Pop Impact: The Greatest Song Of The Noughties Is….

As our celebration of ‘Dangerously In Love‘s 10th birthday comes to an end, TGJ HQ got to thinking.

It may not always feel like it, but the last ten years have given the world no shortage of groundbreaking Pop classics.

From GaGa‘s ‘Pokerface‘ to Usher’s ‘Confessions’, Janet‘s ‘All For U’ to Drake‘s ‘The Motto‘, many an act has seen their cuts rise from potential hits to the soundtrack of many a summer-or in some cases- a lifetime.

So, putting genres lines aside, we’re asking you to name the one song you feel’s had the most impact on Popular culture and the world at large- released between January 1st 2000…and today!

After a week, we’ll pick the 20 cuts that are named the most in the comment section below and send those songs straight to the final, where you’ll be able to vote for your winner on That Grape Juice ‘Greatest Song of The Noughties’ poll.

More below!













Remember, chart positions and sales aren’t the only factors that can be taken into account here.

Did the song spawn a new catchphrase? A crazy dance move perhaps…or anything that changed the game for better or for worse.

Get listing below!

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  1. truth(icki’s B**** ASS STANS can EAT ME honey!! Yall b**** is a STANK P**** FLOP chile! (puckers lips like Drake)) June 27, 2013

    QUEEN JANET HONEY!!!!

    • FentySoSnatched June 27, 2013

      Is that the name of a song you dumbass.

      • truth(icki’s B**** ASS STANS can EAT ME honey!! Yall b**** is a STANK P**** FLOP chile! (puckers lips like Drake)) June 27, 2013

        *brushing wig* h** eat my fat p**** i didnt NEED to put the song name down you h** when he has the songs to select from at the top…SLOW H** ASS BIOTCH!!

      • FentySoSnatched June 27, 2013

        Fall back s***!

      • truth(icki’s B**** ASS STANS can EAT ME honey!! Yall b**** is a STANK P**** FLOP chile! (puckers lips like Drake)) June 27, 2013

        fall foward…ON KNIVES!!!! B****!!! honey u don’t wanna try it cause i’ll dr-RAAAAGGGG yo B**** ASS TO MARS…and LEAVE YOU THERE!!! #CLAPBACKBITCH

    • I iz not black June 28, 2013

      N***** argue too much. Realize and recognize.

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  2. truth(icki’s B**** ASS STANS can EAT ME honey!! Yall b**** is a STANK P**** FLOP chile! (puckers lips like Drake)) June 27, 2013

    i never really like single ladies…hated it in fact!! but i loved the video and performances

    • POP ROYALTY [RUDE BOY] June 27, 2013

      we all did.

      The song itself is not Special, the video is what made it a Hit.

      • truth(icki’s B**** ASS STANS can EAT ME honey!! Yall b**** is a STANK P**** FLOP chile! (puckers lips like Drake)) June 27, 2013

        COSIGN!!!

  3. HUR June 27, 2013

    QUEEN MARIAH!!!!!!!! DUH!

  4. Lucyjo June 27, 2013

    Christina Aguilera – Beautiful. Amazing vocals, incredible lyrics and a great message.

  5. Xtina June 27, 2013

    Beautiful by christina aguilera. The most influential song of the last 20 years. <3

  6. Xtina June 27, 2013

    Beautiful by Christina Aguilera. Nothing compares to it!

  7. DOSSOME June 27, 2013

    WE BELONG TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!that wedding dress as she elopes with Wentworth Miller,UNFORGETTABLE.

  8. CandyWarhol June 27, 2013

    Born This Way.

    • B****** will be corrected June 27, 2013

      LOL

  9. Lana Del Slay June 27, 2013

    Britney’s Toxic.

    • B****** will be corrected June 27, 2013

      LOL, Again

  10. ShadeNOShade June 27, 2013

    Shouldn’t Super Bass Be On Here? Just Saying.

    • ShadeNOShade June 27, 2013

      WAITS FOR THE NICKI SHADE BELOW IN 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . .
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      • truth(icki’s B**** ASS STANS can EAT ME honey!! Yall b**** is a STANK P**** FLOP chile! (puckers lips like Drake)) June 27, 2013

        super DEZE u b****!!!

    • BarbzRUs June 27, 2013

      I think those were just examples, you can vote for anything you want.

  11. AzealiaBankable June 27, 2013

    We Found Love.

  12. Blackout2.0 June 27, 2013

    Everytime. Emo Britney slays.

  13. OVODasher June 27, 2013

    I should say TM but I’ll go with Rolling In The Deep.

  14. kaysee June 27, 2013

    Janet 4EVA! <3

  15. BeyWhoUWanna June 27, 2013

    Crazy In Love. This thread is about to go awf.

