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# 100 
Missy Elliott - Work It
Score: 804 points
Biggest fans:
Rocky Raccoon #7, beefsupreme #9
Haters:
Evan #100, Midaso #100, Stephan #99, Petri #98, Depeche Mode #98, Jackson #96, Romain #95, Chris K. #95, Zorg #94, Miguel #94, Slick #93, Jonah #73/80
Voters:
30
Comments:
This song has no business being in the top 100. The quality of the songs it kept out of the final (Obstacle 1, I am Trying to Break Your Heart, The Way We Get By, Fight Test, and The Golden Age) makes its placement easy. #100. (Evan)
It's sad that Missy's two entries here will likely fare poorly. She has much, much better than this, but I'll be damned if she doesn't capture the creativity, fun-loving spirit and attitude of hip hop better than anyone else in the 2000s. (Moonbeam)
Obstacle 1 has grew on me so much now, sorry guys. (Depeche Mode)
Place in the 2002 poll: 10
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 46
AMF poll of 00's rank: 147
# 99 
Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger
Score: 811 points
Biggest fans:
None
Haters:
Miguel #96, Petri #94, John #78/84
Voters:
30
Comments:
Maybe the worst song off of a solid album. Why is this one here? There were better options. #86. (Evan)
Kanye's thrills are usually cheap ones, but they work here. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2005 poll: 9
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 53
AMF poll of 00's rank: 92
# 98 
Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
Score: 821 points
Biggest fans:
None
Haters:
Harold Wexler #95, Depeche Mode #91
Voters:
29
Comments:
I just wanted to say I'm really glad this one made the cut. Not sure what else to say about this one, I just like it. #33. (Evan)
I much prefer her work on the RES album How I Do, but this is pretty nice. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2008 poll: 9
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 84
AMF poll of 00's rank: 470
# 97 
Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes
Score: 822 points
Biggest fans:
Jonah #7, Chris #10
Haters:
Honorio #99, Stephan #96, Jackson #94, Greg #93
Voters:
30
Comments:
The hefty groove that underpins "Summertime Clothes" makes it the highlight of Merriweather Post Pavilion for me. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2009 poll: 8
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 229
AMF poll of 00's rank: 283
# 96 
Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
Score: 830 points
Biggest fans:
Miguel #7
Haters:
VanillaFire1000 #99, Nassim #99, Depeche Mode #99, Harold Wexler #99, Evan #99, Midaso #99, Slick #99, Henrik #98, Greg #98, Nick #98, Chris K. #98, Jackson #98
Voters:
30
Comments:
Me neither. #99. (Evan)
I do! (Moonbeam)
People don't get annoyed by these vocals? (Depeche Mode)
Place in the 2006 poll: 10
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 291
AMF poll of 00's rank: 80
The Missy hate on this forum saddens me. 
Petri, was I the highest vote for "Work It" at 29?
Petri, was I the highest vote for "Work It" at 29?
There were two fans: Rocky Raccoon #7, beefsupreme #9. But after them your #29 was the highest vote.
Biggest supporter of Gold Digger was Nick (#16)
and L.E.S. Artistes got support from Rocky Raccoon (#21).
Petri, was I the highest vote for "Work It" at 29?
There were two fans: Rocky Raccoon #7, beefsupreme #9. But after them your #29 was the highest vote.
Indeed. It's right there for everyone to see, too!
From now on if the song doesn't have any top 10 voters I put the highest voter of the song to the fans section.
I continue the show tomorrow.
# 95 
Bloc Party - Banquet
Score: 858 points
Biggest fans:
Michel #8
Haters:
Sonofsamiam #100, Michel #94, beefsupreme #93, Schwah #92, John #77/84
Voters:
29
Comments:
The breakdown about 2 1/2 minutes into the song elevates it to another level. #64. (Evan)
This is pleasant enough indie rock that mines a pretty nice groove, but it doesn't strike me as anything spectacular. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2004 poll: 9
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 86
AMF poll of 00's rank: 215
# 94 
T.I. - What You Know
Score: 865 points
Biggest fans:
Sonofsamiam #4, John #10
Haters:
Henrik #100, Chris K. #99, Romain #99, VanillaFire1000 #98, Henry #98, Michel #97, Honorio #95, Moonbeam #95, Dan M #94, Rocky Raccoon #92, Stephan #91, Slick #91
Voters:
29
Comments:
Turn it to 11! No, seriously. If I ever "make it" in whatever I choose to do I'll blast this song, because it sounds like success. #52. (Evan)
Huh? (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2006 poll: 8
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 55
AMF poll of 00's rank: 77
# 93 
Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
Score: 870 points
Biggest fans:
beefsupreme #12
Haters:
Depeche Mode #100, nicolas #98, Midaso #98, Stephan #95, Romain #94, Jackson #93, Jonah #74/80
Voters:
30
Comments:
About my 8th favorite on Miss E… So Addictive, "Get Ur Freak On" is still wildly fun. (Moonbeam)
Hope it's number 100. Acclaim for this is ridiculous. (Depeche Mode)
Place in the 2001 poll: 9
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 5
AMF poll of 00's rank: 43
# 92 
Portishead - Machine Gun
Score: 873 points
Biggest fans:
Henrik #14
Haters:
Evan #91
Voters:
28
Comments:
I must confess I was suspicious when I heard Portishead will finally release new material after 11 years. Consternation was ready when I first time listened to the first new song on YouTube. What I heard meant comeback of the decade and top 3 song of their career. The struggle between brutality (beating drums and machines) and vulnarability (almost wailing voice of Beth Gibbons) is pure terror. Somekind of soothing outro part remind me of Vangelis and Blade Runner (Petri)
I can appreciate the industrial eerie atmosphere of this track, but I wish those synths that come in at the end were more prominent throughout. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2008 poll: 10
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 87
AMF poll of 00's rank: 129
# 91 
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Score: 890 points
Biggest fans:
Henry #11
Haters:
Moonbeam #99, Nassim #98, Dan M #96, Chris #95, Zorg #95, Depeche Mode #92, Greg #91,
Voters:
29
Comments:
Violet Hill and Strawberry Swing are decent singles but this one hasn't stopped annoying me from the first time I listened to it (Nassim)
Another putrid effort that assured that Coldplay would yet again fool the unwashed masses into believing they actually meant something. (Moonbeam)
I don't particularly like Coldplay but I like a lot "Viva la Vida" and maybe because of the same reason, this grandiose sound that seem justified to me for this dethroned king story. (Honorio)
My least favorite Coldplay song (Depeche Mode)
Place in the 2008 poll: 7
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 118
AMF poll of 00's rank: 74
Comments:
This song has no business being in the top 100. The quality of the songs it kept out of the final (Obstacle 1, I am Trying to Break Your Heart, The Way We Get By, Fight Test, and The Golden Age) makes its placement easy. #100. (Evan)
Obstacle 1 has grew on me so much now, sorry guys. (Depeche Mode)
Don't blame Work It for that ! I love Obstacle 1, I am Trying to Break Your Heart and the Way we get by too, but the people to blame are the ones who voted for the terrible Do You Realize ?
