The year in music

Best Songs of 1999

Napster goes online. Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ la Vida Loca”, TLC’s “No Scrubs”, Eminem’s “The Slim Shady LP”, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Californication”, and Santana’s “Smooth”.

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Play 1999

66 songs

Let Forever Be

Let Forever Be

The Chemical Brothers
Still D.R.E.

Still D.R.E.

Snoop Dogg
Natural Blues

Natural Blues

Moby
I Will Be There

I Will Be There

Britney Spears
Sometimes

Sometimes

Britney Spears
Falling Away from Me

Falling Away from Me

Korn
Somebody Someone

Somebody Someone

Korn
Hey Boy Hey Girl

Hey Boy Hey Girl

The Chemical Brothers
If You Had My Love

If You Had My Love

Jennifer Lopez
Let's Get Loud

Let's Get Loud

Jennifer Lopez
Waiting for Tonight

Waiting for Tonight

Jennifer Lopez
Wish I Could Fly

Wish I Could Fly

Roxette
Life

Life

K-Ci & JoJo
Tell Me It's Real

Tell Me It's Real

K-Ci & JoJo
Forgot About Dre

Forgot About Dre

Dr. Dre
Hate Me Now

Hate Me Now

Nas
I Want It That Way

I Want It That Way

Backstreet Boys
Learn to Fly

Learn to Fly

Foo Fighters
Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely

Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely

Backstreet Boys
Still D.R.E.

Still D.R.E.

Dr. Dre
The Next Episode

The Next Episode

Dr. Dre
The Watcher

The Watcher

Dr. Dre
What’s the Difference

What’s the Difference

Dr. Dre
Bodyrock

Bodyrock

Moby
Chicago

Chicago

Groove Armada
I See You Baby

I See You Baby

Groove Armada
Porcelain

Porcelain

Moby
Wait and Bleed

Wait and Bleed

Slipknot
We're in This Together

We're in This Together

Nine Inch Nails
Cassius 1999

Cassius 1999

Cassius
Don't Stop

Don't Stop

ATB
Genie in a Bottle

Genie in a Bottle

Christina Aguilera
I Knew I Loved You

I Knew I Loved You

Savage Garden
La Mouche

La Mouche

Cassius
Quiet Storm

Quiet Storm

Mobb Deep
Summertime

Summertime

Will Smith
What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants

Christina Aguilera
Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West

Will Smith
Da Rockwilder

Da Rockwilder

Method Man & Redman
Say My Name

Say My Name

Destiny's Child
Scar Tissue

Scar Tissue

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Y.O.U.

Y.O.U.

Method Man & Redman
Guerrilla Radio

Guerrilla Radio

Rage Against the Machine
Here with Me

Here with Me

Dido
My Name Is

My Name Is

Eminem
No Scrubs

No Scrubs

TLC
Paper Bag

Paper Bag

Fiona Apple
Red Alert

Red Alert

Basement Jaxx
Rendez-Vu

Rendez-Vu

Basement Jaxx
All the Small Things

All the Small Things

blink-182
Canned Heat

Canned Heat

Jamiroquai
First Love

First Love

Hikaru Utada
What's My Age Again?

What's My Age Again?

blink-182
Windowlicker

Windowlicker

Aphex Twin
All Star

All Star

Smash Mouth
Better Off Alone

Better Off Alone

Alice Deejay
Finished Symphony

Finished Symphony

Hybrid
Goodbye Earl

Goodbye Earl

Dixie Chicks
I Try

I Try

Macy Gray
Livin’ la Vida Loca

Livin’ la Vida Loca

Ricky Martin
Mambo No. 5

Mambo No. 5

Lou Bega
My Own Worst Enemy

My Own Worst Enemy

Lit
Phat Planet

Phat Planet

Leftfield
Sandstorm

Sandstorm

Darude
Smooth

Smooth

Santana feat. Rob Thomas
Steal My Sunshine

Steal My Sunshine

Len

1999 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 66 songs first released in 1999. Pop, Electronic and Hip-Hop lead the year. Dr. Dre, Jennifer Lopez and Moby are among the voices of 1999.

Artists of 1999

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