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Best Song of the 2000s

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1Chop Suey!System of a Down, 2001. Time signatures nobody could dance to, sung by everybody25% win86% match wins
2Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes, 2003. A guitar through an octave pedal, adopted by every stadium on earth25% win83% match wins
3The MiddleJimmy Eat World, 2001. Three minutes of being told it will be fine25% win75% match wins
4Crazy in LoveBeyoncé, 2003. A 1970s horn sample the producer nearly threw away25% win71% match wins
5Gold DiggerKanye West, 2005. Jamie Foxx doing Ray Charles, over a chipmunk soul loop0% win80% match wins
5StrongerKanye West, 2007. Daft Punk sampled, then invited on stage0% win80% match wins
5Float OnModest Mouse, 2004. An indie band accidentally writing the decade's optimism0% win80% match wins
8Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz, 2005. A cartoon band with De La Soul laughing through the intro0% win75% match wins
9Mr. BrightsideThe Killers, 2003. Never left the UK chart. Literally never0% win67% match wins
9Last NiteThe Strokes, 2001. Five men in leather jackets restarting New York rock0% win67% match wins
9RehabAmy Winehouse, 2006. A Motown horn section behind a joke that stopped being funny0% win67% match wins
12SexyBackJustin Timberlake, 2006. Timbaland distorted the vocal until it stopped sounding like him0% win60% match wins
12Bring Me to LifeEvanescence, 2003. The label insisted on the male vocals. They were right0% win60% match wins
12Paper PlanesM.I.A., 2007. A Clash sample, gunshots as percussion, and a trailer that broke it wide0% win60% match wins
15LowFlo Rida, 2007. Apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur, permanent lease on your memory0% win57% match wins
16Hey Ya!OutKast, 2003. A song in 11/4 that nobody noticed was in 11/40% win50% match wins
16Lose YourselfEminem, 2002. Written between takes on a film set, first rap song to win an Oscar0% win50% match wins
16In Da Club50 Cent, 2003. Dr. Dre's beat, and a birthday nobody has stopped announcing0% win50% match wins
16Yeah!Usher, 2004. Crunk moved from Atlanta clubs to global number one0% win50% match wins
16Hips Don't LieShakira, 2006. Built on a 1970s Colombian trumpet line0% win50% match wins
16ToxicBritney Spears, 2003. Bollywood strings, surf guitar, and a Grammy0% win50% match wins
16Hollaback GirlGwen Stefani, 2004. The first US download to sell a million copies0% win50% match wins
16CrazyGnarls Barkley, 2006. First UK number one decided by downloads alone0% win50% match wins
16Bye Bye Bye*NSYNC, 2000. Marionette choreography, later resurrected by a superhero film0% win50% match wins
16Ms. JacksonOutKast, 2000. An apology addressed to an ex-girlfriend's mother0% win50% match wins
16NumbLinkin Park, 2003. The most-viewed rock video of its era, by a distance0% win50% match wins
16Bad RomanceLady Gaga, 2009. Four minutes of chanting nonsense, choreographed to the frame0% win50% match wins
28Single LadiesBeyoncé, 2008. Three dancers, one leotard, black and white, done in one shot0% win33% match wins
28I Gotta FeelingBlack Eyed Peas, 2009. Engineered as a Friday night, sold as one0% win33% match wins
28Clint EastwoodGorillaz, 2001. A melodica loop bought for pennies on a demo keyboard0% win33% match wins
28MilkshakeKelis, 2003. Nobody has ever agreed on what the milkshake is0% win33% match wins
28This LoveMaroon 5, 2004. Funk guitar on a rock station, before the band went pop0% win33% match wins
33Boulevard of Broken DreamsGreen Day, 2004. Punk band writes a ballad, wins Record of the Year0% win25% match wins
34Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand, 2004. Two songs stapled together, tempo change and all0% win0% match wins
34UmbrellaRihanna, 2007. Britney's label passed on it first0% win0% match wins
34Since U Been GoneKelly Clarkson, 2004. The song that proved a talent show winner could make rock radio0% win0% match wins
34ComplicatedAvril Lavigne, 2002. A seventeen-year-old in a tie, on every mall speaker0% win0% match wins
34Poker FaceLady Gaga, 2008. A disco chorus that arrived fully formed0% win0% match wins
34Empire State of MindJAY-Z ft. Alicia Keys, 2009. New York's unofficial anthem, written by a Brooklyn native0% win0% match wins
34ClocksColdplay, 2002. A piano riff written at the very last minute of the album0% win0% match wins
34Viva la VidaColdplay, 2008. Strings, a bell, and a king explaining how he lost0% win0% match wins
34In the EndLinkin Park, 2000. Piano, rap verse, screamed chorus. The formula for a decade0% win0% match wins
34SurvivorDestiny's Child, 2001. A response to a radio joke about the lineup changes0% win0% match wins
34Fallin'Alicia Keys, 2001. Piano, gospel, and a debut that took five Grammys0% win0% match wins
34Hot in HerreNelly, 2002. A Neptunes beat and a spelling choice that outlived the song0% win0% match wins
34Drop It Like It's HotSnoop Dogg, 2004. Pharrell's beat is mostly tongue clicks and silence0% win0% match wins
34Sex on FireKings of Leon, 2008. Written around a phrase the singer meant as a joke0% win0% match wins
34American IdiotGreen Day, 2004. A protest single released straight into an election year0% win0% match wins
34Love StoryTaylor Swift, 2008. Romeo and Juliet, rewritten with a happier ending on purpose0% win0% match wins
34ApologizeTimbaland ft. OneRepublic, 2007. A rejected band's song, remixed into a global hit0% win0% match wins
34Kryptonite3 Doors Down, 2000. A demo sent to a local radio station by the drummer0% win0% match wins
34How You Remind MeNickelback, 2001. The most played song on US radio that decade0% win0% match wins

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