ILM Top 100 2005-2009: TRACKS

I'd like to take back what I said about the Jackie Chain tune upthread. This has totally 180'd me.

:)

YA BOY ABOUT TO PEAK
I BEEN ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN WE AINT SLEPT IN WEEKS.

Wow, so, lots for me to dig back through here! Def some unfamiliar tunes. Listened to the Amerie for the first time just now and I loved it - lots of nice hooky surprises along the way although the main vocal is a little...shrill? I feel like it'd grate if I listened to it a couple times in a row. But great track. Best in 5 years I dunno, but thanks for introducing me to it, ILX!

wait are you talking about '1 thing'?

I actually first heard "1 Thing" thanks to the ILM poll for whatever year it came out. (A toast to those of us who live under a rock.)

Yes, "1 Thing." I do live under the occasional rock though.

I remember WBLS playing "1 Thing" a lot early in 2005 .. I think it just barely made the cut for this list (which reminds me, "Since U Been Gone" was late '04 but did not catch on until '05.. It was performed at that same football game where Ashlee Simpson sang "La La" really poorly which was just after New Years '05.. However, it should still count for this list since the 2000-2004 poll was conducted in like August '04.)

Yeah, Since U Been Gone was from a 2004 album (like Hollaback Girl was too), but was a single in 2005. I remember that Orange Bowl performance. I'd kind of forgotten about Kelly Clarkson at that point, as it had been three years since she won American Idol, and I wasn't expecting anything new from her to be like that. It was a good night...for everyone except Ashlee Simpson and Bob Stoops.

45:33 - immense. Looks like I wrote lcd off too soon. The 45:33 thread is a lot of fun too.

Goddammit, I just because really disappointed that I didn't nominate "According to Plan" by I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness. How many other people would've voted that up? Just curious.

because=became

Yeah, Since U Been Gone was from a 2004 album (like Hollaback Girl was too), but was a single in 2005. I remember that Orange Bowl performance. I'd kind of forgotten about Kelly Clarkson at that point, as it had been three years since she won American Idol, and I wasn't expecting anything new from her to be like that. It was a good night...for everyone except Ashlee Simpson and Bob Stoops.

― Johnny Fever, Sunday, July 25, 2010 2:04 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

not really...it was the single that launched the album, which was released in late November 04 ("Breakaway" was kinda the first single but it'd been a soundtrack hit for several months at that point, so they just kinda named the album after it to ride its momentum). it was already in heavy rotation on pop radio and video channels by the end of the year, it just didn't make its big gradual crossover and chart peak until like March.

hey i thought u were an adamant 'b-b-but it crossed over the next year!!' dude about release dates

xp i like that song johnny but i don't know if i would have voted it

Wikipedia says December '04, RYM says February '05 re: Since U Been Gone. Either way, it would've fallen in the gap between the polls if not included here since the last one was held in fucking AUGUST of 2004.

I should've given more love to 'I'm A Flirt' - had it as my no. 32, which I now reckon is at least thirty places too low. Is there any song more fun to holler along to?

^^^

really there isn't

IT'S. THE. REEEEEMIX.

when i
when i
when i

roll up to the club all the shawties be like

DAAAAAAAAMMNNN 28s

i text ppl lyrics to this song on the reg

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]
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]

Wasn't he like Kurupt's cousin from Philadelphia or something?

I always thought the "Cassie fan club" stuff was overstated, but 2 first place votes for "Me & U" 0_0

"Me & U" is the one case where Cassie fanboyism is excusable.

lol "Shine Blockas"

xp
oh yeah, I love that song too. I had just thought the Cassie Superfan was kind of an ilm straw man, but the enthusiasm is actually calculable here

