The Best Songs That Came Out in the 2000s

Beautiful Day: U2

U2 is the first Irish rock band to hit the Billboard top 100, and their outstanding run at 21st place for an ENTIRE YEAR has yet to be matched by anyone. This song won U2 three Grammy’s, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Rock Group of the Year.

The More You Know

During a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, someone donated $35,000 so that VH1 Classic would have to play “99 Luftballons” on repeat for an entire hour.
Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury supposedly had a falling out because Michael brought his pet llama to the recording studio.
After Kurt Cobain passed away, Dave Grohl almost joined Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers after they played together on Saturday Night Live.
Dave Grohl was so intimidated by Kurt Cobain that he hid a lot of the music he made while on tour with Nirvana. After Cobain's death, the tucked away music would become Foo Fighters' first album.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.