Top 100 Tracks of the 2000s.

Yes...  I indeed took on the daunting task of trying to pick out my top favorte 100 tracks from the past decade.  It was actually not as hard as I thought it would be, though there are hundreds more I could have included.  In the mix, there are a combination of official videos, homemade videos, and in some cases, no videos at all.  The genres are predominantly both indie rock and electropop; however, there are also some splashes of Top 40, hip hop, and house for good measure.  Of all 100 acts, 46 are American (11 of which are Georgia-based), 23 are from the UK, 9 are Canadian, 6 are Swedish, 5 are Austrailian, 4 are French, 2 are German, and Brazil, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, and New Zealand each have one act.  Georgia-based bands are all highlighted in pink.  Enjoy!

 

 

100.   “Daylight” Matt & Kim (2008)

99.  “Remind Me” – Röyksopp (featuring Erlend Øye) (2002)

98.  “Lights & Music” – Cut Copy (2008)

97.  “I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You” – Black Kids (2008)

96.  “Better Off As 2” – Frankmusik (2009)

95.  “Michael” – Franz Ferdinand (2004)

94.  "Young Folks" - Peter Bjorn & John (2006)

93.  “Sorry” (Dirty South Mix) – Kaskade (2007)

92.  “La Musique” – Riot in Belgium (2007)

91.  “Free Stress Test” – Professor Murder (2006)

90.  “Disco Sheets” – Wolf Parade (2005)

89.  “Walking with a Ghost” – Tegan and Sara (2005)

88.  “Grass” – Animal Collective (2005)

87.  “Myth Takes” - !!! (2007)

86.  “Everything In Its Right Place” – Radiohead (2000)

85.  “Great DJ” – The Ting Tings (2008)

84.  “Photobooh” – Friendly Fires (2006)

83.  “Do the Whirlwind” – Architecture in Helsinki (2006)

82.  “Between Us and Them” – Moving Units (2004)

81.  “Do I Look Like a Slut?” – Avenue D (2002)

80.  “Sippin’ 40z” – Gravy Train!!!! (2001)

79.  “Love Burns” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (2001) (This video has a long intro)

78.  “Don't Mean Nothin'“ - The Gates of Berlin (2005) (Disbanded.  Press 'Play' to hear the track)

77.  “Something Beautiful“ - Lotustarr (2001) (Unfortunately, I can't find a link for this track.  The band has fractured and reformed as People from Venus based in Miami)

76.  “100 % Fun” – Spectralux (ca. 2006)

75.  “Move Your Feet” – Junior Senior (2002)

74.  “I’m Good, I’m Gone” – Lykke Li (2008) (The original video used to be available on YouTube, but I can no longer find it)

73.  “Courtship Dating” – Crystal Castles (2007)

72.  “This is How We Do” – Mount Sims (2004)

71.  “Over and Over” – Hot Chip (2006)

70.  “Standing in the Way of Control” – The Gossip (2006)

69.  “Ready to Uff” – Uffie (2006)

68.  “Bonafied Lovin’” (Riot in Belgim and Oo-Ee Remix) – Chromeo (2007)

67.  “Blind” – Hercules & Love Affair (featuring Antony Hegarty) (2008)

66.  “Girl and the Sea” – The Presets (2004)

65.  “Lola’s Theme” – Shapeshifters (2004)

64.  “Inertia” – Aerial (ca. 2001.  Also known as Aerial2012.  Disbanded, but will reunite for  a show NYE 2010 at The Sheraton Downton in Atlanta)

63.  “Bucky Done Gun” – M.I.A. (2005)

62.  “Pass That Dutch” – Missy Elliott (2003) (This video has a long intro)

61.  “Romantic Rights” – Death from Above 1979 (2005)

60.  “Trouble” – Coldplay (2000)

59.  “Golden Skans” – Klaxons (2007)

58.  “Bohemian Like You” – The Dandy Warhols (2000)

57.  “L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)” – Kasabian (2004) (This video has a long intro)

56.  “Lovers Who Uncover” (Crystal Castles vs. The Little Ones Remix) – The Little Ones  (2007)

