The Cranberries?

D'ye hav to, d'ye hav to, d'ye hav to lerr'ih lin'grrrrr

vainandy said:

From what I'm reading here, the majority of us seem to agree (myself included) that the first few years of the 1990s were much better than the rest of the 1990s. I'm wondering if that's because the beginning of each decade seems to bleed a little bit off the previous decade before the styles just completely progress and change altogether. For instance, the first few years of the early 1970s sounded slightly similar to the late 1960s before disco came in and completely changed the sound. Also, the first few years of the 1980s (on the R&B side, that is) you could still hear a little of disco's lingering influence until new wave entered the funk and also until Shitney came along and just damn near completely killed it altogether.

When the 1990s arrived, the dance/house music scene had already been underground for a few years in the late 1980s and when 1989 arrived, it came above ground onto mainstream radio and stayed there for a few years until it started tapering out of the mainstream around 1992 or so. And by the time 1995 or 1996 came along, there was absolutely nothing being played on the mainstream R&B stations other than slow to midtempo shit hop or adult contemporary. I didn't let it bother me at the time though because I figured when we reached 2000, we would have a completely different style change just like we always have. When it didn't change immediately, I thought, oh well, it takes one or two years of bleeding off the previous decade's influence before a style change occurs (judging by the past, that is). But hell's fire, it's 2010 now and still no damn style change! And just how fucking long do they intend to keep that rediculous ignorant thug image alive?!

I get so damn tired of people accusing me of being "stuck in the past" when I'm the one that wants things to progress and move on to something different. These motherfuckers these days want to stick with the same shit that has dominated since the mid 1990s. Sounds like they are the ones stuck in the past to me.

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excellent post and you're absolutely right

elmer said:

The Cranberries?

D'ye hav to, d'ye hav to, d'ye hav to lerr'ih lin'grrrrr

I respect the Cranberries but I can't even hear their greatest hits album in a row; I love 7 or 8 singles and that's all...

JoeTyler said:

elmer said:

The Cranberries?

D'ye hav to, d'ye hav to, d'ye hav to lerr'ih lin'grrrrr

I respect the Cranberries but I can't even hear their greatest hits album in a row; I love 7 or 8 singles and that's all...

I go maybe 1 or 2 deep with them.

rialb said:

JoeTyler said:

and in some ways, the 00s started in 1998, with the rise of american teen-pop: BSB, 'NSYNC, Britney,etc. many average female singer/songwriters, awfully bad singles climbing high on the charts (Kiss Me, Living La Vida Loca), Brandy&Monica (an early example of faceless, boring, modern R&B), etc.

Not everything sucked though: british electronic music (Basement Jaxx's Remedy is a fuckin' classic), Madonna's Ray of Light, Jamiroquai, Radiohead, Shania Twain, Daft Punk, early Robbie Williams, Bjork, Cher's Believe (the hymn of 1999), etc.

Ugh, for me the '90s were clearly less sucky than the '00s but when I flashback to the crappy female singer/songwriter craze of the mid to late '90s that's almost enough to make me say the '90s were worse.

I'm so glad that shitty scene disappeared in the early-00s...

Sadly, the best (by far) lady of that scene, Shania Twain, is MIA these days .... FUCK YOU Robert JMLange...just fuck you...

Moonbeam said:

JoeTyler said:

I respect the Cranberries but I can't even hear their greatest hits album in a row; I love 7 or 8 singles and that's all...

I go maybe 1 or 2 deep with them.

Dreams

Linger

Ode to My Family

Zombie

Ridiculous Thoughts

Salvation

Promises

Just My Imagination

JoeTyler said:

rialb said:

Ugh, for me the '90s were clearly less sucky than the '00s but when I flashback to the crappy female singer/songwriter craze of the mid to late '90s that's almost enough to make me say the '90s were worse.

I'm so glad that shitty scene disappeared in the early-00s...

Sadly, the best (by far) lady of that scene, Shania Twain, is MIA these days .... FUCK YOU Robert JMLange...just fuck you...

I say to that whole scene, unless you count Björk, PJ Harvey and Liz Phair (through Whip-Smart).

Moonbeam said:

JoeTyler said:

I'm so glad that shitty scene disappeared in the early-00s...

