Nick's Top 100 of the Decade

Figuring out my top 100 of the decade was not the easiest of tasks. There have been so so many favorites that I haven’t included because I tried to keep this consistent with other big hits on other charts. I could have easily had all my ladies of pop dominate this but I thought not. Billboard & I agreed who should have the #1 song, but after that we differ. A lot of their songs show up on this one & I also have a lot of songs that were not hits here in the US or missed their top 100. Here’s how I came up with the ones in the top 10. We Belong Together was at #1 for 14 weeks & brought Mariah back to the tops of the chart after not charting in the top 10 with Thank God I Found You in 2000. The Emancipation of Mimi was the biggest selling album of 2005 & not only did she receive the #1 song of this decade but also had the #1 in the 90’s with One Sweet Day. Beyonce is the female artist with the most charted singles of this decade & if you count the ones with Destiny’s Child it puts her even further in front. Madonna toured 3 times & had the biggest selling tour by a female artist with Sticky & Sweet. Music should have made Billboard’s top 100 so I felt the need to pump it up even higher on my chart. The first American Idol winner was Kelly Clarkson & with her single Since U Been Gone, she showed she was more than just a one hit idol wonder. Gaga has become one of my most favorite artist’s with just one album & one EP, but I think she is here to stay. Kylie has been around since the late 80’s & this song put her back on everyone’s map all over the world. It went to #1 in 40 countries around the world. Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis was inescapable & the #1 single in the UK of 2007. This X-Factor winner has grace & poise that is not seen by most pop artist’s out there. Rihanna was unstoppable with her singles from Good Girl Gone Bad & Umbrella was the biggest & most covered song in 2007. It also has the most weeks at #1 by any other artist in the UK. Amy Winehouse may be a hot mess but Back To Black was my favorite album of 2007. Rehab was MY anthem & it was her biggest hit to date. The lone male in this top 10 that isn’t featured is Justin Timberlake who showed he was more than just the curly haired lead of a boy band with his first debut album. But, with his first single from Future Sex/Love Sound he had us all wondering where the hell had sexy been? At least it was back. Big props to Jay-Z for being featured in 2 of the songs in this top 10. I’ve included how many weeks the song spent at its position here in the US but not in other countries. Hope you enjoy the rest!

