Middle school was such a great time to be alive. We had Tamagotchis, sleepovers, crocs, nachos for lunch, acne, easy homework, trampolines, Gameboys, flip phones, and middle parts, but best of all, we had middle school dances. Do you remember dancing to Akon with your gauchos, braces, and Air Forces on? Me too, and it was the best. Those songs we danced to have a very special place in my heart. Here is a list of just a few of those songs to help refresh your memory (Disclaimer: I graduated middle school in 2010 to give you an idea of the time period)...

1. Lipgloss - Lil Mama

2. Crank That - Soulja Boy

3. Work It - Missy Elliot

4. My Goodies - Ciara

5. Lean Wit it Rock Wit it - Franchize Boys

6. We Fly High - Jim Jones

7. Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus

8. My Humps - The Black Eyed Peas

9. 1, 2 Step - Ciara featuring Missy Elliot

10. Hot in Here - Nelly

11. Run It - Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana

12. Love Game - Lady Gaga

13. Temperature - Sean Paul

14. This is Why I'm Hot - MIMS

15. Fergalicious - Fergie

16. Paper Planes - MIA

17. Gold Digger - Kanye West

18. Wall to Wall - Chris Brown

19. Tik Tok - Kesha

20. Pump It - The Black Eyed Peas

21. Right Now (Na Na Na) - Akon

22. Everytime We Touch - Cascada

23. Get Up - Ciara ft. Chamillionare

24. Don't Cha - Pussycat Dolls

25. SOS - Rihanna

26. Toxic - Britney Spears

27. Take You There - Sean Kingston

28. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani

29. Pop, Lock and Drop It - Huey

30. Ay Bay Bay - Hurricane Chris

31. In da Club - 50 Cent

32. Skater Boy - Avril Lavigne

33. Ridin Dirty- Chamillionaire

34. Lean Back - Terror Squad/Fat Joe

35. Hard - Rihanna featuring Young Jeezy

36. Party like a Rockstar - Shop Boyz

37. Low (Apple Bottom Jeans) - T-pain

38. Lollipop - Lil Wayne

39. Forever - Drake, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Kanye West

40. Smack That - Akon featuring Eminem

41. Poker Face - Lady Gaga

42. Drop it Like it's Hot - Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell WIlliams

43. Get the Party Started - P!nk

44. Shake It - Metro Station

45. Milkshake - Kelis

46. Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland

47. Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake

48. Ice Box - Omarion

49. The Great Escape - Boys Like Girls

50. Hey Ya - Outkast

Of course, there are many other hits from the 2000s that we jammed to when we were "like 12" but, these are some of the best (and no one has time to read over 50 songs anyway). So listen to these in the shower, in the car, while you're walking your dog (or cat if you're a weirdo), in "da club," or wherever you feel like it. We all need a little Akon or Avril in our lives once in awhile.