50 Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight (129 Pts - Final)

 

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"Waiting for Tonight" is a song originally recorded by American female pop trio 3rd Party taken from their 1997 album Alive. American singer Jennifer Lopez recorded a version for her debut album, On the 6 (1999), and the song became the third single off the album and also the most famous version of the song so far. Released in 1999, the single peaked at number eight in the U.S., becoming Lopez' second top ten single; it also peaked at number five in the UK.

 

49 Amy Winehouse - Rehab (142 Pts - Final)

 

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"Rehab" is an R&B song written by English singer Amy Winehouse for her second studio album Back to Black (2006). It was produced by Mark Ronson and released as the album's lead single in October 2006 in the UK, and January 2007 elsewhere. The song peaked at number-one on the Norwegian singles chart and debuted at number 19 in the UK Singles Chart based solely on downloads before climbing to number 7 the following week with the release of the CD, making it Winehouse's highest chart position by 50 places. It is currently USA#84 at the moment despite being only an album track whilst the lead single in America "You Know I'm No Good" only peaked at USA#90.

 

(Live on David Letterman Show)

(42) 48 All Saints - Pure Shores (143 Pts - Final)

 

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"Pure Shores" was the first single released from the All Saints's second album, Saints & Sinners. The song was written for The Beach movie. Many consider it the best record the band has ever produced.

 

The single topped the UK charts at #1 and became the second best-selling single of 2000 and was awarded the Capital FM award for best song on April 19, 2000. Its overall sales are 682,719.

 

(Live Performance)

 

47 Anastacia - I'm Outta Love (144 Pts - Final)

 

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"I'm Outta Love" is a pop song written by American singer-songwriter Anastacia and producers Louis Biancaniello, and Sam Watters for Anastacia's debut studio album Not That Kind (2000). It received a positive reception from music critics. The song was released as the singer's debut single in early 2000 in the United States (#92) and in summer of the same year in Europe and the United Kingdom (#6). It reached number one in Australia and New Zealand and reached the top ten in Austria, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and Switzerland.

 

(Live TOTP Performance)

(52) 46 Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle (148 Pts - Final)

 

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"Genie in a Bottle" is the first single from Christina Aguilera's debut album, Christina Aguilera. As her first major single, the song is generally considered her debut single (although technically she had released two songs prior to this). Released in mid-1999, the single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks, becoming Aguilera's first number-one single. The single also peaked at number one in the UK, also becoming her first number one single in that country. The single is generally considered to be one of her signature songs. The single earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2000, it also helped her win the Best New Artist Grammy that same year.

 

(Live Performance)

Love all those songs

 

Rehab :wub:

(25) 45 All Saints - Never Ever (155 Pts - Final)

 

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"Never Ever" was the second single released from All Saints' debut album, All Saints. It became a very successful worldwide hit and was the first of five #1 singles in the UK for the group. The single was released in the United States on July 7, 1998 with a new music video. The single reached #4 on the US charts. A total of 1,263,658 copies of the single were sold in the UK, making it All Saints' biggest hit; 770,000 copies were sold before it became #1 which makes it more than any single ever before in the UK chart history. All Saints won two BRIT Awards for this single in 1998: Best Single and Best Video.

 

(USA Video)

 

the Riva track is still a great trance anthem

Born To Make You Happy, released in early 2000.

 

44 Linkin' Park - In The End (156 Pts - Final)

 

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"In the End" is a song by Linkin Park. It is the eighth track from their debut album Hybrid Theory (2000). It was released as a single in 2001. It was originally written as a poem by the lead vocalist, Chester Bennington, and was later established as a sufficient song for the album,

 

“In The End†is their highest charting single in most countries (USA#2, UK#8, OZ#4). It is widely regarded as their most famous song, and the one which best describes their music style. It's also often referred to as their signature song.

 

 

 

43 Rihanna - SOS (162 Pts - Final)

 

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"SOS" (also known as "S.O.S. (Rescue Me)") is a pop-dance song written by Evan "Kidd" Bogart, and Jonathan Rotem for Rihanna's sophomore studio album A Girl Like Me (2006). The song samples the main synth hook from Soft Cell's cover of Ed Cobb's "Tainted Love". It was released in 2006 as the album's first single. "SOS" became Rihanna's first number-one in the United States, it also reached #1 in Australia, Poland, Latvia & Turkey. It made UK#2. Label mate Christina Milian was originally asked to record the song for her third album, but the singer turned it down and Island Def Jam CEO L.A. Reid instead offered "SOS" to Rihanna. Christina commented that the song was too poppy for an R'n'B- artist and wasn't asked to record which she confirmed in her official forum. This is sometimes linked to why Island Def Jam records dropped Milian from their label in June 2006.

 

(TOTP Performance)

 

(51) 42 Melanie C ft Lisa Lopes - Never Be The Same Again (165 Pts - Final)

 

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It was released on March 20, 2000. It debuted and peaked at the top of the UK charts, becoming her first solo single to reach number-one and was co-written with producer Rhett Lawrence. The song features a rap and a co-writing credit from Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC. The single sold 400,000 copies in the UK alone, making it the eighteenth best seller of 2000. It also revived interest in the Northern Star album. In Europe, the single has sold over 1,5 million copies (900,000 copies in Germany confirmed by 'Media Control Germany'), making "Never Be the Same Again" one of her best-selling singles in Europe (#1 in Sweden & the Netherlands, #2 in Germany, #3 in Austria, Ireland & Switzerland).

