Best Songs of the Noughties
The Noughties what has it given us? On the plus side, the environment has returned to the forefront, green technologies became a legit industry, youtube and facebook dominated our ‘down time’, online shopping went big, America elected it’s first Black President, 30 Rock came on to our screens and so many more important events I am strugling to recall.
On the negative side TV became inundated with loads of reality shows from Big Brother to Dating in the Dark, the global recession, war, Simon Cowell crushed the dreams of thousands and Mamma Mia! the film version.
But one of our long time listeners Patrick Crabbe in Dublin suggested that as we approach the close of the first decade in the millennium (hard to believe) we could compile the best songs from 2000-2009. We asked listeners to nominate their favourite tracks and, with your help, we broadcast the countdown over a number of shows before Christmas.
The Results are in and here's the top fifty...thanks to everyone who voted!
50. Flaming Lips –
Do You Realise (2002)
49. Kylie Minogue –
Can’t Get You Out of My Head (2001)
48. Bruce
Springsteen – The Rising (2002)
47. U2- Beautiful Day
(2000)
46. Doves – There
Goes the Fear (2002)
45. Arcade Fire –
Neighbourhood No 1 (Tunnels) (2004)
44. Interpol –
Obstacle No 1 (2002)
43. The Avalanches
– Since I Left You (2000)
42. TV on the Radio
– Wolf Like Me (2006)
41. Kanye West –
Gold Digger (2005)
40. Gossip –
Standing in the Way of Control (2006)
39. Franz Ferdinand
– Take Me Out (2004)
38. Jayz – 99
Problems (2004)
37. The Streets –
Dry Your Eyes Mate (2004)
36. Bell X 1 – Rocky
Took a Lover (2005)
35. Blur – Out of
Time (2003)
34. Hot Chip – Over
and Over (2005)
33. The Strokes –
Last Night (2001)
32. Estelle –
American Boy (2008)
31. The Knife –
Heartbeats (2002)
30. Super Furry
Animals – Juxtaposed with You (2001)
29. Elbow – One Day
Like This (2008)
28. Florence and
the Machine – Cosmic Love (2009)
27. Johnny Cash –
Hurt (2003)
26. LCD Soundsystem
– North American Scum (2007)
25. Coldplay – The
Scientist (2002)
24. Sufjan Stevnes
– Chicago (2005)
23. Jape – Floating
(2004)
22. Snow Patrol – Run
(2004)
21. Gorillaz – Feel
Good Inc (2005)
20. MGMT - Time To Pretend (2008)
19. Queens of the
Stone Age – No One Knows (2002)
18. Sigur Ros –
Hoppipolla (2005)
17. Bright Eyes –
First Day of My Life (2005)
16. Johnny Cash –
The Man Comes Around (2002)
15. White Stripes –
Seven Nation Army (2003)
14. Arctic Monkey’s
– I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (2005)
13. The Rapture –
House of Jealous Lovers (2002)
12. Bon Iver -
Skinny Love (2007)
11. Radiohead –
Idioteque (2000)
10. Daft Punk – One
More Time (2000)
9. Gnarls Barkley
– Crazy (2005)
8. Outkast – Hey
Ya (2003)
7. Yeah Yeah
Yeah’s –Maps (2003)
6. Beyonce – Crazy
in Love (2003)
5. The Killers –
Mr Brightside (2003)
4. MGMT – Kids
(2008)
3. Modest Mouse –
Float On (2004)
2. M.I.A. – Paper
Planes (2007)
1. Arcade Fire –
Wake Up (2004)