Turn it to 11! No, seriously. If I ever "make it" in whatever I choose to do I'll blast this song, because it sounds like success. #52. (Evan)
Damn right !
This song is massive, I only ranked it at 64 but really it's because the whole top 68 are songs I really love. There are barely 10 songs I don't like in this list.
Hope it's number 100. Acclaim for this is ridiculous. (Depeche Mode)
Granted, the chorus is rather weak. But the eerie production of Timbaland is brilliant, like the funkiest ghost house tour ever, and Missy nails the verses in a way never heard before, with wit and ease.
Part like "rrrrrr *spit*, in your face" are just "wildly fun" as Moonbeam said.
If I Don't Feel Like Dancin qualified, I pray Take Your Mama did.
There are about 10 Coldplay songs I think are good or great (the Scientist, Yellow, God Put a Smile Upon Your Face, Strawberry Swing...) but Viva la Vida, as an horrible chorus is sung quite badly (the line "that was when I ruled the world... aaaarg) and seems to have the chords part written by a computer to sound as predictable as possible. And well, there is not much left once you take out the chords.
And yes, Take Your Mama and Laura are much better songs, would not have made my bottom 10 at least.
# 90 
R. Kelly - Ignition (Remix)
Score: 898 points
Biggest fans:
Chris #2, John #7
Haters:
Michel #100 Slick #100, Henrik #99, Romain #98, Moonbeam #97, VanillaFire1000 #97, nicolas #96, Harold Wexler #96, Honorio #94, Petri #93
Voters:
29
Comments:
Not to be taken too seriously, just have fun with it. Bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce..bounce bounce bounce. #36. (Evan)
I don't get it. I think this is truly awful and easily R. Kelly's worst song. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2003 poll: 8
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 32
AMF poll of 00's rank: 45
# 89 
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
Score: 905 points
Biggest fans:
Moonbeam #8
Haters:
Henrik #95, nicolas #95, sonofsamiam #93, Honorio #92, Schwah #91
Voters:
30
Comments:
More ass-kicking triumph, please! Karen O's loveletter to neon-squared dancefloors is AOK with me. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2009 poll: 7
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 71
AMF poll of 00's rank: 130
# 88 
Fever Ray - Keep the Streets Empty for Me
Score: 907 points
Biggest fans:
Petri #13
Haters:
Nick #100, Schwah #96, Jackson #91
Voters:
29
Comments:
Though my favorite track remains "I'm Not Done", this one is the 2nd masterpiece on Fever Ray self titled album. Walking at night in Paris' deserted streets with this song in my mp3 player is a delight. (#17) (Nassim)
Should have been Stillness is the Move. Is this even the best song on the album? I'm not sure, but I didn't like the album much either. #90. (Evan)
The Fever Ray album was generally disappointing for me, but this hollow eeriness was one of the few moments that really stood out. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2009 poll: 10
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: Not ranked
AMF poll of 00's rank: 234
# 87 
Duffy - Mercy
Score: 907 points
Biggest fans:
Miguel #3, Moonbeam #7
Haters:
Zorg #97, Nick #96, Petri #95, Schwah #94, Chris K. #92
Voters:
30
Comments:
I first heard this when I had moved to a new house and saw it on MTV. We had no internet connection set up yet, so I waited hours upon hours in front of the TV for it to come on again. 60s soul had never been a particular favorite of mine, but the FUNK in this track makes my toes curl. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2008 poll: 4
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 246
AMF poll of 00's rank: 216
# 86 
Hercules And Love Affair feat. Antony - Blind
Score: 907 points
Biggest fans:
Chris #4
Haters:
Evan #98, beefsupreme #98, Petri #96, Chris K. #94, Harold Wexler #94, Rocky Raccoon #94
Voters:
30
Comments:
Just a little too irritating--kinda like House of Jealous Lovers, which didn't make the cut. Antony's vocals don't help. #98. (Evan)
Who knew Antony's very particular vocal stylings could be so suited to the dancefloor?! (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2008 poll: 6
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 15
AMF poll of 00's rank: 55
The pictures of songs not released as singles (Fever Ray, Sufjan) have been taken from Last FM.
# 85 
U2 - Beautiful Day
Score: 909 points
Biggest fans:
Stephan #5, Rocky Raccoon #9
Haters:
Zorg #99, Nassim #95, sonofsamiam #94, John #83/84, Jonah #76/80
Voters:
30
Comments:
I suppose they had to retreat to comfortable territory after Pop's poor reception, but at least they did it with style, at first. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2000 poll: 7
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 114
AMF poll of 00's rank: 143
# 84 
Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. - My Love
Score: 911 points
Biggest fans:
Depeche Mode #12
Haters:
Romain #97, Michel #96, Honorio #93, Moonbeam #91, Midaso #91
Voters:
30
Comments:
As good as Rock Your Body or Sexyback might be, Justin Timberlake is incredible when he slows down the dancefloor. Cry Me A River, What Goes Around… Comes Around and My Love are the best proofs (the only objection would be Lovestoned, making the sequence My Love/Lovestoned/I think she knows/Whats goes Around... the crowning achievement of Justin, and one of the most awesome moment of the decade) (Nassim)
In addition to sexy, Justin Timberlake also attempted to bring the theremin back, which is just as commendable. #39. (Evan)
The production is quite nice, but JT's whiny vocals and dipshit personality ruin it as always. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2006 poll: 9
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 42
AMF poll of 00's rank: 57
# 83 
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Score: 912 points
Biggest fans:
Greg #3
Haters:
Chris K. #100, Miguel #98, Moonbeam #96, Midaso #95
Voters:
29
Comments:
Alicia Off-Keys and Jay-Z are a horrible combo. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2009 poll: 3
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 69
AMF poll of 00's rank: 134
# 82 
The Walkmen - The Rat
Score: 926 points
Biggest fans:
Evan #12
Haters:
Greg #96, Chris #96, Midaso #92, VanillaFire1000 #91
Voters:
30
Comments:
A magnificent piece of anger, despair and loss. And an impressive drum performance (physically if not technically) (#15) (Nassim)
Sheer catharsis, which is all you need sometimes. #12. (Evan)
It's nice to know that the 2000s still had some no-nonsense rockers. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2004 poll: 10
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 58
AMF poll of 00's rank: 206
# 81 
Morrissey - First of the Gang to Die
Score: 942 points
Biggest fans:
Honorio #5, nicolas #10
Haters:
Petri #99, Jackson #97, VanillaFire1000 #96, Nassim #94, Henrik #94, Zorg #93, Evan #93
Voters:
29
Comments:
At first, this was the low point of an utterly fantastic album for me, but subsequent listens quickly changed my mind. I sing this on the top of my lungs whenever it comes on. "He throws them all uhh-WAYYYYY! Hey-Heyyyy! Hey-Heyyyy! Hey-Heyyy!" (Moonbeam)
What a comeback! Morrissey released a great album in 2004 after a seven year hiatus that it deserved a better fate in our poll. Especially for the second single, a strong power pop piece with the story of a Latin gangster told (you know, we're talking about Morrissey) in a street-wise but romantic way. "He stole from the rich and the poor (...) he stole all hearts away". (Honorio)
Place in the 2004 poll: 8
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 100
AMF poll of 00's rank: 124
# 80 
The Shins - New Slang
Score: 945 points
Biggest fans:
John #5
Haters:
None
Voters:
30
Comments:
