Best Songs of the 2000s

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   Last Nite

   The Strokes · from Is This It (2001)

   The effortless cool that kicked off the revival.

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   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.

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   Hey Ya!

   OutKast · from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)

   An inescapable, genre-proof pop song.

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   Crazy

   Gnarls Barkley · from St. Elsewhere (2006)

   A soulful, instant classic.

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   Rehab

   Amy Winehouse · from Back to Black (2006)

   Retro soul with a brutally modern lyric.

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   Seven Nation Army

   The White Stripes · from Elephant (2003)

   That riff became a global stadium chant.

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   99 Problems

   Jay-Z · from The Black Album (2003)

   A Rick Rubin beat and a fearless verse.

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   Kids

   MGMT · from Oracular Spectacular (2007)

   A synth hook that defined a festival era.

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   All My Friends

   LCD Soundsystem · from Sound of Silver (2007)

   A pulsing, emotional dance-rock epic.

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    Wake Up

    Arcade Fire · from Funeral (2004)

    A communal, goosebump-raising anthem.

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    Crazy in Love

    Beyoncé · from Dangerously in Love (2003)

    The horn-stab hit that launched her solo run.

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    Paper Planes

    M.I.A. · from Kala (2007)

    A sampled hook and a sly, global groove.

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