Fifty years ago, I made my first appeared on the Earth. In celebration, we are going to take a look at the year-end Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for each year of my life and see what songs resonated with me at the time and if they continue to do so to this day.
We continue our look back at the music of my lifetime with 2000, the year I celebrated my 26th birthday. A mere 24 songs remain familiar to me today, with 10 of them appearing in my collection in one way or another.
#99: Jennifer Lopez – Waiting for Tonight
iTunes stats: N/A
Earning Lopez a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording in 2000, the track peaked at #8.
#88: Alice Deejay – Better Off Alone
iTunes stats: 21 plays
Only reaching #27 on the Hot 100, the song landed at #3 on the Dance Club Songs chart.
#76: Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg – The Next Episode
iTunes stats: 33 plays
A sequel of sorts to Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang, this third single from Dre’s second studio album went to #23,
#73: Dr. Dre featuring Eminem – Forgot About Dre
iTunes stats: 42 plays
This second single from Dre’s sophomore solo effort topped out at #25.
#71: DMX – Party Up (Up in Here)
iTunes stats: 32 plays
Decreed as the 388th Greatest Song of All Time by Rolling Stone in 2021, it peaked at #27. It charted a second time, reaching #40, in 2021 following DMX’s death.
#68: Mystikal – Shake Ya Ass
iTunes stats: 13 plays
Rising to #13, it remains Mystikal’s highest charting single as a lead artist.
#55: Britney Spears – Oops!… I Did It Again
iTunes stats: 17 plays
The lead single from her sophomore album, it cracked the top ten, going up to #9.
#51: Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
iTunes stats: 36 plays
His biggest hit to date, topping out at #4, it earned him two MTV VMAs and a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance.