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Spiller - Groovejet
A1 - Same Old Brand New You
Destiny's Child - Independent Women Part One
Eminem - Stan
S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin'
Sugababes - Freak Like Me
Eminem - Without Me
Sugababes - Round Round
Christina Aguilera ft Redman - Dirrty
Beyonce ft Jay-Z - Crazy In Love
Britney Spears - Toxic

― Stevem On X (blueski), Monday, 10 January 2005 14:54 (twenty years ago)

Anybody feel like giving a list for number ones in the Uk, USA, and Australia?

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Monday, 10 January 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

Ronan Keating - Life Is A Rollercoaster
Eminem - Stan
S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin'
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Aaliyah - More Than A Woman
Sugababes - Freak Like Me
R Kelly - Ignition
Will Young - Leave Right Now
Eamon - Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)
Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 10 January 2005 15:12 (twenty years ago)

UK #1s as follows:

2000
Manic Street Preachers The Masses Against The Classes
Britney Spears Born To Make You Happy
Gabrielle Rise
Oasis Go Let It Out
All Saints Pure Shores
Madonna American Pie
Chicane featuring Bryan Adams Don't Give Up
Geri Halliwell Bag It Up
Melanie C with Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Never Be The Same Again
Westlife Fool Again
Craig David Fill Me In
Fragma Toca's Miracle
Oxide & Neutrino Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
Britney Spears Oops!... I Did It Again
Madison Avenue Don't Call Me Baby
Billie Piper Day & Night
Sonique It Feels So Good
Black Legend You See The Trouble With Me
Kylie Minogue Spinning Around
Eminem Real Slim Shady
Corrs Breathless
Ronan Keating Life Is A Rollercoaster
Five and Queen We Will Rock You
Craig David 7 Days
Robbie Williams Rock DJ
Melanie C I Turn To You
Spiller Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Madonna Music
A1 Take On Me
Modjo Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
Mariah Carey & Westlife Against All Odds
All Saints Black Coffee
U2 Beautiful Day
Steps Stomp
Spice Girls Holler / Let Love Lead The Way
Westlife My Love
A1 Same Old Brand New You
LeAnn Rimes Can't Fight The Moonlight
Destiny's Child Independent Women Part 1
S Club 7 Never Had A Dream Come True
Eminem Stan
Bob The Builder Can We Fix It

2001
Rui Da Silva featuring Cassandra Touch Me
Jennifer Lopez Love Don't Cost A Thing
Limp Bizkit Rollin'
Atomic Kitten Whole Again
Shaggy featuring Rikrok It Wasn't Me
Westlife Uptown Girl
Hear'Say Pure And Simple
Emma Bunton What Took You So Long
Destiny's Child Survivor
S Club 7 Don't Stop Movin'
Geri Halliwell It's Raining Men
DJ Pied Piper Do You Really Like It
Shaggy featuring Rayvon Angel
Christina Aguilera with Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink Lady Marmalade
Hear'Say The Way To Your Love
Roger Sanchez Another Chance
Robbie Williams Eternity/The Road To Mandalay
Atomic Kitten Eternal Flame
So Solid Crew 21 Seconds
Five Let's Dance
Blue Too Close
Bob The Builder Mambo No 5
DJ Otzi Hey Baby
Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Afroman Because I Got High
Westlife Queen of My Heart
Blue If You Come Back
S Club 7 Have You Ever
Daniel Bedingfield Gotta Get Thru This
Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman Somethin' Stupid

2002
Aaliyah More Than A Woman
George Harrison My Sweet Lord
Enrique Iglesias Hero
Westlife World Of Our Own
Will Young Anything Is Possible / Evergreen
Gareth Gates Unchained Melody
Oasis The Hindu Times
Sugababes Freak Like Me
Holly Valance Kiss Kiss
Ronan Keating If Tomorrow Never Comes
Liberty X Just a Little
Eminem Without Me
Will Young Light My Fire
Elvis vs JXL A Little Less Conversation
Gareth Gates Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)
Darius Colourblind
Sugababes Round Round
Blazin' Squad Crossroads
Atomic Kitten The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)
Pink Just Like A Pill
Will Young & Gareth Gates The Long & Winding Road/Suspicious Minds
Las Ketchup The Ketchup Song
Nelly & Kelly Rowland Dilemma
DJ Sammy & Yanou vs Do Heaven
Westlife Unbreakable
Christina Aguilera & Redman Dirrty
Daniel Bedingfield If You're Not The One
Eminem Lose Yourself
Blue & Elton John Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Girls Aloud Sounds Of The Underground

