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LGBTQ+ people were rocking out to these 20 songs 20 years ago
What were you doing 20 years ago?
LGBTQ people were rocking out to these 20 songs 20 years agoArista Records; J RecordsIf you’re like us, back in 2004 you were rocking guyliner, skinny jeans (probably with a skirt or dress layered on top of it), and a LiveStrong bracelet. It was before iTunes and streaming really took off, so you were probably listening to the radio, illegally downloading songs from LimeWire, and making mix CDs for your crushes.
Or maybe you were still in diapers.
No matter where you were in 2004, these are the songs that filled your life with music and that were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Whether you were gay, straight, bi, or metrosexual, these 20 bops dominated the airwaves — and our lives!
20. Lil' Flip - Sunshine
19. Evanescence - My Immortal
18. Beyoncé - Naughty Girl
17. Nickelback - Someday
16. Twista, Kanye West, Jamie Foxx - Slow Jamz
15. 3 Doors Down - Here Without You
14. Petey Pablo - Freek-A-Leek (PAL Dirty)
13. Juvenile - Slow Motion ft. Soulja Slim
12. Usher - Confessions, Pt. II
11. J-Kwon - Tipsy (Official Video)
10. Terror Squad - Lean Back ft. Fat Joe, Remy Ma
9. Ciara ft. Petey Pablo - Goodies
8. Outkast - Hey Ya!
7. Mario Winans - I Don't Wanna Know
6. Hoobastank - The Reason
5. Outkast - The Way You Move ft. Sleepy Brown
4. Maroon 5 - This Love
3. Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You
2. Usher - Burn
1. Usher - Yeah! ft. Lil Jon, Ludacris
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Mey Rude
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.