(t5!) Tracks Of The 2000s (Redux)

Hey, Marc! Didn't you already do this once? What gives?

Well...

1. Ten years ago I started a ridiculous (admirable?) crusade to hear EVERYTHING I possibly could. Part of it is because I wanted to recapture that experience when I first listened to Pet Sounds or You Forgot It In People and I didn't want to rob myself of a moment because I ignored something on point of principal or lazinss/ . Part of it is because I wanted to have this anti-music snobbery stance in which the only way to know for sure that an album or a song can't be dismissed if you haven't given it at least a suitable once-over. Part of it is because I wanted to have an opinion, and in order to have one, I concluded that I needed to cover everything because otherwise, I would just be another one of these half-cocked appreciators of music who claim they love music but they don't love music. Most of it is because I was bored and lonely.
   
   As a byproduct of this "need" to consume and collect anything with a note and a beat, my hard drive is filling up with albums and songs that I have kept solely as proof that I have listened to them. Frankly, I have no use for them anymore, especially now that every song that ever existed can be streamed in YouTube, Soundcloud, Spotify, or Rdio. Ironically though, in order to get rid of the stuff that I don't want to listen to anymore, I felt that I have to listen to everything that I have stored in my archives to distinguish which ones were disposable. By doing so, it gave me a chance to reassess my taste in music, and if you're a 21st century music geek, that means putting them in some sort of ranked list. 
2. I created that original (t5!) 2000s songs and albums countdown while 2009 was winding down, which means that I most likely didn't properly take into account the brilliant songs from that year because I considered them too new. I was also living in the Philippines at the time, and the absence of an Internet connection with ample speed meant that I didn't get a chance to sample everything that I needed to hear. Now that we're three and half years removed from the end of the decade, enough time has passed now that I can give with some certainty a more accurate representation of the best from those ten years.
3. I have already established a protocol to determine the order of my albums (rank each track, take the average, duh). To add to that though, I have recently created a pseudo-objective rubric that basically allows me to take a long list items and assign them into tiers. I want to keep my processes vague because I don't want to air out my compulsions, but I'll say this: putting a list of 1000 songs in order is a tedious enterprise, but it becomes massively less of a big deal when you break it down five at a time.
4. My wife just gave birth to our first born child, and hopefully one day, when he's old enough to become inquisitive about music, I can give him these lists as a jumping-off point. I know that when I started to form an opinion about music, the first person that I consulted was my dad. Think of this as 1001 Rules for My [Newborn] Son: Music Edition.
   
   Just to let you know in advance, I'm planing to release rankings of my favorites from every decade, extending these all the way to the 50s possibly, and I gather that it's only appropriate to give a refresher on the decade that most recently ended.
   
   
5. Some people dedicate their life to end Third world famine, some people dedicate their life to find the cure for cancer, some people dedicate to find world peace. I list things; this is my calling.

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#200: St. Vincent - Marry Me (2007)
from Marry MeYouTube

#199: Cam'ron f. Juelz Santana - Oh Boy (2002)
from Come Home With MeYouTube

#198: The-Dream f. Fabolous - Shawty Is Da Shit (2007)
from Love HateYouTube

#197: Kanye West f. Adam Levine - Heard 'Em Say (2005)
from Late RegistrationYouTube

#196: Rilo Kiley - Does He Love You? (2004)
from More AdventurousYouTube

#195: Of Montreal - Gronlandic Edit (2007)
from Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?YouTube

#194: Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down [EP Version] (2001)
from Hands Down [EP]YouTube

#193: Black Leotard Front - Casual Friday (2004)
from Casual Friday [12"]YouTube

#192: Feist - Let It Die (2004)
from Let It DieYouTube

#191: My Chemical Romance - Helena (2005)
from Three Cheers For Sweet RevengeYouTube

#190: Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl (2004)
from Love.Angel.Music.BabyYouTube

#189: Larry Heard Presents Mr. White (2006)
from You Rock Me/The Sun Can't Compare [12"]YouTube

#188: Grizzly Bear - Knife (2007)
from Yellow HouseYouTube

#187. Luomo - The Present Lover [Digital Disco Version] (2002)
from Digital DiscoYouTube

