The Best Songs That Came Out in the 2000s

I Kissed a Girl- Katy Perry

This was Katy Perry’s breakout hit single. Even with the queer undertones of this song pressing against the notoriously conservative radio airwaves, this song played thousands of times every day for the entire Summer of 2009.

The More You Know

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Creedence Clearwater Revival has the most No. 2 Billboard hits—without ever hitting No. 1.
Each member of Nirvana was kicked out of the Nevermind release party for starting a food fight.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.