Alenda Lux

Yeah, so I ran across this meme out in the wilds o’ the web . . . go to Music Outfitters and search for the year you graduated high school. Find the Top 100 Songs of that year, and then take the list and bold the ones you liked, strikethrough the ones you didn’t, and leave the ones you can’t remember or don’t care about alone.

My list basically proves that I didn’t listen to mainstream pop or hiphop.

1. Too Close, Next
2. The Boy Is Mine, Brandy and Monica
3. You’re Still The One, Shania Twain
4. Truly Madly Deeply, Savage Garden
5. How Do I Live, LeAnn Rimes
6. Together Again, Janet
7. All My Life, K-Ci and JoJo
8. Candle In The Wind 1997, Elton John
9. Nice and Slow, Usher
10. I Don’t Want To Wait, Paula Cole
11. How’s It Going To Be, Third Eye Blind
12. No, No, No, Destiny’s Child
13. My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion
14. Gettin’ Jiggy Wit, Will Smith
15. You Make Me Wanna…, Usher
16. My Way, Usher
17. My All, Mariah Carey
18. The First Night, Monica
19. Been Around The World, Puff Daddy and The Family
20. Adia, Sarah McLachlan
21. Crush, Jennifer Paige
22. Everybody (Backstreet’s Back), Backstreet Boys
23. I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing, Aerosmith
24. Body Bumpin Yippie-Yi-Yo, Public Announcement
25. This Kiss, Faith Hill
26. I Don’t Ever Want To See You Again, Uncle Sam
27. Let’s Ride, Montell Jordan
28. Sex And Candy, Marcy Playground
29. Show Me Love, Robyn
30. A Song For Mama, Boyz II Men
31. What You Want, Mase
32. Frozen, Madonna
33. Gone Till November, Wyclef Jean
34. My Body, Lsg
35. Tubthumping, Chumbawamba
36. Deja Vu (Uptown Baby), Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
37. I Want You Back, ‘N Sync
38. When The Lights Go Out, Five
39. They Don’t Know, Jon B.
40. Make Em’ Say Uhh!, Master P
41. Make It Hot, Nicole Featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott and Mocha
42. Never Eve, All Saints
43. I Get Lonely, Janet
44. Feel So Good, Mase
45. Say It, Voices Of Theory
46. Kiss The Rain, Billie Myers
47. Come With Me, Puff Daddy
48. Romeo And Juliet, Sylk-E Fyne
49. It’s All About Me, Mya and Sisqo
50. I Will Come To You, Hanson
51. One Week, Barenaked Ladies
52. Swing My Way, K.P. and Envyi
53. The Arms Of The One Who Loves You, Xscape
54. My Love Is The Shhh!, Somethin’ For The People
55. Daydreamin’, Tatyana Ali
56. We’re Not Making Love No More, Dru Hill
57. Semi-Charmed Life, Third Eye Blind
58. I Do, Lisa Loeb
59. Lookin’ At Me, Mase
60. Looking Through Your Eyes, LeAnn Rimes
61. Lately, Divine
62. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart), Backstreet Boys
63. I Still Love You, Next
64. Time After Time, Inoj
65. Are You Jimmy Ray?, Jimmy Ray
66. Cruel Summer, Ace Of Base
67. I Got The Hook Up!, Master P
68. Victory, Puff Daddy and The Family
69. Too Much, Spice Girls
70. Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are), Pras Feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Mya
71. How Deep Is Your Love, Dru Hill Featuring Redman
72. Friend Of Mine, Kelly Price
73. Turn It Up [Remix] / Fire It Up, Busta Rhymes
74. I’ll Be, Edwin McCain
75. Ray Of Light, Madonna
76. All For You, Sister Hazel
77. Touch It, Monifah
78. Money, Power and Respect, Lox
79. Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Verve
80. Dangerous, Busta Rhymes
81. Spice Up Your Life, Spice Girls
82. Because Of You, 98 Degrees
83. The Mummers’ Dance, Loreena McKennitt
84. All Cried Out, Allure Featuring 112
85. Still Not A Player, Big Punisher Featuring Joe
86. The One I Gave My Heart To, Aaliyah
87. Foolish Games / You Were Meant For Me, Jewel
88. Love You Down, Inoj
89. Do For Love, 2Pac
90. Raise The Roof, Luke
91. Heaven, Nu Flavor
92. The Party Continues, Jd
93. Sock It 2 Me, Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott Featuring Da Brat
94. Butta Love, Next
95. A Rose Is Still A Rose, Aretha Franklin
96. 4 Seasons Of Loneliness, Boyz II Men
97. Father, LL Cool J
98. Thinkin’ Bout It, Gerald Levert
99. Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here, Deborah Cox
100. Westside, TQ