Sadly, the best (by far) lady of that scene, Shania Twain, is MIA these days .... FUCK YOU Robert JMLange...just fuck you...

I say to that whole scene, unless you count Björk, PJ Harvey and Liz Phair (through Whip-Smart).

not Bjork, I include her under the "late-90s electronic music" label

PJ Harvey and Tori Amos were the serious, "famous but not poppy" version of the female singer/songwriter genre , which was pure bubblegum pop played with acoustic & bland electric guitars, loud live drums and cute female voices...

Liz Phair was just image, "attitude" and bullshit, just a scam...

JoeTyler said:

Liz Phair was just image, "attitude" and bullshit, just a scam...

Her subsequent albums surely make it seem that way.

I still love Exile in Guyville and Whip-Smart, though.

JoeTyler said:

Moonbeam said:

I go maybe 1 or 2 deep with them.

Dreams

Linger

Ode to My Family

Zombie

Ridiculous Thoughts

Salvation

Promises

Just My Imagination

I enjoy all their first record, there're some real beautiful, mellow, melancholic songs.

Moonbeam said:

JoeTyler said:

Liz Phair was just image, "attitude" and bullshit, just a scam...

Her subsequent albums surely make it seem that way.

I still love Exile in Guyville and Whip-Smart, though.

Exile in Guyville was good, not the kind of rock album I like, but good nonetheless, and it paid homage to the monumental Exile in Main Street (Stones, 1972) so I can't complain plus I love those naughty, bitchy, horny, "fuck you" lyrics...

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JoeTyler said:

rialb said:

Ugh, for me the '90s were clearly less sucky than the '00s but when I flashback to the crappy female singer/songwriter craze of the mid to late '90s that's almost enough to make me say the '90s were worse.

I'm so glad that shitty scene disappeared in the early-00s...

Sadly, the best (by far) lady of that scene, Shania Twain, is MIA these days .... FUCK YOU Robert JMLange...just fuck you...

Did Shania write her own songs? I always saw her as a Celine Dion type ploughing the country-pop route.

I know with Jagged Little Pill an outside songwriter co-wrote, but it was still a consistently strong collection that I think deserved its plaudits.

elmer said:

JoeTyler said:

I'm so glad that shitty scene disappeared in the early-00s...

Sadly, the best (by far) lady of that scene, Shania Twain, is MIA these days .... FUCK YOU Robert JMLange...just fuck you...

Did Shania write her own songs? I always saw her as a Celine Dion type ploughing the country-pop route.

I know with Jagged Little Pill an outside songwriter co-wrote, but it was still a consistently strong collection that I think deserved its plaudits.

More like the female version of Garth Brooks.

Shania writes songs, yes: curiously, in her own words, dark, downbeat country/folk songs that were not included in her albums. That's why her albums are full of anthemic country/rock/pop, co-written by professional songwriters...so yes, you can call her a sellout...

I'm not sayin' she's a great/visionary artist or whatever, but her voice is beautiful, she can play guitar, and she was one of the few charismatic AND entertaining acts of the whole female singer/songwriter genre, a genre which was, for the most part, boring and uncharismatic...

She's probably a has-been now, I have (hate) to admit that...

I can't stand JLP, the only single that I found truly strong was Ironic, and perhaps, Hand in My Pocket, but the voice is terrible, she sings like a goat!!

I've listened to very few new music acts during 1990-2010. Most of the new stuff I bought was people I liked already such as George Benson, Sade, Swing Out Sister, Stevie Wonder, Duran Duran, Prince, etc. I like listening to oldies, so I have plenty to listen to. I can buy an old album from the used record store or flea market that I've never heard before and it's new to me. I don't really need newly recorded music. I prefer the sound of analogue over digital anyway.

JoeTyler said:

elmer said:

Did Shania write her own songs? I always saw her as a Celine Dion type ploughing the country-pop route.

I know with Jagged Little Pill an outside songwriter co-wrote, but it was still a consistently strong collection that I think deserved its plaudits.

More like the female version of Garth Brooks.

Shania writes songs, yes: curiously, in her own words, dark, downbeat country/folk songs that were not included in her albums. That's why her albums are full of anthemic country/rock/pop, co-written by professional songwriters...so yes, you can call her a sellout...