55.  “I Will Possess Your Heart” – Death Cab for Cutie (2008)

54.  “Burning” – The Whitest Boy Alive (2006)

53.  “LaLaLa” – Nouvelle Vague (featuring Julie Delpy) (2007)

52.  “True Love” (Original Mix) – Aquanote (2000) (Unfortunately, I can't find a link to the Original Mix online, but it's a fantastic house track)

51.  “Black Eyes” (Le Castle Vania Remix) – Snowden (2006) (Both the band, Snowden, as well as producer/remixer/DJ Le Castle Vania are Atlanta-based)

50.  “Parcheezzi” – The Coathangers (2007)

49.  “Agenda Suicide” – The Faint (2002)

48.  “Heartbeats” – The Knife (2004)

47.  “You Got Me” – VHS or Beta (2004)

46.  “Tribulations” – LCD Soundsystem (2005)

45.  “Bourgeois Shangri-La” – Miss Li (featuring Amanda Jenssen) (2009)

44.  “Time to Pretend” – MGMT (2008)

43.  “Pogo” – Digitalism (2007)

42.  “Cassius” – Foals (2008)

41.  “She’s Got Me Dancing” – Tommy Sparks (2009)

40.  “Road to Recovery” – Midnight Juggernauts (2007)

39.  “American Boy” – Estelle (featuring Kanye West) (2008)

38.  “Flawless (Go to the City) – George Michael (2004)

37.  “Clever Kicks” – The Hiss (2003)

36.  “Acceptable in the ‘80s” – Calvin Harris (2008)

35.  “Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth” – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! (2005)

34.  “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)” – The Arcade Fire (2005)

33.  “Paris is Burning” – Ladyhawke (2008)

32.  “Sleep Alone” – Bat for Lashes (2009)

31.  “When I Grow Up” – Fever Ray (2009)

30.  “Woman” (MSTRKRFT Remix) – Wolfmother (2006)

29.  “Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death from Above” – Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS) (2006)

28.  “Je veux te voir” – Yelle (2006)

27.  “Dare” – Gorillaz (2005)

26.  “Slow Tuesday” – Parade (ca. 2005. Disbanded.  Scroll down their Myspace page to the track "Slow Tuesday" to hear it)

25.  “Movin’ On” (Vocal Mix) – Miguel 'Migs' (2003) (Unfortunately, I can't find the Vocal Mix online)

24.  “Cold Hands” – The Black Lips (2007)

23.  “Emerge” – Fisherspooner (2003)

22.  “Bulletproof” – La Roux (2009)

21.  “Bandages” – Hot Hot Heat (2003) (I could only find a fragment of this video on YouTube)

20.  “Dead Disco” – Metric (2004)

19.  “I Believe” – Simian Mobile Disco (2007)

18.  “New in Town” – Little Boots (2009)

17.  “Ice Cream” – New Young Pony Club (2006)

16.  “Shadows of Ourselves” – Thievery Corporation (2000)

15.  “Destiny” – Zero 7 (2002)

14.  “Strict Machine” – Goldfrapp (2003)

13.  “House of Jealous Lovers” – The Rapture (2002)

12.  “Such Great Heights” – The Postal Service (2003)

11.  “Fell in Love with a Girl” – The White Stripes (2002)

10.  “Soothing” – Ph Balance (ca. 2000.  This video was produced by SubMedia, a once local production/activist organization.  The band fractured, and some reformed as Chakra Bird)

09.  “My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" – Khia (2002)

08.  “Run Run Run” – Phoenix (2004)

07.  “Jump” (Radio Edit) – Madonna (2006)

06.  “D.A.N.C.E.” – Justice (2007)

05,  “The Reeling” – Passion Pit (2009)

04.  “Playgirl” – Ladytron (2000)

03.  “No Expectations” – I Am the World Trade Center (2004) (Currently disbanded)

02,  “Fuck the Pain Away” – Peaches (2000)

01.  “Deceptacon” – Le Tigre (1999) (Technically released in 1999, but has been an inescapable indie dance track over the past ten years.  I've heard it played endlessly in Atlanta, and I've also heart it played in both New York and Berlin).