then this means the top songs of the year through july is... My Girls Brother Sport While You Wait For the Others Stillness is the move
pretty sweet list though.
Luis Tovar
· 3 months ago
not exactly because "brothersport" hasn't officially been released as a single. and these picks were a bit more personal, while for the year-end lists, I try to take a critical approach.
Henry
· 3 months ago
More Animal Collective and Arctic Monkeys please.
Nic
· 3 months ago
i love so many of these songs too...had a bit of a smile reminiscing about my old faves that featured here! whoever said that music in the 21st century wasn't memorable/had no great artists like the other decades!!
Mariah
· 3 months ago
i totally agree with "all these things that i've done" but some of the other songs are not so great ones by great bands. i think seven nations should be replaced with fell in love with a girl, and step into my office baby should be replaced with get me away from here i'm dying and beautiful day should be replaced with sunday bloody sunday.
Luis Tovar
· 3 months ago
i'm glad you agree with "all these things..." I thought that I'd get a lot of crap for having a Killers song in my Top 5. Though I'm sure I will...
Caleb
· 3 months ago
i'm glad to see a Killers song on SOMEONES list... they are, afterall, the band that really got me into loving music...
Keso
· 3 months ago
Dito on Caleb. And I gotta say that "Mr Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix)" was the track that got me hooked on remixes so.. no crap-comments from here :D
brent
· 3 months ago
sunday bloody sunday is from 1983...
BK
· 3 months ago
You picked way way too many of the recent trendy indie bands. Some of this list is good, but some makes me ill. I am not sure the list can be taken seriously without Idotechque being #1.
Luis Tovar
· 3 months ago
Almost every artist on this list is an established artist, so I'm not sure what you're referring to with "recent trendy indie bands." H&LA; and MGMT are the only bands with only one album, but you can't deny that "Blind" and "Kids" were immense songs. I played the hell out of them last year, and I continue to do so now.
And I hope you can take it serious with Idioteque being #2 ;) ... "All My Friends" was just too special to me.
Adamx
· 3 months ago
Immense list Louis. I'm glad to see so many Kid A songs on here, I felt that maybe you weren't a fan on the Best Albums of 2000 article you guys posted a few days ago. My list would be a bit different, but for the most part this is great.. and thank you for putting up mp3 links for the songs i haven't heard yet
Tav
· 3 months ago
I don't understand the appeal of Outkast's "B.O.B."
that song seems to be on everyone's list. it was Pitchfork's #1 song. I'm not a huge rap fan, and it basically sounds like the Beastie Boys anyway
x
· 3 months ago
listen to it dude, it's fucking epic!
Luis Tovar
· 3 months ago
i concur. give it a few more listens if you're not sold.
PURPLE HULK
· 3 months ago
I am a huge fan of hip hop, and a HUGE Kast fan, but I never was a very big fan of that song either.
Roni
· 3 months ago
I'm glad someone had the balls to put "Toxic" in the Top 10! That song was brilliant... though I would have expected it from you and not from, say... GvsB LOL.. anyway, I like most of these songs alot. thanks for reminding me that this decade has brought a lot of great music to my ears.. this blog has too.
Anonymous
· 3 months ago
good list
Jessica
· 3 months ago
I have some beef with your list.. mostly annoying things like "why is this song higher than that song" and "why do you have FOUR Radiohead songs in your Top 50 and why are they mostly from Kid A?" But putting All My Friends at #1 won me over. Good job
eFrane
· 3 months ago
If I would have done such a list - hell... maybe I'll do such a list^^ - there would probably be much more Radiohead on it. Thing is. I don't like people who say "why did you put so many songs from that band on it" and other thing is: Kid A was - and is - IMHO one of the best if not the best Radiohead album. Maybe I feel so, because I generally like concept albums. The list in general is very nice. I remember nearly each song with a personal memory xD
Albert
· 3 months ago
The top 10 is basically cookie-cutter around these parts of the woods, all of the cool, indie blogs put All My Friends or Idioteque in the higher ranks, and B.O.B. is just a phenomenon across link-making in general. You through me in for a loop by adding The Killers, Roisin Murphy, and Britney Spears. I may not agree with the picks, but its refreshing to have something that's not so bloghyped to be up there.