  16. Draggin4MrsCarter June 27, 2013

    Rihanna’s CKB, cuz that s*** flopped like a muhfucker.

  17. FentySoSnatched June 27, 2013

    Porkchop Blues by Mariah Carey.

    • BeachHouseBritney June 27, 2013

      Kiiiii.

  18. Jon June 27, 2013

    It is already a well known fact that crazy in love is the greatest song of the 00s

    • PhuckYoFave June 27, 2013

      Sit down b****. You know not of what you speak. Diamonds had more impact.

      • king June 27, 2013

        diamonds came out in 2012 so it can’t be on this list but we all know we belong together and i gotta feeling slayed that decade

  19. Paula June 27, 2013

    Beyonce – Crazy in love! Duh

  20. Navy Sailor June 27, 2013

    We Belong Together had 2005 on LOCK!!!

    • TurntUp4Cici June 27, 2013

      Excuse me fool, they said of the decade not year.

      • Navy Sailor June 27, 2013

        I know wtf they said 🙄 That was my answer idiot!

      • TurntUp4Cici June 27, 2013

        You call me an idiot when you stan for Chris’ rag doll he Rihanna. He uses her when he wants and then runs back to Kabombaclart when he feels like it. Trick b**** she is.

      • Navy Sailor June 27, 2013

        Disgruntled Ci-Error stan, say what? I don’t speak Flopanese. Try again, b****.

  21. Ke$has Crazy Kid June 27, 2013

    Tik Tok

    • TeenageDreamer June 27, 2013

      On which planet? URINEas?

  22. cougar June 27, 2013

    Beyonce crazy in love
    Beyonce single ladies

  23. NaviRoyale June 27, 2013

    I can’t wait till S****** Blonde, Honey Child and Jared get here so we can get the pardy starded!

  24. JARED (WHITE DUDE) June 27, 2013

    THIS IS MY LIST.

    The Greatest Pop Songs of the 21st Century Are:

    1) Mariah Carey: We Belong Together

    2) Madonna: Hung Up

    3) Mary J Blige: No More Drama

    4) Amy Winehouse: Rehab

    5) Outkast: Hey Ya

    6) Rihanna: Umbrella

    7) Kings Of Leon: S** On Fire

    8) Kylie Minogue: Cant Get You Outta My Bed

    9) Usher: Yeah

    10) Justin Timberlake: S*** Back

    11) Janet Jackson: All For You

    12) Madonna: Music

    13) Beyonce: Crazy In Love

    14) Whitney Houston: I Look To You

    15) Destiny’s Child: Survivor

    16) 50 Cent: In Da Club

    17) Beyonce: Single Ladies

    18) Eminem: Lose Yourself

    19) Missy Elliott: Get Ur Freak On

    20) Kanye West: GoldDigger

    • LOU June 27, 2013

      GREAT LIST!!!!!!!!!!

    • POP ROYALTY [RUDE BOY] June 27, 2013

      #DopeDealerShit

  25. JT>>>>JC>>>>JB June 27, 2013

    Adele’s Someone Like You.

  26. Yea Whateva June 27, 2013

    Ummmm, why are those flops up there with Mariah, Janet, Christina, Michael, Adele and Riri? Get that theif and the rest of those flops out of here now, smh!

    • BeyWhoUWanna June 27, 2013

      @ her though.

      • FAF June 27, 2013

        U mad as f*** bc that song stayed #1 for aas long as all 12 of ur fave singles? Stay pressed ho . . 😆

  27. BeyWhoUWanna June 27, 2013

    My preacher preached against Rihanna on Sunday. I laughed at first but now I see she really is the w**** of whores. Advertising her v***** wherever she can but the prices always stay low.

    • Navy Sailor June 27, 2013

      You’re probably sleeping with your preacher too. Tell him to incorporate that into his sermon next Sunday. 🙂

      • BeyWhoUWanna June 27, 2013

        You sinful b****! How dare you suggest that. My preacher is a good MARRIED man and I don’t get down like that. SOME of us have morals, unlike that p**** spreading s*** b**** you worship.

      • Navy Sailor June 27, 2013

        Oh please!! The married preachers are the main ones sleeping with little boys…..then they try to sit up there and judge mother fuckers. Please. Sweep around your own front porch boo. And lest not forget the pastor who bashed Jay and Beyonce for being illuminati and devil worshippers. 😆 you can find that on YouTube. *flips nonexistent hair and floats away*

      • BeyWhoUWanna June 27, 2013

        You worried about my preacher so much, you forgot to ask if I bought the holy water for Rihanna’s P****. #TeamHerpes

      • Yea Whateva June 27, 2013

        @Bewhouwanna, u talkin bout morals/standard with that filthy mouth! Practice what you preach sister. You old Mopp!

