Billboard #1 R&B Songs Of 2000 Rankdown (COMPLETE)

[Soulsista]

6. Hot Boyz - Missy Elliott

"Hot Boyz" was the third and final single from her album Da Real World. The original version only features Lil' Mo, but it was the remix, which features Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve, and Q-Tip, that was the main single. It was a Top 5 hit on the Hot 100 and spent 18 weeks at #1 on the rap chart. The music video primarily uses the remix, with one notable exception. Since Q-Tip wasn't in the video, his verse was replaced with Missy's verse from the original version.


Stats
Chart Entry: October 16, 1999
Peak Date: January 8, 2000
Weeks At #1: 6
Weeks In Top 10: 19
Weeks On Chart: 35
Hot 100 Peak: #5

Points: 352
Average: 7.43
Standard Deviation: 3.814 (T-5th lowest)

Soulsista - 2
B-Boy - 2
Private Dancer - 2
aerodynamite - 3
samo🦕 - 3
#LisaRinna - 4
mamooshka - 4
Gonza'90 - 4
Ky - 4
Ivy Leegue™ - 4

Dinosaur Encyclopedia - 6
.indulgecountry - 6
BB🌕 - 6
• Господин Умљеновић • - 7
singingrulebritannia - 8
jtd Thee Stallion - 9
rowellfarm490 - 9
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 9
jenglisbe - 10
alexcuse - 10

Mayman - 11
wyckyd - 11
ilikemilk - 11
312999 - 11
beyoncelover - 12
PREDS PRIDE - 12
erosthegreekgod - 14
maseruck - 14

[Soulsista]

The Top 5:

Say My Name - Destiny's Child
He Wasn't Man Enough - Toni Braxton
Bag Lady - Erykah Badu
Ms. Jackson - Outkast
Independent Women Part 1 - Destiny's Child

We've got two Destiny's Child songs in the Top 5...will both of them make the Top 2? Toni and Erykah are also back in the Top 5, will one of them make it to the top? Or will we see our first hip hop winner in this series?

Find out when the Billboard #1 R&B Songs Of 2000 Rankdown concludes tomorrow!

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{R&B Class Of 2000}jenglisbe beyoncelover singingrulebritannia B-Boy aerodynamite Mayman jtd Thee Stallion Dinosaur Encyclopedia #LisaRinna rowellfarm490 • Господин Умљеновић • PREDS PRIDE mamooshka 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 alexcuse Gonza'90 .indulgecountry wyckyd Private Dancer samo🦕 erosthegreekgod maseruck ilikemilk Ky BB🌕 312999 Ivy Leegue™

[maseruck]

The Jay-Z song here isn’t my favorite of his, but 10th feels harsh to me.

Surprised that Get It On Tonite made it to 8. I didn’t dislike the track, but it really didn’t do a lot for me. It was just kinda there.

Glad 4 of my top 5 are still in (not upset to see my 7 in the top 5 though)

[#LisaRinna]

Hoping for Say My Name (best DC song!) or Miss TONI.

[Ivy Leegue™]

Jun 12, 2024 14:50:12 GMT -5 #LisaRinna said:

Hoping for Say My Name (best DC song!) or Miss TONI.

*shrieks in Beyonce* BAY. BEEE. SAY. MYYY. NAAAAAAAAAME! WHOOOOOOOOOO-OOOOO-OOOOOOH!!

[Soulsista]

Today's extra is from the soundtrack to the movie Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. It topped the Hot 100 and peaked at #3 for R&B.

Doesn't Really Matter - Janet Jackson

[beyoncelover]

10. I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) - Jay-Z (7): I would have loved seeing this make it even higher, but I'm glad to see this song make it to the Top 10. This is such a fire jam that I absolutely love a ton from Jay-Z. Probably up there as one of my favorite songs of his, though not sure where.