2003
David Sneddon Stop Living The Lie
Tatu All The Things She Said
Christina Aguilera Beautiful
Gareth Gates Spirit In The Sky
Room 5 & Oliver Cheatham Make Luv
Busted You Said No
Tomcraft Loneliness
R Kelly Ignition
Evanescence Bring Me To Life
Beyonce Knowles Crazy In Love
Daniel Bedingfield Never Gonna Leave Your Side
Blu Cantrell & Sean Paul Breathe
Elton John Are You Ready For Love
Black Eyed Peas Where Is The Love
Sugababes Hole In The Head
Fatman Scoop Be Faithful
Kylie Minogue Slow
Busted Crashed The Wedding
Westlife Mandy
Will Young Leave Right Now
Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne Changes
Michael Andrews vs Gary Jules Mad World

2004
Michelle McManus All This Time
LMC vs U2 Take Me To The Clouds Above
Sam & Mark With A Little Help From My Friends
Busted Who's David
Peter Andre Mysterious Girl
Britney Spears Toxic
D.J Casper Cha Cha Slide
Usher Yeah!
McFly 5 Colours In Her Hair
Eamon F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)
Frankee F.U.R.B
Mario Winans I Don't Wanna Know
Britney Spears Everytime
McFly Obviously
Usher Burn
Shapeshifters Lola's Theme
The Streets Dry Your Eyes
Busted Thunderbirds / 3am
3 Of A Kind Babycakes
Natasha Bedingfield These Words
Nelly My Place / Flap Your Wings
Brian McFadden Real To Me
Eric Prydz Call On Me
Robbie Williams Radio
Ja Rule Wonderful
Eminem Just Lose It
U2 Vertigo
Girls Aloud I'll Stand By You
Band Aid 20 Do They Know It's Christmas

2005
Steve Brookstein Against All Odds
Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 10 January 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

there's something to be said for trying to think of ten without looking at the list tho - as in the ten you remember first that you do like MUST be your favourites...

― Stevem On X (blueski), Monday, 10 January 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)

Naah.. Brains don't work like dat..

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 10 January 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

i didn't follow the charts, so my 10 would include a bunch of non-no. 1 stuff tho!

― henry miller, Monday, 10 January 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

i just hate looking at that list - so much chaff

― Stevem On X (blueski), Monday, 10 January 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

In alphabetical order:

All Saints - Black Coffee
Eminem - Stan
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Ronan Keating - Life Is A Rollercoaster
So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds
Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
Spiller - Groovejet
Sugababes - Round Round
T*A*T*U* - All The Things She Said
U2 - Vertigo

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 10 January 2005 15:29 (twenty years ago)

To be followed by ten singles of the noughties which OUGHT to have made number one:

Air - Playground Love
Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
Clearlake - Winterlight
Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath
Earlies - Wayward Song
Johnny Boy - You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes And You Get What You Deserve
Kelis - Milkshake
Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Streets - Has It Come To This?

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 10 January 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

from teh list

ursher: yeah
britney: toxic
aaliyah: more than a woman
em: stan
sugababes: freak like me
Spiller Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Blu Cantrell & Sean Paul Breathe
Girls Aloud Sounds Of The Underground
All Saints - Black Coffee
[Natasha Bedingfield These Words]

really stretched for no 10.

― henry miller, Monday, 10 January 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

Melanie C I Turn To You
Tatu All The Things She Said
Busted Crashed The Wedding
Will Young Leave Right Now
Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock
All Saints Black Coffee
Oasis Go Let It Out
All Saints Pure Shores
Five Let's Dance
Busted Who's David

Bloody 'ell. That was tough! I don't even remember "Black Coffee" at all, but I remember liking it at the time. Holly Val's Kis*2 nearly made that list, and I'm not much keen on it anyway.

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 10 January 2005 15:33 (twenty years ago)

oh yeah, Sounds of.. Drop Five for that one...

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 10 January 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

actually, i'll have the remix to ignition instead of bedingfield. i can't believe 'no good advice' was not no. 1.

― henry miller, Monday, 10 January 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

Nor was "Murder On The Dancefloor" :-(

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 10 January 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

I'm down to a shortlist of 50! Oh dear. I am too pop.

