Well, I thought I should make one of these lists for the biggest hits in the 00's in Australia, although I should point out that the charts were VERY unreliable when it comes to determining what was popular throughout this decade. To compromise, I'm using a list (which you can find here) to determine what were the biggest hits of the decade mainly through sales rather than chart runs. As such, you can consider the order of this list where each song would appear on the ARIA charts even though I'll still point out where they appear on my homegrown lists on this site. Also, I do apologise if some entries from 1999 and 2009 are much lower than they should be as I want to keep the integrity of the original list (OK I didn't know how to improvise where these songs would be had the decade extended longer than it did.)
This was the third victory single to come out of Australian idol, although at least this time, the winner in question had more of a career than her predecessor as Kate scored a second solo hit after this as well as a ton of success as one of the members of Young divas.
#51 for 2005 (#52 for ARIA)
#51 for 2006 (#51 for ARIA)
Well, their earlier entry on this list was one of the biggest hits of all time moving from the 90's to the 00's, so it only seems fitting that this second single from Eiffel 65 would also be a big hit for the band right down to the music video continuing the story that their earlier entry had. They didn't have a third hit from their album, meaning that the Italian trio were a two-hit wonder worldwide.
#28 for 2000 (#24 for ARIA)
It took her nearly a decade, but Britney Spears was finally able to have a second Billboard chart topper with this lead single to her album Circus likely due to her embracing the sexual nature of herself which she does tenfold in the music video. At the risk of coming off as mean towards this track, I have to say that this is one of the most repetitive songs to ever become a success as the title is repeated over forty times throughout its runtime.
#41 for 2008 (#39 for ARIA)
This was the penultimate hit that Five had before their demise later in the decade, I'm guessing because fans of the iconic band they were covering on this track (who not only gave them approval to cover it but also provided updated instrumentation for them to sing over) were none too thrilled at the boy bands take of one of their more iconic songs in their catalogue.
#48 for 2000 (#39 for ARIA)
This is a song that I don't have much to say about, or at least I don't have much to say that wouldn't be offensive to my readers as I'm pretty sure this was only a hit through name recognition as well as how it addresses her recent controversies in the media.
#27 for 2008 (#41 for ARIA)
This was the second single from Avril Lavigne's third album, it's a ballad that wouldn't sound out of place on her first two albums which suggests she released it to reassure her older fans that not everything on the album would be like her earlier entry on this list. It was a massive hit for her here in Australia and in certain parts of the world, although other parts wanted her to stick to her new direction.
#31 for 2007 (#47 for ARIA)
It seemed like Kelly Rowland would be yesterday's news following the demise of Destiny's child three years prior, although it turns out she was simply biding her time as she knew that releasing her second solo album before or while Beyonce's own album was out would've meant it would be overshadowed by her former band mate. Here she is with the second single from said album which was a massive hit for her.
#34 for 2008 (#29 for ARIA)
This was the theme to a German kids cartoon of the same name, originally, I heard it in a German class I was taking at school and dismissed it as something my teacher wanted to share with the class, she was heavily pregnant at the time after all. As it turns out, she was actually trying to be hip and with it as this was a surprise hit this year throughout the world much like the Bob the builder theme from earlier in the decade.
#57 for 2005 (#29 for ARIA)
This was the title track from Britney's second album, a title that seemed to be her trolling her haters which she had plenty of even this early in her career due to their criticisms of her destroying the music industry with her teen pop (they should wait until the 2010's with how bad things would get in that regard.) The song itself is fun and innocent and was clearly meant for a younger audience who made it a success.
#61 for 2000 (#63 for ARIA)
This is the last hit that Linkin Park has had in their career, mainly because their output in the 2010's has taken many bizarre turns that the mainstream hasn't been able to keep up with (and the less said about their 2017 effort the better.) I guess it's fitting that this theme to the second Transformers film would be the last many would hear from them given how their previous hit in Australia was the theme to the first film.
