The US #1s of the 2000s Rate (Part 1: 2000-2004 - WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER)

ohnostalgia · Mar 14, 2016

Ironheade said:
To be honest, Creed's entry here will make you beg to hear "Photograph". (And trust me, I was listening exclusively to rock radio during Nickelback's peak - there is so, so much worse out there in the Land of Post-Grunge.)

True.

There are so many songs I love on here, but it's almost as interesting to realize what isn't there. I didn't realize Britney didn't have a #1 in this time period.

CorgiCorgiCorgi · Mar 14, 2016

For a Nickelback song, it's really not that bad. They have much worse. If Animal or Rock Star was on here it'd be the easiest 0 I've ever given.

Only like seven or eight of these songs weren't already in my iTunes ... I feel embarrassed, yet proud.

edit: I am also officially campaigning for Smooth to win this thing. Give it your 11, make it real, or else forget about it.

MollieSwift21 · Mar 14, 2016

ohnostalgia said:
There are so many songs I love on here, but it's almost as interesting to realize what isn't there. I didn't realize Britney didn't have a #1 in this time period.

Some of the early 2000's are bit skewed because no physical single was released. I believe this was the case with Oops I Did It Again.

K94 · Mar 14, 2016

Also Clear Channel got pissed because she chose Pepsi instead of them to sponsor her next tour so they blacklisted her from radio from 'Britney' onwards.

CorgiCorgiCorgi · Mar 14, 2016

I voted already. I'm kind of shocked how familiar I am with like 75% of the songs listed! I always thought 2006-2009 was my real heyday but there were some great songs in the early 2000s.

iheartpoptarts · Mar 14, 2016

I have nine potential 10s, and the latest one is from 2002. Why am I not surprised?

Ironheade · Mar 14, 2016

CorgiCorgiCorgi said:
I voted already. I'm kind of shocked how familiar I am with like 75% of the songs listed! I always thought 2006-2009 was my real heyday but there were some great songs in the early 2000s.

Wow, when I said "get busy" you took it to heart... thanks muchly, though! (Also, neither of us have any 0s. That's gotta be a record...)

wackseed · Mar 14, 2016

I come to check out this thread and find it full of Glee covers. It's a sign from the gods of my embarrassing past -- I am so in for this.

Also so Nickelback can get my 11 y'all haters.

ohnostalgia · Mar 14, 2016

wackseed said:
Also so Nickelback can get my 11 y'all haters.

Why am I suddenly surrounded by Nickelback fans????

Laura Vanderbooben · Mar 14, 2016

Poor the American Idol coronation songs.

It's CRAZY to think back on how urban the radio was back in the early '00s. Any rap group could go top ten just by breathing.

ohnostalgia · Mar 14, 2016

Laura Vanderbooben said:
Poor the American Idol coronation songs.

It's CRAZY to think back on how urban the radio was back in the early '00s. Any rap group could go top ten just by breathing.

I just remembered D12!

Petty Mayonnaise · Mar 14, 2016

Laura Vanderbooben said:
Poor the American Idol coronation songs.

I think that is just very disrespectable.

beyoncésweave · Mar 14, 2016

Laura Vanderbooben said:
It's CRAZY to think back on how urban the radio was back in the early '00s. Any rap group could go top ten just by breathing.

Selena Gomez is the true heir to early 00s hip-hop.

Beginner · Mar 14, 2016

Ironheade said:
RikRok

I did not know there was an artist with this name. The spelling of "Tik Tok" makes more sense now.

Quite a competition for my 11. Yeah!, Crazy in Love, Fallin', Say My Name...

Laura Vanderbooben · Mar 14, 2016

I've never even heard Incomplete by Sisqo and had no idea that he had a song other than Thong Song.

Also I always had a completely unreasonable and baseless hatred of B2K. I don't know why. I just fuckin' hated them from day one. Memories of their implosion always made me smile and got me through many a tough time.

Andy French · Mar 14, 2016

Ironheade said:
The Vast Collation of Crap, 2000-2004

I'm tempted to get in on this rate based on this alone.

(Y'all better give Family Affair an 8 or higher, though. I will not stand for any hateration nor holleration up in this dancery.)

Andrew · Mar 14, 2016

I'm not just talking about your sexuality, but I think I can count about 14 tens...
A lot of these songs represent my youth, especially when I first got into "Da Clubs" in very early 2002.

Sprockrooster · Mar 14, 2016

Amazing intro @Ironheade

I cannot wait to get started!

vikeyeol · Mar 14, 2016

Rooting for Ashanti's "Ain't It Funny".

wackseed · Mar 14, 2016

Good god this rate is going to make me acutely aware of what a sheltered little white evangelical kid I was in 2000-2004. I only know like, five songs on that list.