Right.

Madison Avenue Don't Call Me Baby
Shaggy featuring Rikrok It Wasn't Me
Destiny's Child Survivor
So Solid Crew 21 Seconds
Westlife World Of Our Own
Holly Valance Kiss Kiss
Liberty X Just a Little
Girls Aloud Sounds Of The Underground
McFly 5 Colours In Her Hair
Natasha Bedingfield These Words

that hurt.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 10 January 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

Usher - Yeah
Britney Spears - Toxic
Beyonce - Crazy In Love
Aaliyah - More Than A Woman
Sugababes - Round Round
Kylie Minogue - Slow
Oxide & Neutrino - Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
Sugababes - Freak Like Me
All Saints - Black Coffee

Sneaky suspicion I should be glad I didn't have to do the Australian No. 1 list

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Monday, 10 January 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

3 Of A Kind Babycakes
Britney Spears Toxic
Eminem Without Me
Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head
R Kelly Ignition
So Solid Crew 21 Seconds
Sugababes Freak Like Me
Tatu All The Things She Said
Will Young Leave Right Now
Usher Yeah!

but that was hard, i had 50 songs i loved on the list too

― pete b. (pete b.), Monday, 10 January 2005 16:21 (twenty years ago)

surprised people are plumping for 'black coffee' (william orbit's weakest moment after 'american pie' imo) over 'pure shores'

― Stevem On X (blueski), Monday, 10 January 2005 16:24 (twenty years ago)

Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Sugababes - Freak Like Me
Girls Aloud - Sounds Of The Underground
Tatu - All The Things She Said
R Kelly - Ignition
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme
The Streets - Dry Your Eyes
Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful
Blu Cantrell & Sean Paul - Breathe

Rather too easy.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 10 January 2005 16:31 (twenty years ago)

this thread has made me think: william orbit, whither?

― henry miller, Monday, 10 January 2005 16:36 (twenty years ago)

Aaargh, didn't notice "Pure Shores".

bugger
bugger
bugger

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Monday, 10 January 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

i noticed it, and it was a close call, but maybe it's the lameness of the video that counts agin 'pure shores'.

― henry miller, Monday, 10 January 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

Evict only 10:
Fragma - Toca's Miracle
Mariah Carey & Westlife - Against All Odds
Spice Girls - Holler / Let Love Lead The Way
Geri Halliwell - It's Raining Men
Afroman - Because I Got High
Enrique Iglesias - Hero
Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)
David Sneddon - Stop Living The Lie
Michelle McManus - All This Time
Sam & Mark - With A Little Help From My Friends

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 10 January 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

In chronological order (this was narrowed down from about thirty, and, thinking properly about it, I really do like that Gareth Gates song, honest)

Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Hear'Say - Pure And Simple
Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss
Gareth Gates - Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)
Blue & Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Tatu - All The Things She Said
Beyonce Knowles - Crazy In Love
Will Young - Leave Right Now
Britney Spears - Toxic
McFly - Obviously

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 10 January 2005 18:08 (twenty years ago)

Evict only 10:

all the Ronan Keating and Westlife ones

― Stevem On X (blueski), Monday, 10 January 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

Here's the U.S. number ones:

2000:
“Smooth,” Santana f/Rob Thomas
“What a Girl Wants,” Christina Aguilera
“I Knew I Loved You,” Savage Garden
“Thank God I Found You,” Mariah Carey
“Amazed, Lonestar
“Say My Name,” Destiny’s Child
“Maria Maria,” Santana
“Try Again,” Aaliyah
“Be With You,” Enrique Iglesias
“Everything You Want,” Vertical Horizon
“Bent,” Matchbox Twenty
“It’s Gonna Be Me,” ‘N Sync
“Incomplete,” Sisqo
“Doesn’t Really Matter,” Janet Jackson
“Music,” Madonna
“Come On Over (All I Want is You),” Christina Aguilera
“With Arms Wide Open,” Creed
“Independent Women,” Destiny’s Child

2001
“It Wasn’t Me,” Shaggy f/Ricardo “RikRok” Ducent
“Ms. Jackson,” OutKast
“Stutter,” Joe f/Mystikal
“Butterfly,” Crazy Town
“Angel,” Shaggy f/Rayvon
“All For You,” Janet Jackson
“Lady Marmalade,” Christina Aguilera/Pink/Lil’ Kim/Mya
“U Remind Me,” Usher
“Bootylicious,” Destiny’s Child
“Fallin’,” Alicia Keys
“I’m Real,” Jennifer Lopez f/Ja Rule
“Family Affair,” Mary J. Blige
“U Got It Bad,” Usher
“How You Remind Me,” Nickelback

