Post by SheriffFatman on Jan 26, 2019 11:04:41 GMT 1
I’ve been working on a list of my 100 favourite songs from the 21st century. I’ve been accused of only listening to very old music, plus I have friends who claim no good music has been made since the mid 90s, this is an attempt to prove both wrong.
It’s not been easy, I started out with 642 contenders. In the end it’s an unashamedly populist list with a glaringly obvious number 1, I care so little about my own credibility it even includes some Coldplay.
1. Mr Brightside by the Killers
2. Time To Pretend by MGMT
3. Lose Yourself by Eminem
4. Paper Planes by M.I.A.
5. Still D.R.E. by Dr Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
6. Dog Days Are Over by Florence & the Machine
7. Stan by Eminem
8. Let’s Hang The Landlord by The King Blues
9. Tilted by Christine & the Queens
10. Forgot About Dre by Dr Dre featuring Eminem
11. Don’t Look Back Into The Sun by The Libertines
12. Hotel Yorba by The White Stripes
13. The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash
14. In Da Club by 50 Cent
15. Hard To Explain by The Strokes
16. Skinny Love by Bon Iver
17. Sheila by Jamie T
18. A-Punk by Vampire Weekend
19. Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
20. Many Of Horror by Biffy Clyro
21. You Know I’m No Good by Amy Winehouse
22. Has It Come To This? by The Streets
23. Out Of Time by Blur
24. 99 Problems by Jay-Z
25. Can’t Stand Me Now by The Libertines
26. F*** Me Pumps by Amy Winehouse
27. First Of The Gang To Die by Morrissey
28. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground by The White Stripes
29. Runaway by Kanye West featuring Pusha T
30. All The Small Things by Blink 182
31. The Next Episode by Dr Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
32. Wetsuit by The Vaccines
33. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor by The Arctic Monkeys
34. Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
35. American Idiot by Green Day
36. Home by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
37. When The Sun Goes Down by The Arctic Monkeys
38. Empire State Of Mind by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
39. Swing Swing by All-American Rejects
40. Save The World, Get The Girl by The King Blues
41. Daddy’s Gone by Glasvegas
42. Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons
43. Fans by Kings Of Leon
44. No One Knows by Queens Of The Stone Age
45. Royals by Lorde
46. The Real Slim Shady by Eminem
47. Same Love by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert
48. Downtown by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Eric Nally & Kool Moe Dee
49. Shake It Out by Florence & the Machine
50. Dancing On My Own by Robyn
51. Evil by Interpol
52. One Day Like This by Elbow
53. Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye featuring Kimbra
54. I Predict A Riot by the Kaiser Chiefs
55. Ms. Jackson by Outkast
56. Rebellion (Lies) by Arcade Fire
57. Let’s Push Things Forward by The Streets
58. Sail by Awolnation
59. Someone Like You by Adele
60. Shining Light by Ash
61. Valerie by The Zutons
62. Fluorescent Adolescent by The Arctic Monkeys
63. Hey Ya by Outkast
64. When The Night Feels My Song by Bedouin Soundclash
65. Never Buy The Sun by Billy Bragg
66. Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap
67. Zombie by Jamie T
68. Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
69. Oxygen by Willy Mason
70. Human by The Killers
71. Californication by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
72. Standing In The Way Of Control by The Gossip
73. New York by Paloma Faith
74. Take Me To Church by Hozier
75. L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. by Noah & the Whale
76. Seen It All by Jake Bugg
77. Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis
78. Killamangiro by Babyshambles
79. L.S.F. by Kasabian
80. The Bucket by Kings Of Leon
81. Times Like These by Foo Fighters
82. Irish Blood, English Heart by Morrissey
83. Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People
84. Best Of Friends by The Palma Violets
85. The Scientist by Coldplay
86. Never Any Good by Martin Simpson
87. Hold On by Alabama Shakes
88. Sex On Fire by Kings Of Leon
89. Geraldine by Glasvegas
90. The President Sang Amazing Grace by Joan Baez
91. Make You Feel My Love by Adele
92. Perfect Gentleman by Wyclef Jean
93. Harder Than You Think by Public Enemy
94. The Way I Am by Eminem
95. Video Games by Lana Del Rey
96. Two Fingers by Jake Bugg
97. Foundations by Kate Nash
98. Detectorists by Johnny Flynn
99. Flux by Bloc Party
100. C’est La Vie by The Stereophonics
It’s not been easy, I started out with 642 contenders. In the end it’s an unashamedly populist list with a glaringly obvious number 1, I care so little about my own credibility it even includes some Coldplay.
