The Top Songs of the Decade

Great songs, Devil. (Well, "Jesus Of Suburbia" is like six songs rolled into one)

 

I know, that is why I like Jesus of Suburbia so much.

 

Hey 93 Devil: great pick with "Conventional Wisdom" by Built to Spill. And Aimee Mann has put out some great under-the-radar stuff, too. She's a very interesting singer.

Good thread. I'll try to toss a list together.

 

OK, let's take a crack at this one...

1. Ben Folds, "Landed"
2. Wilco, "Jesus Etc."
3. U2, "City of Blinding Lights"
4. Outkast, "Hey Ya"
5. David Mead, "Wherever You Are"
6. The Pernice Brothers, "7:30"
7. Drive-By Truckers, "Outfit"
8. The Weakerthans, "Left and Leaving"
9. Colin Hay, "My Brilliant Feat"
10. The Alarm, "Close"
11. The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
12. Joe Strummer, "Coma Girl"
13. Jon Brion, "Ruin My Day"
14. The Long Winters, "The Commander Thinks Aloud"
15. Gaslight Anthem, "Great Expectations"
16. U2, "Magnificent"
17. Ken Stringfellow, "Death of a City"
18. Michael Penn, "Walter Reed"
19. Joe Jackson, "Rush Across the Road"
20. Fountains of Wayne, "I-95"
21. Keane, "Somewhere Only We Know"
22. Kaiser Chiefs, "I Predict a Riot"
23. Morrissey, "First of the Gang to Die"
24. Crowded House, "Pour le Monde"
25. King Khan & the Shrines, "Welfare Bread"

I will now spend the next week thinking of songs that should have made the list.

 

Give Isbell his due!

 

Damn. "Dress Blues" is another song that should have made honorable mention on my list.

 

For a slight Isbelljack, "God Damn Lonely Love" is his best song, IMO.

 

Putting together this list was incredibly difficult. After trying to decide how to weigh the popularity of a song on the singles charts, I just decided I'd pick my favorite songs and use the charts as a tiebreaker for bands/artists I couldn't decide on (like The Killers, Sara Bareilles, Gaslight Anthem and a few others). I mostly tried to keep it to one song per artists with a few exceptions. Outside of the top 20, I could probably put together a different list depending on my mood and the day, but here's what I have for now:


1. (From the movie Once) - Falling Slowly
2. Jupiter One – Countdown
3. The Gaslight Anthem – ’59 Sound
4. Ingrid Michaelson – Breakable
5. The Trapeze Swinger – Iron and Wine
6. The Killers – Mr. Brightside
7. Josh Ritter – Kathleen
8. Bloc Party – Kreuzberg
9. Something Corporate – Konstantine
10. Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson – Wintersong
11. Anna Nalick – Breathe (2 AM)
12. Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
13. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
14. Ray LaMontagne – You Are the Best Thing
15. Coldplay – Viva La Vida
16. Sara Bareilles – Love Song
17. A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover
18. The Decemberists - Sons and Daughters
19. Talib Kweli – Around my Way
20. Alicia Keys – No One
21. Hot Hot Heat – Goodnight Goodnight
22. Regina Spektor – Samson
23. Snow Patrol – Run
24. Adele – Chasing Pavements
25. Mat Kearney – Renaissance
26. The New Pornographers – My Rights Versus Yours
27. Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
28. Ben Lee – Begin
29. MGMT – Kids
30. Jay-Z – Heart of the City
31. The Strokes – 12:51
32. Cat Power – Lived in Bars
33. Jack’s Mannequin – Dark Blue
34. The Old 97s – Barrier Reef
35. Arcade Fire – Keep the Car Running
36. Mika – Love Today
37. Lenka – The Show
38. Feist – I Feel it All
39. Jimmy Eat World – Futures
40. The Shins – Australia
41. Panic at the Disco – Nine in the Afternoon
42. Jenny Owen Youngs – Fucked Was I
43. The National – Squalor Victoria
44. Damien Rice – Lonelily
45. Armistice – Pheonix
46. The Vampire Weekend – M79
47. The Weakerthans – Aside
48. Stars – Look Up
49. Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Zephyr Song
50. Modest Mouse – Float On

 

13 OF DREU'S SONGS!!!

This is HUGE.

 

Damn solid list, and it's tough to argue your top pick.

 

I'm certainly not as knowledgeable about music in the 00's as I would be in other decades, but here is one 44-year-old guy's picks in no particular order:

Gaslight Anthem - "Here's Looking At You, Kid"
Gaslight Anthem - "Miles Davis And The Cool"
Old 97's - "Question"
Old 97's - "Am I Too Late"
Old 97's - "Rollerskate Skinny"
Old 97's - "Won't be Home"
Drive By Truckers - "Carl Perkins' Cadillac"
Snow Patrol - "Chasing Cars"
Snow Patrol - "Open Your Eyes"
REM - "Supernatural Superserious"
Arcade Fire - "Keep The Car Running"
Springsteen - "Radio Nowhere"
Trews - "I Can't Stop Laughing"
Steriogram - "Walkie Talkie Man

 

A day later, do you have a response? Or can we assume you've conceded you don't know what you're talking about?