Lady (Hear Me Tonight) is a real blast to the start of my life *.* Definitely a song I remember being around all the time when I was younger!

Hey there Pete :hi: :heart:

 

How cool that a few of us have now said we associate it with the early years of our lives *.* what a tune!

 

thank you for commenting <3 and getting me to a new page! Time to get cracking with the top 10 ;o

10. Sugababes - Overload
(chart-run: 6-9-9-15-21-28-35-53)

09. Coldplay - Yellow
(chart-run: 4-11-18-21-25-29-31-34-39-44-61)

08. Moby - Porcelain
(chart-run: 5-13-23-36-55-61)

07. Fragma - Toca's Miracle
(chart-run: 1-1-2-4-10-11-17-24-33-36-36-39-51-66-72-58R(2)-52-29R(399))

06. Melanie C - Never Be The Same Again (feat. Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes)
(chart-run: 1-2-7-9-11-14-17-26-31-38-42-54-67-75-70R(3)-74)



Time to kick off my top 10 favourite hits of the year 2000! Two recent events have lead up to this moment well. Firstly, my mum put on the first instalment of this 20th anniversary 'Big Brother: Best Shows Ever' series on E4 over dinner today. They began with the iconic Nasty Nick drama from series 1... set in the year 2000! So that has acted as an effective time machine to really get me in the new millennium mood. Then, more specific to the #10 song, I watched Keisha Buchanan's YouTube video about life as the 'black Sugababe' only yesterday! So there we go, this series of events have been a perfect path in the run up to this latest section. Sugababes make their first appearance in my countdown now and I'm sure there will be plenty more to come as they're one of my favourite girl groups. 'Overload' was their debut single, featuring founding members Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhán Donaghy. The girls were only about 15 years old when this song was released. So, as you can imagine, the lyrical content is age appropriate. It's about a teenage girl's crush on a boy and the difficulties that come with this particular situation. However, the execution of this subject matter is pretty mature. In fact, the critics went wild for this song and the accompanying album. This project and Siobhán's 'Ghosts' record are the ones that particularly stand out in my mind as their critically acclaimed work. Their soulful harmonies were on point here - I think the material from Sugababes 2.0 was generally the strongest, but the 1.0 line-up definitely had the best vocal talent. Aside from the vocals, the production is generally a smooth blend of pop, R&B, hip-hop and electronic elements. But there are some surprisingly off-kilter moments in the mix for a debut girl-group single. I guess it was like 'Sound of the Underground' in that it was something a bit different and exciting, except without the reality show tag. I was a bit late to the party and only discovered 'Overload' during my GCSE years due to my friend being a huge Sugababes fan. My knowledge prior to then was 'Angels With Dirty Faces' onwards. I instantly fell in love with this song and that has not changed one bit. It still sounds incredibly fresh for a 2000 release. This charted at an impressive #6 for the girls and was nominated for a Brit Award back then. Away from the song, the video is pretty simple - plotless and the girls alternating in front of a white background. I guess these close up shots helped us to remember their faces quickly. Until the line-up would already change a year later that is!

Next up at #9 is 'Yellow' by Coldplay! This one is very nostalgic for me as it reminds me of a Haven holiday where I played this song over and over again on their Guitar Hero machine. I was transfixed by the combination and it has continued to be my signature Guitar Hero song. It really does have a killer riff. This is Coldplay's highest song for me in 2000 after 'Trouble' appeared earlier. 'Shiver' was their debut single here in the U.K., reaching a modest #35, but it was 'Yellow' that really changed everything. It quickly became the group's first top 5 hit and helped to elevate the sales of accompanying album 'Parachutes'. It made a mark in the U.S. too, where it was instead chosen as their debut single, charting at #48. The meaning behind 'Yellow' seems to have various stories, so who knows which one is sincere, but all in all it's a devotional and romantic song - with "for you" mentioned a lot. It feels melancholic yet upbeat at the same time... I felt the same way about 'Trouble' too earlier, so clearly Coldplay had a knack for striking the balance. I can easily get lost in this beautiful song anyway. The video is equally intense with a young Chris Martin staring into my soul while walking across a beach in slow motion. They went for the minimalistic approach here for sure. The song is pretty hypnotic so I can see why they didn't want many distractions. The video was originally supposed to contain more of the band, but the funeral of bandmate Will Champion's mother occurred on the same day as filming, so it was decided that just Chris would appear. It was hoped that the day was going to be much nicer in terms of weather, but in the end the miserable outcome really matched the sombre tone behind-the-scenes and fed into the melancholic aspect of the song. 'Yellow' feels like a pretty timeless song for me that I imagine I'll still be loving for years to come. A Coldplay classic for sure. One day I simply must hear this live if they ever return to conventional touring.