      • Navy Sailor June 27, 2013

        Lmao #TeamHerpes huh? I hope you’re taking your Valtrex medication 😆 Holy water ain’t gonna cure that boo 😆 😆

    • Yea Whateva June 27, 2013

      Who is your preacher to judge though?

      • CSquadTurnsUp June 27, 2013

        I’m not surprised the Navy are Team Anti Christ. Devilish s**** 2bh.

      • Navy Sailor June 27, 2013

        And the CList-Squad is non existent.

      • Yea Whateva June 27, 2013

        Look here u Ciara flop stan! Nobody’s Anti-Christ, were just wondering why yall bringing the church to tgj. And your mouth is just as filthy so have several seats crackhead_/_/_/ .

      • Navy Sailor June 27, 2013

        Yesss @ YEA WHATEVA. This is a blog filled with hate, gossip and gays. Aren’t all three of those sins?! 😆 These queens kill me trying to be holy only when it’s convenient. 🙄

      • FAF June 27, 2013

        The c-list squad purchased that debut to 3x platinum/ 5mil ww. Why couldnt the Titanic do the same for their fave debut? ITS SINKIIIIIING… Lmfao 😆 Gold after 7 yrs w/ as big a star as she is? . #FLOP Atleast Ciara has an excuse for her last album flopping, zero promo. R**** tv shows get cancelled for poor ratings 🙁

  28. Tmak1990 June 27, 2013

    Britney Toxic & Til The World Ends
    Beyonce Crazy In Love
    Rihanna Umbrella & We Found Love
    Christina Aguilera Beautiful
    Mariah We Belong Together
    Adele Someone Like You
    Amy Winehouse Rehab
    Leona Lewis Bleeding Love
    Justin Timberlake Cry Me A River

  29. JER June 27, 2013

    You already did this.

  30. POP ROYALTY [RUDE BOY] June 27, 2013

    I don’t like this kind of posts……

    Every artist ruled for a certain year or so , what is the big deal , also the answer will be so subjective.

    I will say Britney’s “baby on more time” changed the whole face of music, I don’t even use her, but she actually did that.

    I wasn’t so aware of the music scene before 2003 , but i will tell you about songs that was so popular and i felt it’s impact outside of the internet..

    2003 : CIL
    2004 : Me against the music – Britney and madonna
    2005 : yeah – usher / Mariah – WBT / Rihanna – pon de replay
    2006 : Justin timberlake – sexyback
    2007 : Hips don’t lie – shakira / Umbrella – rihanna
    2008 : Poker face – Lady gaga
    2009 : bad romance – lady gaga
    2010 : Rihanna – Love The way you Lie
    2011 : Adele – Rolling in the Deep
    2012 : Rihanna – We found Love
    2013 : Rihanna – Diamonds

    • JARED (WHITE DUDE) June 27, 2013

      I agree with your comment, but…

      “Baby, One More Time… Changed the face of music”?

      Girl… Every non-Pop fan would HIGHLY disagree.

      I’m sure you meant to reword that differently. But yes, that song did have an undeniable affect on 21st Century Pop Culture.

      🙂

      • POP ROYALTY [RUDE BOY] June 27, 2013

        well , I wanted to put it in other ways…….

        we all love to shade britney, but the b**** Ruled!!!

        IDk , I will go with ” Baby one More Time” in this Post. 😉

      • JARED (WHITE DUDE) June 27, 2013

        What is your favourite Britney song?

        😉

      • POP ROYALTY [RUDE BOY] June 27, 2013

        Breath On me. 😀

        one listen and you will be f*****’ addicted to it.

      • JARED (WHITE DUDE) June 27, 2013

        YES.

        I LOVE THAT SONG.

        But, my favourite, will always be “I’m a S****… 4 U”.

        S*** S***

      • POP ROYALTY [RUDE BOY] June 27, 2013

        I’m S**** 4 You is the S***!!!

        Yes, Britney songs turns me on tbh.

        But “Breathe on me” maaan >>>>>

    • steph June 27, 2013

      2003 = Baby Boy.

      2004 = Yeah!

      2005 = We Belong Together

      2006 = Sexyback

      2007 = Umbrella

      2008

      • steph June 27, 2013

        JARED you are such a sweet young QUEEN

      • POP ROYALTY [RUDE BOY] June 27, 2013

        2008 ==> Touch my Body ? 😉

      • JARED (WHITE DUDE) June 27, 2013

        Yes Girl…

        *Shakes Ass*

        🙂 🙂 🙂

      • Navy Sailor June 27, 2013

        2008 was Single Ladies…or was that ’09?

      • JARED (WHITE DUDE) June 27, 2013

        @Navy Sailor…

        It was released in November 2008…

        And was #1 through December 2008 to January 2009.

