After debating which format to use, I have decided to involve all remaining 40 songs in the final! The list is looking very strong, so this seems the most definitive way of ranking all the songs with the added benefit of avoiding drawing this out too long. The rules are:

• You must rank your favourite 20 of the remaining songs.
• This should be ordered from +20 for your favourite down to +1.
• An added twist: you can award a -1 to your least favourite song. This is not mandatory but is encouraged!
• The deadline is midnight on Tuesday 4th September - two weeks from now.

Your finalists are:

 

Amerie - 1 Thing

Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Crazy in Love

Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

Cassie - Me & U

Ciara feat. Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step

Coolio feat. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise

Craig David - 7 Days

Destiny's Child - Bootylicious

Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance wiv Me

Eminem - Lose Yourself

Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

Ja Rule feat. Ashanti - Always On Time

Jay-Z - 99 Problems

Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You

Kanye West - Power

Kanye West - Stronger

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelis - Milkshake

Kelis - Trick Me

Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On

M.I.A. - Paper Planes

Mary J Blige - Family Affair

Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

Missy Elliott - Work It

Missy Elliott ft. Ciara & Fatman Scoop - Lose Control

Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous

Nina Sky feat. Jabba - Move Your Body

Outkast - Hey Ya

Outkast - Ms Jackson

Rihanna feat. Drake - What's My Name

Sean Paul - Get Busy

Shaggy - It Wasn't Me

Timbaland feat. Keri Wilson & DOE - The Way I Are

TLC - No Scrubs

Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

 

The results will be revealed in a special countdown thread in the days and weeks after the voting has closed - and I will do my best with commentary! Most importantly, enjoy!

+20: Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On

+19: Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You

+18: Shaggy - It Wasn't Me

+17: Rihanna feat. Drake - What's My Name

+16: Cassie - Me & U

+15: Missy Elliott - Work It

+14: Nina Sky feat. Jabba - Move Your Body

+13: Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

+12: Timbaland feat. Keri Wilson & DOE - The Way I Are

+11: Eminem - Lose Yourself

+10: Kelis - Trick Me

+09: Outkast - Ms Jackson

+08: Sean Paul - Get Busy

+07: Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

+06: Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance wiv Me

+05: Kelis - Milkshake

+04: Amerie - 1 Thing

+03: Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

+02: Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

+01: Outkast - Hey Ya

 

-01: Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

 

+ 20 Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous

+ 19 Amerie - 1 Thing

+ 18 Timbaland feat. Keri Wilson & DOE - The Way I Are

+ 17 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

+ 16 Missy Elliott ft. Ciara & Fatman Scoop - Lose Control

+ 15 Kelis - Trick Me

+ 14 Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

+ 13 Cassie - Me & U

+ 12 Ciara feat. Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step

+ 11 Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

+ 10 Nina Sky feat. Jabba - Move Your Body

+ 9 Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

+ 8 Eminem - Lose Yourself

+ 7 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

+ 6 Sean Paul - Get Busy

+ 5 Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

+ 4 Mary J Blige - Family Affair

+ 3 Missy Elliott - Work It

+ 2 Rihanna feat. Drake - What's My Name

+ 1 Kelis - Milkshake

 

- 1 Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Crazy in Love

 

