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[Fidelis Hodie]

Wow 2000s are over and I didn't know that?

Anyway, that list is baaad. I mean, really bad. Beyonce? Really?
My top five would be something like Neighborhood # 1, The other side of Mt Heart Attack, Mississipi and something from The National and GYBE!, in random order.

Yeah, your list is really that much better.

And I'm enjoying this shitting on those who shat. It's fun and engaging!

 

[Meliorism]

Yeah, your list is really that much better.

And I'm enjoying this shitting on those who shat. It's fun and engaging!

lol

Can't wait until the album list to see what fun filled comments people all over the internet grace us with.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

Whole lotta "bu bu bu bu why" itt

 

[cory]

There should be Flickchart for music. It should be as simple as "I like this song better than that song".

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

There should be Flickchart for music. It should be as simple as "I like this song better than that song".

holy shit, make it

 

[Papa]

Yes, really. Really.

You guys sure are edgy for hating on a pitchfork list. I'm sure glad you had elitism and aren't being elitist for your own tastes!

Paper Planes is a fantastic song.

Why? It has absolutely no musical merit whatsoever. MIA can't sing, it has a generic club beat, and it appeals to the "gangsta"-glorifying lowest common denominator. To top it off it has that contrived cash register / gunshot bs.

Some of the other songs in the top 20 I don't personally like but I can understand how someone else would. But Paper Planes is just bad in every sense of the word.

 

[Mt Heart Attack]

Yeah, your list is really that much better.

Maybe it's bad, but not "Beyonce at #4" bad.
But hey, all lists are destined to suck in a way or another:lol

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

Why? It has absolutely no musical merit whatsoever. MIA can't sing, it has a generic club beat, and it appeals to the "gangsta"-glorifying lowest common denominator. To top it off it has that contrived cash register / gunshot bs.

Some of the other songs in the top 20 I don't personally like but I can understand how someone else would. But Paper Planes is just bad in every sense of the word.

:-/

 

[Fidelis Hodie]

Whole lotta "bu bu bu bu why" itt

And not enough Juniors in it yet.

oh wai

Why? It has absolutely no musical merit whatsoever. MIA can't sing, it has a generic club beat, and it appeals to the "gangsta"-glorifying lowest common denominator. To top it off it has that contrived cash register / gunshot bs.

Some of the other songs in the top 20 I don't personally like but I can understand how someone else would. But Paper Planes is just bad in every sense of the word.

Except that it's . . . not. It's was never meant to be a smash success, but it blew a hole with those "contrived sounds" into the mainstream. MIA's fit the track perfectly. The beat is probably the most generic thing about it, but that's one part to a very large whole, not the whole itself.

Some people just like to have fun while listening to music, not worrying about the Arcade Fire's and the Neutral Milk Hotels. MIA's Paper Plane song is more fun than getting a kap dance, hundred dollar bill shower from Catherine Zeta Jones.

U MAD

 

[RiotOfTheBlood]

Why? It has absolutely no musical merit whatsoever. MIA can't sing, it has a generic club beat, and it appeals to the "gangsta"-glorifying lowest common denominator. To top it off it has that contrived cash register / gunshot bs.

Some of the other songs in the top 20 I don't personally like but I can understand how someone else would. But Paper Planes is just bad in every sense of the word.

I think the song overall is pretty alright, expressive beat and all but as you've pointed it out the gun shots made it more generic than it is.

 

[Fidelis Hodie]

Hey junior brigade, can you please explain to me how the gunshots make it more generic? Show me a song that actually uses them like Paper Planes does. I dare you.

 

[KingDirk]

Why? It has absolutely no musical merit whatsoever. MIA can't sing, it has a generic club beat, and it appeals to the "gangsta"-glorifying lowest common denominator. To top it off it has that contrived cash register / gunshot bs.

Some of the other songs in the top 20 I don't personally like but I can understand how someone else would. But Paper Planes is just bad in every sense of the word.

Y'know, your avatar makes me wanna give you a pass, but holy crap at being the arbiter of merit. I like the production on the song. M.I.A.'s never presented herself as anything approaching a chanteuse. It's fun to sing along to at parties. It had a huge cultural impact when it was released. And while the lyrics may not be Pulitzer-worthy, they're more than just another gangster tune. (Granted, knowing about her background may be providing me with more insight.)

And I don't understand how you couldn't see how anybody else would like the song.

 

[Medalion]

I would rather have Bucky Done Gun on there than Paper Planes if we're talking M.I.A.

 

[Kastro]

Pitchfork's dick-riding really sucks the fun out of music.

i know what you mean.. it seems like they get more jerking off over their own lists (the decades not even over jeez) and converting drones through "best new music"

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

i know what you mean.. it seems like they get more jerking off over their own lists (the decades not even over jeez) and converting drones through "best new music"

*rolls eyes*

 

[Fidelis Hodie]

*rolls eyes*

With you on this one.

