2000s Pop Nostalgia
Toxic, Crazy In Love, Hey Ya! — the definitive 2000s throwback.
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About this world cup
The 2000s were pop's most chaotic decade: teen-pop giants growing up, hip-hop taking over radio, emo and pop-punk hitting the charts and a wave of dance-pop that set up the 2010s. This 64-song cup is a time capsule of all of it, from Toxic and Crazy In Love to Poker Face and I Gotta Feeling.
The field is heavy on the era's icons (Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Usher, Eminem, 50 Cent, Kanye West, Shakira, Coldplay) but it also makes room for the one-song legends: Vanessa Carlton's A Thousand Miles, Nelly's Hot In Herre, OutKast's Hey Ya!, Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl and Timbaland's Apologize all get their shot. The rock side of the decade is here too, with Green Day, Linkin Park, Evanescence, My Chemical Romance and The Killers.
This is the cup to play with friends who grew up on MTV. Every video is the official upload, cued to the part everyone still knows the words to.
Matchups to watch
Toxic vs Crazy In Love
Britney's masterpiece against Beyoncé's arrival as a solo superstar. Arguably the two best pop singles of the decade.
Lose Yourself vs In Da Club
Eminem's Oscar-winning anthem against 50 Cent's birthday song for the ages. Two rap records that ruled 2003.
Mr. Brightside vs Welcome to the Black Parade
The indie-rock singalong that never left the charts against the emo generation's national anthem.
All 64 contenders
- Britney Spears - Toxic
- Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
- Rihanna - Umbrella
- Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
- Usher - Yeah!
- OutKast - Hey Ya!
- Eminem - Lose Yourself
- 50 Cent - In Da Club
- Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
- Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love?
- Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
- Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River
- Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
- Shakira - Hips Don't Lie
- Avril Lavigne - Complicated
- Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi
- Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
- Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
- Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
- Lady Gaga - Poker Face
- Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous
- Coldplay - Viva La Vida
- Beyoncé - Crazy In Love
- Beyoncé - Single Ladies
- NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye
- Destiny's Child - Survivor
- Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
- Alicia Keys - No One
- Nelly - Dilemma (ft. Kelly Rowland)
- Nelly - Hot In Herre
- Kanye West - Stronger
- Kanye West - Gold Digger
- Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It's Hot
- 50 Cent - Candy Shop
- The Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha
- The Pussycat Dolls - Buttons
- Fergie - Fergalicious
- Timbaland - Apologize (ft. OneRepublic)
- Timbaland - The Way I Are
- Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
- Britney Spears - Womanizer
- Christina Aguilera - Dirrty
- Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head
- Madonna - Hung Up
- Shakira - Whenever, Wherever
- Beyoncé - Irreplaceable
- Beyoncé - Halo
- Rihanna - SOS
- Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
- Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles
- Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
- P!nk - So What
- Nelly Furtado - Maneater
- Green Day - American Idiot
- Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
- Linkin Park - In the End
- Linkin Park - Numb
- Evanescence - Bring Me to Life
- My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade
- The Killers - Mr. Brightside
- Coldplay - The Scientist
- Eminem - Without Me
- Eminem - Mockingbird
- Lady Gaga - Just Dance