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An alternative look at the best music of the 2000s

As most of you know, I'm a big Prince fan. I enjoy tons of music, but Prince will always be a favorite. I split my internet time between AM and prince.org, and I conducted a poll there to determine its favorite albums and songs of the 2000s. One thing I love about the forum there is the diversity- it appears that Prince's own wide musical breadth has in turn attracted a rather wide demographic of musical tastes in his fans. I used Henrik's formula from the end of decade spreadsheets to tabulate everything.

Here are the results of the album poll and likewise the song poll. I think the song poll actually turned out a bit better, in spite of less participation.

The top 100 albums:

001 Björk - Vespertine ◄2001►
002 OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below ◄2003►
003 Prince - 3121 ◄2006►
004 Amy Winehouse - Back to Black ◄2006►
005 Prince - LotusFlow3r ◄2009►
006 Radiohead - Kid A ◄2000►
007 Kate Bush - Aerial ◄2005►
008 Arcade Fire - Funeral ◄2004►
009 Beck - Sea Change ◄2002►
010 Radiohead - In Rainbows ◄2007►
011 Sufjan Stevens - Illinois ◄2005►
012 Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor ◄2005►
013 Prince - The Rainbow Children ◄2001►
014 D'Angelo - Voodoo ◄2000►
015 Kylie Minogue - Fever ◄2001►
016 Madonna - Music ◄2000►
017 U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind ◄2000►
018 Janet Jackson - All for You ◄2001►
019 The Strokes - Is This It ◄2001►
020 Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/Lovesounds ◄2006►
021 Van Hunt - On the Jungle Floor ◄2006►
022 David Bowie - Heathen ◄2002►
023 Sade - Lovers Rock ◄2000►
024 PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea ◄2000►
025 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular ◄2008►

026 Grace Jones - Hurricane ◄2008►
027 Radiohead - Amnesiac ◄2001►
028 Bat for Lashes - Two Suns ◄2009►
029 Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke ◄2008►
030 Prince - Planet Earth ◄2007►
031 Kylie Minogue - X ◄2007►
032 Madonna - American Life ◄2003►
033 Gwen Stefani - Love. Angel. Music. Baby. ◄2004►
034 Prince - Musicology ◄2004►
035 Prince - MPLSound ◄2009►
036 Bob Dylan - Love and Theft ◄2001►
037 Nelly Furtado - Loose ◄2006►
038 Lady Gaga - The Fame ◄2008►
039 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP ◄2000►
040 Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk ◄2002►
041 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible ◄2007►
042 Michael Jackson - Invincible ◄2001►
043 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver ◄2007►
044 Annie - Anniemal ◄2004►
045 Kylie Minogue - Body Language ◄2003►
046 Chromeo - Fancy Footwork ◄2007►
047 Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It ◄2008►
048 Bob Dylan - Modern Times ◄2006►
049 N.E.R.D. - In Search of… ◄2002►
050 Bat for Lashes - Fur and Gold ◄2006►

051 Daft Punk - Discovery ◄2001►
052 Annie Lennox - Bare ◄2003►
053 Van Hunt - Van Hunt ◄2004►
054 Thom Yorke - The Eraser ◄2006►
055 Outkast - Stankonia ◄2000►
056 Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand ◄2004►
057 Kylie Minogue - Light Years ◄2000►
058 U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb ◄2004►
059 Duffy - Rockferry ◄2008►
060 Meshell N'degeocello - The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams ◄2007►
061 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! ◄2009►
062 Aaliyah - Aaliyah ◄2001►
063 Dannii Minogue - Neon Nights ◄2003►
064 The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots ◄2002►
065 The Killers - Sam's Town ◄2006►
066 Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster ◄2009►
067 Interpol - Antics ◄2004►
068 The Cure - BloodFlowers ◄2000►
069 Britney Spears - Blackout ◄2007►
070 Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree ◄2008►
071 Janet Jackson - Discipline ◄2008►
072 M.I.A. - Kala ◄2007►
073 The Knife - Silent Shout ◄2006►
074 Maxwell - BLACKsummers'night ◄2009►
075 Madonna - Hard Candy ◄2008►