Floats along on its own plane. Unfortunately it's not much more than that, but it's certainly enjoyable. #74. (Evan)
I can acknowledge the talent here, but it just doesn't do it for me. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2001 poll: 8
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 61
AMF poll of 00's rank: 376
# 79 
Robyn with Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat
Score: 948 points
Biggest fans:
Henrik #8, Moonbeam #10
Haters:
Rocky Raccoon #96, Miguel #95, Nick #95, Scwah #95, nicolas #94, Michel #93, VanillaFire1000 #92, Harold Wexler #91
Voters:
30
Comments:
I love how Robyn exploses any boundaries of what a dance-pop singer is supposed to do through this, Be Mine, Konichiwa Bitches, Who's That Girl or Dancing on My Own. She exposes her heart and guts in her music, never forgets to make people dance and does it with wit and sincerity, she really is in her own league in the european dance scene (yes Moonbeam, let's say Annie is there too if you want) (#19) (Nassim)
The bleeps and the bloops! The BLEEPS and the BLOOPS! Definitely my favorite discovery of this poll. #31. (Evan)
This girl knows her way around heartache. Has a heart ever been so prominently placed on its sleeve? (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2007 poll: 10
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 83
AMF poll of 00's rank: 168
# 78 
Beyoncé - Crazy in Love
Score: 951 points
Biggest fans:
Dan M #3, Nick #5
Haters:
Moonbeam #100, Petri #100, Evan #97, Romain #92, Henrik #91
Voters:
29
Comments:
I hate absolutely everything about this. Every single note grates to the point that not only is this among my least favorite songs of the 2000s, it is easily among my least favorite songs of all time. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2003 poll: 9
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 4
AMF poll of 00's rank: 26
# 77 
Bat for Lashes - Daniel
Score: 953 points
Biggest fans:
Moonbeam #5
Haters:
Slick #94, Michel #94, John #80/84
Voters:
29
Comments:
I quite liked Fur and Gold, but when those synth strings and that magical chorus of this song first graced my ears, I knew I was in love. While the 80s provided such a substantial sonic template for music of the 00s, rarely did any of the new stuff capture the wonder and magic quite like this. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2009 poll: 9
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 67
AMF poll of 00's rank: 97
# 76 
Amerie - 1 Thing
Score: 955 points
Biggest fans:
Schwah#3, sonofsamiam #7
Haters:
Romain #100, Stephan #97, Harold Wexler #92, Evan #92, John #81/84
Voters:
30
Comments:
Fresh and clean as this song is, for some reason, I just don't dig it all that much. I've never really warmed to go-go. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2005 poll: 7
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 34
AMF poll of 00's rank: 117
# 75 
Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened
Score: 963 points
Biggest fans:
Jackson #9
Haters:
Slick #95
Voters:
29
Comments:
My first Deerhunter track! It rocks out to a pretty nice groove, and the buzzy instrumental outro is right up my alley. Nice! (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2008 poll: 5
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 198
AMF poll of 00's rank: 86
# 74 
Portishead - The Rip
Score: 964 points
Biggest fans:
Jackson #2
Haters:
Rocky Raccoon #97
Voters:
28
Comments:
The best song of the decade that also happens to be a dream. #38. (Evan)
It's quite pretty and dreamy, and that warm synth is nice, but it doesn't blow me away. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2008 poll: 2
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 134
AMF poll of 00's rank: 59
# 73 
Depeche Mode - Precious
Score: 965 points
Biggest fans:
Henrik #4, Slick #10
Haters:
Harold Wexler #100, Chris #100, Jackson #99, Nick #99, Dan M #97, Scwah #93, Nassim #92, Rocky Raccoon #91
Voters:
28
Comments:
Exciter was a disaster, but "Precious" promised that Playing the Angel would be much better, and it delivered. (Moonbeam)
I feel quite sorry for Lindstrom not getting in, an instrumental song in the countdown would be cool. But DM is also cool, even though I don't love them as much as I used to. (Depeche Mode)
Place in the 2005 poll: 10
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: Bubbling under
AMF poll of 00's rank: 96
# 72 
The xx - Crystalised
Score: 967 points
Biggest fans:
Jonah #6, Evan #9
Haters:
nicolas #97, Chris #94, Henry #93, Dan M #93
Voters:
29
Comments:
There are a bunch of songs I love more in the album, but it still is a very nice mix of the XX's large broad of influences, summed up to their most seminal and essential basics. (#42) (Nassim)
The back and forth here is so enthralling. #9. (Evan)
It's so simple, so straightforward but so damn murky that I can't help but slither and sway when it plays. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2009 poll: 6
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 143
AMF poll of 00's rank: Not in top 500
# 71 
Arcade Fire - Intervention
Score: 972 points
Biggest fans:
Miguel #2, Romain #9
Haters:
sonofsamiam #97, Depeche Mode #93, beefsupreme #92, Zorg #91
Voters:
30
Comments:
There are at least 5 better tracks from Neon Bible in my book. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2006 poll: 7
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 306
AMF poll of 00's rank: 192
# 70 
The Killers - When You Were Young
Score: 973 points
Biggest fans:
Slick #5, Stephan #10
Haters:
Jackson #100, Scwah #100, Dan M #99, sonofsamiam #99, Henrik #97, Nassim #93, Jonah #80/80
Voters:
30
Comments:
Guitar Hero sighting! #63. (Evan)
One of the only Killers songs I can stomach. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2006 poll: 5
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 195
AMF poll of 00's rank: 121
# 69 
LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations
Score: 975 points
Biggest fans:
Michel #4, Henry #8, John #9
Haters:
None
Voters:
30
Comments:
When one of the first updates of AM's top albums of 2005 had LCD Soundsystem prominently listed, I previewed the tracks on Amazon. This is the one that convinced me to buy the album, and boy am I glad I did! The fiery synth cauldron still smokes. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2005 poll: 4
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 387
AMF poll of 00's rank: 67
# 68 
Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
Score: 981 points
Biggest fans:
Romain #21
Haters:
Zorg #92
Voters:
30
Comments:
This exquisitely produced pop song has never been a real favorite, but every time I hear it, I feel like I've known it my whole life. It taps into some primal synapses. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2006 poll: 3
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 19
AMF poll of 00's rank: 38
# 67 
TV on the Radio - Halfway Home
Score: 988 points
Biggest fans:
sonofsamiam #8
Haters:
Nick #97, Chris #92
Voters:
30
Comments:
Here is a case of bad choice of singles, this great opener (and Love Dogs) easily peak any of the 4 Dear Science tracks picked as a single (#20) (Nassim)
I think I need to get Dear Science! This is gorgeous. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2008 poll: 8
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: Not ranked
AMF poll of 00's rank: 81
# 66 
Phoenix - 1901
Score: 988 points
Biggest fans:
Greg #9
Haters:
nicolas #92
Voters:
29
Comments:
Copying almost the same recipe as Lisztomania, it somehow works much less for me. (#84) (Nassim)
The best song from an album whose acclaim baffles me. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2009 poll: 5
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 41
AMF poll of 00's rank: 72
Great comments everyone!
