Because of that, the top songs of the decade are contentious. By some metrics, it seems like the 2000s were all about hip hop and rap. By others, it seems like the country-pop realm was dominating ...

pop music in the 2000s was just different than it is today. If you need some inspiration for your throwback playlist, you can check out some of the best pop songs of the decade here.

By 2000, not so much. Matchbox Twenty’s “Bent” and Creed’s “Arms Wide Open” were the hardest rock songs to make it to the top ...