2002
“Always On Time,” Ja Rule f/Ashanti
“Ain’t It Funny,” Jennifer Lopez f/Ja Rule
“Foolish,” Ashanti
“Hot in Herre,” Nelly
“Dilemma,” Nelly f/Kelly Rowland
“A Moment Like This,” Kelly Clarkson
“Lose Yourself,” Eminem

2003
“Bump, Bump, Bump,” B2K ft. P. Diddy
“All I Have,” Jennifer Lopez f/LL Cool J
“In Da Club,” 50 Cent
“Get Busy,” Sean Paul
“21 Questions,” 50 Cent f/Nate Dogg
“This is the Night,” Clay Aiken
“Crazy in Love,” Beyonce f/Jay Z
“Shake Ya Tailfeather,” Nelly/P. Diddy/Murphy Lee
“Baby Boy,” Beyonce f/Sean Paul
“Stand Up,” Ludacris f/Shawnna
“Hey Ya!,” OutKast

2004
“The Way You Move,” OutKast
“Slow Jamz,” Twista f/Kanye West and Jamie Foxx
“Yeah!,” Usher f/Lil’ Jon and Ludacris
“Burn,” Usher
“I Believe,” Fantasia
“Confessions, Pt. 2,” Usher
“Slow Motion,” Juvenile f/Soulja Slim
“Lean Back,” The Terror Squad
“Goodies,” Ciara f/Petey Pablo
“My Boo,” Usher and Alicia Keys
“Drop It Like It’s Hot,” Snoop Dogg f/Pharrell

2005
“Let Me Love You,” Mario

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 10 January 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)

My POX:

"Try Again," Aaliyah
"Ms. Jackson," OutKast
"Bootylicious," Destiny's Child
"Hot in Herre," Nelly
"Lose Yourself," Eminem
"Crazy in Love," Beyonce f/Jay-Z
"Hey Ya!," OutKast
"The Way You Move," OutKast
"Slow Jamz," Twista f/Kanye West and Jamie Foxx
"Drop It Like It's Hot," Snoop Dogg f/Pharrell

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 10 January 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

this was harder than i thought it would be

kylie's "can't get you out of my head" was a last minute omission and number 11. the first ten (in alpha order) are below:

Eminem - Lose Yourself
Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby
Michael Andrews vs Gary Jules - Mad World
Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
OutKast - Ms. Jackson
Sean Paul - Get Busy
Snoop Dogg f/Pharrell - Drop It Like It’s Hot
Sonique - It Feels So Good
Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Sugababes - Freak Like Me

― rentboy (rentboy), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

woah has the USA really gone three years now without a number 1 hit that WASN'T from the hip-pop/rnb world? extraordinary (note: i have no idea who Clay Aiken is or sounds like so am taking it from Nickelback)

― Stevem On X (blueski), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:20 (twenty years ago)

it's actually kinda disturbing

― Stevem On X (blueski), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

I had to use the lists, since I don't follow the charts closely enough to know which hits were Number Ones.

Damn, 2003 was an amazing year.

Oasis - The Hindu Times
Pink - Just Like A Pill
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Tatu - All The Things She Said
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Westlife - Mandy
OutKast - Ms. Jackson
Nelly -Hot in Herre
Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Christina Aguilera - Beautiful

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

What the hell happened in the US 2002? - why so few No.1 hits - don't tell it was dominated that much by those songs.

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:32 (twenty years ago)

Clay Aiken was one of our American Idol winners, and yeah, he wasn't R&B.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:35 (twenty years ago)

“Say My Name,” Destiny’s Child
“Try Again,” Aaliyah
“Ms. Jackson,” OutKast
“Drop It Like It’s Hot,” Snoop Dogg f/Pharrell
“Yeah!,” Usher f/Lil’ Jon and Ludacris
“Crazy in Love,” Beyonce f/Jay Z
“Hot in Herre,” Nelly
“Slow Jamz,” Twista f/Kanye West and Jamie Foxx
“Goodies,” Ciara f/Petey Pablo
“Get Busy,” Sean Paul

