15 Forgotten Reasons Why 2000 Was The Best Year In Pop Music

Bianca Gracie | February 4, 2014 5:19 am

7. “I Wanna Be With You”  Mandy Moore

In the midst of the blonde-haired teen beauties of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson was the youngest of them all  Mandy Moore. She made her saucy debut with 1999’s “Candy,” but 2000 displayed more of her raw talent. The string-laden ballad that was “I Wanna Be With You” is delicate, tugs at the heartstrings and showed a mature side to the singer. Like many other pop songs, the single ended up on a film soundtrack  this time for Center Stage. Mandy Moore has since traded singing for acting, but there is no forgetting the innocent charm she created during this era.

6. “Upside Down”  A*Teens

Since the 1970s, Sweden has held a tight grip on pop music. The country’s producers and songwriters have mastered a formula of churning out an absurd amount of pop stars who end up dominating the international charts. One of Sweden’s best creations in 2000 was A*Teens, a band that first began as tribute to ABBA but broke out of that mold with their cheery single “Upside Down.” It was their first time releasing an original song and is the epitome of sticky-sweet, bright-eyed, hook-based Europop.