Top 10 MOST POPULAR Songs of 2000

We're starting a new decade today! The 2000's! If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what 2000 had to offer!

10- "Try Again" - Aaliyah


9- "Everything You Want" - Vertical Horizon


8- "Jumpin', Jumpin'" - Destiny's Child


7- "Bent" - Matchbox Twenty


6- "I Knew I Loved You" - Savage Garden


5- "With Arms Wide Open" - Creed


4- "Music" - Madonna


3- "Kryptonite" - 3 Doors Down


2- "Breathe" - Faith Hill


1- "Maria Maria" - Santana featuring the Product G&B
 

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DrogeMiester's Top 10 FAVORITE Hits of the 1990's

This past week I have finished revealing my list of the top 100 most popular songs of the 1990's. If you didn't see that list, click here to start the countdown. As has been customary with this Billboard project, now that I have finished revealing to you most popular songs of the 90's, it's time to give you my list of personal favorite hits from the 90's! I still sometimes get people who are confused with what this project is. If you're one of these, I'd encourage you to look closely at the title of each post and differentiate between "MOST POPULAR" and "FAVORITE." I don't mean to be condescending with that comment, but this should be a lot simpler of an idea than some have made it out to be. As this title says "FAVORITE," that means I'm revealing my favorite hits from the 90's. I use the word "hits" because I've decided that my parameters for this list is that a song had to make the top 10 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in order to be considered. That narrows my pool to a specific group of songs to choose from instead of choosing from every song ever released in the 90's. Even with that restriction, there was still 681 songs to choose from, meaning that this was still a difficult list to make. Once you've looked at my list, my challenge to you is for you to create your own list of favorite 90's songs, using whatever parameters you choose. Enjoy!

10- "Angel" - Sarah McLachlan


9- "Blaze of Glory" - Jon Bon Jovi


8- "One Week" - Barenaked Ladies


7- "The Sign" - Ace of Base


6- "Livin' La Vida Loca" - Ricky Martin


5- "Believe" - Cher


4- "Iris" - Goo Goo Dolls


3- "Another Night" - Real McCoy


2- "Gangsta's Paradise" - Coolio featuring L.V.


1 - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana

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Top 100 MOST POPULAR Songs of the 1990's: 10 - 1

The 90's countdown is complete! You can click here for 100 - 91 to view the whole list from top to bottom if you missed any part of it, using the links at the bottom of each post or the blog archive on the side to browse through it. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time where based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the Billboard charts. I went through each year of the charts week by week giving points to the songs that made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. There are a lot of songs whose runs spanned over two years. With my yearly lists I go strictly by calendar year and thus those songs get short-changed. This is made up for in my decades lists where their entire runs are taken into account. With the songs that spanned two decades, I included their entire runs in the decade where they had the bigger run. And again, this 90's list is adjusted a bit because of the change of the Billboard tracking system at the end of 1991 following the creation of the Nielsen SoundScan, which caused songs to stay on the charts longer. I'll start the 2000's soon, but before that I will give you my personal favorite hits from the 90's, so stay tuned for that! Now without further ado, let's take a look at the top 10 songs of the entire 1990's!

10- "End of the Road (from 'Boomerang')" - Boyz II Men


9- "You're Still the One" - Shania Twain


8- "The Sign" - Ace of Base


7- "Gangsta's Paradise (from 'Dangerous Minds')" - Coolio featuring L.V.


6- "One Sweet Day" - Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men


5- "I'll Make Love to You" - Boyz II Men


4- "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" - Los del Rio


3- "Un-Break My Heart" - Toni Braxton


2- "How Do I Live" - LeAnn Rimes


1- "Smooth" - Santana featuring Rob Thomas



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Top 100 MOST POPULAR Songs of the 1990's: 20 - 11

The 90's countdown continues today with 20 -11! Click here for 100 - 91 to start at the top of this list if you haven't see it yet. You'll be able to browse through the whole list by using the links at the bottom of each post or you can use the blog archive on the side. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time where based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the Billboard charts. I went through each year of the charts week by week giving points to the songs that made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. There are a lot of songs whose runs spanned over two years. With my yearly lists I go strictly by calendar year and thus those songs get short-changed. This is made up for in my decades lists where their entire runs are taken into account. With the songs that spanned two decades, I included their entire runs in the decade where they had the bigger run. And again, this 90's list is adjusted a bit because of the change of the Billboard tracking system at the end of 1991 following the creation of the Nielsen SoundScan, which caused songs to stay on the charts longer. Without further ado, let's take a look at these next 10 entries!

