40. Ben Harper - "Steal My Kisses"
Courtesy Virgin
Guitarist Ben Harper hit big on the Adult Top 40 radio chart with this single from his album Burn to Shine. It features a beat constructed from mouth noises by beatboxer Rahzel.
39. Goo Goo Dolls - "Black Balloon"
Courtesy Warner Bros.
The Goo Goo Dolls turned to serious subject matter here in a song about trying to save a woman from heroin addiction.
38. Sting featuring Cheb Mami - "Desert Rose"
Courtesy A&M
Sting duets with Algerian singer Cheb Mami here. The result was an exotic sounding pop single that became a top 20 hit in both the US and the UK.
37. Mandy Moore - "I Wanna Be With You"
Courtesy Epic
16 year old Mandy Moore broke into the pop top 40 for the first time with "I Wanna Be With You." It was produced by Australian Wade Robson.
36. Backstreet Boys - "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
Courtesy Jive Records
This is the third single from the Backstreet Boys' album Millenium. The accompanying video features each member dealing with a concept of loneliness.
35. Len - "Steal My Sunshine"
Courtesy Work
Canadian alt rock group Len became one hit wonders with this song. A significant component of the song's success is the use of a sample from the Andrea True Connection disco hit "More, More, More."
34. Jay-Z featuring UGK - "Big Pimpin'"
Courtesy Roc-a-Fella
Rapper Jay-Z collaborated with producer Timbaland here. The song uses a sample from "Khosara" by Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi that helps give the song a Middle Eastern flare.
33. 98 Degrees - "I Do (Cherish You)"
Courtesy Motown
This song was first a top 10 country hit in 1998 by country singer Mark Wills. Boy band 98 Degrees re-recorded the song and turned it into a top 20 pop hit.
32. Lonestar - "Amazed"
Courtesy BNA
Lonestar were already a successful country band, but no one quite expected the success of "Amazed." Lonestar took it to #1 on the country chart for a rare stay of eight weeks at the top. It also reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, it was remixed into a more pop-friendly version and that went all the way to #1 on the pop singles chart.
31. Toni Braxton - "He Wasn't Man Enough"
Courtesy LaFace
Nearly four years after her first two albums each sold eight million copies, Toni Braxton returned with The Heat. This first single from the album went to #1 on the R&B chart, #2 on the pop chart, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal.
