Posted June 15, 201411 yr During writing my reviews for my other thread (http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163095) I started thinking a lot about the 00's and how that was the decade I really grew up in. I see a lot of posts about "90's kids" and in many ways I do consider myself one; being born in 1995 means I was just about old enough to be properly aware of and into the likes of Britney Spears, NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys towards the end of 1999 but in all honesty being born half-way through the decade means I can't really claim to be a "90's kid". It does, however, mean I can claim to be a "00's kid" as I was 4 when the decade began, and 14 when it ended. So really, my childhood is exclusively 00's and though the general consensus seems to be that the 00's was the decade music turned a bit shit, but it's also the decade I grew up in, it has some might fine top ten hits - a lot of the ones in my list are forgotten gems IMO. I toyed with the idea of doing a review of every top ten hit of that decade but decided it was probably a bit too much effort, so I managed to scale down my favourite top ten hits of the 2000's into this Top 250 List you're about to see unveiled before you Enjoy and reminisce. I may also do a Top 100 or so 90's one someday, though that's very much still in the works.
June 15, 201411 yr Author #250: The Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up Released: December 2003 Peak Position: #2 KRzMtlZjXpU #249: Shayne Ward - No Promises Released: April 2006 Peak Position: #2 HLphrgQFHUQ #248: S Club Juniors - New Direction Released: October 2002 Peak Position: #2 pwcfFDvsN-I #247: Rihanna - Unfaithful Released: July 2006 Peak Position: #2 rp4UwPZfRis #246: P. Diddy feat Christina Aguilera - Tell Me Released: December 2006 Peak Position: #8 mgm89mSu168 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Shut Up' was very popular around the time I got properly into the charts and music, and for that alone it makes it in as it brings back a lot of nostalgia for me even though I found it ever so slightly dated 11 years on (I feel old just typing that). Shayne Ward surprised me with 'No Promises' after the dirge that was his winner's single but he actually came back with a very good pop song. S Club Juniors weren't even a guilty pleasure for me, I just outright loved them and I maintain that they had some very, very good song. 'Unfaithful' and 'Tell Me' both give me a lot of memories of Year Seven at school, specifically 'Tell Me' which - and this may be considered criminal - is the most I've ever enjoyed a P. Diddy song at least until 'Coming Home' was released five years later Edited June 16, 201411 yr by James Silkstone
June 16, 201411 yr Author #245: Madonna - Get Together Released: July 2006 Peak Position: #7 SceS4553f-0 #244: Liberty X - Holding On For You Released: December 2002 Peak Position: #5 _ik7R-8TXIQ #243: Leona Lewis - Forgive Me Released: November 2008 Peak Position: #5 GB6tSIj5Emw #242: Kylie Minogue - Red Blooded Woman Released: March 2004 Peak Position: #5 nZaLpZue7us #241: Jay-Z feat Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town Released: September 2009 Peak Position: #1 yVA-xTBeHyM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Though she has 3 or 4 songs to come later, 'Get Together' was the first Madonna song I ever fell in love with though I have come to love some of her earlier stuff with age. Liberty X's entry is a song that has always stuck with me, and probably one of the better pop songs of 2002. Leona's "Forgive Me" strikes me as a song that isn't particularly popular with her fans and though I wouldn't count myself as a Leona fan I do think 'Forgive Me' is one of her best. It was a welcome change in tempo for her. 'Red Blooded Woman' is also very underrated and considering it features 3 of the biggest artists of the new Centuary I'm always surprised how forgotten 'Run This Town' is. I suppose Kanye's negative press at the time and 'Empire State of Mind' becoming so iconic are probably the reasons, though I still find 'Run This Town' a hell of a lot more enjoyable
June 17, 201411 yr Author #240: Girls Aloud - Something Kinda Oooh Released: October 2006 Peak Position: #3 Wy3SV2fvoG8 #239: Enrique Iglesias feat Kelis - Not In Love Released: March 2004 Peak Position: #5 njKo3l0MKQ0 #238: Christina Aguilera - The Voice Within Released: December 2003 Peak Position: #9 nA2k79EGHbc #237: Avril Lavigne - My Happy Ending Released: August 2004 Peak Position: #5 s8QYxmpuyxg #236: Evanesence - Call Me When You're Sober Released: September 2006 Peak Position: #4 _RrA-R5VHQs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Something Kinda Oooh' marks the first appearance of Girls Aloud in this countdown, and I'd get used to them because they're in my Top 5 acts of the decade. Brilliant pop. Enrique and Kelis's song has been criminally forgotten; it's honestly one of my favourite songs by him. Aguilera's best ballad is 'Hurt' but as that stalled at #11 and was therefore not eligible here, 'Voice' is her highest ranking ballad of the decade. Like many people my age I suspect, no matter if we've moved on from her musically or not I'll always have a soft spot for Avril and 'My Happy Ending' reminds me a lot of Summer 2004. 'Call Me' was a song that passed me by at the time, but 8 years on I absolutely adore it and Amy Lee's voice is haunting as always
June 18, 201411 yr Author #235: Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Going Down Released: February 2006 Peak Position: #8 uhG-vLZrb-g #234: The Game feat 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It Released: May 2005 Peak Position: #4 JY0Ag0fMxz8 #233: Timbaland feat Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtardo - Give It To Me Released: March 2007 Peak Position: #1 RgoiSJ23cSc #232: Usher - Burn Released: June 2004 Peak Position: #1 t5XNWFw5HVw #231: The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway Released: November 2009 Peak Position: #1 I7HahVwYpwo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'Sugar, We're Goin' Down' marked a turning point in my musical tastes mid-decade, I was determined to become a pop punk kid and damn did I succeed over the next few years. Luckily it was the mid-00's so that was popular at the time. Of all the songs I've heard about 'da struggle' The Game's is the most pleasant sounding. Same with Timbo and his motley crew of Furtardo and Timberlake who manage to make a boastful and really quite mean spirited song lyrically sound like one of the nicest things you'll ever. 'Burn' is a good ballad from Usher, though I still prefer his more uptempo stuff and 'Meet Me Halfway' was good enough to stop me hunting down and killing BEP for the rest of the dirge they'd put out in 2009. Also, who doesn't wanna see Will.i.am ride an elephant in space? Edited June 25, 201411 yr by James Silkstone
June 25, 201411 yr Author 230. The Saturdays - Issues Released: January 2009 Peak: #4 ylJ7eNrvrug 229. Will Young - Your Game Released: March 2004 Peak: #3 YrZ1joBXiQw 228. Usher - U Remind Me Released: May 2001 Peak: #3 NMESN1UgeZo 227. Sugababes - In The Middle Released: April 2004 Peak: #8 rnHVIuBlAUo 226. Keane - Bedshaped Released: August 2004 Peak: #10 JugGmkvhsKQ
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