Henrik, I like a lot your list of orgasm moments!
# 65 
Kanye West - Gone
Score: 994 points
Biggest fans:
sonofsamiam #6, Depeche Mode #9, Nassim #10, Zorg #10
Haters:
Henry #95, Moonbeam #93, Chris #91, Dan M #91
Voters:
29
Comments:
I'm glad this song is getting its due recognition despite not having a single and behind overlooked at its release in favor of inferior tracks, probably one of Kanye's 3 best songs (Nassim)
I find this (and Kanye in general) to be completely unremarkable. I hate the way he tacks on samples like cheap wallpaper. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2005 poll: 8
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: Not ranked
AMF poll of 00's rank: Not in top 500
# 64 
Phoenix - Lisztomania
Score: 998 points
Biggest fans:
beefsupreme #14
Haters:
John #79/84, nicolas #93
Voters:
30
Comments:
A mediocre indie-by-numbers track whose appeal baffles me. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2009 poll: 4
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 76
AMF poll of 00's rank: 111
# 63 
Modest Mouse - Float On
Score: 1007 points
Biggest fans:
Rocky Raccoon #12
Haters:
Honorio #97, sonofsamiam #95, Jonah #78/80
Voters:
30
Comments:
Hmm. I don't remember ranking it this low, which is perhaps a bit harsh. But I could name at least 25 Modest Mouse songs I prefer. Congrats to them for hitting it (semi-)big, though. #88. (Evan)
The third of a triumvirate with "Maps" and "Take Me Out" that broke down the mainstream doors. Evergreen, punchy and poignant. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2004 poll: 7
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 44
AMF poll of 00's rank: 49
# 62 
Of Montreal - The Past is a Grotesque Animal
Score: 1011 points
Biggest fans:
Zorg #3, Jackson #5, Nassim #6
Haters:
Greg #100, Dan M #100, Rocky Raccoon #93, VanillaFire1000 #93, Midaso #93, beefsupreme #91
Voters:
29
Comments:
I'm not always a big fan of long repetitive songs, cryptics lyrics and Of Montreal but the magic of this ambitious otherworldly song is how it succeeds in keeping my jawdropped for more than 10 minutes with its intense voice, beautiful image and intelligent variations. (Nassim)
Builds and builds and builds until you're left in a trance, wondering why you want to tear your fucking body apart. #17. (Evan)
This is my first exposure to Of Montreal other than the collaboration with Janelle Monáe. That relentless chug and modular synth freakout at the end are pretty outstanding! If I can pinpoint one little drawback, it is the lead singer's voice. Such a dymanic track deserves a better vocal performance! (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2007 poll: 5
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: Bubbling under
AMF poll of 00's rank: 94
# 61 
New Order - Crystal
Score: 1014 points
Biggest fans:
Nassim #7, Greg #8
Haters:
Chris #99, Dan M #98, Harold Wexler #97, Chris K. #96, Honorio #96, VanillaFire1000 #95
Voters:
29
Comments:
I'm still puzzled by why you can't buy honey with money, but that won't stop me from going apeshit anytime this song its the dancefloor. (Nassim)
Get Ready was a disappointing comeback for me, but "Crystal" provided a heck of a world-beating return. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2001 poll: 10
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 126
AMF poll of 00's rank: 71
# 60 
Radiohead - There There
Score: 1017 points
Biggest fans:
Michel #2, Greg #5
Haters:
Stephan #92
Voters:
30
Comments:
It feels like Radiohead by numbers. It certainly isn't offensive, but it doesn't strike me as anything special. (Moonbeam)
About my 60th favorite song by them, yet still so in top 40 here (Depeche Mode)
Place in the 2003 poll: 7
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 160
AMF poll of 00's rank: 90
# 59 
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
Score: 1023 points
Biggest fans:
Honorio #12
Haters:
Depeche Mode #95, Dan M #92
Voters:
30
Comments:
I find this to be more interesting than appealing. (Moonbeam)
Miraculous. If there is true situation in which "the whole is better than the sum of his parts" is this one. What a wonderful song made of pieces of disposable songs. (Honorio)
Place in the 2000 poll: 9
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 35
AMF poll of 00's rank: 27
# 58 
Radiohead - Reckoner
Score: 1026 points
Biggest fans:
Depeche Mode #8, Chris K. #9
Haters:
Stephan #100, Nick #92
Voters:
29
Comments:
That guitar line is just so dreamy! (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2007 poll: 8
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 182
AMF poll of 00's rank: 209
# 57 
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Score: 1030 points
Biggest fans:
Rocky Raccoon #8, Dan M #10
Haters:
Midaso #97, sonofsamiam #96, Moonbeam #92
Voters:
30
Comments:
The high point of her career musically--a very ironic high point, indeed. #75 (Evan)
This just might be my least favorite Amy Winehouse song. Her voice is OK, but the sentiment of the lyrics is just horrid to me. Give me "Back to Black" or "Tears Dry on Their Own" over this mess. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2006 poll: 6
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 20
AMF poll of 00's rank: 70
# 56 
Blur - Out of Time
Score: 1036 points
Biggest fans:
Henry #4, Depeche Mode #10
Haters:
Harold Wexler #98, Chris #98, Evan #96, VanillaFire1000 #94, Stephan #93
Voters:
28
Comments:
Reflective Blur with a slice of bizarre, "Out of Time" is one of the few Blur songs I know that can compete with Gorillaz. (Moonbeam)
Blur were able to produce some gems during their disintegration period, especially this gentle, evocative and atmospheric ballad that benefits of some Moroccan flourishes. (Honorio)
Place in the 2003 poll: 10
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 89
AMF poll of 00's rank: 105
Most people probably thought Depeche Mode
and The Killers
would be among the last ten, but they ended around the 70th place despite massive hatred which must mean there were several semi-fans too.
