27 Duets Every Millennial Should Be Embarrassed They Forgot About

Let’s take this moment to remember Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and her iconic contribution to NSYNC’s weirdest song.

1. "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" by Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because Christina Aguilera has practically retired from the music industry.

2. "On the Line" by Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Mandy Moore, and BBMak

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because three people saw the movie On the Line.

3. "Could I Have This Kiss Forever?" by Whitney Houston and Enrique Iglesias

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because people get caught up on the Mariah and Whitney duet when this one is actually kind of better.

4. "Music of My Heart" by NSYNC and Gloria Estefan

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because you obviously don't give a shit about music education!! Or, it flopped.

5. "Bring It All to Me" by Blaque and JC Chasez

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because you want to be able to un-hear JC singing, "Are you feeling my Timbs, my baggy jeans, my thug appeal?"

6. "What's Going On?" by, like, 100 artists

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because for some reason this wasn't a huge hit even though there were like 700 musicians on the track.

7. "N 2 Gether" by Limp Bizkit and Method Man

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Why you probably forgot about it: When was the last time you even thought about Limp Bizkit?

8. "Take Me There" by Mýa, Blackstreet, Blinky Blink, and Mase

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because it's weird to think about a bunch of grown-ass adults playing around on a Rugrats set.

9. "Where You Are" by Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because true love died when they broke up. We don't talk about it anymore.

10. "What It's Like to Be Me" by Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because you probably didn't even know about it. This is the closest we ever got to a true Britney and Justin duet.

11. "Woman In Me" by Jessica Simpson and Destiny's Child

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because Beyoncé has been trying to hide the fact that she at one time sang backup for Jessica Simpson.

12. "Heartbreak Hotel" by Whitney Houston, Faith Evans, and Kelly Price

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (Thunderpuss Remix) was released after this and it made all the other songs on that album basically obsolete.

13. "Thank God I Found You" by Mariah Carey, 98 Degrees, and Joe

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because Mariah's discography is so vast and deep that this is but a mere blip.

14. "Against All Odds" by Mariah Carey and Westlife

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because you probably didn't even know it existed in the first place.

15. "Space Cowboy (Yippie-Yi-Yay)" by NSYNC and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because it was featured on an album that included "Bye Bye Bye," "It's Gonna Be Me," and "This I Promise You." Like, how are you going to compete with those tracks?

16. "Tell Him" by Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because this was probably a song your mom would have been excited about at the time.

17. "All I Have" by Jennifer Lopez and LL Cool J

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because the Ja Rule/J. Lo duets were better.

18. "Can I Have It Like That" by Pharrell and Gwen Stefani

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because this is mediocrity at its finest.

19. "Tilt Ya Head Back" by Nelly and Christina Aguilera

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because it fell in a weird gap between "Dirrty"-era Xtina and Back to Basics–era Christina.

20. "I Know What You Want" by Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey, feat. Flipmode Squad

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because you have no taste! JK. But really I do feel bad if you forgot about this gorgeous song.

21. "Another Way To Die" by Alicia Keys and Jack White

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because when it comes to recent Bond theme songs all anybody remembers is Adele's "Skyfall."

22. "Breathe" by Blu Cantrell and Sean Paul

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because some sorry people only know Blu Cantrell as the "Hit 'Em Up Style" lady.

23. "When the Stars Go Blue" by the Corrs and Bono

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because the only Corrs song you still listen to is "Breathless."

24. "All Cried Out" by Allure and 112

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because you, unlike me, don't like to play depressing songs when you're sad.

25. "Signs" by Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson, and Justin Timberlake

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because I personally had no idea this was ever even a thing.

26. "Party for Two" by Shania Twain and Billy Currington

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because you don't like iconic country duets, prob.

27. "Cupid's Chokehold" by the Gym Class Heroes and Patrick Stump

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Why you probably forgot about it: Because who is looking for Travie McCoy in 2017?

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