Never Better: The 100 Greatest Singles in the History of 1995-2004.
I assembled a list of my favorite pop songs from 1995-2004 for an online poll. Along the way I made a conscious effort to avoid selecting the typical critical favorities like Radiohead, Wilco and The Strokes because they’ll be getting enough love from other people. What you’ll find here is a heavy bias toward club friendly hip-hop, anthemic UK-style pop and the different strains of Continental electronic music. And Pulp. Lots of Pulp.
I’m in the process of ripping everything here from my CD collection. It should make a decent iTunes playlist, so if you want a copy let me know. If not, at least tell me what I’m an idiot for forgetting.
100. Art Brut - Formed a Band
99. Goldfrapp - Pilots
98. Schneider TM - The Light 3000
97. Phoenix - Everything is Everything
96. Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger
95. Kelly Clarkson - Since You Been Gone
94. Massive Attack - Protection
93. Ce’Cile - Hot Like We
92. Dizzee Rascal - I Luv U
91. De La Soul - Stakes is High
90. Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground
89. Pulp - A Little Soul
88. Mylo - Drop the Pressure
87. Bloc Party - Helicopter
86. Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
85. Turbonegro - Denim Demon / (I Fucked) Betty Page
84. Scarface - My Block
83. Go Home Productions - Jet Lady Joe
82. Frou Frou - Let Go
81. Rachel Stevens - Some Girls
80. Basement Jaxx - Where’s Your Head At
79. Jurgen Paape - So Weit Wie Noch
78. Juan MacClean, The - Give Me Every Little Thing
77. Trick Daddy - Dro in Da Wind
76. Vybz Kartel - Sweet to the Belly
75. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor
74. Super Furry Animals - Juxtaposed With U
73. Pulp - F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.
72. Ted Leo - Me and Mia
71. Primal Scream - Swastika Eyes
70. My Chemical Romance - I’m Not Okay (I Promise)
69. Cam’ron - Hey Ma
68. Roll Deep Crew - Let It Out
67. Plan B f. Wonder - Cap Back
66. Non-Prophets, the - Damage
65. Sage Francis - Makeshift Patriot
64. Felix Da Housecat - Ready 2 Wear
63. Kelis f. Andre 3000 - Millionaire
62. Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You
61. Covenant - Bullet
60. Basement Jaxx - Romeo
59. Nelly - Hot in Here
58. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Mixed Up World
57. Saint Etienne - Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi)
56. Wire - Read & Burn 2
55. Wire - Read & Burn 1
54. Tatu - Not Gonna Get Us
53. Turbonegro - I Got Erection
52. Rapture, The - House of Jealous Lovers
51. R. Kelly - Step in the Name of Love (Remix)
50. Ce’Cile - Rude Bwoy Thug Life
49. Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb
48. Raekwon - Rainy Days / Remix
47. Super Furry Animals - Something 4 the Weekend
46. Saint Etienne - He’s on the Phone
45. Oasis - Don’t Go Away
44. Rebirth Brass Band - Rebirth Melody / Casanova
43. Pulp - Misshapes / Sorted for E’s & Wizz
42. Phoenix - Too Young
41. Lil Jon and the East Side Boys - Get Low
40. Girls Aloud - Love Machine
39. Alex Gopher - Party People / [Remix]
38. Pulp - This is Hardcore
37. Knife, The - Heartbeats
36. Annie - Heartbeat
35. Girls on Top - I Wanna Dance with Numbers
34. LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge
33. Coldplay - Clocks / Royksopp Remix
32. Coup, The - Me and Jesus the Pimp in a ‘79 Granada Last Night
31. Common - The 6th Sense
30. Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
29. Streets, The - Weak Become Heroes / Royksopp Remix
28. New Radicals, The - Mother, We Just Can’t Get Enough
27. Lightning Seeds - Three Lions
26. Nas f. Jadakiss, Ludacris - Made You Look (Remix)
25. Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
24. Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia - Blind Spot / Invisible Bend
23. Tatu - All The Things She Said
22. Basement Jaxx - Good Luck
21. Outkast - Hey Ya!
20. Heiko Voss - I Think About You
19. Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For / Jacques Lu Cont Remix
18. Girls Aloud - The Show
17. !!! - Me and Guiliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story)
16. Missy Elliott - For My People [Basement Jaxx Remix]
15. Go Home Productions - Shannon Stone
14. Nelly - Ride With Me
13. Kylie Minogue - Can’t Get You Out of My Head
12. Stardust - Music Sounds Better With you
11. Jay-Z - Girls, Girls, Girls
10. New Radicals, The - You Get What You Give
9. Saint Etienne - Action / Mr. Joshua Edit
8. Basement Jaxx - Red Alert
7. Daft Punk - Digital Love
6. Usher f. Little Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!
5. Pulp - Disco 2000
4. Kylie Minogue - Love at First Sight
3. Jay-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
2. Yo La Tengo - Tom Courtenay
1. Pulp - Common People
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Thor! wrote:
Hm! Interesting! And so many Norwegian, although you didn’t include anything from Marit Larsen
Posted on 11-Oct-06 at 10:36 am | Permalink
Matt wrote:
When I was 10 or so I was in love with a super-cool record-store girl named Chris.
She didn’t know, and paid me no mind. After all, I was 10. One day, though, I walked in and she had just put on Pulp’s “Common People.”
She was so happy with it we danced in the middle of the empty store.
Pulp is neat.
Posted on 08-Nov-06 at 2:42 pm | Permalink