This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2000. This year was the peak of CD sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then.

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Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 2000.

Popular songs

• "17 Again" – Eurythmics (January 2000) • "7 Days" – Craig David • "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)" – Aaron Carter • "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" – Nine Days • "Adam's Song" – Blink-182 (September 5) • "Again" – Lenny Kravitz (November 14) • "Against All Odds" – Westlife and Mariah Carey (UK) • "All the Small Things" – Blink-182 (January 18) • "American Pie" – Madonna (March 3) • "A Mil Por Hora" – Lynda Thomas • "A Puro Dolor" – Son by Four • "Around the World (La La La La La)" – ATC (May 9) • "Babylon" – David Gray • "Back Here" – BBMak • "Bang Bang Boom" – The Moffatts • "Bayern" – Die Toten Hosen • "BEP Empire" – The Black Eyed Peas • "Be With You" – Enrique Iglesias (March 7) • "Beautiful Day" – U2 (October 9) • "Bent" – Matchbox Twenty (July 4 [US]) • "Bohemian Like You" – The Dandy Warhols • "Boyz-N-The-Hood" – Dynamite Hack • "Breakout" – Foo Fighters • "Breathe" – Faith Hill • "Breathless" – The Corrs (June 14) • "Bye Bye Bye" – NSYNC (January 11) • "Californication" – Red Hot Chili Peppers (May 20) • "The Call" – Backstreet Boys • "Can I Get A" – Jay-Z Featuring Ja Rule • "Can't Fight the Moonlight" – LeAnn Rimes (August 22) • "Case of the Ex" – Mýa (November 14) • "Castles in the Sky" – Ian van Dahl (May 2000 [Europe], 2001 [worldwide]) • "Change (In the House of Flies)" – Deftones • "Come On Over (All I Want Is You)" – Christina Aguilera • "Coming Around" – Travis (June 5) • "Crazy for This Girl" – Evan and Jaron • "Dancing in the Moonlight" – Toploader • "Day & Night" – Billie Piper (May 15) • "Death Blooms" – Mudvayne • "Dig" – Mudvayne • "Doesn't Really Matter" - Janet Jackson • "Do You Want My Love" - Coco Lee • "Don't Give Up" – Chicane ft. Bryan Adams • "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" – Britney Spears (January 15) • "Don't Say You Love Me" – M2M (January 2000) • "Don't Think I'm Not" - Kandi Burruss • "Down With The Sickness" – Disturbed • "Drive" – Incubus • "Everything You Want" – Vertical Horizon • "Faded" – SoulDecision • "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" – Queens of the Stone Age • "Feel the Beat" – Darude • "Fly on the Wings of Love" – Olsen Brothers • "Fool Again" – Westlife • "Forgot About Dre" – Dr. Dre featuring Eminem • "Freestyler" – Bomfunk MC's (October 1999 [Finland], February 14, 2000 [worldwide]) • "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" – Britney Spears (February 1 [US] – February 22 [Aus]) • "Graduation (Friends Forever)" – Vitamin C (July 4) • "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" – Spiller Feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor (August 2000 (UK)) • "The Great Beyond" – R.E.M. (November 1999 (US), January 24, 2000 (UK)) • "He Wasn't Man Enough" – Toni Braxton • "Higher" – Creed • "Hit or Miss" – New Found Glory • "I Disappear" – Metallica • "I Think I'm in Love with You" – Jessica Simpson (May 18) • "I Try" – Macy Gray (September 27, 1999 (UK), January 25, 2000 (US)) • "I Turn To You" – Melanie C • "I Turn To You" – Christina Aguilera • "I Wanna Be with You" – Mandy Moore • "If You're Gone" – Matchbox Twenty • "Incomplete" – Sisqó (June 13) • "Independent Women Part I" – Destiny's Child (September 4) • "It Wasn't Me" – Shaggy feat. Rikrok • "It Feels So Good" – Sonique ( re-released May 2000) • "It's Gonna Be Me" – NSYNC • "It's My Life" – Bon Jovi (May 23) • "It's So Hard" – Big Pun (April 17) • "Kids" – Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue (October 9) • "Komodo (Save a Soul)" – Mauro Picotto • "Kryptonite" – 