Timeline of trends in music (2000-present)
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2000 in music
- International trends
- Pop albums dominate the charts and set records for sales - Madonna (Music), *NSYNC (No Strings Attached), Britney Spears (Oops!... I Did It Again), Nelly (Country Grammar), Backstreet Boys (Black & Blue), Creed (Human Clay), Destiny's Child (The Writing's on the Wall), Faith Hill (Breathe), Bon Jovi (Crush) and No Doubt (Return of Saturn) release top-selling albums
- Music of Finland
- Bomfunk MC's ("Freestyler"), HIM and Tik N' Tak succeed in bringing Finnish rock to the fringes of the mainstream in Europe
- Music of the United States
- O Brother Where Art Thou (soundtrack) is a surprise success, bringing bluegrass to the fringes of the mainstream
- Numetal becomes a standard.
2001 in music
- International trends
- Napster's popularity peaks
- Music of Canada
- With the opening of the first urban-format radio station in Canada (CFXJ Flow 93.5 in Toronto), Canadian hip hop finally enters the mainstream en masse
- Music of the United States
- Important releases from System of a Down (Toxicity) and Tool (Lateralus) define the burgeoning hard rock scene; Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the top-selling album of the year in the United States.
- Numetal hits it peak of viability with the success of Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Korn, and Limp Bizkit.
- Toby Keith releases the anti-terrorist song Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue, which is counted in VH1 and Blender Magazine's 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs.
2002 in music
- International trends
- Several hyped garage rock and alternative country artists break into the mainstream, at least partially -- The Vines (Highly Evolved), The Strokes (Is This It), The White Stripes (White Blood Cells), The Hives (Veni Vidi Vicious), Wilco (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot) and Ryan Adams (Gold, Demolition) achieve sales unheard of for such bands in recent years.
- Music of the United States
- 50 Cent's hit "In Da Club" a massive hit.
- Traditional-styled R&B groups such as Dru Hill and Jaged Edge experience decreasing sales and popularity.
- Boy bands begin to die out.
2003 in music
- Music of the United States
- Lil Jon's "crunk" style of Southern hip hop becomes nationally popular.
- Garage rock from The White Stripes, The Vines, The Hives, and Queens of the Stone Age rises to popularity.
- Hilary Duff begins making music.
Fountains of Wayne's song Stacy's Mom a massive hit.
2004 in music
- Music of the United States
- Gwen Stefani goes solo, her album Love. Angel. Music. Baby goes double platinum.
- Green Day resolidify their viability after years of declining popularity with the blockbuster American Idiot, a "punk-rock opera" that bashes George Bush and the Iraq War. The album spawns singles and sales well into 2005
- New Wave makes a comeback with Franz Ferdinand and The Killers.
- The popularity of 50 Cent continues, although his music becomes more formulaic.
- Usher makes the #1 song of the year, Yeah! with Lil' Jon and Ludacris.
2005 in music
- Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani becomes best-selling single of the decade, selling over 5 million copies.
- International trends
- Live 8 tsunami relief concerts held twenty years after Live Aid.
- Music of the United States
- Mariah Carey becomes popular again with We Belong Together, so far the biggest song of the 2000s in terms of airplay. The follow up, "Shake It Off", does not fare quite as well.
- Pop-punk outfit Fall Out Boy release the very popular "Sugar, We're Goin' Down", their album goes platinum by October.
- Linkin Park mash up with Jay-Z in Collision Course.
- Audioslave release a second album, a rare thing for a supergroup.
- Green Day's American Idiot continues to be a blockbuster a year after release.
- Cream reunites for a series of four shows at the Royal Albert Hall on May 2, 3, 5, and 6. It is the first time Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker have played together since their 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cream also plays three shows at Madison Square Garden on October 24, 25, and 26.
- Ashlee Simpson returns to music, partially redeemed for her SNL accident.
