THANKS TYLER BABE I APPRECI8 IT

30.

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Panda Bear

Take Pills

2007

Paw Tracks

 

 

A wonderful song from the solo-Animal Collective member Panda Bear that deals with his overcoming of substances. WOO. Never has an 'anti-drug' song made me want to do them more, though...still, it's a wonderful experiment with noise and pop mixed into one. An epic track.

 

29.

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Lil Wayne

A Milli

2008

Cash Money

 

 

You probably think I'm jking with this. I'm absolutely not. Seriously. You're probably thinking that I'm doing this to be IRONIC or HIP. I am NOT. This is a f***ING AMAZING SONG.

 

No, really, believe me. Lyrically it's just a powerhouse of a song. "Don't you hate a shy bitch? Yeah, I ate a shy bitch. She ain't shy no more, she changed her name to my bitch." Yeah, it's crude. Yes it's vulgar. But that's some really clever wordplay. Something that neither I nor you could do. And the beat is hot seriously.

 

I know you think Lil Wayne is $h!t because he's RAP, but give it a shot. He gives a pretty hilarious and rewarding experience. He's got a great control over the English language, and the subject matters he raps about makes everything even more LOL worthy and awesome. Seriously, he has song that references GEESE ERECETIONS. Geese! Erections!

 

28.

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Animal Collective

Summertime Clothes

2009

Domino

 

 

Ah, Animal Collective. <3 By far their most accessible yet wonderful and nostalgic track. This brings me back to summerrrr. Lovely times. In general, it's a great composition plus fun, in general. It just puts wonderful thoughts into your head. If you don't like this song, you'll sadly probably never like Animal Collective.

 

27.

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Xiu Xiu

I Luv the Valley Oh!

2004

5 Rue Christine

 

 

Ah, Xiu Xiu. This band brings out the emo in me, this song in specific. It's really intense and noisy. And emotional. But in a really, really great way. Perfect for sad days / bizarre moods. Xiu Xiu are a bit hard to chew on, but if you can really get into it, it's a rewarding experience.

 

26.

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Bat for Lashes

Daniel

2009

Parlophone

 

 

Ah, one of my favorite 2009 releases. I'm such a Kate Bush nerd that it's not huge surprise that this is here. But it's just a wonderfully made pop song. Khan is a great storyteller, and emotionally this song just has so many high points. Images in mahhh mindddd yerzz. Give it a listen if you STILL have yet to. It's been all over for the whole year.

 

25.

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Antony and the Johnsons

Hope There's Someone

2005

Secretly Canadian

 

 

This song makes me cry. That's really all the praise I need to give for it. Beautiful.

 

24.

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Rihanna

Umbrella (ft. Jay-Z)

2007

Def Jam

 

 

Ah Rihanna LOL. <3 This song is another one that brings back so many good memories, as I am sure it does for a lot of people reading this. Another one of those universal pop songs that EVERYONE loves and EVERYONE can't get out of their heads. But with good reason. Rihanns sounds so goddamn sincere in this song. It could have easily ended up being cheesy and awful, but something about the way she sings this just makes it heartfelt and one of the greatest pop songs of the century.

 

23.

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Joanna Newsom

Only Skin

2006

Drag City

 

 

Words cannot describe my love for this song and this woman.

 

22.

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Burial and Four Tet

Moth

2009

Text

 

 

Understaded, minimalist, yet incredibly powerful. If you're willing to give a 9 minute opus a try, do it. I still can't get over how good this song is.

 

21.

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Hercules and Love Affair

Blind

2008

DFA

 

 

Hercules and Love Affair made me love disco again, plain and simple. Antony's vocals are just lush on this, and it's incredible to see the range he can do (especially considering he just charted a few songs up with one of the most HEARTBREAKING songs ever). FUNKY. Give this a listen. as well.

