Pitchfork's P2k: The Decade in Music

B.O.B. is maybe my fourth favorite song on Stankonia. Maybe.

this song is not really that long btw

"Humble Mumble" should have been a single.

wow, if i've heard 'speedballin' before, i don't remember it

The only bullshit line I've seen is in the "99 Problems" blurb, where once again a simple glance at a Joel Whitburn Billboard Top 40 book would have settled the matter. I mean, "Bonnie and Clyde '03" is his biggest solo hit, for chrissakes.

― post-contrarian meta-challop 2009 (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, August 21, 2009 6:39 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

the funny thing is 'bonnie & clyde 03' also makes more sense w/r/t all that stuff about beyonce he talks about in his blurb too

not that i think its a better song (altho the summerheadz house remix is awesome)

haha the whole Tomb Raider s/t is good, totally forgot that one

uh thanks?

That's just freaky man

oh come on

crepe

gawddddd I thought ilm ws bad but reading non-ilm message boards on this list is giving me a fkn massive headache

HUG ME ILX

glad to see tom e is still fucking pimp w.a pen, his ignition remix write up was spot on

Is there a list of them all in one spot yet? Or a way to check if a song's on the list without clicking through 30 pages?

Stevie, the list is here.

Wow @ no Out Hud or YYY's "Zero"

136/500! I have impressed myself.

143/500 actually

131/500 that I was sure of.

Relatively sure I had heard a few of the others, but not sure enough to click the button.

there's a torrent of the top 200 on piratebay

Possibly the worst song in the list:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcHjAUhtSrk

RONG

rite

another strong contender
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXAKOfk7_ho

Life's not a bitch! Life is a beautiful woman
You only call her a bitch because she won't let you get that pussy.

How the hell did Rachel Stevens get in there? I mean, Some Girls was great but I never expected it to place on a Pitchfork list, even one with Tom E voting in it.

LOVE that Joanna Newsom song

sometimes when you're bored or in a bad mood, reading stereogum comments can make your day:

Yeah, their list is pretty good if you like mainstream rap and hip hop. Nice to know our "indie" media outlets have sold out and become so mainstream. Yet, their attitude about any rock, mainstream or indie, is still completely pretentious and cutthroat. Wake up you fucking idiots! You are letting rock music die! Or, at least judge rap on the same cutthroat, pretentious level. Seriously, Rhianna's "Umbrella" in the top 100? This list is a fucking joke.
Posted by: steve in reply to zik's comment at 08/22/09 11:52 AM | Reply
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Fair play on a lot of the choices....but really what is the motivation for smattering utter crap throughout the list like sweaty sewage drips on a perfectly clean sanitized toilet....i mean r.kelly, beyonce, rachael stevens, madonna....who are they trying to appeal to cos the people who buy those records certainly dont give a shit about pitchfork lists.....idiots
Posted by: Andy Pants at 08/21/09 6:56 PM | Reply
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I give a shit Andy :(

Kelly Clarkson usually sets these people off more than anything.

Kelly Clarkson Brown skin usually sets these people off more than anything.

last one, i swear

There's not a single Radiohead song in their catalog that is worse than any single song Beyonce has been associated with. Automatically.
Just like the Grammies and the Oscars and a whole host of listers/award givers, though, P4K fears irrelevance not giving huge nods to the popular. Recognize that in this segmented age, we all heard Crazy in Love and found it catchy. Recognize that it was not the idiotic drivel of the Black Eyed Peas. But don't put it over legitimate artists, such as Radiohead, artist of the decade for the 90s and 00s.
I like that P4K recognizes the undeniable like Cry Me a River from pop. It would have just worked better as a side-bar to the larger list to avoid the uncomfortable reality of putting Beyonce over Iron and Wine, Belle and Sebastian, Madlib, Madvillain, and really a tonne of artists. Say what you want about her, but Beyonce's a star, not an artist.
Their write up on her gives her way too much credit. I read it with Alicia Keys in mind instead and it made much more sense.
Posted by: Johnny Tuttle at 08/22/09 8:11 AM | Reply
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There's not a single Radiohead song in their catalog that is worse than any single song Beyonce has been associated with. Automatically.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq-nPgOaO48

haha i think lex has stopped opening this thread but i want to see his face if he reads that
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rs53-MPsJaI/R6UjmF0BG7I/AAAAAAAAE_U/sqZpIyWcOgE/s400/Shocked_Kidz_at_pc_sm.jpg

I'm sorry, but who is Annie, and why do we care about her song Heartbeat?

I have never heard, nor heard of, this song until today. When was it popular? Who was it popular with? Is it that great?
Posted by: jakobibryant profile link at 08/22/09 1:20 PM | Reply
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didn't know tuomas posted to stereogum!

2009 list is all indie rock, decade list is almost all hip hop. Identity crisis exposed!
Posted by: DK at 08/22/09 4:19 PM | Reply
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^^^t bomb alert!! though i dunno if this guy knows why

I know lots of people like that, and most of you do too, I'd wager My brother, bless his P4k-ed heart, shows my last.fm page to his friends for lols. He tells me that I have the most embarrassing taste of anyone he knows. That's probably true, but it shouldn't be simply because I listen to mainstream r&b and country.

Say what you want about her, but Beyonce's a star, not an artist.

Beyonce's not even a natural born citizen.

She likes them boys up top from the BK iirc

Wtf, no early Incubus?
Posted by: greg3ert at 08/21/09 11:23 PM | Reply
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the top albums better have more tvotr .. anyhow.. like it makes a difference what pitchfork thinks.. but some how they justify my opinions. but they are like a footnote in music
Posted by: Jay profile link at 08/22/09 3:02 PM | Reply
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Jay

baaaaa.
Posted by: Jay profile link at 08/22/09 3:05 PM | Reply
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ur doin it rong

I am familiar with 211 out of 500 songs for a score of 42.20% cool.

If I only listened to songs by or featuring T.I., I would be 43.50% cool.

In a weird way it does kinda matter what pitchfork thinks since it's the most popular music review website and more than a few brainless people probably use it often for recommendations without searching for an alternative.

Skinny Love at 179 is a travesty.
Posted by: bob cajun at 08/22/09 6:00 PM | Reply
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Oh yes. It's at least 322 places too high on the list...

burn!!!!!!!!!!

the bon iver record is very nice but skinny love is a bizarre choice for 'best song' by so many publications