Every band has an album that leaks or they self release, everyone loves it (For 09; Cymbals eat guitars, The Antlers are two that come to mind) then pitchfork BNM's them and BAM the hate train starts.

Pitchfork gets a lot of hate because you're too cool for the cool kids, but does that mean they're always wrong? Not at all. In fact, the majority of the time they're pretty spot on. All it takes is a little maturity and ability to take things with a grain of salt and listen and make up your own damn mind.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

lmao, I haven't B.O.B since it came out.
This song is insane.

 

[KingDirk]

With you on this one.

Every band has an album that leaks or they self release, everyone loves it (For 09; Cymbals eat guitars, The Antlers are two that come to mind) then pitchfork BNM's them and BAM the hate train starts.

Pitchfork gets a lot of hate because you're too cool for the cool kids, but does that mean they're always wrong? Not at all. In fact, the majority of the time they're pretty spot on. All it takes is a little maturity and ability to take things with a grain of salt and listen and make up your own damn mind.

Like I've said in the past, I don't really read too much of P4k's reviews (generally they just come off as overwrought and poorly-written), but I don't see them being 'too cool for the cool kids' in any way these days. I mean, this goofy decade in music thing was sponsored by Haagen-Daz!

 

[Kastro]

Pitchfork gets a lot of hate because you're too cool for the cool kids, but does that mean they're always wrong? Not at all. In fact, the majority of the time they're pretty spot on.

theyre spot on? i didnt realize quality of music was factual.

 

[Fidelis Hodie]

theyre spot on? i didnt realize quality of music was factual.

:lol An overall agreement on quality of music is about as factual as you can get. It's like rotten tomatoes. There will always be those that dislike, but when everyone else who's opinion is worth a damn agrees, you get your facts.

When the majority of things that pitchfork likes gets love from other outlets, why not shit on them too? It's because it's cool to hate on the fork.

In the end, just listen and see if you like it yourself.

 

[Kastro]

pitchfork = everyone worth a damn???

 

[blame space]

19. R. Kelly "Ignition (Remix)"

And it's just a list, people. Wow Pitchfork is shoehorning an entire decade of music into 500 songs -- again. Just because you actually lived through this one doesn't give you the excuse to make this into a big deal.

 

[Cohsae]

I just want to add that All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem is fucking brilliant.
Also I don't get Animal Collective. I've tried to, really tried to listen to MPP but I think I've given up. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix for album of the year.

 

[Kastro]

I just want to add that All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem is fucking brilliant.

yeah.. I dont get the hype for this one. The whole song feels like its building to something but never does.

 

[blame space]

yeah.. I dont get the hype for this one. The whole song feels like its building to something but never does.

The whole song is what the song is building up to.

 

[MIMIC]

GAF and lists -_-

I can just imagine some people jacking off while writing their vitriol

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

The whole song is what the song is building up to.

I'm actually with him, I don't really enjoy LCD Soundsystem. But hey, I can see their appeal, I ain't hatin'

 

[dallow_bg]

There isn't a list of all 500 is there?
I'm curious to see if the Libertines made the cut but don't want to go through 50 pages.

 

[Fidelis Hodie]

pitchfork = everyone worth a damn???

Because that's what I said. Pitchfork is just one of the many.

And "All My Friends" is so beautiful. I also don't think I've ever heard B.O.B. :lol

 

[Kastro]

radiohead "all i need" is more beautifuller.. that song got snubbed

 

[Prez]

To be honest. I really didn't like Arcade Fire, Muse, Radiohead and LCD Soundsystem. This decade I most enjoyed New Order, RHCP, Eagles of Death Metal and John Mayer. I also loved some songs of Kanye West and Poets of the Fall, but despised most of their other songs. That's pretty much it for me. Lots of other bands were decent, but not memorable at all.

 

[Kastro]

To be honest. I really didn't like Arcade Fire, Muse and LCD Soundsystem. This decade I most enjoyed New Order, RHCP, Eagles of Death Metal and John Mayer. I also loved some songs of Kanye West and Poets of the Fall, but despised most of their other songs. That's pretty much it for me.

new order? the fuck? this 00s not 80s

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

new order? the fuck? this 00s not 80s

hey, stop jerking off about your music tastes.

 

[Prez]

new order? the fuck? this 00s not 80s

You could also say that of RHCP, but they both released one album in the 00s.

 

[dallow_bg]

new order? the fuck? this 00s not 80s

I know. Poor New Order.

They can't all live forever. (The Fall)
Oooh did they make it?

 

[Cohsae]

To be honest. I really didn't like Arcade Fire, Muse and LCD Soundsystem. This decade I most enjoyed New Order, RHCP, Eagles of Death Metal and John Mayer. I also loved some songs of Kanye West and Poets of the Fall, but despised most of their other songs. That's pretty much it for me. Lots of other bands were decent, but not memorable at all.

