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Best 2000s Alternative & Indie Songs

The best alternative songs of the 2000s (00s), ranked — each linking to the album it's from, on vinyl, CD or Amazon Music.

  1. 1
    ST

    Last Nite

    The Strokes · from Is This It (2001)

    Effortless garage-rock cool.

  2. 2
    WS

    Seven Nation Army

    The White Stripes · from Elephant (2003)

    That riff became a global stadium chant.

  3. 3
    YY

    Maps

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs · from Fever to Tell (2003)

    A raw, aching love song.

  4. 4
    AF

    Wake Up

    Arcade Fire · from Funeral (2004)

    A communal, goosebump anthem.

  5. 5
    IN

    Evil

    Interpol · from Antics (2004)

    Sleek, melodic post-punk revival.

  6. 6
    AM

    I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

    Arctic Monkeys · from Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)

    A breathless debut single full of wit.

  7. 7
    MG

    Kids

    MGMT · from Oracular Spectacular (2007)

    A synth hook that defined a festival era.

  8. 8
    LS

    All My Friends

    LCD Soundsystem · from Sound of Silver (2007)

    A pulsing, emotional epic.

  9. 9
    VW

    A-Punk

    Vampire Weekend · from Vampire Weekend (2008)

    Two minutes of bright, preppy energy.

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