The Contenders
1. "Hanging By A Moment" Lifehouse
5. "I'm Real" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule
8. "Thank You" Dido
9. "Again" Lenny Kravitz
24. "Lady Marmalade" Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink
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).
At the end of round 9, our second-consecutive top 10 smash was eliminated:
"I'm Real," by Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule, the 5th-biggest hit of 2001
We have now reached our top 7. Without further ado...
2001: Round 9
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ELIMINATED: 7.
The Contenders
1. "Hanging By A Moment" Lifehouse
2. "Fallin'" Alicia Keys
8. "Thank You" Dido
9. "Again" Lenny Kravitz
21. "Drive" Incubus
23. "Survivor" Destiny's Child
24. "Lady Marmalade" Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink
ELIMINATED Round 9: 5. "I'm Real" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule Round 8: 10. "Independent Women Part I" Destiny's Child Round 7: 15. "U Remind Me" Usher Round 6: 3. "All For You" Janet Round 6: 7. "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" Eve ft. Gwen Stefani Round 5: 17. "Angel" Shaggy ft. Rayvon Round 5: 18. "Ride Wit Me" Nelly ft. City Spud Round 4: 11. "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" Blu Cantrell Round 4: 22. "What Would You Do?" City High Round 3: 12. "It Wasn't Me" Shaggy ft. RikRok Round 3: 19. "Follow Me" Uncle Kracker Round 3: 25. "Ms. Jackson" Outkast Round 2: 4. "Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)" Train Round 2: 6. "If You're Gone" matchbox twenty Round 2: 14. "It's Been Awhile" Staind Round 1: 13. "Stutter" Joe ft. Mystikal Round 1: 16. "Where The Party At" Jagged Edge and Nelly Round 1: 20. "Peaches & Cream" 112
Results: 2000
1st place: 2. "Smooth" Santana ft. Rob Thomas 2nd place: 21. "Bye Bye Bye" 'N Sync 3rd place: 15. "Kryptonite" 3 Doors Down 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