But 20 years ago, the oft-maligned genre feels more like a refreshing shift that cleared out the last remaining vestiges of grunge - thanks to smashes like Limp Bizkit’s “Nookie.” Lifted from the band’s sophomore album Significant Other, the single showcased frontman Fred Durst’s petty misogyny, not-so-tightly concealed by the obnoxiously undeniable groove. Let’s face it: the nu-metal era that rattled the late ‘90s and early ‘00s was weird as hell. Kelly says he persuaded Maxwell to drop his ambition to record the Life soundtrack’s title cut in favor of this quiet storm jam - and we are all better for it. If fans of the neo-soul prince’s first album Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite thought sophomore LP Embrya lacked direction, “Fortunate” steadied the course, as a swooping falsetto run bursts forth seconds after pressing play, and envelops the listener in a lush, intimate vocal verse. But the song hangs on its unique one-word title to simply and completely describe the mood Maxwell creates: Plenty of singers have been “blessed” or “lucky” throughout pop history only one remains fortunate. Over time, it’s become a staple at mile-marker events, from campfire sing-alongs to send offs of any sort - meaning that in an ironic twist, “Remember” very well could now be an ode to itself.
The lyrics to Sarah McLachlan’s gently timeless piano ballad - a surprise hit off her live Mirrorball set, four years after its initial debut on the Brothers McMullen soundtrack - so perfectly capture the concept of saying “so long” and moving on that one can’t hear it without visualizing a montage of playing behind it. Sarah McLachlan, “I Will Remember You” (Live) (No. See our list below - with a Spotify playlist of all the songs at the bottom - and look out for more content from the year that brought Kenny G back to the Hot 100 all week on .ĩ9. So apologies to “Say My Name,” “What a Girl Wants,” “Maria Maria” and several others - we’ll probably see them on this list next year. 1 until the year after, we’re counting ’em for ’00. But if they didn’t hit the Hot 100 until the next year, or if they debuted in ’99 but didn’t hit No.
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