        🙂

      • POP ROYALTY [RUDE BOY] June 27, 2013

        @navySailor :

        2008 and 2009 belonged to gaga….. tho. #Mumamamaaah

    • JOHNVIDAL June 28, 2013

      “Baby one more time” is from 1999 I think.

  31. NaviKissKiss June 27, 2013

    I don’t want to see anybody mention Lana or else that stupid cow Rosie will come in here talking s***.

  32. pat June 27, 2013

    All for you. All of your favs came to pay homage to the queen as she continued to break chart records with this one.

    • QueenRihannaReigns June 27, 2013

      Janet hasn’t had a hit in ten years so be seated.

      • pat June 27, 2013

        But all but one of her flop albums has sold more than your fav’s “successful” ones.

      • Navy Sailor June 27, 2013

        Lmao that isn’t a Navi, that’s a troll 😆

      • FAF June 27, 2013

        See how they do Janet? Their fave can’t even perform. SMGDH!!

  33. Maryann Tatum June 27, 2013

    You do realise the noughties is 2000-2009 and the tens is 2010-2019

  34. Mary-Ann Tatum June 27, 2013

    Do you realise the noughties are 2000-2009 not 2010+ IDIOT!!!!!

  35. TruthSpeaker June 27, 2013

    Aaliyah- We Need A Resolution & Rock The Boat
    Lady Gaga- Bad Romance
    Rihanna- Umbrella
    Britney Spears- Toxic
    Ciara- Promise
    Amy Winehouse- Rehab
    Justin Timberlake- Cry Me A River & S*** Back
    Adele- all singles from 21 (seriously)
    Mariah- We Belong Together
    Destiny’s Child Lose My Breath & Independent Women
    Madonna- Hung Up, What It Feels Like for A Girl, Don’t Tell Me
    Beyonka- Single Ladies

    • TruthSpeaker June 27, 2013

      Also, Lady Gaga- Poker Face

      • TruthSpeaker June 27, 2013

        Lil’ Kim, Pink, Mya & Christina- Moulin Rouge

  36. Love June 27, 2013

    Mary J. Blige – Real Love
    Rihanna – Please Don’t Stop The Music
    Mariah Carey – Hero
    Jay-Z – 99 problems
    Aretha Franklin – R.E.S.P.E.C.T
    Kanye West – Love Lockdown
    B.I.G – Big Poppa

    • Navy Sailor June 27, 2013

      Huh? Some of those songs came out in the 90s and 60s lmao!!

      • FAF June 27, 2013

        *F****** MURDERED*

  37. theman June 27, 2013

    “WE BELONG TOGETHER” >>>>>>>>>>>>> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  38. steph June 27, 2013

    Mariah Caray = We Belong Together (14 weeks @ number 1)

    Beyoncé = Irreplaceable (10 weeks @ number 1)

    Rihanna = Umbrella (7 weeks @ number 1)

    Janet Jackson = All For You (6 weeks @ number 1)

    Usher = YEAH! (12 weeks @ number 1)

    BLACK EYE Pease = I Got A Feeling (14 weeks @ number 1) SONG OF THE DECADE as far as single sales & chart Reign

    Chris Brown = Run It (5 weeks @ number 1)

    Destiny’s Child = Independent Woman (11 weeks @ number 1)

    Ciara = Goodies (7 weeks @ number 1)

    IM TIRED…

    • gurl bye June 27, 2013

      Rihanna = We Found Love (10 weeks @ number 1)

      • S****** Blonde Needs To F*** Me June 27, 2013

        2000-2009 only DUMB B****!!!!

  39. NΛVI June 27, 2013

    Mariah Carey – We Belong Together.

  40. Ska June 27, 2013

    Definitely Beautiful, by Christina Aguilera. Not only is it a timeless song, with a timeless lyric and killer vocals, but Christina was preaching a message of tolerance, self acceptance and respect ages before Gaga for example. And those values are THE values of the 00’s.

  41. sweeettiie June 27, 2013

    BEAUTIFUL- CHRISTINA AGUILERA!!!

  42. royalkev June 27, 2013

    the one song you feel’s had the most impact on Popular culture

    ——————————————
    #1 Beyonce – Single Ladies
    This one will p*** people off, but references of this song is still made to this day (i.e. ‘He better put a ring on it’). This was an anthem.

    #2 Beyonce – Crazy In Love
    It’s ranked #1 by practically everyone that you can think of as the best song of the last decade! It deserves that respect as well.

    #3 Adele – Rolling in the Deep
    I guess! …

    #4 Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
    This is brutal honesty here, because I don’t care for this woman, but this song is one of those hits she’ll still be able to perform in somebody’s greasy nightclub years from now and still earn 20K.

    #5 Britney Spears – Gimme More
    It’s Britney B*tch! Classic! #Impact

    #6 Justin Timberlake – S*** Back
    That song defines pop. It has every ingredient in it that would make America fall in love with this media darling.

    #7 Rihanna – Umbrella
    The Eh,eh’s put the girl on the map.

    #8 Mariah Carey – We Belong Together
    This was a “big ballad” and Mariah’s signature song, and that’s saying a lot after 18 #1’s!

    #9 Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
    This is the closest thing to having a pop song with a strong message (a la Janet … it’s Pop music with substance).

    #10 Destiny’s Child – Independent Women
    The song was another anthem that ruled every damn thing!

    A. Keys(Fallin’), Usher(Yeah!), Amy Winehouse(Rehab), Ciara(Goodies), Janet(AFY), Madonna(Hung Up), Jlo (Love Don’t Cost a Thing), Nelly Furtado (Promiscuous), Fergie(London Bridge) and Gwen Stefani(Holla Back) all deserve a honorable mention too.

    • king June 27, 2013

      even though single ladies gave us the line “put a ring on it”, single ladies was not a good son to me.It has a great video which displayed beyonce playing to her strength. It didn’t have amazing vocals or anything so i am amazed that people would even consider that.Even if people said halo or if i were a boy, but single ladies?really?

      • Yaz June 28, 2013

        That’s your opinion^ Why are you pressed by people giving Beyoncé credit?

      • Yaz June 28, 2013

        Its about IMPACT. Not whether the song was good in your opinion

  43. HOWYOULIKEIT June 27, 2013

    Beyonce slayed them all
    Period bithes

  44. kigian June 27, 2013

    1: Beyonce crazy in love
    2: Rihanna we found love
    3: Janet All for You
    4: Justin Timberlake Sexyback

  45. S****** Blonde Needs To F*** Me June 27, 2013

    America is the biggest marketing for music sales.
    Hot 100 America was started & is the original chart of Billboard. This is why people consider Americas Hot 100 charts the most valuable. With that being said The biggest songs of each decade.

    1940s = White Christmas (12 weeks @ number 1)
    Bring Crosby was also the #1 artist of the 1940s

    1950s = Jailhouse Rock (12 weeks @ number 1)
    Elvis Presley was the #1 artist od the 1950s
    1960s = Hey Jude (9 weeks @ number 1)
    T

    1970s = You Light Up My Life

    1980s = Endless Love (9 weeks @ number 1)
    Lionel Richie & Diana Ross

    1990s = One Sweet Day (16 weeks @ number 1)
    Mariah Carey & Boys 2 Men

  46. S****** Blonde Needs To F*** Me June 27, 2013

    America is the biggest marketing for music sales.
    Hot 100 America was started & is the original chart of Billboard. This is why people consider Americas Hot 100 charts the most valuable. With that being said The biggest songs of each decade.

    1940s = White Christmas (12 weeks @ number 1)
    Bring Crosby was also the #1 artist of the 1940s

    1950s = Jailhouse Rock (12 weeks @ number 1)
    Elvis Presley was the #1 artist od the 1950s
    1960s = Hey Jude (9 weeks @ number 1)
    The Beatles was also the number 1 Artist of the 1960s

    1970s = You Light Up My Life
    The Bee Gees was the 1 artist of the 1970s

    1980s = Endless Love (9 weeks @ number 1)
    Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
    Michael Jackson was the #1 artist of the 1980s USA & WORLDWIDE

    1990s = One Sweet Day (16 weeks @ number 1)
    Mariah Carey & Boys 2 Men
    Mariah Carey was the #1 female of the 1990s but the most successful of the decade in America was Garth Brooks WORLDWIDE Celine Dion I think….

  47. Sean June 27, 2013

    Janet! All For You! Umbrella and We Belong Together are a close second and third.

  48. S****** Blonde June 27, 2013

    Depends if we are taken into account only US charts of worldwide hits, ‘We Belong Together’ must have been a hit in the US and in some part of the world but it wasn’t certainly as big as ‘Hung Up’ which peaked at number one in charts of 41 countries and earning a place in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records, as the song topping the charts in most countries, howerver we should also take into consideration impact and i think Pop music didn’t have a real impact in the 2000’s, don’t even try with ‘Crazy in Love’…I think it was rock music, i mean songs such as ‘Viva La Vida’, ‘MR Brightside’ have much more impact, just the same way ‘Smells Like T*** Spirit’ had in the 90’s despite of the success of the likes of Mariah, Janet, MJ, Madonna, Celine and Whitney, it’s rare because is not mainstream music but still make its impact on popular culture, Pop music has been declined since the beginning of 2000 but other songs such as ‘Rehab’, ‘Shake Ya Ass’ or ‘You’re Beautiful’ are also part of the most well known songs on the 2000’s, so lots of artists had success with their own type of music, at least a the beginning of 2000’s, that’s the big difference with this generation, just one genre is dominating (Generic dance) and is TRASH and if you don’t jump in the bandwagon, the artist won’t probably have success on the mainstream charts, i remember when all artists from every kind of genre were all having success, Britney, Destiny’s Child, Linkin Park, Eminem, Outkast, Missy ect, ect…after 2005, music became s***.

