Well, if you ever wanted to hear what the Macarena would sound like if it were written and performed by women, then you're in luck because that's the best way to describe this track from the Spanish trio Las Ketchup who scored a massive worldwide hit with this track that seems to be recorded in Spanish, English and Portuguese and even comes with some random words that aren't from any language.
If you ever wondered why the lyrics on this breakthrough single from Shakira were strange, that's because it's an English version of a song that was popular in the Spanish speaking parts of the world that was given a one for one translation of the lyrics. This didn't prevent this song from being a massive hit for the Columbian star worldwide as it introduced her to a wider audience.
This was all set to become another flop for Enrique Iglesias given how it had such a slow climb to the top of the charts worldwide, however it received a sudden boost when it was chosen as the unofficial theme song to the 9/11 attacks as it would play over news coverage of the aftermath of the disaster. This allowed the album it serves as the lead single for to become a massive success for the Latin crooner.
To think there was a time where this ballad wasn't a meme and instead a genuine hit single for Vanessa Carlton, nowadays it's become a meme due to it being ridiculed in the film White chicks and people struggling to take it seriously since that movie came out. I guess this is why there haven't been a lot of heartfelt piano ballads from female singer/songwriters to make it big in recent years which is a shame.
If this feels like a victory single to anyone, rest assured that it isn't as it's in fact the debut single from Delta Goodrem who took a circuitous route in becoming a successful musician as she first appeared on Neighbors as Nina Tucker before translating the popularity she had on the show into her music career. I guess you can argue this is a victory single in that regard, although the rest of the album has more personality to it.
Although these guys had earlier singles and even albums in their native Canada, this was the song which introduced the world to what many regard as one of the worst bands to come from the new millennium. I personally feel these guys get too much hate as there's certainly worse bands and artists out there, although I can't help but notice how much quicker we Aussies were into making this a hit than the rest of the world.
This was the theme to Eminem's autobiographical film about his rise to the height of his popularity, it was released during the album cycle of his biggest and (in my opinion) best album the Eminem show where it dominated the charts worldwide due to how big it became in the rap scene. It was also the first hip hop number to win an academy award due to how it resonated with audiences back in the day.
This was not only the second single from Nelly's sophomore album Nellyville, but also confusingly the lead single to Kelly Rowland's solo debut Simply deep which is weird because she doesn't contribute much to the song as it's mainly from Nelly's perspective. The dilemma in question is that Nelly is in love with Kelly, but Kelly is currently in a relationship even though she also has feelings for him.
Following the massive success she had from the start of the decade with Italian DJ Spiller, Sophie Ellis Bextor released her debut album which was off to a slow start given how she chose her cover of Cher's "Take me home" as its lead single which unfortunately flopped for her everywhere except her native UK. This was the second single from the album which did much better due to its hilarious video to bring these lyrics to life.
This was the lead single to Eminem's album the Eminem show, an album that's meant to be a display for all of the rapper's thought process given how his previous two albums had been criticised for the way it influenced the youth of the day. This is far more light-hearted compared to the rest of the album (complete with a wacky music video) however it does fit in the theme of him making art and not propaganda on the album.
There are multiple reasons why this cover of the Bruce Channel classic was a hit in Australia this year, firstly it was due to it being selected as the theme for this year's FIFA world cup which kept up the tradition that Ricky Martin began four years prior with "The cup of life." The second reason was that it had multiple music videos including a cartoon video with the Austrian DJ performing the song live, the final was that this was a good year for remixes of older songs on our charts.
Although Barricades and brickwalls was already a solid success for Kasey Chambers upon its initial release the previous year, it was this ballad from the country star that made that album a household name due to it being an inescapable hit for her this year here in Australia. It even managed to crossover to NZ which goes to show how it managed to strike a chord with audiences from the southern hemisphere.
This was originally released as a single from Elvis Presley in the late 60's to deafening silence, likely because it was during that period where he was more focused on his acting career rather than his singing career and the original version not being among the more memorable songs in his catalogue. This remix came to be due to the song being used in the film Ocean's eleven which allowed it to become a surprise hit worldwide.
