I love the shirt ends tied at the waist. And the pigtail braids. It's just so 90s.

I love bubblegum pop, especially late 90s/early 2000s bubblegum pop. I love how happy it is, how despite the songs may be about being lonely or cheating or being dumped, they always sound so peppy. And there’s always a music video that includes a large, choreographed dance sequence with the girls in midriff-baring baby tees. And you can’t forget the whispered/moaned “baby” by one of the singers.

That brings me to the purpose of this post on the long-neglected blog: I want to create the ultimate bubblegum pop playlist. One that will automatically plunge you into sugary-sweet nostalgia every time you put it on. One that not only has the bubblegum heavyweights of Britney Spears, Nsync, and the Backstreet Boys, but also the Aaron Carters and 98 Degrees of the pop world. And while I do love me some pop music, I am far from an expert. So this post’s purpose is to create a hive mind of sorts to have all the great pop music in one place. None of the current hip-hop-influenced stuff, just the pure pop.

To start everything off, here are some of the tracks that I put on a playlist that influenced this post:

Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche) –   98 Degrees
Bouncing Off the Ceiling (Upside Down) –   A*Teens
Aaron’s Party – Aaron Carter
Complicated –   Avril Lavigne
Sk8er Boi –   Avril Lavigne
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) –   Backstreet Boys
Larger Than Life – Backstreet Boys
The Call – Backstreet Boys
I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys
Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
Stronger –   Britney Spears
Lucky – Britney Spears
Oops!…I Did It Again – Britney Spears
Genie In A Bottle – Christina Aguilera
Survivor – Destiny’s Child
Blue – Eiffel 65
Boys and Girls – Good Charlotte
So Yesterday – Hillary Duff
Perfect Day – Hoku
I Think I’m In Love With You – Jessica Simpson
Crush – Mandy Moore
Bye Bye Bye –   ‘N Sync
Pop –   ‘N Sync
It’s Gonna Be Me  -  ’N Sync
I Believe I Can Fly –   R Kelly
All Star –   Smash Mouth
Wannabe – Spice Girls

Feel free to add more in the comments. I know I forgot more than a few.