So, if the 'Yellow' music video wasn't intimate enough, then 'Porcelain' at #8 truly takes the biscuit with a close-up eye being the focal point! It actually had two music videos but this is the one that I'm familiar with. Honestly something about watching that eye blinking makes me feel slightly uneasy. But hey at least the song is great. Moby was less keen at first though - he brushed 'Porcelain' off as average and couldn't imagine people wanting to listen to it. He thought his own vocals were weak and that the production was mushy. However, his manager would convince him to put it on the album 'Play' and release it as a single. Thank goodness that ended up working out! Turns out that a lot of people wanted to listen to this as it charted as high as #5. Its popularity was somewhat attributed to its use in the film 'The Beach'. Let's just say that film will be relevant once more in this countdown a little later. 'Porcelain' is such a dreamy song. The production is so relaxing with its combination of piano, string samples and electronic elements. Those piano rhythms are particularly heavenly. I find Moby's vocal performance haunting too. Pilar Basso also contributes vocals to this song. Those extra layers make it all the more enjoyable - what a stunning soundscape. 'Porcelain' is lyrically quite sad as it's about the break-up of a relationship. More specifically it focuses on a relationship where you're in love with someone but feel like you shouldn't be with them. So the haunting vocals feel very appropriate. This is a staple on my chill-out playlist and will stay on there forever.

So, earlier I mentioned that this year featured the first song that I could actually remember at the time. We've now reached that point! At #7 we have the excellent 'Toca's Miracle' by Fragma. At the time I would repeat the "I need a miracle" line around the house and this is even documented in home videos. I suspect I was singing this phonetically though, as I'm sure the word "miracle" was not yet in my vocabulary at age 3. Young me was already forming a solid taste in music as 'Toca's Miracle' is this high up in my 2000 list! I wish this song was still as widely available as it was back then though. 'Toca's Miracle' is sadly no longer on streaming services and was also really hard to find on YouTube - I had to watch the Top of the Pops performance. Thankfully I actually have this song on my laptop as Colm sent me a PM link to a dance compilation he made, as I loved the tracklist sequencing. So I am able to add it to my Spotify playlist via a local file! But yeah, the song is slowly being erased from the world, even Kisstory play the inferior 2008 remix now :( this is all down to label issues as Coco Star, the vocalist, apparently never received royalties for this massive hit. This is another #1 single in 2000 that spent more than a week at the top of the chart. It is a mash-up of Coco Star's 'I Need a Miracle' with Fragma's 'Toca Me' instrumental. The two worked stupendously well together and the nation fell in love. I adore the bouncy trance production and general energy of this song. Clearly little me was fixated on the lyrics too and I still find them to be hugely singalong. The music video was a bit random as it showed an indoor futsal game and I can't say this song makes me think of sports at all. But hey, the music video is slowly being wiped out anyway. SUCH a shame about all of the issues surrounding this song as it's an enormous favourite for me. Other Fragma hits are available to stream, including the original 'Toca Me', as the German group were not one hit wonders.

Just missing out on a spot in the top 5 is Melanie C! She has appeared twice previously - with 'When You're Gone' for 1998 and once before in 2000 with 'I Turn To You'. Now it's time for her best song in my eyes - 'Never Be The Same Again'. In fact, this is my favourite solo Spice Girls song full-stop. It was actually a year ago today since I saw the Spice Girls! Solo moments weren't a particular priority though. Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes' rap is a huge draw for me so I think this would feel incomplete live anyway. Her flow and lyrics are so standout, it really doesn't feel like a phoned in appearance whatsoever. It was nice to see the two of them united in the video doing tai chi too. Anyway, for years I wrongly presumed that 'Never Be The Same Again' was Melanie's debut single (well, following the Bryan Adams collab) as it seems like such an obvious smash hit. But no... it came THIRD in the campaign after 'Goin' Down' and the title track from 'Northern Star'! Wow. I guess both of those songs showed different sides of Melanie - the former was very unexpected in sound, a bit edgy, then 'Northern Star' was a ballad that showed off her vocal talent. So those happened and then the #1s appeared as the third and fourth singles. 'Never Be The Same Again' beat 'The Time Is Now' by Moloko to #1 - a song that also appeared in my countdown earlier. Melanie was truly smashing it in 2000. 'Never Be The Same Again' seems to be about taking the plunge from a friendship to a relationship. This song feels so relatable as I remember how overwhelming that was for me, but worth it. This song is backed with R&B-infused electropop production and Melanie's voice fits it like a glove. I do love the in-your-face fun pop that the Spice Girls gave us, but this chilled, sophisticated direction from Melanie was very much welcomed. The video really compliments the song well too, it appears to be set in Iceland (can't get much more chill than that <3) and the tai chi scenes in particular feel quite de-stressing. She smashed this!