 

(Live TOTP Performance)

(61) 41 Spice Girls - Viva Forever (177 Pts - Final)

 

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"Viva Forever" is a song by the Spice Girls on their second album, Spiceworld, released as a single some time after the departure of Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, in May 1998. It was very well received in Europe, garnering an extensive amount of airplay, and selling in excess of two million copies. (UK#1, CAN#1, OZ#2) Despite this, the song was not released in North America. The song is considered the Spice Girls' best work artistically; upon its release it garnered high praise from critics who were generally harsh on the band’s music. "Viva Forever" was originally supposed to be a double-A side track with "Never Give Up On The Good Times", but due to Halliwell's vocals on the track, its release was canceled.

 

(TOTP Performance - Last with Geri)

 

 

 

 

 

40 Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten (188 Pts - Final)

 

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"Unwritten" is a single from British singer Natasha Bedingfield, co-written by her, Danielle Brisebois and Wayne Rodrigues. The song appears on her debut album, which is also named Unwritten. It was released as her third single in the United Kingdom (#6) in November 2004, and as her second single in the United States in 2006, the single proved to be a big hit for the singer in the U.S., as it climbed slowly on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, eventually reaching #5 for two weeks on the chart.

 

(USA Version)

39 Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You (191 Pts - Final)

 

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"Because of You" is the fourth single (third in Europe) from Breakaway, the second album by pop rock singer, Kelly Clarkson. "Because Of You" was co-written by Clarkson, Ben Moody, and David Hodges, and produced by Moody and Hodges. It made #7 in both the UK & USA & was #1 in Israel, Netherlands, Switzerland, Brazil, Denmark, Mexico & South Africa.

 

(Live @ the Grammys 2006)

Rihanna :heart:

 

YAY for Kelly and Natasha toooo

(29) 38 Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For? (195 Pts - Final)

 

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"What You Waiting For?" is a dance-pop song written by Gwen Stefani and Linda Perry for Stefani's debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby (2004). The song is influenced by electro and New Wave music and discusses Stefani's lack of inspiration, fear of producing the album, and pressure from her record label.

 

The song was released as the album's lead single in 2004 as Stefani's "explanation for doing the record". The single performed well, reaching the top twenty (including UK#4) in most countries, and was certified platinum in the United States (#47) and in Australia (#1). It received positive reviews from pop music critics, frequently noted as a highlight of the album, and at the 2005 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

 

(Live Performance)

 

(124) 37 Moulin Rouge (C.Ag, Pink, Lil Kim, Mya & Ms Elliott) - Lady Marmalade (199 Pts - Final)

 

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Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and P!nk recorded a cover version of "Lady Marmalade" for the soundtrack to the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, and it was released as the soundtrack's first single in spring 2001. The cover version was produced by Missy Elliott and writing partner Rockwilder. Lil' Kim wrote her rapped verse for the song, but does not receive publishing credit. A lyric was changed from the original version, with the song's setting being transferred from New Orleans to the Paris nightclub Moulin Rouge. It topped the charts in fifteen different countries, including the United Kingdom, USA and Australia. It also occupied the top spot on the United World Chart for nine weeks. The video won the MTV Video Music Award for "Best Video of the Year" and "Best Video from a Film", it was also nominated for Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video, Best Choreography(Tina Landon), and Best Art Direction, and the song won a 2002 Grammy Award in the category of "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals".

 

 

 

2002 Live Grammy performance featuring the original performer Patti Labelle (USA#1 in 1975)

 

(22) 36 Eminem ft. Dido - Stan (199 Pts - Final)

 

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"Stan" was the third and final single (after "The Real Slim Shady" and "The Way I Am") released from The Marshall Mathers LP, the second LP from rapper Eminem. The song is perhaps Eminem's most critically-acclaimed song and has been called a 'cultural milestone'. It made USA#51 due to no airplay, but was #1 in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Switzerland ,New Zealand, UK. The song was produced by The 45 King and samples "Thank You" by Dido as the chorus.

 

(Eminem & Dido Live performance)

 

 

 

(81) 35 Girls Aloud – Sound Of The Underground (201 Pts - Final)

 

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Sound of the Underground" is the first single to be released by Popstars winners Girls Aloud. It was released on Christmas week in the UK, and spent four weeks at #1 - going platinum. In the United Kingdom, the single sold 213,140 copies in its first week of release it and has sold 560,094 copies, with the British Phonographic Industry certifying the single as a platinum single. It was also the title track of their debut album, Sound of the Underground. It was written and produced by Xenomania.

 

(TOTP Performance)

(96) 34 Mariah Carey - We Belong Together (206 Pts - Final)

 

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"We Belong Together" is a pop–R&B song recorded by Mariah Carey for her ninth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) and released as the album's second single in 2005. Written and produced by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Johnta Austin, the song was inspired by 1980s R&B and soul. Its arrangement is built on simple piano chords and an understated back beat, and its lyrics chronicle a woman's desperation for her former lover to return after their separation.

 

Following a career-decline between 2001 and 2003, Carey achieved considerable success with "We Belong Together" as the song topped the charts in many countries, including Australia, Brazil, South Africa, and the United States Billboard Hot 100 for fourteen non-consecutive weeks. It made UK#2. In the U.S., the song also repeatedly broke many BDS Airplay records. The song was warmly received by critics, and won Carey a number of industry awards, including two Grammy Awards in 2006.

 

(Live 8 Performance)