ILM Top 100 2005-2009: TRACKS

ah nevermind, my bad. seeya monday!

Surprised that in the ~100 posts bitching about "Fireworks," not one of them bothered to mention its signature lyric:

THE FRIGHTENED BABIES POO

Sorry to everyone who was expecting more countdown today. That wasn't gonna happen. It starts again whenever I roll out of bed on Monday.

npz JF

I heard Trap Musik and King back in the day, didn't really care for either.

you and I are very different people apparently

you are right, he is wrong

Uh.

just sayin

If this is a Poptimist list (it isn't) then it's VERY focussed on the US. British pop has barely had a look-in so far. Admittedly British pop has been largely terrible since 2005, but it'll be interesting to see how high Biology places, if it does. Strikes me as more of a hip-hop/rnb heavy list with some Pitchfork indie thrown in for good measure.

I don't care what anyone says, "Rudebox" is one of my favorite singles from anywhere in the last five years, but I don't think it even got nominated. I'd have done it myself, but it completely slipped my mind during that process. (I'd have probably been the only person to vote for it, too.)

hopefully some funky house will place?

i don't think tim f or rtc vote in these, so prob not :(

i can say this without spoiling because i didn't really look at the tracks ballots when i was tabulating albums, but i think "do you mind" has a sliiiiiiiiight chance of showing up in the next 5 or so tracks -- i think it would've gone already tbh if it had placed, but you never know

I didn't vote and if I had I probably wouldn't have voted for Do You Mind, I might have given In The Morning or Inflation a leg-up though. I doubt any of them will place in this.

I'm up fucking early today you guys, so I'm gonna burn through a few before I get tired again and take a nap. Okay with y'all?

To recap:

100. NE-YO "Because of You" (2007) [195.5 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote]
99. DAMIAN "JR. GONG" MARLEY "Welcome to Jamrock" (2005) [197 points, 11 votes]
98. CHAMILLIONAIRE ft. KRAYZIE BONE "Ridin'" (2005) [198.5 points, 10 votes]
97. RÓISÍN MURPHY "Overpowered" (2007) [199.5 points, 10 votes]
96. THE KNIFE "Marble House" (2006) [204.5 points, 10 votes]
95. CAMERA OBSCURA "Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken" (2006) [204.5 points, 11 votes]
94. THE-DREAM "Fancy" (2009) [205.5 points, 8 votes]
93. BIG BOI ft. GUCCI MANE "Shine Blockas" (2009) [206 points, 8 votes]
92. CORTNEY TIDWELL "Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan Pearson Objects in Space Remix)" (2007) [207.5 points, 10 votes]
91. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "45:33" (2006) [208 points, 10 votes]
90. WASHED OUT "Feel it All Around" (2009) [208.5 points, 10 votes]
89. GIRLS "Lust for Life" (2008) [209 points, 8 votes]
88. LADY GAGA "Paparazzi" (2009) [209 points, 10 votes]
87. ROBYN "Be Mine" (2005) [209 points, 12 votes]
86. THE HOLD STEADY "Stuck Between Stations" (2007) [210.5 points, 8 votes]
85. JACKIE CHAIN ft. JHI ALI "Rollin'" (2008) [212.5 points, 7 votes]
84. FEVER RAY "Seven" (2009) [212.5 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]
83. FUTURE OF THE LEFT "Arming Eritrea" (2009) [213.5 points, 10 votes]
82. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE "SexyBack" (2006) [216 points, 9 votes]
81. JOY ORBISON "Hyph Mngo" (2009) [219.5 points, 9 votes]