#186: Glass Candy - Rolling Down The Hills (2007)
from B/E/A/T/B/O/XYouTube

#185: Kings Of Convenience - Homesick (2004)
from Riot On An Empty StreetYouTube

#184: Jay-Z - Public Service Announcement (2003)
from The Black AlbumYouTube

#183: Antony And The Johnsons - Bird Gerhl (2005)
from I Am A Bird NowYouTube

#182: High Places - From Stardust To Sentience (2008)
from High PlacesYouTube

#181: Jackie Chain f. Jhi Ali - Rollin' (2008)
from Rollin' [12"]YouTube

#180: DJ Sprinkles - Grand Central, Pt. 1 (Deep Into The Bowel Of House [MCDE Bassline Dub] (2009)
from Sisters, I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To [12"]YouTube

#179: Kanye West f. Jamie Foxx (2005)
from Late RegistrationYouTube

Delia Gonzalez & David Russom - Relevee [Carl Craig Remix] (2006)
from Relevee [12"]MixCloud

#177: Nelly - Hot In Herre (2002)
from NellyvilleYouTube

#176: Lindstrøm And Christabelle - Baby Can't Stop (2009)
from Real Life Is No CoolYouTube

#175: LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge (2002)
from LCD SoundsystemYouTube

#174: Freeway f. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel- What We Do (2002)
from Philadelphia FreewayYouTube

#173: The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl (2002)
from White Blood Cells YouTube

#172: Paramore - That's What You Get (2007)
from Riot!YouTube

#171: Partial Arts - Trauermusik (2007)
from Trauermusik [12"]YouTube

#170: Bon Iver - Lump Sum
from For Emma, Forever AgoYouTube

#169: Sufjan Stevens - Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois (2005)
from IllinoisYouTube

#168: Jim O'Rourke - Good Times (2001)
from InsignificanceYouTube

#167: Girls - Hellhole Ratrace (2009)
from AlbumYouTube

#166: Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks (2009)
from VecktamistYouTube

#165: Coldplay - Viva La Vida
from Viva La Vida Or Death And All His FriendsYouTube

#164: !!! - Me And Giuliani Down By The Schoolyard (A True Story) (2003)
from Louden Up NowYouTube

#163: Grouper - Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping (2008)
from Dragging A Dead Deer Up A HillYouTube

#162: Junior Boys - Birthday (2003)
from Last ExitYouTube

#161: Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken (2006)
from Let's Get Out Of This CountryYouTube

#160: Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At? (2001)
from RootyYouTube

#159: Electrik Red - 9 To 5 (2009)
from How To Be A Lady: Volume 1YouTube

#158: Joker - Digidesign (2009)
from Digidesign/You Don't Know What Love Is [12"]YouTube

#157: Black Eyed Peas - Weekends (2000)
from Bridging The GapYouTube

#156: Oni Ayhun - OAR003 B (2009)
from OAR003 [12"]YouTube

#155: Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers [Sunship Mix] (2000)
from Flowers [12"]YouTube

#154: Robyn - Be Mine! (2005)
from RobynYouTube

#153: Jay-Z - Takeover (2001)
from The BlueprintYouTube

#152: Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (2001)
from DiscoveryYouTube

#151: The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health (2006)
from Silent ShoutYouTube

#150: Lindstrøm - I Feel Space
from I Feel Space[12"]YouTube

#149: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth (2005)
from Clap Your Hands Say YeahYouTube

#148: Junior Boys - Teach Me How To Fight (2004)
from Last ExitYouTube

#147: Snoop Dogg f. Justin Timberlake and Charlie Wilson - Signs (2005)
from R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta)YouTube

#146: M83 - Kim & Jessie (2008)
from Saturdays = YouthYouTube

#145: Ashanti - Foolish (2002)
from AshantiYouTube

#144: The Notwist - Consequence (2002)
from Neon GoldenYouTube

#143: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (2009)
from The Fame Monster [EP]YouTube

#142: Cat Power - The Greatest (2006)
from The GreatestYouTube

#141: Of Montreal - Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games (2005)
from The Sunlandic TwinsYouTube