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:39 (twenty years ago)

US POX obviously

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:40 (twenty years ago)

UK version, narrowed down from about 30

tATu - All The Things She Said
Aaliyah - More Than A Woman
All Saints - Black Coffee
Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah
Destiny's Child - Independent Women Part 1
S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin'
Girls Aloud - Sound Of The Underground
Britney Spears - Oops! I Did It Again
Sugababes - Freak Like Me
Will Young - Leave Right Now

US version

Aaliyah - Try Again
Ciara ft. Petey Pablo - Goodies
Sean Paul - Get Busy
Destiny's Child - Bootylicious
Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah
Madonna - Music
Mary J Blige - Family Affair
50 Cent - In Da Club
Beyoncé ft. Sean Paul - Baby Boy
Alicia Keys - Fallin'

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:44 (twenty years ago)

Music - Madonna
Ms Jackson - OutKast
In Da Club -50 Cent
Crazy in Love - Beyonce f/Jay Z
Baby Boy - Beyonce f/Sean Paul
Hey Ya! - OutKast
Yeah! - Usher f/Lil’ Jon and Ludacris
Burn - Usher
Get Busy - Sean Paul
Goodies - Ciara f/Petey Pablo

i feel so ... pedestrian

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:50 (twenty years ago)

I could've sworn that Hoobastank got to #1 in 2004, but apparently not.

What the hell happened in the US 2002? - why so few No.1 hits - don't tell it was dominated that much by those songs.

Well, Nickelback and Usher extended their initial 2001 runs into mid-February of 2002 -- after that, J.Lo was #1 for 6 weeks, Ashanti for 10 weeks, Nelly for 7 weeks, Nelly f/Kelly Rowland for 10, Kelly Clarkson for 2, and Eminem for 8.

Pre-Soundscan, it didn't used to be this way (although I'm not sure why exactly that system makes a difference). I remember being amazed when "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" was #1 for 7 weeks in the summer of 1991 -- that was a truly remarkable feat, now it's par for the course.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:52 (twenty years ago)

You're lucky, it was number one for about a decade over here (15 weeks to be slightly more precise).

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:57 (twenty years ago)

Anybody else really shocked at how much better the UK list is than the US?

― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 10 January 2005 19:59 (twenty years ago)

gah, no, replace "Oops..." with "Everytime" actually.

EVICTING ten:

The Streets - Dry Your Eyes
DJ Otzi - Hey Baby
U2 - Beautiful Day
Sam & Mark - With A Little Help From My Friends
Oasis - Go Let It Out
Oasis - The Hindu Times
Michelle McManus - All This Time
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ
Gareth Gates - Spirit In The Sky
ALL the Westlife songs, which count as one because I can't distinguish between any of them at all

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

i demand more Keating hate

― Stevem On X (blueski), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

i guess no-one can remember how most of his hits go

― Stevem On X (blueski), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

ALL the Westlife songs, which count as one because I can't distinguish between any of them at all

One of them has Mariah Carey on it.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:02 (twenty years ago)

I include Keating with Westlife for the purposes of continuing to block his existence from my brain.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:02 (twenty years ago)

of course if I could only erase one it would be Dry Your Eyes, I never thought I'd hate a song more than Westlife :(

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

the usual suspects of toxic, kiss kiss, independent women, gotta get thru this.

plus emma bunton's what took you so long, which gets major props from me. and tomcraft's loneliness.

― lydia, Monday, 10 January 2005 20:21 (twenty years ago)

UK:
1. All Saints - "Pure Shores"
2. The Sugababes - "Freak Like Me"
3. Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
4. Eminem - "Without Me"
5. Eric Prydz - "Call on Me"
6. t.A.T.u. - "All the Things She Said"
7. Girls Aloud - "Sound of the Underground"
8. DJ Pied Piper - "Do You Really Like It?"
9. So Solid crew - "21 Seconds"
10. S Club 7 - "Don't Stop Movin'"

US:
1. OutKast - "Hey Ya!"
2. Sanatana feat. Rob Thomas - "Smooth"
3. OutKast - "Ms. Jackson"
4. Mary J. Blige - "Family Affair"
5. Eminem - "Lose Yourself"
6. Sean Paul - "Get Busy"
7. OutKast - "The Way You Move"
8. Beyonce feat. Jay-Z - "Crazy in Love"

Sorry, US only gets a POVIII. It's not MY fault every other US number one completely and totally sucks!

― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 10 January 2005 20:21 (twenty years ago)

"Sanatana"????? Fuck!!

― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 10 January 2005 20:25 (twenty years ago)

yeah so i was pretty sure that Maroon 5 song was at number one sometime last year. glad to see i was wrong

― rentboy (rentboy), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:32 (twenty years ago)

my pox u.s.:

“Say My Name,” Destiny’s Child
“Ms. Jackson,” OutKast
“Yeah!,” Usher f/Lil’ Jon and Ludacris
“Goodies,” Ciara f/Petey Pablo
“Get Busy,” Sean Paul
“Butterfly,” Crazy Town
“What a Girl Wants,” Christina Aguilera
“Hot in Herre,” Nelly
“Try Again,” Aaliyah
“Crazy in Love,” Beyonce f/Jay Z

in something like that order

― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:54 (twenty years ago)

haha snrub's such an idiot

― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:55 (twenty years ago)

"Butterfly" is good? You're nuts!!

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Monday, 10 January 2005 21:38 (twenty years ago)

My US POX:

“Say My Name,” Destiny’s Child
“Try Again,” Aaliyah
“Ms. Jackson,” OutKast
“All For You,” Janet Jackson
“Bootylicious,” Destiny’s Child
“Lose Yourself,” Eminem
“In Da Club,” 50 Cent
“Hey Ya!,” OutKast
“Slow Jamz,” Twista f/Kanye West and Jamie Foxx
“Yeah!,” Usher f/Lil’ Jon and Ludacris

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 00:09 (twenty years ago)

there have been as many good number twos as number ones in the UK charts this decade i think

― Stevem On X (blueski), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 00:10 (twenty years ago)

anyone who doesn't like "life is a rollercoaster" doesn't like or understand pop music.

i don't understand how black artists having number one singles in america counts as "disturbing." having a segregated r&b chart for 50+ years is i think considerably more disturbing. consider the last few years payback time.

that having been said, what was all this kerfuffle about bright eyes having the number one and two singles in billboard a couple of months ago? or was that just in a specialist indie chart?

― Marcello Carlin, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 07:57 (twenty years ago)

Let's hear it for the ladies! The UK scores so far:

9: Sugababes - Freak Like Me
8: Tatu - All The Things She Said
7: Spiller - Groovejet
6: Girls Aloud - Sounds Of The Underground
6: Britney Spears - Toxic
5: All Saints - Black Coffee
5: Will Young - Leave Right Now
5: Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head

64 singles (or 41%) have received at least 1 vote, out of a total pool of 155.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 10:00 (twenty years ago)

Oh, and re. the recent US hip-hop/R&B dominance... let's not forget that vast swathes of late 1950s to mid 1960s US chart pop consisted of white artists popularising R&B songs and styles. In which case, maybe the main difference between then and now is that it's the original artists who get to enjoy the success.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 10:05 (twenty years ago)

“Ms. Jackson,” OutKast
“Hey Ya!,” OutKast
“The Way You Move,” OutKast

Hmm. Now stumped.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 10:10 (twenty years ago)

US POX

“Try Again,” Aaliyah
“It Wasn’t Me,” Shaggy f/Ricardo “RikRok” Ducent
“Bootylicious,” Destiny’s Child
“Family Affair,” Mary J. Blige
“Hot in Herre,” Nelly
“In Da Club,” 50 Cent
“Crazy in Love,” Beyonce f/Jay Z
“Hey Ya!,” OutKast
“Yeah!,” Usher f/Lil’ Jon and Ludacris
“Drop It Like It’s Hot,” Snoop Dogg f/Pharrell

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)

US. And 10 is not enough.

20. Eminem - "Lose Yourself"
19. Shaggy f/ Richardo "RikRok" Ducent - "It Wasn't Me"
18. Beyonce f/ Sean Paul - "Baby Boy"
17. Usher - "U Got it Bad"
16. Santana f/ Rob Thomas - "Smooth"
15. 50 Cent - "21 Questions"
14. 50 Cent - "In Da Club"
13. OutKast - "The Way You Move"
12. Aaliyah - "Try Again"
11. Ciara f/ Petey Pablo - "Goodies"
10. OutKast - "Ms. Jackson"
9. Sean Paul - "Get Busy"
8. Beyonce f/ Jay-Z - "Crazy in Love "
7. Twista f/ Kanye West & Jamie Foxx - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
6. Vertical Horizon - "Everything You Want"
5. OutKast - "Hey Ya!"
4. Ashanti - "Foolish"
3. Snoop Dogg f/ Pharrell - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
2. Ludacris f/ Shawnna - "Stand Up"
1. Usher f/ Lil' Jon & Ludacris - "Yeah!"