20- "Too Close" - Next


19- "You Make Me Wanna..." - Usher


18- "Creep" - TLC


17- "Because You Loved Me (from 'Up Close & Personal')" - Celine Dion


16- "(Everything I Do) I Do it for You (from 'Robin Hood')" - Bryan Adams


15- "Another Night" - Real McCoy


14- "I Will Always Love You (from 'The Bodyguard')" - Whitney Houston


13- "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" - Elton John


12- "Whoomp! (There it Is)" - Tag Team


11- "The Boy is Mine" - Brandy & Monica



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Top 100 MOST POPULAR Songs of the 1990's: 30 - 21

The 90's countdown continues today with 30 - 21! Click here for 100 - 91 to start at the top of this list if you haven't see it yet. You'll be able to browse through the whole list by using the links at the bottom of each post or you can use the blog archive on the side. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time where based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the Billboard charts. I went through each year of the charts week by week giving points to the songs that made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. There are a lot of songs whose runs spanned over two years. With my yearly lists I go strictly by calendar year and thus those songs get short-changed. This is made up for in my decades lists where their entire runs are taken into account. With the songs that spanned two decades, I included their entire runs in the decade where they had the bigger run. And again, this 90's list is adjusted a bit because of the change of the Billboard tracking system at the end of 1991 following the creation of the Nielsen SoundScan, which caused songs to stay on the charts longer. Without further ado, let's take a look at these next 10 entries!

30- "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" - Deborah Cox


29- "Waterfalls" - TLC


28- "The First Night" - Monica


27- "Truly Madly Deeply" - Savage Garden


26- "Nobody Knows" - The Tony Rich Project


25- "Freak Me" - Silk


24- "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me" - Jewel


23- "I Swear" - All-4-One


22- "On Bended Knee" - Boyz II Men


21- "I'll Be Missing You" - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112



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Top 100 MOST POPULAR Songs of the 1990's: 40 - 31

The 90's countdown continues today with 40 - 31! Click here for 100 - 91 to start at the top of this list if you haven't see it yet. You'll be able to browse through the whole list by using the links at the bottom of each post or you can use the blog archive on the side. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time where based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the Billboard charts. I went through each year of the charts week by week giving points to the songs that made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. There are a lot of songs whose runs spanned over two years. With my yearly lists I go strictly by calendar year and thus those songs get short-changed. This is made up for in my decades lists where their entire runs are taken into account. With the songs that spanned two decades, I included their entire runs in the decade where they had the bigger run. And again, this 90's list is adjusted a bit because of the change of the Billboard tracking system at the end of 1991 following the creation of the Nielsen SoundScan, which caused songs to stay on the charts longer. Without further ado, let's take a look at these next 10 entries!

40- "Always Be My Baby" - Mariah Carey


39- "Can't Help Falling in Love (from 'Silver')" - UB40


38- "All She Wants" - Ace of Base


37- "No Diggity" - BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre


36- "Kiss from a Rose (from 'Batman Forever')" - Seal


35- "Believe" - Cher


34- "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" - Puff Daddy featuring Mase


33- "Fantasy" - Mariah Carey


32- "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" - Stevie B


31- "Rush Rush" - Paula Abdul



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Top 100 MOST POPULAR Songs of the 1990's: 50 - 41

The 90's countdown continues today with 50 - 41! Click here for 100 - 91 to start at the top of this list if you haven't see it yet. You'll be able to browse through the whole list by using the links at the bottom of each post or you can use the blog archive on the side. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time where based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the Billboard charts. I went through each year of the charts week by week giving points to the songs that made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. There are a lot of songs whose runs spanned over two years. With my yearly lists I go strictly by calendar year and thus those songs get short-changed. This is made up for in my decades lists where their entire runs are taken into account. With the songs that spanned two decades, I included their entire runs in the decade where they had the bigger run. And again, this 90's list is adjusted a bit because of the change of the Billboard tracking system at the end of 1991 following the creation of the Nielsen SoundScan, which caused songs to stay on the charts longer. Without further ado, let's take a look at these next 10 entries!

