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.
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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)
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First posted 6/11/2015; last updated 1/26/2026.
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