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The 250 Best Singles of the Past Decade

1. “Lose Yourself” Eminem
2. “The Rising” Bruce Springsteen
3. “Idioteque” Radiohead
4. “Seven Nation Army” The White Stripes
5. “Ms. Jackson” OutKast
6. “Fallin’” Alicia Keys
7. “Lua” Bright Eyes
8. “Drop It Like It’s Hot” Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell
9. “Hot in Herre” Nelly
10. “The Middle” Jimmy Eat World
11. “My City of Ruins” Bruce Springsteen
12. “Jesus Walks” Kanye West
13. “99 Problems” Jay-Z
14. “Fell in Love With a Girl” The White Stripes
15. “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” Death Cab for Cutie
16. “Ignition (Remix)” R. Kelly
17. “In My Place” Coldplay
18. “Cleanin’ Out My Closet” Eminem
19. “Good Life” Kanye West featuring T-Pain
20. “Californication” Red Hot Chili Peppers
21. “Ride Wit Me” Nelly
22. “Silver Lining” Rilo Kiley
23. “Grindin’” The Clipse
24. “Crazy in Love” Beyonce
25. “Stan” Eminem
26. “Four Winds” Bright Eyes
27. “Comin’ From Where I’m From” Anthony Hamilton
28. “Maps” The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
29. “Wish You Were Here” Incubus
30. “Use Somebody” Kings of Leon
31. “Paper Planes” M.I.A.
32. “All My Life” Foo Fighters
33. “Flashing Lights” Kanye West featuring Dwele
34. “Down the Line” Jose Gonzalez
35. “Hey Ya” OutKast
36. “How We Do” The Game featuring 50 Cent
37. “Last Nite” The Strokes
38. “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)” Jay-Z
39. “Mr. Brightside” The Killers
40. “A Milli” Lil Wayne
41. “Get Ur Freak On” Missy Elliott
42. “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” Radiohead
43. “Get Low” Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz
44. “Dakota” Stereophonics
45. “In Da Club” 50 Cent
46. “No Such Thing” John Mayer
47. “Lover I Don’t Have to Love” Bright Eyes
48. “I Wanna Love You” Akon featuring Snoop Dogg
49. “B.O.B.” OutKast
50. “New York, New York” Ryan Adams
51. “Time to Pretend” MGMT
52. “Dat New New” Kid Cudi
53. “Stand Up” Ludacris
54. “Feeling This” Blink-182
55. “What Light” Wilco
56. “Float On” Modest Mouse
57. “B.Y.O.B.” System of a Down
58. “My Doorbell” The White Stripes
59. “Golden” Jill Scott
60. “Low” Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
61. “U Remind Me” Usher
62. “Home” Marc Broussard
63. “Tiny Cities Made of Ashes” Modest Mouse
64. “Sugar, We’re Going Down” Fall Out Boy
65. “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” The Arctic Monkeys
66. “The Man Comes Around” Johnny Cash
67. “Beautiful Day” U2
68. “So Fresh, So Clean” OutKast
69. “The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows” Brand New
70. “King Without a Crown” Matisyahu
71. “What Are We Fighting For?” Tyrone Wells
72. “Perfect Gentleman” Wyclef Jean
73. “The New Year” Death Cab for Cutie
74. “Empire State of Mind” Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
75. “Black Swan” Thom Yorke
76. “Only” Nine Inch Nails
77. “Like a Boss” Slim Thug
78. “Spaz” N.E.R.D.
79. “Hold On” K.T. Tunstall
80. “Get Busy” Sean Paul
81. “Party Up (Up in Here)” DMX
82. “Electric Feel” MGMT
83. “8 Mile” Eminem
84. “Let Me Love You” Mario
85. “Hometown Glory” Adele
86. “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” Cake
87. “Peaches and Cream” 112
88. “Young’n (Holla Back)” Fabolous
89. “Otherside” Red Hot Chili Peppers
90. “Country Grammar (Hot Shit)” Nelly
91. “Two” Ryan Adams
92. “Bartender” T-Pain
93. “Everything in Its Right Place” Radiohead
94. “Promiscuous” Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
95. “Anna Molly” Incubus
96. “Crazy” Gnarls Barkley
97. “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” Vampire Weekend
98. “If I Ain’t Got You” Alicia Keys
99. “Get Free” The Vines
100. “E-Pro” Beck
101. “My Life” The Game featuring Lil Wayne
102. “When the President Talks to God” Bright Eyes
103. “Hash Pipe” Weezer
104. “Area Codes” Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg
105. “Love Lockdown” Kanye West
106. “Young Folks” Peter, Bjorn, and John
107. “World Wide Suicide” Pearl Jam
108. “The Denial Twist” The White Stripes
109. “Yellow” Coldplay
110. “I Don’t Want to Die (In the Hospital)” Conor Oberst
111. “Mushaboom” Feist
112. “Make Her Say” Kid Cudi featuring Kanye West and Common
113. “Be Like That” Three Doors Down
114. “15 Step” Radiohead
115. “Try Again” Aaliyah
116. “Off the Record” My Morning Jacket
117. “Soul Meets Body” Death Cab for Cutie
118. “The Real Slim Shady” Eminem
119. “Maybe Tomorrow” Stereophonics
120. “Mykonos” Fleet Foxes
121. “Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)” N.E.R.D.