#52 for 2009 (#53 for ARIA)
This is a song that feels like it was meant for BEP but Will I am instead gave to the Pussycat dolls given how it sounded too similar to "My humps" (at least conceptually) to be included on Monkey business, that would explain why he provides a guest verse on here and why there's that refrain that sounds like a prototype to "Boom boom pow" from later in the decade. It was another easy hit for the girls, proving they were on a roll this year.
#29 for 2006 (#27 for ARIA)
This was a mashup of "Numb" from Linkin Park and "Encore" from Jay Z that the two acts performed on MTV that was released as a single, it was a massive hit for both parties likely due to the popularity of the former who had already had a hit with their track the previous year as well as the latter's popularity steadily growing thanks to his relationship with Beyonce.
#29 for 2005 (#30 for ARIA)
Well, you don't make an album as successful as the Party album and instantly go away from the mainstream, so here's the lead single to the Vengaboy's second album which was a massive hit worldwide likely due to the video which has it presented as if they're in a German beer house. It would be their final hit here in Australia as the novelty of their music quickly grew stale down under.
#38 for 2000 (#36 for ARIA)
This is the only hit that Naughty by nature managed to achieve in Australia, it's curious that this was the song that made them big here considering that this was a massive flop in NZ and their native America back in the day. I guess we Aussies wanted them to have at least one hit here now that we were open to having our charts be dominated by RNB and hip hop like the rest of the world was throughout the 90's.
#58 for 2000 (#47 for ARIA)
This is the first of three Billboard chart toppers to compare sex to candy this decade, the other two being "Laffy taffy" from a group called D4L and "Lollipop" from Lil Wayne, neither of these other songs were hits in Australia which makes this the biggest hit down under with this premise by default. It's also the only one out of the three to get a female perspective as we have Olivia handling the chorus on this track.
#39 for 2005 (#41 for ARIA)
Well, this is a surprise, I don't think anyone had expected the Backstreet boys to have a hit this far into the decade given how the boy band wars had come to an end by 2001 and that they were crowned the definitive champions of said wars. Even so, this finally gave them a chart topper here in Australia as none of their other songs managed to reach the top spot like this did down under.
#33 for 2005 (#32 for ARIA)
We've now entered a new decade where we have these guys making it big worldwide thanks to their kid friendly dance pop as well as their TV show which was taking the world by storm. With all of this success, you'd think that they would have massive crossover appeal in America, aside from a ballad that didn't even chart here, you'd be wrong with that assessment.
#20 for 2000 (#22 for ARIA)
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.
#47 for 2002 (#47 for ARIA)
It appears that Christina Aguilera had always wanted to make a throwback album to the forties and that her collaboration with Nelly on "Tilt ya head back" wasn't a fluke in that regard, as such we have the lead single to her third album which was a good indicator of what was to come on that album as it indeed attempts to be a throwback to the music that audiences were listening to in the first half of the twentieth century.
#54 for 2006 (#47 for ARIA)
There won't be a lot of appearances from Coldplay on this site, at least not on my 00's lists as their popularity would largely be confided to their albums in the southern hemisphere due to illegal downloads eating up the success of their singles. The exception to this was their debut single which was a massive hit here in Australia like it was in their native UK.
#31 for 2001 (#36 for ARIA)
Given the discourse that "Milkshake" by Kelis has had since its release in America, I'd hate to think of how the internet would react to this track from the Sugababes given how it's also built around a sexual innuendo that I doubt most of it would understand (here's a hint, the button in question isn't to an elevator like the video suggests.) They would only have one more hit in Australia after this before they faded into obscurity.
#9 for 2005 (#22 for ARIA)
#20 for 2006 (#29 for ARIA)
Given how the two lead singles to her first official album were back-to-back success for her, I think it's safe to say that her not winning the fourth season of Australian idol wasn't a detractor for her popularity anymore given how much more popular she became than Damien Leith even by this point of her career. Of course, the best was still yet to come as it turns out she's also a gifted actress which led to her acting career taking off in the 2010's.