But I thought Californication came out at the end of the 90s. I mean I like(d?) the chilis but man By the Way and Stadium Arcadium are just not very good. Certainly not memorable albums of the decade.

 

[Kastro]

hey, stop jerking off about your music tastes.

knowing when a band was active = music taste?

oh fuck i didnt realize they were even active this decade :lol havent heard their new stuff

 

[klausbert]

Worst decade ever, hopefully the next decade gets some better music.

 

[Prez]

But I thought Californication came out at the end of the 90s. I mean I like(d?) the chilis but man By the Way and Stadium Arcadium are just not very good. Certainly not memorable albums of the decade.

I personally loved Stadium Arcadium.

 

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

No one other than BrandNew is gonna man up and list some of their favorite songs of the decade? Without putting a whole lot of thought into it, here's a few of mine:

1. Frog Eyes - Bushels
2. Animal Collective - Loch Raven
3. Radiohead - Idioteque
4. Gang Gang Dance - House Jam
5. Arcade Fire - Tunnels
6. The National - Mr. November

It's waaay skewed to the second half of the decade since I didn't buy a whole lot of music in the first half.

 

[dallow_bg]

knowing when a band was active = music taste?

oh fuck i didnt realize they were even active this decade :lol havent heard their new stuff

:lol Don't bother.

 

[Cohsae]

No one other than BrandNew is gonna man up and list some of their favorite songs of the decade? Without putting a whole lot of thought into it, here's a few of mine:

1. Frog Eyes - Bushels
2. Animal Collective - Loch Raven
3. Radiohead - Idioteque
4. Gang Gang Dance - House Jam
5. Arcade Fire - Tunnels
6. The National - Mr. November

It's waaay skewed to the second half of the decade since I didn't buy a whole lot of music in the first half.

I'm tempted to make a list but I could lose a lot of time doing so. Then again maybe my lab report can wait 'til tomorrow...

 

[knicks]

If societal impact has much more weight to their song choices than anything else, then I don't see how they managed to not include a single Eminem song in the top 50. There was nobody quite like him that made as much of an impact in the hip-hop scene in the early 2000s. And not just him - no Dr. Dre either. TI is in the fucking top 50.

They have three Eminem songs in the whole list. :lol

And two of them are his joke pop songs. List is a fucking joke.

Lil Wayne's A Mill is #80, while Lose Yourself isn't even in the top 100, and Sing for the Moment nor Stan are on the list at all.

 

[msdstc]

I used to be a huge fan of Outkast... I still listen every now and then, but it's been quite a while since some memorable material. Either way I'm actually not upset with this song at number 1.

 

[GoutPatrol]

Since I don't think the whole list has been posted in an easier to read text form...

