The new millennium begins a lot like the ’90s ended: with The Latin Invasion, Boy Bands and Britney v. Christina all over MTV’s Total Request Live and the Pop and Album charts. But Country unexpectedly lands two hits among the year’s top ten, Post-Grunge makes 2000 the best year for Rock on the Hot100 since the ’80s, and Urban R&B Pop goes next-level with multiple hits by Destiny’s Child.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Faith Hill
2. Destiny’s Child
3. Santana

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• 3-WAY TIE: Dixie Chicks/Jay-Z/Christina Aguilera (4)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 28.0 years

#1 Songs   List of #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Santana feat. Rob Thomas – Smooth (October ’99, 12 wks)
2. Christina Aguilera – What a Girl Wants (January, 2 wks)
3. Savage Garden – I Knew I Loved You (January, 4 wks)
4. Mariah Carey feat. Joe & 98° – Thank God I Found You (February, 1 wk)
5. Lonestar – Amazed (March, 2 wks)
6. Destiny’s Child – Say My Name (March, 3 wks)
7. Santana feat. The Product G&B – Maria, Maria (April, 10 wks)
8. Aaliyah – Try Again (June, 1 wk)
9. Enrique Iglesias – Be with You (June, 3 wks)
10. Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want (July, 1 wk)
11. matchbox twenty – Bent (July, 1 wk)
12. N’Sync – It’s Gonna Be Me (July, 2 wks)
13. Sisqo – Incomplete (August, 2 wks)
14. Janet – Doesn’t Really Matter (August, 3 wks)
15. Madonna – Music (September, 4 wks)
16. Christina Aguilera – Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You) (October, 4 wks)
17. Creed – With Arms Wide Open (November, 1 wk)
18. Destiny’s Child – Independent Women Part I (November, 11 wks)