Top 100 Songs of 2005

Below is a list from Billboard magazine’s Top ear-End Hot 100 songs for 2005. Chart © by Billboard, a part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. All Rights Reserved. Learn more about Billboard here.

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Top 100 Songs of 2005

1Lonely No More – Rob Thomas

2Hate It or Love It – The Game featuring 50 Cent

3Drop It Like It’s Hot – Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell

4Lovers and Friends – Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Usher & Ludacris

5Soldier – Destiny’s Child featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne

6Wake Me Up When September Ends – Green Day

7Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani

8Candy Shop – 50 Cent featuring Olivia

9Don’t Phunk With My Heart – The Black Eyed Peas

10Breakaway – Kelly Clarkson

11Grind With Me – Pretty Ricky

12Sugar (Gimme Some) – Trick Daddy featuring Ludacris, Lil’ Kim & Cee-Lo

13Soul Survivor – Young Jeezy featuring Akon

14Mockingbird – Eminem

15Wait (The Whisper Song) – Ying Yang Twins

16Cater 2 U – Destiny’s Child

17Inside Your Heaven – Carrie Underwood

18Beautiful Soul – Jesse McCartney

19Outta Control – 50 Cent featuring Mobb Deep

20Girlfight – Brooke Valentine featuring Lil Jon & Big Boi

21Back Then – Mike Jones

22Numb / Encore – Jay-Z/Linkin Park

More 78 Top Songs of 2005

23. 23. We Belong Together – Mariah Carey
    24. Let Me Love You – Mario
    25. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson
    26. One, Two Step – Ciara featuring Missy Elliott
    27. Behind These Hazel Eyes – Kelly Clarkson
    28. Don’t Cha – The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes
    29. Gold Digger – Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
    30. Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day
    31. You and Me – Lifehouse
    32. Disco Inferno – 50 Cent
    33. Lose Control – Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop
    34. Shake It Off – Mariah Carey
    35. Just a Lil Bit – 50 Cent
    36. Pon de Replay – Rihanna
    37. Mr. Brightside – The Killers
    38. How We Do – The Game featuring 50 Cent
    39. Beverly Hills – Weezer
    40. Oh – Ciara featuring Ludacris
    41. Switch – Will Smith
    42. Let Me Hold You – Bow Wow featuring Omarion
    43. Like You – Bow Wow featuring Ciara
    44. Rich Girl – Gwen Stefani featuring Eve
    45. My Humps – The Black Eyed Peas
    46. Obsession (No Es Amor) – Frankie J featuring Baby Bash
    47. Caught Up – Usher
    48. Listen to Your Heart – D.H.T.
    49. Scars – Papa Roach
    50. Feel Good Inc – Gorillaz
    51. Let Me Go – 3 Doors Down
    52. Holiday – Green Day
    53. Sugar, We’re Goin Down – Fall Out Boy
    54. Run It! – Chris Brown
    55. Photograph – Nickelback
    56. Lonely – Akon
    57. Collide – Howie Day
    58. Slow Down – Bobby Valentino
    59. Over and Over – Nelly featuring Tim McGraw
    60. Some Cut – Trillville featuring Cutty
    61. Get It Poppin’ – Fat Joe featuring Nelly
    62. Play – David Banner
    63. Pimpin’ All Over the World – Ludacris featuring Bobby Valentino
    64. My Boo – Usher And Alicia Keys
    65. Karma – Alicia Keys
    66. Speed of Sound – Coldplay
    67. I Don’t Want to Be – Gavin DeGraw
    68. La Tortura – Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz
    69. She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5
    70. Baby, I’m Back – Baby Bash featuring Akon
    71. Incomplete – Backstreet Boys
    72. Bring Em Out – T.I.
    73. 1 Thing – Amerie
    74. Best of You – Foo Fighters
    75. It’s Like That – Mariah Carey
    76. Goin’ Crazy – Natalie
    77. Because of You – Kelly Clarkson
    78. Truth Is – Fantasia
    79. Your Body – Pretty Ricky
    80. Cool – Gwen Stefani
    81. Get Back – Ludacris
    82. U Don’t Know Me – T.I.
    83. These Words – Natasha Bedingfield
    84. Don’t Lie – The Black Eyed Peas
    85. Get Right – Jennifer Lopez
    86. Daughters – John Mayer
    87. As Good As I Once Was – Toby Keith
    88. Lose My Breath – Destiny’s Child
    89. Ordinary People – John Legend
    90. We’ll Be Burning – Sean Paul
    91. Just the Girl – The Click Five
    92. True – Ryan Cabrera
    93. O – Omarion
    94. Wonderful – Ja Rule featuring R. Kelly & Ashanti
    95. I’m Sprung – T-Pain
    96. Chariot – Gavin DeGraw
    97. U Already Know – 112 featuring Foxy Brown
    98. Mississippi Girl – Faith Hill
    99. Number One Spot – Ludacris
    100. Give Me That – Webbie featuring Bun B

Top 100 Songs of 2005 – Final Thoughts

The year 2005 brought us a vibrant and diverse collection of music that defined the era. From catchy pop hits to heartfelt ballads and genre-bending tracks, the top songs of 2005 showcased the creativity and talent of the artists of the time. Iconic songs like “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey, “Hollaback Girl” by Gwen Stefani, and “Gold Digger” by Kanye West dominated the charts and became instant anthems. The year also introduced us to emerging artists like Rihanna with “Pon de Replay” and The Killers with “Mr. Brightside.” The top songs of 2005 not only provided us with memorable hooks and melodies but also reflected the cultural landscape and captured the spirit of the era.