500. The Big Pink "Velvet"
499. N.E.R.D. "Run to the Sun" [Electronic version]
498. Unwound "Scarlette"
497. Woods "Rain On"
496. Akufen "Deck the House (Herbert's Stop Like This Mix)"
495. Weezer "Island in the Sun"
494. Blonde Redhead "Equus"
493. Goldfrapp "Lovely Head"
492. St. Vincent "The Strangers"
491. Viktor Vaughn "Saliva"
490. Closer Musik "Departures"
489. Kano "Reload It"
488. Jesu "Silver"
487. Jaylib "The Red"
486. Spiller [ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor] "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"
485. Ali Farke Touré "Yer Bounda Fara"
484. Múm "Green Grass of Tunnel"
483. Platinum 45 [ft. More Fire Crew] "Oi!"
482. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "As I Sat Sadly By Her Side"
481. The Roots "Don't Feel Right"
480. Darkstar "Need You"
479. Brightblack Morning Light "Everybody Daylight"
478. Pantha Du Prince "Asha"
477. Dodos "Fools"
476. Ward 21 "Petrol"
475. Kid Cudi vs. Crookers "Day 'N Night (Remix)"
474. Wolf Eyes "Human Animal"
473. The Concretes "You Can't Hurry Love"
472. Comets on Fire "Wild Whiskey"
471. Crystal Castles "Alice Practice"
470. Orchestra Baobab "Bul Ma Miin"
469. DJ Shadow "You Can't Go Home Again"
468. The Strokes "What Ever Happened?"
467. Rjd2 "Let the Good Times Roll Pt. 2"
466. Saint Etienne "How We Used to Live"
465. Cee-Lo [ft. Timbaland] "I'll Be Around"
464. Voxtrot "The Start of Something"
463. Black Kids "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You" [EP version]
462. Sun Kil Moon "Carry Me Ohio"
461. Scarface "On My Block"
460. Vivian Girls "Where Do You Run To"
459. The Honeydrips "Fall From a Height (The Field Way)"
458. Sleater-Kinney "Far Away"
457. Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton "Doctor Blind"
456. Doves "Black and White Town"
455. Bonnie "Prince" Billy "Wolf Among Wolves"
454. Songs: Ohia "Didn't It Rain"
453. Fucked Up "Crusades"
452. Jay Reatard "Always Wanting More"
451. Scissor Sisters "Mary"
450. My Morning Jacket "Golden"
449. Jackson and His Computer Band "Utopia"
448. Lil' Kim [ft. Mr. Cheeks] "The Jump Off"
447. Mylo "In My Arms"
446. M. Ward "Chinese Translation"
445. Ricardo Villalobos "Que Belle Epoque"
444. Be Your Own Pet "Adventure"
443. Explosions in the Sky "First Breath After Coma"
442. Menomena "Wet and Rusting"
441. Sufjan Stevens "For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fathers in Ypsilanti"
440. The Libertines "Time for Heroes"
439. Beirut "Elephant Gun"
438. Lady Sovereign "Ch-Ching (Cheque 1, 2 Remix)"
437. Shackleton "Blood on My Hands"
436. Devendra Banhart "A Sight to Behold"
435. Golden Boy with Miss Kittin "Rippin Kittin"
434. Madonna "Don't Tell Me"
433. DJ Khaled [ft. T.I., Akon, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, and Lil Wayne] "We Takin'
Over"
432. Sugababes "Overload"
431. Death Cab for Cutie "The New Year"
430. Mastodon "Sleeping Giant"
429. Gossip "Standing in the Way of Control"
428. Yo La Tengo "Last Days of Disco"
427. Patrick Wolf "The Magic Position"
426. Bob Dylan "Mississippi"
425. Björk "New World"
424. Turbulence "Notorious"
423. The Delgados "All You Need Is Hate"
422. Santogold "Lights Out"
421. Lambchop "Up With People"
420. Schneider TM "The Light 3000"
419. Klaxons "Golden Skans"
418. Ce'cile "Hot Like We"
417. High Places "From Stardust to Sentience"
416. Jens Lekman "The Opposite of Hallelujah"
415. Alicia Keys"You Don't Know My Name (Reggae Remix)"
414. Simian Mobile Disco "It's the Beat" [12" version]
413. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "There She Goes, My Beautiful World"
412. Scritti Politti "The Boom Boom Bap"
411. Wilco "Handshake Drugs"
410. Women "Black Rice"
409. Sunn O))) "It Took the Night to Believe"
408. Magik Markers "Taste"
407. Girls on Top "We Don't Give a Damn About Our Friends"
406. Nine Inch Nails "The Hand That Feeds"
405. Superpitcher "Tomorrow"
404. Dinosaur Jr. "Almost Ready"
403. Freeway [ft. Peedi Crakk] "Flipside"
402. My Morning Jacket "Off the Record"
401. The Walkmen "In the New Year"
400. Boris "Ibitsu"
399. Amy Winehouse "Tears Dry on Their Own"
398. The Chemical Brothers "Star Guitar"
397. Queens of the Stone Age "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"
396. Nathan Fake "The Sky Was Pink (James Holden Remix)"
395. Death From Above 1979 "Romantic Rights"
394. The Streets "Blinded by the Lights"
393. Lightning Bolt "Dracula Mountain"
392. B15 Project "Girls Like Us"
391. King Khan and the Shrines "Welfare Bread"
390. The Long Blondes "Once and Never Again"
389. Junior Boys "High Come Down"
388. Sigur Rós "Hoppípolla"
387. Cortney Tidwell "Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan's Objects in Space Remix)"
386. Konono No. 1 "Paradiso"
385. Four Tet "My Angel Rocks Back and Forth"
384. Boards of Canada "Music Is Math"
383. Girls "Hellhole Ratrace"
382. The Microphones "The Moon" [Song Islands version]
381. Crime Mob "Knuck If You Buck"
380. Rex the Dog "I Look Into Mid-Air"