    Here’s a few of fav. songs of the past decade, singles only, male and famale singers.

    1- Clocks – Coldplay
    2- Here is Gone – Goo Goo Dolls
    3- All These Things That I’ve Done – The Killers
    4- Crawling – Linkin Park
    5- S** on Fire – Kings of Leon
    6- Get Together – Madonna
    7- Try It On My Own – Whitney Houston
    8- We Belong Together – Mariah Carey
    9- A New Day Has Come – Celine Dion
    10 – Doesn’t Really Matter – Janet Jackson
    11 – Stronger – Britney

  49. FAF June 27, 2013

    Amy Winehouse “Rehab” Mariah “It’s like that” Christina “Beautiful” Beyonce CIL/ “Single Ladies”

    Bc to me, even though WBT was #1, “It’s like that” was the breakout song that got spun on urban

    Just bc a song was #1, doesnt mean it had IMPACT TGJ y’all stanning for charts 😆 keeps me in stitches with these forgettable #1s

    • Team Tasia June 27, 2013

      It’s Like That was very FORGETTABLE. WBT is a classic .

  50. Lolz June 27, 2013

    BEYONCE ALREADY HAS THE OFFICIAL TITLE!

    • king June 27, 2013

      we go by billboards to determine our hit songs, not vh1

      • JoJo June 27, 2013

        OMG DEAD

      • Yaz June 28, 2013

        And Crazy in Love had huge Impact on Billboards. Your point?

  51. Jack June 27, 2013

    Hard one.. When I think of songs that really made impact in music or really contributed to music ( good or bad )
    Sales aside these are my picks ( that came to mind ) :

    # Britney – Baby, One More Time
    She launched the pop era with that song.. Rest is history

    # Britney – S**** 4 You
    Need I say more ?

    # Rihanna – Umbrella
    Huge hit and this song made it clear.. She’s here to stay.

    # Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River

    # Mariah Carey – We Belong Together

    # Nelly Furtado – I’m Like A Bird

    # Mary J Blidge – No Drama

    # 50 Cent – In The Club

    # Destiny’s Child – Survivor

    # Pink, Mya, Christina, Lil’ Kim – Lady Marmalade

    So far so good.. More coming!

  52. Loyalty June 27, 2013

    Well, considering MRS CARTER already has the official song of the DECADE as much is this makes people seethe I can see why. 10 years later the song does not sound dated and even still no matter what race, class, religion etc. you are the first thing everyone knows what to do is the UH OH dance. It was such a banger at the time and is just affiliated with the dance floor and unleashing the inner diva in EVERYONE.

    But IMO

    Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
    Britney Spears – Toxic
    Madonna – Hung Up
    Lady Gaga – Poker Face
    Amy Winehouse – Rehab
    Rihanna – Umbrella
    Usher – Yeah!
    Beyonce – Single Ladies
    Outkast – Hey Ya
    Destinys Child – Independent Woman
    Justin Timberlake Cry Me a River

    …are some of the biggest too!

  53. ShitGotReal June 27, 2013

    For me the songs are:
    Rihanna – Umbrella (Iconic)
    Rihanna – We Found Love
    Rihanna – Don’t Stop the Music (Iconic)
    Rihanna – Diamonds
    Rihanna – Unfaithful
    Kelis – Milkshake (Iconic)
    Beyonce – Crazy in Love (Iconic)
    Britney Spears – Toxic (Iconic)
    Christina Aguilera – Ain’t No other man
    Christina Aguilera – Beautiful (Iconic)
    Justin Timberlake – What goes around comes around
    Nelly Furtado – Promiscuous
    Adele – Rolling in the deep (the slayage)
    Adele – Someone Like You (Iconic)
    Lady Gaga – Poker face (Iconic)
    Lady Gaga – Just Dance (Iconic)
    Britney Spears – Gimme More (ICONIC)
    Jennifer Lopez – Get Right
    The Black Eyed Peas – I gotta feeling (Hit of our generation)
    The Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
    Mariah Carey – We belong together
    Miley Cyrus – Party In The Usa
    Usher – OMG.
    Amy Whinehouse – Rehab (Iconic)
    Madonna – Hung Up (Iconic)
    Katy Perry – I kissed a Girl (Iconic)

  54. truth June 27, 2013

    well we ALL KNOW that the top songs are:

    Rihanna – Umbrella and WFL
    Beyonce – Single Ladies and Crazy in Love
    Adele – Rolling in the Deep & Someone Like You
    Laday Gaga – Bad Romance and Poker Face
    Mariah Carey – We Belong Together
    Britney Spears – Gimmie More
    Usher – Yeah!

