“Billboard” has a list of ‘The 100 Greatest Choruses of the 21st Century.’ They say they allowed a few songs in that were technically released in the late ’90s, but they had to have peaked on the Hot 100 in the 2000s.
Here’s the Top 20:
1. “Call Me Maybe”, Carly Rae Jepsen
2. “Since U Been Gone”, Kelly Clarkson
3. “Mr. Brightside”, The Killers
4. “Ms. Jackson”, Outkast
5. “The Middle”, Jimmy Eat World
6. “Empire State of Mind”, Jay Z with Alicia Keys
7. “Teenage Dream”, Katy Perry
8. “Ignition (Remix)”, R. Kelly
9. “Ride Wit Me”, Nelly featuring City Spud
10. “Wrecking Ball”, Miley Cyrus
11. “Chandelier”, Sia
12. “Umbrella”, Rihanna
13. “Bye Bye Bye”, ‘N Sync
14. “Dancing on My Own”, Robyn
15. “Rolling in the Deep”, Adele
16. “All or Nothing”, O-Town
17. “Bad Romance”, Lady Gaga
18. “[Eff] You”, Cee Lo Green
19. “Oops! . . . I Did It Again”, Britney Spears
20. “You Belong with Me”, Taylor Swift
(Hit up Billboard.com to see the whole list. They also have brief write-ups on each song, along with audio links.)
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