379. Goldfrapp "Strict Machine"
378. Blur "Out of Time"
377. Soulwax "NY Excuse"
376. El-P "Stepfather Factory"
375. Röyksopp "What Else Is There?"
374. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart "Young Adult Friction"
373. Cannibal Ox "The F-Word"
372. Camera Obscura "French Navy"
371. Cam'ron [ft. Sarah Hindes] "Get 'Em Girls"
370. Lumidee "I'll Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)"
369. Primal Scream "Swastika Eyes"
368. Together "So Much Love to Give"
367. Frightened Rabbit "The Modern Leper"
366. Matthew Dear "Dog Days"
365. Gwen Stefani "What You Waiting For (Thin White Duke Remix)"
364. Elliott Smith "Everything Reminds Me of Her"
363. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth"
362. Sigur Rós "Vaka (Untitled 1)"
361. Smog "Rock Bottom Riser"
360. Boards of Canada "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"
359. Young Jeezy [ft. Jay-Z] "Go Crazy (Remix)"
358. Cat Power "I Found a Reason"
357. Japandroids "Young Hearts Spark Fire"
356. Jason Forrest "10 Amazing Years"
355. Deerhoof "Milk Man"
354. Tinariwen "Matadjem Yinmixan"
353. Stars of the Lid "Requiem for Dying Mothers (Part 1)"
352. Maxïmo Park "Apply Some Pressure"
351. Rich Boy [ft. Polow Da Don] "Throw Some D's"
350. Man Man "Van Helsing Boombox"
349. Beanie Sigel [ft. Melissa] "Feel It in the Air"
348. Aesop Rock "Daylight"
347. Bonnie "Prince" Billy "Cursed Sleep"
346. Super Furry Animals "Juxtaposed With U"
345. Antony and the Johnsons "Aeon"
344. Lil Wayne "Hustler Musik"
343. The Microphones "The Glow"
342. Franz Ferdinand "Do You Want To"
341. Fleet Foxes "Blue Ridge Mountains"
340. Herbert "Something Isn't Right"
339. Sonic Youth "The Empty Page"
338. The Decemberists "O Valencia!"
337. The National "Mistaken for Strangers"
336. Röyksopp "Eple"
335. Max Tundra "MBGATE"
334. Grizzly Bear "While You Wait for the Others"
333. Death Cab for Cutie "A Movie Script Ending"
332. Aeroplane [ft. Kathy Diamond] "Whispers"
331. Andrew Bird "Fake Palindromes"
330. The Roots [ft. Cody Chestnutt] "The Seed 2.0"
329. Caribou "Hendrix With KO"
328. Isolée "Schrapnell"
327. Vampire Weekend "Walcott"
326. Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Cheated Hearts"
325. Sean Paul "Like Glue"
324. The Twilight Sad "Cold Days From the Birdhouse"
323. The Rapture "I Need Your Love"
322. Wu-Tang Clan "Uzi (Pinky Ring)"
321. Four Tet "Smile Around the Face"
320. Ciara "Promise"
319. Guided by Voices "Chasing Heather Crazy"
318. The Notwist "One With the Freaks"
317. Squarepusher "My Red Hot Car"
316. Neko Case "Hold On, Hold On"
315. Ratatat "17 Years"
314. Metro Area "Miura"
313. The Wrens "She Sends Kisses"
312. The Go! Team "Ladyflash"
311. Sticky [ft. Ms. Dynamite] "Booo!"
310. Okkervil River "For Real"
309. Midlake "Roscoe"
308. Gorillaz "Feel Good Inc."
307. Wolf Parade "Shine a Light"
306. Dr. Dre [ft. Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, and Nate Dogg] "The Next Episode"
305. Loretta Lynn [ft. Jack White] "Portland, Oregon"
304. Destroyer "The Sublimation Hour"
303. Mystikal "Shake Ya Ass"
302. Black Dice "Cone Toaster"
301. The Shins "Kissing the Lipless"
300. Iron & Wine "Upward Over the Mountain"
299. CSS "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above"
298. Stars "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead"
297. David Byrne and Brian Eno "Strange Overtones"
296. Johnny Cash "The Man Comes Around"
295. Grandaddy "The Crystal Lake"
294. Constantines "Night Time (Anytime It's All Right)"
293. Aphex Twin "Avril 14th"
292. Deerhunter "Spring Hall Convert"
291. Missy Elliott "Pass That Dutch"
290. The Exploding Hearts "Modern Kicks"
289. PJ Harvey "Good Fortune"
288. Fabolous "Breathe"
287. Chromatics "In the City"
286. ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead "Another Morning Stoner"
285. Ryan Adams "Come Pick Me Up"
284. Wiley "Wearing My Rolex"
283. Godspeed You Black Emperor! "Storm" [First Movement]
282. Luomo "The Present Lover" [Digital Disco version]
281. The Books "Take Time"
280. The Fiery Furnaces "Here Comes the Summer"
279. Alan Braxe and Fred Falke "Rubicon"
278. Madvillain "America's Most Blunted"
277. Earth "Coda Maestoso in F (Flat) Minor"
276. The Darkness "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
275. Broken Social Scene "Stars and Sons"
274. The MFA "The Difference It Makes (Superpitcher Remix)"
273. Smog "Dress Sexy at My Funeral"
272. Nas "One Mic"
271. Arcade Fire "Intervention"
270. Damian Marley "Welcome to Jamrock"
269. The Decemberists "The Engine Driver"
268. Common "The Light"
267. The Beta Band "To You Alone"
266. Bright Eyes "First Day of My Life"
265. Jim O'Rourke "Good Times"
264. Baby [ft. Clipse] "What Happened to That Boy?"
263. Coldplay "Yellow"
262. Mastodon "Blood & Thunder"
261. Sonic Youth "Incinerate"
260. Of Montreal "Disconnect the Dots"
259. Neko Case "I Wish I Was the Moon"
258. Rachel Stevens "Some Girls"
257. The Flaming Lips "Fight Test"
256. M83 "Kim & Jessie"
