Hot Hits of 2004: Usher’s Unstoppable Confessions
Usher occupied the #1 spot for over half the calendar year with Confessions, while Green Day resurrected political punk rock with American Idiot.
Yeah! with Lil Jon popularized crunk beats globally across clubs and radios.
Hot Chart Hits of 2004
12 tracks
Yeah!
Usher ft. Lil Jon, Ludacris
“Spent 12 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.”
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Green Day
“Won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2006.”
This Love
Maroon 5
“Breakout smash that won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group.”
Drop It Like It's Hot
Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell Williams
“Snoop Dogg very first #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.”
Toxic
Britney Spears
“Earned Britney Spears her first ever Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.”
The Reason
Hoobastank
“Nominated for Song of the Year at the 47th Grammy Awards; over 1.2 billion views on YouTube.”
She Will Be Loved
Maroon 5
“Emotional power pop ballad certified 6x Platinum in the US.”
Let's Get It Started
The Black Eyed Peas
“Won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2005.”
Gasolina
Daddy Yankee
“Global breakthrough hit that introduced reggaeton to worldwide mainstream radio; inducted into National Recording Registry.”
Burn
Usher
“Replaced Usher's own song "Yeah!" at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for eight weeks.”
Since U Been Gone
Kelly Clarkson
“Won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance; defined 2000s power-pop.”
Numb / Encore
Jay-Z & Linkin Park
“Grammy Award winner for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration from the historic Collision Course mashup project.”
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