Return of Rock

During 2011, Australian musicians to feature substantially in the Hottest 100 countdown were Boy & Bear (unearthed,) Gotye, 360, Architecture in Helsinki, and Ball Park Music-Unearthed.

The genres of Europop and Eurodance have also achieved notable commercial success, evidenced by Swedish producer Max Martin’s ubiquity in the decade’s most successful

In 2009, electropop and Nu-disco increased in popularity in North America, replacing hip-hop and R&B as the dominant genres of music. Artists like Britney Spears, Beyoncé,

From 2007, dance music started gaining popularity in North America with dance-pop hits by artists such as the pop singer Rihanna’s song “Don’t Stop the

Justin Timberlake released his sophomore studio album FutureSex/LoveSounds in 2006, producing the chart-topping singles “SexyBack”, “My Love”, and “What Goes Around… Comes Around”,

 In 2005, Cher ended her 3-year-long “Farewell Tour” which became the highest-grossing female and solo tour at that time. Madonna enjoyed success throughout the

 By 2003, records by boy bands were very sparse on the Billboard Hot 100, and some members of boy bands left to

Teen pop continued to be an extremely popular genre in the early 2000s with the success of teenage pop singers Britney Spears and Christina