9. No More - Ruff Endz (11): This song did better than I expected. But also quite an impressive showing for this song despite not having any Top 4 rankings. This is a really cool, smooth jam and a great hit for Ruff Endz. Sadly, they were one hit wonders with this and it would have been nice seeing them have more hits but at least they had this song.

8. Get It On Tonite - Montell Jordan (14): This is cool, smooth and I do really like this. It's not a hugee favorite and I think it's one of those songs I don't realize how much I enjoy it until re-listening to it. It's good but still not close to "This Is How We Do It" for me.

7. Maria Maria - Santana feat. The Product G&B (2): Oooh danggg, not me losing my #2 right before the Top 5. :'( Ugh no, I'm sad about that - such a bummer. But yeah with my high ranking, I absolutely LOVE this song so much. It's so good - it's smooth, sensual, catchy and just got such a good vibe to it. Also love the storytelling in the song too.

6. Hot Boyz - Missy Elliott (6): This is also a cool and hot song from Missy. Again, it's another song I do really like but it's not one of my major favorites from Missy. But I do enjoy the beat and what all of the artists bring with their rap verses + Lil' Mo on the chorus. And yeah I also prefer and am more familiar the remix version.

Regarding the extras, wow... once again, I'm reallly surprised about "I Wanna Know" not hitting #1 on the R&B Billboard charts. I reallly love that song a ton, one of my favorites from 2000 and a song I certainly would have ranked it high on this list - like within my Top 5.

Okay now "Doesn't Really Matter" not making it to #1 doesn't surprise me too much. Not an ultimate favorite of mine from Janet, but I still love this and think this is a really cute and fun song.

This is a strong Top 5! My remaining spots left: 1, 3, 4, 5, 17

OMGG such a difference with having most of the songs in my Top 5 vs. my #17. Rooting for any of the songs in my Top 5 and not my #17, of course lmao.

[312999]

Jun 12, 2024 16:32:32 GMT -5 beyoncelover said:

This is a strong Top 5! My remaining spots left: 1, 3, 4, 5, 17

OMGG such a difference with having most of the songs in my Top 5 vs. my #17. Rooting for any of the songs in my Top 5 and not my #17, of course lmao.

If you want good news, I feel like your 17 is my 16, so that helps, but will see how it goes.

[B-Boy]

I've always been a huge fan of the "Hot Boyz" remix. I get so amped whenever I hear Nas, Eve and even Q-Tip spit their verses. Missy and Lil' Mo came through with the vocals and Tim with the beat. It was close to making the Top 5.

I'm thinking Destiny's Child or Toni will win this rankdown.

[PREDS PRIDE]

1 2 3 4 16 lmao. i'll be cool as long as my 16 doesn't win i've never been huge on that song

[Soulsista]

Welcome back to the conclusion of the Billboard #1 R&B Songs Of 2000 Rankdown!

The first song leaving us now has the 2nd highest SD. Five people will lose a bottom 5, and on the flip side someone will lose their #1 (and that someone is me 😒).

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[Soulsista]

5. Bag Lady - Erykah Badu

"Bag Lady" was the lead single from her sophomore studio album Mama's Gun. Co-written with Isaac Hayes, it was her first Top 10 hit on the Hot 100 and received Grammy nominations for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song.

The music video uses the Cheeba Sac remix, which samples "Xxplosive" by Dr. Dre, which itself is based on "Bumpy's Lament" from the Shaft soundtrack.


Stats
Chart Entry: July 29, 2000
Peak Date: October 7, 2000
Weeks At #1: 7
Weeks In Top 10: 16
Weeks On Chart: 33
Hot 100 Peak: #6

Points: 370
Average: 6.79
Standard Deviation: 5.238 (2nd highest)

Soulsista - 1
singingrulebritannia - 2
aerodynamite - 2
Dinosaur Encyclopedia - 2
Gonza'90 - 2
wyckyd - 2
erosthegreekgod - 2
Private Dancer - 3
BB🌕 - 3
rowellfarm490 - 4
.indulgecountry - 4
jenglisbe - 5
Mayman - 5
#LisaRinna - 5
maseruck - 5
ilikemilk - 5

B-Boy - 6
Ivy Leegue™ - 6
mamooshka - 7
samo🦕 - 7
Ky - 7
• Господин Умљеновић • - 11
jtd Thee Stallion - 12

Too Much Baggage:
PREDS PRIDE - 16
alexcuse - 16
312999 - 16
beyoncelover - 17
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 17


Three #1s go down with the next reveal. Five others will get rid of a bottom 10.

