Voting for !!!.... love that track. But obviously lots of great songs up and down this list.
― skip, Thursday, 8 December 2016 07:49 (seven years ago) link
Way better than 02 for sure. Any ILM love for 'Slow'? Great track imo.
― chap, Thursday, 8 December 2016 10:33 (seven years ago) link
I feel bad not voting for either of those wonderful Jens Lekman singles but I have to go with Sebastien Tellier's La Ritournelle. It's my favourite song of the last 15 years.
This is easily my favourite year so far. Maps, Toxic, Slow, Strict Machine, Where Have All The Rubeboys Gone, I Luv You, There There, Reptilia and Ignition (Remix) are all up there.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 8 December 2016 14:42 (seven years ago) link
Awesome year. Excited to relisten to the Top 40. Here's the Spotify link:
https://open.spotify.com/user/frazze/playlist/2SWaRsai51DmXbp1cWTJwp
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Thursday, 8 December 2016 15:01 (seven years ago) link
This one is way harder than the last one for me. Excluding a few duds (Jet, Franz Ferdinand, Libertines) almost every single in this list is from 4 to 5 stars to me. I've burned out most of them though... Jens Lekman, TVOTR, Sebastien Tellier, !!! and Ricardo Villalobos are the ones I still listen to without skipping... probably one of those... right now I'm in ritournelle or black cab mood... the former has a brilliant vibe and drums by Tony Allen (and was shamelessly ripped off by Radiohead for Reckoner, arguably one of their best songs) the latter a great sample by Left Banke.
― Moka, Thursday, 8 December 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link
Was "The Way You Move" counted as the B-side/double A-side to "Hey Ya"? That's the only way I can account for its absence here.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Thursday, 8 December 2016 18:32 (seven years ago) link
1 30 OutKast - Hey Ya!2 47 The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army3 48 Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love4 85 Jay-Z - 99 Problems5 165 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps7 326 The Killers - Mr. Brightside10 511 Kelis - Milkshake11 652 !!! - Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story)13 783 50 Cent - In Da Club14 804 Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp16 1148 Dizzee Rascal - I Luv You17 1174 Radiohead - There There21 1758 Kanye West - Through the Wire23 1884 Twista feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx - Slow Jamz24 1912 Panjabi MC (feat. Jay-Z) - Mundian to Bach Ke / Beware of the Boys27 2165 Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb29 2548 Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name31 2654 Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl32 2952 Jóse González - Heartbeats33 3089 Missy Elliott - Pass That Dutch35 3211 Kylie Minogue - Slow38 3530 Electric Six - Gay Bar
^^^ these are all good to great
― ¶ (DJP), Thursday, 8 December 2016 18:44 (seven years ago) link
yeah that top 10 is just ridiculous. those aren't just hits, those are baseball/football stadium staples. weird year. what was that anti-Iraq Madonna song? american something. i remember it being... good
― flappy bird, Thursday, 8 December 2016 18:51 (seven years ago) link
Madonna: Bitch got mad flow
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 8 December 2016 18:58 (seven years ago) link
I remember it being one of the worst songs that any human being has ever recorded.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 8 December 2016 18:59 (seven years ago) link
I had the pleasure of hearing the extended version of Slow in a club recently and it sounded impeccable so I've went for that but it could be a number of things here. But I absolutely never ever need to hear Mr Brightside ever again.
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 8 December 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
Good stuff sprinkled throughout but the top six is pretty unstoppable.
― i need microsoft installed on my desktop, can you help (Old Lunch), Thursday, 8 December 2016 19:36 (seven years ago) link
I really want to vote for Ted Leo, but that top ten reads like the ten most significant songs of the decade.
― I know hoes that know Ali Farka Toure (voodoo chili), Thursday, 8 December 2016 19:53 (seven years ago) link
fuck Ignition (Remix) and fuck R. Kelly, btw
― ¶ (DJP), Thursday, 8 December 2016 19:57 (seven years ago) link
Ignition (Remix) for the win!
― van smack, Friday, 9 December 2016 01:43 (seven years ago) link
actually ignition remix is a good song
― k3vin k., Friday, 9 December 2016 01:54 (seven years ago) link
my favs are "maps", "in da club", then prob "ignition", "you don't know my name", "toxic".....lots of great songs here. good list
― k3vin k., Friday, 9 December 2016 01:56 (seven years ago) link
Ignition remix sounds like a fast food commercial or something
― a but (brimstead), Friday, 9 December 2016 02:12 (seven years ago) link
Voted for "Seven Nation Army"
― Spiritual Hat Minimalism (Sund4r), Friday, 9 December 2016 02:18 (seven years ago) link
no idea what to vote for here. maybe "slow" bc it doesn't have to do much to be perfect
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 9 December 2016 02:39 (seven years ago) link
esp given the competition, Jens Lekman showing up twice is pretty offensive
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 9 December 2016 02:44 (seven years ago) link
i still can't stand "hey ya"
― That's when I fired off my 2 Tweets to Dr. Phil (crüt), Friday, 9 December 2016 03:11 (seven years ago) link
2003 was insane.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 9 December 2016 06:23 (seven years ago) link
it really is bizarre how crappy 2001 and 2002 are compared to this list. And presumably 2004 as well.
