These 29 Songs Turning 20 Years Old Next Year Has Me Feeling So, So, So Old
As the year comes to a close, it's always interesting to think about what's on the horizon. That means an entire slew of pop culture moments from 2024 will be celebrating their 20th anniversary in the new year. This, of course, includes many hit songs, like "American Idiot" by Green Day.
So, regardless of whether the thought of "Accidentally in Love" by Counting Crows from the Shrek 2 soundtrack having been out for two decades makes you feel ancient, read on for 29 songs that were so popular back in the day that are turning 20 in 2024.
The songs below were included based on their earliest release date, whether that was as a single or as included on an album. Songs released as singles after appearing on an album were considered based on the album's release date.
1."Disco Inferno" by 50 Cent
2."Pieces of Me" by Ashlee Simpson
3."Under My Skin" by Avril Lavigne
4."1985" by Bowling for Soup
5."Goodies" by Ciara
6."1, 2 Step" by Ciara feat. Missy Elliott
7."Accidentally in Love" by Counting Crows
8."Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee
9."Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child
10."Soldier" by Destiny's Child feat. T.I. and Lil Wayne
11."Just Lose It" by Eminem
12."American Idiot" by Green Day
13."Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day"
14."Redneck Woman" by Gretchen Wilson
15."Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani
16."Rich Girl" Gwen Stefani feat. Eve
17."Beautiful Soul" by Jesse McCartney
18."Leave (Get Out)" by JoJo
19."Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson
20."Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
21."Heaven" by Los Lonely Boys
22."Somebody Told Me" by The Killers
23."Let Me Love You" by Mario
24."Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts
25."Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams
26."Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw
27."Vertigo" by U2
28."Confession Part II" by Usher
29.And, finally, "Yeah!" by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
Of course, this is only 29 songs. So many more were popular in 2004. So what did we miss? What song did you play on repeat then? Tell us in the comments below!
