_~ ARTISTS ALBUMS __{ Opening week sales records are shattered in 2000 with benchmarks set for the number of albums sold. Britney | FLASH | S32 Spears’ Oops.../ Did it Again, Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP, Limp Bizkit’s Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored The Beatles begin 2001 atop the _ Water and Backstreet Boys’ Black & Blue all break the Billboard album chart with the million-unit mark. album 7. The CD sells more than 5 million copies over the holiday season. Sisqo, a member of the R&B band Dru Hill, goes solo in 2000. The singer tops the singles chart with “Incomplete” and “Thong Song” and takes home awards from Billboard and the American Music Association. n Womack wins the lusic Association’s award ingle with “I Hope You omack also receives ammy nominations. A MTV's “Total Request Live,” which allows viewers to vote for their favorite music videos, continues to gain popularity. Host Carson Daly becomes one of the year’s best-known faces. A Destiny’s Child achieves three back-to-back No. 1 singles in 2000, making the band Billboard’s Top Pop Artist of 2000. The group is nominated for five Grammys, four for the single “Say My Name.” Tara Canova/Retna Limited, USA Reuters NewMedia Inc./Corbis Reuters/Christensen/Archive Photos Reuters/Tami Chappell/Archive Photos Chip Wass A Faith Hill and Tim McGraw perform A Pink is one of the year’s top —_ to sellout crowds on their Soul 2 Soul _ new artists. Her debut album, tour. Hill and McGraw win the Country Can’t Take Me Home, sells 2 Music Association’s Female and Male million copies, and two of her Vocalist of the Year, making them the — songs are Top 10 hits. first couple to win in the same year. Vv) Rock musi¢ dominates the music charts and award shows | in 2000. : both the rock and pop singles charts with their respective “Everything You Want,” and “Kryptonite.” prt ‘ with lead singer Scott tapp be one of 2000's hottest rock h their singles “Higher” and ee | s Wide Open” hitting the top ard’s Hot 100 singles list. wins American Music n’s Favorite Alternative Artist te Pop/Rock Album. am JN ) ae), | | : | . \ oa . 3 Baha Men’s hit song “Who Let the Dogs Out” reaches anthem status at sports stadiums across the country. The song also wins a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording. ome ~T1 y a = a ey i i i | | | Vi » \ i pee =a F matchbox