RockOnTheNet.com
presents The Top Pop Songs
Of All Time !
We have ranked the top pop songs that have charted over the past
50+ years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and
come up with
a definitive list that will continue to expand as we add to it,
and continue to modify as new songs chart on The ARC Weekly Top
40.
'N Sync consists of Joshua
Chasez ("J.C."), Lance Bass
("Lansten"), Joseph Fatone, Jr.
("Joey"), Christopher Kirkpatrick
("Chris"), and Justin Timberlake ("Justin") and
formed in Florida. The boys came together as a
band after Chasez and Timberlake (who knew each
other from the Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse
Club), met up with Kirkpatrick and
eventually Fatone and decided to form a band.
Clinton rounded out the 5-some to fill the need
for bass vocals. The name 'N Sync came from the
synthesis of last letters from their nicknames:
Justin - Chris - Joey -
Lansten - JC.
'N Sync signed a
recording contract with RCA Records.
'N Sync first hit big with their pop
sound overseas in Germany and the Netherlands,
and gradually hit the U.S. airwaves with their
debut single "I Want You Back."
March 24: 'N Sync released their
debut LP 'N
Sync.
With help from a concert video shown on the
Disney Channel and the emerging popularity of
clean-cut, same sex pop/dance bands (i.e. Backstreet
Boys, and the Spice
Girls), 'N Sync's debut LP, 'N
Sync, hit the Top 10 on the LP charts).
November: 'N Sync teamed up with
the Backstreet
Boysand others (as the
Bravo All Stars) for a charity single called
"Let The Music Hear Your Soul."
Proceeds from the single went to help autistic
and disabled children.
November: After several opening
performances for the Janet
Jackson tour, 'N Sync headlined their own
tour starting in Florida.
December 31: 'N Sync's debut LP, 'N
Sync,
was the 5th biggest-selling LP of 1998 according
to SoundScan with 4.4 million copies sold during
the year in the U.S.
October: 'N Sync and their new
record label were sued for breach of contract to
the tune of $150 million. The boys had recently
left RCA Records for Jive Records. The boys also
fought back with a counterclaim against their
former manager with accusations of "robbing
us of our future" and "endangering our
health."
October: 'N Sync could be heard on
Rosie O'Donnell's holiday LP, A
Rosie Christmas, on the duet "Love's In Our
Hearts On Christmas Day."
March 4: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard Mainstream chart for 10 weeks and Top
40 Tracks chart for 10 weeks with "Bye Bye Bye."
March 11: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for 5 weeks with
"Bye
Bye Bye."
March 21: 'N Sync released No
Strings Attached. An unprecedented 4 million copies
of the LP was shipped to stores. LP sales broke
records with 1.1 million copies sold in 1 day and
2.4 million during the first week.
July 1: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for 5 weeks and
Top 40 Tracks chart for 4 weeks with "It's Gonna Be Me."
July 29: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard Hot 100 chart for 2 weeks and Hot 100
Singles Sales chart for 1 week with "It's Gonna Be Me."
August: 'N Sync won 5 Teen Choice
Awards for and Choice Single, Choice Music Video,
and Song of the Summer ("Bye Bye Bye"), Choice Pop Group,
and Male Hottie of the Year (for Timberlake).
December 31: 'N Sync ended the year
with the top-selling LP of 2000 - No
Strings Attached sold 9.93 million copies in the
U.S. during the year and were the 2nd highest
money-earner on tour taking in over $76 million.
July: Timberlake addressed the
groups critics: "The truth is that it can be
tiresome to be continually blasted by critics
because we don't fit their preconceived notion of
what a 'credible' group is. I wonder if they
listen to our music before venturing an
opinion."
July 24: 'N Sync released their
next LP, Celebrity - 10 of the songs on the
LP were written by Timberlake and Chasez.
August: 'N Sync had to perform in
Texas as a foursome due to Fatone being ill.
August: 'N Sync won 3 Teen Choice
Awards for Choice Single ("Pop"), Choice Album (Celebrity), and Choice Concert.
Timberlake also won for Choice Male Hottie.
August 4: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard Internet Album Sales chart for 2 weeks
with Celebrity.
August 11: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard 200 LP chart for 1 week with Celebrity. First week sales in the
U.S. were over 1.8 million copes sold (a tally
second only to their record-breaking week for No
Strings Attached).
