Best Songs of 2000s

Best of 2000s.

Soulja Boy "Crank That" - Dancing's always been a part of hip-hop, but thanks to Soulja Boy's "Crank That," rap's newer generation seldom releases singles without the requisite steps. "Crank That" became a YouTube sensation and had everyone from ballet kids to Barney making parodies. It also spent seven non-consecutive weeks atop Billboard's Hot 100. Photo Credit: PictureGroup
Advantage: Drake - Drake's "So Far Gone" mixtape was available as a retail item in 2009 exposing him to a fanbase way before his label, Universal Motown, could properly do so.
50 Cent "In Da Club" - "In Da Club" helped "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" sell 872,000 CDs in its first week, the biggest rap debut in history to date.  Photo Credit: PictureGroup
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind" - Thirteen years into his legendary career, Hov finally scored a no.1 single, with the Alicia Keys-featured, "Empire State of Mind." More than a simple smash, Jay performed the anthem during Major League Baseball's World Series and the New York Yankees' Championship Parade, a feat unprecedented for rappers. Photo Credit: PictureGroupMariah Carey "We Belong Together" - Do call it a comeback. Mariah's "The Emancipation of Mimi" was doing respectable numbers off "It's Like That," but "We Belong Together" propelled the LP to blockbuster status. Yet another no.1 for Mariah, the single spent 14 non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Drake "Best I Ever Had" - Arguably the biggest single of 2009, "Best I Ever Had" helped the former child actor transform into a bankable rapper. The single sat at no. 2 on Billboard's Hot 100 for weeks, right behind Black Eyed Peas' un-budgable "I Got A Feeling." Photo Credit: PictureGroup

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