80. YEAH YEAH YEAHS "Zero" (2009) [221.5 points, 9 votes]
79. CHROMATICS "In the City" (2006) [223.5 points, 8 votes]
78. THE FALL "Blindness" (2005) [225.5 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]
77. MAXWELL "Pretty Wings" (2009) [227 points, 9 votes]
76. ÂME "Rej" (2005) [228 points, 10 votes]
75. GHOSTFACE KILLAH "Shakey Dog" (2006) [228 points, 11 votes]
74. MGMT "Time to Pretend" (2007) [228 points, 13 votes]
73. DJ QUIK & KURUPT "9x Outta Ten" (2009) [229.5 points, 10 votes]
72. GANG GANG DANCE "House Jam" (2008) [230.5 points, 11 votes]
71. KANYE WEST "Love Lockdown" (2008) [230.5 points, 12 votes]
70. GRINDERMAN "No Pussy Blues" (2007) [232 points, 9 votes]
69. HOT CHIP "Ready for the Floor" (2008) [237.5 points, 11 votes]
68. THE XX "Crystalised" (2009) [239 points, 12 votes]
67. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE "Fireworks" (2007) [240 points, 11 votes]
66. JUNIOR BOYS "In the Morning" (2006) [240.5 points, 12 votes]
65. OF MONTREAL "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal" (2007) [241.5 points, 10 votes]
64. FEVER RAY "When I Grow Up" (2009) [243 points, 11 votes]
63. NELLY FURTADO "Maneater" (2006) [243.5 points, 13 votes]
62. KANYE WEST "Can't Tell Me Nothing" (2007) [249.5 points, 15 votes]
61. AMY WINEHOUSE "Rehab" (2006) [250.5 points, 12 votes]

60. WILEY "Wearing My Rolex" (2008) [252 points, 12 votes]
59. TAYLOR SWIFT "Love Story" (2008) [259 points, 12 votes]
58. KANYE WEST ft. JAMIE FOXX "Gold Digger" (2005) [261.5 points, 12 votes]
57. CIARA ft. LUDACRIS "Oh" (2005) [262.5 points, 11 votes]
56. PANDA BEAR "Bros" (2006) [262.5 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote]
55. GWEN STEFANI "Hollaback Girl" (2005) [265.5 points, 12 votes]
54. STUDIO "Out There" (2006) [269.5 points, 12 votes]
53. R. KELLY ft. T.I. & T-PAIN "I'm a Flirt" (2007) [275.5 points, 14 votes, 1 first place vote]
52. RADIOHEAD "Reckoner" (2007) [280 points, 12 votes]
51. PHOENIX "Lisztomania" (2009) [281 points, 17 votes]
50. JUSTICE "D.A.N.C.E." (2007) [282.5 points, 16 votes]
49. MARIAH CAREY "We Belong Together" (2005) [283 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]
48. ESTELLE ft. KANYE WEST "American Boy" (2008) [284 points, 12 votes]
47. ERYKAH BADU "The Healer" (2008) [285.5 points, 12 votes, 1 first place vote]
46. KANYE WEST "Flashing Lights" (2007) [288.5 points, 15 votes]
45. MIDLAKE "Roscoe" (2006) [289 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]
44. THE GAME ft. 50 CENT "Hate It or Love It" (2005) [293.5 points, 14 votes]
TIE 42. HOT CHIP "Boy From School" (2006) [295.5 points, 13 votes]
TIE 42. BEYONCÉ "Irreplaceable" (2006) [295.5 points, 13 votes]
41. THE KILLERS "When You Were Young" (2006) [296.5 points, 14 votes]

40. PHOENIX "1901" (2009) [297.5 points, 15 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL548cHH3OY

happy to literally burn thru phoenix tbh

i love phoenix and i think ppl overrate the fuck out of WAP compared to 'it's never been like that' but "1901" and "lisztomania" are utter classics -- two of the best rock singles of the past few years

and haha for some reason i only just realised that "irreplaceable" placed?! what a great song - i also directo people to the sun-kissed reggae-lilt of the kyaal remix

phoenix are fun as hell, lex just doesn't like white boys

Phoenix dotted the first tracks poll too. It's Never Been Like That just kind of fell underappreciated in between the two.