1. We Belong Together/Mariah Carey #1(14 weeks) US/Australia #2 UK

2. Crazy In Love/Beyonce feat. Jay-Z #1 (8 weeks) US/UK #2 Australia/UK

3. Music/Madonna #1 (3 weeks) US/UK/Australia/Canada

4. Just Dance/Lady Gaga feat. Colby O’Donis #1 (3 weeks) US/UK/Australia/Canada

5. Since U Been Gone/Kelly Clarkson #2 US #3 Australia #5 UK

6. Can’t Get You Out Of My Head #1 (4 weeks) UK/Australia/US Dance #7 US POP

7. Bleeding Love/Leona Lewis #1 (4 weeks) US/UK/Australia/Canada

8. Umbrella/Rihanna feat. Jay-Z #1 (8 weeks) US (9 weeks) UK #1 Australia/Canada

9. Rehab/Amy Winehouse #7 UK #9 US #10 Canada

10. SexyBack/Justin Timberlake #1 (6 weeks) US/UK/Australia #3 Canada

11. Lady Marmalade/Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya & Lil’ Kim #1 (5 weeks) US/UK/Australia

12. Yeah!/Usher feat. Ludacris & Lil’ John #1 (12 weeks) US/UK/Australia/Canada

13. Gold Digger/Kanye West feat Jamie Foxx #1 (10 weeks) US/Australia #2 UK/Canada

14. All For You/Janet Jackson #1 (7 weeks) US/Canada #3 UK #5 Australia

15. Toxic/Britney Spears #1 UK/Australia/Canada/US Dance #9 UK POP

16. Fallin’/Alicia Keys #1 (5 weeks) US #3 UK #7Australia

17. Single Ladies/Beyonce #1 (4 weeks) US/UK #2 Canada #5 Australia

18. Boom Boom Pow #1 (12 weeks) US/UK/Australia/Canada

19. Hot In Herre/Nelly #1 (6 weeks) US/Canada #3 Australia #4 UK

20. Poker Face/Lady Gaga #1 US/UK/Australia/Canada

21. Hollaback Girl/Gwen Stefani #1 (4 weeks) US/Australia #8 UK #12 Canada

22. Hung Up/Madonna #1 UK/Australia/Canada/US Dance #7 US POP

23. Don’t Cha/Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes #1 UK/Canada/Australia/US Dance #2 US POP

24. No One/Alicia Keys #1 (9 weeks) US #2 Canada #3 Australia #6 UK

25. Beautiful/Christina Aguilera #1 UK/Canada/Australia/US Dance #2 US POP

26. I’m Real/Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule #1 (5 weeks) US #4 UK #6 Canada

27. Promiscuous/Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland #1 (6 weeks) US/Canada #2 Australia #3 UK

28. Be Without You/Mary J. Blige #1 (16 weeks) US R&B #3 US POP

29. Baby Boy/Beyonce feat. Sean Paul #1 (9 weeks) US #2 UK #3 Australia

30. SOS/Rihanna #1 (3 weeks) US/Australia #2 UK/Canada

31. Lose Yourself/Eminem #1 (12 weeks) US/Australia/Canada/UK

32. I Kissed A Girl/Katy Perry #1 (7 weeks) US/UK/Australia/Canada

33. I Gotta Feeling/Black Eyed Peas #1 (14 weeks) US/UK/Canada/Australia

34. You’re Beautiful/James Blunt #1 US/UK/Canada #2 Australia

35. Chasing Pavements/Adele #2 UK #21 US #28 Canada

36. Just Like A Pill/Pink #1 UK #2 Australia #4 Canada #8 US

37. If I Ain’t Got You/Alicia Keys #1 (6 weeks) US R&B #4 US POP #18 UK

38. Ain’t It Funny(remix)/Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule & Caddillac Tah #1 (6 weeks) US #4 UK #9 Australia #12 Canada

