Vh1 100 Greatest Songs Of The 00s May 2026

The 2000s were a weird, wonderful, transitional era: the last days of TRL, the birth of YouTube, and the golden age of the $0.99 iTunes download. VH1’s top 100 captures that chaos – even if they did Toxic dirty. What song was robbed? What’s too high? Drop your 2000s hot takes in the comments (or yell at me on social media – I’ll be listening to “Mr. Brightside” on loop).

— Blogged with nostalgia and a side of Frosted Lip Smackers vh1 100 greatest songs of the 00s

Let’s be real—if you were burning CDs, rocking a side part, or carrying a hot-pink Razr, the 2000s weren’t just a decade. They were a vibe . And in 2011, VH1 took a swing at ranking the soundtrack to our low-rise jeans and MySpace top 8. The 2000s were a weird, wonderful, transitional era: