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 the year 2004,
only two songs were left among the bloodbath:
"My Immortal," by Evanescence, the
19th-biggest hit of the year, and Hoobastanks's
"The Reason," the
6th-biggest hit.
Now, we jump ahead one year to 2005. Who will survive the cut?
2005: Round 1
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ELIMINATED: 23.
ELIMINATED: 24.
ELIMINATED: 25.
The Contenders
1. "We Belong Together" Mariah Carey
2. "Hollaback Girl" Gwen Stefani
3. "Let Me Love You" Mario
4. "Since U Been Gone" Kelly Clarkson
5. "1, 2 Step" Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott
6. "Gold Digger" Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx
7. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Green Day
8. "Candy Shop" 50 Cent ft. Olivia
9. "Don't Cha" The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes
10. "Behind These Hazel Eyes" Kelly Clarkson
11. "Disco Inferno" 50 Cent
12. "You and Me" Lifehouse
13. "Don't Phunk With My Heart" The Black Eyed Peas
14. "Lose Control" Missy Elliott ft. Ciara and Fat Man Scoop
15. "Shake It Off" Mariah Carey
16. "Mr. Brightside" The Killers
17. "Just A Lil Bit" 50 Cent
18. "Pon de Replay" Rihanna
19. "How We Do" The Game ft. 50 Cent
20. "Beverly Hills" Weezer
21. "Oh" Ciara ft. Ludacris
22. "Lonely No More" Rob Thomas
23. "Drop It Like It's Hot" Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell
24. "Hate It Or Love It" The Game ft. 50 Cent
25. "Lovers and Friends" Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft. Usher and Ludacris
Results: 20041st place: 19. "My Immortal" Evanescence
2nd place: 6. "The Reason" Hoobastank
3rd place: 18. "Naughty Girl" Beyonce
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
