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 5, two more hits were eliminated:
"Family Affair" by Mary J. Blige, the 17th-biggest hit of the year (and Mary's all-time biggest single)
"The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World, the 14th-biggest hit of the year (and the band's only successful crossover single to date)
We are one step from our top 10, so let's move on to...
The Contenders
1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
7. "In The End" Linkin Park
11. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
13. "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule
21. "Without Me" Eminem
22. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
24. "Get The Party Started" Pink
ELIMINATED Round 5: 17. "Family Affair" Mary J. Blige Round 5: 14. "The Middle" Jimmy Eat World Round 4: 9. "U Got It Bad" Usher Round 4: 10. "Blurry" Puddle Of Mudd Round 3: 2. "Foolish" Ashanti Round 3: 8. "What's Luv?" Fat Joe ft. Ashanti Round 3: 20. "My Sacrifice" Creed Round 2: 12. "Always On Time" Ja Rule ft. Ashanti Round 2: 19. "Gangsta Lovin'" Eve ft. Alicia Keys Round 2: 25. "Hero" Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott Round 1: 15. "I Need A Girl (Part One)" P. Diddy ft. Usher and Loon Round 1: 16. "U Don't Have To Call" Usher Round 1: 18. "I Need A Girl (Part Two)" P. Diddy and Ginuwine ft. Loon and Mario Winans
Results: 2001
1st place: 8. "Thank You" Dido 2nd place: 24. "Lady Marmalade" Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink 3rd place: 1. "Hanging By A Moment" Lifehouse Round 13: 23. "Survivor" Destiny's Child Round 12: 2. "Fallin'" Alicia Keys Round 11: 9. "Again" Lenny Kravitz Round 10: 21. "Drive" Incubus 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
1. "In The End" Linkin Park
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8.
9.
10.
ELIMINATED: 11.
ELIMINATED: 12.
The Contenders
1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
11. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
13. "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule
21. "Without Me" Eminem
22. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
24. "Get The Party Started" Pink
1. "In The End" Linkin Park
2. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
ELIMINATED: 11.
ELIMINATED: 12.
The Contenders
3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
11. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
13. "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule
21. "Without Me" Eminem
22. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
24. "Get The Party Started" Pink
1. "In The End" Linkin Park
2. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
3. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
ELIMINATED: 11.
ELIMINATED: 12.
The Contenders
3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
11. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
13. "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule
21. "Without Me" Eminem
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
24. "Get The Party Started" Pink
1. "In The End" Linkin Park
2. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
3. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
4. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
ELIMINATED: 11.
ELIMINATED: 12.
The Contenders
3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
13. "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule
21. "Without Me" Eminem
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
24. "Get The Party Started" Pink
1. "In The End" Linkin Park
2. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
3. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
4. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
5. "Without Me" Eminem
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
ELIMINATED: 11.
ELIMINATED: 12.
The Contenders
3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
13. "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
24. "Get The Party Started" Pink
1. "In The End" Linkin Park
2. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
3. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
4. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
5. "Without Me" Eminem
6. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
7.
8.
9.
10.
ELIMINATED: 11.
ELIMINATED: 12.
The Contenders
3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
13. "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
24. "Get The Party Started" Pink
1. "In The End" Linkin Park
2. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
3. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
4. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
5. "Without Me" Eminem
6. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
7. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
8.
9.
10.
ELIMINATED: 11.
ELIMINATED: 12.
The Contenders
3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
13. "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
24. "Get The Party Started" Pink
1. "In The End" Linkin Park
2. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
3. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
4. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
5. "Without Me" Eminem
6. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
7. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
8. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
9.
10.
ELIMINATED: 11.
ELIMINATED: 12.
The Contenders
3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
13. "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
24. "Get The Party Started" Pink
1. "In The End" Linkin Park
2. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
3. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
4. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
5. "Without Me" Eminem
6. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
7. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
8. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
9. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
10.
ELIMINATED: 11.
ELIMINATED: 12.
The Contenders
13. "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
24. "Get The Party Started" Pink
1. "In The End" Linkin Park
2. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
3. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
4. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
5. "Without Me" Eminem
6. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
7. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
8. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
9. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
10. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
ELIMINATED: 11. "Get The Party Started" Pink
ELIMINATED: 12. "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule
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 6, two more hits were eliminated:
"Get the Party Started" by Pink, the 24th-biggest hit of the year
"Ain't It Funny (Remix)" by Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule, the 13th-biggest hit of the year
We have now reached our top 10, so let's move on to...
The Contenders
1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
7. "In The End" Linkin Park
11. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
21. "Without Me" Eminem
22. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
ELIMINATED Round 6: 24. "Get The Party Started" Pink Round 6: 13. "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule Round 5: 17. "Family Affair" Mary J. Blige Round 5: 14. "The Middle" Jimmy Eat World Round 4: 9. "U Got It Bad" Usher Round 4: 10. "Blurry" Puddle Of Mudd Round 3: 2. "Foolish" Ashanti Round 3: 8. "What's Luv?" Fat Joe ft. Ashanti Round 3: 20. "My Sacrifice" Creed Round 2: 12. "Always On Time" Ja Rule ft. Ashanti Round 2: 19. "Gangsta Lovin'" Eve ft. Alicia Keys Round 2: 25. "Hero" Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott Round 1: 15. "I Need A Girl (Part One)" P. Diddy ft. Usher and Loon Round 1: 16. "U Don't Have To Call" Usher Round 1: 18. "I Need A Girl (Part Two)" P. Diddy and Ginuwine ft. Loon and Mario Winans
Results: 2001
1st place: 8. "Thank You" Dido 2nd place: 24. "Lady Marmalade" Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink 3rd place: 1. "Hanging By A Moment" Lifehouse Round 13: 23. "Survivor" Destiny's Child Round 12: 2. "Fallin'" Alicia Keys Round 11: 9. "Again" Lenny Kravitz Round 10: 21. "Drive" Incubus 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
The Contenders
1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
7. "In The End" Linkin Park
11. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
21. "Without Me" Eminem
22. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
1. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
2. "In The End" Linkin Park
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
ELIMINATED: 10.
The Contenders
1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
11. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
21. "Without Me" Eminem
22. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
1. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
2. "In The End" Linkin Park
3. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
ELIMINATED: 10.
The Contenders
1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
11. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne
21. "Without Me" Eminem
22. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
1. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
2. "In The End" Linkin Park
3. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
4. Complicated" Avril Lavigne
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
ELIMINATED: 10.
The Contenders
1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
21. "Without Me" Eminem
22. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
1. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
2. "In The End" Linkin Park
3. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
4. Complicated" Avril Lavigne
5. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
6.
7.
8.
9.
ELIMINATED: 10.
The Contenders
1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
21. "Without Me" Eminem
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
1. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
2. "In The End" Linkin Park
3. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
4. Complicated" Avril Lavigne
5. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
6. "Without Me" Eminem
7.
8.
9.
ELIMINATED: 10.
The Contenders
1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
1. "Hot In Herre" Nelly
2. "In The End" Linkin Park
3. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
4. Complicated" Avril Lavigne
5. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias
6. "Without Me" Eminem
7.
8.
9.
ELIMINATED: 10.
The Contenders
1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback
4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch
Results: 2001
