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pop music in the 2000s was just different than it is today. If you need some inspiration for your throwback playlist, you can check out some of the best pop songs of the decade here.

Flip through the slideshow for a list of 20 essential country songs from the '00s, from Alan Jackson classics like "Remember When" to Kenny Chesney's eternally sunny "Summertime." ...

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The 20 Saddest Country Songs of the 2000s The 20 Saddest Country Songs of the 2000s The 2000s delivered some of country music's stone-cold saddest songs ever.