jdodd

I went through and counted: I know exactly 17 of the songs that were mentioned in the entire thread so far.

Buttmunker

While this may be true, Broadway was not released as a single until 1999, and it peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000 (at No.24), therefore I consider it a song from 2000, which was the year the song was at its greatest height on radio (and when I first heard it).

Jeffy

My top 10 of 2000's

* The Shins - "New Slang"
* Spoon - "I Summon You"
* Flaming Lips - "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots pt. 1"
* The Black Keys - "Hard Row"
* The Concretes - "Diana Ross"
* Devotchka - "How it ends"
* Peter Bjorn and John - "Young Folks"
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Maps"
* Old Canes - "One Day"
* Travis - "Love will Come Through"

Buttmunker

Wow, no votes for It's Gonna Be Me?

sauce07

Talking about Miley Cyrus? that song is very catchy, what can I say?

Quake1028

1.Aesop Rock - "No Regrets" (Labor Days, 2001)
2.Biffy Clyro - "My Recovery Injection" (Infinity Land, 2004)
3.The White Stripes - "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" (White Blood Cells, 2001)
4.The Strokes - "Hard to Explain" (Is This It, 2001)
5.Eminem and D12 - "How Come" (D12 World, 2005)
6.Ryan Adams & the Cardinals - "When Will You Come Back Home" (Cold Roses, 2005)
7.Boyz II Men - "Thank You In Advance" (Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya, 2000)
8.James Otto - "Just Got Started Lovin' You" (Sunset Man, 2008)
9.OutKast - "Red Velvet" (Stankonia, 2000)
10.Usher - "Burn" (Confessions, 2004)

macnorton

I love that list...I would change two songs on it though:

The White Stripes - Conquest (a cover, but an amazing one) or The White Stripes - Dead Leaves On The Dirty Ground

The Black Keys - The Length (The reason for that one is, it is such a curveball by the band and it really stands out more so than any other songs they have done)

slop101

Ah, the iPod generation and their song lists...

Here are the 10 best albums of this decade, so far (in no particular order):

- Radiohead: Kid A
- Manic Street Preachers: Send Away the Tigers
- Paul Weller: 22 Dreams
- Spoon: Kill the Moonlight
- Ocean Colour Scene: On the Layline
- Dinosaur Jr: Beyond
- Rogue Wave: Descended Like Vultures
- Drive-by Truckers: The Dirty South
- Drunk Horse: Adult Situations
- Annie: Anniemal

Giles

in no particular order:

The Cardigans - You're the Storm
Straw - Sailing off the Edge of the World
Basement Jaxx - Jus 1 Kiss
Lo Fidelity Allstars - Feel What I Feel
LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk is playing at my house
Royksopp - Remind Me
Moloko - The Time Is Now
Mull Historical Society - The Final Arrears
The Wannadies - Come With Me (Till Things Get Better)
Super Furry Animals - It's Not the End of the World?

The Bus

60+

The Bus

I know. I think music really went downhill since 2004 when they invented the "single"...

The Bus

I didn't hear "Rocky Raccoon" until 2001. Doesn't make it a song from this decade.

The Bus

Wonderful.

The Bus

According to my iTunes "playcount" (which only counts what I've played on my iPod):

TV on the Radio — "Wolf Like Me" from Return to Cookie Mountain
Junior Boys — "In the Morning" from So This is Goodbye
Amadou & Mariam — "Coulibaly" from Dimanche à Bamako
Ladytron — "White Light Generator" from Witching Hour
Caesars — "Jerk It Out" from Paper Tigers
Moby — "Extreme Ways" from 18 ( I think I just listened to this a lot when the third Bourne movie came out, it's not that good of a song)
The Roots & Cody Chestnutt — "The Seed 2.0" from Phrenology
Pixeltan — "Get Up / Say What" from DFA Records Compilation
Fabolous — "Breathe" from Real Talk
Annie — "Chewing Gum" from Anniemal

This list is a bit skewed because it's only stuff on my iPod which I listen to only when I'm driving or when I'm working out.

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Last.fm / Audioscrobbler says:

Coldplay — "Talk" from X&Y
Blink-182 — "I Miss You" from blink-182
Vampire Weekend — "Walcott" from Vampire Weekend
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah — "In this Home on Ice" from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Asuka Sakai & Charlie Kosei — "Que Sera, Sera" from Katamari Damacy
Islands — "Tsuxiit" from Return to the Sea
Thom Yorke — "Harrowdown Hill" from The Eraser
The Walkmen — "The Rat" from Bows + Arrows
Esau Mwamwaya — "Chalo (Demo)"
Madvillain — "Fancy Clown" from Madvillainy

I'll post later what my top 10 are...

nothingfails

following with the "albums" lists...

1. The Killers - Hot Fuss
2. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
3. Goldfrapp - Supernature
4. Madonna - Confessions On A Dance Floor
5. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
6. Madonna - Music
7. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
8. Prince - 3121
9. The Killers - Sam's Town
10. Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane

gmal2003

This is tough:

Ill do a few off the top of my head and add some later

"Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" the Killers
"The Rat" The Walkmen
"Hey Ya" Andre 3000
"Again and Again" The Bird and the Bee
"Of Dust and Nations" Thrice
"Don't Panic" Coldplay
"With You" Linkin Park
"Pardon Me" Incubus
"Chop Suey" SOAD
"Gravity" A Perfect Circle

I have so many more Id like to add. I will probably change a few things up. I limited myself to one song per artist.

madcougar

The list is "Top 10 Songs of the 2000s" not the "Top 10 Most Pretencious Songs of the 2000s" people.

gmal2003

Im sorry I had to add albums!

1. "13th Step" A Perfect Circle
2. "Hybrid Theory" Linkin Park
3. "Hot Fuss" The Killers
4. "Vheissu" Thrice
5. "The Love Below" Andre 3000
6. "The Artist in the Ambulance" Thrice
7. "A Rush of Blood to the Head" Coldplay
8. "Hopes and Fears" Keane
9. "Parachutes" Coldplay
10. "Silent Alarm" Bloc Party

Rypro 525

hey, at least your man enough to admit it, and thus far have only been chastized by me.

I'll try to come up with a non metal list, since i could prob think of 10 other songs easily.

cdollaz

Coney Island Baby - Tom Waits
Walk On - U2
Flutes Of Chi - Ween
Optimistic - Radiohead
Imitation Of Life - REM
The Judgment - Elvis Costello
Boss Of Me - They Might Be Giants
The Judas Kiss - Metallica
First Of The Gang To Die - Morrissey
Pink Steam - Sonic Youth
Do It For The Kids - Velvet Revolver
No Way Back - Foo Fighters
Torture Me - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Vicarious - Tool


Is that 10? I'm not good with counting.

The Bus

What the fuck are you on about?

Sessa17

Yeah, I'm assuming he is referring to someone's list. I think by "pretencious" he actually means, "songs/bands I have never heard of, so they must be pretencious". While I don't agree w/ most of these lists (I still think mine is the best I don't think anyone's list is pretencious at all). Radio/MTV etc don't play good songs, so I think the fact that a lot of people are naming, not neccesarily popular songs is a sign of good taste here.

slop101

I actually think that a lot of the popular stuff (Kanye West, for example) that gets radio play is far more pretentious than most of the obscure bands named in this thread.

madcougar

Well Mr. Bus, if that is your real name, not only are most of the songs people have posted have never been heard by anyone, but most people have never hear of any of these bands.

Where is Fergie? Where's Daughtry? Where I ask?

Drexl

I understand you want more mainstream selections (my two certainly were), but even then Fergie doesn't belong IMHO. Popular and good are two different things.