ILM Top 100 2005-2009: TRACKS

Flashing Lights imo one of the greatest nothing songs in recent memory. I mean, it goes nowhere, but sounds completely wonderful doing it. Plus the video...bang!

killer backing track. Kanye is just OK.

Kanye's at four now, fwiw.

Flashing Lights
Gold Digger
Can't Tell Me Nothing
Love Lockdown

+ the Estelle track

ITS GAPDYX on ILM. We agreed on that after the ILM poll

I don't know. When I rank stuff by how much I want to see it rock the list, it usually produces an accurate list of my favorites anyway. For me, tactical voting=voting for "the best"

^^^Right!

Kanye, 4; Karin Dreijer Andersson, 3

there will be more Knife action to come, i assume

I have faith that this won't be too GAPDY heavy, it's only 2009 and there are other years that were much stronger. Plus there was non-GAPDY stuff that had a much higher showing in the 2009 poll. You guys are overestimating the impact of last year.

Early bet on I FEEL SPACE as a surprise entry into the Top 10.

calling it now: "My Girls" @ #1

"The Insistor" @ #2

45. MIDLAKE "Roscoe" (2006) [289 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDL9bXlwbM4

calling it now: "My Girls" @ #1

― ksh, Friday, July 2, 2010 6:13 PM (48 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

barf

prefer the btws remix of that song but still

Wow, pleasently surprised that Roscoe made the list.

there's my revenge for midlake not making the album noms

that performance of the healer is so amazing. so is the version of "on and on" she does afterwards. so brilliant.

the video's pretty lame though, i hadnt seen it before

It's a very Fleetwood Mac-ish video for a very Fleetwood Mac-ish single.

44. THE GAME ft. 50 CENT "Hate It or Love It" (2005) [293.5 points, 14 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuMBmK5uksg

xpost wow, you're not kidding with the Fleetwood Mac comparison

badu performance is amazing

didn't realize that ppl still rated "roscoe", never heard it myself tho

TIE 42. HOT CHIP "Boy From School" (2006) [295.5 points, 13 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-fu1PQWTBk

What does "GAPDY" mean?

Grizzly Bear/Animal Collective/Phoenix/I forgot the "D"/Yeah Yeah Yeahs

grizzly bear/animal collective/phoenix/dirty projectors/yeah yeah yeahs

oh right, thx

Are they like a "scene" or something? Why do they belong together?

In 2009, those five bands occupied a lot of top 10 territory on year-end lists. Someone (maybe Whiney?) gave the phenomenon its own acronym.

and the xx in all the lists made it GAPDYX

i feel like the yeah yeah yeahs are on a different plane than the other GAPDYs since their stuff seems to be getting better with age whereas the others have all slipped out of my playlists etc

which is weird since they seem to be the least likely of those bands musically/stylistically to be a grower rather than a flash in the pan

wow i love "roscoe." also the studio song which i'd never heard before. also yes the erykah badu performance is amazing. i am glad "love story" made it, that's my favorite taylor swift single and probably the ultimate teen pop song of the decade for me, though i am sure the overrated "you belong with me" will place absurdly high.

Shit, should've voted for Roscoe.

TIE 42. BEYONCÉ "Irreplaceable" (2006) [295.5 points, 13 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EwViQxSJJQ

I'd never heard "Hate It or Love It" before, but it's really nice! This type of sentimental rap is what I love the most. Better than any of Kanye joints so far, to me that guy's always just sounded like he's full of himself, and not in the sort of braggadocio way that would make his raps good.

I love Irreplaceable. was hoping it would place even higher

Irreplaceable is a great song but Beyonce's voice sounds so awful.

nice song. i believe recently it was announced as one of the biggest radio hits ever, along with "we belong together" which topped the list

^ in the u.s.a., that is

still hate the shit out of that stupid ass song

hate it or love it is a masterpiece

i still really can't understand ppl not liking american boy, it's just like, i dunno, undeniable good chart pop song IMO....and that's not even my lookout generally but damn it's very fun

xxxpost.. the GAPDY D is for The Dirty Projectors.

"American Boy" is fantastic! "Irreplaceable" is brain damaged.

didn't realize midlake was a thing. will give it a go and stop ignorning them/confusing them with clearlake.

41. THE KILLERS "When You Were Young" (2006) [296.5 points, 14 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff0oWESdmH0

lol really?

xposts o shit, I have never listened to Midlake because one time I saw Clearlake and they bored the shit out of me. Their appearance here, as a result, kind of confused me.

would have really tutted at that one but then i played rock band and it's not bad is it?

no lol on this one. I love the shit out of this Killers song. If it had been "Human" I'd have been lolling the loudest.

Hey, I wonder how much Rock Band has to do with it being here. I've only ever played once, but I played this and it was really fun. (I liked the song before then, though.)