My Top 100 Favourite Music Videos: #47

#47: "Smooth Criminal" - Alien Ant Farm
Release Date: 2001
Director: Marc Klasfeld
Fun Fact: This song, "Smooth Criminal", is the only song on the list to be featured twice in this list! Michael Jackson's original hit #86 in the countdown.

This is one of the best cover version ever made. Period. Even if you don't particularly like this version, the impact it had was pretty damn impressive. Alien Ant Farm weren't that amazing, or at least, in my opinion they weren't. The fact that this song, and "Movies" are the only two songs that really got anywhere is a decent fact to back that opinion up. But, what Alien Ant Farm did with the Michael Jackson classic was damn impressive. Simple but impressive. Speed it up, give it some punky riffs, modernise it, and it sounds so damn good.

And the video is just hilarious. A true comedy tribute to the King of Pop, this song uses so many homages to Jackson's excellent music videos. From "Billy Jean" to "Thriller", and the hilarious scream that's a reference to the unedited "Black and White" video, it's just hella good.

Here's the video for your enjoyment!

Click here to see #46 on the list or here for #48!

Noughtie: Facts and Stats from the 100 Important Songs Listing

Overall Favourite Artists | Best of 2000 | Overall Least Favourite Artists | Best of 2001

Where Are They Now? | Best of 2002 | Best New Artists | Best of 2003 | My Guilty Pleasures
Best of 2004 | My Favourite Riffs | Best of 2005 | Underrated Artists | Best of 2006
 My Favourite Albums | Best of 2007 | Best Videos | Best of 2008 | Most Important Artists
Best of 2009 | 100 Favourite Songs of the Decade | 100 Most Important Songs of the Decade

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Just as a for your information, this is the 100th official post on this blog. Here's to one hundred more!

We're finally here. The last post to do with this listing. This is just a page full of interesting facts and stats to do with the 100 Most Important Songs of the Decade listing, what media had multiple songs appear in its soundtrack and/or background music. Also, the awards and other reputable listings that had multiple songs in it appear too. Also, it shows what artists and albums had multiple entries. There's probably more but let's just get into it. Enjoy. 

Here’s a list of movies with multiple listing entries:

Movies


American Pie 2 - #62 - Fat Lip - Sum 41, #27 - Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Clockstoppers - #78 - Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols, #13 - All the Small Things - Blink-182
Daredevil - #96 - Bodies - Drowning Pool (trailer), #42 - Bring Me to Life - Evanescence
The One - #96 - Bodies - Drowning Pool, #38 - Last Resort - Papa Roach


Here’s a list of TV shows with multiple listing entries:


TV


90210 - #61 - Time to Pretend - MGMT, #59 - That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings, #41 - Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting Tings, #17 - Viva la Vida - Coldplay
The Andy Milonakis Show - #58 - Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz, #1 - American Idiot - Green Day
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - #78 - Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols, #13 - All the Small Things - Blink-182
Cold Case - #38 - Last Resort - Papa Roach, #31 - Run - Snow Patrol, #4 - Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Doctor Who/Doctor Who Confrontational - #76 - Monster - The Automatic, #36 - Supermassive Black Hole - Muse, #31 - Run - Snow Patrol
Entourage - #81 - Time is Running Out - Muse, #51 - Dance Wiv Me - Dizzee Rascal
ER - #25 - Clocks - Coldplay, #4 - Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Generation Kill - #96 - Bodies - Drowning Pool, #56 - Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Gossip Girl - #61 - Time to Pretend - MGMT, #41 - Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting Tings
Hollyoaks/Hollyoaks Later - #97 - The Kill - 30 Seconds to Mars, #81 - Time is Running Out - Muse, #76 - Monster - The Automatic, #24 - Misery Business - Paramore, #6 - One Day Like This - Elbow
House MD - #98 - Grounds for Divorce - Elbow, #90 - Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz
One Tree Hill - #31 - Run - Snow Patrol, #4 - Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Rescue Me - #98 - Grounds for Divorce - Elbow, #31 - Run - Snow Patrol
The Simpsons - #74 - Danger! High Voltage - Electric Six, #69 - Cochise - Audioslave, #17 - Viva la Vida - Coldplay
Skins - #96 - Bodies - Drowning Pool, #61 - Time to Pretend - MGMT
Smallville - #62 - Fat Lip - Sum 41, #58 - Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz, #8 - Last Resort - Papa Roach