2000 concludes next week :cheer:

Coldplay, Moby and Fragma is a great run of three <3

 

We can only hope Fragma may one day be added to streaming - maybe for its 25th anniversary? Lel ~

Coldplay, Moby and Fragma is a great run of three <3

 

We can only hope Fragma may one day be added to streaming - maybe for its 25th anniversary? Lel ~

Hey there Bray :hi: :heart:

 

Yay *.* and fingers crossed, it seems like an uphill battle so far but I shall live in hope that some kind of arrangement materialises for the 25th anniversary :kink: in more positive news, Pop Activism seem to be working on getting the 'Big Brother UK Theme' by Elementfour on streaming platforms, so that's a different 2000 gap coming to be filled at least :cheer: I should send them a list of all the gaps in this countdown :lol: (although I already know that 'Perfect Day' and ofc 'Toca's Miracle' are proving to be a massive challenge, for the former they'd need permission from EVERYONE involved :drama: who knows about the 'Chocolate Salty Balls' situation though xo)

 

thank you for commenting <3

Hi Jade :)

 

Well, the following tracks on your list made my Year-End top 40 for 2000: (12/35, or about 1 in 3)

 

Never Be The Same Again

Toca's Miracle

Yellow

Overload

Oops I Did It Again

Shackles

Rock DJ

Sandstorm

Rise

Try Again

The Time Is Now

Bye Bye Bye

 

and my 100: (19/35 I love or over half) :lol:

 

Porcelain

Babylon

Black Coffee

Stronger

Silence

I Need Your Lovin'

One More Time

 

While the ones I'd list as most in need of being top 5 are (excluding Texas, I know that's not gonna happen, and a few lesser hits :lol: ):

 

It Feels So Good

Smooth

Life Is A Rollercoaster

Dancing In The Moonlight

Sky

Don't Tell me

Pure Shores

Beautiful Day

Groovejet

Kids

 

any of the above will be very welcome :lol:

 

Hi Jade :)

 

Well, the following tracks on your list made my Year-End top 40 for 2000: (12/35, or about 1 in 3)

 

Never Be The Same Again

Toca's Miracle

Yellow

Overload

Oops I Did It Again

Shackles

Rock DJ

Sandstorm

Rise

Try Again

The Time Is Now

Bye Bye Bye

 

and my 100: (19/35 I love or over half) :lol:

 

Porcelain

Babylon

Black Coffee

Stronger

Silence

I Need Your Lovin'

One More Time

 

While the ones I'd list as most in need of being top 5 are (excluding Texas, I know that's not gonna happen, and a few lesser hits :lol: ):

 

It Feels So Good

Smooth

Life Is A Rollercoaster

Dancing In The Moonlight

Sky

Don't Tell me

Pure Shores

Beautiful Day

Groovejet

Kids

 

any of the above will be very welcome :lol:

Hey there John :hi: :heart:

 

Good to see a decent amount of crossover again! Especially 'Never Be The Same Again', with that being the highest placing track so far :heart:

 

Can confirm that some of the songs on that list will feature in my top 5, stay tuned to see which ones... :D

 

thank you for commenting <3

You may not be able to get it on Discogs, but you can get the 12" and CD single of Toca's Miracle from eBay.

Also, judging from that Beach reference in the text, I'm guessing Pure Shores will pop up in the Top 5.

Edited June 21, 20205 yr by DalekTurret32

You may not be able to get it on Discogs, but you can get the 12" and CD single of Toca's Miracle from eBay.

Also, judging from that Beach reference in the text, I'm guessing Pure Shores will pop up in the Top 5.

Hey there Dalek :hi: :heart:

 

Hooray for 'Toca's Miracle' being preserved in physical form. I definitely have a copy of Now 45 somewhere so I do have it via that.

 

Regarding the second comment... you may be on to something there... :kink:

 

thank you for commenting <3

 

Top 5 tonight :cheer:

05. Eminem - Stan (feat. Dido)
(chart-run: 1-2-3-2-5-10-12-18-22-22-26-30-30-38-54-68-74R(3))

04. Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400
(chart-run: 2-2-5-7-12-15-23-30-39-47-64-69-72-71-7)

03. Sonique - It Feels So Good
(chart-run: 1-1-1-2-4-10-17-17-22-26-27-32-32-36-41-62-75)

02. Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor)
(chart-run: 1-2-3-6-12-17-20-27-36-37-40-39-48-64-59-55-56-54-49-46-42-43-50-66)