122. “Looking at the World From the Bottom of a Well” Mike Doughty
123. “Rollout (My Business)” Ludacris
124. “Mrs. Officer” Lil Wayne featuring Bobby Valentino
125. “Waitin’ on a Sunny Day” Bruce Springsteen
126. “Stacy’s Mom” Fountains of Wayne
127. “Fiesta” R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z
128. “The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage” Panic! At the Disco
129. “Encore” Eminem featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent
130. “No One Knows” Queens of the Stone Age
131. “Heart Songs” Weezer
132. “21 Questions” 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg
133. “Megalomaniac” Incubus
134. “Family Affair” Mary J. Blige
135. “Grave Digger” Dave Matthews
136. “The Sweetness” Jimmy Eat World
137. “Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)” Wyclef Jean featuring Niia, Akon, and Lil Wayne
138. “I Came Around” Amie Miriello
139. “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” Jay-Z
140. “Love in This Club” Usher featuring Young Jeezy
141. “Jumpin’ Jumpin’” Destiny’s Child
142. “Meant to Live” Switchfoot
143. “Put Your Records On” Corinne Bailey Rae
144. “Go Let It Out” Oasis
145. “Southern Hospitality” Ludacris
146. “Someday” The Strokes
147. “Milkshake” Kelis
148. “The Whole World” OutKast
149. “Good Evening (Dream Big)” Outasight
150. “Dear God (Sincerely M.o.F.)” Monsters of Folk
151. “Hanging by a Moment” Lifehouse
152. “Take a Bow” Rihanna
153. “Love Is Noise” The Verve
154. “You Know You’re Right” Nirvana
155. “What It Is” Busta Rhymes
156. “Move Along” The All-American Rejects
157. “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry)” Jason Mraz
158. “So Sick” Ne-Yo
159. “Best of You” Foo Fighters
160. “Work It” Missy Elliott
161. “Rainy Dayz” Mary J. Blige featuring Ja Rule
162. “Dashboard” Modest Mouse
163. “Bring ‘Em Out” T.I.
164. “Radio Nowhere” Bruce Springsteen
165. “Rebellion (Lies)” Arcade Fire
166. “Kiss Kiss” Chris Brown featuring T-Pain
167. “Lollipop” Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
168. “Do You Realize??” The Flaming Lips
169. “No One” Alicia Keys
170. “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own” U2
171. “Another Way to Die” Jack White and Alicia Keys
172. “Lean Back” Terror Squad
173. “Sex on Fire” Kings of Leon
174. “Porcelain” Moby
175. “Can’t Believe It” T-Pain featuring Lil Wayne
176. “‘03 Bonnie and Clyde” Jay-Z featuring Beyonce
177. “1901” Phoenix
178. “Supermassive Black Hole” Muse
179. “U Don’t Have to Call” Usher
180. “What You Got” Colby O’Donis featuring Akon
181. “Touch It” Busta Rhymes
182. “What Would You Do?” City High
183. “Clocks” Coldplay
184. “The Seed 2.0” The Roots
185. “Main Offender” The Hives
186. “Rehab” Amy Winehouse
187. “You’re Missing” Bruce Springsteen
188. “Dani California” Red Hot Chili Peppers
189. “I Might Be Wrong” Radiohead
190. “Roses” OutKast
191. “Someday Baby” Bob Dylan
192. “Run This Town” Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West
193. “It’s All Happening” Brother
194. “Slash Dot Dash” Fatboy Slim
195. “Life on a Chain” Pete Yorn
196. “Rock the Boat” Aaliyah
197. “It’s Like That” Mariah Carey
198. “Fix You” Coldplay
199. “Ch-Check It Out” Beastie Boys
200. “The Fixer” Pearl Jam
201. “Come Tomorrow” Mars in Furs
202. “Heartbeats” Jose Gonzalez
203. “Ridin’” Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone
204. “I’m Like a Bird” Nelly Furtado
205. “Level” The Raconteurs
206. “All Good?” De La Soul featuring Chaka Khan
