Mix Tape: Listen like it’s 1999. (The 24 best songs from the year 1999.)

Ok, so I mentioned recently that I wanted to make a mix tape featuring music exclusively released in the year 1999. So I did. And it might possibly be the most amazing mix tape ever.

I can’t tell if it’s entirely driven by nostalgia (there is a lot of that going on), or if it’s truly an incredible year for music. Like somehow after an entire decade of music being pushed into new genres and coming off the explosion of synth sound in the 80s…that it matured to its peak form this year.

The mix is a total of 24 songs — think of it as two of our traditional 12 song mix tapes mushed together — and is available on Spotify for you to listen. I have the full list here — I hope you enjoy!

(And like any good mix tape — it is not comprehensive. It was really tough to put together and leave out some incredible music. But that’s just the nature of mixes).

1. No Scrubs by TLC

2. She’s so High by Tal Bachman

3. Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon

4. Steal My Sunshine by LEN

5. Summer Girls by LFO

6. Better Days by Citizen King

7. Waiting For Tonight by Jennifer Lopez

8. Beautiful Stranger by Madonna

9. Hanginaround by Counting Crows

10. All Star by Smash Mouth

11. My Own Worst Enemy by Lit

12. All The Small Things by blink-182

13. Livin’ la Vida Loca by Ricky Martin

14. Butterfly by Crazy Town

15. Porcelain by Moby

16. Drive by Incubus

17. Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

18. The Chemicals Between Us by Bush

19. Fillip by Muse

20. Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters

21. Sleep Now In the Fire by Rage Against The Machine

22. My Name Is by Eminem

23. Forgot About Dre by Dr. Dre, Eminem

24. Wild Wild West by Will Smith, Dru Hill, Kool Moe Dee