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

My top 30 of favorite songs of the year 1999 (out of 58 listed here):

Note: Air – All I need, a hit in early 1999, could have been number 1 here VERY easily, but seems to be originally released in 1998. Click that list to find that track. You will also find Soulsearcher – Can’t get enough there (also a hit in 1999).

1. Shivaree – Goodnight moon
2. Ol’ Dirty Bastard ft. Kelis – Got your money **
3. Basement Jaxx – Bingo bango *
4. Mos’ Def – Ms. fat booty **
5. Cassius – Feeling for you *
6. Raphael Saadiq ft. Q-Tip – Get involved **
7. Thomas Newton – Any other name ***
8. Basement Jaxx – Rendez-vu *
9. Freundeskreis ft. Mr. Gentleman – Tabula rasa part. II **
10. Eric Benet ft. Faith Evans – Georgy porgy **
11. Destiny’s Child – Bugaboo **
12. Cassius – La mouche *
13. Destiny’s Child – Jumpin’ jumpin’ **
14. Blackalicious – Deception **
15. Dr. Dre – Still Dre **
16. Nightmares On Wax – Morse ***
17. Basement Jaxx – Red alert *
18. Novastar – Wrong
19. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Around the world
20. Sunz of Man – The plan **
21. Basement Jaxx – Jump ‘n shout *
22. Masters At Work – To be in love (radio version) *
23. D’Angelo ft. Method Man & Redman – Left & right **
24. Coco Steel And Lovebomb – Yachts (A Man Called Adam Mix) ***
25. Eden – Star
26. Faithless – Bring my family back (Bluebottle Mix) *
27. Destiny’s Child – Bills, bills, bills **
28. Stephen Simmonds – Tears never dry **
29. Supergrass – Moving
30. Negrocan – Cada vez *

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

• Basement Jaxx – La photo *
• Blackstreet ft. Janet Jackson – Girlfriend/boyfriend **
• Bob Marley vs. Funkstar Deluxe – Sun is shining *
• Cesaria Evora – Nho antone egcaderade **
• The Chemical Brothers – Hey boy hey girl *
• The Corrs – Radio (live)
• The Dirty Rope – Me head is light ***
• Eminem – Guilty conscience (radio version) **
• Eminem – My name is **
• Gang Starr – Full clip **
• Ginuwine – Same ol’ G **
• Glamma Kid ft. Shola Ama – Taboo (Stargate R ‘N B Mix) **
• Group Home – The legacy **
• Les Rhythmes Digitales – Jacques your body
• Macy Gray – Do something **
• Madonna – Beautiful stranger
• Moloko – Sing it back (Boris Dlugosch Remix) *
• Mos Def – New world water **
• Mr Scruff – Get a move on *
• Pepe Bradock – Deep burnt *
• Slick Rick ft. Outkast – Street talkin **
• Tahiti 80 – Heartbeat
• Terrorvision – Tequila
• Texas – Summer son
• Thomas Newton – Dead already ***
• Tin Tin Out ft. Emma Bunton – What I am
• Tom Jones & The Cardigans – Burning down the house
• Tom Jones ft. Mousse T – Sex bomb (Peppermint Disco Radio Mix) *

Extra (from previous site): pics from the year 1999

• Fashion in 1999