1. Mr Brightside by the Killers
2. Time To Pretend by MGMT
3. Lose Yourself by Eminem
4. Paper Planes by M.I.A.
5. Still D.R.E. by Dr Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
6. Dog Days Are Over by Florence & the Machine
7. Stan by Eminem
8. Let’s Hang The Landlord by The King Blues
9. Tilted by Christine & the Queens
10. Forgot About Dre by Dr Dre featuring Eminem
11. Don’t Look Back Into The Sun by The Libertines
12. Hotel Yorba by The White Stripes
13. The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash
14. In Da Club by 50 Cent
15. Hard To Explain by The Strokes
16. Skinny Love by Bon Iver
17. Sheila by Jamie T
18. A-Punk by Vampire Weekend
19. Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
20. Many Of Horror by Biffy Clyro
21. You Know I’m No Good by Amy Winehouse
22. Has It Come To This? by The Streets
23. Out Of Time by Blur
24. 99 Problems by Jay-Z
25. Can’t Stand Me Now by The Libertines
26. F*** Me Pumps by Amy Winehouse
27. First Of The Gang To Die by Morrissey
28. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground by The White Stripes
29. Runaway by Kanye West featuring Pusha T
30. All The Small Things by Blink 182
31. The Next Episode by Dr Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
32. Wetsuit by The Vaccines
33. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor by The Arctic Monkeys
34. Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
35. American Idiot by Green Day
36. Home by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
37. When The Sun Goes Down by The Arctic Monkeys
38. Empire State Of Mind by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
39. Swing Swing by All-American Rejects
40. Save The World, Get The Girl by The King Blues
41. Daddy’s Gone by Glasvegas
42. Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons
43. Fans by Kings Of Leon
44. No One Knows by Queens Of The Stone Age
45. Royals by Lorde
46. The Real Slim Shady by Eminem
47. Same Love by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert
48. Downtown by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Eric Nally & Kool Moe Dee
49. Shake It Out by Florence & the Machine
50. Dancing On My Own by Robyn
51. Evil by Interpol
52. One Day Like This by Elbow
53. Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye featuring Kimbra
54. I Predict A Riot by the Kaiser Chiefs
55. Ms. Jackson by Outkast
56. Rebellion (Lies) by Arcade Fire
57. Let’s Push Things Forward by The Streets
58. Sail by Awolnation
59. Someone Like You by Adele
60. Shining Light by Ash
61. Valerie by The Zutons
62. Fluorescent Adolescent by The Arctic Monkeys
63. Hey Ya by Outkast
64. When The Night Feels My Song by Bedouin Soundclash
65. Never Buy The Sun by Billy Bragg
66. Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap
67. Zombie by Jamie T
68. Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
69. Oxygen by Willy Mason
70. Human by The Killers
71. Californication by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
72. Standing In The Way Of Control by The Gossip
73. New York by Paloma Faith
74. Take Me To Church by Hozier
75. L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. by Noah & the Whale
76. Seen It All by Jake Bugg
77. Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis
78. Killamangiro by Babyshambles
79. L.S.F. by Kasabian
80. The Bucket by Kings Of Leon
81. Times Like These by Foo Fighters
82. Irish Blood, English Heart by Morrissey
83. Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People
84. Best Of Friends by The Palma Violets
85. The Scientist by Coldplay
86. Never Any Good by Martin Simpson
87. Hold On by Alabama Shakes
88. Sex On Fire by Kings Of Leon
89. Geraldine by Glasvegas
90. The President Sang Amazing Grace by Joan Baez
91. Make You Feel My Love by Adele
92. Perfect Gentleman by Wyclef Jean
93. Harder Than You Think by Public Enemy
94. The Way I Am by Eminem
95. Video Games by Lana Del Rey
96. Two Fingers by Jake Bugg
97. Foundations by Kate Nash
98. Detectorists by Johnny Flynn
99. Flux by Bloc Party
100. C’est La Vie by The Stereophonics