This wasn't released as a single here in Australia until a full year after its initial release worldwide, I'm guessing we Aussies didn't want to hear Robbie Williams sing about his complicated feelings towards God but changed our minds around the time he released his swing album. This would be the first of many songs from him to explore his complicated relationship with religion.
I guess it was only a matter of time before we had a new version of the Fugees make it big in the music industry, enter City high who scored a massive worldwide hit with this track five years after the original trio made it big worldwide. As this was a hip hop track, it was delayed here in Australia by several months before finally being released, and like most songs on this list, it was more popular here than anywhere in the world.
You better believe that Jack Black had a music career as a side gig to his acting career, although aside from this one hit he had here in Australia, said music career didn't yield much success for him and his partner in crime Kyle Gass who together make up Tenacious D. This is a throwback to those old cowboy tracks about how the narrator encounters the devil and hijinks ensuing from that premise.
MJ might have been reduced to a media frenzy by the 21st century (unfairly in my opinion) however that didn't mean that there wasn't any love left for his back catalogue as Alien ant farm managed to score their one and only hit in most parts of the world with their rendition of this track from his album Bad. If you can believe it, they scored a second hit in NZ later in the decade with "Glow."
This was the last big hit that Ronan Keating had anywhere in the world both solo and as a member of Boyzone, although he would become a pop crooner on his later work along the likes of Michael Bublé and Michael Crawford so it's not like his popularity dwindled as far as his career was concerned. Here we have a cover of one of Garth Brook's earliest songs which suggests he was experimenting with country music.
This is the first song that Shakira recorded in English given how her earlier entry on this list was originally recorded in Spanish before it was translated into English to sell to an English-speaking market. As such, the lyrics on here are more coherent as they weren't translated from Spanish, I'm guessing this is how it managed to become her second consecutive chart topper in most parts of the world.
This is the last hit that Shaggy was able to achieve anywhere in the world, mainly because there's two versions of the song floating around which helped it become a hit here albeit slowly as the remix was released much later than the original version. Both versions have Brian and Tony Gold handling the chorus while Shaggy himself raps about how the woman in question turns him on.
There were two different versions of this song, we'll be looking at the remix on this list as this came out after the original version was released as a single from J-Lo's sophomore album. OK I call this a remix but really, it's a new song that happens to share its title with the song from her album as this is a "thugs need love too" jam where she duets with Ja rule about how their love for each other is real.
This was the only other hit that Atomic Kitten managed to achieve in Australia, I'm guessing because they interpolate the Blondie classic of the same name in the chorus while they provide their own verses which makes the song their own. Like many British groups of the late 90's and early 00's, they were much more popular in NZ likely due to the kiwis following the British charts as opposed to the American charts like we were.
Even though she had a bunch of hits with Ja Rule of all people (curious because she was going out with Nelly during the height of her career) this was her only hit as a lead artist here in Australia likely because of her voice juxtaposing nicely with the production in a way that really stood out from the competition back in the day. It was an even bigger hit in her native America where it topped the Billboard charts.
This had a bit of a climb to its success here in Australia, mainly because we Aussies didn't seem to have much love for British artists this decade, although at least we had more love for them than America where they had close to no success on Billboard. Liberty X were the runners up on the first season of Popstars UK, meaning they were more popular here than the winners Hear'say who never charted here.
We have another entry from a cast member of Neighbours on this list, this time it's Holly Valance who managed to score a massive hit worldwide with this English language cover of a Turkish sex jam from the late 90's. It was the first of four hit singles the Australian singer/actress managed to achieve down under, although she remains a one hit wonder everywhere else in the world with this sex jam.
This was one of two tracks to be included on the deluxe edition of Sophie's debut album, it was a massive success around the world likely due to the bizarre music video where she pays homage to the film Mannequin by portraying herself as one. It could also be due to the message of perseverance in the lyrics as while she's not over the breakup she's going through, she assures the listener that she will be.
There didn't seem to be any signs of Usher's popularity slowing down here in Australia or anywhere else in the world as he scored the biggest hit of his career (at this point at least) I guess it was because RNB was at the height of its popularity and that Usher had fully matured into an adult by the time he released this and his album 8701. Of course, his biggest hits were still to come much later in his career.
This was the first of a string of hits that Ja Rule managed to achieve here in Australia, I think it's due to him having a bunch of features on his songs (in this case RNB singer Case) who usually bring him a catchy chorus to connect his verses with. In this sense, he was the predecessor to Flo Rida as that's exactly what the follow east coast rapper did once the hits for this guy dried up.
This was one of only two hits that Darren Hayes had as a solo artist here in Australia, the other was "Popular" two years later which wasn't nearly as successful as this was for him. While it was unclear at the time why he chose to embark on a solo career during the height of Savage garden's popularity, it was later revealed that it was because he realised he was gay and that he needed to establish his own identity.
For a little while, this was my favourite hip hop track, this didn't last long as I quickly discovered the Eminem show shortly after, but I feel that if you found Eminem too problematic with his subject matter, then Nelly was a decent alternative as he was a good rapper without coming off as corny. Audiences worldwide agreed as this lead single to Nellyville was a massive hit for him due to being a club banger.
This is the first of two entries to come from Spanish DJ Sammy who took two tracks from 1985 specifically and made them into dance tracks for the (then) modern generation. Here he scoops up the Bryan Adams track which was already described as one of the cheesiest ballads of the 80's and turns it into a dance track which connected with audiences around the world including in America.
This was meant to be the middle ground between P!nk's earlier material and her second album given how it's a hybrid of a pop rock jam and an RNB joint to bridge her early fans with the music she wanted to make. It paid off for her as the rest of her career saw her moving in a rock direction to the point where her first album feels like a complete black sheep from the rest of her catalogue.
This is a song that was meant to be a tribute to Madonna who was quickly becoming less relevant in the mainstream by the time of its song's release, to do this the Androids compared her favourably to other female pop stars of the moment and how they couldn't hold a candle to the queen of pop's legacy. It was a surprise hit for the Australian band likely due to the video where the members cosplay as the different pop stars.
This second single from the Eminem show has always given me mixed signals as on the one hand he wants to make amends with his mother but on the other he does so in a way that suggests that he can never forgive her for the way she treated him while he was growing up. I guess these complicated feelings he had for her connected with audiences around the world as it was an easy hit for the rapper.
It turns out that her cameo in Coyote ugly was meant to signify Leann Rimes transitioning from country to pop as the songs on the soundtrack also appeared on her album that year which flopped due to the soundtrack being a massive success. Here she is with the lead single to her second pop album which was also a massive success here in Australia and NZ, although it was a massive flop in her native America.
This was originally released at the start of the decade to deafening silence, mainly because it was considered to be too emo for a time that was meant to be a celebration of entering not only a new century but also new millennium. Of course, things quickly got sombre in society following the 9/11 attacks from the previous year, which allowed this sombre ballad to become a worldwide hit through that affiliation.
This by all accounts should be much higher on the list given how inescapable it was on the radio in Australia back in the day, however it was unfortunately pulled from shelves as were the other singles from Avril's debut album to encourage album sales which I guess worked out as the album was a massive success for her. Still, it drives me insane that this song is much lower than it should be on this list, but rules are rules.
Well it looks like this was an excellent year for European DJ's (or in this case a group of German DJ's) to dig up older songs and put their own spin on them for the clubs of the day, this time we have Scooter who dug up the Supertramp classic of the same name and scored a massive chart topper here in Australia with this formula much like DJ Otzi did earlier on this list.
This was the lead single to Taxiride's second album Garage Mahal, an album that was only a moderate success for the band purely through how big this song was at the time of its release. It remains their biggest hit in their catalogue as their two songs from their first album weren't that big here all things considered despite this easily being able to fit in with their debut album from three years prior.