AD
· 3 months ago
so 'leave before the lights come on' is your favorite arctic monkeys track? and the only one on your top 50? damn
Luis Tovar
· 3 months ago
i think its the greatest AM song ever. that EP is better than any of their albums. :)
Ruth
· 3 months ago
I agree, that song is so much better than their other music. Obliterating one-night stands and promiscuous sex while still sounding utterly cool... yes, fantastic.
Anonymous
· 3 months ago
"Toxic" wasn't that good was it?
anon!
· 3 months ago
it was pretty great! song and video
Janis
· 3 months ago
Great lists.
I don't agree with every pick, but I can respect this a great deal. Some artists get repetitive (Radiohead, Animal Collective, Outkast mainly), but it's pretty diverse in the long run. Good job. looking forward to the next ten years
Anonymous
· 3 months ago
Laika is your favorite song off Funeral? Crown Of Love? Rebellion (Lies)?? Wake Up??? Tunnels????
Mac
· 3 months ago
lol, the whole Funeral album should have been added then?
Luis Tovar
· 3 months ago
I knew that would have been an issue for some people :P not because it's a bad song, but because all of the songs you mentioned are also great. But "Laika" was the first Arcade Fire I ever fell in love with, so it holds a bit more meaning than the others, for me at least.
Alisson
· 3 months ago
Awesome list! I'm going down listening to each song. This would make a SICK podcast :) Just a thought...
Mark
· 3 months ago
Am I the only person in the world who doesn't understand the "Crazy In Love" obsession? Pitchfork put it at number four.. and here its at #19 and I still think that's way too high.
Mark
· 3 months ago
& omg, I totally forgot about Get Ur Freak On.. that song is fucking amazing. I love this list just for reminding me of that song.
lol
· 3 months ago
how many radiohead albums are on this list?
lol
· 3 months ago
how many radiohead songs are on this list?
Anonymous
· 3 months ago
a lot.
Andrew
· 3 months ago
my only issue is that "International Players Anthem" is all the way down to #50. :) Great, great list PMA. I liked it a lot better than GvsB and IGIF. I haven't looked at Pitchfork's... Top 500 seems insane. I might just skip to 50-1
Anonymous
· 3 months ago
three cheers for Madonna! that's something you won't see on gvsb's list
Ryan
· 3 months ago
But they did add Justin Timberlake "Rock Your Body" and R. Kelly "Trapped In The Closet" :)
I would have actually loved to see some JT or "Ignition (Remix)" on this list.
Brian
· 3 months ago
Any blogger in his right mind wouldn't put Britney Spears (in the top ten?!) or Madonna on their lists. I'll let Beyonce pass because the song is so damn catchy and Jay's verse is one of his best ever.
else
· 3 months ago
...unless they really liked them more than they cared about what someone might think.
Vic
· 3 months ago
i was so stoked to see "All These Things That I've Done" on the list. nice one
Kyle
· 3 months ago
I was 6 in 2000, so I know what you mean by these last 10 years being the most important in your life. And because I was only 6 in 2000, I missed out on a lot of great stuff, so thank you for adding mp3s.
Anonymous
· 3 months ago
where's "Bro's"?
Austin
· 3 months ago
I thought you'd put "My Girls" up higher. Is "Peacebone" really better? What about "Fireworks" or "Grass"? Either way, this list is really in line with what mine would be, give or take a few top 40 hits.
James
· 3 months ago
this list is hilarious
granpa
· 3 months ago
120 songs is too much, I only looked at the Top 50. and as far as I can tell, they were fine.
Anonymous
· 3 months ago
nice list
i will listen to this at work. wish there was a player so i wouldn't have to click back every few minutes.
Adam.
· 3 months ago
the list is okay but that photo is so perfect and beautiful. do you have the original sans text? the link you provided just goes to a collection of portfolios :(
On my list there'd be more Interpol and Bloc Party (and higher up), and Snowden's Black Eyes would have made it too. Kind of makes me want to see what my favorite songs of the decade are.
This must have taken forever just to load the top 50. Thanks
Luis Tovar
· 3 months ago
Sigh. It did. Thanks!
