hook up your headphones or set up your
speakers it’s music for a new millennium
and it’s never sounded better
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
decade defining songs of the 2000s for
this list we’ve looked at a combination
of the decades most commercially
successful songs as well as the most
influential records and the tracks that
best reflect the period Joe showed this
fake exposed on China try to steal your
mom’s elation number 10 Californication
the Red Hot Chili Peppers and if you are
these kind of Dreams its Californication
we kick things off with a made-up word
to express a very real concern it’s
understood
Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis
wraps his unique voice around a wealth
of lyrics that lay down the problems
with a plastic modern society
Jima
everyone wants to be famous no one wants
to age and a lot of people aren’t
satisfied with themselves and for the
band this stems from Hollywood
to them la is a dangerous ideal for us
this song is dangerously good
number nine cry me a river Justin
Timberlake breakup songs are a staple
component in any music era and this
one’s up there with the most bittersweet
he took a chin made of a plan
following his much publicized split with
Britney Spears Justin Timberlake put pen
to paper and got his own back in a big
way while the later sexy back was also a
huge hit I’m carrying such a bad cry me
a river’ launched the performer onto the
global stage
go on each other
and his humility and character earned
him many admirers an ambitious pop
record it was one of the first in this
millennium to truly stand out
number eight Just Dance Lady gaga
featuring Colby Odonis when she broke
through our stereos and onto our dance
floors Lady Gaga caused an almighty stir
her weird raunchiness was headline news
and her debut single was an
unprecedented success
with its punchy lyrics and electronic
sound it seemed to capture exactly what
the Nadi’s nightclub generation was all
about drinking dancing drinking and some
more dancing it’s a song you either love
or hate and if you hate it you probably
still secretly love it
number seven in the end Lincoln Park
it starts with I don’t know why it
doesn’t even matter how hard you try
fourth and final single from their
hugely successful debut album and
released at the very beginning of our
decade in the end is a tune that has
lasted
Linkin Park emerged out of a dicey rap
metal scene and became one of the first
major success stories of the genre
his tract deals with broken trust and
quickly became their anthem of putting
match
I can’t
it has since proven to be the most
played song of their live shows
ultimately in the end it did matter
I remember I remember when I lost number
six
crazy Gnarls Barkley collaboration
between Danger Mouse and CeeLo green
Gnarls Barkley has to be one of the most
influential acts of the decade and their
2006 debut single was truly something
spectacular
written in the wake of greens divorce
crazy was met with huge a plane
dissecting the idea of sanity it treads
the thin line between reason and madness
with a smooth relaxed backing track it’s
as sensual as it is psychoanalytic
number five crazy and love Beyonce
featuring jay-z I’m begging you go
undoubtedly a standout song this record
is perhaps as famous for its love bird
legacy as it is for its critical and
commercial success
coming
Beyonce and jay-z were rumoured to have
been dating even before its release so
crazy in love and it’s vivacious video
accompaniment served as musical
confirmation of their status range crazy
and deranged in the song Beyonce’s
empowered female character has
butterflies in her stomach and bounce in
her voice its lovestruck lyrics and
daring dance routines and a top tune of
the 2000
number four one more time Daft Punk
in the late 1970s musicians and Daft
Punk’s native friends actually tried to
bend the synthesizer from pop music
altogether
Oh
why how far things have come since then
consistently ranked among the greatest
dance tracks ever recorded one more time
is an atmospheric anthemic record that a
night on the town is not complete
without
I’m just feelin whether you’re in and it
beats a nightclub at the gym or just
driving home from work one more time
gets you every time
number three all the small things
blink-182
these true care
throwing blink-182 from their pop punky
roots onto mainstream charts this track
became a never used sound track for the
ten years that follows
turn the lights off carry me
written by Tom DeLonge for his
girlfriend the song proved a catalyst
for romance as Mark Hoppus also met his
future wife while filming the music
video
love was in the air for band members and
fans alike as the record smashed the
band’s previous chart successes
the boyband bashing irony and playful
Punk image truly pushed small things
into the big time
go
number two hey yeah outcast
it would be impossible to rank music in
the natis without commenting on the rise
of the digital download
and our next track was a clear pioneer
in that field
I’ll cast hey-yah spent a staggering 17
weeks atop the Billboard Hot Digital
Tracks chart and was for some time the
most downloaded track ever
a crossover record that pleased fans of
many genres it’s an i school effort that
romped across the decade inspiring dance
moves people didn’t even know they have
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
mommy in the tub gotta for the book I
got what you need
I’m never singing love you
when we go
I say no
not bad for you son I got 99 problems
but a bitch ain’t one
kept me number one lose yourself Eminem
read one shot one opportunity though
these 10 years also included the
sensational Stan anyways I hope you get
this man hit me back to the chat so the
doors the biggest fan its fans lose
yourself is our ultimate decade definer
his palms are sweaty knees weak arms and
a heavy there’s vomit on his sweater
already mom’s spaghetti he’s written
during filming breaks on the set of 8
mile this is mm at the peak of his
powers time thought oh laughs snap back
to reality oh there goes gravity oh
there goes Rabbit show he’s old man the
record draws on past experience and
speaks to the listener like little has
before it the music the moment you own
a huge production when music is this
powerful it has you believing you really
can do anything
mr. chance to blow with Grammy Awards an
Oscar and our top spot it’s clearly
Eminem’s crowning achievement so here I
go it’s my shot be family night this may
be the only up
music the moment you agree with our list
what’s your favorite naughty song nice
you go did you see messin with no broke
rope for more chart-topping top 10s
published daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
speakers it’s music for a new millennium
and it’s never sounded better
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
decade defining songs of the 2000s for
this list we’ve looked at a combination
of the decades most commercially
successful songs as well as the most
influential records and the tracks that
best reflect the period Joe showed this
fake exposed on China try to steal your
mom’s elation number 10 Californication
the Red Hot Chili Peppers and if you are
these kind of Dreams its Californication
we kick things off with a made-up word
to express a very real concern it’s
understood
Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis
wraps his unique voice around a wealth
of lyrics that lay down the problems
with a plastic modern society
Jima
everyone wants to be famous no one wants
to age and a lot of people aren’t
satisfied with themselves and for the
band this stems from Hollywood
to them la is a dangerous ideal for us
this song is dangerously good
number nine cry me a river Justin
Timberlake breakup songs are a staple
component in any music era and this
one’s up there with the most bittersweet
he took a chin made of a plan
following his much publicized split with
Britney Spears Justin Timberlake put pen
to paper and got his own back in a big
way while the later sexy back was also a
huge hit I’m carrying such a bad cry me
a river’ launched the performer onto the
global stage
go on each other
and his humility and character earned
him many admirers an ambitious pop
record it was one of the first in this
millennium to truly stand out
number eight Just Dance Lady gaga
featuring Colby Odonis when she broke
through our stereos and onto our dance
floors Lady Gaga caused an almighty stir
her weird raunchiness was headline news
and her debut single was an
unprecedented success
with its punchy lyrics and electronic
sound it seemed to capture exactly what
the Nadi’s nightclub generation was all
about drinking dancing drinking and some
more dancing it’s a song you either love
or hate and if you hate it you probably
still secretly love it
number seven in the end Lincoln Park
it starts with I don’t know why it
doesn’t even matter how hard you try
fourth and final single from their
hugely successful debut album and
released at the very beginning of our
decade in the end is a tune that has
lasted
Linkin Park emerged out of a dicey rap
metal scene and became one of the first
major success stories of the genre
his tract deals with broken trust and
quickly became their anthem of putting
match
I can’t
it has since proven to be the most
played song of their live shows
ultimately in the end it did matter
I remember I remember when I lost number
six
crazy Gnarls Barkley collaboration
between Danger Mouse and CeeLo green
Gnarls Barkley has to be one of the most
influential acts of the decade and their
2006 debut single was truly something
spectacular
written in the wake of greens divorce
crazy was met with huge a plane
dissecting the idea of sanity it treads
the thin line between reason and madness
with a smooth relaxed backing track it’s
as sensual as it is psychoanalytic
number five crazy and love Beyonce
featuring jay-z I’m begging you go
undoubtedly a standout song this record
is perhaps as famous for its love bird
legacy as it is for its critical and
commercial success
coming
Beyonce and jay-z were rumoured to have
been dating even before its release so
crazy in love and it’s vivacious video
accompaniment served as musical
confirmation of their status range crazy
and deranged in the song Beyonce’s
empowered female character has
butterflies in her stomach and bounce in
her voice its lovestruck lyrics and
daring dance routines and a top tune of
the 2000
number four one more time Daft Punk
in the late 1970s musicians and Daft
Punk’s native friends actually tried to
bend the synthesizer from pop music
altogether
Oh
why how far things have come since then
consistently ranked among the greatest
dance tracks ever recorded one more time
is an atmospheric anthemic record that a
night on the town is not complete
without
I’m just feelin whether you’re in and it
beats a nightclub at the gym or just
driving home from work one more time
gets you every time
number three all the small things
blink-182
these true care
throwing blink-182 from their pop punky
roots onto mainstream charts this track
became a never used sound track for the
ten years that follows
turn the lights off carry me
written by Tom DeLonge for his
girlfriend the song proved a catalyst
for romance as Mark Hoppus also met his
future wife while filming the music
video
love was in the air for band members and
fans alike as the record smashed the
band’s previous chart successes
the boyband bashing irony and playful
Punk image truly pushed small things
into the big time
go
number two hey yeah outcast
it would be impossible to rank music in
the natis without commenting on the rise
of the digital download
and our next track was a clear pioneer
in that field
I’ll cast hey-yah spent a staggering 17
weeks atop the Billboard Hot Digital
Tracks chart and was for some time the
most downloaded track ever
a crossover record that pleased fans of
many genres it’s an i school effort that
romped across the decade inspiring dance
moves people didn’t even know they have
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
mommy in the tub gotta for the book I
got what you need
I’m never singing love you
when we go
I say no
not bad for you son I got 99 problems
but a bitch ain’t one
kept me number one lose yourself Eminem
read one shot one opportunity though
these 10 years also included the
sensational Stan anyways I hope you get
this man hit me back to the chat so the
doors the biggest fan its fans lose
yourself is our ultimate decade definer
his palms are sweaty knees weak arms and
a heavy there’s vomit on his sweater
already mom’s spaghetti he’s written
during filming breaks on the set of 8
mile this is mm at the peak of his
powers time thought oh laughs snap back
to reality oh there goes gravity oh
there goes Rabbit show he’s old man the
record draws on past experience and
speaks to the listener like little has
before it the music the moment you own
a huge production when music is this
powerful it has you believing you really
can do anything
mr. chance to blow with Grammy Awards an
Oscar and our top spot it’s clearly
Eminem’s crowning achievement so here I
go it’s my shot be family night this may
be the only up
music the moment you agree with our list
what’s your favorite naughty song nice
you go did you see messin with no broke
rope for more chart-topping top 10s
published daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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