076 Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head ◄2002►
077 Björk - Volta ◄2007►
078 The Killers - Hot Fuss ◄2004►
079 Stevie Wonder - A Time 2 Love ◄2005►
080 Missy Elliott - Miss E… So Addictive ◄2001►
081 Kings of Leon - Only by the Night ◄2008►
082 Tori Amos - American Doll Posse ◄2007►
083 Green Day - American Idiot ◄2004►
084 Van Hunt - Popular ◄2008►
085 Sam Sparro - Sam Sparro ◄2008►
086 Goldfrapp - Supernature ◄2005►
087 Q-Tip - Kamaal the Abstract ◄2009►
088 Kanye West - The College Dropout ◄2004►
089 Portishead - Third ◄2008►
090 PJ Harvey - White Chalk ◄2007►
091 Annie - Don't Stop ◄2009►
092 Roisin Murphy - Ruby Blue ◄2005►
093 Lewis Taylor - Stoned Part 1 ◄2002►
094 Sigur Rós - Takk ◄2005►
095 Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream ◄2008►
096 The Cure - 4:13 Dream ◄2008►
097 Jay Z - The Blueprint ◄2001►
098 Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) ◄2008►
099 Gorillaz - Demon Days ◄2005►
100 John Mayer - Continuum ◄2006►

The top 100 songs:

001 OutKast - Hey Ya! ◄2003►
002 Madonna - Hung Up ◄2005►
003 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps ◄2003►
004 Radiohead - Everything in Its Right Place ◄2000►
005 Bat for Lashes - Daniel ◄2009►
006 Aaliyah - Try Again ◄2000►
007 Bob Dylan - Mississippi ◄2001►
008 Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous ◄2006►
009 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy ◄2006►
010 Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You out of My Head ◄2001►
011 U2 - Beautiful Day ◄2000►
012 Prince - Black Sweat ◄2006►
013 Annie - Heartbeat ◄2004►
014 Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out ◄2004►
015 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero ◄2009►
016 Lady Gaga - Just Dance ◄2008►
017 Amy Winehouse - Rehab ◄2006►
018 The Killers - All These Things I've Done ◄2004►
019 Kanye West - Gold Digger ◄2005►
020 Björk - Pagan Poetry ◄2001►
021 The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army ◄2003►
022 Pet Shop Boys - Home and Dry ◄2002►
023 Janet Jackson - Better Days ◄2001►
024 Van Hunt - At the End of a Slow Dance ◄2006►
025 Janet Jackson - All for You ◄2001►

026 Regina Spektor - Us ◄2004►
027 Daft Punk - One More Time ◄2001►
028 Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For ◄2004►
029 Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around ◄2000►
030 Junior Senior - Move Your Feet ◄2002►
031 Lady GaGa - Poker Face ◄2008►
032 Prince - Fury ◄2006►
033 Radiohead - Pyramid Song ◄2001►
034 Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies) ◄2004►
035 Eminem - Lose Yourself ◄2002►
036 U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own ◄2004►
037 Radiohead - Nude ◄2007►
038 The Pipettes - Pull Shapes ◄2006►
039 Missy Elliott - One Minute Man ◄2001►
040 Sufjan Stevens - Chicago ◄2005►
041 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance ◄2009►
042 Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away ◄2000►
043 Ladyhawke - Magic ◄2008►
044 Britney Spears - Toxic ◄2003►
045 Mariah Carey - We Belong Together ◄2005►
046 Prince - Dreamer ◄2009►
047 David Bowie - New Killer Star ◄2003►
048 Annie Lennox - Pavement Cracks ◄2003►
049 The Finn Brothers - Anything Can Happen ◄2004►
050 The Cure - Maybe Someday ◄2000►

051 Björk - Cocoon ◄2001►
052 Radiohead - The Amazing Sounds of Orgy ◄2001►
053 OutKast - Roses ◄2003►
054 MGMT - Electric Feel ◄2007►
055 Madonna - Sorry ◄2005►
056 Michael Jackson - Butterflies ◄2001►
057 Mors Syphilitica - The Hues Of Longing ◄2001►
058 U2 - Kite ◄2000►
059 RES - They-Say Vision ◄2001►
060 M.I.A. - Paper Planes ◄2007►
061 LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends ◄2007►
062 The Knife - We Share Our Mothers' Health ◄2006►
063 Sam Sparro - Black and Gold ◄2008►
064.5 Elissa - Ayshalak ◄2002►
064.5 Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone ◄2008►
066 Coldplay - In My Place ◄2002►
067 Grace Jones - Corporate Cannibal ◄2008►
068 Chromeo - Bonafied Lovin' ◄2007►
069 N.E.R.D. - Maybe ◄2004►
070.5 Tori Amos - Taxi Ride ◄2002►
070.5 Crowded House - Her Way Down ◄2007►
072 Rihanna - Umbrella ◄2007►
073 Coldplay - Viva la Vida ◄2008►
074 Chromeo - Needy Girl ◄2003►
075 Amber Benson - Under Your Spell ◄2002►

