I’m Two Thousand and Late!

Not going back and re-exploring 2009 the way I did w/ 2003 since not only don't I have the impetus of a poll of yours or of the People's Pop Poll massive to aid in the exploration, I'm also woefully backed-up on 2024. But still, reprinting my old P&J singles ballot won't do. Not just 'cause I've changed my mind a bit, but because KOREA!!!!!

In 2009 I'd heard Wonder Girls' "Nobody" from 2008, and Girls' Generation "Gee." That was it! Then in 2010 E.via and After School and 2NE1 blew in and grabbed me, and the blowback got me 2009 as well. So here we are. In the USA, the rhythms of Gaga and Black Eyed Peas heralded an exciting blend of Eurobeats and R&B and hip-hop. It never fulfilled its promise. But Korea already had a bigger and brighter amalgam.

1. Brown Eyed Girls - Smile Chock Chock

2. 4minute - Hot Issue

3. Shystie ft. DJ Deekline - New Style

4. T-ara - Bo Peep Bo Peep

5. Das Racist - Combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell (Wallpaper. Remix)

6. SHINee - Juliette

7. E.via ft. Double Trouble, Basik, and Innovator - Hey!

8. E.via ft. VASCO & Ji-Goo In - Oppa! Can I do it?

9. MC Lars ft. Gabe Saporta & Brett Anderson - Hey There Ophelia

10. IU - Sorry Sorry (acoustic ver.)

11. Girls' Generation - Gee

12. The Lonely Island ft. T-Pain - I'm On A Boat

13. Love and Theft - Runaway

14. Lady A - Need You Now

15. Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

16. Rich Boy - Drop

17. Timberlee ft. Tosh - Heels

18. Röyksopp ft. Robyn - The Girl And The Robot

19. Girls Aloud - Untouchable

20. MC Hammer vs. Britney Spears - Can't Touch 3 (Bedbug Mix)

(Counting live TV clip of IU uploaded by fans onto YouTube as a "single" because w/ 885K streams on just one of its uploads I'd be remiss not to, even if the clip keeps getting blocked for copyright violations and a lot of the views are after-the-fact.)