The Top 100 Songs from 2000-2009

Top 100 Songs of the Decade: 2000-2009

These are the top 100 songs from the 2000s according to Dave’s Music Database. Rankings are figured by combining sales figures, chart data, radio airplay, video airplay, streaming figures, awards, and appearances on best-of lists. Check out other “songs of the decade” lists here. 1. OutKast “Hey Ya!” (2003) 2. Eminem “Lose Yourself” (2002) 3. Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” (2009) 4. Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008) 5. Usher with Lil’ Jon & Ludacris “Yeah!” (2004) 6. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” (2006) 7. Beyoncé with Jay-Z “Crazy in Love” (2003) 8. Rihanna with Jay-Z “Umbrella” (2007) 9. The White Stripes “Seven Nation Army” (2003) 10. Flo Rida with T-Pain “Low” (2007) 11. Lady Gaga “Poker Face” (2009) 12. Kanye West with Jamie Foxx “Gold Digger” (2005) 13. 50 Cent “In Da Club” (2002) 14. Coldplay “Viva La Vida” (2008) 15. Mariah Carey “We Belong Together” (2005) 16. The Killers “Mr. Brightside” (2004) 17. Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow” (2009) 18. Jason Mraz “I’m Yours” (2008) 19. Lady Gaga “Bad Romance” (2009) 20. Nickelback “How You Remind Me” (2001) 21. Nelly “Hot in Herre” (2002) 22. Ke$ha “Tik Tok” (2009) 23. Lady Antebellum “Need You Now” (2009) 24. U2 “Beautiful Day” (2000) 25. Jay-Z with Alicia Keys “Empire State of Mind” (2009) 26. Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” (2007) 27. Justin Timberlake “Sexyback” (2006) 28. Alicia Keys “No One” (2007) 29. Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” (2004) 30. Lady Gaga with Colby O’Donnis “Just Dance” (2008) 31. Alicia Keys “Fallin’” (2001) 32. Eminem with Dido “Stan” (2000) 33. Amy Winehouse “Rehab” (2006) 34. Kylie Minogue “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” (2001) 35. Shakira with Wyclef Jean “Hips Don’t Lie” (2006) 36. James Blunt “You’re Beautiful” (2005) 37. One Republic with Timbaland “Apologize” (2007) 38. Miley Cyrus “Party in the U.S.A.” (2009) 39. Johnny Cash “Hurt” (2003) 40. Taylor Swift “Love Story” (2008) 41. Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out” (2004) 42. Beyoncé “Irreplaceable” (2006) 43. Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert “I Hope You Dance” (2000) 44. Coldplay “Clocks” (2002) 45. Nelly with Kelly Rowland “Dilemma” (2002) 46. Daniel Powter “Bad Day” (2005) 47. Eminem “The Real Slim Shady” (2000) 48. Missy Elliott “Get Ur Freak On” (2001) 49. Linkin Park “In the End” (2000) 50. Kelly Clarkson “Since U Been Gone” (2004) 51. Britney Spears “Toxic” (2003) 52. Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars” (2006) 53. OutKast “Ms. Jackson” (2000) 54. Katy Perry “I Kissed a Girl” (2008) 55. Madonna “Music” (2000) 56. Fergie “Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)” (2007) 57. 3 Doors Down “Kryptonite” (2000) 58. Train “Hey, Soul Sister” (2009) 59. Evanesence with Paul McCoy “Bring Me to Life” (2003) 60. Lil Wayne with Static Major “Lollipop” (2008) 61. Avril Lavigne “Complicated” (2002) 62. Nelly Furtado with Timbaland “Promiscuous” (2006) 63. Kanye West with Daft Punk “Stronger” (2007) 64. Coldplay “Yellow” (2000) 65. Destiny’s Child “Independent Women” (2000) 66. Eminem “Without Me” (2002) 67. Train “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” (2001) 68. Norah Jones “Don’t Know Why” (2002) 69. Gwen Stefani “Hollaback Girl” (2005) 70. Kings of Leon “Use Somebody” (2008) 71. Arctic Monkeys “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” (2005) 72. The Strokes “Last Nite” (2001) 73. Hoobastank “The Reason” (2003) 74. Carrie Underwood “Before He Cheats” (2005) 75. N Sync “Bye Bye Bye” (2000) 76. Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah” (2005) 77. M.I.A. “Paper Planes” (2007) 78. Taylor Swift “You Belong with Me” (2008) 79. Soulja Boy Tell’em “Crank That (Soulja Boy)…” (2007) 80. Black Eyed Peas with Justin Timberlake “Where Is the Love?” (2003) 81. Alan Jackson “Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning” (2001) 82. Jay-Z “99 Problems” (2003) 83. Christina Aguilera with Lil’ Kim, Mya, & Pink “Lady Marmalade” (2001) 84. Flo Rida & Ke$ha “Right Round” (2009) 85. The Fray “How to Save a Life” (2005) 86. The White Stripes “Fell in Love with a Girl” (2001) 87. Mario “Let Me Love You” (2004) 88. Snoop Dogg with Pharrell Williams “Drop It Like It’s Hot” (2004) 89. Linkin Park “Numb” (2003) 90. Kid Rock “All Summer Long” (2007) 91. Gorillaz with De La Soul “Feel Good Inc.” (2005) 92. Tim McGraw “Live Like You Were Dying” (2004) 93. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dani California” (2006) 94. Avril Lavigne “Girlfriend” (2007) 95. Staind “It’s Been Awhile” (2001) 96. Rihanna “Disturbia” (2008) 97. T.I. with Rihanna “Live Your Life” (2008) 98. 50 Cent with Olivia “Candy Shop” (2005) 99. Owl City “Fireflies” (2009) 100. Green Day “American Idiot” (2004) Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “‘Songs of the Decade’ lists” Dave’s Music Database: “‘Albums of the Decade’ lists” Dave’s Music Database: “The 2000s: The Top 909 at 90.9 The Bridge” First posted 6/11/2015; last updated 1/26/2026.

