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).
For the first time since round 3, we said goodbye to a rock song: "When I'm Gone" by 3 Doors Down, the 5th-biggest song of the year.
Six songs remain, half of which are among the top 10 songs of 2003. Let's now move on to...
2003: Round 11
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2.
3.
4.
5.
ELIMINATED: 6.
The Contenders
4. "Crazy in Love" Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
6. "Unwell" matchbox twenty
10. "Bring Me To Life" Evanescence ft. Paul McCoy
15. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J
16. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera
18. "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne
ELIMINATED Round 10: 5. "When I'm Gone" 3 Doors Down Round 9: 12. "Baby Boy" Beyonce ft. Sean Paul Round 8: 1. "In Da Club" 50 Cent Round 7: 14. "21 Questions" 50 Cent ft. Nate Dogg Round 6: 11. "Get Low" Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft. Ying Yang Twins Round 6: 23. "Into You" Fabolous ft. Tamia Round 5: 17. "I Know What You Want" Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey ft. The Flipmode Squad Round 5: 8. "Miss You" Aaliyah Round 4: 2. "Ignition" R. Kelly Round 4: 21. "P.I.M.P." 50 Cent Round 3: 3. "Get Busy" Sean Paul Round 3: 9. "Picture" Kid Rock ft. Sheryl Crow Round 3: 22. "Bump, Bump, Bump" B2K and P. Diddy Round 2: 7. "Right Thurr" Chingy Round 2: 20. "Magic Stick" Lil' Kim ft. 50 Cent Round 2: 25. "Mesmerize" Ja Rule ft. Ashanti Round 1: 13. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee Round 1: 19. "Drift Away" Uncle Kracker ft. Dobie Gray Round 1: 24. "Can't Let You Go" Fabolous ft. Mike Shorey & Lil' Mo
Results: 2002
1st place: 5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling 2nd place: 7. "In The End" Linkin Park 3rd place: 23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch Round 13: 22. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias Round 12: 11. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne Round 11: 3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly Round 10: 4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland Round 9: 21. "Without Me" Eminem Round 8: 6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton Round 7: 1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback 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
2003: Round 11
1. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J
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3.
4.
5.
ELIMINATED: 6.
The Contenders
4. "Crazy in Love" Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
6. "Unwell" matchbox twenty
10. "Bring Me To Life" Evanescence ft. Paul McCoy
16. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera
18. "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne
Round 11
1. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J
2. "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne
3.
4.
5.
ELIMINATED: 6.
The Contenders
4. "Crazy in Love" Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
6. "Unwell" matchbox twenty
10. "Bring Me To Life" Evanescence ft. Paul McCoy
16. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera
Round 11
1. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J
2. "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne
3. "Unwell" matchbox twenty
4. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera
5.
ELIMINATED: 6.
The Contenders
4. "Crazy in Love" Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
10. "Bring Me To Life" Evanescence ft. Paul McCoy
Round 11
1. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J
2. "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne
3. "Unwell" matchbox twenty
4. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera
5. "Crazy in Love" Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z
ELIMINATED: 6. "Bring Me To Life" Evanescence ft. Paul McCoy
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).
Sean Paul and 50 Cent have fallen. With the elimination of "Bring Me To Life" featuring Paul McCoy, the 10th-biggest song of the year, Evanescence joins them. Now, only Beyonce remains to carry on the torch for the breakout musical stars of 2003.
We have reached our top five! Only two top 10 songs of 2003 remain. Let's move on to...
2003: Round 12
1.
2.
3.
4.
ELIMINATED: 5.
