40. Sonic Youth - "Incinerate" (2006)
Thurston Moore hit the nail on the head when he confessed that best career decision the band should have made would have been to break up. Then only during the inevitable reunion could pundits finally give this band a deserving sense of appreciation.
39. MGMT - "Time To Pretend" (2008)
Experiencing late success in 2008, MGMT's debut really hit the big time this year with the monster follow-up singles "Kids" and "Electric Feel". I can't think of a better summer 2010 double-billing than Phoenix/MGMT.
38. Muse - "Starlight" (2006)
I deemed this to be the poppiest Muse could possibly get. That is, until I head this year's "Uprising" (also a gem).
37. Arcade Fire - "Neighborhood #3" (2004)
I remember how obscure this band seemed during my final year of college. It's funny how interests change over time.
36. Jay-Z - "Izzo" (2001)
Speaking of college -- hands down the number one played frat party song from 2001-2005.
35. Kanye West - "Through The Wire" (2003)
The only song I can recall that references my favorite movie of all time -- Vanilla Sky. Kanye still gets props from me on this fact alone despite his tumultuous year.
34. Bright Eyes - "Four Winds" (2005)
This is a song from a different era. Oberst's political jabs on "Four Winds" would make for a fitting b-side on Highway 61 Revisited.
33. The Flaming Lips - "Do You Realize?" (2002)
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots is the closest thing to this era's Dark Side of the Moon. Only appropriate that the Lips just recorded a cover of the Pink Floyd concept album.
32. Radiohead - "All I Need" (2007)
The most mainstream Radiohead has sounded since The Bends.
31. Sun Kil Moon - "Carry Me
The debut album from Mark Kozelek's new and current project, the record strays away from the big guitar sound of Red House Painters records. The new sound redefined Kozelek a songwriter of mostly acoustic heart wrenching, earthy ballads.
30. White Stripes - "Fell In Love With A Girl" (2002)
..and Legos once again for the first time since 1993.
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Josh Homme pays homage to the '70's guitar hook. Not surprising that he would go on to form a (worthy) supergroup with John Paul Jones seven years later.
28. Ryan Adams - "Come Pick Me Up" (2000)
I'll concede that the debut album from the former Whiskeytown-er remains his best. My opinion of this is likely to change next week. I've got a lot to choose from -- Ryan Adams has released more albums in this decade than most artists do in their careers. Even better, they're all good.
27. The New Pornographers - "Bleeding Heart Show" (2005)
Before this song got a little boost from those
26. Kanye West - "The Good Life" (2007)
Ups and downs are a part of life. Perhaps Kanye cursed himself with this decadent single. Life hasn't been so good for him as of late. On a positive note, with 70+ listens, this song holds the distinctive title as most played on my iPod.
25. M.I.A. - "Paper Planes" (2007)
Shortly after this song stormed the radio waves thanks to "Slumdog Millionarire", M.I.A. retired from the biz. Wisely, she unretired quicker than Allen Iverson. Fun fact: that middle Eastern sample is actually taken from The Clash.
24. Spoon - "The Underdog" (2007)
Not too many songs get written about the little guys. This jaunty, inspiring number warns all fat cats to always keep an eye open, for a nice little surprise is on the way. The horns are just the icing on the cake.
23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Y Control" (2003)
The most defining song by the most definitive band of the decade.
22. Fleet Foxes - "White Winter Hymnal" (2008)
The Fleet Foxes are a band wise beyond their years. It takes awhile for most bands to find a comfortable flow, but this is clearly not the case for last year's breakout band. You won't find a better bunch of guys either.
21. Neko Case - "People Got A Lotta Nerve" (2009)
Neko is to The New Pornographers what Leslie Feist is to Broken Social Scene. Canadian supergroups take note.
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