2000s

2000 Music Hits: TRL Pop, Rap Crossover, Dance Imports, Nu Metal, Post-Grunge, Country-Pop, and Y2K Radio Favorites 2000 music sounded like the future had arrived, wearing frosted tips, cargo pants, and a suspicious amount of lip gloss. Pop radio was packed with teen-pop groups, dance imports, rap crossover hits, post-grunge rock, country-pop ballads, nu metal,

2001 Music Hits: TRL Pop, Dance Songs, Pop-Punk, Nu Metal, Post-Grunge, R&B, and Early-2000s Radio Favorites 2001 music sounded like MTV’s Total Request Live, pop-punk guitars, shiny dance-pop, R&B hooks, nu-metal angst, post-grunge radio, and the last stretch of the CD era, all sharing one oversized entertainment center. The year had bright party records, heavy

2005 Music Hits: Pop-Punk, R&B Club Songs, Viral Hits, Dance-Pop, Emo Rock, Country Crossover, and Mid-2000s Favorites2005 music sounded like the middle of the decade had found its full personality: ringtone-ready hooks, iTunes downloads, TRL leftovers, pop-punk choruses, emo eyeliner, crunk club records, country crossover, adult-pop ballads, and early viral internet songs all competing for

2009’s Biggest Artists and SongsAdele (Best New Artist Grammy Winner) Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (Grammy for Album of the Year)Please Read The Letter – Alison Krauss and Robert Plant (Grammy for Record of the Year)2009’s Retro Top 10 Hits1. Fire Burning – Sean Kingston2. Fireflies – Owl City3. Whatcha Say – Jason Derulo4. Don’t

2002 Music Hits: Pop-Punk, Hip-Hop, R&B, Dance Pop, Teen Pop, Alternative Rock, Nu-Metal, and Early-2000s Favorites 2002 music sat right in the middle of the early-2000s handoff. Teen pop was still around, pop-punk and emo-friendly rock were rising, hip-hop and R&B were dominating radio, dance remixes had major pop life, and American reality-TV music was

2003 Music Hits: Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop-Punk, Garage Rock, Dance Hits, Adult Pop, Alternative Rock, and Early-2000s Favorites 2003 music was one of the early-2000s years where everything seemed to happen at once. Beyoncé became a major solo star, 50 Cent changed hip-hop’s center of gravity, crunk and club rap got louder, pop-punk stayed busy, garage-rock

2004 Music Hits: Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Dance Hits, Country Crossover, and Early-2000s Favorites 2004 music was one of the clearest early-2000s crossover years. Hip-hop and R&B dominated pop radio, alternative rock had a major revival through The Killers, Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, and Green Day, country crossed into wider pop culture, and

2006 Music Hits: Dance Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B, Disney Pop, Emo Rock, Alternative, Album Rock, and Mid-2000s Favorites 2006 music was peak mid-2000s crossover chaos in the best possible way. Hip-hop, R&B, dance-pop, emo rock, Disney Channel pop, ringtone rap, and arena-ready alternative songs all shared space on radio, iPods, MySpace pages, and early YouTube clips.

2007 Music Hits: Dance Pop, Ringtone Rap, R&B, Emo Pop, Teen Pop, Alternative Rock, Country Crossover, and Late-2000s Favorites 2007 music was packed with ringtone rap, dance-pop, R&B, emo-pop, Disney-driven teen pop, indie crossover, and big country-pop moments. It was a year when a song could break through on radio, YouTube, MySpace, Disney Channel, MTV,

2008 Music Hits: Dance Pop, R&B, Teen Pop, Indie Crossover, Alternative Rock, Album Rock, and Late-2000s Favorites 2008 music was a late-2000s collision of dance-pop, R&B, teen pop, indie crossover, pop-rock, and hard rock. The club sound was getting bigger, Disney and teen-pop acts were still strong, indie artists were sneaking into mainstream playlists, and