Izkid
· 3 months ago
My favorite songs of the decade are:
MGMT: Kids Modest Mouse: Float On The Mars Volta: Televators, L'Via L' Viaquez Portugal. The Man: AKA M80 The Wolf Elbow: Fugitive Motel, Red The Boxer Rebellion: The Gospel of Goro Adachi Muse: Starlight Radiohead: Reckoner GlasVegas: Geraldine
kirby
· 3 months ago
Woww. Great list dude. YOU should work for pma!! Nice job.
caine
· 3 months ago
Nice list - How did you come up with it? Was it going through your library and highlighting any tracks that seem signifcant?
It seems like a huge project to undertake
Casey
· 3 months ago
You have "grass" by animal collective listed twice. fyi.
Luis Tovar
· 3 months ago
LOL. I just love it so much.
Ha, no thanks for catching that.
Dave
· 3 months ago
How is it possible for you to have 3 songs off Kid A in your top 50 songs of the decade on an album that clearly works brilliantly as a whole too and not think it is the best album of just the year 2000 let alone the decade?
Jake
· 3 months ago
Hmm, that is odd. But I guess there is no denying Idioteque, Optimistic, and Everything In Its Right Place
Anonymous
· 3 months ago
You won me over with Comfy In Nautica, that song is gold. Decent list overall though.
chris n
· 3 months ago
this will be my playlist for the next week. cheers
PandaBro
· 3 months ago
h8 pma. h8 this list.
c
· 3 months ago
thats for that valid input
duduet dude
· 3 months ago
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........................a good list but no madonna,rihanna ,blue.........where are all of them?..................k so even vthout them it's f9...good.
wave out
· 3 months ago
I'm glad to see wolf like me that high. Nice picks man.
Matt C
· 3 months ago
what a great list
anon!
· 3 months ago
a nice mix altogether. i agree with a lot of the artists, but would probably have chosen other or additional songs for many of the selections ("paranoid android" by radiohead, britbrit's "gimme more", other arcade fire and killers songs, etc.).
Also--why no santogold?!?
there's a lot of good stuff here. thanks for posting this.
Luis Tovar
· 3 months ago
Paranoid Android was 90s man... lol
anon!
· 3 months ago
o yea... i guess i overplayed it well into this decade.
p a r k e r
· 3 months ago
I find it odd that your favorite song of the entire decade is so painfully MONOTONOUS. 7 minutes of the same 2 bass notes + 1 incessant piano chord bores me some awful. My ears beg for chord change that never comes! Haha, sorry but that song kills me. ...Ah, but Idioteque is BRILLIANT and from #2 on, your list is pretty dang good.
Luis Tovar
· 3 months ago
Those two chords speak volumes man ;) but that song is all about the lyrics. It speaks to my brain and my heart.
karo
· 3 months ago
wow so this is how you sum up a decades worth of music? sad.
i seriously doubt all of your music comprehension.. i mean could you repeat any more? im sorry but this is a very close minded list.
Luis Tovar
· 3 months ago
This comment underwhlems. What did I leave out that was so important to you?
PURPLE HULK
· 3 months ago
I dont agree with everything on the list, but I respect the fact that a blogger posted his real opinion, regardless of what his readers think.
charlotte
· 3 months ago
love the volume of spoon in there, esp "black like me" at #30. it's one of the few songs i know that transcends "music" for me - listening to it takes me to a different place. but no deerhunter? give "spring hall convert" a few more listens and let it blow your mind.
Joe
· 3 months ago
I'm disappointed there are no songs by N.E.R.D. on this list...
Luis Tovar
· 3 months ago
i'm usually disappointed by N.E.R.D. :(
Though In Search Of is pretty decent.
Ivan
· 3 months ago
Caramba camarada Luis, llegue a tu blog por casualidad buscando buena musica y me consigo con esta seleccion que rapidamente comence a descargar, cual fue mi sorpresa? que todo lo que habia descargado era una mierda, amigo estaba drogado cuando hizo esa lista? en 10 años eso es lo que tu dices "the best" anda que te coja un burro piazo e loco
c
· 3 months ago
Great list! Theres always gonna be songs that should be on there, or songs that should be higher but thats because lists are so personal. I find lists likes these very interesting reading! Cheers
Bear
· 3 months ago
Strong list. It's not going to please everyone, but I like the diversity.
