100 Greatest Songs From 2000
Criteria: These records were chosen and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall scope of musical history.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. Idioteque
Radiohead
2. Yellow
Coldplay
3. Beautiful Day
U2
4. Ms. Jackson
OutKast
5. One More Time
Daft Punk
6. Stan
Eminem
7. Try Again
Aaliyah
8. B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
OutKast
9. In the End
Linkin Park
10. Music
Madonna
11. Kryptonite
3 Doors Down
12. Independent Woman Part I
Destiny's Child
13. Everything in its Right Place
Radiohead
14. Hate to Say I Told You So
The Hives
15. The Real Slim Shady
Eminem
16. Frontier Psychiatrist
The Avalanches
17. Hanging by a Moment
Lifehouse
18. If You're Gone
Matchbox 20
19. Don't Tell Me
Madonna
20. Since I Left You
The Avalanches
21. I Wanna Know
Joe
22. Again
Lenny Kravitz
23. Bent
Matchbox 20
24. There You Go
Pink
25. Letter from an Occupant
The New Pornographers
26. Who Let The Dogs Out
Baja Men
27. It Wasn't Me
Shaggy and Rikrok
28. One Armed Scissor
At the Drive-In
29. Feel Good Hit of the Summer
Queens of the Stone Age
30. Doesn't Really Matter
Janet Jackson
31. Country Grammar (Hot Shit)
Nelly
32. Stutter
Joe and Mystikal
33. If I Ever Feel Better
Phoenix
34. Bohemian Like You
The Dandy Warhols
35. Angel
Shaggy
36. Case of the Ex
Mýa
37. Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Spiller
38. Too Young
Phoenix
39. Ride wit Me
Nelly and City Spud
40. Follow Me
Uncle Kracker
41. Overload
Sugababes
42. Ante Up (Robbing-Hoodz Theory)
M.O.P. (feat. Funk Master Flex)
43. Fill Me In
Craig David
44. Oops!... I Did It Again
Britney Spears
45. I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
Jay-Z
46. Shake Ya Ass
Mystikal
47. Southern Hospitality
Ludacris
48. How to Disappear Completely
Radiohead
49. The Time Is Now
Moloko
50. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
Queens of the Stone Age
51. Put It on Me
Ja Rule, Lil' Mo and Vita
52. Crazy
K-Ci & JoJo
53. Untitled (How Does It Feel?)
D'Angelo
54. This Mess We're In
PJ Harvey (with Thom Yorke)
55. The Way I Am
Eminem
56. Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
Nine Days
57. No More
Ruff Endz
58. I'm like a Bird
Nelly Furtado
59. Fiesta
R. Kelly, Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti
60. Come On Let's Go
Broadcast
61. Cripple And The Starfish
Antony and The Johnsons
62. Let's Get Married
Jagged Edge
63. Promise
Jagged Edge
64. Most Girls
Pink
65. Tessio
Luomo
66. The Crystal Lake
Grandaddy
67. Come Pick Me Up
Ryan Adams
68. Wifey
Next
69. Wonderful
Everclear
70. The National Anthem
Radiohead
71. Nobody Wants to Be Lonely
Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera
72. Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg
Hakan Hellström
73. Danger (Been So Long)
Mystikal and Nivea
74. Only Time
Enya
75. Pure Shores
All Saints
76. Intro
Alan Braxe and Fred Falke
77. I Wish
Carl Thomas
78. Stranger in My House
Tamia
79. Accelerator
Primal Scream
80. It's Over Now
112
81. A Song for the Lovers
Richard Ashcroft
82. Playground Love
Air
83. Separated
Avant
84. Kill All Hippies
Primal Scream
85. Gravel Pit
Wu-Tang Clan
86. Love
Musiq Soulchild
87. 3rd Planet
Modest Mouse
88. Bag Lady
Erykah Badu
89. No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)
3LW
90. New World
Björk
91. Turn Off the Light
Nelly Furtado
92. So Fresh So Clean
Outkast
93. Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
U2
94. I Wish
R. Kelly
95. Lovertits
Peaches
96. I Hope You Dance
Lee Ann Womack (with Sons of the Desert)
97. E.I.
Nelly
98. I Don't Wanna
Aaliyah
99. Good Fortune
PJ Harvey
100. By Your Side
Sade
Radiohead
2. Yellow
Coldplay
3. Beautiful Day
U2
4. Ms. Jackson
OutKast
5. One More Time
Daft Punk
6. Stan
Eminem
7. Try Again
Aaliyah
8. B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
OutKast
9. In the End
Linkin Park
10. Music
Madonna
11. Kryptonite
3 Doors Down
12. Independent Woman Part I
Destiny's Child
13. Everything in its Right Place
Radiohead
14. Hate to Say I Told You So
The Hives
15. The Real Slim Shady
Eminem
16. Frontier Psychiatrist
The Avalanches
17. Hanging by a Moment
Lifehouse
18. If You're Gone
Matchbox 20
19. Don't Tell Me
Madonna
20. Since I Left You
The Avalanches
21. I Wanna Know
Joe
22. Again
Lenny Kravitz
23. Bent
Matchbox 20
24. There You Go
Pink
25. Letter from an Occupant
The New Pornographers
26. Who Let The Dogs Out
Baja Men
27. It Wasn't Me
Shaggy and Rikrok
28. One Armed Scissor
At the Drive-In
29. Feel Good Hit of the Summer
Queens of the Stone Age
30. Doesn't Really Matter
Janet Jackson
31. Country Grammar (Hot Shit)
Nelly
32. Stutter
Joe and Mystikal
33. If I Ever Feel Better
Phoenix
34. Bohemian Like You
The Dandy Warhols
35. Angel
Shaggy
36. Case of the Ex
Mýa
37. Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Spiller
38. Too Young
Phoenix
39. Ride wit Me
Nelly and City Spud
40. Follow Me
Uncle Kracker
41. Overload
Sugababes
42. Ante Up (Robbing-Hoodz Theory)
M.O.P. (feat. Funk Master Flex)