[Soulsista]

4. Independent Women Part 1 - Destiny's Child

"Independent Women Part I" was released from the soundtrack to the movie Charlie's Angels. It topped the dance and Hot 100 charts, and also hit #1 in Britain and New Zealand. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Song Written For a Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. It was also nominated for Worst Song at the Stinkers Bad Movie Awards.

The song was the first to feature vocals by Michelle Williams, and the only one to feature vocals by Farrah Franklin, who had already left the group by the time of its release.

Apologies to PREDS PRIDE, .indulgecountry, and samo🦕...


Stats
Chart Entry: September 16, 2000
Peak Date: December 23, 2000
Weeks At #1: 3
Weeks In Top 10: 12
Weeks On Chart: 27
Hot 100 Peak: #1 (11 weeks)

Points: 388
Average: 6.14
Standard Deviation: 4.301 (9th highest)

PREDS PRIDE - 1
.indulgecountry - 1
samo🦕 - 1
mamooshka - 2
Mayman - 3
• Господин Умљеновић • - 3
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 3
maseruck - 3
Ivy Leegue™ - 3
jenglisbe - 4
Private Dancer - 4
BB🌕 - 4
beyoncelover - 5
erosthegreekgod - 5

Soulsista - 6
jtd Thee Stallion - 6
#LisaRinna - 6
rowellfarm490 - 6
B-Boy - 7
aerodynamite - 7
Dinosaur Encyclopedia - 8
wyckyd - 8
singingrulebritannia - 9
312999 - 10

alexcuse - 11
Ky - 11
Gonza'90 - 17
ilikemilk - 18


Taking the bronze is a song that has five #1s...and five bottom 10s.

[samo🦕]

i'm fine with this, unless Outkast aren't winning

[Soulsista]

3. He Wasn't Man Enough - Toni Braxton

"He Wasn't Man Enough" was the lead single from her third album The Heat. Produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, it's her most recent Top 10 on the Hot 100 and topped the charts in Poland. It won a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and was nominated for Best R&B Song.

Apologies to • Господин Умљеновић •, mamooshka, 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲, Private Dancer, and Ky...


Stats
Chart Entry: March 4, 2000
Peak Date: April 29, 2000
Weeks At #1: 4
Weeks In Top 10: 11
Weeks On Chart: 27
Hot 100 Peak: #2


Points: 404
Average: 5.57
Standard Deviation: 3.814 (T-5th lowest)

• Господин Умљеновић • - 1
mamooshka - 1
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 1
Private Dancer - 1
Ky - 1
jtd Thee Stallion - 2
#LisaRinna - 2
jenglisbe - 3
.indulgecountry - 3
beyoncelover - 4
B-Boy - 4
PREDS PRIDE - 4
erosthegreekgod - 4
Soulsista - 5
wyckyd - 5
samo🦕 - 5

singingrulebritannia - 6
Mayman - 7
rowellfarm490 - 7
maseruck - 7
BB🌕 - 7
Ivy Leegue™ - 7
Dinosaur Encyclopedia - 9
aerodynamite - 10

Gonza'90 - 11
alexcuse - 12
312999 - 13
ilikemilk - 14

[Soulsista]

vs.




They're separated by 12 points! Who will take the crown, DC or Outkast? The final 2 are coming up!

