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The 20 Best Songs Of The 2000s

The best songs of a decade full of hits

Oct 31, 2016

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The 20 Best Songs Of The 2000s

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The 2000s was a strange, but magical time. Everyone wore really large and tacky clothing and called it fashion. The Kardashians weren't dominating the news cycle. Destiny's Child was still a thing! Basically, the world was a better place.

Mariah Carey was still killing it, rappers were actually rapping and American Idol winners were seamlessly breaking into the industry. It was a simpler time. It was an iconic decade.

With all of this goodness, we also had AMAZING music (AND amazing music videos). In fact, most of these songs are so iconic that they can be identified almost immediately by a simple chord, note or badass intro. With this being said, it was a real TASK to narrow this list down to 20 songs, but I pushed through the hardship and compiled some of the cream of the crop.

This is the best of the best, regardless of genre, style or Band-Aid fashion statements (I'm looking at you, Nelly). Take a short, but sweet, stroll down memory lane with me. In no particular order, except for Beyoncé being number one, here are the 20 best songs of the 2000s:

1. "Crazy in Love"-- Beyoncé ft. Jay Z

2. "Family Affair"-- Mary J. Blige3. "99 Problems"-- Jay Z

(There's no official video for the hit onYouTube, but there's this!)

4. "Hey Ya"-- Outkast

5. "Yeah!"-- Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris

6. "We Belong Together"-- Mariah Carey

7. "Umbrella"-- Rihanna ft. Jay Z

8. "Bad Romance"-- Lady Gaga

9. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" -- Beyoncé

10. "Work It"-- Missy Elliot

11. "Hot In Herre"-- Nelly

12. "Toxic"-- Britney Spears

13. "Let Me Love You"-- Mario

14. "In Da Club"-- 50 Cent

15. "Since U Been Gone"-- Kelly Clarkson

16. "Ignition (Remix)"-- R. Kelly

17. "Gold Digger"-- Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx

18. "A Milli"-- Lil Wayne

19. "Crazy"-- Gnarls Barkley

20. "Hollaback Girl"-- Gwen Stefani

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