Ah, the noughties: when the 90s Britpop boom came to an end and hip-hop and R&B topped the charts, the still-infant nu-metal and emo pop-punk thrived, indie cemented itself as a cultural phenomenon, and Britney Spears became the world's biggest pop icon among a sea of emerging pop princesses. Napster changed music consumption forever and Music videos hit YouTube.
It was a wildly diverse decade, and hey, today's pop world seems to have gone back there, with Olivia Rodrigo's latest album channelling Avril Lavigne and Paramore, Charli XCX and Addison Rae being taking in all the 2000s inspiration, and Usher nailing his Superbowl performance of his noughties hits. We are joining the homecoming, simply for the exercise of collating what we believe are among the best test tracks of the decade. Enjoy!