I'm not sayin' she's a great/visionary artist or whatever, but her voice is beautiful, she can play guitar, and she was one of the few charismatic AND entertaining acts of the whole female singer/songwriter genre, a genre which was, for the most part, boring and uncharismatic...

She's probably a has-been now, I have (hate) to admit that...

I can't stand JLP, the only single that I found truly strong was Ironic, and perhaps, Hand in My Pocket, but the voice is terrible, she sings like a goat!!

It's just that Don't Impress Me Much song got on my nerves for a while way back. I saw her night on American Idol and was surprised how many of the good songs I knew but hadn't attributed to her, so her relative worth shot up, aided by the fact I'm shallow enough to give her extra credit because she's beautiful.

I don't know Garth Brooks, but I'd put Lucinda Williams in the dark, downbeat country category.

I'm not a fan of Shania but there is absolutely no denying that she was extremely popular. It's not a perfect comparison but she's kind of the country/pop version of Michael Jackson. Most modern country acts release an album a year with two, maybe three singles. Shania's albums were events with multiple singles just like Michael's were. I don't think it's a huge stretch to compare The Woman In Me, Come On Over and Up! to Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad, as far as the impact they had on their respective genres and all six albums are like mini greatest hits albums.

I have to admit that I do like that video where she grabs her boobs.

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The 2000s, hands down, worse decade of popular urban music EVER. Of course, I love Rock music, but for the most part, that genre has sustained itself from the 90s to now. (Except for those watered down VH-1 Rock bands). But the invention of RockBand/Guitar Hero has made rock music even more popular than ever (even among people of color, unfortunately it doesn't equal more Black bands/musicians )

I know some here don't like the Death Row G-Funk era of '91-'96, but outside of some of Outkast's music, it was truly the last stand for funk music in the mainstream...Until someone attempts to bring it back. 2Pac "dying" & Prince leaving WB signaled the true end. Say what you want about Pac, but 95% of the time, he always had good, funky music (with live instruments) behind his raps.

1997-present has really been a bunch of crap. Outkast should've really pushed harder after Speakerboxx/The Love Below, but unfortunately, ego happened. D'Angelo had a chance in the 00s, but we all know what happened. The Neptunes were arguably the hottest producers in the early-mid 00s, but even with that, couldn't get their own band N.E.R.D. true label support to save their lives (even though they had some great stuff on their albums).

Lenny got bored & started putting out less & less. Van Hunt never got any real support, even though he's great. Robert Randolph, same thing. No funk on the radio, only some of the most simple minded lyrics & music ever written/produced. Even rappers stopped SAMPLING funk. It's like funk was just totally erased out of people's vocabularies after 1996. After P. left WB, the mainstream just basically shut the doors on any artist remotely like him (U know, real instruments & bands, writing & producing everything.Big NO-NOs from then on if you wanted big-time radio/video play like he did in 82-95. As P. said himself, "they let a few on the field, but they never really get in the game".)

The 2000s music got worse every single year, award shows got worse every single year, labels folded & merged, leaving less opportunity for alternative-type artists to get heard/seen (besides the internet, of course), radio, etc. the list goes on & on. MTV,VH-1 & BET turned into Reality TV. No more Soul Train or It's Showtime At The Apollo. American Idol happened. Prince came back to the mainstream, but couldn't get played on the radio (& understandably, couldn't care less if he did.) Rappers can't rap anymore. AUTOTUNE & PRO-TOOLS/REASON got unescapable. No black bands in the mainstream, except for, arguably, the Roots & they turned into a house & backing band for other artists(They're still cool, though). MJ, Rick James & James Brown, all gone.

The 2000s have been a downward spiral, leading to the terrible generation that now runs the 2010s... I used to couldn't stand groups like BSB & N'Sync in the late 90s/early 00s, but hearing what's on the radio now, it actually makes "Backstreet's Back" sound like P-Funk (I swear I hear traces of my favorite song of all-time "(Not Just) Kneedeep" in there somewhere). . WTF? Something's REALLY going on...

Bottom Line: The 90s were hella better, 1990-96 to be exact...I really believe there was a true 30 year period of experimenting & classic music making in urban music (1966-1996). Nothing's come close to that in the urban mainstream since.

