Earning Comeback of the Decade honors was Mariah Carey, who had fallen from favor a few years back. But the big-voiced songstress struck back with the emotional mega-smash “We Belong Together.” Green Day’s alt-rock opera American Idiot proved that rock still had plenty of fight left in it. And Gwen Stefani, who was as big a style maven as rock singer, was heard poolside all summer long on her hit “Hollaback Girl.” Finding a pot of gold was new group the Pussycat Dolls, six female dancers and burlesque performers who typically appeared in lingerie, or close to it. Their light ‘n’ frothy pop was about as profound as Paris Hilton’s deepest thought, and almost as memorable.
100. Just The Girl, The Click Five
99. We Be Burnin’, Sean Paul
98. I’m Sprung, T-Pain ?
97. Wonderful, Ja Rule, R. Kelly, Ashanti
96. Ordinary People, John Legend
95. Chariot, Gavin DeGraw
94. O, Omarion
93. These Words, Natasha Bedingfield
92. True, Ryan Cabrera
91. U Already Know, 112 and Foxy Brown
90. Number One Spot, Ludacris
89. Lose My Breath, Destiny’s Child
88. As Good As I Once Was, Toby Keith
87. Give Me That, Webbie and Bun B
86. Back Then, Mike Jones
85. Don’t Lie, The Black-Eyed Peas
84. Mississippi Girl, Faith Hill
83. U Don’t Know Me, T.I.
82. Get Back, Ludacris
81. Girl Fight, Brooke Valentine and Lil Jon
80. Goin’ Crazy, Natalie
79. Numb/Encore, Jay-Z and Linkin Park
78. Your Body, Pretty Ricky
77. Outta Control (Remix), 50 Cent and Mobb Deep
76. Beautiful Soul, Jesse McCartney