This was Christina Milian's only hit here in Australia, although it's worth noting that it wasn't even released as a single in her native America as her debut single "AM to PM" was a massive flop on Billboard for some reason. Both of these songs were much bigger in the UK which allowed this to be a massive success down under and the other track to be a sleeper hit thanks to her rich vocals on both tracks.
This was the one and only hit for the protegee of Pras Michel, this was a surprisingly good year for artists discovered by former members of the Fugees between this guy and City High from earlier on this list. Pras himself provides a guest verse on this RNB track which apparently wasn't meant to be the case originally as this was meant to be a standalone singer for the rising RNB singer.
This was supposed to be the song which confirmed J-Lo as someone who was down to earth and not a spoilt rich diva, I guess it's safe to say that she's long given up on this endeavour as there is countless evidence to support the fact that she is a toxic celebrity who only ever thinks of herself in recent years. None of this stopped the song from being a huge success for her back in the day, likely due to how bouncy it is.
It appears that EDM was still here to stay as this track from the American duo IIO was a massive hit in most parts of the world except of course for their native America given how EDM rarely does well on Billboard at the best of times, it was a massive hit here in Australia likely due to how lovestruck the track is as well as it being catchy enough to be played on the dance floors.
This was originally an album track on N sync's third and final album Celebrity, as such there wasn't chance of the original becoming a hit for the boy band which wasn't good because the album had failed to produce a hit for them due to it being the end of the boy band wars in America. They decided to get Nelly to contribute a guest verse for the remix which allowed it to become a massive hit for them.
This song was originally featured in Coyote ugly in a scene where the main lead realises she needed to perform the songs she wrote in order to land her dream job of being a professional songwriter, I guess enough people were impressed with a song that was meant to be little more than a jam session that the band in question the Calling were given a record deal where they were able to release it in the real world this year.
This was the only hit that Wyclef Jean had as a lead artist in Australia, although I get the feeling this was only a hit because it seemed like it was meant to be a reunion duet with Lauryn Hill that was instead a duet with the female member of City High once he realised he wasn't going to make up with his Fugees co member. He would have another hit with Shakira later in the decade whilst she would fade into obscurity.
This was the only hit that 112 managed to achieve here in Australia, it's curious that this was their big hit down under given how this flopped in their native America for whatever reason. Also is it just me, or does this song sound like it was sampled from an alternative rock track? It heavily reminds me of the Doom II soundtrack which was well known for having compositions based on classic metal songs.
It looked like there would only be one hit from Linkin Park's debut album as the second single "Crawling" failed to become a hit here like their debut from the previous year, however this third single from the album picked up the slack as it became their first hit in their native America likely due to it being an emo rock track rather than the nu metal that the rest of the album was.
This was the third hit that Shakira had this year, and just like her first entry on this list, this is an English cover of one of her tracks she originally recorded in Spanish which means the lyrics aren't as tightly written as her other entry on this list. Still, it was a massive hit for her and only wasn't as big as her other entries due to the album being a massive hit by the time it was released as a single.
This is the only other hit that Eve had as a lead artist in her career, although she would score two more hits after his as the guest rapper with Gwen Stefani and Guy Sebastian of all people. In the meantime, we have this collaboration with Alicia Keys fresh off the success of her debut album who provides her a chorus about how even female thugs need love too, the male equivalent worked for Ja rule after all.
While the title for the most sexually explicit song from Enrique Iglesias will always go to "Tonight I'm loving you," for a while there was a strong contender for this title track from Escape to take that prize as the lyrics have been criticised over the years for being very forward about Enrique's intentions towards the person he's singing to. It turns out this was the song that won over his longtime partner (who he's never married) Anna Kournikova.
Much like her earlier entry, this second single from Avril Lavigne was much more successful here in Australia than its placement would otherwise suggest, however I've already gone over why that's the case, so I won't repeat myself here. Instead, I'll talk about the songs which are both iconic to this day due to them showcasing the complicated feelings that Avril has during throughout her life at this point.