Top Gear - #98 - Grounds for Divorce - Elbow, #85 - Empire - Kasabian, #75 - The Shock of the Lightning - Oasis
Torchwood/Torchwood Declassified - #93 - 99 Problems - Jay-Z, #90 - Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz, #88 - Filthy/Gorgeous - Scissor Sisters, #81 - Time is Running Out - Muse, #76 - Monster - The Automatic, #6 - One Day Like This - Elbow


Here’s a list of video games with multiple listing entries:


Video Games



Band Hero - #83 - Gives You Hell - The All-American Rejects, #67 - Sugar, We're Going Down - Fall Out Boy
Dance Dance Revolution Series - #90 - Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz, #18 - Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
DiRT 2 - #98 - Grounds for Divorce - Elbow, #89 - Warriors Dance - The Prodigy
DJ Hero Series - #90 - Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz, #71 - Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal, #12 - Somebody Told Me - The Killers
FIFA Series - #76 - Monster - The Automatic, #36 - Supermassive Black Hole - Muse
Guitar Hero - #69 - Cochise - Audioslave, #62 - Fat Lip - Sum 41 , #18 - Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - #91 - Slither - Velvet Revolver, #49 - Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs, #36 - Supermassive Black Hole - Muse, #35 - The Pretender - Foo Fighters, #20 - When You Were Young - The Killers
Guitar Hero World Tour -  #97 - The Kill - 30 Seconds to Mars, #24 - Misery Business - Paramore, #23 - Human - The Killers
Guitar Hero 5 - #90 - Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz, #83 - Gives You Hell - The All-American Rejects, #62 - Fat Lip - Sum 41, #52 - Brianstorm - Arctic Monkeys, #13 - All the Small Things - Blink-182
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock - #96 - Bodies - Drowning Pool, #87 - Uprising - Muse, #26 - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) - My Chemical Romance, #22 - Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades - #35 - The Pretender - Foo Fighters, #27 - Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm, #14 - I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
Other Guitar Hero Titles - #84 - Famous Last Words - My Chemical Romance, #18 - Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand, #13 - All the Small Things - Blink-182
Karaoke Revolution - #47 - Complicated - Avril Lavigne, #27 - Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Other Karaoke Revolution Titles - #67 - Sugar, We're Going Down - Fall Out Boy, #14 - I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
Lego Rock Band - #76 - Monster - The Automatic, #49 - Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs
Lips - #67 - Sugar, We're Going Down - Fall Out Boy, #24 - Misery Business - Paramore
Madden NFL Series - #79 - Duality - Slipknot, #68 - Feeling This - Blink-182, #1 - American Idiot - Green Day
NHL Series - #62 - Fat Lip - Sum 41, #61 - Time to Pretend - MGMT, #24 - Misery Business - Paramore, #18 - Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand, #7 - Rollin' - Limp Bizkit
Rock Band - #97 - The Kill - 30 Seconds to Mars, #96 - Bodies - Drowning Pool, #83 - Gives You Hell - The All-American Rejects, #79 - Duality - Slipknot, #72 - Tribute - Tenacious D, #63 - Gay Bar - Electric Six, #43 - All My Life - Foo Fighters, #39 - Fell in Love With a Girl - The White Stripes, #38 - Last Resort - Papa Roach, #35 - The Pretender - Foo Fighters, #27 - Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm, #22 - Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance, #20 - When You Were Young - The Killers, #18 - Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand, #13 - All the Small Things - Blink-182
Rock Band 3 -  #24 - Misery Business - Paramore, #21 - In the End - Linkin Park
Other Rock Band Titles - #46 - Chop Suey! - System of a Down, #43 - All My Life - Foo Fighters
SingStar Pop - #90 - Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz, #18 - Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand, #4 - Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Other SingStar Titles - #49 - Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs, #20 - When You Were Young - The Killers, #18 - Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand, #14 - I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness

Tap Tap Revenge 2 (iPhone game) -  #83 - Gives You Hell - The All-American Rejects, #38 - Last Resort - Papa Roach
Tony Hawk Series - #35 - The Pretender - Foo Fighters, #88 - Filthy/Gorgeous - Scissor Sisters

Here’s a list of other parts of the Noughtie Series with multiple listing entries:

Johnny Mercyside Listings


Best Riffs - #98 - Grounds for Divorce - Elbow, #16 - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Best Video - #99 - Shut Me Up - Mindless Self Indulgence, #63 - Gay Bar - Electric Six, #32 - Hurt - Johnny Cash, #27 - Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm, #16 - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes, #13 - All the Small Things - Blink-182
Top 100 Favourite Songs of the Decade - #99 - Shut Me Up - Mindless Self Indulgence, #98 - Grounds for Divorce - Elbow, #96 - Bodies - Drowning Pool, #82 - B.Y.O.B. - System of a Down, #70 - Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet, #54 - Paper Planes - MIA, #46 - Chop Suey! - System of a Down, #45 - Fire - Kasabian, #32 - Hurt - Johnny Cash, #16 - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes


Other Listings

Here’s a list of other sourced lists with multiple listing entries. To avoid confusion, the number with the '#' sign is where it got to on my listing, and the number in the (bracket) is where it got to in the listing specified. The golden font are songs that got to #1 on their respective lists.

Absolute Radio's Best Songs of the Decade - #23 - Human - The Killers (25), #12 - Somebody Told Me - The Killers (60)
Blender's Top 144 Songs of 2008 - #54 - Paper Planes - MIA (2), #17 - Viva la Vida - Coldplay (5)
Blender's Top 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born - #47 - Complicated - Avril Lavigne (197), #21 - In the End - Linkin Park (121), #14 - I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness (493), #5 - Hey Ya! - OutKast (15)
CMT's Songs of the Decade - #32 - Hurt - Johnny Cash (2), #16 - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (1)
MTV's Best Songs of 2009 - #61 - Time to Pretend - MGMT (4), #28 - Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z (8)
NME's Best of the 2000's - #100 - Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire (9), #86 - Last Nite - The Strokes (1), #75 - The Shock of the Lightning - Oasis (96), #61 - Time to Pretend - MGMT (2), #16 - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (5), #12 - Somebody Told Me - The Killers (41)
NME's Greatest Indie Anthems Ever - #100 - Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire (29), #86 - Last Nite - The Strokes (9), #60 - Standing in the Way of Control - The Gossip (23), #40 - I Predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs (36), #18 - Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand (16), #8 - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys (10)
Pitchfork's Top 100 Singles from 2000-04 - #25 - Clocks - Coldplay (68), #5 - Hey Ya!    OutKast (2)
Pitchfork's Top 500 Tracks of the 2000's - #100 - Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire (69), #93 - 99 Problems - Jay-Z (14), #90 - Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz (308), #74 - Danger! High Voltage - Electric Six (234), #53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (11), #25 - Clocks - Coldplay (155), #18 - Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand (44), #16 - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (30), #14 - I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness (276)
Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks - #86 - Last Nite - The Strokes (66), #43 - All My Life - Foo Fighters (94), #18 - Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand (41), #16 - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (8), #14 - I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness (47)
Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2006 - #53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (1), #22 - Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance (17)
Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2008 - #61 - Time to Pretend - MGMT (3), #41 - Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting Tings (27), #23 - Human - The Killers (1), #17 - Viva la Vida - Coldplay (9), #2 - Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon (40)
Rolling Stone's Top 100 Songs of the 2000's - #93 - 99 Problems - Jay-Z (2), #86 - Last Nite - The Strokes (16), #61 - Time to Pretend - MGMT (12), #54 - Paper Planes - MIA (5), #53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (1), #44 - Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day (65), #32 - Hurt - Johnny Cash (15), #16 - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (6), #5 - Hey Ya! - OutKast (4), #1 - American Idiot - Green Day (13)
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - #93 - 99 Problems - Jay-Z (172), #86 - Last Nite - The Strokes (478), #61 - Time to Pretend - MGMT (493), #54 - Paper Planes - MIA (236), #53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (100), #25 - Clocks - Coldplay (490), #18 - Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand (327), #16 - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (286), #1 - American Idiot - Green Day (432)
Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004 - #77 - Dry Your Eyes - The Streets (19), #12 - Somebody Told Me - The Killers (4), #1 - American Idiot - Green Day (12)
Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2007 - #54 - Paper Planes - MIA (17), #49 - Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs (13), #35 - The Pretender - Foo Fighters (6)
Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2008 - #51 - Time to Pretend - MGMT (4), #2 - Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon (1)
Triple J's Hottest 100 of All Time - #32 - Hurt - Johnny Cash (60), #18 - Take Me Out = Franz Ferdinand (100), #16 - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (20)
VH1's Best Hard Rock Songs of All Time - #91 - Slither - Velvet Revolver (85), #16 - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (75), #14 - I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness (94)
Village Voice's Top 40 Singles of 2008 - #54 - Paper Planes - MIA (1), #17 - Viva la Vida - Coldplay (8)
XFM's 100 Greatest Songs of All Time - #23 - Human - The Killers (77), #20 - When You Were Young - The Killers (37)
Y2KROQ's Top 200 Songs of the Century - #82 - B.Y.O.B. - System of a Down (134), #21 - In the End - Linkin Park (1)


