2000: NSYNC

So much of the world was severely into these guys, and now I look at them and think, "What cheeseballs." I imagine this is how Bieber Fever sufferers will feel about 10 years from now when they look back at his hair helmet and think, "I... was INTO THAT???"

2000: Rob Thomas

Rob Thomas had the EARLY hair helmet! I forgot. He looks like Jim Carrey playing Rob Thomas in a very bad SNL sketch.

2000: Mary J. Blige

Mary J absolutely did care, and thus refused to entertain the idea of waving her arms in the air.

2000: Shirley Manson

I miss Garbage. "When I Grow Up" was my jam. Maybe she should make a sequel.

2000: Destiny's Child

Behold, a rare photo of the brief era of the four-person Destiny's Child. The rules were matching, and midriff, apparently.

2000: Courtney Love

Courtney did her free program to The Little Mermaid.

2000: Martina McBride

... sorry, what now?

2000: Christina Aguilera

It's possible this is the most reasonable thing Christina has ever worn to the Grammys.

2000: Monica

I would follow her into The Matrix.

2000: Whitney Houston

I am not sure I will ever see a photo of Whitney and not have my first thought be, "Aw, sniffle."

2000: The Dixie Chicks

These were pretty badass looks for 2000, and honestly, still might hold up. Martie's outfit would slay now (she's on the right).

2000: Tim and Faith

Eh.

2000: Sisqo

HEYYYYYYY.

2001: Gwen and Gavin

This right here is exactly what one of the common issues on red carpets was (it's getting better). Gwen is dolled up to the nines, and Gavin is wearing what he'd wear to watch movies on the couch.

2001 Grammy Awards

Tell me this color scheme wasn't based at least a LITTLE on J.Lo's green Versace from the previous year.

2001: JC Chasez

Presented without comment.

2001: Traci Bingham

So she just... bedazzled her boobs, right? Is it even a shirt, or is it just a breast cover made of Swarovski?

Christina Aguilera

This is not good.

2002: Eve

We are also now in the era of much CLUMSIER mullet outfits.

2002: Pink

I report to you with confidence that I never, not once, in 2002 or otherwise, wore a skirt comprised of a waistband and then some strings attaching the rest of the damn thing.

2002: Pink, Xtina, Mya

Friends, I ask you, which lady here got the worst outfit? I think you could make an argument for every single one of them. I change my mind every time I look at the photo.

2002: Destiny's Child

BEYONCE WHAT.

2002: Shakira

LACE UP JEANS. NOT EVEN A BUTTON. If her hips were cool with those then they were DEFINITELY lying, I don't care WHAT she says.

2002: Sheryl Crow

Is she some kind of rodeo PJ flasher?

2002: Pam and Kid Rock

HERE is a real thing that happened.

2002: Alicia Keys

As is this. I feel as if... this is semi-homemade in the Sandra Lee vein.

2002: Gwen Stefani

This was a big leap from her 2001 picture.

2002: Blu Cantrell

Blu is someone who wore a lot of macrame tops, so I was delighted to see how cute this is.

2004: Alicia Keys

So... I don't know what the deal was with 2003, but neither Getty nor Shutterstock had anything from the red carpet? There WAS a Grammys, in New York, so... I don't know. TOO BAD, 2003. But who needs them, anyway, when we could cut straight to THAT.

Nick and Jessica

This photo is 100 percent in here because of THAT PURSE.

2004: Jack and Meg White

Remember how they told everyone they were siblings, but were actually married? That is a wild thing. Jack's Wikipedia page has a whole subsection called "Eccentricity," and also says, "He states that he does not consider his personal life relevant to his art, saying, 'It's the same thing as asking Michelangelo, "What kind of shoes do you wear?" ... In the end, it doesn't really matter ... the only thing that's going to be left is our records and photos.'" Okay, but... what kind of shoes DOES Michelangelo wear? You need arch support to paint.

2004: Christina Aguilera

This was a real mishmash.

2004: Fergie

This dress ran afoul of a MAJOR pair of kitchen shears.

Beyonce

Early Beyonce is so SATINY.

2004: Ashanti

This dress looks like she and Alicia Keys (next) got the same base garment and were told to turn it into their own thing. Ashanti went with the navel frame...

2004: Alicia Keys

... and Alicia Keys was like, "I'll just clip off half of it and throw on my white denim and call it a day."

2004: Queen Latifah

"Hey, ME TOO!"

This Batch of Grammy Flashback Pics Contains a LOT of Abs

And one pair of bedazzled boobs.