The Best of 2K

The decade of the 2000s, the first days after the Y2K crisis that really turned out to be a hoax to sell more malware and spyware software, was pretty scary for music as well. What was the top movie at the box office? Gladiator, Castaway and Erin Brockovich were best sellers, and so were these songs…

1.) “Breath” by Faith Hill
2.) “Higher Love” by Creed
3.) “Say My Name” by Destiny’s Child
4.) “Amazed” by Lonestar
5.) “I Knew I Loved You” by Savage Garden
6.) “Smooth” by Santana featuring Rob Thomas
7.) “Everything You Want” by Vertical Horizon
8.) “He Wasn’t Man Enough” by Toni Braxton
9.) “Try Again” by Aaliyah

Conclusions: Women ruled music in the year 2000 with Faith, Destiny’s Child, Toni and Aaliyah all selling millions of records. Sadly, Aaliyah would never see 23, losing her life in a tragic plane accident. Beyoncé would rise from 2000 to be the most identifiable performer of our time, earning a net worth that most people agree is north of $300 million.

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