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 10:24 (twenty years ago)

Also, "The Reason" went to #2, but I'm pretty sure that was during the Usher blitz of Spring 2004, and alas, the power ballad of the 00s was denied the top spot.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 10:26 (twenty years ago)

It is so fucking sad that Nickelback could quite possibly be the last rock band to ever top the US charts.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 10:28 (twenty years ago)

UK POX

All Saints Pure Shores
Oxide & Neutrino Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
Spiller Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Roger Sanchez Another Chance
Girls Aloud Sounds Of The Underground
Tatu All The Things She Said
Kylie Minogue Slow
Britney Spears Toxic
3 Of A Kind Babycakes
Natasha Bedingfield These Words

US FO

― Koens (Koens), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)

The sounds of driving around San Antonio, for the most part...

UK:

1. Eminem - "The Real Slim Shady"
2. Destiny's Child - "Independent Women"
3. Madonna - "Music"
4. Christina et al - "Lady Marmalade"
5. Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"
6. Eminem - "Without Me"
7. Eminem - "Lose Yourself"
8. Elvis Presley v. JXL - "A Little Less Conversation"
9. R. Kelly - "Ignition"
10. Beyonce Knowles - "Crazy In Love"

US:

1. Madonna - "Music"
2. Shaggy - "It Wasn't Me"
3. Outkast - "Ms. Jackson"
4. Mary J. Blige - "Family Affair"
5. Ashanti - "Foolish"
6. Nelly - "Hot In Herre"
7. Nelly w/ Kelly - "Dilemma"
8. Eminem - "Lose Yourself"
9. 50 Cent - "In Da Club"
10. OutKast - "Hey Ya!"

― John Fredland (jfredland), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 11:58 (twenty years ago)

UK #1s which I would have expected to pick up at least one vote by now:

Gabrielle - Rise
Melanie C with Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes - Never Be The Same Again
Craig David - Fill Me In
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ
U2 - Beautiful Day
Steps - Stomp
Atomic Kitten - Whole Again
Five - Let's Dance
Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song
Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One
Sugababes - Hole In The Head
Robbie Williams - Radio

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

Gosh. I'm suddenly glad I live in the UK.

UK:

Do You Really Like It?
Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
Toxic
Don't Stop Movin'
Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
Dry Your Eyes
Lola's Theme
Hey Baby!
Pure Shores
Crashed The Wedding

USA:

Hey Ya!
Bootylicious
Crazy In Love
Independent Woman Part 1
It Wasn’t Me
Family Affair
Ms. Jackson
Angel
Lady Marmalade
Say My Name

― Acme (acme), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:01 (twenty years ago)

UK #1s which I would have expected to pick up at least one vote by now: Here it comes! Picked before I scrolled and realised this thread was so damn long too.

Melanie C with Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes - Never Be The Same Again
U2 - Beautiful Day
Rui Da Silva featuring Cassandra - Touch Me
Eminem - Stan
DJ Pied Piper - Do You Really Like It
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Afroman - Because I Got High
Sugababes - Freak Like Me
Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful
Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)

Picked from list, one artist only, confirms my gut feeling that 2004 was a shockingly poor year for good pop singles.

― Girls Aloud actually shit shockah!, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:26 (twenty years ago)

or was that just in a specialist indie chart?

No, but it was the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. (Songs on the Hot 100 do not have to be officially released as singles, and airplay is weighed more heavily.) Bright Eyes at #1 and #2 is definitely surprising but not totally unthinkable; since the singles market in the U.S. is so depleted, an moderately successful indie band with obsessive, completist fans is not a bad candidate for a sales champ.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:34 (twenty years ago)

I mean, "Songs on the regular Hot 100 do not have to be ..."

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 21:36 (twenty years ago)

marcello there's still an r&b chart, but it is just fairly recent (past five years?) that top 40 stations can be relied on to play hip-hop (even the lone holdout in atlanta plays the nelly/tim mcgraw tune), that wall being broken down is what created this watershed. the billboard top 100 is an overall chart, hence tons of country even though few top 40 stations play any country besides shania and maybe dixie chicks. bright eys was had a number one single the same way yoko ono had two number one singles last year, on a subchart.