This was released around the premiere of the reality show the Osbourne's, a show that's basically the equivalent of Keeping up with the Kardashians but for the family of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne that came out five years prior to that other show ever seeing the light of day. Here daughter Kelly decides to cash in off her newfound fame by releasing her debut album which contained this cover of Madonna's 1986 classic.
This was the second hit from DJ Sammy to become a success this year that was a cover of a song from 1985, this time we have him making a dance track of the Don Henley classic which got him out of the one hit wonder bin in most parts of the world that his earlier entry threatened to trap him in. I guess he ran out of 80's classics to make his own which led to him failing to score any other hits.
This was the only hit that Fat Joe had over here in Australia, I think it's mostly due to the "What's love got to do with it" interpolation on the chorus as well as it being another "thugs need love too anthem" which was becoming increasingly popular throughout the world back in the day. It even has Ashanti on the chorus which I guess was meant to reassure audiences that she wasn't exclusively for Ja Rule when it comes to hip hop collaborations.
Christina Aguilera was another victim of having her songs pulled from the shelves in order to promote her album, again it worked as Stripped was a massive success for her and to be fair, the singles still did fairly well such as this lead single from the album. Here she decided to go straight for the shock factor by releasing something that Disney would've never allowed on her debut album now that she was no longer with them.
Shakaya was one of the very few Australian groups to have its members be of indigenous descent to make it big in Australia, even then this was their only massive hit as it's about them being harassed by a stalker who they want nothing to do with and them telling this person to leave them alone. They did have buzz with their next two singles, however only "Cinderella" came close to recreating this song's success.
There didn't seem to be any signs of Craig David slowing down in the mainstream as he released the lead single to his second album which became an instant success for him, I'm guessing because he was making the waves over in America this year with the material from his debut album which made him in the same leagues as Usher who was also enjoying a successful year around the world with his material.
This will be one of only three appearances from the Sugababes on the Australian side of my site, although like most British groups (specifically the girl groups) they were much more successful over in NZ throughout the decade. The girls are best known for their multiple lineup changes throughout their career, to the point whereby the time the band was no more, none of the original members were a part of the group.
This will be the only appearance from Selwyn on this site, mainly because "Buggin me" was too much of a sleeper hit to reach the upper echelons of the charts to qualify for this list and "Way love's supposed to be" was only a minor hit at best despite it being the fan favourite from the Australian RNB singer. Here we have his cover of the Hall and Oates classic that was well received by us Aussies this year.
In most parts of the world, Enrique only had two hits with his other appearances on this list from his second English language album Escape, however in the southern hemisphere, he scored a third hit from the album with this track likely due to it having more of a rock edge compared to what he had released up until this point. He would score one more hit this decade with "I'm not in love" before temporarily fading into obscurity.
This was the first of three collaborations that Ja Rule made with Ashanti throughout the decade, each of them were for a "thugs need love too" ballad where she would provide him a catchy chorus while he spits bars about how much of a player and gangster he is. It appeared to connect with audiences back in the day as the formula did spawn three big hits for the duo not just in Australia but throughout the world.
This was a hit for both British DJ Tim Deluxe and Irish singer Sam Obernik here in Australia but not in their native UK, I'm guessing it was due to their fellow Brits finding the production too irritating to realise this was actually a female empowerment anthem due to Sam standing up to the person who's supposedly trying to chat her up. That's honestly my assessment of the song and why I don't enjoy it despite its good intentions.
This was the only hit that Mary J Blige had here in Australia, although had the digital charts been incorporated into the main charts sooner than they were, she would've also had a hit later in the decade with her cover of "One" with U2. I'm not sure why it took her nine years to find success here in Australia as it's not like her brand of RNB was that different from the tracks that made it big here in the 90's.
I'm not exactly sure if this song was pulled from shelves or if it just lost its popularity unusually quickly here in Australia, I guess it was the latter as it had a similar chart run over in NZ where it wasn't burdened by any tampering from the labels, but I wouldn't rule out the former either. This felt like a passing the torch moment given how Usher would explode in popularity this year whilst Diddy would fade.