50- "Wannabe" - Spice Girls


49- "Baby Got Back" - Sir Mix-a-Lot


48- "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" - Celine Dion


47- "Nothing Compares 2 U" - Sinead O'Connor


46- "Take a Bow" - Madonna


45- "That's the Way Love Goes" - Janet Jackson


44- "Stay (I Missed You) (from 'Reality Bites')" - Lisa Loeb


43- "No Scrubs" - TLC


42- "If I Ever Fall in Love" - Shai


41- "Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (from 'Waiting to Exhale')" - Whitney Houston



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Top 100 MOST POPULAR Songs of the 1990's: 60 - 51

The 90's countdown continues today with 60 - 51! Click here for 100 - 91 to start at the top of this list if you haven't see it yet. You'll be able to browse through the whole list by using the links at the bottom of each post or you can use the blog archive on the side. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time where based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the Billboard charts. I went through each year of the charts week by week giving points to the songs that made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. There are a lot of songs whose runs spanned over two years. With my yearly lists I go strictly by calendar year and thus those songs get short-changed. This is made up for in my decades lists where their entire runs are taken into account. With the songs that spanned two decades, I included their entire runs in the decade where they had the bigger run. And again, this 90's list is adjusted a bit because of the change of the Billboard tracking system at the end of 1991 following the creation of the Nielsen SoundScan, which caused songs to stay on the charts longer. Without further ado, let's take a look at these next 10 entries!

60- "Again" - Janet Jackson


59- "The Power of Love" - Celine Dion


58- "Don't Let Go (Love) (from 'Set it Off')" - En Vogue


57- "Back at One" - Brian McKnight


56- "Jump" - Kris Kross


55- "I Wanna Sex You Up (from 'New Jack City')" - Color Me Badd


54- "One More Try" - Timmy T. 


53- "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let it Flow" - Toni Braxton


52- "Love Takes Time" - Mariah Carey


51- "I Love You Always Forever" - Donna Lewis

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Top 100 MOST POPULAR Songs of the 1990's: 70 - 61

The 90's countdown continues today with 70 - 61! Click here for 100 - 91 to start at the top of this list if you haven't see it yet. You'll be able to browse through the whole list by using the links at the bottom of each post or you can use the blog archive on the side. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time where based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the Billboard charts. I went through each year of the charts week by week giving points to the songs that made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. There are a lot of songs whose runs spanned over two years. With my yearly lists I go strictly by calendar year and thus those songs get short-changed. This is made up for in my decades lists where their entire runs are taken into account. With the songs that spanned two decades, I included their entire runs in the decade where they had the bigger run. And again, this 90's list is adjusted a bit because of the change of the Billboard tracking system at the end of 1991 following the creation of the Nielsen SoundScan, which caused songs to stay on the charts longer. Without further ado, let's take a look at these next 10 entries!

70- "Baby-Baby-Baby" - TLC


69- "This is How We Do It" - Montrell Jordan


68- "Genie in a Bottle" - Christina Aguilera


67- "My Way" - Usher


66- "Weak" - SWV


65- "Twisted" - Keith Sweat



64- "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" - Backstreet Boys


63- "Hero" - Mariah Carey


62- "Dreamlover" - Mariah Carey


61- "Vogue" - Madonna



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Top 100 MOST POPULAR Songs of the 1990's: 80 - 71

The 90's countdown continues today with 80 - 71! Click here for 100 - 91 to start at the top of this list if you haven't see it yet. You'll be able to browse through the whole list by using the links at the bottom of each post or you can use the blog archive on the side. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time where based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the Billboard charts. I went through each year of the charts week by week giving points to the songs that made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. There are a lot of songs whose runs spanned over two years. With my yearly lists I go strictly by calendar year and thus those songs get short-changed. This is made up for in my decades lists where their entire runs are taken into account. With the songs that spanned two decades, I included their entire runs in the decade where they had the bigger run. And again, this 90's list is adjusted a bit because of the change of the Billboard tracking system at the end of 1991 following the creation of the Nielsen SoundScan, which caused songs to stay on the charts longer. Without further ado, let's take a look at these next 10 entries!