And Britney Spears's "Toxic" would be #1 in my book. Not that I am super-passionate about her, but it was an incredibly well-crafted pop song.
kirby
· 3 months ago
Good choices on the Radiohead songs, although the list could have been all Radiohead and I would not object. Arguably the best band of all time. If you know their album progression, there really is no other band that takes such a giant leap from their last album to their next one.
coevolve
· 3 months ago
"Good choices on the Radiohead songs, although the list could have been all Radiohead and I would not object. Arguably the best band of all time. If you know their album progression, there really is no other band that takes such a giant leap from their last album to their next one."
What a load of bullocks! Radiohead is just a band that people want to be something larger than what came previously. I would take the Beastie Boys anyday over Radiohead as the best band of the last 20 years as at least the Beasties make sense to people who like rock AND rap music. Radiohead are super creative and arguably the best band of 2000's. But that is all my friend. No need to hype them up as most people here have heard of bands far greater than Radiohead in last four decades.
bk
· 3 months ago
Easily one of the best lists I've seen. I rarely find people with nearly the exact same taste in music. Minus britney spears and some rap this looks very similar to my list. I like it...
Matt C
· 3 months ago
Nice list, I guess I'll have to make one soon. DLZ, NYC, and He Doesn't Know Why are definitely some quality non-single pulls.
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My Girls
Brother Sport
While You Wait For the Others
Stillness is the move
pretty sweet list though.
And I hope you can take it serious with Idioteque being #2 ;) ... "All My Friends" was just too special to me.
that song seems to be on everyone's list. it was Pitchfork's #1 song. I'm not a huge rap fan, and it basically sounds like the Beastie Boys anyway
Thing is. I don't like people who say "why did you put so many songs from that band on it" and other thing is: Kid A was - and is - IMHO one of the best if not the best Radiohead album. Maybe I feel so, because I generally like concept albums.
The list in general is very nice. I remember nearly each song with a personal memory xD
I don't agree with every pick, but I can respect this a great deal. Some artists get repetitive (Radiohead, Animal Collective, Outkast mainly), but it's pretty diverse in the long run. Good job. looking forward to the next ten years
I would have actually loved to see some JT or "Ignition (Remix)" on this list.
i will listen to this at work. wish there was a player so i wouldn't have to click back every few minutes.
This must have taken forever just to load the top 50. Thanks
MGMT: Kids
Modest Mouse: Float On
The Mars Volta: Televators, L'Via L' Viaquez
Portugal. The Man: AKA M80 The Wolf
Elbow: Fugitive Motel, Red
The Boxer Rebellion: The Gospel of Goro Adachi
Muse: Starlight
Radiohead: Reckoner
GlasVegas: Geraldine
It seems like a huge project to undertake
Ha, no thanks for catching that.
Also--why no santogold?!?
there's a lot of good stuff here. thanks for posting this.
i seriously doubt all of your music comprehension.. i mean could you repeat any more? im sorry but this is a very close minded list.
Though In Search Of is pretty decent.
Theres always gonna be songs that should be on there, or songs that should be higher but thats because lists are so personal.
I find lists likes these very interesting reading!
Cheers
And Britney Spears's "Toxic" would be #1 in my book. Not that I am super-passionate about her, but it was an incredibly well-crafted pop song.
What a load of bullocks! Radiohead is just a band that people want to be something larger than what came previously. I would take the Beastie Boys anyday over Radiohead as the best band of the last 20 years as at least the Beasties make sense to people who like rock AND rap music. Radiohead are super creative and arguably the best band of 2000's. But that is all my friend. No need to hype them up as most people here have heard of bands far greater than Radiohead in last four decades.
ps. check this out..one of your favorite songs to one of my favorite edits..though you might enjoy it ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag2PRmTL3rI
2. Maps- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3. Atlas- Battles
4. Get Your Freak On- Missy Elliott
5. B.O.B.- Outkast
6. Lips- Micachu
7. All My Friends- LCD Soundsystem
8. Hope There's Someone- Antony and the Johnsons
9. Milkshake- Kelis
10. I Luv U- Dizzee Rascal