01. All Saints - Pure Shores
(chart-run: 1-1-2-3-7-9-12-18-26-32-40-41-50-66-74-69)



Now it's time for my five favourite songs of 2000! This section contains 4 chart toppers and a #2 hit, so some pretty massive singles to close the year on. Kicking off this top 5 is a song that was so impactful that the semantics behind the title were added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Quite a big deal indeed. This is 'Stan' by Eminem, featuring vocals by Dido in the chorus, sampled from her own song 'Thank You'. This sample source would become a hit in its own right following this gigantic springboard. Dido wrote the song about depression, including losing her house, so it feels appropriately dark as a chorus, considering the subject matter of the rest of the song. The title revolves around a crazed Eminem fan named Stan who becomes increasingly more obsessive throughout the song. He's been writing letters to his idol and feels more and more frustrated when he continues to not receive a reply. He even takes it out on his girlfriend - played by Dido in the video. The music video in question, directed by Dr. Dre and Philip G. Atwell, is a literal re-telling of the storyline. Stan's journey ends with him drunk driving, including his girlfriend in the boot, recording one last message to Eminem. He loses control just after the realisation that he won't be able to actually get the tape out to Eminem. This results in the death of himself and his girlfriend. The song finishes with Eminem replying to Stan's letter at last, feeling concerned about his welfare, until he realises that the crazed fan on the news was Stan himself. That whole storyline gives me chills every time! So, 'stan' means an obsessive fan in popular culture today, all thanks to this. It was recorded 20 years ago and retains such a legacy. It's a really intense hip-hop song that was released as the third single from 'The Marshall Mathers LP'. This was a second 'serious' single on the trot as it followed 'The Way I Am'. However, it was the comedic 'The Real Slim Shady' that lead the era and became his first ever #1 single in 2000. Eminem rounded off the year with a 2nd #1 in the bag. Now, in 2020, he is still scoring #1 hits. That is some seriously impressive longevity! I think 'Stan' was probably the first Eminem song I was ever introduced to. I vividly remember watching it on the music channels for the first time (censored, probably for the best for my young eyes) and being fixated by the entire package. Eminem was definitely a gateway to me appreciating hip-hop music more. This still remains one of his best songs for me, perhaps even his absolute best. The story-telling is still gripping every single time for me even though I must've heard it way over 100 times. The sample fits like a glove. The beat is hard-hitting and the rain noises at the beginning help to make it all the more atmospheric. The tension is immaculate. It genuinely inspired terminology in society. My hat truly goes off to him for this masterpiece. The video is one of his best too - although commenters aren't happy that it's censored on YouTube! He's often known for his nonsensical songs but this was refreshingly emotional with a lot of depth to it. Although definitely not as deep as Bob The Builder's 'Can We Fix It?' that blocked it from Christmas #1. :kink:

Next we move away from the moody feel of 'Stan' and hit the club instead with a full-fat banger! At #4 we have the brilliant 'Kernkraft 400' by Zombie Nation. This is the one #2 hit in this section amongst a sea of #1s. The song that kept it off the top? Well, that was the Mariah Carey and Westlife version of 'Against All Odds', for not one but two weeks. Oh that one stings. It did not need to be a chart topper to gain a legacy though! It is commonly used as a chant in stadiums for different sports games. That's pretty neat for an instrumental. It does have a pretty distinctive melody though that proved popular here in the U.K. It scraped a #99 position on the Billboard Hot 100 also. Well, I say it's an instrumental, but it does have one minimal repetitive line. This is the mention of the artist "Zombie Nation" - so it's easy to see why people may confuse the artist name for the title of the song instead. Zombie Nation is German and 'Kernkraft 400' translates to 'Nuclear Energy 400'. Therefore, it makes sense that the music video is inside a nuclear plant room. I can never decide if the video is creepy or charming. The eccentric presenter is a bit hands on with the two scantily clad models. But a microwave is genuinely a focal point at the same time. So god knows. It's all a bit random. But either way the song is an absolute stomper! It's a highly energetic electronic song that still sounds really standout. It interpolates a song (called 'Stardust') taken from a 1980s video game (which in turn samples another song) and I can definitely hear the vibrant retro gaming sound to it. The sample was initially not granted but Zombie Nation apparently paid an undisclosed amount to David Whittaker, the man behind 'Stardust', to borrow the melody. Well, thank goodness they came to some kind of agreement as that addictive melody, coupled with bouncy production, is such a necessity in any 2000s dance playlist. It was originally released in 1999 actually but it took a year for 'Kernkraft 400' to properly take off.

Top 3 time now! It is apt that 'It Feels So Good' by Sonique should place 3rd here as the song also finished 3rd on the U.K. best-sellers end-of-year list for 2000. Guess how many weeks she spent at #1? Yep - also 3! That was phenomenal by 2000 standards with most songs only spending one week atop the chart. 'It Feels So Good' was initially released in 1998 but limped into the chart at #24. However, a D.J. in the United States picked up the song later on in 2000 and this kicked off its second wave of popularity. Sonique even managed to chart at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100! What a monster hit she had on her hands. With the likes of 'Stan' and 'Kernkraft 400' it was an instant love for me. However, 'It Feels So Good' was a bit of a slow burner in my affections! I merely liked this for years. But that like eventually turned into love and now it's a firm favourite. That trance production is flawless! The mix of electronic beats and strings are a dream. The production doesn't even peak until right at the end either. On the final chorus the electronic elements become a bit more manic. Sonique, formerly of S'Express fame, compliments that production wonderfully with her soulful vocals. That soaring chorus is so euphoric! I guess it was hard not to be when the song is called 'It Feels So Good' and mentions "taking me higher". It truly does take you to another place. I love the dramatic nature of the verses evolving into such a free chorus. The song was written about a guy who believed that Sonique only liked him for his success and not who he truly was. So this was a response - that his love DOES feel so good. The music video features Sonique working in what appears to be a café and having a daydream with delusions of grandeur; she's singing in front of a crowd on stage. Well, this song truly did propel her to new heights on stages in the U.K.! This is her signature song but she did continue having hits with the likes of 'Sky' and 'I Put A Spell On You'.