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That's funny, Vainandy, because I feel the same way over all about current music as you do...but I did listen to music actively in the 1990s, at least the first half of the decade, and there were quite a few songs that I liked... That was also when I bought my last Prince album for 15 years--Gold Experience--and I loved it. So, in answer to your question, I would have to say the 2000s have been the most barren decade for me as far as music goes...in this country anyway!

rialb said:

I'm not a fan of Shania but there is absolutely no denying that she was extremely popular. It's not a perfect comparison but she's kind of the country/pop version of Michael Jackson. Most modern country acts release an album a year with two, maybe three singles. Shania's albums were events with multiple singles just like Michael's were. I don't think it's a huge stretch to compare The Woman In Me, Come On Over and Up! to Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad, as far as the impact they had on their respective genres and all six albums are like mini greatest hits albums.

I have to admit that I do like that video where she grabs her boobs.

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on top pf that, her greatest hits album is almost too good: just monster hits, no waste space, ridiculously consistent... that album is exhausting

2000's, hands down. The 90's was the last decade to produce some absolute creative forces in a variety of genres. Last decade to even produce a variety of genres.

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At least in the 1990's, the 90-93 era was THE best part of that whole decade for myself personal. New Jack Swing, Chicago House, hip-hop/rap and it's many sub-genres (especially political rap), Detriot Techno, hip-house, latin freestyle, & club dance were popular genres at the time. Of course, it would all slowly stated to go downhill beginning in 94, when the major labels started to put more focus on gangsta rap, which was the hip-hop/rap sub-genre that generated the most profit and abandoned the other sub-genres in the process. And the dance sub-genres were all rejected from FM radio formats as well. East-coast & west-coast hip-hop/rap would clash and burned, making room for dirty south hip-hop/rap to take over the mainstream radar for the rest of the 1990's. Metal in the USA was kick-off the mainstream radar by grunge. And hip-hip/rap in general (via hip-hop soul) would "killed" r&b/soul, resulted in the existence of hip-hop/r&b. The 97-99 era came an uprisng (or should I say the second coming?) of electronic dance music and all of it's sub-genres (mostly breakbeats, jungle/d&b, & techno) that tried but failed to compete against hip-hop on the mainstream level. But at least electronic rave culture was doing well on a underground level for a while.

As bad as the mid to late 1990's were, the 2000's were and still is THE all time worst decade for myself personally. The only thing 90% of this decade ever did was maintain everything that went wrong in the mid to late 1990's. There were a few bright sides, such as the uprise of French House, the surprise return of synthpop (mistaken label by the UK media as electrocrash), electro, & breakbeats. But all of these electronic sub-genres would get overshadow by overrated trance. Hip-hop/r&b still ruled on the now media corporate-owned FM radio formats, with sub-genres like crunk (remember that?!?) AND chopped & screwed (remember this too?!?) making the situation worse for hip-hop on any level. Boy & girl bands would come and go. And the only breakthrought artists that stood out by the late 2000's were nothing but clones of the real artists that once stood out in the 1980's.

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The 2000's.

Overall, I enjoyed the 90's far more.

TonyVanDam said:

At least in the 1990's, the 90-93 era was THE best part of that whole decade for myself personal. New Jack Swing, Chicago House, hip-hop/rap and it's many sub-genres (especially political rap), Detriot Techno, hip-house, latin freestyle, & club dance were popular genres at the time. Of course, it would all slowly stated to go downhill beginning in 94, when the major labels started to put more focus on gangsta rap, which was the hip-hop/rap sub-genre that generated the most profit and abandoned the other sub-genres in the process. And the dance sub-genres were all rejected from FM radio formats as well. East-coast & west-coast hip-hop/rap would clash and burned, making room for dirty south hip-hop/rap to take over the mainstream radar for the rest of the 1990's. Metal in the USA was kick-off the mainstream radar by grunge. And hip-hip/rap in general (via hip-hop soul) would "killed" r&b/soul, resulted in the existence of hip-hop/r&b. The 97-99 era came an uprisng (or should I say the second coming?) of electronic dance music and all of it's sub-genres (mostly breakbeats, jungle/d&b, & techno) that tried but failed to compete against hip-hop on the mainstream level. But at least electronic rave culture was doing well on a underground level for a while.

