Dripping in new money, Fergie's idea of the glamorous life includes regular visits to Taco Bell and centers on the ethos that she can take her "broke ass home" should the need arise. This second #1 hit from The Dutchess has long been an ATRL favorite (guilty pleasure and otherwise), a fact reflected in this rate: Only BnPac scored it less than a 7, and without her vote, "Glamorous" would have jumped about 10 spots on the list.
This deceptively tragic ode to a lover lost at war was one of Belinda's final appearances on the Hot 100—and our countdown. Over a sultry marimba beat, she gets emotional remembering a goodbye dance at the train station on a rainy summer night.
Perhaps the least schmaltzy Diane Warren song ever produced, this soulful midtempo jam—hear Belinda take it to church at 1:42!—nearly became her second Hot 100 #1, though it was blocked by Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." None other than young Fergie would warble through a cover of the song on an episode of Kids Incorporated later that year.
Right?! I had no idea until I read it on Wikipedia. When you listen to the lyrics closely, it sort of makes sense, so I guess we can thank producer Rick Nowels for averting disaster on that one.