39. HOT CHIP "Over and Over" (2006) [301 points, 15 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2n8CDPuZjg

song seems ages old to me -- out of their big singles, "over and over" is def my least favorite

Phoenix always seem to be capable of writing the perfect pop song but never quite get there, they're such a frustrating band... I listened to Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix and it just seemed to be a bit too much of a mess, production and vocal-wise. Difficult to shake the feeling that all those songs could be better.

I get the same feeling with Hot Chip but at least with Hot Chip it feels like part of the charm. They come across as people who really understand house music, more than any of their contemporaries, but can't QUITE recreate it, or have no interest in recreating it.

Still, Over & Over feels like one of the pivotal British pop records of the past 10 years - it still gets an amazing dancefloor reaction and, more than anything by the Klaxons or whoever, it feels like the bridge between early 00s Brit indie (guitar fundamentalism + skinny jeans + awful Libertines ripoffs) and the late 00s (generally being okay with beats and dancing and synths and girls).

There's gonna be a massive glut of LCD Soundsystem singles coming up, isn't there?

They come across as people who really understand house music, more than any of their contemporaries, but can't QUITE recreate it, or have no interest in recreating it.

kinda reconciled this on the recent record, no?

Not really - that last record has grown on me massively but still feels like Hot Chip approximating house/funky/whatever. They're always going to look and sound like outsiders and I'm okay with that.

38. RICH BOY "Throw Some D's" (2006) [308 points, 14 votes]

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

NUMBER ONE BANGER

i don't dislike hot chip (though the new album really suxxx) but they're so over-praised, no way should even their best songs be anywhere near a list like this. maybe the erol alkan remix of "boy from school", but that's it.

"throw some ds", good good

such a joyous song -- everything is perfect... beat is like polow chopped up sunshine, rich boy writes the verses of his life, sample in the chorus is the most fun thing to yell along with, polow comes in with a verse that is like totally "this is a producer rapping" but in the best and most funny way possible, brings the perfect levity to the song

ridin with no tints so the motherfuckers know it's me

^^this is like my favorite line ever

37. TV ON THE RADIO "Wolf Like Me" (2006) [310.5 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1-xRk6llh4

okay, be back later after some more zzzzs.

Yeah I find TV On The Radio pretty Zzzz too.

I actually like 'em, but I've heard "Wolf Like Me" about 100 times too many. Check back with me in five years to see if I'm ready to hear it again yet.

Feeling you on that one. Great song, definitely burnt out on it though. Not even close to the best thing they've done though, tbh. Could grab a handful of songs from Dear Science that eclipse it easily.

this list seems a bit ass-backwards at this point

this list seems a bit ass-backwards at this point

Dunno, it's a bit short on things I really *love* at the moment. I'm not looking at this list and thinking "OMG the late 00s were amazing and this proves it". So plenty of potential at the top.

Early start! I am just waking up over here.

you guys realize "Wolf Like Me" is actually "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol rite

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love '1901' and 'throw some d's' (mob-town represent!)

thought "Throw Some D's" should be higher, then realized we are getting pretty high up at this point.

people should be glad to know that this thread finally motivated me to turn off images so that I wouldn't have to bitch about YouTube-heavy threads anymore.

36. YOUNG JEEZY ft. KANYE WEST "Put On" (2008) [310.5 points, 15 votes, 1 first place vote]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aEImx74gLA

^^^ Anthem. Also, pretty much the only worthwhile thing to have come out of Kanye's whiny butthurt overentitled autotune waaahmbulance phase.

that's prob my favourite rap song of this period

so massive

35. LADYTRON "Destroy Everything You Touch" (2005) [324.5 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M5Ue0x3b6c

YAY young jeezy, such a huge tune
WTF ladytron? this is a poll of the second half of the decade, right?

it came out in 2005 and is a great song. a "huge tune" just as much as jeezy's