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Top 100 Pop Songs of 2001

The Best Songs of the Year

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90. Queens Of the Stone Age - "The Lost Art Of Keeping a Secret"

Queens of the Stone Age - "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"Courtesy Interscope

Heavy rockers Queens of the Stone Age paved their way for future success with this first single to gain widespread attention in both the US and the UK. Included on the album R it reached the top 25 of the mainstream rock chart in the US and the pop top 40 in the UK.

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89. S Club 7 - "Never Had a Dream Come True"

S-Club 7 - "Never Had a Dream Come True"Courtesy Polydor

This sweet pop ballad brought S Club 7 mania to the US. It was the sixth consecutive top 3 pop hit for the group in the UK and became their first top 10 in the US. The group made an appearance on MTV's TRL to promote the single.

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88. O-Town - "All Or Nothing"

O-Town - O-TownCourtesy J Records

O-Town were a boy band formed from the winners of the first season of ABC's competition show Making the Band. "All Or Nothing" was the group's second and biggest hit rising to #3 on the charts.

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87. Jessica Simpson - "Irresistible"

Jessica Simpson - "Irresistible"Courtesy Columbia

This title single from Jessica Simpson's second album generated some controversy due to the sexuality of its lyrics and heavily processed vocals. It went to #15 on the pop singles chart.

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86. *NSYNC - "This I Promise You"

*NSYNC - "This I Promise You"Courtesy Jive

"This I Promise You" was *NSYNC's fourth consecutive top 5 hit. It was the last from their album No Strings Attached. The group scored their first adult contemporary hit with the single and it spent 13 weeks at #1 there.

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85. Backstreet Boys - "More Than That"

Backstreet Boys - "More Than That"Courtesy Jive

Although at the time its performance was somewhat disappointing for a Backstreet Boys single, "More Than That" did sell 800,000 copies and just missed the top 10 in the UK. It was the group's 10th top 40 pop hit in the US.

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84. Britney Spears - "Stronger"

Britney Spears - "Stronger"Courtesy Jive

"Stronger" was the third single from Britney Spears' Oops! I Did It Again album. It has a catchy, uptempo danceable beat and just missed the top 10 landing at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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83. Samantha Mumba - "Baby, Come Over"

Samantha Mumba - "Baby, Come Over"Courtesy A&M

Irish singer Samantha Mumba was signed to a contract as a teenager by noted boy band manager Louis Walsh. This was her follow up to the top five hit "Gotta Tell You." It reached #5 in the UK but failed to make the top 40 in the US.

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82. Ricky Martin with Christina Aguilera - "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely"

Ricky Martin - "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely"Courtesy Columbia

This collaboration between two stars with Latin backgrounds received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals. It was also a #1 Latin pop hit while going to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. It did not have an official physical single release and most likely would have charted much higher if that had been the case.

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81. City High - "What Would You Do?"

City High - "What Would You Do?"Courtesy Interscope

R&B trio City High blasted into the pop top 10 with this socially conscious debut hit. It remains a well-received song for its sensitive treatment of the personal perils of economic struggle.

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