As bad as the mid to late 1990's were, the 2000's were and still is THE all time worst decade for myself personal. The only thing 90% of this decade ever did was maintain everything that went wrong in the mid to late 1990's. There were a few bright sides, such as the uprise of French House, the surprise return of synthpop (mistaken label by the UK media as electrocrash), electro, & breakbeats. But all of these electronic sub-genres would get overshadow by overrated trance. Hip-hop/r&b still ruled on the now media corporate-owned FM radio formats, with sub-genres like crunk (remember that?!?) AND chopped & screwed (remember this too?!?) making the situation worse for hip-hop on any level. Boy & girl bands would come and go. And the only breakthrought artists that stood out by the late 2000's were nothing but clones of the real artists that once stood out in the 1980's.

Disagree with you on the Illuminati stuff...but for the most part, I think you are right on the mark with this music assessment.

Moonbeam said:

elmer said:

You dissin' Alanis?

Yes.

that's harsh man. i liked JLP but after that she was very hit and miss.

uPtoWnNY said:

2000s definitely. I have maybe 2 or 3 CDs from the decade. The music has been horrible. The 90s had some classic stuff.

i agree with u 100%. the music of the "noughties" is terrible.

TonyVanDam said:

At least in the 1990's, the 90-93 era was THE best part of that whole decade for myself personal. New Jack Swing, Chicago House, hip-hop/rap and it's many sub-genres (especially political rap), Detriot Techno, hip-house, latin freestyle, & club dance were popular genres at the time. Of course, it would all slowly stated to go downhill beginning in 94, when the major labels started to put more focus on gangsta rap, which was the hip-hop/rap sub-genre that generated the most profit and abandoned the other sub-genres in the process. And the dance sub-genres were all rejected from FM radio formats as well. East-coast & west-coast hip-hop/rap would clash and burned, making room for dirty south hip-hop/rap to take over the mainstream radar for the rest of the 1990's. Metal in the USA was kick-off the mainstream radar by grunge. And hip-hip/rap in general (via hip-hop soul) would "killed" r&b/soul, resulted in the existence of hip-hop/r&b. The 97-99 era came an uprisng (or should I say the second coming?) of electronic dance music and all of it's sub-genres (mostly breakbeats, jungle/d&b, & techno) that tried but failed to compete against hip-hop on the mainstream level. But at least electronic rave culture was doing well on a underground level for a while.

As bad as the mid to late 1990's were, the 2000's were and still is THE all time worst decade for myself personal. The only thing 90% of this decade ever did was maintain everything that went wrong in the mid to late 1990's. There were a few bright sides, such as the uprise of French House, the surprise return of synthpop (mistaken label by the UK media as electrocrash), electro, & breakbeats. But all of these electronic sub-genres would get overshadow by overrated trance. Hip-hop/r&b still ruled on the now media corporate-owned FM radio formats, with sub-genres like crunk (remember that?!?) AND chopped & screwed (remember this too?!?) making the situation worse for hip-hop on any level. Boy & girl bands would come and go. And the only breakthrought artists that stood out by the late 2000's were nothing but clones of the real artists that once stood out in the 1980's.

^^^^THIS!^^^^^

IstenSzek said:

Moonbeam said:

Yes.

that's harsh man. i liked JLP but after that she was very hit and miss.

I find her incredibly annoying, especially her album titles- Jagged Little Pill, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, Under Rug Swept, etc. What's her next one going to be? Quote Unquote? Pseudo So-Called Indecisiveness?

The 1990's are way better. I used to keep saying the 00's are terrible, but there were hits and misses throughout, though I mostly stuck to buying albums from accomplished artists I already loved for years that were not getting credit.

I think the first half of the 90's is the best and the most exciting, but the second half is what I remember more vividly cause that's when I would play the radio in my leisure time and buy CD's like crazy and catch up on what I missed out on in the first half, though I did know stuff then too like some mj and madonna or if friends played some songs that were new. I love how diverse the 90's were too and you didn't have to sound a certain way just to sell records, nor did you have to sound alike to get attention, that is, until the boybands and britney dominated and had songs that kept sounding like each other cause their successful formula was bringing in the bucks. That pattern continued for the rest of the 00's and I hear it right now too.

There were so many likeable songs too in the 90's, full of memorable melodies and hooks, in different genres, and you can hum them. Though the 00's had that sometimes, hip hop buried the r&b and the quality wasn't the same and people sang different, wrote melodies differently etc.

