From Mariah Carey and Faith Hill ballads to songs by Lifehouse and Beyonc, these were the top hits of the 2000s.

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Some pop songs have an uncanny ability to sound fresh and contemporary for years after they hit the airwaves, including these 2000s bangers.

The 2000s brought us the height of the boy band era, bubbly pop bops and pop-punk greatness. But which artists were the most influential on the overall sound of the 2000s pop-scape? In the Reddit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our Music of the Decades series crosses perilously into a new century, as we contemplate the fast-moving, sound-clashing uproar of ...

Here are the 25 best rock songs from 2000-2024. While 2000 did not mark the turn of the century, nor the millennium (those counts start at 2001), the 21st century it did signal a new era where rock's ...

Before YouTube, there were music video countdowns on television. In the late 90s and early 2000s, millennials were glued to the television when TRL came on MTV. We’d leave school in a mad dash to get ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. The 2000s marked a transformative period for music, but not ...

The 2000s were the last decade to give us a string of classic rock songs that people still remember. It was also an eclectic time for rock ‘n’ roll, considering that Green Day and Linkin Park managed ...

I don’t know about you, but I’m living for early and mid 2000s music. There’s just something about that era that is so nostalgic, and I’m a giant fan. Ever since I was a teen, I loved listening to the ...

You can’t talk about the sounds of the 2000s without talking about Missy Elliot. With hits from “1, 2 Step” to “Get Ur Freak On,” the rapper, singer and songwriter’s cultural impact is undeniable. She ...

Pop-punk isn't dead; just ask any fan of these three songs from the 2000s, each of which sounds amazingly fresh 20+ years later.