Bon Iver - Skinny Love

Bloc Party - Banquet

Britney Spears - Toxic

Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes

Antony and the Johnsons - Hope There's Someone

Rihanna - Umbrella (ft. Jay-Z)

Hercules and Love Affair - Blind

 

Rather good sir.

29.

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Lil Wayne

A Milli

2008

Cash Money

 

 

You probably think I'm joking with this. I'm absolutely not. Seriously. You're probably thinking that I'm doing this to be IRONIC or HIP. I am NOT. This is a f***ING AMAZING SONG.

 

No, really, believe me. Lyrically it's just a powerhouse of a song. "Don't you hate a shy bitch? Yeah, I ate a shy bitch. She ain't shy no more, she changed her name to my bitch." Yeah, it's crude. Yes it's vulgar. But that's some really clever wordplay. Something that neither I nor you could do. And the beat is hot seriously.

 

I know you think Lil Wayne is $h!t because he's RAP, but give it a shot. He gives a pretty hilarious and rewarding experience. He's got a great control over the English language, and the subject matters he raps about makes everything even more LOL worthy and awesome. Seriously, he has song that references GEESE ERECETIONS. Geese! Erections!

 

:o Lil Wayne :wub: This song is a beast, but i prefer Mrs Officer, lyrically he is quite the genius.... :wub:

 

 

 

 

I also like

Kanye West - Flashing Lighst

Bloc Party - Banquet

Britney Spears - Toxic

Destiny's Child - Lose My Breathe

Rihanna - Umbrella (ft. Jay-Z)

Missy Elliot - Work It

Ciara - Promise

 

 

 

60. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero

56. Lupe Fiasco - Daydreamin' (ft. Jill Scott)

55. Robyn - Cobrastyle

51. Röyksopp - The Girl and the Robot (ft. Robyn)

47. Ciara - Promise :wub:

46. Missy Elliott - Work It

43. Björk - Earth Intruders :wub:

42. The White Stripes - Blue Orchid

37. Bloc Party - Banquet

34. Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath

32. Britney Spears - Toxic :wub:

29. Lil Wayne - A Milli

26. Bat for Lashes - Daniel

24. Rihanna - Umbrella (ft. Jay-Z)

 

Great songs there!

 

Thanks y'all. <3

 

Shorter comments for these. :( Tired. Top 10 tomorrow. ;o

 

20.

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Final Fantasy

This Lamb Sells Condos

2006

Tomlab

 

 

An epic song. I love Owen Pallett and I can relate to his music as a video game. Homoerotic topics + virtual reality = <3

 

19.

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Jay-Z

Takeover

2001

Roc-A-Fella

 

 

I would not want to be Nas after this song's release. I'll leave it at that. Oh SNAP.

 

18.

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Maps

2004

Interscope

 

 

Gorgeous. Simple. Breathtaking. Maps is one of the best indie rock songs of the decade. The video is hella emotional too, and all it is is a performance of the song. Wonderful.

 

17.

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Missy Elliott

Pass That Dutch

2003

Atlantic

 

 

IF YOU'S A FAT ONE PUT YO CLOTHES BACK ON BEFORE YOU START PUTTING POTHOLES IN MAH LAWN. See Album #50 in my other list for more on this one.

 

16.

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HEALTH

Die Slow

2009

Lovepump United

 

 

Literally the most intense/hardcore/HEAVY song released this decade. f***ING INTENSE. Bloody. I went bat$h!t to this live.

 

15.

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Lady Gaga

Poker Face

2008

Interscope

 

 

The bridge before the chorus just might be the catchiest hook of the decade. OH oh oh oh oh, ohohohohoh.

 

14.

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OutKast

B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)

2000

LaFace

 

 

Watch this video. Seriously. The intro is EPIC. Thousands of children running across a purple field? AMAZING.

 

13.

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The Knife

Heartbeats

2002

Border

 

 

I've explained my love for The Knife many times on this bored. <3 What a single.

 

12.

