| Genre | Representative Song (Rank) | Why It Matters | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | "Welcome to the Black Parade" – My Chemical Romance (#13) | The theatrical peak of Hot Topic culture. | | Indie Rock | "Float On" – Modest Mouse (#24) | How indie went mainstream without selling out. | | Country Crossover | "Before He Cheats" – Carrie Underwood (#38) | The revenge fantasy that united Nashville and Top 40. | | Snap/Dance Rap | "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" – Soulja Boy (#72) | Love it or hate it, it invented viral dance moves. | | Garage Rock Revival | "Fell in Love with a Girl" – The White Stripes (#19) | Three chords, a Lego video, and pure rage. | | Teen Pop | "...Baby One More Time" – Britney Spears (#17) | Technically 1999, but its shadow loomed over 2000. |
If VH1 were to remake the list today (for 2025), what would change? Perhaps "Toxic" would break the top 10. "Since U Been Gone" might fall. But one thing is certain: There is no song that better sums up the decade's irony, joy, and underlying sadness than André 3000 asking, "Y'all don't want to hear me, you just want to dance." vh1 100 greatest songs of the 2000s