Top 50 Most Long-Lasting #1 Hits of the '00s

[Sweat]

I got bored and decided to see which #1 hits from the '00s had the most longevity based on the amount of plays they got from Spotify and here's the top 50 I compiled from that. (Apologies for the crap formatting of the list)

 

Eminem - Lose Yourself                374,085,424
Kanye West - Stronger                289,808,454
Coldplay - Viva la Vida                286,237,147
OutKast - Hey Ya!                    228,702,847
Kanye West - Gold Digger                224,060,635
Shakira - Hips Don't Lie                197,944,599
Beyonce - Crazy in Love                192,824,349
James Blunt - You're Beautiful            181,155,819
50 Cent - In da Club                179,838,826
Usher - Yeah!                    179,736,020
The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling            175,095,455
Lady Gaga - Poker Face                159,991,124
Justin Timberlake - SexyBack            159,671,611
Shaggy - It Wasn't Me                157,649,860
Ke$ha - TiK ToK                    156,414,176
Owl City - Fireflies                    153,710,411
Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah            151,001,208
Nickelback - How You Remind Me            146,186,816
Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)        141,847,892
Mario - Let Me Love You                136,690,349
OutKast - Ms. Jackson                135,682,347
Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say                129,773,200
Destiny's Child - Say My Name            128,354,389
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love                126,084,173
Snoop Dogg - Drop it Like It's Hot            124,873,178
Flo Rida - Low                    121,639,466
Rihanna - Umbrella                    120,142,392
Ne-Yo - So Sick                    119,164,027
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl            115,751,174
Beyonce - Irreplaceable                113,119,526
50 Cent - Candy Shop                111,765,151
Nelly - Dilemma                    110,607,799
Alicia Keys - No One                110,233,559
Daniel Powter - Bad Day                105,563,329
Rihanna - Take a Bow                104,435,428
Lady Gaga - Just Dance                104,054,202
Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous                100,086,404
T.I. - Whatever You Like                97,875,012
T.I. - Live Your Life                    96,965,205
Sean Paul - Temperature                95,844,691
Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl                92,764,389
Alicia Keys - Fallin'                    89,750,489
Lil Wayne - Lollipop                    88,878,143
Usher - My Boo                    87,677,380
Timbaland - Apologize                87,175,296
Flo Rida - Right Round                86,511,099
Nelly - Hot in Herre                    85,521,308
T-Pain - Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')        81,788,796
Soulja Boy - Crank That (Soulja Boy)            80,496,873
Rihanna - Disturbia                    79,815,157

 

 

Some points I wanted to make:

• Empire State of Mind, I feel, would've made this list if Jay-Z wasn't a piece of shit who kept his original songs off of Spotify.
• It shouldn't be surprising that the latter half of the decade has more songs on this list. There were so many songs from '00 to '05 that had less than even 10 million plays. It's funny to me how disposable the early 2000's were compared to the latter half considering that period is probably gonna be known as an era where pop music was massive in hindsight.
• How the fuck did Let Me Love You by Mario earn so much longevity. That's so high for a song that I assumed was forgotten.
• As to be expected, we still love Usher, Beyonce and Rihanna.
• When it comes to Nelly's #1 hits, I didn't know Dilemma was more popular than Hot in Herre but here you go.
• I hear about people feeling intense hatred towards Smooth by Santana due to how overplayed it allegedly was, so it's funny to me how it didn't even make the top 50. Maybe the overexposure backlash was permanent.
• I'm also insanely baffled over there being no We Belong Together by Mariah Carey. That song is still loved and it was the biggest hit of the decade when it comes to chart performance, so it genuinely beats me over how it didn't make the list.
• Does it really surprise anyone that Lose Yourself is the most popular song from that decade? Honestly, it still sounds fresh to me and it's funny how I know multiple people who despise Eminem (both on the internet and in real life) who like that song anyway.

[4EverGreen]

I agree with twelve of the songs on this list, but no Backstreet Boys, N*SYNC, or Michael Jackson? SERIOUSLY?!  At least the 2000's weren't as BAD of a decade for music as I thought it was.

[Joe Biden]

54 minutes ago, 4EverGreen said:

I agree with twelve of the songs on this list, but no Backstreet Boys, N*SYNC, or Michael Jackson? SERIOUSLY?!  At least the 2000's weren't as BAD of a decade for music as I thought it was.

I don't remember Michael Jackson having any #1 songs in the 2000s. In fact, I don't even remember any of his 2000s songs. He really wasn't as prolific as he was in the '70s/'80s/'90s.

[kylie]

we belong together song of the decade outsold all 

[Wumbo]

god dammit where is bryan adams on this list