Now, let’s look back at the best R&B of the early 21st century. This is simply an unbiased look back at the decade of which his music was a big part of.) That is not an endorsement of his character or a dismissal of any allegations against him. (And one note: Yes, this list does include songs from R&B’s Voldemort, R. We compiled them into one mega list, ranked them all and created the list below.Īnd we even created a playlist for you to enjoy all the songs here. To compile this list, each panelist nominated their 30 favorite songs from the years 2000-2009 (so don’t yell at us for excluding Miguel or H.E.R., they’ll be on the 2010-2019 list, playa). My dude Kyle Ng, senior editor of and my tormentor on the weekly SoulBack PodcastĪnd of course, yours truly, the Shao Kahn of, your favorite singer’s least favorite album reviewer Longtime R&B fanatic Charles Williams, who returns after helping out with our 90s listįormer Soul In Stereo contributor and music junkie Desiree Savageĭiane Hawkins, who will throat punch anyone who dares to besmirch the good names of Prince or Luther Vandross We’ve already looked back at the 100 best songs of the 1990s – see that list here.Īnd like that list, once again I’m joined by members of the Soul In Stereo Cypher, our official Facebook group, to break down our favorites. Today, we’re looking back at the 100 best. Blige and Mariah Carey reclaiming past glories, ’90s upstarts like Beyonce and Usher becoming megastars and the arrival of new trendsetters like Alicia Keys and Ne-Yo filled the 2000s with many memorable hits.
The rise of neo-soul, legends like Mary J. But that momentum slowed by the time we rolled into a new millennium.Īnd for what it’s worth, I think we often underrate the great music created in that era. It’s the one thing we have to do.If you’re a longtime R&B fan, you probably pine for the glory days of the 90s, when R&B was dominating mainstream airwaves and we were blessed with back-to-back classics on an almost monthly basis. This is why we need to keep the memory of the 2000’s alive. To be honest, I did too until I heard it this past weekend. Peaking at number 8 on the Hot 100, ‘1 Thing’ was able to make enough of an impact that it made Rolling Stone’s best songs of the 2000’s list at number 22.Ĭhances are that you probably forgot about ‘1 Thing’. Can we pause and talk about that breakdown? ‘1 Thing’ is just a smash in every sense of the word. Her voice is on the weaker side, but she knows her strengths enough to mask that. ‘1 Thing’ and Amerie flow together flawlessly. It’s always evident when an artist write the music their singing. Once you get past the horns, you start to hear the plethora of instruments Harrison used. There are so many musical layers to ‘1 Thing’ that it’s impossible to catch them all on first listen. In an era where synths were ruling the airwaves, Harrison was able to get big band back on the radio. Harrison is easily one of my top 5 producers and ‘1 Thing’ is the perfect example why. The song was produced by Rich Harrison, who also produced ‘Crazy in Love’ *Further Proof*.
By no means am I saying that Amerie jacked Beyonce’s style, but there’s definitely some influence going on here. In ‘Crazy’ there was the ‘Uh-Oh’ sections, in ‘1 Thing’ we have the ‘Na Na Na Na Na Oh’ keeping us company. Still great, but not the original.Īmerie took a lot of notes from ‘Crazy’ because the same things that worked for Beyonce worked for her. ‘Crazy in Love’ is still one of the best singles ever, so that’s why ‘1 Thing’ is the step-sister.
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Both songs are horn driven anthems that kick in full force. ‘1 Thing’ is pretty much the step-sister of Beyonce’s ‘Crazy in Love’. To date the song serves as Amerie’s shining musical moment and one of the best songs of the 2000’s. It also was thrown onto the Hitch soundtrack, further exposing it to the public. The song took the radio by storm becoming Amerie’s first number 1 hit on the R&B charts. So if you had ears in 2005 then you have to remember the Amerie smash ‘1 Thing’. Considering that is is the ‘Laffy Taffy’ era its bound to be overlooked. What better way to keep that era of music alive then to bring it back up from time to time. One of my favorite things to write about is old music, specifically music from the 2000-2009 era when things were just the best.
Maybe I should jump on the whole Throwback Thursday thing.
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