  55. Jeffrie June 27, 2013

    To me the biggest songs of the noughties were
    Britney Spears Toxic, 50 Cent in The club, Christina Aguilera Beautiful, Beyonce Single Ladies, Rihanna Umbrella, Lady Gaga Bad Romance, Usher Yeah and Chris Brown Run it

  56. king June 27, 2013

    we belong together for sure.And even though vh1 named crazy in love as their song of the decade, mariah has the billboards certification which tops vh1 any day.It won two grammy awards and was certified double platinum, it spent 14 weeks at no.1,hot 100 air play song of the decade,and much more.

    • danny b June 28, 2013

      Crazy won 2 grammys, sold 1.7 mil, & reached #1 on 7 charts. The only thing WBT has on CIL is its # of weeks at #1. So whats your point? You can go tit for tat but CIL had the bigger impact at the end of the day regardless of numbers.

    • Yaz June 28, 2013

      We Belong Together cant touch Crazy in Love when it comes to WW impact honey.

  57. JoJo June 27, 2013

    Rihanna – Umbrella

  58. hji June 27, 2013

    hmmm? From 2000-2010?
    Beyonce:Crazy In Love(impact launched her solo career)& Single Ladies(The best video of her career)
    Homerable mention: irreplaceable
    Destiny’s Child:Independent Women part 1/Bootylicious/Survivor
    Em:Lose Yourself
    50 cent:wankster and in the club
    Pink: Just like a pill
    Britney Spears:Gimme More
    Rihanna:Umbrella
    Soulja Boy: Crank that(say what you want but in 2007 everybody was doing that damn dance)
    Young Jeezy: the snow man movement had kids and teens getting suspended from school(2006-2008)
    Mariah Carey:Its like that made more of an impression on the public than WBT just because it showed people she had it
    Kanye:Gold digger,Jesus walks,through the wire,Flashing lights,Stronger
    Nsync:Gone,dirty pop,I want it that way
    Madonna:Music
    Jay-Z: All of his blue-print albums
    Missy Elliot:Work it

  59. Rach June 28, 2013

    Crazy in Love!!!

    No shade but We Belong together was local, it was a hit in my country but its impact wasnt huge and not really on POP more R&B. I know it was barely used at all in some European countries.

  60. Jack June 28, 2013

    * I want it that way is from The Backstreetboys not N*Sync

  61. jj Rihanna Navy June 28, 2013

    Honestly I’ve never been sooooooo crazed by Single Ladies beyonce,it was around late 2008 early 2009 that satellite television was becoming very popular in south africa,and so everyone who got DsTv was dancing to it,I mean EVERYONE,THIS SONG IS THE U.L.T.I.M.A.T.E GANGNUM STYLE!!! In 2010 shakira’s WAKA WAKA was on EVERYONE’S PHONE.B4 all this irreplaceable was very popular on radio,just after the HUGE mariah careys WE BELONG TOGETHER.I WAS INTRODUCED TO BEYONCE BY HER FIRST SINGLE,Crazy in love,it was nice but its impact was not bigger than single ladies choreography which was referred to by many commercials,for the first time I was part of a WHOLE-SCHOOL parody video,which got viral.RiHANna’s umbrella had the catchiest hook,everybody knew it,and at that time even if you live under a rock you would know who rihanna is,HOWEVER as much as I love my fav I can’t deny how in every house you’d find family members dance in the living room wiTh beyonce on mtv.Single Ladies was just exciting + no matter what size or shape,if you learned it,you could do it,straight gay whatever,single ladies was a genius hit.It was also nice to see a complete transformation of beyonce,Sasha Fierce was quite captivating,even when it started to burn out blogs where on fire about this new character and that’s when people who have nothing to do would spend time writing interesting articles about new world order,sasha,hova,and illuminati.As for bey,love her or hate her,YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HER AND HER RINGTONE SONG: single ladies.So my verdict is: BEY SINGLE LADIES followed by WE Belong Together MC followed by UMBRELLA RIh followed by POKER FACE LG (not sure bout this one).BUT THE TOP FIVE M U S T H A V E single ladies, umbrella and we belong together.#1 single ladies

  62. jj Rihanna Navy June 28, 2013

    Honestly I’ve never been sooooooo crazed by Single Ladies beyonce,it was around late 2008 early 2009 that satellite television was becoming very popular in south africa,and so everyone who got DsTv was dancing to it,I mean EVERYONE,THIS SONG IS THE U.L.T.I.M.A.T.E GANGNUM STYLE!!! In 2010 shakira’s WAKA WAKA was on EVERYONE’S PHONE.B4 all this irreplaceable was very popular on radio,just after the HUGE mariah careys WE BELONG TOGETHER.I WAS INTRODUCED TO BEYONCE BY HER FIRST SINGLE,Crazy in love,it was nice but its impact was not bigger than single ladies choreography which was referred to by many commercial ads,for the first time I was part of a WHOLE-SCHOOL parody video,which got viral.RiHANna’s umbrella had the catchiest hook,everybody knew it,and at that time even if you live under a rock you would know who rihanna is,HOWEVER as much as I love my fav I can’t deny how in every house you’d find family members dance in the living room wiTh beyonce on mtv.Single Ladies was just exciting + no matter what size or shape,if you learned it,you could do it,straight gay whatever,single ladies was a genius hit.It was also nice to see a complete transformation of beyonce,Sasha Fierce was quite captivating,even when it started to burn out blogs where on fire about this new character and that’s when people who have nothing to do would spend time writing interesting articles about new world order,sasha,hova,and illuminati.As for bey,love her or hate her,YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HER AND HER RINGTONE SONG: single ladies.So my verdict is: BEY SINGLE LADIES followed by WE Belong Together MC followed by UMBRELLA RIh followed by POKER FACE LG (not sure bout this one).BUT THE TOP FIVE M U S T H A V E single ladies, umbrella and we belong together.#1 single ladies

  63. Yaz June 28, 2013

    Wow the struggle to report on something, you actually bumped up an old post.

  64. iamdexxx June 28, 2013

    Play by Jennifer Lopez always brings back good memories from the early 2000’s

  65. Don June 28, 2013

    Ciara Goodies

  66. Anne June 28, 2013

    SINGLE LADIES!
    SINGLE LADIES!
    SINGLE LADIES!
    SINGLE LADIES!
    SINGLE LADIES!

  67. Casual June 28, 2013

    Impact means the song was influential in terms of what other artists would do in the years following its release.

    Fallin’ – Alicia Keys: Rebirth of old school soul. India.Arie, musiq, Amy Winehouse, and Adele would continue this trend.

    Forever – Chris Brown: Not sure when the Euro-tech craze started in the USA, but this song was part of the leading edge. Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Sia, and others would take this further.

    Get Low – Lil Jon: Birth of the crunk craze of the mid-naughts.

    I Kissed a Girl – Katy Perry: Pure pop-rock confection. Pop was about to take the Hot 100 back and kick hip hop and r&b to the side (for a while).

    Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO: Paved the way for their other hits and Macklemore.

    Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake: Made r&b cool again. Case-in-point is Blurred Lines, the current #1.

    • Marley June 28, 2013

      No. It just means how big the songs where in that era of pop music.

  68. Navy Nick June 28, 2013

    Honestly, how can you pick 1? All have so many different meanings & all so positive, in their own rights. JANET is QUEEN, MARIAH is QUEEN, BEYONCE is QUEEN, Christina, Ciara & Rihanna all are QUEENS in their own lane! Lady Gaga, Drake, the list goes on, MICHAEL come on-HISTORY! I can’t pick just 1 song-I need categories! 😉

  69. ciaralover June 28, 2013

    Ciara-goodies
    Beyonce-CIL
    Do not feel like making a list.. 🙂

  70. Taylor Payne June 28, 2013

    CIARA!!!!!

  71. Ms92 June 28, 2013

    Crazy in Love and Toxic

  72. WHO GIVES A F*** June 28, 2013

    Definitely WFL

  73. M. June 28, 2013

    1. Nothing by Beyonce
    2. Nothing By Kelly
    3. Nothing by Ciara
    4. Nothing by Sam
    5. WFL Rihanna
    6. S&M Rihanna
    7. Diamonds Rihanna
    8. Whats my name Rihanna
    9. Nothing By Chris Brown
    10.Amy Winehous …Rehab

  74. Lewis June 28, 2013

    Queen Jackson

  75. IM A FREE B*TCH June 29, 2013

    Here’s my list:

    Xtina – Beautiful
    Alicia Keys – Fallin’, Karma, No One
    Cheryl – Fight For This Love
    Fergie – Fergalicious
    Jamelia – Superstar
    Beyonce – Single Ladies
    Nelly Furtado – Say It Right, Maneater, Im Like A Bird
    Ne-Yo – Closer
    Shontelle – Impossible
    Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
    Lady GaGa – Poker Face, Just Dance, Bad Romance, Telephone
    Britney Spears – Gimme More
    Ciara – Love S** Magic
    Madonna – 4 Minutes
    Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River
    JoJo – Too Little Too Late

    thats about all i can think of right now

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