This is the final hit that Brandy has had anywhere in the world, mainly because it's a completely different type of song that fans were used to throughout the 90's as it's what's known as a glitch pop track due to the production sounding like it's glitching out during the song. Although it was a hit in certain parts of the world, it was the death nail in her career as her subsequent follow ups flopped.
This was the first sign of Gwen Stefani wanting to branch out in a pop direction, or at least that's what people who dislike this song will tell you as the song which made No doubt a household name was "Just a girl" which was only slightly less pop friendly than this lead single to their third album. It features a guest verse from Jamaican rapper Bounty Killer who adds his flavour of reggae to the mix.
If you thought that "How do I deal" was a fluke hit for Jennifer Love Hewitt due to it being the theme to a film she starred in, it turns out it wasn't as she was able to score two more hits here in Australia with songs that were akin to what Avril Lavigne and Michelle Branch were releasing at the time. This was the first of those two songs which was well received here in Australia and nowhere else in the world.
This was the solo debut single for Justin Timberlake following the demise of his band N sync earlier in the year, it was meant to showcase him as a more mature pop star than his time as a boy band member which is perhaps why it was an instant success for him worldwide upon its initial release. Nowadays it's been overshadowed by the other three singles from the album due to them being more interesting.
This was a bit of a return to form for No Doubt following their pop sellout from earlier on this list, indeed I haven't heard many people chastise this track the way they have for "Hey baby" which suggests that song was meant to be more of a testing ground for Gwen's eventual solo career later in the decade. The band would have one more hit with a cover of a (then) obscure 80's track before that came to be.
It took us long enough, but we finally have a single from Garbage appearing on my site even though they were one of the more successful bands of the 90's with their first two albums. It's by far their most pop friendly song as well as one of their shortest as it's about Shirley Manson addressing the love of her life (which is hinted at being a trans woman in the lyrics) that was an instant success for them.
It looked like Anastacia's second album was going to become a complete flop for her around the world given how its lead single "Paid my dues" failed to become a hit for her, in order to prevent that from happening, the second single was given a remix which people pointed out made it seem like it was "I'm outta love" 2.0 which regardless proved to be a hit for the American pop star here in Australia at least.
This is the final hit single to come from a Popstars contestant from anywhere in the world, in this case it was the first winner of the series to be a solo artist given how the franchise wanted to follow the American idol format this year (despite this coming out before that show even premiered) which led to the success of Scott Cain who quickly faded into obscurity once this dropped off our charts.
These guys had already achieved minor success earlier in the decade as Kaylan, however they decided to rebrand themselves as Disco Montego where they released the first of two songs that featured fellow Australian singer Katie Underwood with this being the only hit of the two songs. The duo did score a second minor hit with "U talking to me" which was another disco throwback from their album.
Given how Avril Lavigne was about to take over the world with her debut album this year, it only seems fitting that her predecessor Alanis Morissette would get in one more hit in her career before handing over the torch to her younger counterpart. I feel this is a good indication of why Avril needed to take over the mantle of being a voice of a generation from Canada as I keep forgetting this even exists.
This lead single to Robbie William's swing album was delayed here in Australia due to the sudden rise in popularity of his earlier entry on this list, it certainly had little to do with the presence of Nicole Kidman who was fresh off her Oscar nominated performance as Satine from Moulin Rouge where she even scored a minor hit the previous year with co-star Ewan Macgregor with the film's one original track "Come what may."
It feels weird that this song underperformed in Australia back in the day, especially considering how inescapable she would go on to be later in the decade given how it was a much bigger hit for her internationally at the time. This was the moment where she began distancing herself from her debut album as this is her admitting that she had to compromise who she was in order to make that album.
This is the second single where Robbie Williams is questioning his place in this world, while it isn't as anti-religious as "Better man" was, it does have references to how he feels that God doesn't think much of him throughout the song that makes it somewhat similar to that song. It was a massive hit for him worldwide and likely the reason why his third album this decade was a massive success here in Australia.
