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Baha Men during 2000 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. (Photo by SGranitz/WireImage)

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 2000s With Choruses That Get Stuck in Your Head for Days

3 Country Cheating Anthems That Defined the Early 2000s for Scorned Lovers

Thom Yorke of British rock group Radiohead performs on the main stage at the V Festival near Chelmsford in Essex, 19 August 2006. Radiohead announced Monday 01 October 2007 that they will be selling their latest album at a bargain price: whatever the customer wants to pay for the download. "It's up to you" says a website message instead of a price for the record, "In Rainbows," to be released on 10 October 2007, although a hard copy packaged version will also be available for 40 pounds. AFP PHOTO/LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images)

3 Songs From the 2000s With Vocal Tracks and Lyrics That I Still Don’t Understand to This Day

NEW YORK - MARCH 23: Musicians Michelle Branch (left) and Jessica Harp of The Wreckers perform onstage as part of the One Tree Hill Tour at the Roseland Ballroom on March 23, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

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Daniel Powter during Fete de la Musique on France 2 Live Show / Music Day in Versailles at Chateau de Versailles in Versailles, France. (Photo by Toni Anne Barson Archive/WireImage)

3 Sad One-Hit Wonders From the 2000s That Make Us Feel Less Alone

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