I didn't hear anything today that I hadn't either already heard, so I decided to travel back in time. I fired up Billboard.com and went to the top 100 from 2001. 2001 marked my high school graduation and my freshman year of college. I was 17 years old, and spent plenty of time listening to the radio while cruising with my friends (and then downloading the tracks we heard on Napster and Kazaa).
Let's take a look at the top 10 from the week of March 10, 2001.
1) Joe - Stutter (ft. Mystikal)
Wow... I remembering blasting this in Brock's car in the Savannah mall parking lot. This track holds up surprisingly well. It's got a catchy beat and solid singing from Joe. Opinions on Mystikal may vary, but at the time he was huge, especially in the South. I find his verse enjoyable, but plenty of people dislike him.
2) Crazy Town - Butterfly
I can only shake my head in shame, recalling blasting my bootleg copy of this CD. Folks, what were we thinking? Why did this album sell 1.5 million copies? Granted they were one hit wonders, but not all rap rockers had the decency that Crazy Town did to fade away pretty quickly.
3) Shaggy - Angel (ft. Rayvon)
Look! It's everyone's favorite novelty Jamacian singer Shaggy! This was a follow up to "It Wasn't Me," and had the dubious distinction of a follow up song more annoying than the debut single.
4) Lenny Kravitz - Again
The kind of bland rock Lenny Kravitz is known for! When you're 17 though, this is awesome stuff to your unrefined pallet. Broke up with a girl? "I wonder if I'll ever see you again." This isn't bad, just average.
5) Jennifer Lopez - Love Don't Cost a Thing
Did no one else find this ironic coming from a multi-millionare who dated Ben Affleck, Puff Daddy, and then married Marc Anthony. Funnily enough, Jennifer Lopez is at number 5 on the Billboard Top 100 right now, the only artist from 2001 currently charting (as far as I can tell anyway).
6) Shaggy - It Wasn't Me
No no no no no no no /Shia LeBouf voice. This sucked then, and it sucks more now.
7) Madonna - Don't Tell Me
The song that convinced millions their CD players were skipping. Not my cup of tea. Next!
8) 112 - It's Over Now
9) Jagged Edge - Promise
Lame R&B groups. What could possibly be below these?
10) Ja Rule - Put it On Me
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, just... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
There are one or two good tracks here, but music wasn't much better 10 years ago than it is today.
Ah, memories. Most of the songs on the top of the charts suck. Unfortunately, they're popular for their catchy beats because you can dance to them.
ReplyDeleteStutter is an awesome song. I also still love all the R&B stuff from high school. Jagged Edge was awesome. =p
Hey! "It Wasn't Me" was HILARIOUS!
ReplyDelete112 and Jagged Edger weren't bad- just those two songs of theirs.
Ja Rule- HAHAHAHAHAHA! The disappearance of his career is the ONE thing I thank 50 Cent for.