The US #1s of the 2000s Rate (Part 2: 2005-2009 - Your #1 Is...)
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There's a reason I have a fair amount of disdain for this particular part of the decade. #MadonnaDidItBetter
(I'm honestly just relieved 3OH!3, Metro Station and LMFAO didn't make this list. I don't think I could've handled it.)
Sorry but i don't know how can i vote?! I don't see any voting here...
4 years on, that guys attempts to look like he's 'having fun' still look really creepy.
Just send in your scores in a PM.
Send my results in. Such a pleasure trip through memory lane!
But also with some of the most horrible tracks ever.
But also with some of the most horrible tracks ever.
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This is making me laugh for real right now and I love it.
So. I'm not letting go of this feature - time for more SONGS WE ALMOST HAD TO RATE!
There were a lot less this time around, and still less I actually liked. Anything I have to say about either of these two would probably get me run off the forum, so I shall simply let the data stand.
THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS FEAT. BUSTA RHYMES - DON'T CHA
Ah, but of course. The not-actually-debut single (their first was "Sway" back in 2004) for the US of A's few serious entries in the 2000's girl group stakes. A somewhat odd assemblage of writing credits here: Cee-Lo Green (who wrote it for his protege Tori Alamaze, and her version did make the R&B charts), Busta Rhymes (achieving his highest chart position - his biggest solo single reached #3), and Sir Mix-A-Lot (for sampling one of his songs). Originally, it was also offered to the Sugababes (!!!) and Paris Hilton (!!!!!). "Don't Cha" had a slow start, debuting at #95. But it clung on tenaciously, cracking the top 10 in its tenth week on the charts and peaking at #2 in its sixteenth, where it stayed for three weeks, stuck behind Mariah's mammoth success "We Belong Together". However, it did top the charts in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and several European countries, as well as topping the Pop 100 for seven weeks and Hot Dance Club Play for three. It can also boast the second-longest run on Hot Digital Songs, at 68 weeks (the joint winners being "Yeah!" and "Since U Been Gone", with 74).
PARTY IN THE USA - MILEY CYRUS
Like what we're having right now! Thoughtful of Miley to think of us raters, isn't it? Anyway, this is one of the biggest hits a Disney girl's ever had, at least while she was with them - looks like the combination of Jessie J writing and Dr. Luke producing paid off. "Party in the USA" debuted at #2 (the highest debut for a female solo artist since "Inside Your Heaven"), and went on to spend sixteen weeks in the top 10 and twenty-eight on the Hot 100, while also getting some action from Mainstream Top 40 (a #1 there) and a #13 on Adult Pop. Despite never topping the charts, it was the sixth highest-selling single of 2009, and has sold over 5.5 million downloads in the US, putting it among the top 100 highest-selling singles of all time. It also peaked within the top 10 in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, but just fell short of the UK top 10.
There were a lot less this time around, and still less I actually liked. Anything I have to say about either of these two would probably get me run off the forum, so I shall simply let the data stand.
THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS FEAT. BUSTA RHYMES - DON'T CHA
Ah, but of course. The not-actually-debut single (their first was "Sway" back in 2004) for the US of A's few serious entries in the 2000's girl group stakes. A somewhat odd assemblage of writing credits here: Cee-Lo Green (who wrote it for his protege Tori Alamaze, and her version did make the R&B charts), Busta Rhymes (achieving his highest chart position - his biggest solo single reached #3), and Sir Mix-A-Lot (for sampling one of his songs). Originally, it was also offered to the Sugababes (!!!) and Paris Hilton (!!!!!). "Don't Cha" had a slow start, debuting at #95. But it clung on tenaciously, cracking the top 10 in its tenth week on the charts and peaking at #2 in its sixteenth, where it stayed for three weeks, stuck behind Mariah's mammoth success "We Belong Together". However, it did top the charts in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and several European countries, as well as topping the Pop 100 for seven weeks and Hot Dance Club Play for three. It can also boast the second-longest run on Hot Digital Songs, at 68 weeks (the joint winners being "Yeah!" and "Since U Been Gone", with 74).
PARTY IN THE USA - MILEY CYRUS
Like what we're having right now! Thoughtful of Miley to think of us raters, isn't it? Anyway, this is one of the biggest hits a Disney girl's ever had, at least while she was with them - looks like the combination of Jessie J writing and Dr. Luke producing paid off. "Party in the USA" debuted at #2 (the highest debut for a female solo artist since "Inside Your Heaven"), and went on to spend sixteen weeks in the top 10 and twenty-eight on the Hot 100, while also getting some action from Mainstream Top 40 (a #1 there) and a #13 on Adult Pop. Despite never topping the charts, it was the sixth highest-selling single of 2009, and has sold over 5.5 million downloads in the US, putting it among the top 100 highest-selling singles of all time. It also peaked within the top 10 in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, but just fell short of the UK top 10.
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Aw, Don't Cha would have been an easy 10!
I've been loving working my way through this rate. I only really got into pop music around 2009 so there are a lot of songs here that I know, but never really got to enjoy properly. Then again, there's also a lot that I'm very glad I never experienced at the time...
I've been loving working my way through this rate. I only really got into pop music around 2009 so there are a lot of songs here that I know, but never really got to enjoy properly. Then again, there's also a lot that I'm very glad I never experienced at the time...
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Don't Cha would've been an easy 11. As it is I'm struggling to tell what's bad and what's overplayed, and all the 10s are fairly level.
At least it might take away some of Soulja Boy's momentum. With seven voters, "Crank That" is currently sitting at a 5.5 average. Hnnnrrrrggghhhh...
Spoilers!!
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I still have my "Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?" hoodie. One of the only pieces of tour merchandise I've ever bothered to buy!
'Party in the USA' is better than most of the songs here. Shame.
'Party in the USA' is better than most of the songs here. Shame.
They toured Canada?!
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Well, they opened for Christina Aguilera, at least!
Ah! They also opened for the Circus tour but the venue couldn't get their shit together and get everyone in on time, so I missed half their set.
I can't at this blatant hate of Hey There Delilah -- I'll grant you that it was overplayed but it's got a wonderful melody. It should be said that the original album version is better than the "new version" with the strings (ie. the one most people know). It just works better with the acoustic guitar alone.
Seeing it go #1 was such a bizarre moment for me back then. I remember buying their first album with it after hearing another of their songs on that fucking MySpace Records compilation, like, a year before it broke. I even knew someone named Delilah at the time it was breaking. She didn't feel the same way about the song as I did.
The only time I've been more flabbergasted in that sort of way was when Call Me Maybe went #1.
Seeing it go #1 was such a bizarre moment for me back then. I remember buying their first album with it after hearing another of their songs on that fucking MySpace Records compilation, like, a year before it broke. I even knew someone named Delilah at the time it was breaking. She didn't feel the same way about the song as I did.
The only time I've been more flabbergasted in that sort of way was when Call Me Maybe went #1.