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THE 200 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS

FROM THE FIRST 15 YEARS

OF THIS CENTURY

Now that we are 15 years into the 21^st Century, it’s apropos to look back over the 200 songs since 2000 that have made the greatest impact on the sound of music as it stands in 2015.

To be eligible for the Top 200, a song must have officially appeared on an album, CD single  or as a download between Jan. 1, 2000 and December 31, 2014.

60 IZZO (H.O.V.A.)

JAY-Z [2001]

 

Built on a sample of The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back", Jay-Z scored his 1st Top 10 hit as a soloist with "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)".

59 LAST NITE

THE STROKES [2001]

 

With "Last Nite", The Strokes gave a fresh shot in the arm to garage rock. The band was part of the post-punk revival genre.

58 I WILL WAIT 

MUMFORD & SONS [2012]

 

Mumford & Sons have a modern take on indie folk, as demonstrated on this worldwide hit single.

57 YEAH!

USHER featuring LIL'  JOHN & LUDACRIS [2004]

 

Usher combined R&B with crunk and in the process introduced us to Crunk&B. 

56 CRAZY IN LOVE

BEYONCE' featuring JAY-Z [2003]

 

Before they were a married power-couple, Beyoncé and Jay-Z joined forces for a single that catapulted the former into 1 of the leading figures in R&B and pop.

55 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL

ONE DIRECTION [2011]

 

Simon Cowell's idea to create a boyband from these 5 unsuccessful talent show contestants proved an extremely wise and lucrative venture. 1D are currently the leading boy band in the world, having enjoyed a string of hits enthusiastically embraced by screaming hordes of fans. "What Makes You Beautiful" was the group's debut release and, 4 years on, they are still popular.

54 PYRAMID SONG

RADIOHEAD [2001]

 

Radiohead have carved out a niché creating intriguing music. "Pyramid Song" continued our love of its novel atmospherics and song craft.

53 PON DE REPLAY

RIHANNA [2005]

 

10 years ago, the most famous performer from Barbados emerged with her debut hit "Pon de Replay". It featured elements of dancehall and R&B.

52 LOW

FLO RIDA featuring T-PAIN [2007]

 

Flo Rida dropped a hip-hop / club smash hit which saw him collaborating with rapper T-Pain.

51 RUN IT!

CHRIS BROWN featuring JUELZ SANTANA [2005]

 

Chris Brown arrived with "Run It", an innovative crunk/ hip-hop track which featured American rap artistJuelz Santana.