The Teen Pop Early '00s Playlist: Hidden Gem Edition

Let the nostalgia wash over you. And then go watch Degrassi: The Next Generation just to remind yourself that Aubrey Graham was once Jimmy Brooks.

1. Samantha Mumba, "Baby Come On Over (This is Our Night)" (2001)

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Samantha Mumba, after a promising start, was unfortunately lost in the shuffle of teen boppers.

2. Samantha Mumba, "Gotta Tell You" (2000)

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RIP Samantha Mumba's career. Gone, but never forgotten.

3. A*Teens, "Upside Down (Bouncing Off The Ceiling)" (2000)

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Meryl Streep & Amanda Seyfriend ain't got shit on A*Teens' cover of "Mamma Mia" & "Dancing Queen". Sorry, but it's true.

4. Dream, "He Loves U Not" (2000)

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Dream was Puff Daddy/P.Diddy/Diddy/Dragon Slayer's original "Making the Band" project, which basically explains why they only had 1.5 hits (if you can listen to all of "This is Me" then you possess superhuman mental strength).

5. Play, "Us Against The World" (2001)

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The Tween version of "Girl" by Destiny's Child (sidebar: if you have 3 minutes and 56 seconds to spare, the "Girl" music video is fantastic).

6. Play, "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (2001)

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Oh Play, you had such potential, where did you go wrong? Oh, that's right you had someone from Dream Street not named Jesse McCartney do a duet with you.

7. No Secrets, "That's What Girls Do" (2002)

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Fun fact: After Angel Faith left the group to pursue a solo career in 2003, a tween by the name of Stefani Germanotta reportedly auditioned but didn't make it into the group. She would later go on to have mild success as Lady Gaga.

8. Leslie Carter, "Like Wow" (2001)

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RIP Leslie Carter

9. Kaci Battaglia, "Paradise" (2001)

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This girl grew up to be a super hottie and according to her twitter page (@kacibattaglia) is a fan of Jesus!

10. 3LW, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)" (2000)

All you ever need to know about 3LW:

1. 3LW stands for 'Three Little Women'

2. Two of the three little women became part of The Cheetah Girls.

3. One of the three little women dated Rob Kardashian.

11. Christian Milian, "AM to PM" (2001)

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The only thing that was good from "The Hot Chick" movie.

12. M2M, "Don't Say You Love Me" (1999)

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Not only was this song featured on Pokemon: The First Movie, but also Beverly Hills 90201 and Felicity. J.J. Abrams' music taste is second to none.

13. Eden's Crush, "Get Over Yourself" (2001)

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Nicole Scherzinger credits her Dancing With The Stars season 10 champion title to the moves she learned from her days in Eden's Crush (allegedly).

14. Jump5, "Spinnin' Around" (2001)

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For all 10 of you who are Christian teen pop fans.

15. Nobody's Angel, "If You Wanna Dance" (1999)

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This quartet made a cameo on the "Boy Meets World" episode "Road Trip", where Shawn Hunter, after taking a road trip to take his mind off of his father's death, basically stumbles into the restaurant where these ladies aka waitresses do a little song and dance for him because, they too, are searching for something more. #TeamShawnHunter

16-25. S Club 7 (2000-2003)

S Club 7 is arguably the most underrated pop group of the early 2000s. How many other groups had a TV series that was as wonderfully blissful as Miami 7?!

Bonus: Dream Street, "It Happens Everytime" (2001)

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