The Past is a Grotesque Animal and Gone were also relatively successful in this poll, but as non-singles reaching the top 10 for their respective years I felt they were dark horses rather than punching bags.
and The Killers would be among the last ten, but they ended around the 70th place despite massive hatred which must mean there were several semi-fans too.The entire Playing the Angel album is thoroughly and surprisingly good!
and The Killers would be among the last ten, but they ended around the 70th place despite massive hatred which must mean there were several semi-fans too.The entire Playing the Angel album is thoroughly and surprisingly good!
# 55 
Coldplay - Yellow
Score: 1039 points
Biggest fans:
Midaso #1
Haters:
beefsupreme #95, Moonbeam #94
Voters:
29
Comments:
This is surprisingly merely bad. That's great by Coldplay standards. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2000 poll: 6
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 57
AMF poll of 00's rank: 89
# 54 
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Score: 1040 points
Biggest fans:
Romain #8, beefsupreme #10
Haters:
Miguel #99, Henry #92
Voters:
30
Comments:
The lead single from one of the most ambitious, visionary and profound albums of the 2000s is just the tip of the iceberg. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2005 poll: 5
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 105
AMF poll of 00's rank: 53
# 53 
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Score: 1044 points
Biggest fans:
Depeche Mode #5
Haters:
Miguel #100, Romain #91, Chris K. #91, John #82/84, Jonah #77/80
Voters:
30
Comments:
Everyone from my generation seems to know every word from this song, which makes sense: it's the ultimate pump-up jam. "His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy"...you can fill in the rest. #40. (Evan)
There are only a few Eminem songs I can enjoy. This isn't quite there, but I can see why it is beloved. (Moonbeam)
Stage fright. The semi-autobiographical story of a white rapper struggling for respect among the black hip-hop scene, and doing this achieving the first Oscar to a rap song. (Honorio)
From the placement of these two it may look like I'm a die hard Eminem fan, that's not true, but these two singles are such a classics, filled with passion and meaning, executed perfectly. Lose Yourself gets a notch for the sentiment (Depeche Mode)
Place in the 2002 poll: 7
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 40
AMF poll of 00's rank: 29
# 52 
The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
Score: 1048 points
Biggest fans:
Jackson #4, Nassim #5, Petri #9
Haters:
Henry #99, Depeche Mode #96, Slick #92, Miguel #91
Voters:
30
Comments:
I find this to be more interesting than appealing. (Moonbeam)
Annoying, not fascinating (Depeche Mode)
Place in the 2000 poll: 8
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 127
AMF poll of 00's rank: 32
# 51 
Kanye West - Jesus Walks
Score: 1053 points
Biggest fans:
Michel #6
Haters:
Miguel #97
Voters:
29
Comments:
Kanye definitely has talent, and it was with this song that I finally acknowledged it. Perhaps he oversells it, but that's kinda his schtick. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2004 poll: 6
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 59
AMF poll of 00's rank: 69
and The Killers would be among the last ten, but they ended around the 70th place despite massive hatred which must mean there were several semi-fans too.The entire Playing the Angel album is thoroughly and surprisingly good!
Hmmm. What do you think about Exciter and Sounds of the Universe?
Now, let's move over to other topics. Well, it's bedtime for me...
For me too... Presentation will continue tomorrow.
# 50
Wilco - Impossible Germany
Score: 1056 points
Biggest fans:
Greg #1, nicolas #3, Honorio #6
Haters:
VanillaFire1000 #100, Schwah #99, Chris #97, Nassim #91, Jonah #75/80
Voters:
29
Comments:
One of the few songs I did not know before the poll, and to be honest I still would not be able to remember how it sounds. Like we say in France "it entered by one ear and went out through the other". (Nassim)
This is probably my favorite of the Wilco songs I've heard. It's pretty but has enough depth to be enduring. (Moonbeam)
With their sixth album Wilco returned to more classic forms losing some credit from the critics who preferred the two previous and more experimental albums. But what's wrong with going classic if it includes songs like this "Impossible Germany" that benefits from a terrific chord sequence and a great guitar solo from Nels Cline with a last minute almost orgasmic. (Honorio)
Place in the 2007 poll: 9
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: Bubbling under
AMF poll of 00's rank: 191
# 49
LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge
Score: 1067 points
Biggest fans:
Jonah #2, Evan #8, Nick #9
Haters:
Henry #100, Honorio #100, Greg #99, Miguel 93, Henrik #92
Voters:
30
Comments:
What an opening statement! James Murphy's self-depricating humor and production genius came fully formed. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2002 poll: 5
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 12
AMF poll of 00's rank: 37
# 48
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Score: 1081 points
Biggest fans:
Depeche Mode #7
Haters:
Petri #97, Romain #96, Midaso #94, Jackson #92
Voters:
29
Comments:
Jay-Z just doesn't do it for me. This is one of his best, though I'd give the edge to "Dirt off Your Shoulder". (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2003 poll: 5
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 8
AMF poll of 00's rank: 36
# 47
Radiohead - Idioteque
Score: 1085 points
Biggest fans:
Evan #1, Nassim #9
Haters:
Stephan #98
Voters:
30
Comments:
It's the end of the world, but everyone just wants to party. #1. (Evan)
It's cool and all, but Björk does this stuff so much better. (Moonbeam)
I really loved it for the first 10 listens or so but then it started to annoy me slipped in my rankings a lot (Depeche Mode)
Place in the 2000 poll: 10
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 22
AMF poll of 00's rank: 46
# 46
The Roots feat. Cody ChesnuTT - The Seed (2.0)
Score: 1090 points
Biggest fans:
VanillaFire1000 #1, Slick #8, Rocky Raccoon #10
Haters:
Zorg #98, Chris K. #97
Voters:
28
Comments:
I can get behind the groove and the racy lyrics to this for sure! (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2002 poll: 9
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 81
AMF poll of 00's rank: 61
Mark E. Smith?
