31 Best Songs From 1999

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“I Want It That Way” By The Backstreet Boys

Song Year: 1999

You can call them the original boy band. Nick, Howie, AJ, Brian, and Kevin started the wave that N’Sync, 98 Degrees, and LFO would ride into the next millennium. Haters are gonna hate but watch the mood in the room lift the moment “I Want It That Way” comes on the radio. That’s all the evidence you need for a certified banger.

“Back That A** Up” By Juvenile

Song Year: 1999

Okay, sure. The radio-edited version of “Back That Thang Up” doesn’t have the same appeal as the explicit version. But Juvenile still aggravated parents with this inappropriately fun hip-hop hit nonetheless.

The top ten hip-hop and rap song broke the Billboard Top 20. And it even introduced the world to Lil’ Wayne. Thank you for that, Juvenile. Surprisingly, he did not catch lightning in a bottle a second time with his 2021 release, “Vaxx That Thing Up.”

“Hard Knock Life Ghetto Anthem’” By Jay-Z

Song Year: 1999

Try getting this catchy beat out of your head after you hear it. For this hit, Jay-Z sampled a song from the 1970s Broadway stage play Annie, of all things. And it was a massive hit. “Hard Knock Life” peaked on the Billboard charts at number 15.

In March of ’99, it was certified gold and earned Jay-Z a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance. And that was just one of Jay Z’s legendary catalog of hit songs.

“Genie in a Bottle” By Christina Aguilera

Song Year: 1999

Whatever The Mickey Mouse Club was doing, it worked. Not only did they give the world Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, but they also introduced us to the international sensation and host of the hit television show The Voice.

“Genie in a Bottle” as a single went double platinum. And it launched the very successful career of one of the greatest voice talents on Earth.

“Gotta Man” By Eve

Song Year: 1999

The first lady of the Ruff Ryders splashed onto the scene with a Billboard Top 40 hit that used a nursery rhyme for a chorus. It was the end of the millennium. Anything was possible. With a rap stable that included megastar DMX, Eve had big shoes to fill. “Gotta Man” proved why she was the boss.

“Every Morning” By Sugar Ray

Song Year: 1999

Sugar Ray titled their 1999 sophomore album 14:59 as they assumed their fifteen minutes of fame were up. They could not have been any more wrong. “Every Morning” tore up the charts to land at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. That 14:59 album would end up as a certified triple platinum album. And Mark McGrath would go on to co-host the TV show Extra.

“Nookie” By Limp Bizkit

Song Year: 1999

Limp Bizkit started as an underground band that rose to prominence as an opener for the well-established Korn band. However, they wanted to build their own identity. Combining provocative song and album names as well as performing aggressively and unapologetically, they managed to garner a lot of heat from the critics and interest from the music fans.

“Nookie” perfectly portrays just how wacky some of this band’s songs were. The title came to be on accident, as the guitarist Wes Borland jokingly suggested it after seeing the word on the cover of a porn magazine.

According to Fred Durst, the band’s lead singer, the song is about an exploitative girlfriend who was using him. Ultimately, he concluded that he was unable to leave her because of the nookie.

“Kiss Me” By Sixpence None The Richer

Song Year: 1999

In the year of musical inclusion, Sixpence None the Richer hit paydirt. Believe it or not, “Kiss Me” was written and performed by a Christian pop-rock band. This list includes pop songs, boy bands, country music, hip-hop, R&B, and alt-rock. It also includes mainstream Christian pop-rock hits. What a year.

“Better Off Alone” By Alice Deejay

Song Year: 1999

Break out your glow sticks. Get your candy pacifiers and lace your face masks with Vicks VapoRub, it’s time to rave! Considered a Eurodance techno-pop club track, “Better Off Alone” sold over a million copies worldwide. And it is one of the best 90s dance songs.

The song makes you want to find the first abandoned warehouse and throw an all-night underground dance party.

“Californication” By The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Song Year: 1999

Red Hot Chili Peppers released many great songs in the 90s, but there was something special about their 1999 Californication album. Produced by legend Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin, Californication celebrated the return of guitarist John Frusciante, after Dave Navarro left the band in 1998.

The album included six hit singles, including the title track “Californication.” That song has an unbelievable one billion YouTube views. And it proves that 1999 was a great one for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Except, of course, when they closed out Woodstock 99. But that’s another story for another day.

Top Songs From 1999, Final Thoughts

From pop to country and hip-hop to alternative rock, 1999 was the year of the crossover. In addition, arguably, some of the greatest hits of the past few decades were released that year.

So whether it’s hearing how Britney Spears introduced herself to the world or Lou Bega called us to the dance floors like no other, pick your favorites from our list and enjoy the plethora of top songs from 1999.

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