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[Soulsista]

But first, an extra. The single that preceded "Incomplete" peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and #3 on the Hot 100, topped the charts in New Zealand, and received four Grammy nominations. It contains an interpolation of "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin, which led to songwriters Desmond Child and Draco Rosa receiving songwriting credit, and Child owning a majority of the song's publishing.

Fun fact: the instrumental was originally intended for Michael Jackson.

Thong Song - SisQó


The remix, featuring Foxy Brown, was featured on the soundtrack to Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.

[#LisaRinna]

Come on DC!!

[Soulsista]

Here we go, the final 2...



2. Say My Name - Destiny's Child

"Say My Name" was the third single from The Writing's On The Wall. It topped the Hot 100 and also hit #1 in Australia. It also won Grammys for Best R&B Vocal Performance By a Duo Or Group and Best R&B Song, and was nominated for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year.

The music video was the first with new members Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin, who joined the group after LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett left.


Stats
Chart Entry: December 4, 1999
Peak Date: March 18, 2000
Weeks At #1: 3
Weeks In Top 10: 11
Weeks On Chart: 35
Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)

Points: 433
Average: 4.54
Standard Deviation: 3.939 (7th lowest)

beyoncelover - 1
B-Boy - 1
#LisaRinna - 1
alexcuse - 1
Ivy Leegue™ - 1
Mayman - 2
rowellfarm490 - 2
• Господин Умљеновић • - 2
PREDS PRIDE - 2
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 2
.indulgecountry - 2
maseruck - 2
Ky - 2
BB🌕 - 2
singingrulebritannia - 3
Soulsista - 4
Dinosaur Encyclopedia - 4
samo🦕 - 4
jtd Thee Stallion - 5
Private Dancer - 5

mamooshka - 6
jenglisbe - 8
Gonza'90 - 8
aerodynamite - 9
312999 - 9

erosthegreekgod - 11
wyckyd - 12
ilikemilk - 16

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And now, the #1...



1. Ms. Jackson - Outkast

Leave it to Outkast to be the first hip hop winner in this series.

"Ms. Jackson" was the second single from their album Stankonia. Inspired by André 3000's relationship with Erykah Badu, it topped the rap and Hot 100 charts and hit #1 in four other countries. It won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance By a Duo Or Group.

Congrats to Mayman , rowellfarm490 , maseruck , and BB🌕 for a perfect Top 2!


Stats
Chart Entry: October 28, 2000
Peak Date: December 16, 2000
Weeks At #1: 2
Weeks In Top 10: 16
Weeks On Chart: 26
Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)

Points: 445
Average: 4.11
Standard Deviation: 4.458 (8th highest)

singingrulebritannia - 1
aerodynamite - 1
Mayman - 1
jtd Thee Stallion - 1
Dinosaur Encyclopedia - 1
rowellfarm490 - 1
Gonza'90 - 1
wyckyd - 1
erosthegreekgod - 1
maseruck - 1
BB🌕 - 1
312999 - 1

alexcuse - 2
samo🦕 - 2
Ivy Leegue™ - 2
Soulsista - 3
beyoncelover - 3
PREDS PRIDE - 3
ilikemilk - 3
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 4

jenglisbe - 6
• Господин Умљеновић • - 6
#LisaRinna - 8
B-Boy - 9
Private Dancer - 9

mamooshka - 11
.indulgecountry - 15
Ky - 17


And that concludes the Billboard #1 R&B Songs Of 2000 Rankdown! Thanks to everyone who participated.

The next rankdown is headed your way soon!

[singingrulebritannia]

Awesome! Let's fucking go!

[Mayman]

Classic song and one of their best. Obvious but great winner!

Thanks for hosting once again, I enjoy this series a lot!

[#LisaRinna]

A bit overrated, but hey...

Thank you Soulsista!