Typical nj, must have had a boring evening yesterday
Thanks for the link Honorio !
I have listened to Frontier Psychiatrist tons of times and I had never realized that the strings at the beginning was the one from Lawrence of Arabia while well, it is fairly obvious with an attentive listening.
Sorry about that. I picked the fans and haters sections manually from the excel file so this time I didn't notice your #10 spot when I checked the high and low votes. Nevertheless the score is rght in this case too.
It's good that you inform about these lacks. There's always a possibility that the points are wrong (like in the S-K - beefsupreme case).
I don't get nj's comment but maybe there are better arenas for comments like that in other forums.
Edit: And I mean only that one comment. Usually nj's comments are the most interesting ones on AMF.
I also want to thank Honorio for Since I Left You link.
# 45 
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
Score: 1102 points
Biggest fans:
Honorio #3
Haters:
Nassim #100, Michel #99, Schwah #98
Voters:
30
Comments:
I have hard time listening to the Soft Bulletin in full with the exception of its 2 acclaimed songs which are fairly good. For Yoshimi it was the opposite, the acclaimed song really dragged it down. Sorry fans, I find this song terrible. (Nassim)
I thought I would hate this after a snippet of its chorus was so overused by VH1 a number of years ago, but hearing it in full was a revelation. (Moonbeam)
The magic on the common things ("the sun doesn't go down / it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round"), the obvious but true statements ("everyone you know someday will die") and life reaffirmation ("life goes fast / it's hard to make the good things last"). Maybe naïve, maybe childish but I wish every hit song could be like this one. Do you realize?? (Honorio)
Place in the 2002 poll: 3
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 50
AMF poll of 00's rank: 48
# 44 
Animal Collective - My Girls
Score: 1107 points
Biggest fans:
Evan #2, Depeche Mode #4, Chris #10
Haters:
John #84/84, Greg #94
Voters:
30
Comments:
The climax lasts for over a minute, and half the song feels like it's overflowing. It's an immense song, but Animal Collective maintains an underlying layer of the levity that made them so endearing in the first place. The logical culmination of a decade-long journey for one of the 00's greatest bands. #2. (Evan)
I like the kaleidoscopic pinwheel that this song is going for and the emotional message it carries, but the voices are a bit of a letdown. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2009 poll: 1
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 13
AMF poll of 00's rank: 22
# 43 
Antony & The Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
Score: 1111 points
Biggest fans:
nicolas #2, Miguel #8
Haters:
beefsupreme #100, Slick #97, Jackson #95, Henry #91
Voters:
30
Comments:
Definitely gets to your emotions. Too bad the rest of the album can't live up to this peak. #55. (Evan)
Antony's tremble can be a bit over the top, but there's no denying the beauty of this song. (Moonbeam)
A harrowing plea for love (or at least for company) sung with Antony's shivering voice. Don't let him/her be the one left "in the middle place / between light and nowhere". (Honorio)
Place in the 2005 poll: 6
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 39
AMF poll of 00's rank: 58
# 42 
Annie - Heartbeat
Score: 1114 points
Biggest fans:
Moonbeam #1, Stephan #2, John #6, sonofsamiam #9
Haters:
Rocky Raccoon #98, Evan #94, Harold Wexler #93, Romain #93
Voters:
30
Comments:
This is arguably the most moving song I have ever heard. It plays like a perfect slice of ephemeral pop, but beneath the surface is real heartache that makes Annie the absolute master of the happy/sad dichotomy. What better homage could she pay to her late boyfriend/collaborator who died of a heart ailment than to repeatedly offer "Feel my heartbeat"? The time she spent with him she remembers fondly, but it is clearly in the past ("there was a time", "I won't forget the greatest times I had when I was dancing with you".) Music rarely hits me so hard, and it was this triumph that helped me to overcome my own dark times in 2004 and 2005. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2004 poll: 5
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 104
AMF poll of 00's rank: 35
# 41 
MGMT - Kids
Score: 1117 points
Biggest fans:
Chris #1, Romain #4, Slick #4
Haters:
Henry #97
Voters:
29
Comments:
Pop! Whizz! Bang! This song burns. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2007 poll: 6
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 23
AMF poll of 00's rank: 19
Kids verses and chorus are great, but what an awful bridge they put toward the end... especially the strange horns sounding like the winning .wav on an old video game.
And thanks Moonbeam for the insights on Heartbeat, I hear it differently now
And thanks Moonbeam for the insights on Heartbeat, I hear it differently now
No problem! It's one of the most amazing songs I've ever heard.
Me too. Same with Since I Left you, thanks to Honorio.
And thanks Moonbeam for the insights on Heartbeat, I hear it differently now
Looks like I'm thanking again for same things Nassim already did. But the comment of Heartbeat was eye opening. Thanks Moonbeam.
#1 of it's year not in top 40 in final is always a surprise. Of course in this AC case the dislike of the band was expected but still...
# 40 
M83 - Kim & Jessie
Score: 1118 points
Biggest fans:
Slick #1, Greg #4, Jonah #5
Haters:
Rocky Raccoon #100, Schwah #97, Michel #92, nicolas #91
Voters:
29
Comments:
As good as this song is, I am always puzzled to see it the recurrent pick for this album which has, for me, best standout tracks like Couleurs or We own the sky (#67) (Nassim)
While some of the teenage angst on Saturdays = Youth is too uncomfortable to bear, this is lovely. (Moonbeam)
The 80s revival marked many sounds of the 00s, but very few evocated the 80s synth-pop as brilliantly as M83, with its dreamy voices, airy beats and floating synths. (Honorio)
Place in the 2008 poll: 3
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 135
AMF poll of 00's rank: 375
# 39 
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Score: 1118 points
Biggest fans:
Moonbeam #3, Chris #6, Zorg #8, Honorio #9, Henrik #10
Haters:
Depeche Mode #97, Rocky Raccoon #95
Voters:
30
Comments:
One of those forgotten songs from my pre-teen years that I'm more than happy to rediscover. #54. (Evan)
This song probably matters more to me than any other of the 2000s. I had grown disinterested by most contemporary music throughout the doldrums of the 90s, only seeking out releases by established favorites with only a few exceptions. But when I heard that chugging synth and the hypnotic "la la la" chant, my whole being became transfixed. When I saw the end of the video credits list the artist as Kylie Minogue, who I only knew from "Locomotion", I was shocked. At once, my interest in exploring new music was firmly reestablished, and I discovered this website soon thereafter. This is one of the greatest pop songs of all time as Kylie effortlessly plays the half dream/half nightmare of romantic obsession to a futuristic synthesized brave new world. (Moonbeam)
I can't get Kylie out of my head. I've always liked Kylie Minogue but the Stock, Aitken & Waterman awful 80s sound was a letdown. That's why I was so glad to see her succeeding widely and gaining critic credibility doing anything but good mainstream music with "Some Kind of Bliss", "Spinning Around” and exploding with this "Can't Get You out of My Head". (Honorio)
Place in the 2001 poll: 7
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 10
AMF poll of 00's rank: 20
# 38 
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
Score: 1122 points
Biggest fans:
John #8
Haters:
Henry #96, Petri #92
Voters:
30
Comments:
Grooves aggressively. #26. (Evan)
The way Gorillaz blurred not only genre boundaries but media boundaries sure felt like a revolution. Demon Days is the apex, but this was a fantastic first glimpse. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2001 poll: 3
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 63
AMF poll of 00's rank: 51
# 37 
Coldplay - Clocks
Score: 1126 points
Biggest fans:
Miguel #1, Chris K. #2, Depeche Mode #3, Henry #7
Haters:
Moonbeam #98, sonofsamiam #98, beefsupreme #97, Evan #95, Chris #93
Voters:
29
Comments:
Attributing meaning to this is akin to contemplating the depth in a Hallmark card. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2002 poll: 6
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 156
AMF poll of 00's rank: 68
# 36 
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
Score: 1150 points
Biggest fans:
Romain #6, Chris K. #8
Haters:
None
Voters:
29
Comments:
One of the best vocal performances of the decade, for sure. Holy crackers. (Moonbeam)
Grizzly Bear elaborate a lot their simple pop songs, with "Two Weeks" as the best prove of their way of combining immediacy and luminosity with complexity and subtlety. (Honorio)
Place in the 2009 poll: 2
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 45
AMF poll of 00's rank: 39
Me too. Same with Since I Left you, thanks to Honorio.