#49 for 2009 (#50 for ARIA)
This was one of only two hits that Kanye West had as a lead artist here in Australia, the other would be "Stronger" from two years later which had him sampling Daft Punk of all people for a self-empowerment anthem. Here he recruits Jamie Foxx who was fresh off his Oscar winning performance as Ray Charles to provide him a chorus to connect his verses about a woman who's only into him for his wealth.
#35 for 2005 (#37 for ARIA)
There was a theme on Gwen Stefani's album where she was playing with pop cliches of wanting to be rich and famous only to then denounce those desires as she already had everything she wanted in her life at the time, it was very clever for its time and perhaps the real reason why it was a massive success back in the day. This second single from the album is the finest example of that as well as it being her reunion with Eve from earlier in the decade.
#52 for 2005 (#53 for ARIA)
This was a song that P!nk released exclusively in Australia and NZ and the UK due to how well her fourth album I'm not dead was doing in all three countries, as such my American readers will likely be confused as to what this song even is given how it was never released in her homeland due to her not being as popular there around this time. It was a huge hit in the southern hemisphere and a flop in the UK.
#41 for 2007 (#44 for ARIA)
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.
#23 for 2002 (#31 for ARIA)
This was the third and final hit to come from Craig David's debut album in most parts of the world, it's a more standard RNB ballad from Craig as it's him walking out of a toxic relationship and indeed everything making his life worse than what it needs to be. No doubt the success of all of these tracks from his album led to the success of his American counterpart Usher later in the year worldwide.
#32 for 2001 (#31 for ARIA)
This was another song from Missy Higgins that was released as an E.P, as such it was able to become a massive hit for her despite coming from an already highly successful album that was still selling strong numbers when this first came out. It more or less made her the rival of Delta Goodrem who was another Australian pop diva who found previously unheard-of success from one album.
#34 for 2005 (#38 for ARIA)
It's easy to think that Jessica Simpson came from Disney much like Britney and Christina, however she was a teen idol that had no such affiliation with the House of mouse and was instead looking to make it big during the height of the teen pop era of music. She was off to a good start with her debut single as it showcases how much of a powerhouse she was as a vocalist, rivalling that of Christina at her best.
#64 for 2000 (#55 for ARIA)
I feel I have the same opinion of this song as what many people do, namely that while I love J-Lo's performance on this track, it's sadly cancelled out by that trumpet playing throughout the track which seems to be off key for some reason. It's because of this clash in sounds that the song was a success but not as much as her previous efforts from earlier in the decade, although it's still more coherent than the rest of the album.
#47 for 2005 (#48 for ARIA)
This is where it all started for Rihanna, although you wouldn't be able to tell that she would become one of the most inescapable artists of the next decade given how this was the type of club banger that many of her contemporaries would have a hit with before fading into obscurity shortly after its success. Indeed, she would evolve from this sound whilst still keeping her commanding presence she provides on here.
#25 for 2005 (#20 for ARIA)
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.
#39 for 2002 (#37 for ARIA)
While this wasn't the debut single from Vanessa Amorosi (that honour goes to "Have a look") it was the song which made her a household name given how it was considered to be the unofficial anthem for the 2000 Sydney Olympics with how inescapable it was upon its initial release. This resulted in the song being a huge success over in NZ and even sparked interest for Vanessa throughout Europe.
#4 for 2000 (#5 for ARIA)
Unlike Guy Sebastian who rushed out a second album to cash in off the success he had from winning the first season of Australian idol, Shannon Noll took his time with a follow-up album which resulted in him retaining his popularity he had from the show for its release as evidence by how successful its lead single was. This popularity sadly wouldn't translate to his third album he released two years later.
#42 for 2005 (#42 for ARIA)
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.
#24 for 2002 (#45 for ARIA)
Although the Backstreet boys had been crowned the winner of the boy bands late 90's edition by this point, Human nature still managed to make a case that they should've taken the crown (at least here in Australia) with this lead single to their third album which was a massive success for them going into the 21st century. Nowadays it's lost its popularity due to it being seen as a "nice guy" anthem even though it avoids many of that type of songs pitfalls.
