With just one week left until I move back to school, I've begun to appreciate life at home a little more than usual. More specifically, the ability to drive my own (*cough my mom's cough*) car down winding back roads on beautiful sunny days. There's nothing better than having the windows down and the music all the way up and screaming the lyrics to throwback songs you know all too well. Here are my top 20 throwback jams to listen to in your car before you go back to school.
20. "Beautiful Soul" - Jesse McCartney
Arguably one of the best songs to serenade the car next to you to at a red light.
19. "One Time" - Justin Bieber
The sweet sound of prepubescent baby Biebs never gets old #bieberfever.
18. "Dirty Little Secret" - All American Rejects
I swear this song is in every 2000s teen rom-com ever and also lets me pretend I'm pop-punk.
17. "Rock Your Body" - Justin Timberlake
I have very strong feelings about this being Justin's best song to date. Don't @ me.
16. "Kiss Me" - Sixpence None The Richer
One of my favorite songs of all time, this romantic classic sounds like magic and summer sunsets (if they had a sound) and will definitely be played at my wedding.
15. "Crazy In Love" - Beyoncé
Beyoncé. Enough said.
14. "Come Clean" - Hilary Duff
I don't know about you but 5-year-old me and 20-year-old me never gets tired of screaming "LET THE RAIN FALL DOWN AND WAKE MY DREAMS LET IT WASH AWAY MY SANITY CAUSE I WANNA FEEL THE THUNDER I WANNA SCREAM LET THE RAIN FALL DOWN IM COMIN CLEAN"
13. "SOS" - The Jonas Brothers
"Next time I see you I'm giving you a high five 'cause hugs are overrated just FYI" is the best burn of our generation.
12. "Our Song" - Taylor Swift
I somehow adapt a thick country accent every time I sing this song and I'm not mad about it
11. "Sk8r Boi" - Avril Lavigne
This song transports me back to my one-day emo phase and I'm living for it.
10. "Ironic" - Alanis Morissette
IT'S LIKE RAAAIIIIINNNNN ON YOUR WEDDING DAY.
9. "So Yesterday" - Hilary Duff
Every throwback playlist needs an angsty breakup song.
8. "Stacy's Mom" - Fountains of Wayne
I never realized how wrong this song was until I got older but the song is still just as good.
7. "Juliet" - LMNT
If you don't know this song, stop everything and go listen to it. It's such a slept on jam.
6. "...Baby One More Time" - Britney Spears
Old school Britney will
5. "Wannabe" - The Spice Girls
Again, an iconic chorus that I'll always want to scream and a rap I actually know all the words to (it's my party trick).
4. "Tide is High" - Atomic Kitten
Such a feel good song from such a feel good movie ("The Lizzie McGuire Movie" for those of you that are uncultured).
3. "A Thousand Miles" - Vanessa Carlton
Power. Ballad.
2. "Why Not" - Hilary Duff
If you can't tell, I have a thing for Hilary Duff.
1. "Unwritten" - Natasha Bedingfield
Definitely, the best song to sing at the top of your lungs in your car. Don't believe me? Try listening to it and not screaming "FEEL THE RAIN ON YOUR SKIN NO ONE ELSE CAN FEEL IT FOR YOU ONLY YOU CAN LET IT IN...."