[Soulsista]

Perfect Rankings:

jenglisbe / Mayman / .indulgecountry / BB🌕 - 6
maseruck - 5
aerodynamite / jtd Thee Stallion / • Господин Умљеновић • / rowellfarm490 / PREDS PRIDE - 3
Soulsista / #LisaRinna / 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 / Private Dancer / Ivy Leegue™ / Gonza'90 / wyckyd / erosthegreekgod / Dinosaur Encyclopedia - 2
B-Boy / mamooshka / alexcuse / ilikemilk / Ky / singingrulebritannia / 312999 - 1
samo🦕 / beyoncelover - 0

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I'll leave you with one final extra. The debut single by this singer from Pennsylvania peaked at #15 on the R&B chart and #7 on the Hot 100. Co-written by Kandi Burruss.

There You Go - P!nk

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Happy to see my top 4 in the top 5! Looking forward to 2001!

[Ivy Leegue™]

Forgot I ranked Ms Jackson so high, but it is one of Outkast's bests, so not mad at it. Thanks, Soulsista!

[beyoncelover]

5. Bag Lady - Erykah Badu (17): Okay, I dooo like (and sometimes really like) this song, but phew glad to see this was the first one to drop out of the Top 5. It's a cool, smooth song and Erykah sings well on it. But it just doesn't click or excite me like most of the songs on this list. Also impressive how there are a lot of #2s and #5s here too. Wow, this having the 2nd highest SD, which I guess isn't too surprising.

4. Independent Women Part 1 - Destiny's Child (5): Oh wow, I didn't even know or realize that this song featured vocals from Farrah Franklin. Here I thought she wasn't on any of the Destiny's Child recordings. Anywho, I do really love this song a ton and it's one of the many great hits from DC! Love this song as it's fun, catchy and has a strong message to it. But also fine with it going out as I prefer the 3 other songs.

3. He Wasn't Man Enough - Toni Braxton (4): Oooh wow, this is kind of a shock seeing this song miss out making the Top 2. :o I do really love this song but I don't mind it missing out making it there. But yeah this is a classic Toni jam. She sounds great and hot on this and this is such a fun and catchy jam!

Oooh nicee and very happy with this being #1 vs. #3. Rooting for my #1 but won't be mad if my #3 wins. Also wow at a 12 point difference. :o

2. Say My Name - Destiny's Child (1): Ughh dangg it, I just had a strong feeling that "Say My Name" wasn't going to pull out the win here, ugh. I'm a little sad about that. :( This is definitely such an iconic, amazing and outstanding song from Destiny's Child. It's my favorite song of theirs and would be amongst one of my all-time favorites. Yayy for the 5 #1s and 9 #2s, which is all very impressive! If this couldn't win, I'm glad this was able to make it all the way to #2.

1. Ms. Jackson - Outkast (3): DANNGGG at the 12 #1s. That is absolutely insane! Kinda shocked this wasn't the runaway winner because of that lmao. Yeah I had a feeling "Ms. Jackson" would win..... and I'm not mad about it. This is a classic and outstanding song from OutKast... and certainly iconic too. It's pretty cool how this was the first hip-hop song to win this rankdown. I love all of the rapping from both guys and that chorus is so undeniable.

Of the extras, I really love "Thong Song" a ton and it's such a classic from Sisqo. I am pretty sure this would have made my Top 7, possibly Top 5 here. I also love "There U Go." This was a great and fun debut single from P!nk, though it's so different from her other songs.

Aww sad that I wasn't able to get any perfect ranks but it goes like that sometimes.

Thanks for hosting this game as always, Soulsista! Can't wait for the next one!

[beyoncelover]

Jun 12, 2024 16:38:09 GMT -5 312999 said:

Jun 12, 2024 16:32:32 GMT -5 beyoncelover said:

This is a strong Top 5! My remaining spots left: 1, 3, 4, 5, 17

OMGG such a difference with having most of the songs in my Top 5 vs. my #17. Rooting for any of the songs in my Top 5 and not my #17, of course lmao.

If you want good news, I feel like your 17 is my 16, so that helps, but will see how it goes.

And you were right! haha it's cool how you were able to predict/call this out, lmao.