Well, 'Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)' may have won a chart battle, but it must settle for #2 here! Producer Spiller, with help from Sophie Ellis-Bextor on vocals, was up against Truesteppers featuring Dane Bowers and Victoria Beckham's 'Out Of Your Mind' - Posh Spice's first musical foray outside of the Spice Girls. This was a BIG deal. But it was Spiller and Sophie who grabbed that top spot and eventually became the 8th best-selling single of the year. I am a big Spice Girls fan of course but I'm firmly team 'Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)' if it wasn't obvious enough! They gave the world some serious summer shimmer with this funky, laidback and romantic dance team-up. Its origin was just Spiller's instrumental, but he wanted a vocalist on top of the track in the end, fearing that the repetitive instrumental wouldn't click enough with the public. So, he approached 21-year-old Sophie from rock band theaudience and the rest is history. She wrote the lyrics (with a little help from Rob Davis) and provided a charming vocal performance. It turns out that she would be the star out of the two of them. Spiller followed up the dainty and beautiful 'Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)' with... an absolute racket called 'Cry Baby'! Honestly, what was he thinking? Sophie stayed in her lane of disco-tinged charm and it really paid off. Well, at least the both of them have created a legacy with this song, thanks to the aforementioned chart battle and also the fact that it was the first song ever to be played on an iPod - a prototype specifically! Now that is pretty cool. Both Spiller and Sophie appear in the video. They are eventually brought together in a club where the former dances in a very goofy fashion. What a lush song, I love the house grooves and all the little flashes of strings and percussion. Sophie's vocals fit in beautifully. It's another 'Toca's Miracle' situation where the track and vocals feel like they were meant to be together all along. I was too young to remember the summer of 2000 but what an amazing soundtrack it must've had with the likes of this and 'Lady (Hear Me Tonight)' repping the house genre. Both still feel fresh now.

So... now time for the big reveal. For 1997 it was Dario G. Then 1998 was Spice Girls. For 1999 I chose Fatboy Slim. Now... it's All Saints! Wow, I've just noticed that an unintentional pattern is forming. This is me alternating between dance producers and girl-groups so far! Watch this space for a dance #1 for 2001. Anyway, All Saints are back after appearing not too long ago with 'Black Coffee'. 'Pure Shores' is the crown jewel of their whole discography for me. The rest of the country seemed to love it too as it was the 2nd best-selling single of 2000 here and spent 2 weeks at #1. Band member Shaznay Lewis wrote the song about finding a place to relax. These magnetising lyrics found a home under the production of William Orbit. He was a perfect fit for All Saints just like he was for Madonna. He turned this relaxing vision into the most beautiful ambient pop soundscape. All of the layers create a harmonious underwater atmosphere. That includes All Saints' dreamy vocals too. 'Pure Shores' does get a little dramatic during the middle 8 but swiftly returns to a chill-out sound for a satisfying climax. 'Black Coffee' had a seriously explosive coda but I think the middle 8 taking more of that turn was far more effective for this song when it's generally more peaceful. In fact this was revealed as one of the most relaxing songs ever according to a study carried out in the past. 'Pure Shores' was used for the Leonardo DiCaprio movie 'The Beach' (fun fact, a colleague during my work experience at Your Cat magazine gave me this on DVD along with a couple of others, during a clearout, but I still need to watch it!!) and this can be spotted in the music video. Scenes of the girls are spliced with ones from the movie. They work quite effectively as All Saints are on a beach themselves. The night vision effects are particularly memorable. They make me think of an experience outside of the norm. So, being on land, what we're used to, verses the underwater feeling of this song. Then couple that with vision that looks unorthodox. It's quite an exciting collision for me anyway! The girls truly smashed it out of the park with this one. Their warm harmonies were made for William Orbit's ambient style. I'm pleased that this sound was such a winner for the public as I truly treasure these William Orbit projects too. This and 'Black Coffee' really steered them in the right direction for the critics too. What a song! Within my top 10 of all-time. It's enchanting, hypnotic, beautiful... everyone involved played a blinder. The vocals, lyrics and production all feel so connected in this relaxing underwater world. I love being immersed in this.

That's a wrap :cheer: 2001 begins in the not too distant future x

recap ~ full 2000 top 40:

 

01. All Saints - Pure Shores

02. Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor)

03. Sonique - It Feels So Good

04. Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400

05. Eminem - Stan (feat. Dido)

06. Melanie C - Never Be The Same Again (feat. Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes)

07. Fragma - Toca's Miracle

08. Moby - Porcelain

09. Coldplay - Yellow

10. Sugababes - Overload

 

11. Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

12. Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again

13. Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson - Movin' Too Fast

14. David Gray - Babylon

15. Oasis - Go Let It Out

16. Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler

17. B-15 Project - Girls Like Us (feat. Crissy D & Lady G)

18. All Saints - Black Coffee

19. Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers

20. Dr. Dre - Forgot About Dre (feat. Eminem)

 

21. Mary Mary - Shackles (Praise You)

22. Britney Spears - Stronger

23. Robbie Williams - Rock DJ

24. Darude - Sandstorm

25. Gabrielle - Rise

26. Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby

27. Element Four - Big Brother UK TV Theme

28. Coldplay - Trouble

29. Aaliyah - Try Again

30. Craig David - Fill Me In

 