The hits kept on coming for RHCP during the 00's, true they didn't reach the dizzying heights of their hits from the 90's, however considering their albums were still selling like hot cakes this decade (granted all two of them) it was impressive, nonetheless. Here they have their first hit of the decade in Australia with the title track to their first album of the decade which remains a staple on oldies stations to this day.
This was the second single to come from Holly Valance, this time it's an original track where she's telling the person she's with to pump the breaks on their relationship, although it's easy to interpret this as her being a sex worker as well given that's how I imagine them dealing with rowdy customers. Of all the cast members from Neighbours to have a music career, I can say that Holly was by the most sexually provocative.
It's funny how the Razzies would revive the worst original song category for this one year only for each of the nominees to wind up on this list, this theme song to Crossroads sadly taking home the prize over Britney's other entry on this list (despite both of these songs coming from the soundtrack from the previous year) as well as Madonna's Bond theme, goes to show how much the Razzie organisation dislikes both of these women.
There are two songs from Kylie Minogue with this title, although this song was the only one that was released as a single given how her other song came from her debut album back in the late 80's. Both of them have the same theme of falling in love at first sight, although given how she clarified that she believed in it back in the day, this was more her simply expressing the feeling she had of experiencing it once more.
If you're wondering why Britney Spears decided to cover Joan Jett and the Blackhearts from her third album, there are two reasons for that as A: this was a tradition early on in her career she had of covering oldies for a (then) modern audience and B: it was used in a scene from Crossroads which hilariously highlighted her weakness as a vocalist as she was trying to raise money during a road trip and the plot needed her to struggle doing so.
Bec Cartwright is best known for her role as Haley Smith on the soap opera Home and away, however during her stint on the show, she had a brief music career which spawned her a hit with this teen pop track that became a hit likely due to her popularity on the show. It regularly appears on many worst Australian songs lists likely due to her vocals not being up to the standards of most of her contemporaries.
Much like her other Razzie nominated track on this list, this song is about how Britney feels that she needs the freedom to do what she wants in her life given how she was on the cusp of turning twenty when she released her third album which also serves as the soundtrack to her film Crossroads. Speaking of the film, it's as bad as everyone says it is due to Britney not being a good actress as well as its cliched storyline.
This was the theme to the first Spider man film from the Sam Raimi trilogy back in the day (before the Marvel universe existed) it played during the end credits of the film as do most of these songs that seem out of place with the films they were commissioned for. Although people often attribute this as a Nickelback track, it's actually a Chad Kroeger track that features the lead singer from a band known as Saliva.
This was the only solo hit that Sophie Monk managed to have in her career following the demise of Bardot from earlier in the year, although it was likely only a hit for her due to hype built up from her time with the group as it was quickly forgotten about once her album became a flop for her. Nowadays she's best known as a reality TV star given how she appears in shows such as the Bachelorette and Celebrity apprentice.
Even though it was panned by critics, Die another day was still a commercial success around the world due to it being a Bond film that had Halle Berry as the Bond girl. The theme song had more of a mixed reaction as people felt Madonna was a poor choice for a Bond theme, however it was a commercial success for her unlike the album it wound up being included on with failed to produce another hit for her.
I would be interested to know how much of this second single's success was eaten up by the album sales of Fever and how much of it was taken away due to digital piracy at the time, it was a number one hit for Kylie and all over the radio and yet it only barely made the cut for appearing on this list of mine. As for the music itself, it was Kylie returning to her roots of bubble-gum pop whilst injecting maturity into the genre with her lyrics.
This was originally an album track from Britney's (then) most recent album Britney, it was given the remix treatment for the third Austin powers flick Goldmember when the song opened up the film with a Britney fembot performing the track before being exposed for what it was. Speaking of the film, it's not very good as it moves the setting from the 60's to the 70's and is very heavy handed with its meta commentary.
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