In honor of Grantland's bloody awful tournament of greatest songs of the millennium, I went to my ITunes and composed a list of what I consider to be the greatest songs of the past 13 years or so. The rule is simple: Must be from this millennium. It can be rock, rap, in Spanish, in German, and it doesn't even have to have any words. This list will quite differ from the last time I did a list like this, but my musical tastes have warped a bit in the past couple years.
No more interrupting, here we go!
But, we have some Special Mentions before we get to the list:
Amerika (Good ol' German metal discussing America)
A Milli (Legendary freestyle turned into a hit song)
Ghosts n' Stuff (Deadmau5 is the best dance producer in the past 15 years)
Ixtapa (Beautiful instrumental by Rodrigo y Gabriella)
Stan (Haunting. Vicious. Tough to listen)
We Are Going to Be Friends (The ONLY good thing about Napoleon Dynamite)
Get Lucky (Best song of 2013)
Malaguena Salerosa (Beautiful Mexican song by Robert Rodriguez)
It Wasn't Me (Shaggy: Most unexpected artist to hit Diamond status)
Yellow (Coldplay's best love song)
Sorry for Party Rocking (LMFAO's most underrated song)
My United States of Whatever (2 minutes of random fun)
Guaranteed (Eddie Vedder's best non-Pearl Jam moment)
Don't Tell Me (Madonna's best song since Take a Bow)
Just Dance (Lady GaGa before the selling out)
Harlem Shake (*dances*)
Hollaback Girl (The most overplayed song in history. Still fun)
The Scientist (The meta-sequel to Yellow)
Take Care (Drake when he isn't trying to sound hard)
Not Ready to Die (Avenged Sevenfold and one of their many almost-eternally-epic songs)
Take Me Out (2 songs for the price of one)
And now, the list:
#25:
Song: Want You Bad
Artist: The Offspring
Peak Position: #10 Modern Rock
The Offspring still sounding heavy while delivering a nice love song about how they really, really, really, really want that special lady. It delivers the message without sacrificing the signature sound.
But I lie, its honestly about the man wanting the woman to dominate in bed.
#24:
Song: I Wrote This Back...in 1994
Artist: Dave Chappelle
Peak Position: N/A
Hilarious song about how 2Pac has managed to release, sell, and distribute more albums and songs after his death than when he was alive. This song reaffirms my theory that an imposter is making the records.
#23:
Song: In The End
Artist: Linkin Park
Peak Position: #2 on Hot 100
E.V.E.R.Y.O.N.E. knew this song back in 2001. It brought the genre of nu-metal into the mainstream and jumpstarted the latest time that rock conquered and dominated the airwaves. This was a heavy song that never overstays its welcome while still bringing the energy of Linkin Park's rougher songs.
#22
Song: The Way I Am
Artist: Eminem
Peak Position: #4 Irish Singles (Wait..what?)
This is the song where Eminem explodes. In terms of success, in terms of exposure, in terms of respect, and finally in terms of his patience with the rest of the planet. This song punches you in the gut with harsh lyrics and a spectacular beat. Modern rappers WISH they can sound this hardcore.
#21:
Song: Clint Eastwood
Artist: Gorillaz
Peak Position: #1 in Spain (Yep)
The Gorillaz were different, were fun, and were strange enough to feel indie while entertaining enough to meddle with mainstream success. This song is their signature stamp: a great hook, cool lyrics with a unique delivery, and fun rhythm.
Part 2 is coming up..............
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