As expected, a very mainstream list. Sure, a lot of the top 20 actually had some decent acclaim, but the further down it goes, the more sketchy it becomes. But, hey, it's a mainstream version of the best of the decade.

It is rather amusing to see some of these radio hits on the same list as some actual critical hits.

http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/09/29/vh1-100-greatest-songs-of-2000s-list/


1. Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z, "Crazy in Love"
2. OutKast, "Hey Ya!"
3. Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
4. Eminem, "Lose Yourself"
5. Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"
6. Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx, "Gold Digger"
7. Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland, "SexyBack"
8. Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind"
9. Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"
10. 50 Cent, "In Da Club"
11. Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, "Umbrella"
12. Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"
13. Green Day, "American Idiot"
14. Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy"
15. U2, "Beautiful Day"
16. Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
17. Coldplay, "Clocks"
18. Christina Aguilera, "Beautiful"
19. Destiny’s Child, "Bootylicious"
20. Britney Spears, "Toxic"
21. Jay-Z , "99 Problems"
22. Alicia Keys, "Fallin’"
23. P!nk, "Get the Party Started"
24. Missy Elliott, "Get Ur Freak On"
25. Nelly, "Hot in Here"
26. The White Stripes, "Seven Nation Army"
27. Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, "Yeah!"
28. Madonna, "Music"
29. Foo Fighters, "The Best of You"
30. Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
31. Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"
32. Maroon 5, "This Love"
33. Johnny Cash, "Hurt "
34. Janet Jackson, "All For You"
35. John Mayer, "Daughters"
36. *NSYNC, "Bye Bye Bye"
37. Britney Spears, "Oops!…I Did It Again"
38. Miley Cyrus, "Party in the U. S. A. "
39. Adele, "Chasing Pavements "
40. Fall Out Boy, "Sugar, We’re Going Down"
41. R. Kelly, "Trapped in the Closet"
42. Train, "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"
43. Katy Perry, "I Kissed a Girl"
44. Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Californication"
45. Eve featuring Gwen Stefani, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
46. Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow, "Picture"
47. Christina, Lil’ Kim, Mya, Pink, "Lady Marmalade"
48. Kings of Leon, "Sex On Fire"
49. Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
50. Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"
51. Natasha Bedingfield, "Pocketful of Sunshine"
52. Shakira feautring Wyclef, "Hips Don’t Lie"
53. Blink-182, "All the Small Things "
54. Norah Jones, "Don’t Know Why"
55. The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
56. DMX, "Party Up (Up In Here)"
57. Mary J. Blige, "Family Affair"
58. Jason Mraz, "I’m Yours"
59. Justin Timberlake, "Cry Me a River"
60. Ke$ha, "Tik Tok"
61. Kelis, "Milkshake"
62. Avril Lavigne, "Complicated"
63. Andrew W. K. , "Party Hard"
64. Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule, "I’m Real (Murder Remix)"
65. Aaliyah, "Try Again"
66. Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell, "Drop It Like It’s Hot"
67. Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
68. Ludacris featuring Shawnna, "Stand Up"
69. Evanescence, "Bring Me to Life"
70. Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana, "Run It!"
71. Colbie Caillat, "Bubbly"
72. Jet, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
73. Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland, "Promiscuous"
74. Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone, "Ridin’"
75. Gavin Degraw, "I Don’t Want to Be"
76. T. I. featuring Rihanna, "Live Your Life"
77. Nickleback, "How You Remind Me"
78. Plain White T’s, "Hey There Delilah"
79. Enrique Iglesias, "Hero"
80. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins, "Get Low"
81. Bruce Springsteen, "The Rising"
82. Matchbox Twenty, "Unwell"
83. D’Angelo, "(Untitled) How Does It Feel"
84. Linkin Park, "In the End"
85. Macy Gray, "I Try"
86. Aerosmith, "Jaded"
87. The Darkness, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
88. Fountains of Wayne, "Stacy’s Mom"
89. M. I. A. , "Paper Planes"
90. Mystikal, "Shake Ya Ass"
91. Creed, "With Arms Wide Open"
92. Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, "Low"
93. Ok Go, "Here It Goes Again"
94. Daughtry, "It’s Not Over"
95. James Blunt, "You’re Beautiful"
96. Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes, "Don’t Cha"
97. Shaggy, "It Wasn’t Me"
98. 3 Doors Down, "Kryptonite"
99. Carrie Underwood, "Before He Cheats"
100. Sisqò, "Thong Song"

"...it’s certainly safe to start collecting and collating 10 years’ worth of culture.

That’s exactly what VH1 is up to with their 100 Greatest Songs of the ’00s special, which counts down the finest tunes the post-Y2K era had to offer."

Well, it looks to be eligible but I guess it came too late for the coming update...

What a disgusting list!

not so much an issue with a good amount of the top 30 or so (as they were bonafide critical hits), but once you get lower on the list, it's ridiculous- Nickelback, Daughtry, Pussycat Dolls, James Blunt, Jennifer Lopez, etc. etc. VH1 should have just named it Our Greatest Hits of the 2000s.

don't be tossin' shade at Queen B, now. "Crazy in Love" is an acclaim MONSTER, too.

One of my acclaim WTF's is "In Da Club"- one continuous loop through the track and yet it's so celebrated. Ah well.

This may be the worst thing VH1 has ever done. This may be the worst thing anyone has ever done. Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson and Mariah Carey in the top 10? WTF????
And on top of that, they have songs from 1999 (Californication).

I've never compiled a list of least favorite acts- such a negative focus, Moon. Some on your list are rather bad, but I also like the stray here or there (i.e. Pink).

Should be lower:
Since U Been Gone [I will never understand the acclaim of this song]
Crazy in Love
We Belong Together
I Gotta Feeling

Shouldn't be on the list:
Bootylicious
The Best of You
This Love
Daughters
Bye Bye Bye
Oops!...I Did It Again
Party in the USA
Sugar, We're Going Down
Lady Marmalade
Chasing Pavements
I Kissed a Girl
Picture
Pocketful of Sunshine

Should be higher:
Crazy [should be top 5, no question]
Seven Nation Army
Rehab
Don't Know Why
Mr. Brightside
Paper Planes [#89?! should be top 10]

Should be on the list:
Arcade Fire
Radiohead
Franz Ferdinand
MGMT
Kylie Minogue ("Can't Get You Out of My Head")
The Strokes
Daft Punk
LCD Soundsystem
R. Kelly - "Ignition (Remix)" NOT "Trapped in a Closet"
Modest Mouse
Peter Bjorn and John
Antony & The Johnsons
The Shins
TV on the Radio

you forgot Daughtry, Nickelback, Jennifer Lopez, etc. for those who should not be on the list. :)

"Paper Planes" so low is odd- but, again, it's VH1.

Oh, and Sisqo. Blecchh.

but, inexplicably, "Thong Song" did rack up some acclaim, at least.

Cringeworthy, despite some spot-on additions (Outkast, Gnarls Barkley, M.I.A.). Anyway, it's pretty bad.

I just noticed that they included Miley Cirus. MILEY F*CKING CIRUS. Over "Take Me Out". What the hell is VH1 smoking?