Because I am bored, I did it for 2002, the year I graduated Davidson, as well:

1 AVRIL LAVIGNE Complicated
2 LINKIN PARK In The End
3 NICKELBACK How You Remind Me
4 VANESSA CARLTON A Thousand Miles
5 PINK Don’t Let Me Get Me
6 MICHELLE BRANCH All You Wanted
7 JENNIFER LOPEZ/JA RULE Ain’t It Funny
8 NELLY Hot In Herre
9 PUDDLE OF MUDD Blurry
10 ASHANTI Foolish
11 THE CALLING Wherever You Will Go
12 FAT JOE/ASHANTI What’s Luv?
13 JIMMY EAT WORLD The Middle
14 NELLY/KELLY ROWLAND Dilemma
15 EMINEM Without Me
16 KYLIE MINOUGUE Can’t Get You Out Of My Head
17 PINK Just Like A Pill
18 CHAD KROEGER and JOSEY SCOTT Hero
19 NO DOUBT Hella Good
20 USHER U Got It Bad
21 P. DIDDY, THE BAD BOY FAMILY I Need A Girl (Part 1)
22 SHAKIRA Underneath Your Clothes

23 NO DOUBT Hey Baby
24 JA RULE/ ASHANTI Always On Time
25 CREED One Last Breath
26 CREED My Sacrifice
27 PINK Get The Party Started
28 DJ SAMMY/YANOU/ DO Heaven
29 NSYNC/NELLY Girlfriend
30 MARY J. BLIGE Family Affair
31 CRAIG DAVID 7 Days
32 JENNIFER LOPEZ/ 50 CENT I’m Gonna Be Alright
33 DANIEL BEDINGFIELD Gotta Get Through This
34 SHAKIRA Whenever, Wherever
35 EVE w/ ALICIA KEYS Gangsta Lovin’
36 DEFAULT Wasting My Time
37 NO DOUBT Underneath It All
38 AVRIL LAVIGNE Sk8er Boi
39 LeANN RIMES Can’t Fight The Moonlight
40 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Escape

41 SHERYL CROW Soak Up The Sun
42 VANESSA CARLTON Ordinary Day
43 JOHN MAYER No Such Thing
44 DIRTY VEGAS Days Go By
45 TOYA I Do
46 EMINEM Lose Yourself
47 JA RULE Livin’ It Up
48 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Like I Love You
49 EMINEM Cleanin’ Out My Closet
50 CRAIG DAVID Walking Away
51 P. DIDDY, THE BAD BOY FAMILY I Need A Girl (Part 2)
52 MARIO Just A Friend
53 GOO GOO DOLLS Here Is Gone
54 ANGIE MARTINEZ If I Could Go
55 MICHELLE BRANCH Goodbye To You
56 STAIND It’s Been Awhile
57 LIFEHOUSE Hanging By A Moment
58 CITY HIGH Caramel
59 NELLY FURTADO Turn Off The Lights
60 KYLIE MINOGUE Love At First Sight
61 SANTANA/MICHELLE BRANCH The Game Of Love
62 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Hero
63 ASHANTI Happy
64 KELLY CLARKSON A Moment Like This
65 USHER U Don’t Have To Call
66 OUR LADY PEACE Somewhere Out There

67 JENNIFER LOPEZ/JA RULE I’m Real
68 ALANIS MORISSETTE Hands Clean
69 EVE f/ GWEN STEFANI Let Me Blow Ya Mind
70 PAUL OAKENFOLD f/ SHIFTY SHELLSHOCK Starry-Eyed Surprise
71 NELLY #1
72 CAM’RON Hey Ma
73 ALICIA KEYS Fallin’
74 TRAIN Drops Of Jupiter
75 SOLUNA For All Time
76 LUDACRIS Roll Out (My Business)
77 BLU CANTRELL Hit ‘Em Up Style (OOPS!)
78 B2K UH-HUH
79 MADONNA Die Another Day
80 BRANDY What About Us?
81. INDIA.AIRE Video

82. MARY J. BLIGE No More Drama
83. HOOBASTANK Running Away
84. FIVE FOR FIGHTING Superman (It’s Not Easy)

85. 3 DOORS DOWN Be Like That
86. TWEET Oops (Oh My)
87. OUTKAST The Whole World
88. ‘NSYNC Gone
89. CHRISTINA AGUILERA Dirrty
90. JENNIFER LOPEZ Jenny From The Block
91. NICKELBACK Too Bad
92. SHAKIRA Objection (Tango)
93. AALIYAH More Than A Woman
94. IIO Rapture (Tastes So Sweet)
95. P.O.D. Youth Of The Nation
96. CRAIG DAVID Fill Me In
97. JEWEL Standing Still
98. THE INC. Down 4 U
99. BRANDY Full Moon
100. INCUBUS Drive

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