31. Basement Jaxx - Bingo Bango

32. Chicane - Don't Give Up (feat. Bryan Adams)

33. Melanie C - I Turn To You

34. Artful Dodger and Robbie Craig - Woman Trouble (feat. Craig David)

35. Delerium - Silence (feat. Sarah McLachlan)

36. LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight

37. Moloko - The Time Is Now

38. Marc et Claude - I Need Your Lovin' (Like The Sunshine)

39. Daft Punk - One More Time

40. *NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye

 

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playlist so far (1997 - 2000):

 

 

Hope you guys are still enjoying! My enthusiasm for this project has been at an all-time high since I designated a certain day for it *.*

 

Feel free to share your own 2000 favourites x

 

(impact of these songs since they appeared in this countdown: Pop Activism are working on getting 'Big Brother UK Theme' back on Spotify, thanks to a recent revival of interest in Big Brother, due to a 20th anniversary special on E4. Also an advert with a different version of 'I Need Your Lovin' (Like The Sunshine)' has resurfaced again on TV!)

I am at least a moderately big fan of all of those top 5 so a great section to end on! I'm not really a massive fan of All Saints in general but 'Pure Shores' is certainly an undeniable song from them. And I think I did know it before but I kind of associate 'Kernkraft 400' with you (re-)introducing it to me on plug.dj iirc, eternally grateful as it's definitely one of the best dance songs of its era <3

 

The #1 of 2001 will be pretty obvious of course...

Mambo No. 5 by Bob The Builder xx

 

Five absolute classics there to round out 2000, they were actually playing “Kernkraft 400” on 6Music yesterday afternoon and it was quite the unexpected joy to hear it on the radio again.

 

“Stan” takes me back to playing Resident Evil after school as it was always on Radio 1 that December, and “Pure Shores” was a brilliant comeback from a group that was sadly to drift apart and never quite recapture the magic, but not before they scored a surprise number 1 with the equally brilliant “Black Coffee”. I also really enjoyed “Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)” and “It Feels So Good” which bookended the summer that year - although the song of the summer for me that year was “Freestyler” which was played to death when I was out in Austria in August for a family holiday.

 

A bit sad that “Don't Falter” by Mint Royale and the lovely Lauren Laverne didn't quite make your list, one of the most joyful and upbeat songs of 2000.

 

Looking very much forward to 2001!

An excellent top 10, the top 2 especially are real year-defining songs. My other favourites from your top 10 are Stan (a beautiful and haunting song indeed, the parent album is on my current bucket list project, I'm not sure I'm ready x), Porcelain (:wub: beautiful) and, naturally, Yellow (I genuinely can't decide between this and Trouble for my favourites from Parachutes, changes every day, but they're both wonderful)

 

As is customary, an estimate of my own 2000 top 10:

 

01. Daft Punk - One More Time

02. U2 - Beautiful Day

03. Moby - Porcelain

04. Bomfunk MCs - Freestyler

05. Coldplay - Trouble/Yellow

06. Darude - Sandstorm

07. All Saints - Pure Shores

08. Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight

09. The Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch

10. Blink-182 - All The Small Things

 

Most of which are here so yay! Have you heard Beautiful Day? It's my favourite U2 song <3

What an amazing top 3!

 

Love Stan too actually, but a bit lower down in my affections than top 10.

Pure Shores is very good and it made my shortlist of 27 songs but it misses out on my top 20 chart hits from 2000. My no.1 from Angelic is best heard in its 12 inch mix. The radio edit is far too short at just three minutes in length. It's My Turn is one of many dance anthems in my top 20.

 

1. Angelic - It's My Turn

2. Doves - The Man Who Told Everything

3. JJ72 - Oxygen

4. Sureal - You Take My Breath Away

5. Marc et Claude - I Need Your Lovin' (Like The Sunshine)

6. Eminem - Stan

7. Ralph Fridge - Angel

8. Moby - Porcelain

9. Daft Punk - One More Time

10. Doves - The Cedar Room

11. Armand Van Helden - Koochy

12. Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400

13. Aurora - Ordinary World

14. York - On The Beach

15. Chicane featuring Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up

16. Moby - Natural Blues

17. Storm - Time To Burn

18. Air - Playground Love

19. Darude - Sandstorm

20. Azzido Da Bass - Dooms Night

 

 

 

I am at least a moderately big fan of all of those top 5 so a great section to end on! I'm not really a massive fan of All Saints in general but 'Pure Shores' is certainly an undeniable song from them. And I think I did know it before but I kind of associate 'Kernkraft 400' with you (re-)introducing it to me on plug.dj iirc, eternally grateful as it's definitely one of the best dance songs of its era <3

 

The #1 of 2001 will be pretty obvious of course...

