5 Iconic Number-Based Songs That Millennials Can’t Forget

Most of us probably aren’t as good at math as we were back in the school days. However, most millennials can’t forget these five famous number-based songs from the late 1990s and early 2000s. We’d say they’re perfect for any throwback playlist. Let’s dive in!

1. “8 Mile” by Eminem

“Lose Yourself” is a much bigger hit than “8 Mile”. However, this titular song from Eminem’s 2002 semi-autobiographical film is a pretty big banger, too. In fact, the whole of that soundtrack album was on another level. From “Lose Yourself” to “8 Mile” to tracks from Red Spyda and Resto, the entire record is a throwback worth listening to again for nostalgia’s sake.

2. “…Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears

It’s wild to think that pop queen Britney Spears’ debut single “…Baby One More Time” was released a few years short of 30 years ago. We’re all getting really old. This particular Hot 100 no. 1 hit hasn’t exactly aged the best. But, one can’t deny that it was the anthem of a generation for a hot minute.

3. “2 Become 1” by Spice Girls

Spice Girls were at the top of their game in the late 1990s, and “2 Become 1” was just one of many hits that topped the charts. Specifically, this math-based, sexual innuendo-loaded pop song peaked at no. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 24 whole weeks back in 1997.

4. “Mambo No. 5” by Lou Bega

There are a lot of songs out there that millennials can’t forget. But regardless of generation, if you were alive in 1999, you probably know this earworm by heart. “Mambo No. 5” was a huge hit across the world, where it hit no. 1 in most countries across the Billboard charts. Fun fact: Horror writer Stephen King was addicted to this song and played it on repeat so often that his wife threatened to divorce him.

5. “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton

This pop rock jam was Vanessa Carlton’s claim to fame back in 2002. And one can’t forget that iconic music video that follows Carlton as she plays a piano while traveling, quite literally, a thousand miles. If you took piano lessons as a kid in the early 2000s, you probably tried to master the opening piano melody of this hit song.

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