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I've posted this before, but I'll post it again.

These are my bottom 100 songs of all-time. The 90s take up a huge chunk of the list.

1 Ricky Martin - Livin' la Vida Loca
2 Barenaked Ladies - One Week
3 Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me
4 Chumbawumba - Tubthumping
5 Dan Baird - I Love You Period
6 Mase - Feels So Good
7 Aqua - Cartoon Heroes
8 OMC - How Bizarre
9 Creed - Higher
10 Ashlee Simpson - Pieces of Me
11 Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up
12 Will Smith - Gettin Jiggy with It
13 Dave Matthews Band - What Would You Say
14 Hootie and the Blowfish - I Only Wanna Be With You
15 Nelly Furtado - I'm Like a Bird
16 The Rembrandts - I'll Be There for You
17 Garth Brooks - Friends in Low Places
18 Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up
19 Lit - My Own Worst Enemy
20 Sister Hazel - All for You
21 Vanessa Carlton - 1000 Miles
22 Edwin McCain - I'll Be
23 Puff Daddy - Mo Money Mo Problems
24 Shawn Mullins - Lullaby
25 Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
26 Green Day - Time of Your Life
27 Beyonce - Crazy in Love
28 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
29 Nine Days - Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
30 Alan Jackson - Chattaahoochee
31 Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
32 Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart
33 Kid Rock - Cowboy
34 Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You
35 Destiny's Child - Bug-a-boo
36 AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
37 Pink - There U Go
38 The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
39 Beyonce - Diva
40 50 Cent - Candy Shop
41 Backstreet Boys - The Call
42 Linkin Park - The End
43 Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry
44 The Eagles - Hotel California
45 Uncle Cracker - Follow Me
46 Creed - My Sacrifice
47 All 4 One - I Swear
48 Chely Wright - The Bumper on My SUV
49 Ricky Martin - The Cup of Life
50 Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You
51 Smashmouth - All Star
52 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
53 Lonestar - Amazed
54 Dave Matthews Band - Everyday
55 Paula Cole - I Don't Wanna Wait
56 311 - All Mixed Up
57 Creed - With Arms Wide Open
58 Meredith Brooks - Bitch
59 Bowling for Soup - 1985
60 Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
61 Sugar Ray - Every Morning
62 Nelly Furtado - Turn on the Light
63 Eamon - Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)
64 Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
65 Nickelback - How You Remind Me
66 Black Eyed Peas - Don't Phunk With My Heart
67 Green Day - When I Come Around
68 Ricky Martin - Shake Your Bon Bon
69 Sum 41 - In Too Deep
70 Gretchen Wilson - Redneck Woman
71 Simple Plan - Addicted
72 Cece Peniston - Finally
73 Barenaked Ladies - If I Had a Million Dollars
74 Evanescence - Call Me When You're Sober
75 Los del Rio - Macarena
76 Toby Keith - Courtesy of the Red White and Blue
77 Hootie and the Blowfish - Hold My Hand
78 Wilson Phillips - Hold On
79 Pink - U Make Me Sick
80 Fergie - Fergalicious
81 Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
82 Ricky Martin - She's All I Ever Had
83 Shania Twain - That Don't Impress Me Much
84 Sublime - What I Got
85 Barenaked Ladies - Pinch Me
86 Counting Crows - Mr Jones
87 Aaron Neville - Don't Know Much
88 Shannon Noll - Lift
89 Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
90 Paul McCartney - Freedom
91 Destiny's Child - Bills, Bills, Bills
92 Geri Halliwell - Look At Me
93 Blind Melon - No Rain
94 Matchbox 20 - Bent
95 John Mayer - Your Body Is a Wonderland
96 Color Me Badd - I Adore Mi Amour
97 Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You
98 Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl
99 Beyonce - De Ja Vu
100 Akon - Smack That

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elmer said:

JoeTyler said:

I'm so glad that shitty scene disappeared in the early-00s...

Sadly, the best (by far) lady of that scene, Shania Twain, is MIA these days .... FUCK YOU Robert JMLange...just fuck you...

Did Shania write her own songs? I always saw her as a Celine Dion type ploughing the country-pop route.

I know with Jagged Little Pill an outside songwriter co-wrote, but it was still a consistently strong collection that I think deserved its plaudits.

yeah with Glen Ballard, who wrote MJ's Man In The Mirror