100 top songs from 10 years ago.

[Van]

Closer to the era I am familiar with. I am not big on bubblegum pop. Looks to me, 1998 was pretty sad? Usher?? Spice Girls?!

I still don't recognize a ton of these songs. I prefer the heavier rock and/or independant stuff.

Still, it is fun to retrospect!

  1. Too Close, Next
2. The Boy Is Mine, Brandy and Monica
3. You're Still The One, Shania Twain
4. Truly Madly Deeply, Savage Garden
5. How Do I Live, LeAnn Rimes
6. Together Again, Janet
7. All My Life, K-Ci and JoJo
8. Candle In The Wind 1997, Elton John
9. Nice and Slow, Usher
10. I Don't Want To Wait, Paula Cole
11. How's It Going To Be, Third Eye Blind
12. No, No, No, Destiny's Child
13. My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion
14. Gettin' Jiggy Wit, Will Smith
15. You Make Me Wanna..., Usher
16. My Way, Usher
17. My All, Mariah Carey
18. The First Night, Monica
19. Been Around The World, Puff Daddy and The Family
20. Adia, Sarah McLachlan
21. Crush, Jennifer Paige
22. Everybody (Backstreet's Back), Backstreet Boys
23. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing, Aerosmith
24. Body Bumpin Yippie-Yi-Yo, Public Announcement
25. This Kiss, Faith Hill
26. I Don't Ever Want To See You Again, Uncle Sam
27. Let's Ride, Montell Jordan
28. Sex And Candy, Marcy Playground
29. Show Me Love, Robyn
30. A Song For Mama, Boyz II Men
31. What You Want, Mase
32. Frozen, Madonna
33. Gone Till November, Wyclef Jean
34. My Body, Lsg
35. Tubthumping, Chumbawamba
36. Deja Vu (Uptown Baby), Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
37. I Want You Back, 'N Sync
38. When The Lights Go Out, Five
39. They Don't Know, Jon B.
40. Make Em' Say Uhh!, Master P
41. Make It Hot, Nicole Featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Mocha
42. Never Eve, All Saints
43. I Get Lonely, Janet
44. Feel So Good, Mase
45. Say It, Voices Of Theory
46. Kiss The Rain, Billie Myers
47. Come With Me, Puff Daddy
48. Romeo And Juliet, Sylk-E Fyne
49. It's All About Me, Mya and Sisqo
50. I Will Come To You, Hanson
51. One Week, Barenaked Ladies
52. Swing My Way, K.P. and Envyi
53. The Arms Of The One Who Loves You, Xscape
54. My Love Is The Shhh!, Somethin' For The People
55. Daydreamin', Tatyana Ali
56. We're Not Making Love No More, Dru Hill
57. Semi-Charmed Life, Third Eye Blind
58. I Do, Lisa Loeb
59. Lookin' At Me, Mase
60. Looking Through Your Eyes, LeAnn Rimes
61. Lately, Divine
62. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart), Backstreet Boys
63. I Still Love You, Next
64. Time After Time, Inoj
65. Are You Jimmy Ray?, Jimmy Ray
66. Cruel Summer, Ace Of Base
67. I Got The Hook Up!, Master P
68. Victory, Puff Daddy and The Family
69. Too Much, Spice Girls
70. Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are), Pras Feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mya
71. How Deep Is Your Love, Dru Hill Featuring Redman
72. Friend Of Mine, Kelly Price
73. Turn It Up [Remix]/Fire It Up, Busta Rhymes
74. I'll Be, Edwin McCain
75. Ray Of Light, Madonna
76. All For You, Sister Hazel
77. Touch It, Monifah
78. Money, Power and Respect, Lox
79. Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Verve
80. Dangerous, Busta Rhymes
81. Spice Up Your Life, Spice Girls
82. Because Of You, 98 Degrees
83. The Mummers' Dance, Loreena McKennitt
84. All Cried Out, Allure Featuring 112
85. Still Not A Player, Big Punisher Featuring Joe
86. The One I Gave My Heart To, Aaliyah
87. Foolish Games/You Were Meant For Me, Jewel
88. Love You Down, Inoj
89. Do For Love, 2Pac
90. Raise The Roof, Luke
91. Heaven, Nu Flavor
92. The Party Continues, Jd
93. Sock It 2 Me, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring Da Brat
94. Butta Love, Next
95. A Rose Is Still A Rose, Aretha Franklin
96. 4 Seasons Of Loneliness, Boyz II Men
97. Father, LL Cool J
98. Thinkin' Bout It, Gerald Levert
99. Nobody's Supposed To Be Here, Deborah Cox
100. Westside, TQ

[purelife]

I know almost all of those songs!  LOL

[Michel]

     

[P.C.]

Me too Michel..  I only recognize a very few.  (except I like the one by Savage Garden)

  I wonder if a person gets to an age, where their musical taste hits a 'plateau'.  A place where their music comfort zone takes roots. ()  Just a thought.

  I know I lost interest in new music, because so much of it became so 'artificially generated'. By that I mean all the 'stars' that were born out of reality shows and competition, instead of succeeding by working their way to the top.  Names that became popular before their music.  

[purelife]

 I know I lost interest in new music, because so much of it became so 'artificially generated'. By that I mean all the 'stars' that were born out of reality shows and competition, instead of succeeding by working their way to the top.  Names that became popular before their music.

  [/DIV]I'm with you on that as well.  I like the 70's, 80's and 90's instead of the 2000 generation.

[Michel]

       

[Lil Me]

 I'm not familiar with too many on this list.  We lived out in the country that year.  
 
 I do remember excessive radio play of Tubthumping and The Way that summer.  We were renovating a house in AB, and heard those songs every hour (at least..)
   

[Lil Me]

 Michel wrote:
Time capsule. Mine was out of my generation because I prefer substance to noise and entertainment. Hence I liked the music of the hippies, having mental orgasm on California Dreamin' while backpacking on the desert roads of USA while my generation was stucked on The Knack or The Cars
 --
 
 Time Capsule!  No way!  Here I was thinking you were like 60 years old.
 
 *ducks and runs for cover*
 
 I'm kidding!!!!!!!
   
 

[Van]

Cool Michel. Music from the heart comes out every once in awhile, boardroom braindead fart rock kind of just keeps going.

I love music before my time too. Stuff I dig out of my mom's basement storage. Old vinyls of Pink Floyd, Beatles, Zeppelin. As for the 90s or newer, it is definately hit and miss.    

[Michel]

       

[P.C.]

  Good observations Michel.

  I think where I tossed in the towel, was when I could no longer keep up.  Someone would come out with a sound that really appealed to me.  Then I'd hear another song by that person, I'd say....Oh, I like her sound....and someone would say..."that's not her".  Then another....then another and another.  Each one by a different person, but all with the same sound.

  The last 5 years has been this thing where they take their voices up and down the scale ad nauseum.....they even murder the national anthems with the same stale trick.  If you heard one....you hear em all. No originality.

[Sportsdude]

going on music that defines you, so true.

 

[Lise]

Aaaaah... my kinda list. Don't yo be dissin' some of these songs - they're good! Well - except for the Spice Girls. I don't know how they got into the list.

[P.C.]

Dissing ! ?  I can't diss....I've never heard them.  I read through the list carefully....I have heard of 7 out of 100.

  Best song on the list....Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve  

[Michel]