39. U Remind Me/Usher #1 (4 weeks) US #3 UK #4 Australia

40. Womanizer/Britney Spears #1 US/Canada #3 UK #5 Australia

41. Work It/Missy Elliot #1 US R&B #2 US POP #6 UK/Australia

42. Low/Flo Rida feat. T-Pain #1 (10 weeks) US/Australia/Canada #2 UK

43. Touch My Body/Mariah Carey #1 (2 weeks) US #2 Canada #5 UK #17 Australia

44. I’m Yours/Jason Mraz #1 (16 weeks) US AC/UK #3 Australia/Canada #6 US POP

45. Hips Don’t Lie/Shakira Feat. Wyclef Jean #1 (4 weeks) US/UK/Australia #2 Canada

46. Don’t Stop The Music/Rihanna #1 Australia/US Dance #2 Canada #3 US POP #4 UK

47. Say My Name/Destiny’s Child #1 (3 weeks) US/Australia #2 Canada #3 UK

48. Irreplaceable/Beyonce #1 (10 weeks) US/Australia #4 UK

49. Crazy/Gnarls Barkley #1 (9 weeks) UK/Canada #2 US/Australia

50. Makes Me Wonder/Maroon 5 #1 (3 weeks) US/Canada #2 UK #6 Australia

51. Milkshake/Kelis #1 US Dance #2 Australia/UK #3 US POP

52. Buttons/Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg #1 US Dance #2 Australia #3 UK/US POP

53. Apologize/Timbaland feat. One Republic #1 Australia/Canada #2 US #3 UK

54. Family Affair/Mary J. Blige #1 (6 weeks) US #8 Australia/UK

55. Get Ur Freak On/Missy Elliot #3 US R&B #4 UK #7 US POP

56. Doesn’t Really Matter/Janet Jackson #1 (3 weeks) US #5 UK #6 Canada #28 Australia

57. All I Have/Jennifer Lopez feat. LL Cool J #1 (4 weeks) US #2 UK/Australia #6 Canada

58. On A Night Like This/Kylie Minogue #1 Australia #2 UK

59. Can’t Touch It/Ricki-Lee #2 Australia

60. Glamorous/Fergie feat. Ludacris #1 (2 weeks) US #2 Australia #6 UK #12 Canada

61. Broken Strings/James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado #1 Germany #2 UK #41 Canada

62. The Sweet Escape/Gwen Stefani feat. Akon #2 US/UK/Australia/Canada

63. Lose My Breath/Destiny’s Child #2 UK #3 US/Australia

64. Hey Ya!/Outkast #1 (9 weeks) US/Australia/Canada #3 UK

65. Get Busy/Sean Paul #1 (3 weeks) US #4 UK/Australia

66. In Da Club/50 Cent #1 (9 weeks) US/Australia/Canada #3 UK

67. Dance Wiv Me/Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris #1 (4 weeks) UK #13 Australia

68. I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’/Scissor Sisters #1 (4 weeks) UK/Australia #2 US Dance Airplay

69. Let Me Blow Your Mind/Eve feat. Gwen Stefani #2 US #4 UK/Australia

70. Underneath It All/No Doubt feat. Lady Saw #3 US #18 UK #28 Australia #35 Canada

71. Love Story/Taylor Swift #1 US Country/Australia #2 UK #4 US POP/Canada

72. U + Ur Hand/Pink #5 Australia #9 US #10 UK #31 Canada

73. Again/Lenny Kravitz #4 US #19 UK #30 Australia

74. Cry Me A River/Justin Timberlake #2 UK/Australia #3 US

75. Get Right/Jennifer Lopez #1 UK/US Dance #3 Australia/Canada #12 US POP

76. Bootylicious/Destiny’s Child #1 US #2 UK #4 Canada/Australia

77. Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)/Christina Aguilera #1 (3 weeks) US/Canada #3 Australia #8 UK

78. My Immortal/Evanescence #1 Canada #7 UK/US #11 Australia

79. Bad Day/Daniel Powter #1 (4 weeks) US #2 UK #3 Australia #7 Canada

80. Breathe/Faith Hill #1 US Country #2 US POP

81. Don’t Tell Me/Madonna #1 Canada/US Dance #4 US/UK #7 Australia

82. My Life Would Suck Without You/Kelly Clarkson #1 (2 weeks) US/UK/Canada #4 Australia

83. Independent Women (part 1)/Destiny’s Child #1 (11 weeks) US/UK/Canada #3 Australia

84. Black & Gold/Sam Sparro #2 UK #4 Australia #8 US Dance Airplay

85. How Many Licks?/Lil’ Kim feat. Sisqo #11 US Rap #36 US R&B #75 US POP

86. Try Again/Aaliyah #1 US #5 UK/Germany #8 Australia

87. The Way You Move/Outkast feat. Sleepy Brown #1 US #7 UK/Australia

88. Always On Time/Ja Rule feat. Ashanti #1 (2 weeks) US #2 Canada #3 Australia #6 UK

89. Shake It Off/Mariah Carey #2 US #6 Australia #9 UK/b-side of Get Your Number

90. Dilemma/Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland #1 (7 weeks) US/UK/Australia/Canada

91. Thank You/Dido #1 US AC/Canada #3 UK/US POP

92. Mr. Brightside/The Killers #10 UK/US

93. Girlfriend/Avril Lavigne #1 US/Canada/Australia #2 UK

94. Goodies/Ciara #1 (7 weeks) US/UK/Canada #19 Australia

95. I Knew I Loved You/Savage Garden #1 (4 weeks) US/Canada #4 Australia # 10 UK

96. Hero/Enrique Iglesias #1 US Latin/UK/Australia #3 US POP

97. Unwritten/Natasha Bedingfield #1 US Dance/AC #4 Canada #5 US POP #6 UK

98. Before He Cheats/Carrie Underwood #1 (5 weeks) US Country #4 Canada #8 US POP

99. Mercy/Duffy #1 (5 weeks) UK #11 Canada # 26 Australia #27 US

100. Foolish/Ashanti #1 (10 weeks) US #4 UK #6 Australia