Kanye West hits #1 for first of 10 weeks with “Gold Digger”

Gold Digger Kanye West with Jamie Foxx

Writer(s): Kanye West, Ray Charles, Renald Richard (see lyrics here) Released: July 5, 2005 First Charted: July 16, 2005 Peak: 110 US, 12 RR, 14 RB, 2 UK, 5 CN, 13 AU, 10 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 8.0 US, 1.26 UK, 9.54 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 0.5 radio, 211.54 video, 919.99 streaming

Awards: Click on award for more details.

About the Song: Kanye West first made a name for himself as a producer for artists like Jay-Z before stepping out “from behind the mixing board to establish himself as one of the finest and most successful hip-hop performers of the early 21st century.” TB “Gold Digger,” the second single from West’s Late Registration album, flips the script on the stereotypical hip-hop song where “wealth is coveted and women are mistreated” TM to spin a “tale of a man used by his woman for financial gain.” PD It’s “unusual for one of music’s kingpins to admit he’s been suckered by a woman – much less write an upbeat song about it.” TM This is “lighthearted Kanye at his best: his lyrics are funny (‘She was supposed to buy your shorty Tyco with your money/ [Instead] she went to the doctor [and] got lipo with your money’)” TM and “when it comes to killer beats, Kanye West is every bit as good as he thinks he is.” MX He “never dropped a beat deadlier than the stuttering bass drum that propels his biggest hit.” MX “The song’s backbone is a mixture of scratches, loops and handclaps set to follow the lyrics’ cadence.” TM “But just when you think ‘Gold Digger’ is nothing more than a danceable screed against money-grubbing women, Kanye throws in a story about a poor black woman who stands by her man only to see him get rich and dump her for a white girl. Everybody gets played” TM in “Kanye’s most instantly pleasurable single ever.” RS’09 In addition, Kanye didn’t just stick to “contemporary mode or aping a classic pop genre sound,” AB’00 but opted for “blending the past with the present.” AB’00 Even then he aschewed the typical route when he decided to integrate Ray Charles’ “I Gotta Woman,” but not by sampling it directly. He turned to Jamie Foxx, who won an Academy Award playing Charles in the previous year’s Ray, for a “pitch-perfect Ray Charles impersonation.” MX Two years earlier, the pair worked on the #1 “Slow Jamz” with Twista, but this proved even bigger, with 10 weeks atop the charts. Resources: AB’00 About.com (2009) “Top 100 Pop Songs of the 2000s” MX Atlanta Metromix (11/24/09). Best songs of the decade PD PopDose.com (11/24/09) The Best Songs of the Decade RS’09 Rolling Stone (12/9/09). “Songs of the Decade” TB Thunder Bay Press (2006). Singles: Six Decades of Hot Hits & Classic Cuts. Outline Press Ltd.: San Diego, CA. Page 313. TM Time magazine (10/24/2011). “All Time 100 Songs” Related Links: Last updated 6/18/2023.