+20 Kanye West - Power

+19 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

+18 Outkast - Ms Jackson

+17 Coolio feat. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise

+16 Amerie - 1 Thing

+15 Jay-Z - 99 Problems

+14 Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance wiv Me

+13 Outkast - Hey Ya

+12 Mary J Blige - Family Affair

+11 Eminem - Lose Yourself

+10 Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

+9 Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

+8 Missy Elliott ft. Ciara & Fatman Scoop - Lose Control

+7 Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

+6 Kelis - Milkshake

+5 Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Crazy in Love

+4 Cassie - Me & U

+3 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

+2 Sean Paul - Get Busy

+1 Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

20 Rihanna feat. Drake - What's My Name

19 Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

18 Kanye West - Stronger

17 Nina Sky feat. Jabba - Move Your Body

16 Cassie - Me & U

15 Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

14 Outkast - Hey Ya

13 Timbaland feat. Keri Wilson & DOE - The Way I Are

12 M.I.A. - Paper Planes

11 Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

10 Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

09 Eminem - Lose Yourself

08 Sean Paul - Get Busy

07 Kelis - Trick Me

06 Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance wiv Me

05 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

04 Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

03 Kelis - Milkshake

02 Amerie - 1 Thing

01 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

20 Blu Cantrell f/Sean Paul - Breathe

19 Ja Rule f/Ashanti - Always On Time

18 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

17 Nelly Furtado f/Timbaland - Promiscuous

16 Timbaland f/Keri Hilson - The Way I Are

15 TLC - No Scrubs

14 Kelis - Milkshake

13 Cassie - Me & U

12 Eve f/Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

11 Coolio f/LV - Gangsta's Paradise

10 Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

09 Mary J Blige - Family Affair

08 Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On

07 Amerie - 1 Thing

06 Ciara f/Missy Elliott - 1 2 Step

05 Nelly f/Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

04 Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You

03 Rihanna f/Drake - What's My Name

02 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

01 Craig David - 7 Days

-1 Eminem - Lose Yourself

+20 Outkast - Hey Ya

+19 Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On

+18 Sean Paul - Get Busy

+17 Eminem - Lose Yourself

+16 Outkast - Ms Jackson

+15 Blu Cantrell ft. Sean Paul - Breathe

+14 Ja Rule ft. Ashanti - Always On Time

+13 Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

+12 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

+11 Kelis - Trick Me

+10 Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

+9 Mary J Blige - Family Affair

+8 Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You

+7 Jay-Z - 99 Problems

+6 Missy Elliott - Work It

+5 Coolio feat. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise

+4 Kanye West - Power

+3 Craig David - 7 Days

+2 Cassie - Me & U

+1 Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

 

-1 Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

+20 Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Crazy in Love

+19 Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

+18 TLC - No Scrubs

+17 Amerie - 1 Thing

+16 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

+15 Destiny's Child - Bootylicious

+14 Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

+13 Kelis - Milkshake

+12 Missy Elliott - Work It

+11 Cassie - Me & U

 

+10 Jay-Z - 99 Problems

+9 M.I.A. - Paper Planes

+8 Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

+7 Shaggy - It Wasn't Me

+6 Kanye West - Power

+5 Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

+4 Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

+3 Ja Rule feat. Ashanti - Always On Time

+2 Ciara feat. Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step

+1 Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Great response so far! Would be great to get 25+ responses for this and the current standings are finely poised.

 

20- Coolio ft LV- Gangsta's Paradise

19- Eminem- Lose Yourself

18- Shaggy- It Wasn't Me

17- Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

16- TLC- No Scrubs

15- Kanye West- Stronger

14- Kanye West ft Jamie Foxx- Gold Digger

13- Jay-Z- 99 Problems

12- Timbaland ft Keri Hilson & DOE- The Way I Are

11- Beyonce ft Jay-Z- Crazy In Love

10- Nelly ft Kelly Rowland- Dilemma

9- Rihanna ft Drake- What's My Name

8- Usher ft Lil Jon & Ludacris- Yeah!

7- Craig David- 7 Days

6- Outkast- Ms Jackson

5- Justin Timberlake- Like I Love You

4- Eve ft Gwen Stefani- Let Me Blow Ya Mind

3- Sean Paul - Get Busy

2- Ja Rule ft Ashanti- Always On Time

1- Ciara ft Missy Elliott- 1,2 Step

+20 Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

+19 Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

+18 TLC - No Scrubs

+17 Kelis - Trick Me

+16 Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Crazy in Love

+15 Ciara feat. Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step

+14 Amerie - 1 Thing

+13 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

+12 Mary J Blige - Family Affair

+11 Missy Elliott ft. Ciara & Fatman Scoop - Lose Control

+10 Kelis - Milkshake

+09 Destiny's Child - Bootylicious

+08 Timbaland feat. Keri Wilson & DOE - The Way I Are

+07 Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

+06 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

+05 Cassie - Me & U

+04 Missy Elliott - Work It

+03 Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You

+02 Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

+01 Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

 

-01 Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

+20 Kanye West - Power

+19 Cassie - Me & U

+18 Kelis - Milkshake

+17 M.I.A. - Paper Planes

+16 Kanye West - Stronger

+15 Kelis - Trick Me

+14 Missy Elliott - Work It

+13 Amerie - 1 Thing

+12 Ciara feat. Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step

+11 Missy Elliott ft. Ciara & Fatman Scoop - Lose Control

+10 Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

+09 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

+08 Mary J Blige - Family Affair

+07 Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

+06 Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous

+05 Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

+04 Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You

+03 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

+02 Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

+01 Sean Paul - Get Busy

+20 Ja Rule feat. Ashanti - Always On Time

+19 Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On

+18 Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

+17 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

+16 Sean Paul - Get Busy

+15 Outkast - Ms Jackson

+14 Rihanna feat. Drake - What's My Name

+13 Nina Sky feat. Jabba - Move Your Body

+12 Amerie - 1 Thing

+11 Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance wiv Me

+10 TLC - No Scrubs

+9 Cassie - Me & U

+8 Kanye West - Stronger

+7 Timbaland feat. Keri Wilson & DOE - The Way I Are

+6 Eminem - Lose Yourself

+5 Missy Elliott - Work It

+4 Kelis - Trick Me

+3 M.I.A. - Paper Planes

+2 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

+1 Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

 

