Hey everyone! I love these end-of-decade music games, but some of them are taking forever (or they've been completely abandoned), so I'm starting my own. This musical chairs game will take the 25 biggest hits of each year in the 2000s, according to the Billboard Hot 100, and slowly eliminate them until we find the ultimate song of the decade... according to you, the members of ATRL! As usual, a couple of rules to keep in mind:
1. I will begin each round (unless I explicitly state otherwise).
2. You can only save one song each round (unless I explicitly state otherwise).
3. You cannot save the same song in back-to-back rounds (and I'm serious about this one).
Round 16 was the second-consecutive elimination for Destiny's Child as "Jumpin' Jumpin'," the 13th-biggest song of 2000, was eliminated, placing 4th in our musical chairs game.
We have now reached our top 3, which means it is time for our first vote-off! Only two can make the grand finale...
The Contenders
2. "Smooth" Santana ft. Rob Thomas
VS.
15. "Kryptonite" 3 Doors Down
VS.
21. "Bye Bye Bye" 'N Sync
Please rank the 3 remaining songs in order of preference. While you're at it, can you please answer two questions for me?
1. Should I keep the rest of this game at the same pace (meaning one-by-one eliminations once we reach the top 15)? Or should I speed things up and not begin one-by-one eliminations until the top 10 (i.e. three round of eliminating three songs, three rounds of eliminating two)?
2. Is the rule about not saving songs in back-to-back rounds worth it or is it a nuisance?
ELIMINATED Round 16: 13. "Jumpin' Jumpin'" Destiny's Child Round 15: 6. "Say My Name" Destiny's Child Round 14: 18. "Doesn't Really Matter" Janet Round 13: 17. "Music" Madonna Round 12: 7. "I Knew I Loved You" Savage Garden Round 11: 9. "Bent" matchbox twenty Round 10: 19. "What A Girl Wants" Christina Aguilera Round 9: 16. "There You Go" Pink Round 8: 12. "Try Again" Aaliyah Round 7: 10. "He Wasn't Man Enough" Toni Braxton Round 6: 25. "Incomplete" Sisqo Round 5: 11. "Higher" Creed Round 4: 1. "Breathe" Faith Hill Round 4: 3. "Maria Maria" Santana ft. The Product G&B Round 3: 14. "Thong Song" Sisqo Round 3: 20. "Back At One" Brian McKnight Round 2: 4. "I Wanna Know" Joe Round 2: 8. "Amazed" Lonestar Round 2: 5. "Everything You Want" Vertical Horizon Round 1: 22. "You Sang To Me" Marc Anthony Round 1: 23. "I Need To Know" Marc Anthony Round 1: 24. "Get It On Tonite" Montell Jordan
