Click through this gallery to see song favorites from the heyday of ringtones (mostly the mid-2000s). What was (is) your favorite ringtone? Why? Let us know in the comments below if there are others you would like to see featured here, and check out our <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fuser%2Fnsaidi2013%2Fplaylist%2F1eh4IGmRDpbVT82xIxK0d0" target="_blank" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> for more inspiration.
Classic ringtones from back in the day —
Click through this gallery to see song favorites from the heyday of ringtones (mostly the mid-2000s). What was (is) your favorite ringtone? Why? Let us know in the comments below if there are others you would like to see featured here, and check out our Spotify playlist for more inspiration.
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By Lil Wayne, featuring Static, 2008. (Listen: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2IH8tNQAzSs" target="_blank" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Ftrack%2F5jnxxpX2834SB6LJ0S73Uz" target="_blank" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) This catchy song was named the highest certified mastertone by the RIAA in 2009.
'Lollipop' —
By Lil Wayne, featuring Static, 2008. (Listen: YouTube | Spotify) This catchy song was named the highest certified mastertone by the RIAA in 2009.
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By Beyoncé, 2006. (Listen: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2EwViQxSJJQ" target="_blank" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Ftrack%2F6RX5iL93VZ5fKmyvNXvF1r" target="_blank" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) An empowering ringtone choice for women everywhere trying to move on from bad relationships.
'Irreplaceable' —
By Beyoncé, 2006. (Listen: YouTube | Spotify) An empowering ringtone choice for women everywhere trying to move on from bad relationships.
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By Akon, featuring Eminem, 2006. (Listen: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbKDdT_nyP54" target="_blank" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Ftrack%2F7Ka7hKz3rVs8VJVvujnJyX" target="_blank" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) This one was a bit naughty. Photo: Akon performs at the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain, October 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya.
'Smack That' —
By Akon, featuring Eminem, 2006. (Listen: YouTube | Spotify) This one was a bit naughty. Photo: Akon performs at the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain, October 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya.
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By T-Pain, featuring Mike Jones, 2005. (Listen: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvqRFzhWik2c" target="_blank" target="_blank">YouTube - remix</a> | <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Ftrack%2F1lih9AUGlOI2qbAkptdBsr" target="_blank" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) We're not entirely sure what message ringtone users hoped to send with this song, which became controversial for its sexual lyrics. Photo: Shay Mooney and T-Pain perform at BMI Music Event.
'I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)' —
By T-Pain, featuring Mike Jones, 2005. (Listen: YouTube - remix | Spotify) We're not entirely sure what message ringtone users hoped to send with this song, which became controversial for its sexual lyrics. Photo: Shay Mooney and T-Pain perform at BMI Music Event.
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By 50 Cent, 2003. (Listen: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DN607AQqbfsA" target="_blank" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Ftrack%2F7iL6o9tox1zgHpKUfh9vuC" target="_blank" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) The song became 50 Cent's first No. 1 single, and then became Billboard's first ringtone of the year in 2004. Photo: 50 Cent performs on stage during the Winterbeatz Music Festival in Melbourne, Australia, in August 2011.
'In Da Club' —
By 50 Cent, 2003. (Listen: YouTube | Spotify) The song became 50 Cent's first No. 1 single, and then became Billboard's first ringtone of the year in 2004. Photo: 50 Cent performs on stage during the Winterbeatz Music Festival in Melbourne, Australia, in August 2011.
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By Beastie Boys, 1986. (Listen: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnBbQyXZvkbA" target="_blank" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Ftrack%2F2tY1gxCKslfXLFpFofYmJQ" target="_blank" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) Ringtones helped resurface plenty of music that came out before the digital-music era. Photo: The Beastie Boys are shown together in Paris in May 2004.
'Brass Monkey' —
By Beastie Boys, 1986. (Listen: YouTube | Spotify) Ringtones helped resurface plenty of music that came out before the digital-music era. Photo: The Beastie Boys are shown together in Paris in May 2004.
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By Cyndi Lauper, 1983. (Listen: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPIb6AZdTr-A" target="_blank" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Ftrack%2F79Cupw2P7ZhCCtmgRS1X8R" target="_blank" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) The ringtone became an aural accessory of party gals everywhere. Photo: Lauper performs for the release of her "At Last" album in 2003.
'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' —
By Cyndi Lauper, 1983. (Listen: YouTube | Spotify) The ringtone became an aural accessory of party gals everywhere. Photo: Lauper performs for the release of her "At Last" album in 2003.
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By AC/DC; single released in 1981. (Listen: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DpAgnJDJN4VA" target="_blank" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Ftrack%2F7GQJfz4JlmjnaGKkq8M2CO" target="_blank" target="_blank">Spotify soundalike</a>) Rockers made a statement every time the crunching guitar riffs of this classic emanated from their phones. Photo: Undated promotional portrait of the venerable Australian group.
'Back in Black' —
By AC/DC; single released in 1981. (Listen: YouTube | Spotify soundalike) Rockers made a statement every time the crunching guitar riffs of this classic emanated from their phones. Photo: Undated promotional portrait of the venerable Australian group.
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Better known as the theme song from "The Dukes of Hazzard," by Waylon Jennings, 1980. A favorite with fun-lovin' country guys. (Listen: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D14ZHn_76QM0" target="_blank" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Ftrack%2F1PEGG5YOfjV71XtV0zj4YU" target="_blank" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) Photo: Waylon Jennings, right, enjoys a drink with Willie Nelson in New York in 1978.
'Good Ol' Boys' —
Better known as the theme song from "The Dukes of Hazzard," by Waylon Jennings, 1980. A favorite with fun-lovin' country guys. (Listen: YouTube | Spotify) Photo: Waylon Jennings, right, enjoys a drink with Willie Nelson in New York in 1978.
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By Marvin Gaye, 1973. (Listen: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBKPoHgKcqag" target="_blank" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Ftrack%2F4Edtgs4Io5HYYN6MDZ4i5G" target="_blank" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) The song's sultry lyrics and direct message have made it a booty-call favorite for music listeners and ringtone samplers alike.
'Let's Get It On' —
By Marvin Gaye, 1973. (Listen: YouTube | Spotify) The song's sultry lyrics and direct message have made it a booty-call favorite for music listeners and ringtone samplers alike.
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