#140: Hercules And Love Affair - Blind (2008)
from Hercules And Love AffairYouTube

#139: CSS - Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above (2005)
from Cansei De Ser SexyYouTube

#138: Metro Area - Miura (2001)
from Metro AreaYouTube

#137: Big Boi f. Gucci Mane - Shine Blockas (2009)
from Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico DustyYouTube

#136: TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me (2006)
from Return To Cookie MountainYouTube

#135: The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (2003)
from ElephantYouTube

#134: Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (2008)
from I Am...Sasha FierceYouTube

#133: Phoenix - 1901 (2009)
from Wolfgang Amadeus PhoenixYouTube

#132: Iron And Wine - Fever Dream (2004)
from Our Endless Numbered DaysYouTube

#131: Electrik Red - So Good (2009)
from How To Be A Lady: Volume 1YouTube

#130: Hot Chip - Over And Over (2006)
from The WarningYouTube

#129: Midlake - Roscoe (2006)
from The Trials Of Van OccupantherYouTube

#128: Bloc Party - So Here We Are (2005)
from Silent AlarmYouTube

#127: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (2009)
from It's Blitz!YouTube

#126: Missy Elliott f. Ciara and Fatman Scoop - Lose Control (2005)
from The CookbookYouTube

#125: Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (2000)
from ModjoYouTube

#124: Fall Out Boy - Sugar We're Goin Down (2005)
from From Under The Cork TreeYouTube

#123: Ludacris - Southern Hospitality (2000)
from Back For The First TimeYouTube

#122: Laura Veirs - Magnetized (2005)
from Year Of MeteorsYouTube

#121: Jay-Z - I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) (2000)
from The Dynasty: Roc La FamiliaYouTube

#120: M.I.A. - Galang (2003)
from ArularYouTube

#119: Erykah Badu - The Healer (2008)
from New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)YouTube

#118: Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better (2000)
from UnitedYouTube

#117: Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo (2009)
from Hyph Mngo[12"]YouTube

#116: Bon Iver - The Wolves (Act I And Act II) (2007)
from For Emma, Forever AgoYouTube

#115: Wilco - Jesus, Etc (2002)
from Yankee Hotel FoxtrotYouTube

#114: Kanye West f. Paul Wall and GLC - Drive Slow (2005)
from Late RegistrationYouTube

#113: LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous (2007)
from Sound Of SilverYouTube

#112: The Knife - Silent Shout (2006)
from Silent ShoutYouTube

#111: Coldplay - Sparks (2000)
from ParachutesYouTube

#110: Bon Iver - Skinny Love (2007)
from For Emma, Forever AgoYouTube

#109: Kanye West f. Syleena Johnson - All Falls Down (2004)
from The College DropoutYouTube

#108: Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push (2006)
from Food & LiquorYouTube

#107: Islands - Rough Gem (2006)
from Return To The SeaYouTube

#106. Andrew Bird - Armchairs (2007)
from Armchair ApocryphaYouTube

#105. Portishead - The Rip (2008)
from ThirdYouTube

#104. Panjabi MC f. Jay-Z - Mundian To Bach Ké (Beware Of The Boys) (2002)
from BewareYouTube

#103. The Game f. 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It (2005)
from The DocumentaryYouTube

#102. Animal Collective - Fireworks (2007)
from FireworksYouTube

#101. Phoenix - Long Distance Call (2006)
from It's Never Been Like ThatYouTube

#100: Luomo - Tessio (2000)
from VocalcityYouTube

#99: House Of House - Rushing To Paradise (Walkin' These Streets) (2009)
from Rushing To Paradise[12"]YouTube

#98: Broken Social Scene - 7/4 (Shoreline) (2005)
from Broken Social SceneYouTube

#97: Lil' Wayne - Upgrade U (2007)
from Da Drought 3YouTube

#96: Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (2007)
from †YouTube

#95: Eminem f. Dido - Stan (2000)
from †YouTube

#94: Band Of Horses - The Funeral (2006)
from Everything All The TimeYouTube

#93: Junior Boys f. Andi Toma - In The Morning (2006)
from So This Is GoodbyeYouTube

