Top songs of 2000

What was the number one song of 2000?

The number one song of 2000 was “Breathe” by Faith Hill, the top song on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 2000.

“Maria Maria” by Santana featuring The Product G&B was number one for the most weeks of 2000: 10 of the year's 53 weekly charts, starting with the chart dated April 8, 2000.

Born in 2000? The birthday number one finder shows the song at number one in the exact week of your birthday, and the number one on every birthday since.

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2000, year-end Hot 100 of 2000).

How many songs reached number one in 2000?

17 songs reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2000. Counting “Smooth”, which was already at number one when the year began, 18 songs held the top spot across the year's 53 weekly charts.

Of the songs that first reached number one in 2000, “Independent Women” by Destiny's Child stayed there longest: 11 weeks in total, from the chart dated November 18, 2000, with 4 of those weeks on charts dated after 2000.

Weeks at No. 1 counts every week the song spent at the top, including weeks in other years; the number in brackets is the weeks on charts dated 2000. Dates are chart issue dates.

Which artists had more than one number one in 2000?

3 acts had more than one number one in 2000, counting lead and featured credits. Christina Aguilera, Destiny's Child and Santana had 2 each.

• Christina Aguilera: “What a Girl Wants” and “Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)”
• Destiny's Child: “Say My Name” and “Independent Women”
• Santana: “Smooth” and “Maria Maria”

What were the biggest songs of 2000?

The five biggest songs of 2000 on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 were “Breathe” by Faith Hill, “Smooth” by Santana featuring Rob Thomas, “Maria Maria” by Santana featuring The Product G&B, “I Wanna Know” by Joe and “Everything You Want” by Vertical Horizon.

The year-end chart ranks songs by how they performed on the weekly Hot 100 across Billboard’s chart year, so a song that peaked late in the year can rank lower than its weekly peak suggests, or count toward the next year’s list. The top 30 below show each song’s length where we could match the recording.

Numbers 31 to 100

31. “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely” Backstreet Boys
32. “Hot Boyz” Missy Elliott featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip
33. “Back Here” BBMak
34. “It Feels So Good” Sonique
35. “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” Nine Days
36. “With Arms Wide Open” Creed
37. “Be with You” Enrique Iglesias
38. “Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)” Christina Aguilera
39. “No More” Ruff Endz
40. “All the Small Things” Blink-182
41. “The Way You Love Me” Faith Hill
42. “I Turn to You” Christina Aguilera
43. “Never Let You Go” Third Eye Blind
44. “I Need You” LeAnn Rimes
45. “Thank God I Found You” Mariah Carey featuring Joe and 98 Degrees
46. “Let's Get Married” Jagged Edge
47. “My Love Is Your Love” Whitney Houston
48. “Then the Morning Comes” Smash Mouth
49. “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” Eiffel 65
50. “Desert Rose” Sting featuring Cheb Mami
51. “The Real Slim Shady” Eminem
52. “Most Girls” Pink
53. “Wifey” Next
54. “Wonderful” Everclear
55. “Oops!... I Did It Again” Britney Spears
56. “I Wanna Love You Forever” Jessica Simpson
57. “Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)” 98 Degrees
58. “Take a Picture” Filter
59. “Otherside” Red Hot Chili Peppers
60. “Big Pimpin'” Jay-Z featuring UGK
61. “Purest of Pain (A Puro Dolor)” Son by Four
62. “He Can't Love U” Jagged Edge
63. “Separated” Avant
64. “I Wish” Carl Thomas
65. “U Know What's Up” Donell Jones
66. “Faded” soulDecision featuring Thrust
67. “Only God Knows Why” Kid Rock
68. “Shake Ya Ass” Mystikal
69. “Bag Lady” Erykah Badu
70. “Meet Virginia” Train
71. “Party Up (Up in Here)” DMX
72. “Case of the Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do)” Mýa
73. “Forgot About Dre” Dr. Dre featuring Eminem
74. “That's the Way” Jo Dee Messina
75. “Swear It Again” Westlife
76. “The Next Episode” Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
77. “From the Bottom of My Broken Heart” Britney Spears
78. “Crash and Burn” Savage Garden
79. “Yes!” Chad Brock
80. “The Best Day” George Strait
81. “Where I Wanna Be” Donell Jones
82. “How Do You Like Me Now?!” Toby Keith
83. “My Best Friend” Tim McGraw
84. “Broadway” Goo Goo Dolls
85. “What'chu Like” Da Brat featuring Tyrese
86. “Don't Think I'm Not” Kandi
87. “I Hope You Dance” Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert
88. “Better Off Alone” Alice Deejay
89. “Dance with Me” Debelah Morgan
90. “What About Now” Lonestar
91. “I Like It” Sammie
92. “24/7” Kevon Edmonds
93. “Girl on TV” LFO
94. “Bounce with Me” Lil' Bow Wow featuring Xscape
95. “Cowboy Take Me Away” Dixie Chicks
96. “I Don't Wanna” Aaliyah
97. “Independent Women Part I” Destiny's Child
98. “Gotta Tell You” Samantha Mumba
99. “Waiting for Tonight” Jennifer Lopez
100. “Shackles (Praise You)” Mary Mary

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2000, year-end Hot 100 of 2000).

What songs should go on a 2000 mix CD?

A 2000 mix that fits one 80-minute CD holds 18 of the year's biggest songs, opening with “Smooth” by Santana featuring Rob Thomas and closing with “Doesn't Really Matter” by Janet, for 77:31 of music.

We built it from the year-end top 30 and every number one of 2000, taking songs in year-end order until the disc was full, then sequenced it to follow the year: the number ones in the order they reached the top, with the year’s other big hits placed between them. With a 2-second gap before each track it runs 78:07, under the 79 minutes we fill a CD to.

Lengths are the recordings matched in Deezer’s catalog. Single edits, album versions and remasters can run a little longer or shorter, so check your own playlist before you burn it.

Turn 2000 into a CD. Send us this list, or your own 2000 songs, and we burn it to a real audio CD, test-play it and post it. It makes a good gift for a birth year, a graduation year or a wedding year.

To change the songs, paste the list into the playlist length calculator to keep it under 80 minutes, then print an insert with the CD case template. Our guide to making a mixtape covers sequencing, and nostalgic gift ideas has more ways to give a year as a present.

What was popular music like in the 2000s?

Popular music in the 2000s was dominated by hip-hop, R&B and pop, and featured guest artists became a regular part of number one hits. By 2005 the Hot 100 counted digital download sales alongside physical singles and radio airplay.

From 2000 to 2009, 129 songs reached number one on the Hot 100, and 12 songs stayed there for 10 weeks or more. Of those 129, “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey and “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas spent the most weeks at number one, 14 each. Usher had the most number ones that reached the top in these years, with 7. The typical number one of these years ran 4:03 (the median of the 100 with a known length).