* = dance music; about 120 bpm & upwards.
** = funk/soul/hiphop/jazz/reggae/world/ska/or combinations
*** = lounge/downtempo/electronic/ambient/idm
no stars = something else
# = guilty pleasures

My top 46 of favorite songs of the year 2000 (out of 71 listed here):

Note: Manu Chao’s ‘Bongo bong’, a hit in 2000, could have been in in the Top 3 here. But it’s originally released in 1998. Click that list to find that track.

1. Badly Drawn Boy – Disillusion
2. Kelis ft. Terrar and Clipse – Good stuff **
3. Etienne de Crecy – Am I wrong *
4. Mekon ft. Marc Almond – Please stay (Royksopp Remix) *
5. Laurent Garnier – The sound of the big babou *
6. The Ones – Flawless *
7. Soha – Amour *
8. Daft Punk – One more time *
9. St. Germain – Rose rouge ***
10. Mystical ft. Nivea – Danger **
11. De La Soul ft. Chaka Khan – All good **
12. Ian Pooley – 900 degrees *
13. Robbie Williams – The road to Mandalay
14. Hairy Diamond – Givin’ up ***
15. Wu Tang Clan – Protect ya neck (The jump off) **
16. Fused – Saving Mary *
17. M&S pres. The Girl Next Door – Salsoul nugget *
18. Georgie Porgie – Life goes on *
19. Syndicate Of Law – Right on time (both Ragga Mix and Original Mix) *
20. Benjamin Diamond – In your arms *
21. Yonderboi – Ohne chanteuse ***
22. Coldplay – Trouble
23. Mystical – Shake ya ass **
24. Lego – El ritmo de verdad *
25. Afro Medusa – Pasilda (Knee Deep Club Mix) *
26. De La Soul ft. Redman – Oooh **
27. Johnny Corporate – Sunday shouting *
28. St. Germain – Sure thing ***
29. Alcazar – Crying at the discotheque */#
30. Bush – Letting the cables sleep (Nightmares On Wax Remix) ***
31. David Morales ft. Juliet Roberts – Needin’ you *
32. Thievery Cooperation – Lebanese blonde ***
33. Air – Playground love ***
34. Spiller – Groovejet (If this ain’t love) *
35. Alan Braxe – Intro running *
36. Moloko – The time is now (Radio Edit) *
37. Gonzales – Let’s groove again ***
38. Aaliyah ft. DMX – Come back in one piece **
39. Kosheen – Catch (Kosheen Radio Edit) *
40. Angie Stone – No more rain (in this cloud) **
41. Jay-Z – I just want to love you **
42. Sugababes – Overload
43. Kinobe – Slip into something more comfortable ***
44. Badly Drawn Boy – Once around the block
45. Samarabalouf – Pas touche la mouche **
46. Fatboy Slim – Star 69 *

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• Boss Hog – Whiteout
• The Brian Setzer Orchestra – Caravan **
• Demon vs. Heartbreaker – You are my high *
• Doe Maar – Watje
• Eels – Mr E’s beautiful blues
• Fatboy Slim ft. Bootsy Collins – Weapon of choice *
• Fatboy Slim ft. Macy Gray – Demons
• Gigi D’Agostino – Bla bla bla * (note: 2 years later a Dutch hit)
• Gigi D’Agostino – The riddle */# (note: 2 years later a Dutch hit)
• Hooverphonic – Mad about you ***
• Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos – Carmela dame la llave **
• Master H – Magic K *
• M.O.P. – Ante up **
• The Micronauts – Baby wants to rock *
• Moloko – Pure pleasure seeker (Pure And Stripped Disco Vocal Mix) *
• Moloko – The time is now (Can 7 Soulfood Mix) *
• Paul Van Dyk – We are alive *
• Paul van Dyk ft. Saint Etienne – Tell me why (The riddle) *
• Project 2000 – Proceed *
• Racoon – Blue days
• Shaggy ft. Chaka Khan – Get my party on (Numarek Mix) *
• Steve Roach – Midnight loom ***
• St. Germain – So flute ***
• Texas – When we are together
• Toploader – Dancin’ in the moonlight