#56 for 2000 (#37 for ARIA)
#54 for 2001 (#38 for ARIA)
This was a fantastic year for Mya in Australia as she not only achieved two hits on her own, but also was part of a highly popular posse cut from the Moulin rouge soundtrack (which we'll get to in a bit.) Here she sings about being free from a toxic relationship, presumably the same one that she was in on her earlier entry on this list which makes this a compelling narrative if that's the case.
#37 for 2001 (#37 for ARIA)
Following the success of "Perfect" from the previous year, Vanessa Amorosi was finally able to score a chart topper here in Australia with the lead single to her fourth album Hazardous given how she was here to stay going into the 2010's. It turns out that wasn't the case as there was apparently a track so bad on the album that it single handedly killed her career, although I completely missed this phenomenon.
#57 for 2009 (#57 for ARIA)
We've finally arrived at what many people consider to be the quintessential track from Green day as it doubles as both a breakup anthem as well as a song attacking the American political climate of the mid 00's. For me, I always felt this song was a rip off of Avril Lavigne's "My happy ending" mostly for the "oh oh's" feeling ripped from that song on this track, although many have argued it working better on here.
#30 for 2005 (#36 for ARIA)
This was the fifth hit in a row that Fergie achieved from the Dutchess, I think this is about how she feels like she's clumsy given how I've heard this song hundreds of times back in the day and could never made out what she was saying. I think the song was a hit for the music video which seems to depict her as part of a popup book which audiences found amusing back in the day.
#33 for 2007 (#40 for ARIA)
#32 for 2008 (#38 for ARIA)
This was the only other hit that Sean Paul had here in Australia, likely because it also managed to top the Billboard charts just like "Get busy" did three years prior. He interestingly did very well over in the UK considering that the Brits didn't seem to have much love for reggae until he came alone this decade.
#33 for 2006 (#35 for ARIA)
There were no signs of Lady Gaga slowing down exiting the 00's given how this lead single to her E.P The fame monster managed to be a huge success for her worldwide, it was a sign that she would be the biggest pop star of the 2010's much like her obvious influence Madonna was throughout the 80's and 90's.
#10 for 2009 (#9 for ARIA)
This was another massive hit that the Offspring were able to achieve in their career, it seems to continue the narrative they had with their previous album Americana right down to the music video complimenting the lyrics in a way I feel few others had in the twentieth century. The band's popularity would dwindle as the decade went on; however, they did score one more hit with "Hit that" two years after this.
#45 for 2000 (#42 for ARIA)
#47 for 2001 (#42 for ARIA)
This was the second single from P!nk's album Funhouse, it has a double meaning to it as on the one hand it can be taken literally to be about her sobering up from a bad night out and coming to terms with her drug addiction. On the other hand, and what the song is really about is that it's her sobering up with how toxic her relationship is with her husband (even if it turns out it wasn't that toxic) and how she needs to get away from him.
#45 for 2008 (#46 for ARIA)
#47 for 2009 (#46 for ARIA)
Oh, do I not like Simple Plan, this is coming from someone who feels that the likes of Good Charlotte and Nickelback receive too much flak from the internet which means I don't dislike them simply because the internet tells me to. Here we have their biggest hit, which was the lead single to their second album, an album that many have mocked over the years for how highly immature it is even for emo rock.
#22 for 2004 (#20 for ARIA)
#18 for 2005 (#18 for ARIA)
We looked at their previous collaboration on the 2004 list, so now let's look at the second collaboration between Baby Bash and Frankie J only with their roles reversed on this track as Baby Bash is now playing second fiddle to the RNB singer for his one and only hit internationally. I mean it when I say that their roles were reversed as this is essentially the same song as "Suga suga" when it comes to the subject matter.
#23 for 2005 (#25 for ARIA)
This is the second and final hit to come from Geri Halliwell, it serves as the lead single to both her second album and the Bridget Jones' diary soundtrack given how it's a cover of the Weather girls classic that recaptures the camp nature of the original. This was the last hit to come from any member of the Spice girls as none of their other material would touch the charts once this fell off.
#49 for 2001 (#32 for ARIA)
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.
