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2005 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

2005 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 2005 music was a colorful mix of pop, hip-hop, R&B, rock, pop-punk, Latin crossover, country, movie songs, and internet novelty hits. Gwen Stefani, The Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Daddy Yankee, Akon, and The Pussycat

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2005 Grammy Award Winners

2005 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 13, 2005Held at: Staples Center, Los AngelesHost: Queen LatifahEligibility Year: October 1, 2003 – September 30, 2004Trivia and Notable MomentsThe Album of the Year went to Genius Loves Company, a posthumous release by Ray Charles, featuring duets with various artists like Norah Jones and Elton John.Ray Charles also posthumously

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2004 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

2004 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 2004 music was a heavy mix of crunk, hip-hop, R&B, pop-rock, country crossover, dancehall, teen pop, and alternative rock. Usher, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Britney Spears, Ciara, Maroon 5, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Green Day, Linkin Park, Gretchen Wilson, Outkast, Beyoncé, and Nelly helped define a

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2004 Grammy Award Winners

2004 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 8, 2004Held at: Staples Center, Los AngelesHost: No official hostEligibility Year: October 1, 2002 – September 30, 20032004 Grammy TriviaOutKast’s double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below bagged the Album of the Year, marking a significant moment for hip-hop in the Grammys.Beyoncé had a stellar night, winning five Grammys, including Best

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2003 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

2003 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 2003 music was a busy mix of hip-hop, R&B, pop, pop-punk, alternative rock, country crossover, dancehall, and early-2000s soundtrack favorites. Beyoncé, Jay-Z, OutKast, 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Sean Paul, Kelly Clarkson, Missy Elliott, Coldplay, Evanescence, Good Charlotte, and Michelle Branch helped define a

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2002 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

2002 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 2002 music was a crossover-heavy mix of pop, hip-hop, R&B, rock, country, dance music, Latin pop, and soundtrack hits. Kelly Clarkson, Nelly, Avril Lavigne, Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, No Doubt, Sean Paul, Ashanti, Pink, Linkin Park, Michelle Branch, and John Mayer helped define a year

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2001 Billboard Number One Hits

2001 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2001 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a pop year filled with R&B, pop-rap, movie soundtrack power, teen-pop aftershocks, reality-adjacent cultural shifts, and the rise of Alicia Keys. Destiny’s Child opened the year, Janet Jackson ruled spring, Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink brought Moulin

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2001 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

2001 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 2001 music was a transitional mix of pop, hip-hop, R&B, dance music, rock, country, teen pop, movie soundtrack songs, and early internet-era favorites. Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil’ Kim, Mýa, *NSYNC, Usher, Shaggy, Nelly, Destiny’s Child, Daft Punk, Shakira, Alicia Keys, Lifehouse, Train, Nickelback, and Janet

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2001 Grammy Award Winners

2001 Grammy Award Winners 2001 Grammy Winners2001 Grammy Award Winners – Key DetailsWinners Announced: February 21, 2001Held at: Staples Center, Los AngelesHost: Jon StewartEligibility Year: October 1, 1999 – September 30, 2000TriviaJon Stewart’s hosting debut was a big hit, cementing him as a top choice for emceeing awards shows.The night belonged to Eminem and Elton John,

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2000 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

2000 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 2000 music was a turn-of-the-millennium mix of teen pop, pop-punk, country crossover, hip-hop, R&B, Latin pop, alternative rock, dance hits, and TRL-era radio favorites. Britney Spears, NSYNC, Destiny’s Child, Eminem, Bon Jovi, Faith Hill, Creed, Nelly, Christina Aguilera, Baha Men, and Lonestar all helped shape

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2000 Grammy Award Winners

2000 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 23, 2000Held at: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: Rosie O’DonnellEligibility Year: October 1, 1998 – September 30, 19992000 Grammys TriviaThe ceremony marked the debut of the Staples Center as the event’s venue, moving from its previous location, the Shrine Auditorium.Carlos Santana’s Supernatural swept the awards with nine Grammys, tying

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1999 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

1999 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 1999 music was a last-call-for-the-decade mix of teen pop, adult contemporary, Latin pop, hip-hop, R&B, swing revival, alternative rock, movie soundtrack songs, and dance music. Aerosmith, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Ricky Martin, Céline Dion, Shania Twain, Brandy, Monica, Will Smith, Lauryn Hill, Madonna, Alanis Morissette, and

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25 Biggest Songs of the 1990s

Top 25 Songs of the 1990s: Billboard Hits, CD-Era Anthems, R&B Ballads, Dance Crazes, Soundtrack Songs, and Pop-Culture Memory The 1990s were built for huge singles, blockbuster ballads, MTV videos, CD sales, radio countdowns, movie soundtracks, dance crazes, pop-R&B crossovers, hip-hop breakthroughs, and songs that seemed to live forever at school dances. Billboard’s decade-based rankings

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Your Complete 90s Music Checklist

About 90s Music: Grunge, Hip-Hop, R&B, Teen Pop, Dance Hits, Alternative Rock, Britpop, Soundtracks, and Songs That Defined the DecadeMusic of the 1990s was a wild handoff between old-school radio, MTV, CDs, mixtapes, mall culture, alternative rock, hip-hop, R&B, teen pop, dance music, and the first hints of the internet age. The decade started with

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1998 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

1998 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 1998 music was a colorful mix of teen pop, Latin pop, alternative rock, adult contemporary, hip-hop, R&B, country-pop, dance music, and movie soundtrack favorites. Smash Mouth, Shania Twain, Ricky Martin, Santana, Cher, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, TLC, Backstreet Boys, Jennifer Lopez, Goo Goo Dolls, Sarah

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1998 Grammy Award Winners

1998 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 25, 1998Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York CityHost: Kelsey GrammerEligibility Year: October 1, 1996 – September 30, 1997TriviaIt’s All About the Benjamins: Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs dominated the evening with No Way Out, which won Best Rap Album.Fleetwood’s Comeback: Fleetwood Mac marked their return by snagging an

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1997 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

1997 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 1997 music was a wonderfully crowded mix of dance-pop, hip-hop, R&B, alternative rock, ska revival, country crossover, adult contemporary, movie soundtrack songs, and novelty party hits. Aqua, Spice Girls, Usher, Puff Daddy, The Notorious B.I.G., Hanson, Sugar Ray, Third Eye Blind, LeAnn Rimes, Sarah McLachlan,

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