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What played on the radio in 2000?

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Sarah Cherry

Published Feb 18, 2026

What played on the radio in 2000?

2000 Radio (Top 100 Song Playlist)

RankArtistTitle
1MadonnaMusic
2U2Beautiful Day
3N SyncBye, Bye, Bye
4EminemStan

What was the biggest hit of the 00s?

Without further ado, here are 20 great songs from the early 2000s!

  • “Hey Ya!” – OutKast. While “Ms.
  • “Bye Bye Bye” – *NSYNC.
  • “Toxic” – Britney Spears.
  • “Hollaback Girl” – Gwen Stefani.
  • “Crazy In Love” – Beyoncé (feat.
  • “One More Time” – Daft Punk.
  • “Drop It Like It’s Hot” – Snoop Dogg (feat.
  • “Get Ur Freak On” – Missy Elliott.

What music defined the 2000s?

Electronic music was also popular throughout the decade; at the beginning of the 2000s, genres such as trance, chillout, house, indietronica, and Eurodance (in Europe) were popular. In Latin America, whilst R&B, hip hop, and pop rock did have influence and success, Latin-based pop music remained highly popular.

What was the best selling song of the 00s?

Chart

No.TitleYear
1“Evergreen”/”Anything Is Possible”2002
2“Unchained Melody”2002
3“It Wasn’t Me”2001
4“(Is This the Way to) Amarillo”2005

What is the best song since 2000?

40 greatest pop songs since 2000

  1. Kelly Clarkson – “Since U Been Gone” (2004)
  2. Outkast – “Hey Ya!” (
  3. Beyonce feat.
  4. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep” (2010)
  5. Eminem – “Lose Yourself” (2002)
  6. Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance” (2009)
  7. Justin Timberlake – “Cry Me a River” (2002)
  8. Britney Spears – “Toxic” (2004)

Who was the most popular artist in the 2000s?

Eminem was the 2000s’ top-selling artist with 32.2 million combined in sales, plus two albums in the decade’s Top 10: The Marshall Mathers LP was fourth with 10,195,000 sold and Eminem Show was fifth with 9,789,000.

What are the top 100 Rock Songs of the 2000s?

Top 100 Rock Songs of 2000s by Billboard. 1. How You Remind Me Nickelback. 2. In the End Linkin Park. 3. Kryptonite 3 Doors Down. 4. Blurry Puddle Of Mudd.

What were the best-performing singles of 2000 and 2001?

Note: The best-performing singles on the Billboard Hot 100 of 2000 and 2001 were Faith Hill’s “Breathe” and Lifehouse’s “Hanging by a Moment”, respectively.

Who has the most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100?

Usher had the largest number of hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with seven number-one singles. Beyoncé remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 36 weeks and had 5 different number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart during the 2000s.

What happened to the music business in the 2000s?

The 2000s were a tough time in the music business. Artists bypassed record labels to release music independently. What’s more, online file sharing and music streaming disrupted the radio industry, and the biggest record store chains went out of business.