Just because there was never a full recap itt

1. AMERIE "1 Thing" (2005) [1114.5 points, 43 votes, 5 first place votes]
2. RIHANNA, JAY Z "Umbrella" (2007) [974.5 points, 41 votes, 3 first place votes]
3. M.I.A. "Paper Planes" (2007) [731.5 points, 30 votes]
4. GNARLS BARKLEY "Crazy" (2006) [724.5 points, 32 votes, 1 first place vote]
5. THE JUAN MACLEAN "Happy House" (2008) [681.5 points, 27 votes, 2 first place votes]
6. THREE 6 MAFIA, YOUNG BUCK, 8BALL, MJG "Stay Fly" (2005) [667.5 points, 25 votes, 1 first place vote]
7. HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR "Blind" (2008) [576.5 points, 25 votes]
8. T.I. "What You Know" (2006) [558.5 points, 23 votes, 1 first place vote]
9. BATTLES "Atlas" (2007) [515.5 points, 20 votes, 1 first place vote]
10. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "All My Friends" (2007) [488 points, 19 votes]
11. KLEERUP, ROBYN "With Every Heartbeat" (2007) [461.5 points, 19 votes, 1 first place vote]
12. KELLY CLARKSON "Since U Been Gone" (2005) [460.5 points, 23 votes, 2 first place votes]
13. CIARA "Promise" (2006) [456 points, 14 votes, 3 first place votes]
14. BURIAL "Archangel" (2007) [446 points, 17 votes]
15. LADY GAGA "Bad Romance" (2009) [442.5 points, 20 votes, 1 first place vote]
16. PORTISHEAD "Machine Gun" (2008) [424.5 points, 18 votes]
17. PORTISHEAD "The Rip" (2008) [413 points, 19 votes]
18. GIRL ALOUD "Biology" (2005) [411.5 points, 16 votes, 2 first place votes]
19. UGK, OUTKAST "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" (2007) [411 points, 18 votes]
20. LIL WAYNE "A Milli" (2008) [407.5 points, 19 votes, 1 first place vote]
21. FRIENDLY FIRES "Paris (Aeroplane Remix)" (2008) [403.5 points, 18 votes]
22. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "Someone Great" (2007) [394.5 points, 17 votes]
23. CASSIE "Me & U" (2006) [390 points, 19 votes, 2 first place votes]
24. BEYONCÉ "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2008) [386.5 points, 17 votes]
25. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ft. T.I. "My Love" (2006) [372.5 points, 16 votes]
26. SANTIGOLD "L.E.S. Artistes" (2008) [372 points, 17 votes]
27. MGMT "Kids" (2008) [371.5 points, 17 votes]
28. THE KNIFE "We Share Our Mothers' Health" (2006) [369 points, 20 votes]
29. TAYLOR SWIFT "You Belong With Me" (2008) [359 points, 14 votes, 1 first place vote]
30. BAT FOR LASHES "Daniel" (2009) [355 points, 14 votes]
31. DIRTY PROJECTORS "Stillness Is the Move" (2009) [352 points, 17 votes]
32. MADONNA "Hung Up" (2005) [351 points, 16 votes]
33. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE "My Girls" (2009) [339.5 points, 13 votes]
34. THE KNIFE "Silent Shout" (2006) [331 points, 19 votes]
35. LADYTRON "Destroy Everything You Touch" (2005) [324.5 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]
37. TV ON THE RADIO "Wolf Like Me" (2006) [310.5 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]
38. RICH BOY "Throw Some D's" (2006) [308 points, 14 votes]
39. HOT CHIP "Over and Over" (2006) [301 points, 15 votes]
40. PHOENIX "1901" (2009) [297.5 points, 15 votes]
41. THE KILLERS "When You Were Young" (2006) [296.5 points, 14 votes]
42. BEYONCÉ "Irreplaceable" (2006) [295.5 points, 13 votes]
43. HOT CHIP "Boy From School" (2006) [295.5 points, 13 votes]
44. THE GAME ft. 50 CENT "Hate It or Love It" (2005) [293.5 points, 14 votes]
45. MIDLAKE "Roscoe" (2006) [289 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]
46. KANYE WEST "Flashing Lights" (2007) [288.5 points, 15 votes]
47. ERYKAH BADU "The Healer" (2008) [285.5 points, 12 votes, 1 first place vote]
48. ESTELLE ft. KANYE WEST "American Boy" (2008) [284 points, 12 votes]
49. MARIAH CAREY "We Belong Together" (2005) [283 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]