Awards

Here’s a list of award ceremonies with multiple listing entries. The golden font are the winners, the standard text are nominations.

BRIT Awards - #11 - Valerie - The Zutons/Mark Ronson - Best British Single, #4 - Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol - Best Single
Grammy Awards - #93 - 99 Problems - Jay-Z - Best Rap Performance, #91 - Slither - Velvet Revolver - Best Hard Rock Performance, #90 - Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz - Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals; Record of the Year, #82 - B.Y.O.B. - System of a Down - Best Hard Rock Performance, #54 - Paper Planes - MIA - Record of the Year, #53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley - Best Urban/Alternative Performance, #47 - Complicated - Avril Lavigne - Song of the Year, #44 - Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day - Record of the Year, #43 - All My Life - Foo Fighters - Best Hard Rock Performance, #42 - Bring Me to Life - Evanescence - Best Hard Rock Performance, #35 - The Pretender - Foo Fighters - Best Rock Song; Record of the Year, #34 - Use Somebody - Kings of Leon - Record of the Year; Best Rock Performance by a Group with Vocals; Best Rock Song; Song of the Year, #29 - Best of You - Foo Fighters - Best Rock Song, #28 - Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z - Record of the Year, #25 - Clocks - Coldplay - Record of the Year, #20 - When You Were Young - The Killers - Best Rock Song, #17 - Viva la Vida - Coldplay - Song of the Year; Record of the Year, #16 - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes - Best Rock Song, #12 - Somebody Told Me - The Killers - Best Rock Song, #5 - Hey Ya! - OutKast - Best Urban/Alternative Performance; Record of the Year, #4 - Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol - Best Rock Song, #3 - How You Remind Me - Nickelback - Record of the Year, #2 - Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon - Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Group; Best Rock Song
Ivor Novello Award - #98 - Grounds for Divorce - Elbow - Best Contemporary Song, #55 - For Lovers - Wolfman feat. Pete Doherty - Songwriting, #47 - Complicated - Avril Lavigne - International Hit of the Year, #6 - One Day Like This - Elbow - Best Song
NME Awards - #20 - When You Were Young - The Killers - Best Track, #8 - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys - Best Track
UK Record of the Year Award - #56 - Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus, #53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley, #10 - Rockstar - Nickelback