80- "Hold On" - Wilson Phillips


79- "Escapade" - Janet Jackson


78- "Informer" - Snow


77- "If You Had My Love" - Jennifer Lopez


76- "Tha Crossroads" - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony


75- "Gonna Make You Sweat" - C+C Music Factory


74- "Here Comes the Hotstepper (from 'Ready to Wear')" - Ini Kamoze


73- "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" - Meat Loaf


72- "Livin' La Vida Loca" - Ricky Martin


71- "I Believe I Can Fly (from 'Space Jam')" - R. Kelly



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Top 100 MOST POPULAR Songs of the 1990's: 90 - 81

The 90's countdown continues today with 90 - 81! Click here for 100 - 91 to start at the top of this list if you haven't see it yet. You'll be able to browse through the whole list by using the links at the bottom of each post or you can use the blog archive on the side. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time where based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the Billboard charts. I went through each year of the charts week by week giving points to the songs that made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. There are a lot of songs whose runs spanned over two years. With my yearly lists I go strictly by calendar year and thus those songs get short-changed. This is made up for in my decades lists where their entire runs are taken into account. With the songs that spanned two decades, I included their entire runs in the decade where they had the bigger run. And again, this 90's list is adjusted a bit because of the change of the Billboard tracking system at the end of 1991 following the creation of the Nielsen SoundScan, which caused songs to stay on the charts longer. Without further ado, let's take a look at these next 10 entries!

90- "Together Again" - Janet


89- "From a Distance" - Bette Midler


88- "It Must Have Been Love (from 'Pretty Woman')" - Roxette


87- "Return of the Mack" - Mark Morrison


86- "Nice & Slow" - Usher


85- "MMMBop" - Hanson


84- "Save the Best for Last" - Vanessa Williams


83- "Unbelievable" - EMF


82- "Blaze of Glory (from 'Young Guns II') - Jon Bon Jovi


81- "Justify My Love" - Madonna



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Top 100 MOST POPULAR Songs of the 1990's: 100 - 91

We've now gone through every individual year of the 1990's and so now it's time to count down the top 100 songs of the entire decade as a whole. I'll be doing this over the course of the next 10 days, revealing the list 10 songs at a time, starting here with 100 - 91. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time where based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the Billboard charts. I went through each year of the charts week by week giving points to the songs that made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. There are a lot of songs whose runs spanned over two years. With my yearly lists I go strictly by calendar year and thus those songs get short-changed. This is made up for in my decades lists where their entire runs are taken into account. With the songs that spanned two decades, I included their entire runs in the decade where they had the bigger run. This 90's list is adjusted a bit because of the change of the Billboard tracking system at the end of 1991 following the creation of the Nielsen SoundScan, which caused songs to stay on the charts longer. At the bottom of each section, there will be links that will make it easier for you to browse through the whole list. Or you can use the blog archive on the side. Now without further ado, let's see how all these 90's songs stack up!

100- "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" - Dr. Dre


99- "Lately" - Divine


98- "Bump N' Grind" - R. Kelly


97- "More than Words" - Extreme


96- "All for Love" - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting


95- "Emotions" - Mariah Carey


94- "Vision of Love" - Mariah Carey


93- "Always" - Bon Jovi


92- "Angel of Mine" - Monica


91- "Rump Shaker" - Wreckx-N-Effect



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Top 10 MOST POPULAR Songs of 1999

It's time to dive into the final year of the 1990's, which means my 90's countdown starts next week! If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what 1999 had to offer!

10- "Kiss Me" - Sixpence None the Richer


9- "Unpretty" - TLC


8- "Heartbreak Hotel" - Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans


7- "Angel of Mine" - Monica


6- "If You Had My Love" - Jennifer Lopez


5- "Livin' La Vida Loca" - Ricky Martin


4- "Genie in a Bottle" - Christina Aguilera


3- "No Scrubs" - TLC


2- "Believe" - Cher


1- "Smooth" - Santana featuring Rob Thomas



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