255. At the Drive-In "One Armed Scissor"
254. Radiohead "Reckoner"
253. Caribou "Melody Day"
252. Bright Eyes "The Calendar Hung Itself"
251. Eminem "Without Me"
250. The Thermals "A Pillar of Salt"
249. Amadou & Mariam "Sabali"
248. Liars "Plaster Casts of Everything"
247. Broadcast "Pendulum"
246. Lupe Fiasco "Kick Push"
245. Girls Aloud "Biology"
244. The Hives "Hate to Say I Told You So"
243. Fischerspooner "Emerge"
242. Dirty Projectors "Rise Above"
241. Les Savy Fav "The Sweat Descends"
240. Clipse "Zen"
239. The Dismemberment Plan "Face of the Earth"
238. Estelle [ft. Kanye West] "American Boy"
237. Cut Copy "Out There on the Ice"
236. Elliott Smith "A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free" [7" version]
235. Sally Shapiro "I'll Be by Your Side"
234. Electric Six "Danger! High Voltage!"
233. Air "Playground Love"
232. Destiny's Child "Jumpin' Jumpin'"
231. Jarvis Cocker "Running the World"
230. The Mountain Goats "Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton"
229. Joanna Newsom "Sprout and the Bean"
228. Phoenix "1901"
227. Björk "Pagan Poetry"
226. Le Tigre "Deceptacon (DFA Remix)"
225. Dntel [ft. Ben Gibbard] "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan"
224. The National "Abel"
223. Beach House "Apple Orchard"
222. Three 6 Mafia "Sippin' on Some Syrup"
221. Fuck Buttons "Sweet Love for Planet Earth"
220. Ekkehard Ehlers "Plays John Cassavettes, Pt. 2"
219. Lil Mama "Lip Gloss"
218. Bloc Party "Banquet"
217. Yeasayer "2080"
216. Sleater-Kinney "Jumpers"
215. M.I.A. "Bucky Done Gun"
214. Freeway [ft. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel] "What We Do"
213. Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Y Control"
212. The Beta Band "Squares"
211. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists "Timorous Me"
210. Cat Power "Lived in Bars"
209. The Clientele "Since K Got Over Me"
208. Kylie Minogue "Love at First Sight"
207. Outkast [ft. Killer Mike] "The Whole World"
206. Bat for Lashes "Daniel"
205. Lily Allen "Smile"
204. Spoon "Everything Hits at Once"
203. Ricardo Villalobos "Fizheuer Zieheuer"
202. Belle and Sebastian "I'm Waking Up to Us"
201. The New Pornographers "The Laws Have Changed"
200. Beck "Lost Cause"
199. Portishead "The Rip"
198. Vitalic "La Rock 01"
197. Joanna Newsom "Peach, Plum, Pear"
196. No Age "Teen Creeps"
195. Love Is All "Make Out Fall Out Make Up"
194. David Banner "Cadillac on 22's"
193. Twista [ft. Kanye West and Jamie Foxx] "Slow Jamz"
192. Pulp "Sunrise"
191. Vampire Weekend "Oxford Comma"
190. Panjabi MC [ft. Jay-Z] "Mundian to Bach Ké (Beware of the Boys)"
189. The Tough Alliance "Silly Crimes"
188. Jens Lekman "Black Cab"
187. Booka Shade "Mandarine Girl"
186. Fugazi "Cashout"
185. Dead Prez "Hip-Hop"
184. Queens of the Stone Age "No One Knows"
183. Beyoncé "Irreplaceable"
182. Yo La Tengo "Our Way to Fall"
181. Morrissey "The First of the Gang to Die"
180. Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl"
179. Bon Iver "Skinny Love"
178. Air "Cherry Blossom Girl"
177. Eminem "The Real Slim Shady"
176. Xiu Xiu "I Luv the Valley OH!"
175. Usher [ft. Lil Jon and Ludacris] "Yeah"
174. Los Campesinos! "You! Me! Dancing!"
173. M.O.P. "Ante Up"
172. Shellac "Prayer to God"
171. Talib Kweli [ft. Mos Def, Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Busta Rhymes] "Get By (Remix)"
170. Guillemots "Trains to Brazil"
169. Ludacris "Southern Hospitality"
168. Of Montreal "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal"
167. Liars "The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack"
166. Gui Boratto "Beautiful Life"
165. Jimmy Eat World "The Middle"
164. Broadcast "Come on Let's Go"
163. Girl Talk "Smash Your Head"
162. Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks"
161. Christian Falk [ft. Robyn and Ola Salo] "Dream On"
160. 50 Cent "In Da Club"
159. Cat Power "I Don't Blame You"
158. Art Brut "Formed a Band"
157. Kanye West [ft. Lupe Fiasco] "Touch the Sky"
156. The Pipettes "Pull Shapes"
155. Coldplay "Clocks"
154. Sufjan Stevens "Casimir Pulaski Day"
153. Luomo "Tessio"
152. Life Without Buildings "The Leanover"
151. Santogold "L.E.S. Artistes"
150. Junior Senior "Move Your Feet"
149. Dan Deacon "The Crystal Cat"
148. Air France "Collapsing at Your Doorstep"
147. Wilco "Poor Places"
146. Fennesz "Caecilia"
145. Broken Social Scene "Cause = Time"
144. Justice vs. Simian "We Are Your Friends"
143. Feist "1234"
142. The Flaming Lips "Do You Realize??"
141. Britney Spears "Toxic"
140. Interpol "NYC"
139. Daft Punk "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"
138. D'Angelo "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)"
137. Ladytron "Destroy Everything You Touch"
136. Ghostface Killah "Shakey Dog"
135. The Strokes "The Modern Age" [EP version]
134. Clipse "Trill"
133. Belle and Sebastian "Your Cover's Blown"
132. Panda Bear "Comfy in Nautica"
131. Destiny's Child "Say My Name"
130. Spoon "The Underdog"
129. Andrew W.K. "Party Hard"
