ILM Top 100 2005-2009: TRACKS

This makes me think of an (ex-) friend talking about her Kindergarten-age daughter going around singing "I'm a single lady, I'm a single lady," which has got to me cute. I don't actually hate that song, but I think it's kind of more shapeless than its given credit for.

i've kinda made my peace with "Single Ladies" and don't dislike it as much as i used to, but i will never stop loving its precursor "Get Me Bodied" a hundred times more

23. CASSIE "Me & U"(2006) [390 points, 19 votes, 2 first place votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6n3_iCdSEA

LOL

#CASSIEFANCLUB!!!! so happy this is so high up, though had been hoping for some of her unreleased classics to place

that track is awesome! never heard before.

That song is soooooooooooo fucking good -- production is just O_O for all time

the little orch-hit stab is very effective

I listened to this expecting to hate it but it's wormed its way in - and yeah that's the production speaking - lots of elements at cross-purposes, lots of space in the sound

voted me&u. that robot girl slays me.

i meant to download the unreleased stuff back when lex&co started making a fuss but... didn't for some reason. lex- you got a link, or can you at least fill me in on what to look out for, what it sounds like etc.?

i agree re: the stab, that's the best part. that song had some weird extended significance to me since it was one of the first songs i heard when i started paying attention to pop music again. it was a very strange reintroduction to pop for me. looking at my ballot again i'm not sure how/why it got pushed off -- really shoulda voted for it. oh well, looks like it did fine as it is.

Still love this. There are Cassie tracks I love more for Cassie herself (Is It You, Official Girl, Turn The Lights Off) but the production here is just so icy and precise. The point where commercial rnb gets so close to early Junior Boys that they're almost touching, probably without even realising it.

thing i am pissed off most about missing in the voting nom btw is wearing my rolex. would have made my top 5.

louis (and everyone else who's hearing it for the first time), you absolutely have to hear it in HQ...d/l off itunes or something. the production is even more outstanding.

always wanted mnml cassy and r&b cassie to do a collab cuz they're both so sparse, but it'll never happen. but braiden put both of them into his sónar warm-up mix!

22. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "Someone Great" (2007) [394.5 points, 17 votes]

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

sam, the pick of the cassie demos that fell down the back of diddy's sofa:

"turn the lights off"
"in love with the dj"
"thirsty"
"2 the morning"
"my house"
"activate"
"summer charm"
"fuck u silly

Can't believe it took this long for James Murphy to appear. I still really like Someone Great but I think I prefer it as a section of 45:33.

45:33 was back at #91, fwiw.

Someone Great isn't awful. It's much, much better than at least one of the LCD Soundsystem songs that will tediously turn up in the Top 10.

I guess this means the saccharine, stupid All My Friends is top 10?

haters gonna hate

I still really like Someone Great but I think I prefer it as a section of 45:33.

― Vulvuzela (Matt DC), Monday, 5 July 2010 19:48 (10 minutes ago)

yeah, still p great tho

I actually prefer it with the vocals/lyrics. I'm not really a "lyrics person," but those make me contemplative, especially when combined with that track.

the trouble is that 45:33's rls predates the single/album version

so it seems more like an inspired use of an acappella than s/thing 'in its own right'

Yeah, I heard 45:33 first as well, but I viewed "Someone Great" as an improvement on/development of an already beautiful theme.

i think that's my favorite lcd track but i voted for a different one for some reason. dumb dumb

Someones Great both as a part of 45:33 and as an actual song.

omg ty lex for sorting my listening for the next hour.

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21. FRIENDLY FIRES "Paris (Aeroplane Remix)" (2008) [403.5 points, 18 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUW6i55yBbI

^^^the best (considering my #2 almost certainly won't place ;_; and my #1 will almost certainly be top 5).

awesome song, glad it made it so high

wow, wasn't expecting the "paris" remix to place so high...but it absolutely deserves it.

weird that people are bitching about the inclusion of santigold's l.e.s. artistes on a list that gives high marks to girls and dirty projectors

wouldn't be surprised to see Whispers in the top 20 either.

there is something awkwardly catchy about that dirty projectors song, i can see how its shortcomings are part of the appeal. i find myself listening to it on youtube whenever it comes up on ILM. the beat is such a joke, though; watching them try to dance to it in the video is really embarrassing.