50. JUSTICE "D.A.N.C.E." (2007) [282.5 points, 16 votes]
51. PHOENIX "Lisztomania" (2009) [281 points, 17 votes]
52. RADIOHEAD "Reckoner" (2007) [280 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]
54. STUDIO "Out There" (2006) [269.5 points, 12 votes]
55. GWEN STEFANI "Hollaback Girl" (2005) [265.5 points, 12 votes]
56. PANDA BEAR "Bros" (2006) [262.5 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote]
57. CIARA ft. LUDACRIS "Oh" (2005) [262.5 points, 11 votes]
58. KANYE WEST ft. JAMIE FOXX "Gold Digger" (2005) [261.5 points, 12 votes]
59. TAYLOR SWIFT "Love Story" (2008) [259 points, 12 votes]
60. WILEY "Wearing My Rolex" (2008) [252 points, 12 votes]
61. AMY WINEHOUSE "Rehab" (2006) [250.5 points, 12 votes]
62. KANYE WEST "Can't Tell Me Nothing" (2007) [249.5 points, 15 votes]
63. NELLY FURTADO "Maneater" (2006) [243.5 points, 13 votes]
64. FEVER RAY "When I Grow Up" (2009) [243 points, 11 votes]
65. OF MONTREAL "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal" (2007) [241.5 points, 10 votes]
66. JUNIOR BOYS "In the Morning" (2006) [240.5 points, 12 votes]
67. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE "Fireworks" (2007) [240 points, 11 votes]
68. THE XX "Crystalised" (2009) [239 points, 12 votes]
69. HOT CHIP "Ready for the Floor" (2008) [237.5 points, 11 votes]
70. GRINDERMAN "No Pussy Blues" (2007) [232 points, 9 votes]
71. KANYE WEST "Love Lockdown" (2008) [230.5 points, 12 votes]
72. GANG GANG DANCE "House Jam" (2008) [230.5 points, 11 votes]
73. DJ QUIK & KURUPT "9x Outta Ten" (2009) [229.5 points, 10 votes]
74. MGMT "Time to Pretend" (2007) [228 points, 13 votes]
75. GHOSTFACE KILLAH "Shakey Dog" (2006) [228 points, 11 votes]
76. ÂME "Rej" (2005) [228 points, 10 votes]
77. MAXWELL "Pretty Wings" (2009) [227 points, 9 votes]
78. THE FALL "Blindness" (2005) [225.5 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]
79. THE CHROMATICS "In the City" (2006) [223.5 points, 8 votes]
80. THE YEAH YEAH YEAHS "Zero" (2009) [221.5 points, 9 votes]
81. JOY ORBISON "Hyph Mngo" (2009) [219.5 points, 9 votes]
82. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE "SexyBack" (2006) [216 points, 9 votes]
83. FUTURE OF THE LEFT "Arming Eritrea" (2009) [213.5 points, 10 votes]
84. FEVER RAY "Seven" (2009) [212.5 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]
85. JACKIE CHAIN ft. JHI ALI "Rollin'" (2008) [212.5 points, 7 votes]
86. THE HOLD STEADY "Stuck Between Stations" (2007) [210.5 points, 8 votes]
87. ROBYN "Be Mine" (2005) [209 points, 12 votes]
88. LADY GAGA "Paparazzi" (2009) [209 points, 10 votes]
89. GIRLS "Lust for Life" (2008) [209 points, 8 votes]
90. WASHED OUT "Feel it All Around" (2009) [208.5 points, 10 votes]
91. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "45:33" (2006) [208 points, 10 votes]
92. CORTNEY TIDWELL "Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan Pearson Objects in Space Remix)" (2007) [207.5 points, 10 votes]
93. BIG BOI ft. GUCCI MANE "Shine Blockas" (2009) [206 points, 8 votes]
94. THE-DREAM "Fancy" (2009) [205.5 points, 8 votes]
95. CAMERA OBSCURA "Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken" (2006) [204.5 points, 11 votes]
96. THE KNIFE "Marble House" (2006) [204.5 points, 10 votes]
97. RÓISÍN MURPHY "Overpowered" (2007) [199.5 points, 10 votes]
98. CHAMILLIONAIRE ft. KRAYZIE BONE "Ridin'" (2005) [198.5 points, 10 votes]
99. DAMIAN "JR. GONG" MARLEY "Welcome to Jamrock" (2005) [197 points, 11 votes]
100. NE-YO "Because of You" (2007) [195.5 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote]

:)

disgustingly low showing for "we belong together"

a wackier list than i remember, tbh. can't imagine some of those placing now if this were redone.

a bit pitchfork-ier than i would've guessed too