#42 for 2001 (#47 for ARIA)
#43 for 2002 (#43 for ARIA)
As far as I'm aware, this is the last hit to launch the career of a cast member from Neighbours, although I get the feeling this was always going to be a hit considering A: this sounds exactly like something the Veronicas would've had a hit with around this time and B: Stephanie McIntosh is the much younger sister of Jason Donovan who kickstarted this trend in the late 80's.
#34 for 2006 (#36 for ARIA)
This was the lead single to Good Charlotte's third album Good morning revival, much like their earlier entry on this list, this likely wouldn't have been as big a hit in Australia had it been released earlier in the decade given how the likes of "Lifestyles of the rich and famous" and "Predictable" failed to appear on this site despite them both receiving tons of airplay upon their respective initial releases.
#59 for 2007 (#55 for ARIA)
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.
#40 for 2001 (#44 for ARIA)
#41 for 2002 (#40 for ARIA)
This was the second of three hits that 3oh!3 had in most parts of the world, the first was "Don't trust me" which was a song that was originally uploaded to YouTube before it was picked up as a single several months later and their third hit was a collaboration with Kesha during the height of the club boom. Here they collaborate with Katy Perry for a song that I'm sure most people have forgotten even exists.
#24 for 2009 (#25 for ARIA)
This was where it all began for Alecea Moore, even during her RNB phase she was all about female empowerment as her debut single was about her calling out her partners bad behaviour and how she wasn't going to tolerate it. Naturally it was a massive worldwide hit for her as female empowerment anthems were commonly accepted in the mainstream by this point in time.
#25 for 2000 (#29 for ARIA)
This was the lead single to Billie Piper's second and to date final album, it was a massive hit here in Australia given how she finally found success the previous year with the fourth single from her debut album. It remains the final hit in her career to date as she would abandon her singing career in favour of acting which led to her being cast as one of the more beloved characters in the Doctor who franchise.
#40 for 2000 (#30 for ARIA)
This was the big hit that 3oh!3 had that I mentioned from earlier on this list, it was originally uploaded to YouTube the year prior before it was picked up and distributed as a single by a major label who naturally found the song to be hilarious. It appears the world also found this song funny as it became a massive worldwide hit for the duo, although perhaps not as big as their other entry on this list.
#43 for 2009 (#47 for ARIA)
This was meant to be Christina Aguilera's self-empowerment anthem; it was a massive hit for her due to it coming from an album where she strips herself of the pop machine that made her a household name during her time with Disney and thus makes it more genuine from her than if she had of released it earlier in her career. I get the feeling this also would've been even bigger here if digital downloads were legal at the time.
#50 for 2003 (#55 for ARIA)
Now if I were going by the ARIA charts, this song would be much lower on this list as this lead single to Beyonce's first (and to date only) album as her alter ego Sasha Fierce wasn't nearly as successful here in Australia according to those charts, however I'm using the AMR charts for these rankings where this was bundle with "Single ladies" which allowed both songs to be a massive success here as a result.
#10 for 2008 (#43 for ARIA)
#11 for 2009 (#35 for ARIA)
Before Hannah Montanna, there was Lizzie McGuire which was a Disney show about a teenage girl dealing with her day-to-day struggles. It starred Hilary Duff in the title role who would go on to have a singing career once the movie premiered in theatres this year, this being the biggest hit in her career likely due to the success of the show and the film she starred in.
#45 for 2003 (#29 for ARIA)
For a little while, it seemed like there was a rush to find the new prince of RNB given how Chris Brown temporarily had that title revoked from him for reasons I won't get into on this list. An early contender for his replacement came from Jay Sean who achieved minor success in his native UK prior to this Billboard chart topper he had thanks to a guest verse from Lil Wayne of all people.
#26 for 2009 (#22 for ARIA)
This was one of the first songs to greatly benefit from being released when the digital charts were incorporated onto the main charts as Wolfmother otherwise wouldn't have had any success with their singles despite having one of the biggest albums of the decade with their self-titled debut. I've heard these guys described as a throwback band to the 70's, I guess that's why they had so much love from older audiences at the time.