 

-1 Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

 

 

+20 Craig David - 7 Days

+19 Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous

+18 Shaggy - It Wasn't Me

+17 Kanye West - Stronger

+16 Jay-Z - 99 Problems

+15 Coolio feat. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise

+14 Eminem - Lose Yourself

+13 Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance Wiv Me

+12 Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

+11 Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

+10 Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You

+9 Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

+8 Rihanna feat. Drake - What's My Name

+7 Timbaland feat. Keri Wilson & DOE - The Way I Are

+6 Kanye West - Power

+5 Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah

+4 Cassie - Me & U

+3 Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

+2 Outkast - Hey Ya

+1 Ja Rule feat. Ashanti - Always On Time

 

-1 Destiny's Child - Bootylicious

+20 Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Crazy in Love

+19 M.I.A. - Paper Planes

+18 Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

+17 Mary J Blige - Family Affair

+16 Outkast - Ms Jackson

+15 TLC - No Scrubs

+14 Kelis - Milkshake

+13 Destiny's Child - Bootylicious

+12 Amerie - 1 Thing

+11 Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

+10 Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

+09 Shaggy - It Wasn't Me

+08 Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

+07 Kelis - Trick Me

+06 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

+05 Outkast - Hey Ya!

+04 Craig David - 7 Days

+03 Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

+02 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

+01 Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On

20 Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy [best]

19 Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

18 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

17 Mary J Blige - Family Affair

16 Destiny's Child - Bootylicious

15 Amerie - 1 Thing

14 Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

13 Kelis - Milkshake

12 Cassie - Me & U

11 Missy Elliott ft. Ciara & Fatman Scoop - Lose Control

10 Ciara feat. Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step

9 Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

8 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

7 Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Crazy in Love

6 Kelis - Trick Me

5 Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & DOE - The Way I Are

4 Missy Elliott - Work It

3 Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

2 Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

1 Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance wiv Me

 

-1 Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

+20 Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

+19 Eminem - Lose Yourself

+18 Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Crazy in Love

+17 Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

+16 Amerie - 1 Thing

+15 Craig David - 7 Days

+14 Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You

+13 Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

+12 Kanye West - Stronger

+11 Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

+10 Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

+09 Rihanna feat. Drake - What's My Name

+08 Mary J Blige - Family Affair

+07 Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous

+06 M.I.A. - Paper Planes

+05 Ja Rule feat. Ashanti - Always On Time

+04 Outkast - Ms Jackson

+03 Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

+02 Destiny's Child - Bootylicious

+01 Jay-Z - 99 Problems

 

 

Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

TLC - No Scrubs

Timbaland feat. Keri Wilson & DOE - The Way I Are

Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance wiv Me

Coolio feat. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise

Cassie - Me & U

Missy Elliott ft. Ciara & Fatman Scoop - Lose Control

Kanye West - Power

 

 

-1 Shaggy - It Wasn't Me

Awful song

Edited August 30, 20186 yr by Dexton

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Voting closes Tuesday night, don't miss out on the chance to vote for your favourites!

+20: Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance wiv Me

+19: Outkast - Hey Ya

+18: M.I.A. - Paper Planes

+17: Outkast - Ms Jackson

+16: Craig David - 7 Days

+15: Coolio feat. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise

+14: Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

+13: Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You

+12: Kanye West - Stronger

+11: Eminem - Lose Yourself

+10: Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

+09: Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

+08: Timbaland feat. Keri Wilson & DOE - The Way I Are

+07: Cassie - Me & U

+06: Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On

+05: Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

+04: Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

+03: Jay-Z - 99 Problems

+02: Shaggy - It Wasn't Me

+01: Nina Sky feat. Jabba - Move Your Body

 

-1: Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Crazy in Love

 

+20 Timbaland feat. Keri Wilson & DOE - The Way I Are

+19 Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Crazy in Love

+18 Coolio feat. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise

+17 Sean Paul - Get Busy

+16 Eminem - Lose Yourself

+15 M.I.A. - Paper Planes

+14 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

+13 Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On

+12 Cassie - Me & U

+11 Kelis - Milkshake

 

+10 Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous

+09 Nina Sky feat. Jabba - Move Your Body

+08 Kanye West - Stronger

+07 Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

+06 Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

+05 Shaggy - It Wasn't Me

+04 Mary J Blige - Family Affair

+03 Destiny's Child - Bootylicious

+02 Missy Elliott - Work It

+01 Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind