I'm interested in getting a discussion going. What songs from the past decade (2000-2009) do you think will go on to become classics? If you're not sure, what are your favorites?
This is my list (one per artist)
*** = my absolute favorite
“3 Libras” – A Perfect Circle
“100 Years” – Five for Fighting
“1901” – Phoenix
“1985” – Bowling for Soup
“A-Punk” – Vampire Weekend
“Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” – Nine Days
“Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” – Cage the Elephant
“All at Sea” – Jamie Cullum
“All Summer Long” – Kid Rock
“Almost Lover” – A Fine Frenzy
“American Idiot” – Green Day
“(Another Song) All Over Again” – Justin Timberlake
“Apple Blossom” - The White Stripes
“Are You Lonely?” – Alternate Routes
“Bad Romance” – Lady Gaga
“Bang” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“Black Sweat” – Prince
“Blame It” – Jamie Foxx (feat. T-Pain)
“Bluish” – Animal Collective
“Breathe” – Michelle Branch
“Bright Future in Sales” – Fountains of Wayne
“Bright Lights” – Matchbox 20
“The Bucket” – Kings of Leon
“Candyman” – Christina Aguilera
“Can’t Get You Out of My Head” – Kylie Minogue
“Can’t Stand Me Now” – The Libertines
“Careful” – Guster
“A Certain Romance” – Arctic Monkeys
“Chariot” – Gavin DeGraw
“Chasing Cars” – Snow Patrol
“Chelsea Dagger” – The Fratellis
“Chicago” – Sufjan Stevens
“Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk” – Rufus Wainwright
“Cold Day in the Sun” – Foo Fighters
“Come What May” – Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman
“Crazy in Love” – Beyoncé (feat. Jay-Z)
“Crazy” – Gnarls Barkley
“Dance with My Father” – Luther Vandross ***
“Dear Mr. President” – Pink
“Digital Love” – Daft Punk
“Disturbia” – Rihanna (feat. Chris Brown)
“Don’t Wanna Cry” – Pete Yorn
“Do the Panic” – Phantom Planet
“Dreaming of You” – The Coral
“Drifting Away” - Fastball
“Drops of Jupiter” – Train
“Dry Your Eyes” – The Streets
“Empire” - Kasabian
“Existentialism on Prom Night” – Straylight Run
“Falling Slowly” – Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
“February Song” – Josh Groban
“Feel Good, Inc.” – Gorillaz (feat. De La Soul)
“Fifteen” – Taylor Swift
“Fireflies” – Owl City
“First Day of My Life” – Bright Eyes
“Flaming Arrow” – Jupiter One
“Float On” – Modest Mouse
“For Lovers” – Pete Doherty (feat. Wolfman)
“Girl, I Wanna Lay You Down” – Animal Liberation Orchestra (feat. Jack
Johnson)
“Girl, They Won’t Believe It” – Joss Stone
“Girl With One Eye” - Florence and the Machine
“Give Me Some Love” – James Blunt
“Golden Skans” - Klaxons
“Grace Kelly” – Mika
“Greatest Show on Earth” – The Felice Brothers
“The Hand That Feeds” – Nine Inch Nails
“Hard Times Happen” – Josh Kelley
“Hard to Explain” – The Strokes
“Hate to Say I Told You So” – The Hives
“Heartbeats” – The Knife
“Heaven” – Los Lonely Boys
“Here Without You” – 3 Doors Down
“Hey There Delilah” – Plain White T’s
“Hey Ya!” – OutKast
“Highly Evolved” – The Hives
“Hips Don’t Lie” - Shakira
“Home” – Michael Bublé
“Hounds of Love” – The Futureheads
“House of Jealous Lovers” – The Rapture
“Hurt” – Johnny Cash
“I Believe in a Thing Called Love” – The Darkness
“(I Caught Fire) In Your Eyes” – The Used
“I Don’t Feel Like Dancing” – Scissor Sisters
“If It Means A Lot to You” – A Day to Remember
“If You’re Not the One” – Daniel Bedingfield
“Ignition (Remix)” – R. Kelly
“I Gotta Feeling” – The Black Eyed Peas
“Imagine That” – Ani DiFranco
“Island in the Sun” – Weezer
“I Turn My Camera On” – Spoon
“I’m Gonna Find Another You” – John Mayer
“I’m Shakin” – Rooney
“King Without a Crown” – Matisyahu
“A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow” – Mitch and Mickey
“La Ritournelle” – Sebastien Tellier
“Le Disko” – Shiny Toy Guns
“Landed” – Ben Folds
“Lazy Eye” – Silversun Pickups
“Let Me Love You” – Mario
“A Little Piece of Heaven” – Avenged Sevenfold
“Live High” – Jason Mraz
“Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken” – Camera Obscura
“Losing My Edge” – LCD Soundsystem
“Love Sex Magic” – Ciara (feat. Justin Timberlake)
“Love Song” – Sara Bareilles
“Midnight Bottle” – Colbie Caillat
“The Middle” – Jimmy Eat Word
“A Million Ways to Be Cruel” – OK Go
“Misery Business” - Paramore
“Mississippi” – Bob Dylan
“Miss Murder” - AFI
“Multiply” – Jamie Lidell
“Mushaboom” - Feist
“New Slang” – The Shins
“Nikorette” – Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
“Nine in the Afternoon” – Panic! At The Disco
“No Letting Go” – Wayne Wonder
“No One Knows” – Queens of the Stone Age
“Not Ready to Make Nice” – The Dixie Chicks
“O Valencia” – The Decemberists
“Obstacle 1” – Interpol
“On the Radio” – Regina Spektor
“One Armed Scissor” – At the Drive-In
“Out of Time” - Blur
“Over and Over” – Hot Chip
“Penny on the Train Track” – Ben Kweller
“Picture” – Sheryl Crow & Kid Rock
“Postcards from Italy” - Beirut
“Pretty Baby” – Vanessa Carlton
“Pretty Girl From San Diego” – The Avett Brothers
“Put Your Records On” – Corinne Bailey Rae
“Ragged Wood” – Fleet Foxes
“The Rat” – The Walkmen
“Rehab” – Amy Winehouse
“Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)” – Jay-Z
“Say My Name” – Destiny’s Child
“School of Rock” – Jack Black
“The Seed 2.0” – The Roots
“Shadow of the Day” – Linkin Park
“The Shock of the Lightning” – Oasis
“Since I Left You” – The Avalanches
“Since U Been Gone” – Kelly Clarkson
“Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” – Jack Johnson
“Skin and Bones” – Jet
“Smile” – Lily Allen
“Smooth” – Santana (feat. Rob Thomas)
“Snow (Hey Oh)” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
“So Sick” – Ne-Yo
“Something Like That” – Tim McGraw
“Somewhere Only We Know” - Keane
“Sooner or Later” – N.E.R.D.
“Sound of the Underground” – Girls Aloud
“Stan” – Eminem (feat. Dido)
“The Start of Something” – Voxtrot
“Stay Beautiful” – The Last Goodnight
“Steady As She Goes” – The Raconteurs
“Street of Dreams” – Guns N' Roses
“A Stroke of Genius” – Freelance Hellraiser
“Stronger” – Kanye West
“Stuck Between Stations” – The Hold Steady
“Such Great Heights” – The Postal Service
“Sunday Noises” - Califone
“Sunrise” – Norah Jones
“Supermassive Black Hole” - Muse
“Swing, Swing” – All-American Rejects
“Take Me Out” – Franz Ferdinand
“Talk Shows on Mute” – Incubus
“There There” – Radiohead
“This Love” – Maroon 5
“This is For Real” – Motion City Soundtrack
“Through the Fire and Flames” – Dragonforce
“Ticks” – Brad Paisley
“Time to Pretend” – MGMT
“Toxic” – Britney Spears
“Treat Me Right” – Grace Potter
“Trouble” – Ray Lamontagne
“Try Again” - Aaliyah
“Two Doves” – Dirty Projectors
“Video” – India.Arie
“Viva La Vida” – Coldplay
“Volcano” – Damien Rice
“Wake Up” – Arcade Fire
"Warwick Avenue" - Duffy
“The Way I Am” – Ingrid Michaelson
“The Way I Are” – Timbaland (feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E.)
“We Belong Together” – Mariah Carey
“We Just Don't Care (P.D.A.)” – John Legend
“We Used to Vacation” – Cold War Kids
“Welcome to the Black Parade” – My Chemical Romance
“What You Know” – T.I.
“When You Were Young” - The Killers
“White Unicorn” - Wolfmother
“With You” – Chris Brown
“Wolf Like Me” – TV on the Radio
“The Wrestler” – Bruce Springsteen
“Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot: Part 1” – The Flaming Lips
“You Don’t Know My Name” – Alicia Keys
“You Give Me Something” – James Morrison
“You and Me” – Lifehouse
“You Found Me” – The Fray
“You Wouldn't Like Me” – Tegan & Sara
Updated On: 4/26/10 at 04:25 PM
If you mean "classic" as they will live on in the minds of the general public and not just specific fans:
Behind These Hazel Eyes - Kelly Clarkson
Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall
Single Ladies - Beyonce
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
It's My Life - Bon Jovi
Hung Up - Madonna
"Absolutely (story of a girl)" is one of my favorite songs. It pops up in my head and I can't help but sing.
Love Sex Magic? Oh well it's an opinion. Personally I'd add:
What It Feels Like For A Girl - Madonna
Circus - Britney Spears
Soulmate - Natasha Bedingfeld
The Dance - Charlottle Martin
Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day
Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
Lots of good stuff in there! Sufjan Stevens and Fleet Foxes are my favorite!!
Love Sex Magic? Oh well it's an opinion.
haha! Yes it is, and I have zero regrets on that one.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
"Classics"? An album cut from John Mayer's Fourth-best album will be remembered as a classic?
Um...
There is no way I could ever begin to compile this list. It would take me until the next decade.
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