128. The Mountain Goats "No Children"
127. Ciara [ft. Ludacris] "Oh"
126. Califone "The Orchids"
125. The Field "Over the Ice"
124. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?"
123. Kanye West "Jesus Walks"
122. Cam'ron [ft. Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey, and Toya] "Hey Ma"
121. Johnny Boy "You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve"
120. Phoenix "If I Ever Feel Better"
119. T.I. "Rubber Band Man"
118. Camera Obscura "Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken"
117. Animal Collective "Leaf House"
116. The White Stripes "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"
115. Dirty Projectors "Stillness Is the Move"
114. !!! "Me and Giuliani Down By the Schoolyard (A True Story)"
113. Kelis "Milkshake"
112. Lindstrøm "I Feel Space"
111. Aaliyah "We Need a Resolution"
110. Dizzee Rascal "Fix Up Look Sharp"
109. Grizzly Bear "Knife"
108. The Hold Steady "The Swish"
107. M83 "Don't Save Us From the Flames"
106. The Mae Shi "Run to Your Grave"
105. Grinderman "No Pussy Blues"
104. Eminem "Lose Yourself"
103. Feist "Mushaboom"
102. Cut Copy "Hearts on Fire"
101. Jürgen Paape "So Weit Wie Noch Nie"
100. Jamey Lidell - Multiply
99. MGMT - Time to Pretend
98. Beirut - Postcards from Italy
97. Belle and Sebastian - I'm a Cuckoo (by the Avalanches)
96. Clinic - Distortions
95. Wolf Parade - I'll Believe in Anything
94. The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
93. The Game feat 50 Cent - Hate It or Love It
92. Modest Mouse - 3rd Planet
91. Justice - DANCE
90. The Streets - Weak Become Heroes
89. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
88. The New Pornographers - Letter From an Occupant
87. Mike Jones - Still Tippin'
86. Mclusky - To Hell With Good Intentions
85. Phoenix - Long Distance Call
84. Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
83. Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At
82. Robyn - Be Mine
81. Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened
80. Lil Wayne - A Milli
79. Jay Z - Izzo (HOVA)
78. Freelance Hellraiser - A Stroke of Genius
77. Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly
76. Hot Chip - Ready For the Floor
75. Aaliyah - Try Again
74. The Knife - Silent Shout
73. Animal Collective - Grass
72. The Killers - Mr. Brightside
71. Kanye West feat Consequence and Cam'ron - Gone
70. Junior Boys feat Andi Toma - In the Morning
69. Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
68. Dr Dre feat Eminem - Forgot About Dre
67. Band of Horses - The Funeral
66. Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
65. Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River
64. Interpol - Obstacle 1
63. The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations
62. The Shins - New Slang
61. Wilco - Jesus, etc
60. Ghostface Killah - Nutmeg
59. Radiohead - Pyramid Song
58. The White Stripes - Fell in Love With a Girl
57. TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me
56. Dizzee Rascal - I Luv U
55. OutKast - Ms Jackson
54. Missy Elliott - Work It
53. The Strokes - Someday
52. Kanye West feat Dwele - Flashing Lights
51. Jay Z - Takeover
50. Basement Jaxx - "Romeo"
49. Sufjan Stevens - "Chicago"
48. Panda Bear - "Bro's"
47. Burial - "Archangel"
46. Robyn [ft. Kleerup] - "With Every Heartbeat"
45. Hot Chip - "Over and Over"
44. Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
43. UGK [ft. Outkast] - "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)"
42. Battles - "Atlas"
41. TV on the Radio - "Staring at the Sun"
40. The Avalanches - "Since I Left You"
39. Modest Mouse - "Float On"
38. T.I. - "What You Know"
37. Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
36. Sigur Rós - "Svefn-G-Englar"
35. Animal Collective - "Fireworks"
34. M.I.A. - "Galang"
33. Spoon - "The Way We Get By"
32. Amerie - "1 Thing"
31. Jay-Z [ft. UGK] - "Big Pimpin'"
30. The White Stripes - "Seven Nation Army"
29. Hot Chip - "Boy From School"
28. Antony and the Johnsons - "Hope There's Someone"
27. Clipse - "Grindin'"
26. Justin Timberlake [ft. T.I.] - "My Love"
25. Rihanna [ft. Jay-Z] - "Umbrella"
24. Radiohead - "Everything in Its Right Place"
23. Daft Punk - "Digital Love"
22. LCD Soundsystem - "Someone Great"
21. Kelly Clarkson - "Since U Been Gone"
20. The Walkmen - The Rat
19. R. Kelly - Ignition (Remix)
18. Hercules and Love Affair - Blind
17. Annie - Heartbeat
16. The Rapture - House of Jealous Lovers
15. The Knife - Heartbeats
14. Jay-Z - 99 Problems
13. LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge
12. OutKast - Hey Ya!
11. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
10. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
9. Animal Collective - My Girls
8. Radiohead - Idioteque
7.Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
5. Daft Punk - One More Time
4. Beyoncé [ft. Jay-Z] - Crazy in Love
3. M.I.A. [ft. Bun B and Rich Boy] - Paper Planes (Diplo Remix)
2. LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
1. OutKast -B.O.B.

