This post concludes the countdown.
Caffe´Latte´presents…
1999
THE
100 GREATEST SONGS
MCMLXXXIX
The final year of the 20th century had the
planet concerned about Y2K; the introduction of a new currency: the Euro; the
tragic Columbine school shooting; Boris Yeltsin resigned from the Russian
presidency and impeachment proceedings commenced against US President Bill Clinton.
Napster emerged. At the movies, crowds flocked to see ‘Star Wars: The Phantom
Menace’, ‘The Matrix’ and ‘American Beauty’. Here are 100 examples of the
diversity of music that was the soundtrack for the year 1999.
1
SMOOTH
Santana ftg. Rob Thomas
Santana had never really gone away, but the group’s
re-emergence on the charts with this collaboration featuring Matchbox 20’s front man
surpassed its past achievements. The single swiftly became ubiquitous on the airwaves.
2
LOVE
IS THE HEALER
Donna Summer
Decades after the end of disco, Donna Summer was still
topping dance charts around the globe with innovative singles such as this. One
mix even featured Gregorian chants over a thumping beat.
3
SING
IT BACK
Moloko
Moloko’s “Sing It Back” was first issued in 1998. A remix
by DJ Boris Dlugosch was released the following year. This version became the
hit. It topped Dance charts on both sides of the Atlantic.
4
HEY
BOY HEY GIRL
Chemical Brothers
Sampling the 1984 hip hop track “The Roof Is On Fire”,
the British duo created a brand new techno dance classic.
5
IF I
COULD TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME
R. Kelly
R. Kelly has attracted controversy, but he has also
created some beautiful R&B songs. He wrote, produced and arranged this
ballad. Kelly also performed all the instruments on the track.
6
LIVIN’
LA VIDA LOCA
Ricky Martin
1999 saw Latino Pop explode on the English-speaking world’s
charts. Ricky Martin spearheaded the invasion following the initial success of “The
Cup Of Life" in the previous year.
7
I
WILL GO WITH YOU
(CON
TE PARTIRÓ)
Donna Summer
Donna Summer did a dance makeover of “Time To Say
Goodbye” with her own English lyrics for the Italian original.
8
WHY
YOU FOLLOW ME
Eric Benét
This track about his best friend’s woman trying to
tempt him was included on the R&B vocalist’s second studio album ‘A Day In
The Life’.
9
BAILAMOS
Enrique Iglesias
Julio’s son released this as his first English single.
The track was featured in the film ‘Wild Wild West’ and shot to #1 in America. Enrique
had arrived. Its title means “we dance” in Spanish.
10
BACK
AT ONE
Brian McKnight
The title track from his 1999 album was written,
produced and arranged by the singer.
11 LET’S
GET LOUD Jennifer Lopez
12 YOU’RE
MY NUMBER ONE S Club 7
13 DISCOVERY Brian McKnight
14 BEAUTIFUL
STRANGER Madonna
15 SOMEDAY Sugar Ray
16 I
KNEW I LOVED YOU Savage Garden
17 IF
YOU HAD MY LOVE Jennifer Lopez
18 YOU
GET WHAT YOU GIVE New Radicals
19 NO
SCRUBS TLC
20 ETERNAL
FLAME Human Nature
21 BRING
IT ALL BACK S Club 7
22 DON’T
CALL ME BABY Madison Avenue
23 GENIE
IN A BOTTLE Christina Aguilera
24 BE
THE FIRST TO BELIEVE A1
25 IF
I LET YOU GO Westlife
26 MY
NAME IS Eminem
27 SUN
IS SHINING Bob Marley Vs. Funkstar De Luxe
28 EVERYBODY’S
FREE (TO WEAR SUNSCREEN) Baz Luhrmann
29 WILL
2K Will Smith
30 I
BREATHE AGAIN Adam Rickitt
31 SAY
MY NAME Destiny’s Child
32 SWAY
WITH ME Perez Prado with
Rosemary Clooney
33 STARS Roxette
34 NOT
OVER YOU YET Diana Ross
35 BILLS,
BILLS, BILLS Destiny’s Child
36 LOVE
LIKE THIS Faith Evans
37 WAITING
FOR TONIGHT Jennifer Lopez
38 JUMPIN’
JUMPIN’ Destiny’s Child
39 WHERE
MY GIRLS AT? 702
40 MARIA
MARIA Santana ftg. The
Product G&B
41 ABSOLUTELY
EVERYBODY Vanessa Amorosi
42 KEEP
ON MOVING 5ive
43 THE
ISLAND Barbra Streisand
44 MAMBO
No. 5 Lou Bega
45 SILENCE Delirium ftg. Sarah Maclachlan
46 BUG
A BOO Destiny’s Child
47 I
TRY Macy Gray
48 AFFIRMATION Savage Garden
49 I
WANT IT THAT WAY Backstreet Boys
50 WILD
WILD WEST Will Smith
51 LAST
KISS Pearl Jam
52 I NEED
TO KNOW Marc Anthony
53 I’VE
DREAMED OF YOU Barbra Streisand
54 STEAL
MY SUNSHINE Len
55 THE
BAD TOUCH The Bloodhound Gang
56 LATELY Divine
57 SWEET
LIKE CHOCOLATE Shanks & Bigfoot
58 WHY
DON’T YOU GET A JOB? The Offspring
59 FLYING
WITHOUT WINGS Westlife
60 I’M YOUR ANGEL Celine Dion & R. Kelly
61 YOU
DON’T KNOW ME Armand Van Helden
ftg. Duane Harden
62 FLY AWAY Lenny Kravitz
63 ANYONE Roxette
64 THE
ANIMAL SONG Savage Garden
65 CALIFORNICATION Red Hot Chili Peppers
66 ALL
STAR Smash Mouth
67 LOVE’S GOT A HOLD ON MY HEART Steps
68 9PM
TILL I COME ATB
69 MARIA Blondie
70 SCAR
TISSUE Red Hot Chili Peppers
71 ALL
THE SMALL THINGS Blink-182
72 CANNED
HEAT Jamiroquai
73 PERFECT
MOMENT Martine McCutcheon
74 DEEP
INSIDE Mary J. Blige
75 WHAT
A GIRL WANTS Christina Aguilera
76 HARD KNOCK LIFE (GHETTO ANTHEM) Jay-Z
77 WAITING FOR THE RAIN Roxette
78 BLUE Eiffel 65
79
SHAKE YOUR BON-BON Ricky Martin
80 MI
CHICO LATINO Geri Halliwell
81 SWEAR
IT AGAIN Westlife
82 OTHERSIDE Red Hot Chili Peppers
83 RE-REWIND
Artful Dodger ftg.
Craig David
84 FORTUNATE
Maxwell
85 BURNING DOWN THE
HOUSE The Cardigans
ftg. Tom Jones
86 COME
ON OVER (ALL I WANT IS YOU) Christina Aguilera
87 THANK
ABBA FOR THE MUSIC
Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched & Billie
88 IF
YA GETTING’ DOWN 5ive
89 LIFT
ME UP Geri Halliwell
90 ALL
THAT I CAN SAY Mary J. Blige
91 KING
OF MY CASTLE Wamdue Project
92 HEARTBEAT
Steps
93 HAVE
YOU EVER? Brandy
94 IRIS
Goo Goo Dolls
95 BLAME
IT ON THE WEATHERMAN B*Witched
96 WRITTEN
IN THE STARS Elton John & LeAnn
Rimes
97 6, 8, 12 Brian McKnight
98 TRAGEDY
Steps
99 BOOM
BOOM BOOM BOOM Vengaboys
100 AMAZED
Lonestar
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