― skip, Friday, 9 December 2016 06:44 (seven years ago) link
just wait til you see 2009
― pumped up kicks and levels on repeat all night (2011nostalgia), Friday, 9 December 2016 06:54 (seven years ago) link
Hey Ya! and Ignitition (Remix) are undoubtedly among the greatest singles released in my lifetime - but I feel like I've kinda worn them out. Crazy in Love is the gift that keeps on giving and gets my vote, strong contenders include:
12 705 Blur - Out of Time17 1174 Radiohead - There There
Slow is a decent Kylie single but too... slow
― niels, Friday, 9 December 2016 10:13 (seven years ago) link
Try the Chemical Brothers remix, probably the best one they did.
― nashwan, Friday, 9 December 2016 11:50 (seven years ago) link
feel like "Fix Up, Look Sharp" is getting a little overlooked so I voted for that one. there are a bunch of classics here though.
incidentally, I'd never heard "La Ritournelle" before. holy shit, Radiohead bit the fuck out of that song for "Reckoner."
― evol j, Friday, 9 December 2016 14:59 (seven years ago) link
1. OutKast - Hey Ya!2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps3. The Killers - Mr. Brightside4. Ted Leo, Rx/Pharmacists - Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?5. Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb6. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Friday, 9 December 2016 18:58 (seven years ago) link
― evol j, viernes 9 de diciembre de 2016 14:59 (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I mentioned it upthread and also on my blog when it was active back in 2007... got lots of angry emails and comments. It was a post dedicated to the ripoffs/influenced of every track of In Rainbows.
Another one I remember:
Jigsaw falling into place = surfing the warm machine by Kashmir.
One of the members of Kashmir even commented on the post. He was a bit pissed off because I wrote something like "You remember Kashmir? Me neither. But Thom apparently does"
― Moka, Friday, 9 December 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
'Strict Machine'
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Friday, 9 December 2016 23:46 (seven years ago) link
really don't want to vote for radiohead, but i might have to. britney still in the running though
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Saturday, 10 December 2016 00:55 (seven years ago) link
and the tvotr track is actually rly good
lol @ Mika.
i too have never heard "La Ritournelle" before this poll. great song can almost vote for it but not going to happen.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 10 December 2016 02:31 (seven years ago) link
Rhye also bit "La Ritournelle" for "The Fall" - or at least it seems that way.
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Saturday, 10 December 2016 02:48 (seven years ago) link
obvilusly i meant Moka, not with the i.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 10 December 2016 03:44 (seven years ago) link
yeah "La Riournelle" might be the most ripped off track of the 00s, or at least it belongs on any shortlist
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 10 December 2016 04:10 (seven years ago) link
Crazy in Love
― jmm, Saturday, 10 December 2016 04:14 (seven years ago) link
LOL
― skip, Saturday, 10 December 2016 04:22 (seven years ago) link
looool
Kashmir made some good records (search: Zitilites), somewhat Radiohead-derivative, so it's interesting that you hear Surfing the Warm Industry in Jigsaw Falling into Places
do you have a link to that blog post?
― niels, Saturday, 10 December 2016 16:02 (seven years ago) link
Or at least post the hate mail?
― van smack, Saturday, 10 December 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link
Great year, although I think the decade was quite strong musically up until about 2008.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Saturday, 10 December 2016 19:13 (seven years ago) link
I stopped paying the dreamhost service so my blog got taken down and the comments don't load properly anymore. Let me get home and see if I can find a working link.
― Moka, Saturday, 10 December 2016 21:51 (seven years ago) link
Might be well worth checking if it crops up on the internet archive.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Saturday, 10 December 2016 22:32 (seven years ago) link
That Top 10 is insane but I'm voting "There There" here.
― the future is now, Sunday, 11 December 2016 00:43 (seven years ago) link
Yeah the comments dont load on archive.org
― Moka, Sunday, 11 December 2016 00:45 (seven years ago) link
I made the terrible comment that reckoner drums are better than ritournelle. Tony allen's drumming is better and I see the error of my ways now.
― Moka, Sunday, 11 December 2016 00:50 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 12 December 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
Such Great Heights
― Bee OK, Monday, 12 December 2016 21:18 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 13 December 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
I think I forgot to vote in this one. Sad, as I was considering voting for Milkshake.
― chap, Tuesday, 13 December 2016 00:31 (seven years ago) link
Wow, zero for Milkshake!
― skip, Tuesday, 13 December 2016 19:47 (seven years ago) link
They were like, it's not better than theirs
― ¶ (DJP), Tuesday, 13 December 2016 19:48 (seven years ago) link
zero for In Da Club
― simply gabbing a wonderful christmastime (crüt), Tuesday, 13 December 2016 19:52 (seven years ago) link
In Da Club always sucked. Good for us.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 13 December 2016 22:10 (seven years ago) link
hello everyone,
as you know i usually post a new poll on Wednesday night, Los Angeles time, but can't get it together right now. believe it or not there is some work that goes behind posting a new poll. so sorry for the delay, i will post 2004 next Wednesday night, i promise.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 29 December 2016 02:30 (seven years ago) link
That's cool, take your time :)
― niels, Thursday, 29 December 2016 07:37 (seven years ago) link
No need for an apology mun.
― groovypanda, Thursday, 29 December 2016 20:39 (seven years ago) link
Acclaimed Music Top 40 Songs from 2004 poll
― Bee OK, Thursday, 5 January 2017 02:58 (seven years ago) link