#73 for 2006 ARIA
This was the final hit to come from Evermore who were on a roll during the second half of the decade due to them no longer being hindered by illegal downloads like many of their contemporaries were during the first half of the decade. I'm not sure why they didn't have any success going into the 2010's as they released two more albums after the album this serves as a lead single for.
#59 for 2009 (#55 for ARIA)
This was the theme to the Leonardo Dicaprio flick The beach, a film that was critically panned for being little more than an excuse to see him stranded on a deserted island to be objectified by those who find him attractive. Indeed, the song remains the only part of the film that was well received as it became a massive hit for All saints who (in my opinion) greatly improved from their debut album two years prior.
#29 for 2000 (#33 for ARIA)
Much like Daft punk, this was also a French duo who scored a massive hit at the start of the decade with an EDM number, although unlike Daft punk, they wouldn't last very long in the mainstream as they would disband later in the decade. Honestly there's not much more I can add to this track other than them being a less successful version of those guys.
#49 for 2000 (#64 for ARIA)
#48 for 2001 (#62 for ARIA)
This was the only hit to come from B2K even in their native America, I'm guessing P Diddy's desires of managing boy and girl bands would only last him for one song each as the female counterpart to these guys Dream (well white girl counterpart) only scored one hit two years prior with "He loves u not" before they too faded into obscurity (not here in Australia obviously.) These two acts were his only notable success in this regard.
#29 for 2003 (#27 for ARIA)
We looked at Kelly Rowland's solo debut from earlier on this list, now let's look at the song that introduced Beyonce as a solo artist which comes complete with a guest verse with her future husband Jay z who she's obviously crazy in love with on this track. It feels weird that this wasn't among the bigger hits of the year in Australia, mainly because I remember this being overplayed to hell and back.
#55 for 2003 (#56 for ARIA)
This was both the lead single to Linkin Park's third album Minutes to midnight as well as the theme song to the first Transformers film, it also serves as the turning point with their sound as they moved on from nu metal into alternative rock which would only last for the remainder of the decade before they changed their sound again in 2010. It seems weird that they would recycle this song for "New divide" later in the decade.
#74 for 2007 (#67 for ARIA)
It may surprise you to learn that the song this remixes "Valerie" wasn't a hit anywhere in the world back in the day (not even the popular remix five years after its initial release that you still hear on oldies stations) which means this was likely many people's introduction to that classic given how popular this version was for the Swedish DJ.
#30 for 2004 (#29 for ARIA)
This is the third and final hit that T.I had outside of America, although I feel that this would've been a hit regardless given how it has Justin Timberlake on the chorus who seemed to be a cheat code when it came to artists (specifically rappers) throughout the decade scoring a massive hit. This cheat code of his expired once the 2010's rolled around as he didn't have much success then even as a lead artist.
#51 for 2009 (#52 for ARIA)
This was the solo debut for Fergie, it's a song that's infamous due to how abrasive it is as well as the "oh shits" played throughout the track which of course was censored to "oh snap" for the radio. If you can believe this, it was her first Billboard chart topper as none of her songs with BEP made it to number one in her native America prior to this coming out, although at least she scored three chart toppers with them after this.
#39 for 2006 (#44 for ARIA)
It blows my mind when people say that teen pop was dead once the turn of the millennium happened at the start of the decade, it's true that the boy band wars had died off (for the most part) however teen pop still had its place in the mainstream as evidence by the two entries that Stacie Orrico has on this list alone. This was the bigger of the two hits due to how she was in a complicated relationship with her partner.
#38 for 2003 (#32 for ARIA)
Much like Ginger Spice, Sporty was also able to score more than one hit on her own around the turn of the millennium as this second single from her solo album managed to be a huge sleeper hit here in Australia following the success of her earlier entry on this list. Her last hit would be her reunion with the Spice girls also from earlier on this list before she became little more than a legacy act.