43. Fill Me In
Craig David
44. Oops!... I Did It Again
Britney Spears
45. I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
Jay-Z
46. Shake Ya Ass
Mystikal
47. Southern Hospitality
Ludacris
48. How to Disappear Completely
Radiohead
49. The Time Is Now
Moloko
50. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
Queens of the Stone Age
Ja Rule, Lil' Mo and Vita
52. Crazy
K-Ci & JoJo
53. Untitled (How Does It Feel?)
D'Angelo
54. This Mess We're In
PJ Harvey (with Thom Yorke)
55. The Way I Am
Eminem
56. Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
Nine Days
57. No More
Ruff Endz
58. I'm like a Bird
Nelly Furtado
59. Fiesta
R. Kelly, Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti
60. Come On Let's Go
Broadcast
61. Cripple And The Starfish
Antony and The Johnsons
62. Let's Get Married
Jagged Edge
63. Promise
Jagged Edge
64. Most Girls
Pink
65. Tessio
Luomo
66. The Crystal Lake
Grandaddy
67. Come Pick Me Up
Ryan Adams
68. Wifey
Next
69. Wonderful
Everclear
70. The National Anthem
Radiohead
71. Nobody Wants to Be Lonely
Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera
72. Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg
Hakan Hellström
73. Danger (Been So Long)
Mystikal and Nivea
74. Only Time
Enya
75. Pure Shores
All Saints
76. Intro
Alan Braxe and Fred Falke
77. I Wish
Carl Thomas
78. Stranger in My House
Tamia
79. Accelerator
Primal Scream
80. It's Over Now
112
81. A Song for the Lovers
Richard Ashcroft
82. Playground Love
Air
83. Separated
Avant
84. Kill All Hippies
Primal Scream
85. Gravel Pit
Wu-Tang Clan
86. Love
Musiq Soulchild
87. 3rd Planet
Modest Mouse
88. Bag Lady
Erykah Badu
89. No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)
3LW
90. New World
Björk
91. Turn Off the Light
Nelly Furtado
92. So Fresh So Clean
Outkast
93. Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
U2
94. I Wish
R. Kelly
95. Lovertits
Peaches
96. I Hope You Dance
Lee Ann Womack (with Sons of the Desert)
97. E.I.
Nelly
98. I Don't Wanna
Aaliyah
99. Good Fortune
PJ Harvey
100. By Your Side
Sade
20 more worth mentioning.
101. Music Is My Radar
Blur
102. Catch the Sun
Doves
103. The Shining
Badly Drawn Boy
104. Dress Sexy at My Funeral
Smog
105. The Light
Common
106. Things Have Changed
Bob Dylan
107. Trouble
Coldplay
108. Spinning Around
Kylie Minogue
109. In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
Boards of Canada
110. Bye Bye Bye
NSYNC
111. The Facts of Life
Black Box Recorder
112. Up With People
Lambchop
113. Kite
U2
114. Lovely Head
Goldfrapp
115. Sunset (Bird of Prey)
Fatboy Slim
116. Last Resort
Papa Roach
117. The Man With The Red Face
Laurent Garnier
118. Make It Happen
Playgroup
119. Change (In the House of Flies)
Deftones
120. Superman (It's Not Easy)
Five for Fighting
Blur
102. Catch the Sun
Doves
103. The Shining
Badly Drawn Boy
104. Dress Sexy at My Funeral
Smog
105. The Light
Common
106. Things Have Changed
Bob Dylan
107. Trouble
Coldplay
108. Spinning Around
Kylie Minogue
109. In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
Boards of Canada
110. Bye Bye Bye
NSYNC
111. The Facts of Life
Black Box Recorder
112. Up With People
Lambchop
113. Kite
U2
114. Lovely Head
Goldfrapp
115. Sunset (Bird of Prey)
Fatboy Slim
116. Last Resort
Papa Roach
117. The Man With The Red Face
Laurent Garnier
118. Make It Happen
Playgroup
119. Change (In the House of Flies)
Deftones
120. Superman (It's Not Easy)
Five for Fighting
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2000
An unheralded great record from 2000
Bruce's choice:
* Flower
Moby
Lew's choice:
* Everywhere I Go
Shawn Mullins
Brett's choice:
* I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
The Jayhawks
Adam's choice:
* Lazy Days
Enya
Ryan's choice:
* The Leanover
Life Without Buildings
Bruce's choice:
* Flower
Moby
Lew's choice:
* Everywhere I Go
Shawn Mullins
Brett's choice:
* I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
The Jayhawks
Adam's choice:
* Lazy Days
Enya
Ryan's choice:
* The Leanover
Life Without Buildings
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Edited By: Bruce
Last Updated: 2012-06-12
Last Updated: 2012-06-12