While urban pop dominated the top ten, the VH1 list also tracked the rise of alternative genres that broke into the mainstream culture:
: A massive country-pop crossover that became a definitive karaoke staple.
Appears twice in the top 10—once as a featured guest on his wife’s #1 hit and again with his own anthem at #8.
Rewind: Revisiting VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s The 2000s were a tumultuous, transitional, and utterly transformative decade for music. We witnessed the final gasp of the CD era, the explosive rise of digital downloads (and Napster), the mainstream takeover of hip-hop, and the rebirth of garage rock. It was a time when pop superstars and underground artists often shared the same airwaves.
While the list successfully recognized major crossover rock hits like (No. 53) and Green Day’s "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (No. 22), purists noted that highly influential indie acts who defined the critical landscape of the 2000s—such as Arcade Fire, Radiohead (with their seminal album Kid A ), and LCD Soundsystem—were largely bypassed in favor of commercially dominant pop singles. The Test of Time
Here’s a breakdown of the top 10, the surprises, and the snubs.
special (hosted by Pete Wentz), it sparked a massive debate about which tracks truly defined the turn of the century.