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).
Another round comes down to a battle between two Usher songs, but I guess that's the price you pay when you have so many hits jam-packed into top 25 of 2004. With the elimination of "My Boo," a duet with Alicia Keys and the 24th-biggest song of the year, only one hit from 2004's biggest musical sensation remains.
We are one step from the year-end vote-off, so let's move on to...
2004: Round 13
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ELIMINATED: 4.
The Contenders
1. "Yeah!" Usher ft. Lil Jon and Ludacris
6. "The Reason" Hoobastank
18. "Naughty Girl" Beyonce
19. "My Immortal" Evanescence
ELIMINATED Round 12: 24. "My Boo" Usher and Alicia Keys Round 11: 4. "This Love" Maroon5 Round 10: 12. "Confessions Part II" Usher Round 9: 9. "Goodies" Ciara ft. Petey Pablo Round 8: 8. "Hey Ya!" OutKast Round 7: 15. "Here Without You" 3 Doors Down Round 6: 23. "Dip It Low" Christina Milian Round 6: 3. "If I Ain't Got You" Alicia Keys Round 5: 17. "Someday" Nickelback Round 5: 22. "Move Ya Body" Nina Sky ft. Jabba Round 4: 2. "Burn" Usher Round 4: 5. "The Way You Move" OutKast ft. Sleepy Brown Round 3: 10. "Lean Back" Terror Squad Round 3: 7. "I Don't Wanna Know" Mario Winans ft. Enya and P. Diddy Round 3: 13. "Slow Motion" Juvenile ft. Soulja Slim Round 2: 21. "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" Jay-Z Round 2: 16. "Slow Jamz" Twista ft. Kanye West and Jamie Foxx Round 2: 25. "One Call Away" Chingy ft. J. Weav Round 1: 11. "Tipsy" J-Kwon Round 1: 14. "Freek-a-Leek" Petey Pablo Round 1: 20. "Sunshine" Lil' Flip ft. Lea
Results: 2003
1st place: 16. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera 2nd place: 18. "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne 3rd place: 4. "Crazy in Love" Beyonce ft. Jay-Z Round 13: 15. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J 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
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).
Well, that has to sting a little! One round before the 2004 finale, "Yeah!" ft. Lil Jon and Ludacris, the last remaining Usher song in contention and the biggest song of the year, was eliminated.
We have now reached our top 3, which means it is time for the vote-off! Three hits from 2004 remain, but only two can make the grand finale...
The Contenders
"The Reason" by Hoobastank, the 6th-biggest song of the year
VS.
"Naughty Girl" by Beyonce, the 18th-biggest song of the year
VS.
"My Immortal" by Evanescence, the 19th-biggest song of the year
Please rank the 3 remaining songs in order of preference.
ELIMINATED Round 13: 1. "Yeah!" Usher ft. Lil Jon and Ludacris Round 12: 24. "My Boo" Usher and Alicia Keys Round 11: 4. "This Love" Maroon5 Round 10: 12. "Confessions Part II" Usher Round 9: 9. "Goodies" Ciara ft. Petey Pablo Round 8: 8. "Hey Ya!" OutKast Round 7: 15. "Here Without You" 3 Doors Down Round 6: 23. "Dip It Low" Christina Milian Round 6: 3. "If I Ain't Got You" Alicia Keys Round 5: 17. "Someday" Nickelback Round 5: 22. "Move Ya Body" Nina Sky ft. Jabba Round 4: 2. "Burn" Usher Round 4: 5. "The Way You Move" OutKast ft. Sleepy Brown Round 3: 10. "Lean Back" Terror Squad Round 3: 7. "I Don't Wanna Know" Mario Winans ft. Enya and P. Diddy Round 3: 13. "Slow Motion" Juvenile ft. Soulja Slim Round 2: 21. "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" Jay-Z Round 2: 16. "Slow Jamz" Twista ft. Kanye West and Jamie Foxx Round 2: 25. "One Call Away" Chingy ft. J. Weav Round 1: 11. "Tipsy" J-Kwon Round 1: 14. "Freek-a-Leek" Petey Pablo Round 1: 20. "Sunshine" Lil' Flip ft. Lea
Results: 2003
1st place: 16. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera 2nd place: 18. "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne 3rd place: 4. "Crazy in Love" Beyonce ft. Jay-Z Round 13: 15. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J 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
Results: 2003