August 18: 'N Sync hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Gone." Chasez described the song
"... about as raw as it gets. It's just us
and a beat-box, with just a tiny accent of
acoustic guitar and violin. That song is a proud
moment for us - it really shows how tight we are
as a group."
September: 'N Sync could be heard on
the All-Star Tribute benefit
single "What's
Going On"
(with proceeds going to AIDS and 9/11 charities).
October: The soundtrack for On
The Line was released with 2 new 'N Sync
tracks ("That Girl (Will Never Be
Mine)" and "Falling") as well as
Bass on the track "On The Line" and
Fatone on the track "Ready To Fall."
The movie starred Bass and Fatone and didn't do
well at the box-office.
October: 'N Sync performed in a
Washington, DC concert benefiting the 9/11 attack
victims.
November: 'N Sync gave a free
concert in Miami Beach, Florida to benefit
families of 9/11.
December 31: Celebrity was the 3rd best-selling
LP in the US during the year, selling 4.42
million copies.
March: 'N Sync could be heard on
the soundtrack to Longshot with "Feel The
Love."
March: 'N Sync hit the concert
circuit again with the 'Celebrity 2002 Tour' with
various opening acts including Puff
Daddy, Genuine, and Smash Mouth.
March: Bass went to Moscow to
undergo medical procedures to determine if he
would be able to take part in going into space on
the International Space Station.
April 13: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 14
weeks and the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart
for 4 weeks with "Girlfriend."
June: Bass was confirmed by the
Russian Space Agency as a candidate for an
October launch into space.
August: Fatone began appearing on
Broadway in Rent (until December) and
could also be seen in the hit film My
Big Fat Greek Wedding.
September: Bass' dreams of flying
into space were dashed when the Russian Space
Agency announced he wouldn't be flying to the
international space station in October. It is
believed the $20 million price tag for the flight
wasn't getting collected as quickly as needed.
September: Justin Timberlake began hitting the charts
as a solo artist.
December: Chasez contributed a solo
track to the soundtrack for Drumline. "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" is one of 4 tracks
Chasez worked on with producer Dallas Austin
speculating that a solo LP may be coming.
February 24: Chasez's solo LP Schizophrenicwas released
after several delays. Billboard Top 200 LPs
peak:
# 17 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B- Tracks: "Some Girls (Dance With Women)" - "She Got
Me" - "100 Ways" -
"Mercy" - "Build My World" -
"Something Special" - "If You Were
My Girl" - "Shake" - "All Day
Long I Dream About Sex" - "One Night
Stand" - "Come To Me" - "Dear
Goodbye" - "Everything You Want" -
"Lose Myself" - "Right Here By
Your Side"
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
July: 'N Sync regrouped and
sang together at the charitable event 'Challenge
for the Children' basketball tournament.
Released: November 10, 1998 US: 2x Platinum Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 7 Tracks: "Home For
Christmas" - "Under My Tree" -
"I Never Knew The Meaning Of
Christmas" - "Merry Christmas,
Happy Holidays" - "The Christmas
Song" - "I Guess It's Christmas
Time" - "All I Want Is You This
Christmas" - "The First Noel"
- "In Love On Christmas" -
"It's Christmas" - "O Holy
Night" - "Love's In Our Hearts On
Christmas Day" - "The Only
Gift" - "Kiss Me At Midnight"
Released: March 21, 2000 US: 11x Platinum Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for 8
weeks) Tracks: "Bye
Bye Bye"
- "It's
Gonna Be Me" - "Space
Cowboy" - "Just Got Paid" -
"It Makes Me Ill" - "This
I Promise You" - "No Strings
Attached" - "Digital Get Down"
- "Bringin' Da Noise" -
"That's When I'll Stop Loving You"
- "I'll Be Good For You" - "I
Thought She Knew"
Released: July 24, 2001 US: 5x Platinum Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for 1
week) Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B Tracks: "Pop" -
"Celebrity" - "The Game Is
Over" - "Girlfriend" - "The Two
Of Us" - "Gone" - "Tell Me,
Tell Me Baby" - "Up Against The
Wall" - "See Right Through
You" - "Selfish" - "Just
Don't Tell Me That" - "Something
Like You" - "Do Your Thing"
Note: Song title and position
links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run, LP links take
you to Amazon.com for that LP's info (often
including track listings and track samples), and
single cover art takes you to Amazon.com for that CD single (if
available). Songs charting prior to 1980 have
information from Billboard magazine.