn't actually
25:59but Come Clean
26:00and its music video
26:01are so iconic
26:02that she may as well have.
26:04Let's go back
26:06Back to the beginning
26:11A quintessential pop record
26:13expertly infused
26:14with rock and techno elements
26:15it uses rainfall
26:17as a metaphor
26:17for telling the truth
26:18and opening up
26:19to your partner.
26:20I'm shedding
26:23Shedding every color
26:27Now be honest
26:28did you stare out
26:30the window
26:30during every storm
26:31with a pensive look
26:32on your face
26:33back then
26:33pretending to be Duff
26:35as you played the tune?
26:36We know we did.
26:37Let the rain fall down
26:40and wake my dreams
26:41Of course
26:42it's not the only gem
26:43the star gave us
26:44throughout the decade
26:45so yesterday
26:46was anything
26:47but outdated.
26:48Fly meanwhile
26:49had us ready
26:49to spread our wings.
26:51We're coming clean
26:52We love Hilary Dove
26:54I'm coming clean
26:57I'm coming clean
26:58Number 4
26:59A Thousand Miles
27:00Vanessa Carlton
27:01Picture it
27:03It's 2002
27:04and you're introduced
27:05to this new release
27:06by a woman named
27:06Vanessa Carlton
27:07Suddenly
27:08those opening notes
27:09play and change
27:10your life forever
27:17We remember it well
27:19The sweet soft love song
27:20is wonderfully expressive
27:22and Carlton gives it her all
27:24And don't even get us
27:25started on the production's
27:26orchestral element
27:27It takes the already
27:29spectacular ballad
27:30to new mesmerizing heights
27:33Cause I need you
27:35And I miss you
27:37It wasn't long before
27:38our young selves
27:39were regularly crooning
27:40about making our way
27:41downtown
27:41and walking a thousand miles
27:43Now whenever we want
27:45to feel like kids again
27:46we simply play this track
27:47The piano riff
27:48immediately takes us back
27:50We may not have the ability
27:52to time travel
27:53but this is the next best thing
27:55Cause you know I'd walk
27:58a thousand miles
28:00flying and just
28:01save you
28:03Number 3
28:05Survivor
28:06Destiny's Child
28:07Life can be hard
28:09and we start facing
28:10our first challenges
28:11when we're growing up
28:12Now I've made you
28:13out of my life
28:14I'm feeling better
28:15Thankfully though
28:16we had Destiny's Child
28:17reminding us to get up
28:19and fight back
28:19in the face of adversity
28:20with Survivor
28:21It's a message
28:22that served us in the aughts
28:24and it's continued
28:25to serve us since
28:31Plus the fierce melody
28:33is unbeatable
28:34and the final result
28:35is a hit that's been
28:36making us feel strong
28:37and empowered
28:38since 2001
28:46The hugely successful
28:47single was awarded
28:48the Grammy
28:48for best R&B performance
28:50by a duo
28:50or group with vocals
28:52and deservedly so
28:54With it
28:54Destiny's Child
28:55cemented their place
28:56in girl group history
28:57and in the histories
28:59of our childhoods
29:00I'm a survivor
29:01I'm not gonna give up
29:03I'm not gonna stop
29:04I'm gonna work harder
29:06Number 2
29:07Love Story
29:08Taylor Swift
29:09Taylor Swift has provided
29:11much of the soundtrack
29:12of our lives
29:13We remember hearing
29:14teardrops on my guitar
29:16and being awestruck
29:17She then outdid herself
29:19with Love Story
29:20a few years later
29:21We were both young
29:22when I first saw you
29:24Putting a happier twist
29:26on the devastating tale
29:27of Romeo and Juliet
29:28It's all about two people
29:30who end up together
29:31against all odds
29:32At the time
29:33many of us were children
29:34and hadn't fallen in love
29:36So I sneak out
29:37to the garden
29:39to see you
29:40But we were familiar
29:41with the story
29:42of Shakespeare's
29:43star-crossed lovers
29:44even though we hadn't
29:45necessarily read the play yet
29:47And I said
29:48Romeo take me
29:50somewhere we can be alone
29:52So we got to immerse ourselves
29:54in this sweeping
29:55hopeful
29:56and completely entrancing
29:57valid
29:58Fantasizing about
29:59a grand romance
30:00And yes
30:02the magnetic re-recording
30:03had us in our feelings
30:05like it was 2008 again
30:06It's a love story
30:08Baby just say
30:10Yes
30:12Before we unveil
30:14our top pick
30:15here are a few
30:16honorable mentions
30:17Hey There Delilah
30:18Plain White Tees
30:19A timeless slice
30:21of romantic indie pop
30:29All the small things
30:31Blink-182
30:32Pop punk never sounded
30:34catchier than it did here
30:35I will not go
30:37Turn the lights off
30:38Carry me on
30:42Beautiful
30:43Christina Aguilera
30:44An uplifting anthem
30:46and arguably Christina's
30:47most vulnerable moment
30:48It's what
30:50won't bring us down
30:551985
30:56Bowling for Soup
30:58A song that nails
30:59its nostalgic tone
31:00from its opening bars
31:02She's uncool
31:03She's still preoccupied
31:05With 19
31:0619
31:071985
31:15Before we continue
31:17Check out this single
31:18from Sound Mojo's
31:19album Balance
31:19Classical music
31:21reimagined as rock
31:22hard rock
31:23and metal
31:23Check out the full track
31:25and album below
31:26Gold by silence
31:28guilt by his prayer
31:31I am the echo
31:32You can't outrun
31:34The jokes on you
31:35The blades begun
31:41Number 1
31:42Oops I Did It Again
31:44Britney Spears
31:45Britney Spears has more
31:47than one signature song
31:48but Oops is undoubtedly
31:50one of her best works
31:51and it had a huge impact
31:53on us way back in 2000
31:54I think I did it again
31:57We may have been young
31:59but even then
32:00we knew that the dance
32:01pop single was special
32:02The energy is off the charts
32:05Spears' dazzling vocals
32:06never fail to charm us
32:08and the Titanic-inspired bridge
32:10is epic
32:11Beyond that
32:12each second of the tune
32:13is more exciting
32:14than the last
32:15with the lyrics
32:15and melody
32:16working together
32:17in exquisite harmony
32:18That is just so
32:20stupid baby
32:22baby
32:23We're not lying
32:24when we say
32:25it helped foster
32:26our love of music
32:27Add in the video's
32:28choreography
32:29and you have a winner
32:30Oops I did it again
32:33I played with your heart
32:37Spears definitely played
32:38with our hearts
32:39with this release
32:40but we're not complaining
32:41I'm not that innocent
32:44But what's the first song
32:46that springs to your mind
32:47when you think of the 2000s?
32:48Let us know
32:49in the comments below
32:50below
32:50you
32:51you
32:52you
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