The Contenders
4. "Crazy in Love" Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
6. "Unwell" matchbox twenty
15. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J
16. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera
18. "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne
ELIMINATED Round 11: 10. "Bring Me To Life" Evanescence ft. Paul McCoy Round 10: 5. "When I'm Gone" 3 Doors Down Round 9: 12. "Baby Boy" Beyonce ft. Sean Paul Round 8: 1. "In Da Club" 50 Cent Round 7: 14. "21 Questions" 50 Cent ft. Nate Dogg Round 6: 11. "Get Low" Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft. Ying Yang Twins Round 6: 23. "Into You" Fabolous ft. Tamia Round 5: 17. "I Know What You Want" Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey ft. The Flipmode Squad Round 5: 8. "Miss You" Aaliyah Round 4: 2. "Ignition" R. Kelly Round 4: 21. "P.I.M.P." 50 Cent Round 3: 3. "Get Busy" Sean Paul Round 3: 9. "Picture" Kid Rock ft. Sheryl Crow Round 3: 22. "Bump, Bump, Bump" B2K and P. Diddy Round 2: 7. "Right Thurr" Chingy Round 2: 20. "Magic Stick" Lil' Kim ft. 50 Cent Round 2: 25. "Mesmerize" Ja Rule ft. Ashanti Round 1: 13. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee Round 1: 19. "Drift Away" Uncle Kracker ft. Dobie Gray Round 1: 24. "Can't Let You Go" Fabolous ft. Mike Shorey & Lil' Mo
Results: 2002
1st place: 5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling 2nd place: 7. "In The End" Linkin Park 3rd place: 23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch Round 13: 22. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias Round 12: 11. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne Round 11: 3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly Round 10: 4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland Round 9: 21. "Without Me" Eminem Round 8: 6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton Round 7: 1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback 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
2003: Round 12
1. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J
2. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera
3. "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne
4. "Crazy in Love" Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z
ELIMINATED: 5.
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 11, we said goodbye to "Unwell" by matchbox twenty, the 6th-biggest hit of the year, leaving only one top 10 smash of 2003 in contention.
We are one step away from the 2003 finale and four stan queens of ATRL remain. Who will fall just short? Let's move on to...
2003: Round 13
1.
2.
3.
ELIMINATED: 4.
The Contenders
4. "Crazy in Love" Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
15. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J
16. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera
18. "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne
ELIMINATED Round 12: 6. "Unwell" matchbox twenty Round 11: 10. "Bring Me To Life" Evanescence ft. Paul McCoy Round 10: 5. "When I'm Gone" 3 Doors Down Round 9: 12. "Baby Boy" Beyonce ft. Sean Paul Round 8: 1. "In Da Club" 50 Cent Round 7: 14. "21 Questions" 50 Cent ft. Nate Dogg Round 6: 11. "Get Low" Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft. Ying Yang Twins Round 6: 23. "Into You" Fabolous ft. Tamia Round 5: 17. "I Know What You Want" Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey ft. The Flipmode Squad Round 5: 8. "Miss You" Aaliyah Round 4: 2. "Ignition" R. Kelly Round 4: 21. "P.I.M.P." 50 Cent Round 3: 3. "Get Busy" Sean Paul Round 3: 9. "Picture" Kid Rock ft. Sheryl Crow Round 3: 22. "Bump, Bump, Bump" B2K and P. Diddy Round 2: 7. "Right Thurr" Chingy Round 2: 20. "Magic Stick" Lil' Kim ft. 50 Cent Round 2: 25. "Mesmerize" Ja Rule ft. Ashanti Round 1: 13. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee Round 1: 19. "Drift Away" Uncle Kracker ft. Dobie Gray Round 1: 24. "Can't Let You Go" Fabolous ft. Mike Shorey & Lil' Mo
Results: 2002
1st place: 5. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling 2nd place: 7. "In The End" Linkin Park 3rd place: 23. "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch Round 13: 22. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias Round 12: 11. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne Round 11: 3. "Hot In Herre" Nelly Round 10: 4. "Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland Round 9: 21. "Without Me" Eminem Round 8: 6. "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton Round 7: 1. "How You Remind Me" Nickelback 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
1. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J
2. "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne
3. 16. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera
ELIMINATED: 4. 4. "Crazy in Love" Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
I'm sorry that this last round got so complicated, but I have to be fair about it. The final results stand as follows:
2003: Round 13
1. "Crazy in Love" Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
2. "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne
3. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera
ELIMINATED: 4. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J
Results: 2002
amazing top 4