Wednesday

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]

Thursday

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]

Friday

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]

Today...

40. PHOENIX "1901" (2009) [297.5 points, 15 votes]
39. HOT CHIP "Over and Over" (2006) [301 points, 15 votes]
38. RICH BOY "Throw Some D's" (2006) [308 points, 14 votes]
37. TV ON THE RADIO "Wolf Like Me" (2006) [310.5 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]
36. YOUNG JEEZY ft. KANYE WEST "Put On" (2008) [310.5 points, 15 votes, 1 first place vote]
35. LADYTRON "Destroy Everything You Touch" (2005) [324.5 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]
34. THE KNIFE "Silent Shout" (2006) [331 points, 19 votes]
33. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE "My Girls" (2009) [339.5 points, 13 votes]
32. MADONNA "Hung Up" (2005) [351 points, 16 votes]
31. DIRTY PROJECTORS "Stillness Is the Move" (2009) [352 points, 17 votes]
30. BAT FOR LASHES "Daniel" (2009) [355 points, 14 votes]
29. TAYLOR SWIFT "You Belong With Me" (2008) [359 points, 14 votes, 1 first place vote]
28. THE KNIFE "We Share Our Mothers' Health" (2006) [369 points, 20 votes]
27. MGMT "Kids" (2008) [371.5 points, 17 votes]
26. SANTIGOLD "L.E.S. Artistes" (2008) [372 points, 17 votes]
25. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ft. T.I. "My Love" (2006) [372.5 points, 16 votes]
24. BEYONCÉ "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2008) [386.5 points, 17 votes]
23. CASSIE "Me & U" (2006) [390 points, 19 votes, 2 first place votes]
22. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "Someone Great" (2007) [394.5 points, 17 votes]
21. FRIENDLY FIRES "Paris (Aeroplane Remix)" (2008) [403.5 points, 18 votes]

...and the Top 20 comes tomorrow. wah00!

defeated in my attempt to dislike that friendly fires rmx

It's not even really a remix. It's a cover. But it's always been billed as a remix anyway.

don't know the original and just heard the cover/rmx. first third is wonderful (love the clink-clank percussion), so's the back half (love EVERYTHING). which leaves about a minute and a half of thumb-twiddling in the middle, but i gather it's not exactly designed for home listening.

The point where commercial rnb gets so close to early Junior Boys that they're almost touching

Ha, yeah, I put "Me & U" right before "The Equalizer" on my best-of-'06 playlist.

Wasn't nommed (for shame) but this is my fave dance remix (of the few I've heard) that came out in this period:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq5R3qgAms8

would like to know what ppl make of it

love it. a lot of ILX dance stans don't like sally shapiro, though, iirc.

I don't like the original very much but this is a completely different song

you absolutely have to hear it in HQ...d/l off itunes or something
you absolutely have to hear it in HQ...d/l off itunes or something
you absolutely have to hear it in HQ...d/l off itunes or something
you absolutely have to hear it in HQ...d/l off itunes or something
you absolutely have to hear it in HQ...d/l off itunes or something

is that in ref to the track LJ posted or Me & U?

Great work Johnny, this is excellent fun. I'm at 9 from my forty now - picked up some speed today. It's kind of painful every time a 'Paris' or 'My Love' turns up which I didn't vote for, but a great pleasure to discover them again.

My favourite new discovery is Studio 'Hold Me', but the biggest pleasure is 'Hollaback Girl' - I thought it was embarrassingly bad at the time for some reason, but give it a bit of distance and it's actually fantastic.

I can explain a little bit of the 2008/9 bias btw, if that still applies - I get more great music from musically's end-of-years than pretty much any other source, and I've been here 2 or 3 years, so I'm certainly contributing to that.

i'm assuming you mean 'Out There'?

'Out There' is my fav song to appear in the poll. It prob would've been my #1 if i'd voted.

uh, yeah ... like I said, it made a massive impact on me