I'm going to give "Since I Left You" another listen.
Kylie making the top 40 is a big (and welcome) surprise! I guess that off-beat synth chug was enough to hypnotize the forum.
Couble of my biggest favorites just missed top 30.
# 35 
TV on the Radio - Staring At The Sun
Score: 1153 points
Biggest fans:
Petri #1, John #4, Michel #5
Haters:
nicolas #100, Honorio #98, Dan M #95
Voters:
30
Comments:
There are 3 masterpieces in TV on the Radio's first album and while I like Dreams more, this still is an astonishing hypnotizing song. (#11) (Nassim)
This is nice, but it doesn't excite me like the other two TVOTR songs here. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2003 poll: 6
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 96
AMF poll of 00's rank: 42
# 34 
The Strokes - Hard to Explain
Score: 1163 points
Biggest fans:
Beefsupreme #6, Harold Wexler #7
Haters:
None
Voters:
30
Comments:
This song's acclaim has always been a little confusing to me. The whole album is filled with great singles, but this is the one that emerges? It actually gets a bit tiresome if I listen to it enough, which I can't say for others like The Modern Age, Someday, or Take It or Leave It, which are more deserving in my opinion. #76. (Evan)
Such effective stop-start mechanics are hard to replicate. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2001 poll: 6
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 62
AMF poll of 00's rank: 40
# 33 
The National - Fake Empire
Score: 1174 points
Biggest fans:
Stephan #1, Midaso #2, Petri #10
Haters:
sonofsamiam #91
Voters:
30
Comments:
Stately and smoldering, it was the perfect first glimpse into The National's world for me. (Moonbeam)
It's all about the four-over-three rhythm pattern on the piano, then the baritone vocals and then the drums, the guitars and the horns, the epic crescendo. Yes, we can. (Honorio)
Place in the 2007 poll: 4
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 304
AMF poll of 00's rank: 41
# 32 
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
Score: 1183 points
Biggest fans:
Henry #1, John #3, Stephan #4, Honorio #4
Haters:
Michel #91
Voters:
30
Comments:
Electronic music with an emotional tug is right up my alley. I could see Annie digging this. (Moonbeam)
Jimmy Tamborello from Dntel provided the sparkling electronic beats and Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie the bright pop melodies and imaginative lyrics to create one of the best love songs of the decade. It was the first and last time these two artists teamed up and maybe it's better, a new collaboration probably could've not reached again such great heights. (Honorio)
Place in the 2003 poll: 4
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 30
AMF poll of 00's rank: 73
# 31 
The Knife - Silent Shout
Score: 1185 points
Biggest fans:
Petri #2, Nassim #4, Henrik #6, Greg #7
Haters:
Miguel #92, Nick #91
Voters:
30
Comments:
I love many openers, lots being included in our list, but very few can top this one in the way it sets the mood and puts you in a brand new world. Also, you won't find many ways being both that dark and that danceable. (Nassim)
It perfectly sets the tone for the eerie ride that follows. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2006 poll: 4
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 124
AMF poll of 00's rank: 100
Clocks in Top 40 good good good even with the cruel Moonbeam comment.
I have certainly expected My Girls to end up higher, I can see where the criticism for the it's album comes from, but I can't see a way to dislike this song.
Anyway, my Top 2 is still running!
And thanks Moonbeam for the insights on Heartbeat, I hear it differently now
Looks like I'm thanking again for same things Nassim already did. But the comment of Heartbeat was eye opening. Thanks Moonbeam.
#1 of it's year not in top 40 in final is always a surprise. Of course in this AC case the dislike of the band was expected but still...
Totally agree. My Girls at #44 is criminal.
Your vote was counted. I just again forgot to add you in the fan section.
For now on I will double check fans and haters before posting.
I'll release tonight only these five songs. Presentation will continue tomorrow (probably in the evening).
# 30
Radiohead - Everything in it's Right Place
Score: 1219 points
Biggest fans:
Depeche Mode #1, Chris K. #1
Haters:
None
Voters:
30
Comments:
I couldn't imagine a more fitting opener to Kid A. It's a good song in its own right, but its main purpose is to set up an album full of even better songs. #58. (Evan)
While many people (including people on these boards) have raved about Radiohead's ability to change their music so much, I don't believe they’ve ever changed much at all. Even their most different songs, such as Karma Police with its acoustic guitar and piano and Idioteque which is driven almost exclusively by electronic beats, still sound very much Radioheadesque. This is true for virtually any artist/band ever; hardly anyone drastically changes their music over the course of their career. In fact, most of my favorite artists/bands (including Bob Dylan, despite going electric and all that) never really changed much, and I believe the reason for this is the fact that every band is simply ‘looking for their sound’ over the course of their career. Dylan called it “that thin, that wild mercury sound” and believes he got closest to it on Blonde on Blonde, and I believe Radiohead got closest to it on this song. The main reason I don’t really like Radiohead is that I’m not a big fan of the sound they were (and are) looking for, but I’ll be damned if this song doesn’t make me happy they got so close to it; far and away the best thing they’ve ever done and the song that justifies their entire existence. I could do without everything else. (Stephan)
It's cool and all, but Björk does this stuff so much better. (Moonbeam)
Third favorite Radiohead song and in my all time top 10 for sure. (Depeche Mode)
Place in the 2000 poll: 5
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 121
AMF poll of 00's rank: 52
# 29
Daft Punk - One More Time
Score: 1227 points
Biggest fans:
VanillaFire1000 #2, nicolas #6, Schwah #6, Midaso #9
Haters:
Rocky Raccoon #99
Voters:
30
Comments:
I still haven't fully bought into Daft Punk for some reason, but they lit up dancefloors like few others in the 2000s. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2000 poll: 4
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 25
AMF poll of 00's rank: 14
# 28
Wilco - Jesus etc.
Score: 1232 points
Biggest fans:
John #2, Petri #7
Haters:
None
Voters:
30
Comments:
Lots of fuss has been made of this song, but I don't get it. (Moonbeam)
Despite being recorded before the 9/11 it included unintentionally some eerie previews of it like "tall buildings shake" or "skyscrapers are scrapin' together". (Honorio)
Place in the 2002 poll: 4
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 72
AMF poll of 00's rank: 28
# 27
Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows
Score: 1249 points
Biggest fans:
Schwah #4, beefsupreme #5, Evan #10
Haters:
None
Voters:
30
Comments:
Neither do I. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2002 poll: 8
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 75
AMF poll of 00's rank: 33
# 26
MGMT - Time to Pretend
Score: 1251 points
Biggest fans:
Romain #3, VanillaFire1000 #10
Haters:
None
Voters:
30
Comments:
There's an innocence to their approach that makes this starry-eyed synth wonder a real treat. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2007 poll: 7
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 37
AMF poll of 00's rank: 16
Oh yeah, I forgot I submitted that comment. I still stand by it though.
Great presentation so far Petri, looking forward to the final 25.
I like #96-#100 better than the last 5.
# 25 
The White Stripes - Fell in Love with a Girl
Score: 1258 points
Biggest fans:
Rocky Raccoon #2, Evan #5, beefsupreme #8, Slick #9
Haters:
Greg #95, Petri #91
Voters:
30
Comments:
The title says it all. Sounds like falling in love for the first time, which is a great sound indeed. #5. (Evan)
A rip-roaring call to arms in less than 2 seconds. Its parent album let me down, but this opening salvo still thrills. (Moonbeam)
Generic rock song if you ask me (Depeche Mode)
Place in the 2001 poll: 5
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 36
AMF poll of 00's rank: 30
# 24 
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Score: 1283 points
Biggest fans:
Romain #2, Miguel #4, nicolas #4, Dan M #7
Haters:
None
Voters:
30
Comments:
Could have been made in 1808, but works surprisingly well in 2008. (I have a sneaking suspicion someone's used that phrase before, but it sums it up perfectly) #51. (Evan)
This side of the musical spectrum still very rarely excites me. (Moonbeam)
Used by a Spanish TV Channel as theme music for their Christmas advertising, appropriately because it encapsulates the Christmas feeling better than a snow crystal. (Honorio)
Place in the 2008 poll: 1
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 85
AMF poll of 00's rank: 47
# 23 
Daft Punk - Digital Love
Score: 1290 points
Biggest fans:
Midaso #3, sonofsamiam #3, Chris #5, VanillaFire1000 #7, Jackson #10
Haters:
Zorg #96
Voters:
29
Comments:
I didn't know this one. Perhaps if I spent more time with it, I would grow to love it, as all the ingredients are there, but it isn't clicking for me yet. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2001 poll: 1
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 68
AMF poll of 00's rank: 15
# 22 
TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me
Score: 1301 points
Biggest fans:
Jackson #1, Schwah #7, Michel #9
Haters:
None
Voters:
30
Comments:
I thought I didn't really live TV on the Radio after Return to Cookie Mountain failed to impress on first listen. I must have been sleeping when this came on, though, because when I heard it again, my blood boiled with the lust-fueled furor described. Holy cow. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2006 poll: 2
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 31
AMF poll of 00's rank: 18
# 21 
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Score: 1328 points
Biggest fans:
Moonbeam #4, Rocky Raccoon #5, Petri #6, Jonah #8, VanillaFire1000 #9, Dan M #9, Greg #10
Haters:
nicolas #99
Voters:
30
Comments:
This song became popular while my dad was in the hospital shortly before he died. Hearing it every night offered some strange catharsis that I can't quite explain, but there's really no need to add anything to the majesty of this song. (Moonbeam)
Place in the 2003 poll: 3
Acclaimed Music 2000s rank: 11
AMF poll of 00's rank: 11
I have listened to Frontier Psychiatrist tons of times and I had never realized that the strings at the beginning was the one from Lawrence of Arabia while well, it is fairly obvious with an attentive listening.
Hey, Nassim, Dan M and Petri, many thanks but the props should go (apart of the Avalanches of course) to the one that made the Youtube video. I found fascinating the songs based on samples, especially the works of The Avalanches and DJ Shadow. I strongly recommend a page called Who Sampled Who with tons of samples including You tube links.
About nj's picture I think I should say something. First of all I don't know why but I couldn't see the picture at work but I could read all the backlash that generated. So when I came home last night I was deeply intrigued about it. And when I saw the photo I should say that I didn't find it funny at all. I usually enjoy a lot the iconoclast behaviour of nj but please let me explain why I didn't enjoy this particular case. Previoulsy I talked in the Forum about my work, I work as an Ophthalmologist and my particular sub-speciality is Pediatric Ophtahlmology. Cases like the kid on the picture (that apparently was operated of a bilateral enucleation of his eyeballs) usually suffer retinoblastoma, a malignant condition of the retina that in these bilateral cases is even an hereditary disease. In past years I had the opportunity to treat some cases like this one and, despite that most of the cases can be managed by conservative means, in some cases the only alternative to save the life of the child is to enucleate (extract) the eye. And, believe me, this is not funny at all. Sometimes I had a hard time to hold back my own tears in front of the parents of those kids. So, nj, (and sorry for the paternalistic tone) you chose a subject that probably you shouldn't have used. The image is no doubt stunning (and that's why your posted it) but there is so much suffering behind those cases that I can't agree at all with your choice.
I believe you have misdiasgnosed, Dr. Hon! I believe it's simply an early case of Mouth Eyes
http://www.freakingnews.com/Mouth-Eyes-Pictures--1741.asp
his fake porn pictures were fun though haha
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