With the muted response to their second album, ‘Around The World’ felt like a deliberate attempt to distance Aqua from themselves.
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Louise – Naked
Every so often comes a song that re-defines the trajectory of a pop act. ‘Naked’ didn’t just save Louise’s career. It made her career.
Westlife – Bop Bop Baby
‘Bop Bop Baby’ broke with stool-perching tradition and showcased Westlife being as experimental as they ever were or would be again.
The Cheeky Girls – Take Your Shoes Off
‘Take Your Shoes Off’ established Margaret Irimia as one of the most important songwriters of the early ’00s…for The Cheeky Girls, at least.
Geri Halliwell – Look At Me
‘Look At Me’ saw Geri Halliwell face her demons head-on as she launched her solo career a year after leaving the Spice Girls.
Britney Spears – Oops!…I Did It Again
‘Oops!…I Did It Again’ launched Britney Spears’ second album. And it turned out to be one of the most meta-pop moments of all-time.
Holly Valance – Kiss Kiss
Having risen to fame as Neighbours’ Felicity “Flick” Scully, it was time for Holly Valance to graduate to the charts with a song five years in the making.
Madonna – American Life
‘American Life’ launched an infamous period of Madonna’s career, and was as confronting, challenging and unintentionally amusing as a lead single could be.
M2M – Don’t Say You Love Me
The Norwegian chart invasion continued in 2000 as M2M arrived with their debut single ‘Don’t Say You Love Me’. Could the power of Pokémon give them a hit?
Mero – It Must Be Love
Mero burst onto into the charts with their debut single ‘It Must Be Love’, a very credible throwback to the days of Motown.
Dannii Minogue – I Begin To Wonder
‘I Begin To Wonder’ wasn’t just one of Dannii Minogue’s biggest hits to date, it also left an indelible mark on the charts as an early electro-pop banger.
Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera – Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
‘Nobody Wants To Be Lonely’ is a heartfelt ballad, where Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera convey emotion by bellowing at each other for four minutes.