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M.I.A.

Galang

2004

XL

 

 

M.I.A.'s best song in my opinion. It starts off dancey and intense and gets even better once the AH AH AHHHHH part kicks in. Political dancehall inspired music? Hells yeah.

 

11.

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M83

America

2004

Gooom

 

 

This is one to get completely lost in. It's an absolutely killer track. Words cannot describe the emotions I go through while listening to this.

Jay-Z - Takeover :wub:

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps :wub:

Lady GaGa - Poker Face

The Knife - Heartbeats

M.I.A. - Galang

THE BIG FINALE

 

10.

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Brandy

Afrodisiac

2004

Atlantic

 

 

Sexy. Seductive. One of the best R&B songs of the decade. The beat on this thing is killer. One of Timbaland's finest productions.

 

09.

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TV on the Radio

Wolf Like Me

2006

4AD

 

 

An immense song about werewolves and werewolves in love. What else could you want?

 

08.

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Kanye West

Jesus Walks

2004

Roc-A-Fella

 

 

"I ain't here to argue about his facial features / or here to turn atheists into believers." I'm a pretty secure atheist. Yet, for some reason, I adore this song. It's atmosphere is incredible and I admire that it's so openly faithful, however it doesn't feel like he's shoving anything down your throat. If you think Kanye sucks / has no talent, listen to this incredible track. Amazing video, too.

 

07.

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Arcade Fire

Rebellion (Lies)

2005

Merge

 

 

<3

 

06.

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Missy Elliott

Get Ur Freak On

2001

Elektra

 

 

Missy is SICK. I'll leave it at that. Look at that video. Oh snap. Crazy / weird / awesome. She needs to come back now.

 

05.

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Beyoncé

Crazy in Love (ft. Jay-Z)

2003

Columbia

 

 

I've never been a huge fan of Beyonce, but everyone loves this song. Including me. I cannot believe her record label didn't want to release this as the first single. It's incredible.

 

04.

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LCD Soundsystem

Losing My Edge

2002

DFA

 

 

James Murphy's first single was a song parodying hipster attitudes and also self parodying his own internalized fears of losing his 'hipness and constantly worrying over if he was cool or not. Great, great track filled with Murphy's usual humor.

 

03.

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Sleater-Kinney

Jumpers

2005

Sub Pop

 

 

This song is intense and heartbreaking. It's about people who commit suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate bridge, and they took the title from a famous article called 'Jumpers' which detailed the events. Around 22 people jump off it every year. People as young as 14 have. One girl, who was around 14/15 and in high school, jumped around the time Sleater-Kinney were writing the song. She left her school during second period, took a taxi to the gate, and jumped immediately. Hence some of the most chilling and amazing lines of the song: "I took a taxi to the gate / I will not go to school again / Four seconds was the longest wait." It takes roughly four seconds to hit the water.

 

Heartbreaking.

 

02.

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Radiohead

Idioteque

2000

Parlophone

 

 

Pretty much sums up the feelings of paranoia and intensity present during the early 21st century. Another incredibly intense song. It deals with the idea of natural disasters, apocalypses, and the fall of man kind ("women and children first / and children first / and"). We were all thinking along these lines after 9/11. The tension between countries was unbelievable around the time. And this song perfectly captures that dark, dark time and is still incredibly relevant today, what with global warming. An incredible song.

 

01.

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OutKast

Hey Ya!

2003

LaFace

 

 

After the intensity of the last two songs, this just felt fitting. Because, despite all the $h!t that's gone down in this decade, we're all still here and things are improving. People are optimistic. It's a good thing. And ultimately, this song perfectly sums up every positive emotion or moment in my life. I have vivid memories of listening to this in middle school and even in high school, as well as covering it with friends acoustically at coffee houses. "You all don't wanna hear me; you just wanna dance." Really, it's all we want to do in life (at least most of us). Enjoy ourselves, have a good time, dance. This song is LIFE basically. Love. <3

 

Don't shake a Polaroid picture though, it could damage the film.