If you look at their EOY lists and their book that came out last year, this general list isn't much of a surprise.

Just doing a quick look-through, Jay-Z is on the most songs with 8, Kanye West with 7, and Animal Collective and Radiohead with 4, and then a bunch more with 3.

 

[Cohsae]

They have three Eminem songs in the whole list. :lol

And two of them are his joke pop songs. List is a fucking joke.

Lil Wayne's A Mill is #80, while Lose Yourself isn't even in the top 100, and Sing for the Moment nor Stan are on the list at all.

Good Lord do I hate that song.

 

[dallow_bg]

Thanks for the list.
A few of the post-2000 groups I've listened to indeed made the 'cut'. If it means anything.

 

[KingDirk]

I can't think of a list that isn't going to skew way latter half, but here's ten songs that came out this decade that I adore:

10. "Starz" by Jaylib
9. "The Very Best of Neil Diamond" by Super Furry Animals
8. "Postcard to Nina" by Jens Lekman
7. "Run" by Air
6. "Marble House" by The Knife
5. "Looter's Follies" by Destroyer
4. "Workin' on Somethin' Better" by Junior Senior
3. "Benton Harbor Blues" by Fiery Furnaces
2. "Purple Bottle" by Animal Collective
1. "Digital Love" by Daft Punk

Almost no thought expended beyond ordering my albums by year.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

No one other than BrandNew is gonna man up and list some of their favorite songs of the decade? Without putting a whole lot of thought into it, here's a few of mine:

1. Frog Eyes - Bushels
2. Animal Collective - Loch Raven
3. Radiohead - Idioteque
4. Gang Gang Dance - House Jam
5. Arcade Fire - Tunnels
6. The National - Mr. November

It's waaay skewed to the second half of the decade since I didn't buy a whole lot of music in the first half.

Oh I didn't actually post MY favorite 5, I just posted what I thought, out of Pitchfork's top 10, should've been the five best. Mine would be a bit different.

 

[Fidelis Hodie]

Worst decade ever, hopefully the next decade gets some better music.

Wrong.


And I'll make a silly list. It's mainly my favorite songs list, ex the 90's era weezer. :lol

No particular order.

• The White Stripes - Ball and Biscuit
• M. Ward - I'll Be Yr Bird
• The National - Mr. November
• Weezer - Pig (Demo)
• Rock Plaza Central - I Am An Excellent Steel Horse
• The Tallest Man on Earth – The Blizzard's Never Seen The Desert Sands
• Colour Revolt - Mattresses Underwater
• Man Man - Van Helsing Boombox
• Dear and the Headlights - Sweet Talk
• mewithoutYou - In A Sweater Poorly Knit
• Titus Andronicus - Titus Andronicus
• Arcade Fire - No Cars Go
• The Antlers - Two
• Port O'Brien - I Woke Up Today
• LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends

Some of my favorites. Didn't put it in any sort of "this is the best of the decade" order, nor thought, but just my favorites that I can think of.


edit:

Been going through my itunes and remembering tons of songs that I forgot. Bloc Party, an Okkervile River song, battles, lil wayne and kanye . . .wooppsss. Will make a more concise list later.