#92: R. Kelly f. T.I. And T-Pain - I'm A Flirt [Remix] (2007)
from Double UpYouTube

#91: Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (2009)
from The E.N.D.YouTube

#90: Asobi Seksu - Thursday (2006)
from CitrusYouTube

#89: Ne-Yo - Closer (2008)
from Year Of The GentlemenYouTube

#88: Christian Falk f. Robyn And Ola Salo - Dream On (2006)
from People SayYouTube

#87: Daft Punk - Digital Love (2001)
from DiscoveryYouTube

#86: Jürgen Paape - So Weit Wie Noch Nie (2001)
from Kompakt: Total 3YouTube

#85: TV On The Radio - Staring At The Sun (2004)
from Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty BabesYouTube

#84: Modest Mouse - Float On (2004)
from Good News For People Who Love Bad NewsYouTube

#83: Björk - Pagan Poetry (2001)
from VespertineYouTube

#82: Imogen Heap - Hide And Seek (2005)
from Speak For YourselfYouTube

#81: DJ Khaled f. T.I., Akon, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, and Lil' Wayne - We Takin' Over (2007)
from We The BestYouTube

#80: Air France - Collapsing At Your Doorstep (2008)
from No Way Down[EP]YouTube

#79: 50 Cent - In Da Club (2002)
from Get Rich Or Die Tryin'YouTube

#78: Battles - Atlas (2007)
from MirroredYouTube

#77: Beyoncé - Halo (2008)
from I Am...Sasha FierceYouTube

#76: Taylor Swift - Love Story (2008)
from FearlessYouTube

#75: Girls - Lust For Life (2009)
from AlbumYouTube

#74: Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (2006)
from St. ElsewhereYouTube

#73: Basement Jaxx - Romeo (2001)
from RootyYouTube

#72: Stars - Elevator Love Letter (2003)
from HeartYouTube

#71: M.I.A. - Bucky Done Gone (2005)
from ArularYouTube

#70: Rich Boy f. Polow Da Don - Throw Some D's (2006)
from Throw Some D'sYouTube

#69: Beyoncé f. Jay-Z - Crazy In Love (2003)
from Dangerously In LoveYouTube

#68: Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (2004)
from Franz FerdinandYouTube

#67: Rihanna - Rude Boy (2009)
from Rated RYouTube

#66: Mark E - R+B Drunkie (2007)
from R+B Drunkie[12"]YouTube

#65: Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You (2002)
from JustifiedYouTube

#64: Washed Out - Feel It All Around (2009)
from Feel It All Around[12"]YouTube

#63: Gang Gang Dance - House Jam (2008)
from Saint DymphnaYouTube

#62: Radiohead - Idioteque (2000)
from Kid AYouTube

#61: Junior Senior - Move Your Feet (2003)
from D-D-Don't Don't Stop The BeatYouTube

#60: Kanye West f. Twista And Jamie Foxx - Slow Jamz (2003)
from The College DropoutYouTube

#59: Vampire Weekend - A-Punk (2008)
from Vampire WeekendYouTube

#58: Rachael Yamagata - Quiet (2004)
from HappenstanceYouTube

#57: The Avalanches - Since I Left You (2000)
from Since I Left YouYouTube

#56: Ciara f. Ludacris - Oh (2004)
from GoodiesYouTube

#55: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (2003)
from Fever To TellYouTube

#54: Beirut - Postcards From Italy (2006)
from Gulag OrkestarYouTube

#53: Aaliyah - Try Again (2000)
from Romeo Must Die[Original Soundtrack]YouTube

#52: Peter Bjorn And John f. Victoria Bergsman - Young Folks (2006)
from Writer's BlockYouTube

#51: Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place (2000)
from Kid AYouTube

I'm going to post one at a time, every fifteen minutes or so, until I post twenty in one day. If you want to follow along, you can subscribe to me on Twitter, like the Let's Touch Fives! Facebook page, or check back here every time to time. Let's get this party started!