Flying Loftus :o! <3

 

THERE IS SOME EPIC CHOONS IN HERE :wub:

 

The Knife :heart:

 

Amaze chart.

Surprised to see "Promise" here. I do like a bit of Ciara and anything black female, but I find it one of her most 'nothing-y' songs. I can listen to it and forget how it went not long later. Perhaps I need to give it more, but it just strikes be as not that good.

 

Ooft at Brandy, Missy and (to an extent) Beyoncé in the top 10. <3 I think "Crazy In Love" is over rated, but still good, the other two are amazing though.

very R&B top ten :o of the seven songs that I know there, I'm not a great fan of any of them, Hey Ya has been overplayed to the extreme to the point that it completely ruined anything I ever felt for the song :( not that I ever loved it that much in the first place, but I was astonished that something so quirky could be a decade defining worldwide hit! great countdown overall though, very high quality :D

Of your top 10 I like 01, 02, 05, 07, 08 and 09. :D

Any chance of posting a full recap.... a very interesting countdown, as I knew you liked a bit of Urban music, but not as much as that.

Sure. ;o

 

01 OutKast - Hey Ya!

02 Radiohead - Idioteque

03 Sleater-Kinney - Jumpers

04 LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge

05 Beyonce - Crazy in Love (ft. Jay-Z)

06 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

07 Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)

08 Kanye West - Jesus Walks

09 TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me

10 Brandy - Afrodsiac

11 M83 - America

12 M.I.A. - Galang

13 The Knife - Heartbeats

14 OutKast - B.O.B.

15 Lady Gaga - Poker Face

16 HEALTH - Die Slow

17 Missy Elliott - Pass That Dutch

18 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps

19 Jay-Z - Takeover

20 Final Fantasy - This Lamb Sells Condos

21 Hercules and Love Affair - Blind

22 Burial and Four Tet - Moth

23 Joanna Newsom - Only Skin

24 Rihanna - Umbrella (ft. Jay-Z)

25 Antony and the Johnsons - Hope There's Someone

26 Bat for Lashes - Daniel

27 Xiu Xiu - I Luv the Valley Oh!

28 Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes

29 Lil' Wayne - A Milli

30 Panda Bear - Take Pills

31 Patrick Wolf - Tristan

32 Britney Spears - Toxic

33 The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health

34 Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath

35 Spoon - The Way We Get By

36 Dixie Chicks - Top of the World

37 Bloc Party - Banquet

38 Basement Jaxx - Romeo

39 Kanye West - Flashing Lights (ft. Dwele)

40 Bon Iver - Skinny Love

41 Glass Candy - Life After Sundown

42 The White Stripes - Blue Orchid

43 Bjork - Earth Intruders

44 Joanna Newsom - Peach, Plum, Pear

45 f*** Buttons - Sweet Love for Planet Earth

46 Missy Elliott - Work It

47 Ciara - Promise

48 Dirty Projectors - Stillness is the Move

49 Peaches - f*** the Pain Away

50 Nine Inch Nails - Only

51 Royksopp ft. Robyn - The Girl and the Robot

52 CSS - Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above

53 Grouper - Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping

54 Flying Lotus - Tea Leaf Dancers (ft. Andreya Triana)

55 Robyn - Cobrastyle

56 Lupe Fiasco - Daydreamin' (ft. Jill Scott)

57 Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better

58 Passion Pit - Sleepyhead

59 Devendra Banhart - A Sight to Behold

60 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero

 

Thanks for the comments everyone. <3 Promise is AMAZE Aaron. YOU CAN BE MAH TEACHER I'LL DO HOMEWORK.

i've been redoing all of these. i did these way too fast and they were way, way wrong. i'll probably recount them down during the summer, not that people here will care that much lawlz. it's mainly for my own mental sakeeee.