076 Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) ◄2004►
077 Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows ◄2002►
078 Michael Jackson - You Rock My World ◄2001►
079 Mountain Goats - Against Pollution ◄2004►
080 Britney Spears - I'm a Slave 4 U ◄2001►
081 Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) ◄2000►
082 The Knife - Heartbeats ◄2002►
083.5 Crowded House - Pour le Monde ◄2007►
083.5 Portishead - The Rip ◄2008►
085 Annie - The Greatest Hit ◄2000►
086 Iron and Wine - Woman King ◄2005►
087 Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone ◄2004►
088 Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body ◄2002►
089 Girls On Top - We Don't Give A Damn About Our Friends ◄2001►
090 Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream ◄2008►
091 Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music ◄2007►
092 Lily Allen - The Fear ◄2009►
093 Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood ◄2001►
095 The Cure - BloodFlowers ◄2000►
095 Neil Finn & Edmund McWilliams - Drive Home ◄2002►
095 Bloc Party - I Still Remember ◄2007►
097 OutKast - Ms. Jackson ◄2000►
098 Amy Winehouse - Back to Black ◄2006►
099 Smog - Rock Bottom Riser ◄2005►
100 Duffy - Mercy ◄2008►

Re: An alternative look at the best music of the 2000s

I feel very good that the winning song is Hey Ya. Actually, this song represents two things:

1) What Prince is unable to do for 20 years
2) What would make Prince

Re: An alternative look at the best music of the 2000s

I think "Hey Ya!" is good, but I think this song in the same vein is even better!

OutKast certainly owes a lot to Prince, and I'm glad that they've "carried the torch", so to speak.

Re: An alternative look at the best music of the 2000s

Do all Prince fans love Janet, Annie Lennox and Kylie or did your votes weight heavier than those of the other participants ?

Re: An alternative look at the best music of the 2000s

lol at Bob Dylan in the top 10 songs.

Re: An alternative look at the best music of the 2000s

Nassim
Do all Prince fans love Janet, Annie Lennox and Kylie or did your votes weight heavier than those of the other participants ?


What I love about the Prince fan community is that they love just about everything. Well, not 50 Cent.

Re: An alternative look at the best music of the 2000s

Love the fact that one of the only Radiohead songs I absolutely love is #4. And the fact that Bob Dylan ended up at #7 on prince.org is pretty surprising too, I suppose. Good list, Moonbeam.

Re: An alternative look at the best music of the 2000s

Interesting that Outkast rank so highly. I mean, I think it's brilliant (S/TLB is my 2nd favourite album of the 00s and Hey Ya my favourite song so they're bang on the money there ). I've always been saying that Andre 3000 is our modern-day Prince.

Re: An alternative look at the best music of the 2000s

Good work Moonbeam.

I don't get the Outkast rankings either. Not much else for hip-hop shows up, and it's not like Outkast is way outside the realm of modern hip-hop. I'm not knocking the album, I just don't get why it's the end all for modern hip-hop.

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I don't know why Outkast is the only respected rap act on prince.org, but I can say why I like Outkast more than the other big rap acts of the decade.

1. No gangster stuff. In an Outkast song, violence tends to be considered a bad thing.

2. Some instruments in addition to loops.

3. Different melodies for different songs.

Re: An alternative look at the best music of the 2000s

LOL, I didn't read the original post very well. I thought this was taking some poll we did to look at the 2000's.

Re: An alternative look at the best music of the 2000s

A lot of people on prince.org view OutKast (particularly Andre 3000) as the leading torchbearer of Prince's influence, and hence the love.

To be fair, Missy Elliott, N.E.R.D. and Jay-Z also get a bit of love there, too.

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I can see the loops and instruments, but most hip-hop from the past 5 years has been relatively gangster free. But, I do understand that hip-hop can seem repetitive. I don't listen to it as much as I used to because it's become a little boring even in the alt hip-hop world.