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
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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.
#49: Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee)
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It peaked at #6 in January of 2020.
#43: Third Eye Blind – Never Let You Go
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The second single from their second album, the song reached #14 on the Hot 100.
#40: Blink-182 – All the Small Things
iTunes stats: 13 plays
The band’s lone Top 40 hit, it went to #6.
#36: Creed – With Arms Wide Open
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Spending a single week atop the Hot 100, it remains the group’s sole #1 hit.
#35: Nine Days – Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
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The lead single from the band’s fourth studio album, it was their only Top 40 hit, topping out at #6.
#27: NSYNC – It’s Gonna Be Me
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More famous today for being a meme that comes around every May 1st, it spent two weeks atop the Hot 100 and remains the group’s one and only #1 hit.
#26: Macy Gray – I Try
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The lone charting single of Gray’s career, it peaked at #5.
#21: NSYNC – Bye Bye Bye
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Spending twelve weeks in the top ten, it plateaued at #4 for two weeks in April.
#19: Christina Aguilera – What a Girl Wants
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The second single from her eponymous debut, it spent two weeks at #1 in January of 2000.
#15: 3 Doors Down – Kryptonite
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The group’s debut single., it spent nine weeks atop the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, eleven weeks on top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and went to #3 on the Hot 100.
#14: Sisqo – Thong Song
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Earning the singer four Grammy noms, it peaked at #3
#11: Creed – Higher
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The group’s first top ten hit, it reached #7 and spent 57 weeks on the Hot 100.
#6: Destiny’s Child – Say My Name
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The third single from the group’s sophomore effort, it spent three weeks atop the Hot 100 in the spring.
#5: Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want
iTunes stats: 11 plays
Spending a single week at #1 on the Hot 100, this was the title track from the band’s third album.
#2: Santana featuring Rob Thomas – Smooth
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The 19th biggest hit of 1999 returns for its second appearance, thanks to a twelve-week run atop the Hot 100 between 1999 and 2000.
#1: Faith Hill – Breathe
iTunes stats: 27 plays
Despite peaking at #2 for five, non-consecutive weeks, it used a 53-week run on the chart to become the top song of the year, becoming just the second song (out of four) to do so.