207. “Miss Independent” Ne-Yo
208. “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’” The Scissor Sisters
209. “Music” Madonna
210. “Can’t Stop” Red Hot Chili Peppers
211. “Just Fine” Mary J. Blige
212. “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” K.T. Tunstall
213. “Nausea” Beck
214. “Temperature” Sean Paul
215. “The Hand That Feeds” Nine Inch Nails
216. “Pork and Beans” Weezer
217. “Duffle Bag Boy” Playaz Circle featuring Lil Wayne
218. “Fit But You Know It” The Streets
219. “Come Away With Me” Norah Jones
220. “Dance, Dance” Fall Out Boy
221. “Gossip Folks” Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris
222. “Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones” The Hives
223. “On to the Next One” Jay-Z
224. “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” Radiohead
225. “First Time” Lifehouse
226. “I Feel a Change Comin’ On” Bob Dylan
227. “Hey Mama” Black Eyed Peas
228. “Starlight” Muse
229. “Respect My Conglomerate” Busta Rhymes featuring Jadakiss and Lil Wayne
230. “Troublemaker” Weezer
231. “One Big Holiday” My Morning Jacket
232. “The Boss” Rick Ross featuring T-Pain
233. “Notion” Kings of Leon
234. “Cool” Anthony Hamilton featuring David Banner
235. “Fluorescent Adolescent” Arctic Monkeys
236. “Duffle Bag Boy” Playaz Circle featuring Lil Wayne
237. “Boom Boom Pow” Black Eyed Peas
238. “By the Way” Red Hot Chili Peppers
239. “Juicebox” The Strokes
240. “Switch” Will Smith
241. “Fresh Azimiz” Bow Wow
242. “Optimistic” Radiohead
243. “40 Dogs (Romeo and Juliet)” Bob Schneider
244. “Get Like Me” David Banner featuring Chris Brown
245. “Talk” Coldplay
246. “Survivalism” Nine Inch Nails
247. “Doesn’t Remind Me” Audioslave
248. “One Man Wrecking Machine” Guster
249. “Shine Over Babylon” Sheryl Crow
250. “Lose My Breath” Destiny’s Child

The 50 Worst Singles of the Past Decade

50 Worst Singles of the 2000s
1. “Bad Romance” Lady Gaga
2. “All or Nothing” O-Town
3. “It’s Gonna Be Me” N-Sync
4. “Pieces of Me” Ashlee Simpson
5. “Hero” Enrique Iglesias
6. “My Humps” Black Eyed Peas
7. “American Pie” Madonna
8. “Intuition” Jewel
9. “Numb” Linkin Park
10. “If You’re Gone” Matchbox 20
11. “Again” Lenny Kravitz
12. “Whatcha Say” Jason Derulo
13. “Where Are You Going?” The Dave Matthews Band
14. “It’s My Life” No Doubt
15. “Goodies” Ciara featuring Petey Pablo
16. “If I Were You” Hoobastank
17. “Lips of an Angel” Hinder
18. “With You” Jessica Simpson
19. “Beverly Hills” Weezer
20. “Call Me When You’re Sober” Evanescence
21. “Foolish” Ashanti
22. “If You’re Not the One” Daniel Bedingfield
23. “What I’ve Done” Linkin Park
24. “Losing Grip” Avril Lavigne
25. “So Yesterday” Hilary Duff
26. “Going Under” Evanescence
27. “Behind These Hazel Eyes” Kelly Clarkson
28. “Cool” Gwen Stefani
29. “Bad Day” Daniel Powter
30. “Join Me in Death” HIM
31. “If U Seek Amy” Britney Spears
32. “You’re Beautiful” James Blunt
33. “It’s Not Over” Daughtry
34. “What’s Left of Me” Nick Lachey
35. “Savin’ Me” Nickelback
36. “Miss Murder” AFI
37. “Welcome to My Life” Simple Plan
38. “Pain” Three Days Grace
39. “Paralyzer” Finger Eleven
40. “I Kissed a Girl” Katy Perry
41. “When I Grow Up” The Pussycat Dolls
42. “Hustlin’” Rick Ross
43. “All Summer Long” Kid Rock
44. “Human” The Killers
45. “SOS” Rihanna
46. “Because of You” Kelly Clarkson
47. “The Reason” Hoobastank
48. “Scream Aim Fire” Bullet For My Valentine
49. “Bullet Proof Skin” Institute
50. “Broken” Seether featuring Amy Lee