Mambo No. 5 by Bob The Builder xx

Hey there Bray :hi: :heart:

 

It feels like you've often commented on being a fan of a couple/few songs in each section for 2000, so hooray for a clean sweep right at the end *.* All Saints aren't really up there with the likes of Spice Girls, Girls Aloud, Little Mix and Sugababes as my ultimate favourite girl-groups, but they certainly had a few songs that grabbed my attention, with 'Pure Shores' being the best of the best :heart: x ooh :o I usually have a strangely strong memory when it comes to random plug.dj moments but I'd forgotten that I re-introduced you to 'Kernkraft 400' on there! Well, I am pleased with my past self now. What a TUNE *.* + you're definitely on to something with that 2001 #1 guess xo

 

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Five absolute classics there to round out 2000, they were actually playing “Kernkraft 400” on 6Music yesterday afternoon and it was quite the unexpected joy to hear it on the radio again.

 

“Stan” takes me back to playing Resident Evil after school as it was always on Radio 1 that December, and “Pure Shores” was a brilliant comeback from a group that was sadly to drift apart and never quite recapture the magic, but not before they scored a surprise number 1 with the equally brilliant “Black Coffee”. I also really enjoyed “Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)” and “It Feels So Good” which bookended the summer that year - although the song of the summer for me that year was “Freestyler” which was played to death when I was out in Austria in August for a family holiday.

 

A bit sad that “Don't Falter” by Mint Royale and the lovely Lauren Laverne didn't quite make your list, one of the most joyful and upbeat songs of 2000.

 

Looking very much forward to 2001!

Hey there Doctor B :hi: :heart:

 

I'm very pleased that this entire top 5 seems to be going down well! Always great to be on the same musical wavelength as others - these classics deserve all the love <3 I applaud 6Music for playing 'Kernkraft 400' even now *.* my highlight of working at HMV was that blasting through the store thanks to a random compilation!

 

Oh wow *.* I was sadly too young to have such memories - when I think of remembering Eminem songs on Radio 1 after school, it's more like 'Not Afraid' and 'Love The Way You Lie' a whole 10 years later :lol: It's a shame that there was so much fall-out behind-the-scenes with All Saints, but they definitely played a blinder with William Orbit with both 'Pure Shores' and 'Black Coffee' <3 good on them for ironing out their differences and still making music now! Ooft all of those dance tunes during the summer sound glorious <3

 

I am ashamedly not that familiar with 'Don't Falter' so I'm going to have to remind myself of that one :o

 

Yay! :cheer: going to put my list together tonight for 2001 ^_^

 

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An excellent top 10, the top 2 especially are real year-defining songs. My other favourites from your top 10 are Stan (a beautiful and haunting song indeed, the parent album is on my current bucket list project, I'm not sure I'm ready x), Porcelain (:wub: beautiful) and, naturally, Yellow (I genuinely can't decide between this and Trouble for my favourites from Parachutes, changes every day, but they're both wonderful)

 

As is customary, an estimate of my own 2000 top 10:

 

01. Daft Punk - One More Time

02. U2 - Beautiful Day

03. Moby - Porcelain

04. Bomfunk MCs - Freestyler

05. Coldplay - Trouble/Yellow

06. Darude - Sandstorm

07. All Saints - Pure Shores

08. Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight

09. The Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch

10. Blink-182 - All The Small Things

 

Most of which are here so yay! Have you heard Beautiful Day? It's my favourite U2 song <3

Hey there Chez :hi: :heart:

 

Glad that you approve of the top 10 <3 I'm intrigued to see your thoughts on that Eminem album! I had a feeling you'd appreciate the 'Yellow' inclusion :heart:

 

Great top 10 there yourself! I do know 'Beautiful Day' - I believe I was introduced to it through Singstar :lol: I do like it, this year was just brutal, the fact that the likes of 'Don't Tell Me' by Madonna and 'You See The Trouble With Me' by Black Legend didn't make the cut still bothers me :cry: :lol:

 

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What an amazing top 3!

 

Love Stan too actually, but a bit lower down in my affections than top 10.

Hey there John :hi: :heart:

 

Yay! I was pleased to see that whole top 3 on your list of songs that you hoped would make it in my top 5 :D glad that you're a fan of 'Stan' too! That one generally seems to be well regarded on BuzzJack for a rap song. Maybe Dido has something to do with it :kink:

 

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Pure Shores is very good and it made my shortlist of 27 songs but it misses out on my top 20 chart hits from 2000. My no.1 from Angelic is best heard in its 12 inch mix. The radio edit is far too short at just three minutes in length. It's My Turn is one of many dance anthems in my top 20.

 

1. Angelic - It's My Turn

2. Doves - The Man Who Told Everything

3. JJ72 - Oxygen

4. Sureal - You Take My Breath Away

5. Marc et Claude - I Need Your Lovin' (Like The Sunshine)

6. Eminem - Stan

7. Ralph Fridge - Angel

8. Moby - Porcelain

9. Daft Punk - One More Time

10. Doves - The Cedar Room

11. Armand Van Helden - Koochy

12. Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400

13. Aurora - Ordinary World

14. York - On The Beach

15. Chicane featuring Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up

16. Moby - Natural Blues

17. Storm - Time To Burn

18. Air - Playground Love

19. Darude - Sandstorm

20. Azzido Da Bass - Dooms Night

Hey there Rollo :hi: :heart:

 

I'm glad that you're a fan of 'Pure Shores' even if it couldn't quite make your top 20! That Angelic song is great, there was some painful dance omissions for me for this year, the York song being another one :( I count 7 of my top 40 in your top 20 so not bad at all ^_^

 

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A fantastic Top 40 hits from 2000 there Jade. A worthy winner in All Saints, a classic that is. Looking forward to 2001.

 

 

Another good selection of tracks from 2000 here, great that Fill Me In and Sandstorm made it in and your top ten is great, especially pleased to see Yellow, Porcelain, Stan and Kernkraft 400 in there! :wub:

 

My fave top 40 hits from 2000:

 

1. Darude - Sandstorm

2. Coldplay - Shiver (great to see two singles from Parachutes made it in your countdown but this will always be my fave!)

3. Eminem feat. Dido - Stan

4. Muse - Muscle Museum

5. Manic Street Preachers - The Masses Against The Classes

6. Coldplay - Yellow

7. Moby - Porcelain

8. Idlewild - Actually It's Darkness

9. Craig David - Fill Me In

10. Blink-182 - All The Small Things

A fantastic Top 40 hits from 2000 there Jade. A worthy winner in All Saints, a classic that is. Looking forward to 2001.

Hey there Mack :hi: :heart:

 

Glad that you enjoyed the 2000 selection and that you're looking forward to 2001 - aiming to kick it off next Monday ^_^ 'Pure Shores' really is a classic :heart:

 

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Another good selection of tracks from 2000 here, great that Fill Me In and Sandstorm made it in and your top ten is great, especially pleased to see Yellow, Porcelain, Stan and Kernkraft 400 in there! :wub:

 

My fave top 40 hits from 2000:

 

1. Darude - Sandstorm

2. Coldplay - Shiver (great to see two singles from Parachutes made it in your countdown but this will always be my fave!)

3. Eminem feat. Dido - Stan

4. Muse - Muscle Museum

5. Manic Street Preachers - The Masses Against The Classes

6. Coldplay - Yellow

7. Moby - Porcelain

8. Idlewild - Actually It's Darkness

9. Craig David - Fill Me In

10. Blink-182 - All The Small Things

Hey there coi :hi: :heart:

 

Ooh yay, I'm glad you enjoyed the 2000 choices too! Craig David did pretty well to feature here twice with 'Woman Trouble' and 'Fill Me In', '7 Days' also wasn't far off either. 2000 was a terrific year in his career. 'Sandstorm' is a massive dance classic of course :heart: quite a lot more dance to come for 2001 *.*

 

Your own top 10 looks pretty good too - I count half that made my top 40 and 3 of those in my top 10, yesss *.* 'Shiver' and 'The Masses Against The Classes' were probably closest to making it out of those that I didn't include. Poor 'Shiver' overshadowed by 'Yellow' and 'Trouble' in my affections and in the charts :kink: it is lovely in its own right though. 'Parachutes' is a fantastic album in general - had to be the first one of theirs I owned on vinyl.

 

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Hello Jade! 2000, what a year, a frantic one chart-wise with so many #1s, quick turnover and short chart runs, but considering the amount of classics we're left with it was probably for the best!

 

01. All Saints - Pure Shores Can't argue with this #1 at all, would be right up there for me too! Thrilled it was such a smash hit for them and William Orbit's productions in general have aged so well, haven't they!?

02. Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor)

03. Sonique - It Feels So Good Yup, remember this fondly from 2000, it's on Now 4 here which I'm having a craving to play now! Another song that still conjures the same energy and beauty 20 years later, or 22 even if you count the original release! I don't believe I've heard any other Sonique songs though :o

04. Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400

05. Eminem - Stan (feat. Dido) The impakt Eminem has had on internet fan culture just from the song title alone *_* Yay for this giving Dido a big career boost too!

07. Fragma - Toca's Miracle

08. Moby - Porcelain

09. Coldplay - Yellow

12. Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again

14. David Gray - Babylon

18. All Saints - Black Coffee A shame that this seems to live in Pure Shores' shadow at times when it's also one of their best! It did get its deserved week at #1 though 👍

19. Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers

20. Dr. Dre - Forgot About Dre (feat. Eminem)

22. Britney Spears - Stronger

23. Robbie Williams - Rock DJ

24. Darude - Sandstorm Will there ever be another trance classic as big as this? I think not!

25. Gabrielle - Rise

26. Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby

28. Coldplay - Trouble

29. Aaliyah - Try Again Speaking of amazing production, Timbaland absolutely smashed it here, as did Aaliyah of course! Has a great legacy of being her first and only #1 in the US and her first top 10 in the UK. I actually just watched the 2000 VMAs last Friday and she won Best Female Video with this, over the likes of Britney and Christina! Sadly it was one of her last ever award show appearances, a true talent taken from us too soon </3

30. Craig David - Fill Me In

36. LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight

40. *NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye

 

Well, I already know one song that has a chance of appearing in 2001 (:kink:) but I look forward to finding out the other 39! :cheer: