Heppolo's #1s Top 100 of 2000s

[heppolo]

Really like Matchbox Twenty and this is a very good song.
Maybe a bit too fluffy, polished and a safe AC production. Nevertheless, I really like it.
Those were the times when such a sound could get you to #1 in America.

Surprisingly, it's their only #1 hit in their career, yet "3am" or "Unwell" seem to be way more popular than "Bent"

[heppolo]

#19 Elisa - Luce

Year of release: 2001
Genre: Pop/Rock
#1 in Italy

Here we go again with Italy and a San Remo number one in the chart. Elisa Toffoli could be written off as a Laura Pausini clone or as an Italian attempt at Alanis Morissette type of a career, but the recent release of "L'Anima Vola" made me come back to re-evaluate Elisa's discography and I come to terms that "Luce" is actually very good for 2001 (and a #1 single). The song is essentially about love and Elisa tells her lover to speak and then to listen to her.

"Luce" was re-released in English as "Come Speak To Me" a year later, so that you are able to compare two versions.

[heppolo]

#18 In-grid – Tu Es Foutu

Year of release: 2002
Genre: Dance-pop, House
#1 in Sweden in 2003

What's this one-hit wonder doing this high in the countdown? Probably I gave it a pass for being too European.
In-Grid's debut single warned us via the "I Was a Ye-Ye Girl" title, but in "Tu Es Foutu (You Are Screwed)" In-Grid comes guns blazing, turning 60s pop into a groovy dance track.
The accordeon-based hook is quite infectious (it can certainly compete with Verka Serduchka's "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" in the catchiest accordeon-based hooks competition).

[trebor]

#19 Elisa
Oh, this is a nice surprise! Magnificent song. NB: Full title: "Luce (Tramonti A Nord Est)"
Amazingly enough, she is still a relevant artist with chart success in Italy.

[heppolo]

#19 Elisa
Oh, this is a nice surprise! Magnificent song. NB: Full title: "Luce (Tramonti A Nord Est)"
Amazingly enough, she is still a relevant artist with chart success in Italy.

Yes, it seems like San Remo is a better career opportunity than Eurovision, lots of successful carrers in the last two decades alone.
Elisa even has been featured in the Imagine Dragons' "Birds" recently.

[trebor]

San Remo:
Yes, definitely; but it always depends how strong the act itself is. It helps to kick-start you overnight. Question is whether some of the successful artists wouldn't have made it and found fame going the regular way.

#18 In-Grid:
Not crazy mad about it. Remember it was on power-play on VIVA or MTV. It's a bit of a novelty, and she is not even French.

[Magnus]

#20 Matchbox Twenty - Bent
#19 Elisa - Luce

"Bent" is amazing! It's one of my favourite songs ever with male vocals (especially from 2000 onwards)! It was a #1 on my chart in 2000, #4 on the YEC and #54 (which feels too low) on my decade chart for 2000-2009. Didn't expect to see it here!

I had totally forgotten that "Come Speak to Me" wasn't the original version. This reached #2 on my chart, YEC #10 (2002) and DEC #224. Elisa also had four other songs in my top 10 in 2002-2003.

[heppolo]

#18 In-Grid:
Not crazy mad about it. Remember it was on power-play on VIVA or MTV. It's a bit of a novelty, and she is not even French.

Yes, it was in (kinda) broken French, yet that accordeon hook was something quite unusual and distinctive.

[heppolo]

#20 Matchbox Twenty - Bent
#19 Elisa - Luce

"Bent" is amazing! It's one of my favourite songs ever with male vocals (especially from 2000 onwards)! It was a #1 on my chart in 2000, #4 on the YEC and #54 (which feels too low) on my decade chart for 2000-2009. Didn't expect to see it here!

I had totally forgotten that "Come Speak to Me" wasn't the original version. This reached #2 on my chart, YEC #10 (2002) and DEC #224. Elisa also had four other songs in my top 10 in 2002-2003.

wow, that "Bent" run is actually pretty strong.
Elisa surely had some great songs in her discography

[heppolo]

#17 Stereophonics - Dakota

Year of release: 2005
Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop/Rock
#1 in the UK

The road to #1 wasn't easy for Stereophonics, it took them a few big hits and successful albums to finally get there. I have to say that "Language. Sex. Violence. Other?" is my favourite Stereophonics album, it's a bit darker and more packed with guitar riffs than their previous efforts.
However, chart-wise it went downhill from "Dakota" for Stereophonics.

[Benny]

'Tu es foutu' was a sleeper hit in Germany in 2003. It was one of two big French hits at the time, the other one being Kate Ryan's cover version of Mylène Farmer's 'Désenchantée'.

'Dakota' is great, my favourite Stereophonics song.

[heppolo]

#16 Oasis - Lyla

Year of release: 2005
Genre: Britpop
#1 in the UK

I always loved Oasis attempts at anthemic rock, because Liam lived up to a rock'n'roll status. And it wasn't really important if the lyrics were crap or the song sounded samey, if you have Liam's loud mouth at the front you are good to go.

[heppolo]

#15 La Roux - Bulletproof

Year of release: 2009
Genre: Synthpop
#1 in the UK

Just like The Ting Tings, La Roux sadly proved to be a one-album wonder. Nevertheless, both "Bulletproof" and "In For The Kill" are the classics of new synthpop era. Moreover, the instrumental in "Bulletproof" uses the 8-bit music as the reference point.

[heppolo]

#14 Emiliana Torrini – Jungle Drum

Year of release: 2009
Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Rock
#1 in Germany, Belgium(Flanders), Austria

We've reached the point when the whole thing might be dismissed as a joke or a kids tv countdown (especially by the Germans, who suffered a seven-week run of "Jungle Drum" at #1).
However, this song is almost irresistible and can be compared with some of the catchiest Nancy Sinatra songs.

[Benny]

'Bulletproof' & 'Jungle Drum' are both great, though the latter was overplayed to death on German radio.

[heppolo]

'Tu es foutu' was a sleeper hit in Germany in 2003. It was one of two big French hits at the time, the other one being Kate Ryan's cover version of Mylène Farmer's 'Désenchantée'.

'Dakota' is great, my favourite Stereophonics song.

Yeah, I kept seeing 'Tu Es Foutu' on VIVA every now and then in 2003.

[jszmiles]

Bulletproof and Jungle Drum are classic for me, really enjoyed them back them. M20 had better with Unwell.

Dakota is best from last bunch of songs, made me love Stereophonics actually

[heppolo]

'Bulletproof' & 'Jungle Drum' are both great, though the latter was overplayed to death on German radio.

'Jungle Drum' wasn't meant to be that successful in Germany, it was a little twee indie pop song at heart

[trebor]

RE: Jungle Drum
This is from Wikipedia

In 2009 it also appeared in the Germany's Next Topmodel TV show.[10] Thus, the song became very popular in German-speaking countries

[heppolo]

Bulletproof and Jungle Drum are classic for me, really enjoyed them back them. M20 had better with Unwell.

Dakota is best from last bunch of songs, made me love Stereophonics actually

'Dakota' is so well-thought, it manages to grab you and keeps the listener pumped till the very end of the song.