2000s Pop Hits: Guess the Song
Twenty pop anthems from the decade of flip phones, frosted tips and burned CDs. How many can you name by ear?
About this quiz
The 2000s were the last great decade of the pop single: songs broke on MTV's TRL and Top of the Pops, ruled ringtones and burned CDs, and then took over the dance floor all over again on the first iPods. This quiz plays a 30-second clip of twenty of the decade's biggest pop hits, from 2001 to 2009, by solo stars, girl groups and one-hit wonders alike.
Each clip has two boxes under it, one for the artist and one for the song title, and each box is worth a point. Common short forms are accepted, and for songs with a featured artist either name counts. Once the quiz is over every song shows its cover, the year it came out and a link to it on Apple Music.
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