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My Poproks 60 Best Songs of the 2000s

The first draft of this post, titled, “My Poproks 20 Best Songs Since 2000,” is from this past March. 8 months, 1,000 edits, and 3,000 miles later, it officially exits the abyss of blogFAIL that is My Poproks “drafts” section. Making lists is hard! I will never complain about another ‘Blank Songs of Blank’ list ever again (that’s a lie. I mean, did you see that NY Mag Brooklyn Top 40? It was gross). Seriously, though, you’re gonna hate this list.

Some fun facts:
-The year represented the most is 2004
-The year represented the least is 2001
-The artist mentioned the most times is a gay fish (eh, one last time!)
-This list murdered my soul

60. Moby “In This World” (2002)

59. And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead “Another Morning Stoner” (2002)

58. U.N.K.L.E. feat. Ian Brown and Mani “Reign” (2003)

57. Child Rebel Soldier “Us Placers” (2007)

56. Bright Eyes “First Day of My Life” (2005)

55. The Killers “All These Things That I’ve Done” (2004)

54. The Shins “New Slang” (2001)

53. Jamie T “Calm Down Dearest” (2007)

52. Beirut “Postcards From Italy” (2006)

51. Buraka Som Sistema feat. M.I.A. “Sound of Kuduro” (2008)

50. Missy Elliot “Get Your Freak On” (2001)

49. M83 “Don’t Save Us From the Flames” (2005)

48. Talib Kweli “Get By” (2002)

47. Vampire Weekend “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” (2008)

46. Madonna “Hung Up” (2005)

45. Grizzly Bear “Two Weeks” (2009)

44. Phoenix “Long Distance Call” (2006)

43. Lupe Fiasco feat. Jill Scott “Daydreamin’” (2006)

42. Band of Horses “The Funeral” (2006)

41. Madvillain “Accordion” (2004)

40. Kelis “Milkshake” (2003)

39. Feist “1234″ (2007)

38. Dizzee Rascal “Fix Up, Look Sharp” (2003)

37. The Walkmen “The Rat” (2004)

36. Danger Mouse “99 Problems” (2004)

35. Peter Bjorn and John “Young Folks” (2006)

34. Animal Collective “My Girls” (2009)

33. Outkast “B.O.B.” (2000)

32. Radiohead “2+2=5 (The Lukewarm)” (2003)

31. Sigur Ros “Svefn-g-englar” (2000)

30. TV on the Radio “Wolf Like Me” (2006)

29. Robyn With Kleerup “With Every Heartbeat” (2007)

28. Gorillaz “Kids With Guns” (2005)

27. Justin Timberlake “What Goes Around…/…Comes Around (Interlude)” (2006)

26. Jay-Z “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” (2001)

25. Kanye West “Spaceship” (2004)

24. Wilco “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” (2002)

23. At the Drive-In “One Armed Scissor” (2000)

22. Phantom Planet “California” (2002)

21. Sufjan Stevens “Chicago” (2005)

20. Interpol “Obstacle 1″ (2002)

19. Sia “Breathe Me” (2004)

18. Coldplay “Trouble” (2000)

17. Rihanna feat. Jay-Z “Umbrella” (2007)

16. The Streets “Turn the Page” (2002)

15. Broken Social Scene “Lover’s Spit” (2002)

14. The National “Mr. November” (2005)

13. MGMT “Kids” (2007)

12. Gwen Stefani “Hollaback Girl” (2004)

11. Britney Spears “Toxic” (2004)

10. Radiohead “Everything in its Right Place” (2000)

9. Kanye West “Jesus Walks” (2004)

8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps” (2003)

7. Outkast “Ms. Jackson” (2000)

6. Arcade Fire “Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)” (2004)

5. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” (2006)

4. M.I.A. “Paper Planes” (2007)

3. Kanye West feat. Jay-Z “Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)” (2005)

2. Outkast “Hey Ya” (2003)

1. Radiohead “Idioteque” (2000)

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Comments

Comment from T.O. Snob
November 12, 2009 at 7:36 pm

Ummm, why 60? Seems like an odd number to choose.

Is there some complex mathematical formula? Something about the number of years x months / Ryan Adams albums?

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November 24, 2009 at 12:16 pm

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Comment from Fede
December 3, 2009 at 9:45 pm

hehe, cool list…there are exceptions…obviously, but is a great list.
T.O. Snob, just think about this…40 is a low number for 9 years…50 is too much classic, 70 is too much…60 is the perfect number! (?) :D
cheers!

Comment from Ant Gray
June 29, 2010 at 10:52 pm

Test comment.

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