As the thousands of votes are being tallied for the 3rd Annual That Grape Juice Awards, we here at your favourite site are taking the opportunity to reflect on an amazing decade in music history. In a period that saw the industry reach all-time highs and lows, there is no denying that there has been an eruption of quality material in the last 10 years.
We here at That Grape Juice are eager to hear your picks for the top 7 best artists, singles, videos and albums of the 00s. Here are our selections below (in no particular order):
Trent’s choices
Artists
Beyonce
Kanye West
Alicia Keys
Jay-Z
Mariah Carey
Missy Elliot
Eminem
Singles
Mariah Carey – ‘We Belong Together’
Beyonce – ‘Crazy In Love’
Jay-Z – ’99 Problems’
Britney Spears – ‘Me Against The Music (Ft. Madonna)’
Kanye West – ‘Jesus Walks’
Missy Elliot – ‘Work It’
Coldplay – ‘Clocks’
Videos
Lady GaGa – ‘Bad Romance’
Beyonce – ‘Single Ladies’
Rihanna – ‘Disturbia’
Missy Elliot – ‘Get Ur Freak On’
Kanye West – ‘Jesus Walks’ (the desert version)
Coldplay – ‘Viva La Vida’
Aaliyah – ‘We Need A Resolution’
Albums
Mariah Carey – ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’
Jay-Z – ‘The Black Album’
Kanye West – ‘The College Dropout’
Alicia Keys – ‘The Diary of Alicia Keys’
Jay-Z – ‘The Blueprint’
Ludacris – ‘Chicken-n-Beer’
Missy Elliot – ‘Under Construction’
Sam’s choices
Artists
Destiny’s Child
Fantasia
Janet Jackson
R. Kelly
Beyonce
Usher
Lady GaGa
Singles
Beyonce – ‘Crazy In Love’
Michael Jackson – ‘Butterflies’
Janet Jackson – ‘Feedback’
Mariah Carey – ‘We Belong Together’
Destiny’s Child – ‘Lose My Breath’
Mary J. Blige – ‘Be Without You’
Ciara – ‘Promise’
Videos
Michael Jackson – ‘You Rock My World’
Toni Braxton – ‘He Wasn’t Man Enough’
Lady GaGa – ‘Bad Romance’
Ciara – ‘Promise’
Beyonce – ‘Single Ladies’
Missy Elliot – ‘Work It’
Beyonce – ‘Crazy In Love’
Albums
Fantasia – ‘Fantasia’
Teedra Moses – ‘Complex Simplicity’
Tamia – ‘Between Friends’
Mariah Carey – ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’
Amerie – ‘Because I Love It’
John Legend – ‘Get Lifted’
Usher – ‘Confessions’
*Sorry…but had to add another…*
Lil’ Kim – ‘The Naked Truth’