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Five: Slam Dunk Da Funk

Absolutely: Story Of A Girl

Blur: Song 2 By early 1997, British pop had become less a scene than a competition, so with this album, Blur's frontman Damon Albarn basically announced that he was withdrawing from the race, in favor of exploring other kinds of rock he'd been getting into

Cher: Strong

Destinys Child: Say My Name

New Kids On The Block: Step by Step In their heyday the boys were magic and this song shows why

Third Eye Blind: Semi Charmed Life

Backstreet Boys: Shape Of My Heart

Ricky Martin: She Bangs

Elton John: Something About The Way You Look Tonight  Elton John has written and performed some of the most cherished love songs in the pop-music canon

Eminem: Stan

Sugar Ray: Someday

Shanks & Bigfoot: Sweet Like Chocolate

Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams Are Made Of These One of the earliest things that we learned about Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart was that the duo had style

Eagle Eye Cherry: Save Tonight The offspring of jazz-trumpet great Don Cherry and half-brother of both Neneh Cherry and Swedish pop diva Titiyo (who duets with her brother on "Worried Eyes"), Eagle-Eye proves that we are not who we're related to

Michael Jackson: She's Out Of My Life

Michael Jackson: Scream

Lois And Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman

Spice Girls: Spice Up Your Life

Stand By Me (Good)

Red Hot Chilly Peppers: Scar Tissue (Good)

Star Wars

Grease: Summer Love The movie is a 1970s take on 1950s musicals, providing all the kitsch anyone could hope for. It's John Travolta as Danny Zuko as Olivia Newton-John's pompadoured main squeeze, and the kids go crazy

Elton John: Sacrifice (Excellent)

Seinfeld (Good)

Superman (Good)

Kenny G: Song Bird Kenny G is often quoted as defending his crowd-pleasing sound as instrumental pop, not jazz (despite having taken his turn at the music of Ellington, Monk, and other masters on 1999's Classics in the Key of G)

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