#83 for 2000 (#76 for ARIA)
If my American readers are confused as to where this song came from, that's because it wasn't released as a single over there as "Clap back" was released instead which was a massive flop for the rapper worldwide. This was a massive hit here in Australia which goes to show how much we Aussies loved him back in the day, although that love wouldn't last much longer thanks to his beef with 50 cent.
#26 for 2003 (#24 for ARIA)
It seems weird that BEP wouldn't have any success with their first two albums without Fergie considering that everything they released while she was part of the group was a massive success, this is the latest example which was the fourth and final single from Monkey business which was likely a hit due to the sample of that scene from Pulp fiction (later parodied in Space jam) they used to open the track.
#27 for 2006 (#24 for ARIA)
This is another song that arrived a little late to the party here in Australia, I'm guessing because T-Pain wasn't a big deal here in Australia until this year where this and Flo Rida's track from the start of the list made him an overnight sensation despite both tracks having him without autotune. As for this song in particular, this was the lead single to Chris Brown's second album which also remains his most popular in his career.
#53 for 2008 (#48 for ARIA)
There were no signs of these girls slowing down in the music industry as their second single managed to become a massive worldwide hit for them, this time it's with one of their ballads which showcases a more restrained side of them which I'm sure also titillated their audiences the same was as their other songs did.
#26 for 2005 (#23 for ARIA)
#30 for 2006 (#30 for ARIA)
Although the kiwis were quick in making Missy Elliott a household name in the late 90's, we Aussies didn't give the female rapper a chance until she released what would be her biggest hit in her native America, even then it had a slow rise to its success as it was released towards the end of the previous year down under. This is Missy's signature track as it is the perfect example of her displaying her sexual nature despite being aware she's not conventionally attractive.
#49 for 2003 (#43 for ARIA)
This was one of only two hits that Ne-Yo had in Australia throughout the 00's, the other was "Closer" from two years later which was more upbeat than this track which is a slow RNB ballad about his complicated feelings he has in a relationship he's in. He was much more popular in NZ and especially his native America where he scored multiple other hits in both countries in addition to these two.
#26 for 2006 (#26 for ARIA)
This was the last big hit that Miley Cyrus had during her Hannah Montana days, sure she tried to mature into her new sound the following year with her album Can't be tamed, however no one was buying it given how Disney imposed restrictions on her with how risqué she could present herself on that album. I guess if you went from this to the title track of that album, "We can't stop" isn't that far of a leap in her evolution.
#25 for 2009 (#29 for ARIA)
This was the only notable success for the Canadian band Len, I'm guessing because they could only interest audiences with one summer jam about how both lead vocalists (who incidentally are brother and sister) missed out on hooking up with the love of their respective lives for one reason or another. They join a long line of one hit wonders who made it big with a summer jam before fading into obscurity.
#32 for 2000 (#34 for ARIA)
I guess Duets was a box office hit here in Australia, either that or we Aussies really wanted to allow Gwyneth Paltrow to have a singing career as her cover of the Jackie DeShannon classic (which was used to showcase how weak of a vocalist she was in the film) became a huge hit this year here and nowhere else in the world. This was the only other hit she had as none of her other singles charted down under.
#50 for 2001 (#45 for ARIA)
This will be Busta Rhymes one of only two appearances on the Australian side of my site as the rapper never had much success here for some reason, even so this isn't much of a hip hop track as the rapper instead sings on this song along with Mariah Carey who was still very much cancelled around this time due to her erratic behaviour around the time she starred in her first film Glitter.
#33 for 2003 (#34 for ARIA)
Most people believe that "All-star" was the theme song to Shrek, though it does appear in the film (the first scene as a matter of fact) the honour of the theme song actually goes to Smash Mouth's cover of the Monkees signature track which played in the final scene of the film before Eddie Murphy puts his spin on it (yeah, I'm a big Shrek fan, don't @ me.) It remains the final hit single from the band to date.
#35 for 2001 (#35 for ARIA)
This is the last song from Lady Gaga which didn't have an over-the-top music video, sure you can make the argument that all of her videos are somewhat over the top, however at least her first four videos only had erratic choreography at worst and took place in relevantly normal situations. It's a bit of a missed opportunity that this didn't have her trademark imagery given the subject matter of the song.