#50: Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) (2004)
from FuneralYouTube

#49: Friendly Fires - Paris [Aeroplane Remix] (2008)
from Friendly FiresYouTube

#48: Dirty Projectors - Stillness Is The Move (2009)
from Bitte OrcaYouTube

#47: Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me (2008)
from FearlessYouTube

#46: Snoop Dogg f. Pharrell Williams - Drop It Like It's Hot (2008)
from R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta)YouTube

#45: Jay-Z f. Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind (2009)
from The Blueprint 3YouTube

#44: The-Dream - Purple Kisses (2007)
from Love HateYouTube

#43: Robyn f. Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat (2007)
from Robyn[International Edition]YouTube

#42: OutKast - Ms. Jackson (2000)
from StankoniaYouTube

#41: Arcade Fire - Wake Up (2005)
from FuneralYouTube

#40: Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River (2002)
from JustifiedYouTube

#39: Usher f. Lil' Jon And Ludacris - Yeah (2004)
from ConfessionsYouTube

#38: Three 6 Mafia f. Young Buck And 8Ball & MJG - Stay Fly (2005)
from Most Known UnknownYouTube

#37: Animal Collective - My Girls (2009)
from Merriweather Post PavilionYouTube

#36: Phoenix - Lisztomania (2009)
from Wolfgang Amadeus PhoenixYouTube

#35: The xx - Crystalised (2009)
from The xxYouTube

#34: The-Dream - Rockin' That Shit (2008)
from Love Vs. MoneyYouTube

#33: Kanye West f. Dwele - Flashing Lights (2007)
from GraduationYouTube

#32: LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends (2007)
from Sound Of SilverYouTube

#31: Cassie - Me & U (2006)
from CassieYouTube

#30: Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz f. The Ying-Yang Twinz - Get Low (2002)
from Kings Of CrunkYouTube

#29: Broken Social Scene - Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl (2002)
from You Forgot It In PeopleYouTube

#28: Interpol - Obstacle 1 (2002)
from Turn On The Bright LightsYouTube

#27: Britney Spears - Toxic (2003)
from In The ZoneYouTube

#26: Burial - Archangel (2007)
from UntrueYouTube

#25: Missy Elliott - Work It (2002)
from Under ConstructionYouTube

#24: Ciara - Promise (2006)
from Ciara: The EvolutionYouTube

#23: The Knife - Heartbeats (2002)
from Deep CutsYouTube

#22: Clipse - Grindin' (2002)
from Lord Willin'YouTube

#21: Bon Iver - Blindsided (2007)
from For Emma, Forever AgoYouTube

#20: Mariah Carey - We Belong Together (2005)
from The Emancipation Of MimiYouTube

#19: Jay-Z - 99 Problems (2003)
from The Black AlbumYouTube

#18: Joanna Newsom - Sprout And The Bean (2004)
from The Milk-Eyed MenderYouTube

#17: Dntel f. Ben Gibbard - (This Is) The Dream Of Evan And Chan (2002)
from Life Is Full Of PossibilitiesYouTube

#16: Broken Social Scene - Almost Crimes (2002)
from You Forgot it In PeopleYouTube

#15: Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone (2005)
from BreakawayYouTube

#14: Daft Punk - One More Time (2000)
from DiscoveryYouTube

#13: Rihanna - Umbrella (2007)
from Good Girl Gone BadYouTube

#12: UGK f. OutKast - Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) (2007)
from Underground KingzYouTube

#11: M.O.P. - Ante Up (Robbin' Hoodz Theory) (2000)
from WarriorzYouTube

#10: OutKast - Hey Ya! (2003)
from Speakerboxxx/The Love BelowYouTube

#09: Justin Timberlake f. T.I. - My Love (2006)
from FutureSex/LoveSoundsYouTube

#08: The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers (2003)
from EchoesYouTube

#07: Amerie - 1 Thing (2005)
from TouchYouTube

#06: Lil' Wayne - A Milli (2008)
from Tha Carter IIIYouTube

#05: T.I. - What You Know (2006)
from KingYouTube

#04. M.I.A. - Paper Planes (2007)
from KalaYouTube

#03: Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On (2001)
from Miss E... So AddictiveYouTube

#02: R. Kelly - Ignition [Remix] (2003)
from Chocolate FactoryYouTube

#01: OutKast - B.O.B. (2000)
from StankoniaYouTube

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