2005 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2005 Billboard Number One Hits list was dominated by R&B, hip-hop, pop comebacks, digital sales momentum, and one of Mariah Carey’s most important chart years. Mario opened the year with a smooth R&B ballad, 50 Cent and Kanye West brought rap crossovers to No. 1, Gwen […]
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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 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 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2004 Billboard Number One Hits list belonged to Usher, but the full year had plenty of story around him. OutKast opened the year with two different No. 1 songs, Usher dominated the middle with three chart-toppers from Confessions, Fantasia brought American Idol back to No. 1,
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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 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 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 2003 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a major moment for hip-hop, R&B, and pop crossover. Eminem carried over from 2002 with Lose Yourself, 50 Cent broke through with two No. 1 singles, Beyoncé launched her solo superstar era, and OutKast closed the year with
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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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2003 Grammy Ward WinnersWinners Announced: February 23, 2003Held at: Madison Square Garden, New York CityHost: No official hostEligibility Year: October 1, 2001 – September 30, 2002TriviaThis was the first time since 1998 that the Grammys returned to New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden.One of the show’s major moments came when Simon & Garfunkel reunited
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2002 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2002 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a year dominated by rock crossover, R&B, hip-hop, soundtrack power, and the first major wave of reality-TV chart impact. Nickelback opened the year with How You Remind Me, Ashanti ruled spring with Foolish, Nelly owned the summer, Kelly Clarkson
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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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2002 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: February 27, 2002 Held at: Staples Center, Los Angeles Host: Jon Stewart Eligibility Year: October 1, 2000 – September 30, 2001 Trivia Jon Stewart hosted the Grammy Awards for his second consecutive year, providing his usual blend of humor and wit. U2 emerged as a big winner, bagging four
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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 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 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 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2000 Billboard Number One Hits list opened the new decade with Latin rock, teen pop, country crossover, R&B, movie soundtrack power, pop-rock, and the early signs of the download-era changes that would arrive a few years later. Santana carried over from 1999, Christina Aguilera scored two
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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 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 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 1999 Billboard Number One Hits list closed the decade with teen-pop breakthroughs, R&B dominance, Latin-pop crossover, veteran comebacks, and one very smooth Santana revival. Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera arrived at No. 1, Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez helped push Latin pop into the U.S.
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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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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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Sexy Songs of the 1990s: 69 Mainstream Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop, Dance, and Rock Hits The 1990s had a very specific way of making sexy songs sound mainstream. A slow jam could play at a school dance, a pop ballad could hide very grown-up lyrics behind a giant chorus, and an R&B hit could become a
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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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1999 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 25, 1999Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York CityHost: Kelsey GrammerEligibility Year: October 1, 1997 – September 30, 1998TriviaBest New Artist Snub: Despite huge success, Backstreet Boys lost the Best New Artist award to Lauryn Hill.Album of the Year: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill also
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1998 Billboard Number One Hits1998’s Billboard number one hits reflected the late-1990s pop radio handoff. Big movie ballads were still huge, R&B was dominating the Hot 100, adult contemporary was strong, and playful pop-rap was crossing over in a major way. The year felt polished, romantic, dramatic, and very radio-friendly.The year began with Elton John’s
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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 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 Billboard Number One Hits 1997’s Billboard number one hits captured a dramatic late-1990s shift. Big emotional ballads were still powerful, hip-hop and R&B were moving deeper into the center of pop radio, and global pop groups were starting to reshape the mainstream. The year had grief, glamour, movie tie-ins, teen-pop sparks, and enough shiny-suit
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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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1997 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 26, 1997Held at: Madison Square Garden, New York CityHost: Ellen DeGeneresEligibility Year: October 1, 1995 – September 30, 1996TriviaGospel Roots: Celine Dion’s chart-topping Because You Loved Me lost Song of the Year to Eric Clapton’s Change the World, which was a hit in both pop and gospel formats.LeAnn’s Leap:
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