#53 for 2009 (#49 for ARIA)
The last time Gabrielle had a hit here in Australia was with her debut single "Dream" from eight years prior, so to see her back on the charts with this theme song to the first Bridget Jones' diary film was a bit of a surprise to say the least even if its success was inevitable in retrospect due to how popular the movie was and remains to this day. It was able to get the British RNB singer out of the one hit wonder bin if nothing else.
#46 for 2001 (#55 for ARIA)
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.
#48 for 2002 (#49 for ARIA)
While it was a little late to the party in the southern hemisphere, this debut single from Chris Brown was a massive success in Australia and NZ and ushered in one of the most divisive RNB singers of all time. This was even prior to his string of controversies as a person as even from the beginning, people felt he was little more than an Usher wannabe and later on would refer to him as a Justin Bieber of colour.
#36 for 2006 (#34 for ARIA)
Following the mixed reception of her third album My December, Kelly Clarkson found herself needing to conform to what her management wanted rather than making the music she believed in which resulted in her becoming a solo version of the Veronicas on her fourth album. Now I'm a huge fan of the Australian duo, so this isn't a bad thing to me even though many people felt that this was.
#41 for 2009 (#41 for ARIA)
This was supposed to be the fourth single from I'm not dead and in P!nk's native America it was, however, it was pushed back as the fifth single in the parts of the world where her earlier entry was released as a single likely due to fears that it being pushed as a single would result in her getting cancelled similar to how Madonna and the Dixie chicks did earlier in the decade. Of course, that didn't end up happening as this became a huge hit for her worldwide with little issue.
#53 for 2007 (#52 for ARIA)
This was the second single from Bomfunk MC to make it big worldwide, it's more or less like their earlier entry on this list only without the bizarre music video or the shout out to Smokie that the radio somehow missed had an f-bomb in. There's not much I can say about this song, it was a hit for the band that didn't lead them to have any further success.
#77 for 2000 (#73 for ARIA)
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.
#54 for 2002 (#46 for ARIA)
This was one of only two hits that 3 Doors down managed to achieve in Australia, the other was "Here without you" three years later which was a much more serious ballad compared to this pop rock classic which is all about the camp factor as evidence by the stupidly amazing video. It had a bit of a delay to its success here as it was already a moderate success in NZ the previous year for the band.
#27 for 2001 (#39 for ARIA)
This was the second single to come from Nelly Furtado's debut album, it was a big hit everywhere in the world except her native Canada where it wasn't even released as a single. I'm guessing because they weren't interested in her paying homage to her Portuguese heritage like the rest of the world was, in fact this was her big hit off her debut album in NZ and on Billboard because of this appeal.
#59 for 2001 (#52 for ARIA)
Well, I did warn you that this song would be much lower on this list than you'd think, once again you can thank Sony for this blunder who not only delayed this song's release by a month, but also had the audacity to pull it from shelves two months after it did come out. I'll go into details with these songs that suffered this sort of fate when I get around to the NZ side of these lists.
#72 for 2004 (#77 for ARIA)
Following the success she had with Josh Abrahams the previous year throughout Europe as the Puretones on their rebranded collaboration of "Addicted to bass," Amiel Daemion finally released a solo single which was a massive hit here in Australia due to it being about how she wrote as she puts it a "stupid love song" following the end of her relationship with someone that clearly connected with us Aussies.
#32 for 2003 (#35 for ARIA)
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.
#69 for 2001 (#68 for ARIA)
#64 for 2002 (#60 for ARIA)
This is a song I don't really remember from back in the day, likely because I remember "Over and over" being played on the radio while this song was charting which should give you an idea of where the radios priorities were back in the day. Still, this was a massive hit and one that finally convinced Christina Aguilera to realise her dream of making a double album of throwback hits from the forties.
#36 for 2004 (#32 for ARIA)
#43 for 2005 (#39 for ARIA)
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.
#56 for 2002 (#48 for ARIA)
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