3 Doors Down (January 11) • "L'amour toujours " – Gigi D'Agostino (July 2000) • "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" – Modjo • "Last Resort" – Papa Roach (September 18) • "Leader of Men" – Nickelback (March 4) • "Let's Get Loud" - Jennifer Lopez • "Life Is a Rollercoaster" – Ronan Keating (July 10) • "Little Things" – Good Charlotte • "Loser" – 3 Doors Down • "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" – Queens of the Stone Age • "Lucky" – Britney Spears (August 4 (UK), August 15 (US)) • "Make Me Bad" – KoЯn • "Makes No Difference" – Sum 41 • "Mama Told Me Not to Come" – Tom Jones and the Stereophonics • "Man Overboard" – Blink-182 • "Maria Maria" – Santana (January 25) • "Minority" – Green Day (October 31) • "Moi... Lolita" – Alizée (July 4, 2000) • "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" – Eels (February 14 (UK)) • "Music" – Madonna (August 21) • "My Generation" – Limp Bizkit (September 2000) • "My Love" – Westlife • "Never Be The Same Again" – Melanie C • "Never Let You Go" – Third Eye Blind • "The Next Episode" – Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg • "On a Night Like This" – Kylie Minogue • "The One" – Backstreet Boys (May 16) (Millennium album) • "One More Time" – Daft Punk (November 30) • "One Step Closer" – Linkin Park • "Only Time" – Enya • "Oops!... I Did It Again" – Britney Spears (April 25 [US], May 1 [UK]) • "Original Prankster" – The Offspring (October 24) • "Otherside" – Red Hot Chili Peppers (January 11) • "Pinch Me" – Bare Naked Ladies (August 29) • "Please Stay" – Kylie Minogue (December 11) • "Private Emotion" – Ricky Martin featuring Meja • "Pure Shores" – All Saints (February 26) • "Reach" – S Club 7 • "The Real Slim Shady" – Eminem (May 16) • "Responsibility" – MxPx • "Rise" – Gabrielle (January 24(UK) May 2(U.S.)) • "Rock DJ" – Robbie Williams (July 31) • "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" – Limp Bizkit (September 2000) • "Say My Name" – Destiny's Child (February 29 [US], May 16 [UK]) • "Save Me" - Hanson (July 15) • "Sex Bomb" – Tom Jones featuring Mousse T. • "Shape of My Heart" – Backstreet Boys (October 31) • "Shine" – Vanessa Amorosi (June 2000) • "Shiver" – Coldplay • "Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely" – Backstreet Boys (Millennium album) • "So Real (Mandy Moore song)" - Mandy Moore • "Something Deep Inside" – Billie Piper (September 18) • "Spinning Around" – Kylie Minogue (June 2000) • "Stan" – Eminem featuring Dido (December) • "Stronger" – Britney Spears (November 13 [EUR] December 4 [UK], November 30 [US]) • "Summer Jam" – The Underdog Project • "Sunburn" – Muse • "Take a Look Around" – Limp Bizkit • "Teenage Dirtbag" – Wheatus • "Thank God I Found You" – Mariah Carey featuring Joe and 98 Degrees (January 25 (U.S.), February 28(UK)) • "Thank You for Loving Me" – Bon Jovi (December) • "There She Goes" – Sixpence None the Richer • "The Time Is Now" – Moloko • "Thong Song" – Sisqó (February 15) • "Trouble" – Coldplay • "Try Again" – Aaliyah (February 29) • "Unintended" – Muse • "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" – D'Angelo (January 1) • "Wait and Bleed" – Slipknot (February) • ” Walking Away” - Craig David • "Warning" – Green Day (December 11) • "The Way I Am" – Eminem • "Weekends" – The Black Eyed Peas • "What's Your Fantasy" – Ludacris featuring Shawnna • "Who Let the Dogs Out?" – Baha Men (July) • "With Arms Wide Open" – Creed • "Wonderful" – Everclear • "Yellow" – Coldplay (June 26) • ”You Make Me Sick” -Pink • "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun" – Sleater-Kinney

Best selling albums of the year in the United States (Soundscan)

According to Soundscan, the best selling album of 2000 was No Strings Attached by NSYNC, selling nearly 10 million copies.

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