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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping 2000s movies soundtracks into the ol’ VCR. 

The early to mid-aughts were a magical and wonderful time where movies with absolutely insane plots were king, and soundtracks actually mattered. 

Scoring is still SUPER important in film, and I don’t want to discredit it in any way. I’m talking about the soundtracks where actresses from the film contributed songs, popular songs that weren’t in the movie were thrown on for kicks and giggs, etc… 

These soundtracks also included the works of fake bands from the movies, including two of my personal favorites: Josie and the Pussycats and Pink Slip. They truly don’t make them like this anymore. 

I had LiLo’s exact highlights at one point, and I don’t wanna talk about it. 

However, I think that’s why I love Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR and GUTS so much. Both albums take me back to the zeitgeist of the early to mid-aughts where soundtracks ruled and timely physical media releases drooled. 

If you want to take a little trip down memory lane, grab your butterfly clips, band tees with built-in long sleeves, and glitter eyeshadow because I’m giving you a list of my favorite soundtracks from the early to mid-aughts — as well as an honorable mention. 

I physically owned all of these CDs, and I still own a couple to this very day. I still know every single word to every song on the Josie and the Pussycats and Freaky Friday soundtracks, and I have no shame in my little heart. 

Without any further ado, here is my list of some of my favorite soundtracks, in no particular order: 

• New York Minute 
• Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
• Freaky Friday 
• The Princess Diaries
• What a Girl Wants 
• Josie and the Pussycats 
• A Cinderella Story

Honorable mention 

There’s one soundtrack that BARELY misses the cut because it came out in 1999. I still want to mention it because it also encapsulates the magic of the movie soundtrack we’ve so desperately missed. I’m obviously talking about the 10 Things I Hate About You Soundtrack. Letters to Cleo’s cover of “Cruel to Be Kind” is worth the mention alone. 

I still defend Bianca’s prom outfit, and I don’t care what any of you say about it.