ILM Top 100 2005-2009: TRACKS

i really do think that in general, rich boy is a good but not great rapper, workmanlike who def fails when the production around him is rote -- but the verses are truly great on that song -- he just wrote the verses of his life

because of you as highest ne-yo seems absurd and rong but i guess vote splitting ruined the fun

My guess at what will hit the Top 20:

No Lady Gaga? Just Dance and Bad Romance are still left.

Oops, someone already posted that.

And Poker Face. I'm guessing 2 of the 3 will make it?

Ugh.

i really do think that in general, rich boy is a good but not great rapper, workmanlike who def fails when the production around him is rote -- but the verses are truly great on that song -- he just wrote the verses of his life

― the boy boy young messi (J0rdan S.), Monday, July 5, 2010 8:43 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

more like recycled the one great verse he already had from the "back in the mud" remix

but yeah don't get me started on the rongness of the one Ne-Yo song that made the cut (my ballot had "So Sick" AND "Closer" AND "Miss Independent")

he just wrote the verses of his life

well i don't see what the difference is

99. DAMIAN "JR. GONG" MARLEY "Welcome to Jamrock" (2005) [197 points, 11 votes]
97. RÓISÍN MURPHY "Overpowered" (2007) [199.5 points, 10 votes]
94. THE-DREAM "Fancy" (2009) [205.5 points, 8 votes]
89. GIRLS "Lust for Life" (2008) [209 points, 8 votes]
88. LADY GAGA "Paparazzi" (2009) [209 points, 10 votes]
85. JACKIE CHAIN ft. JHI ALI "Rollin'" (2008) [212.5 points, 7 votes]
77. MAXWELL "Pretty Wings" (2009) [227 points, 9 votes]
76. ÂME "Rej" (2005) [228 points, 10 votes]
72. GANG GANG DANCE "House Jam" (2008) [230.5 points, 11 votes]
61. AMY WINEHOUSE "Rehab" (2006) [250.5 points, 12 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]
44. THE GAME ft. 50 CENT "Hate It or Love It" (2005) [293.5 points, 14 votes]

i dig/would vote for these. some stuff i cut is 'album track' kinda shit like '9x outta ten' or 'stuck between statinos'

the difference between hearing that beat and being inspired to jot something down and grabbing some bars he'd already recorded 3 years earlier is all (xpost)

stuck between latinos

if I could nom one track that wasn't on the list it would probably be the Fred Falke remix of Golden Cage. Pretty solid list all things considered though! Discovered some great stuff already.

i dig/would vote for these. some stuff i cut is 'album track' kinda shit like '9x outta ten' or 'stuck between statinos'

― blap...tremendo (deej), Monday, July 5, 2010 9:04 PM (11 minutes ago)

see i have a hard time doing these too, b/c apparently like you i want to shy away from 'album cuts' but going with "lust for life" over "stuck between stations" and "9xs" is really splitting hairs and pretty arbitrary.

not criticizing what you said, just saying i don't know where the line is either really

shit this also means no fantasia? i can't be the only one who voted for "when i see u"

― we hold these goofs to be self-permabanned (k3vin k.), Monday, July 5, 2010 8:29 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Would have placed high in my hypothetical ballot but life insanity got in the way :( - feel bad about a lot of the trax you/j0rdan/the lex/etc. are mentioning that would have gotten boosts from me.

i considered voting for "when i see u"

tbh im not too into a lot of the rap songs here, or theyd be like ... low on my list. 'throw some d's is not my idea of a great rap song, cool beat but i dunno. rich boy is so workmanlike & boring -- hes the ultimate inverse of everyone's stereotype of nas, picks perfect beats but has a clumsy hardheadedness in style

― blap...tremendo (deej), Monday, July 5, 2010 4:24 PM Bookmark

rich boy's hardheadedness is totally part of the song's appeal

I'd like to echo the wtfs at "Because of You" being the one Ne-Yo track. How many times did Alfred Soto vote?

So far I voted for"

99. DAMIAN "JR. GONG" MARLEY "Welcome to Jamrock" (2005) [197 points, 11 votes]
85. JACKIE CHAIN ft. JHI ALI "Rollin'" (2008) [212.5 points, 7 votes]
60. WILEY "Wearing My Rolex" (2008) [252 points, 12 votes]
58. KANYE WEST ft. JAMIE FOXX "Gold Digger" (2005) [261.5 points, 12 votes]
49. MARIAH CAREY "We Belong Together" (2005) [283 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]
38. RICH BOY "Throw Some D's" (2006) [308 points, 14 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]

stuff i voted for, doubtless outing me as undiscerning fan of only the most obvious shit i'm told to hear:

88. LADY GAGA "Paparazzi" (2009) [209 points, 10 votes]
78. THE FALL "Blindness" (2005) [225.5 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]
61. AMY WINEHOUSE "Rehab" (2006) [250.5 points, 12 votes]
58. KANYE WEST ft. JAMIE FOXX "Gold Digger" (2005) [261.5 points, 12 votes]
42. HOT CHIP "Boy From School" (2006) [295.5 points, 13 votes]
39. HOT CHIP "Over and Over" (2006) [301 points, 15 votes]
32. MADONNA "Hung Up" (2005) [351 points, 16 votes]
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]

should have voted for chamillionaire and cassie (duh), might have voted for friendly fires & jackie chain if i'd heard them in time. plus voted for xx's not so great "vcr" instead of the awesome "crystallized" due to brain damage. so the latter, in spirit.

other stuff i liked that might potentially have some kind of vanishing snowball's chance, i hope, maybe:

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
E-40 ft. Keak da Sneak - Tell Me When to Go
Lady Gaga - Poker Face
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
Fever Ray - Keep The Streets Empty
Clipse - Trill
LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
Lil Mama - Lip Gloss
Lil Wayne - A Milli
Three 6 Mafia ft. Project Pat - Poppin My Collar
Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To
Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like my daddy
Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
kelis - bossy

bummed to hear that "this ain't a scene" won't make it ;_____;

i wouldn't be surprised if there are 2 or 3 ne-yo tracks in the 100-110 range

Not at all.

Top ten tracks from yearly polls yet to place:

2005:
4. Three Six Mafia feat. Young Buck, Eightball & MJG - Stay Fly
3. Kelly Clarkson - Since U been gone
2. Girls Aloud - Biology
1. Amerie - 1 Thing

2006:
10. Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push
8. Lily Allen - LDN
6. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous
5. Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks
2. T.I. - What You Know
1. Gnarls Barkley – Crazy

2007:
10. Robyn - With Every Heartbeat
9. Feist - 1,2,3,4
8. UGK - International Players Anthem
4. LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
3. M.I.A. - Paper Planes
2. Battles - Atlas
1. Rihanna - Umbrella

2008:
7 - Lil Wayne - A Milli
5 - Portishead - The Rip
3 - MIA - Paper Planes
2 - Juan Maclean, The - Happy House
1 - Hercules & Love Affair - Blind

2009:
10 --The Juan Maclean - One Day
09 -- Lily Allen - The Fear
08 -- Shakira - She Wolf
06 -- Lindstrom and Christabelle – Baby I Can't Stop
03 -- Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (20 votes, 256 points)

i don't think "kick, push" was even nominated

:(

was thinking the same thing, so strange

mmm could you post the full top 10 please? :)

really hope lip gloss makes it

Something tells me "The Whisper Song" isn't making the top 100 :'(

this is not 1990-1994 poll xp

?

If I Feel Space isn't on this list I'm going to be annoyed I didn't vote.

2006:
10. Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push
8. Lily Allen - LDN
5. Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks

lol 2006 ilm.

stuff I voted for that's placed so far:

98. CHAMILLIONAIRE ft. KRAYZIE BONE "Ridin'" (2005) [198.5 points, 10 votes]
77. MAXWELL "Pretty Wings" (2009) [227 points, 9 votes]
53. R. KELLY ft. T.I. & T-PAIN "I'm a Flirt" (2007) [275.5 points, 14 votes, 1 first place vote]
49. MARIAH CAREY "We Belong Together" (2005) [283 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]
46. KANYE WEST "Flashing Lights" (2007) [288.5 points, 15 votes]
44. THE GAME ft. 50 CENT "Hate It or Love It" (2005) [293.5 points, 14 votes]
42. BEYONCÉ "Irreplaceable" (2006) [295.5 points, 13 votes]
41. THE KILLERS "When You Were Young" (2006) [296.5 points, 14 votes]
38. RICH BOY "Throw Some D's" (2006) [308 points, 14 votes]
36. YOUNG JEEZY ft. KANYE WEST "Put On" (2008) [310.5 points, 15 votes, 1 first place vote]
25. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ft. T.I. "My Love" (2006) [372.5 points, 16 votes]

Favourite runs so far:

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]

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]

i would really like "bossy" to place, but im not confident

also, no t.i., right? are "whatever you like" & "what you know" both top-20? seems unlikely

what you know is top 5 is my guess, whatever you like won't make it

Yeah I'd go with that. I've never heard Whatever You Like referred to as a best-of-decade contender.

I voted for all the "wrong" songs it seems, from a tactical point of view. Wrong T.I., wrong Cassie, wrong Beyoncé, wrong Gwen, wrong Ne-Yo ... :(

it's pretty insane that the only Lil Wayne track of any kind from the past 5 years that'll be on this list is "A Milli"

everyone voted for the wrong gwen as far as i'm concerned. except the people who voted for "cool" which won't make it :(

didn't vote for any lil wayne in the end, would have gone for shooter or tie my hands if i did. lol thicke fan i guess.

TA DAH! YOUR TOP 20!

OOH BOY

20. LIL WAYNE "A Milli" (2008) [407.5 points, 19 votes, 1 first place vote]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTF6N7EWzOA

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yay! :)

whoa thought that would be a LOT higher. nonetheless, another of my votes down!

also wow the vote totals got really high