Who Let the Dogs Out? That's it. And I'm just fine with that.

I knew fewer than I expected, which is odd as I listened to a lot of top 40 radio in the 2000s (my entertainment choice over tv). I also had to listen to a good number of them to get a yea or nay since I didn't generally pay attention to titles/artists.

2000 - 4 out of 6
"Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" by Ninedays
"Blue (Da ba dee)" by Eifel 65
"Gotta Tell You" by Samantha Mumba
"Who Let the Dogs Out?" by Baha Men

2001 - 5 out of 10
"I Wanna Be Bad" by Willa Ford
"Start the Commotion" by The Wiseguys
"Crazy for this Girl" by Evan and Jaron
"Around the World" by ATC
"Butterfly" by Crazy Town

2002 - 3 out of 5
"Addictive" by Truth Hurts
"Days Go By" by Dirty Vegas
"Youth of the Nation" by POD

2003 - 2 out of 5
"Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" by Lumidee
"Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne

2004 - 4 out of 6
"I Like That" by Houston
"The Reason" by Hoobastank
"Broken" by Seether and Amy Lee
"Lean Back" by Terror Squad

2005 - 3 out of 6
"Listen to Your Heart" by DHT
"Goin' Crazy" by Natalie
"Collide" by Howie Day

2006 - 6 out of 8
"Girl Next Door" by Saving Jane
"Where'd You Go" by Fort Minor
"Bad Day" by Daniel Powter
"You're Beautiful" by James Blunt
"Laffy Taffy" by D4L
"Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol

2007 - 5 out of 9
"Party Like a Rockstar" by Shop Boyz
"Here (In Your Arms)" by hellogoodbye
"The Way I Live" by Baby Boy da Prince
"Boston" by Augustana
"A Bay Bay" by Hurricane Chris

2008 - 3 out of 5
"Fall for You" by Secondhand Serenade
"Handlebars" by Flobots
"She Got it" by 2 Pistols

2009 - 3 out of 5
"I Love College" by Asher Roth [I hate this song]
"Goodbye" by Kristinia DeBarge
"Wanted" by Jessie James

I enjoyed so many of the great One Hit Wonders prior to 2000 ("In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry, "Thunder Island" by Jay Ferguson, "Right on Track" by Breakfast Club, "I Eat Cannibals" by Toto Coelo, "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals all come off the top of my head) but "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" was just about the last that I actually enjoyed listening to... but I could say that I haven't enjoyed much Post-2000 pop music. Is there a trigger that goes off in your head at a certain age? Mine must've hit at 45. I still hold out hope that Gotye has another hit on the Billboard charts (I was the first to post about him in Metafilter, mentioning his big hit FIFTH.), but then, I'm still waiting for Mungo Jerry's big follow-up.

2000
"Blue (Da ba dee)" by Eifel 65 (This was super popular in Italy the previous year. I was ahead of the curve!)
"Who Let the Dogs Out?" by Baha Men

2001
2002
2003
"Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne

2004
"Broken" by Seether and Amy Lee

2005
2006
"You're Beautiful" by James Blunt
"Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol

2007
2008
2009

So that's six. I kind of stopped with Top 40 pop more or less in 2000 and just picked it up again this past summer, so I hope to do better on the next decade's list.

Maybe four? Any more and I certainly don't know them by name. I first time I've heard top 40 in over a decade was last year.