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 00:56 (twenty years ago)

where'd you get the lists of #1s from, Jay?

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 01:27 (twenty years ago)

So apparently I like embarassing music. Who knew! (I may or may not have bought two copies of one of the higher-placed entries)

UK:

10. Sugababes - Freak Like Me
9. Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation
8. Robbie and Nicole - Something Stupid
7. Will Young - Leave Right now
6. Eminem - Without Me
5. A1 - Same Old Brand New You
4. Blu Cantrell & Sean Paul - Breathe
3. Tatu - All The Things She Said
2. Gareth Gates - Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)
1. Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 01:37 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

A best Nunber 1 of the Decade poll might be nice?

― piscesx, Tuesday, 1 December 2009 22:46 (fifteen years ago)

ignition mentioned 500 too few times on this thread.

― caek, Tuesday, 1 December 2009 22:49 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah, re: "Ignition" -- wtf, kind of weird that few ilxors seemed to know it (or at least acknowledge it) in 2005 yet. I don't consider myself all that in the loop, yet I'm pretty sure I featured it for one of my EOY lists back in '03. Did ILM pretty much sleep on it until recently?

― Lostandfound, Tuesday, 1 December 2009 23:53 (fifteen years ago)

uh no

― brutt fartve (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 03:01 (fifteen years ago)

damn had no idea people actually said "naughties" as early as 2005

― brutt fartve (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 03:07 (fifteen years ago)

fave aussie #1 would be tingles by ratcat from '91

― electrical audio's sm57 (electricsound), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 03:07 (fifteen years ago)

uh no

But breezy dismissals don't explain its relative absence from this thread.

― Lostandfound, Wednesday, 2 December 2009 03:40 (fifteen years ago)

it's mentioned five times, and there were a lot of songs released this decade

― brutt fartve (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 03:46 (fifteen years ago)

Norway

1. Summer Moved On - a-ha
2. Don't Save Me - Marit Larsen
3. Sometimes - Donkeyboy
4. The Other Fool - Motorpsycho
5. Complicated - Avril Lavigne
6. Music - Madonna
7. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
8. Ambitions - Donkeyboy
9. Fairytale - Alexander Rybak
10.If a Song Could Get Me You - Marit Larsen

― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 04:00 (fifteen years ago)

(Very dominated by Norwegian music, but then, the noughties have been the best ever decade for Norwegian music)

― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 04:01 (fifteen years ago)

it's mentioned five times, and there were a lot of songs released this decade

I know, but didn't ILM recently vote it as song of the decade? It could well be my imagination, in which case, your instinct to breezily dismiss my question was right in the first place, but if it's not my imagination, don't you think it's odd that it's so underrepresented on a thread about top songs of the decade a good two years after its release?

― Lostandfound, Wednesday, 2 December 2009 04:37 (fifteen years ago)

ha my breezy dismissal was borne more out of there being a famous billion post thread on the song in 2003 than the fact that it's so clearly revered, which is a bit more debateable

― brutt fartve (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 15:14 (fifteen years ago)

there's also the matter of the fact that "Ignition" went to #1 in the UK but not the US, which means a lot of the song's biggest fans don't think of it as a #1.

― ess-tee-oh-pee (some dude), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 16:15 (fifteen years ago)

lol

― brutt fartve (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 16:25 (fifteen years ago)

it will always be a no.1 in my heart

― coz (webinar), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 17:48 (fifteen years ago)

10. 50 Cent - In Da Club
9. Rihanna - Take a Bow
8. Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot
7. TI - Whatever You Like
6. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
5. Beyonce - Crazy in Love
4. Aaliyah - Try Again
3. OutKast - Ms. Jackson
2. OutKast - Hey Ya
1. Kanye West - Gold Digger

― Fellini.Kuti, Wednesday, 2 December 2009 19:01 (fifteen years ago)

one year passes...

1. crazy in love
2. dirrty
3. be faithful
4. hung up
5. with every heartbeat
6. goodies
7. freak like me
8. toxic
9. gotta get thru this
10. yeah

only 4 remain from first post

― black bloc bologna (blueski), Tuesday, 12 April 2011 00:52 (fourteen years ago)

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