Artists with Multiple Entries



Two Songs


30 Seconds to Mars - #97 - The Kill, #65 - Kings and Queens
Electric Six - #74 - Danger! High Voltage, #63 - Gay Bar
Dizzee Rascal - #71 - Bonkers, #51 - Dance Wiv Me
System of a Down - #82 - B.Y.O.B., #46 - Chop Suey!
Kasabian - #85 - Empire, #45 - Fire
The Ting-Tings - #59 - That's Not My Name, #41 - Shut Up and Let Me Go
Jay-Z - #93 - 99 Problems, #28 - Empire State of Mind
The White Stripes - #39 - Fell in Love With a Girl, #16 - Seven Nation Army
Blink-182 - #68 - Feeling This, #13 - All the Small Things
Mark Ronson - #33 - Oh My God - #11 - Valerie
Florence and the Machine - #95 - Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up), #9 - You've Got the Love
Arctic Monkeys - #52 - Brianstorm, #8 - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Limp Bizkit - #73 - Break Stuff, #7 - Rollin'
Elbow - #98 - Grounds for Divorce, #6 - One Day Like This
Snow Patrol - #31 - Run, #4 - Chasing Cars
Nickelback - #10 - Rockstar, #3 - How You Remind Me
Kings of Leon - #34 - Use Somebody, #2 - Sex on Fire



Three Songs (maximum cap on songs in the listing) 

Kaiser Chiefs - #80 - Everyday I Love You Less and Less, #49 - Ruby, #40 - I Predict a Riot
Gorillaz - #90 - Feel Good Inc., #58 - Clint Eastwood, #37 - Dare
Muse - #87 - Uprising, #81 - Time is Running Out, #36 - Supermassive Black Hole
Foo Fighters - #43 - All My Life, #35 - The Pretender, #29 - Best of You
My Chemical Romance - #84 - Famous Last Words, #26 - I'm Not Okay (I Promise), #22 - Welcome to the Black Parade
Coldplay - #25 - Clocks, #19 - The Scientist, #17 - Viva la Vida
The Killers - #23 - Human, #20 - When You Were Young, #12 - Somebody Told Me
Green Day - #50 - Wake Me Up When September Ends, #44 - Boulevard of Broken Dreams, #1 - American Idiot


Albums with Multiple Entries

Two Songs 

Fire - Electric Six - #74 - Danger! High Voltage, #63 - Gay Bar
Tongue 'n' Cheek - Dizzee Rascal - #71 - Bonkers, #51 - Dance Wiv Me
We Started Nothing - The Ting Tings -  #59 - That's Not My Name, #41 - Shut Up and Let Me Go
Employment - Kaiser Chiefs -  #80 - Everyday I Love You Less and Less, #40 - I Predict a Riot
Demon Days - Gorillaz -  #90 - Feel Good Inc., #37 - Dare
The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance -  #84 - Famous Last Words, #22 - Welcome to the Black Parade
A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay -  #25 - Clocks, #19 - The Scientist
Version - Mark Ronson -  #33 - Oh My God - #11 - Valerie
Lungs - Florence and the Machine -  #95 - Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up), #9 - You've Got the Love
The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow -  #98 - Grounds for Divorce, #6 - One Day Like This
Only by the Night - Kings of Leon -  #34 - Use Somebody, #2 - Sex on Fire

The only artist with three songs by the same artist on the same album is Green Day. Their album, American Idiot, featured the songs at #50 - Wake Me Up When September Ends, #44 - Boulevard of Broken Dreams and #1 - American Idiot.

#1 Hits by Country


United Kingdom 

#77 - Dry Your Eyes - The Streets
#71 - Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal
#59 - That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings
#53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
#51 - Dance Wiv Me - Dizzee Rascal
#49 - Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs
#42 - Bring Me to Life - Evanescence
#37 - Dare - Gorillaz
#22 - Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
#17 - Viva la Vida - Coldplay
#15 - All Summer Long - Kid Rock
#8 - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
#7 - Rollin' - Limp Bizkit
#2 - Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon

Australia 

#56 - Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
#47 - Complicated - Avril Lavigne
#42 - Bring Me to Life - Evanescence
#27 - Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
#15 - All Summer Long - Kid Rock
#5 - Hey Ya! - OutKast
#2 - Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon

Canada 

#97 - The Kill - 30 Seconds to Mars
#53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
#50 - Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day
#47 - Complicated - Avril Lavigne
#10 - Rockstar - Nickelback
#5 - Hey Ya! - OutKast
#1 - American Idiot - Green Day

Ireland 

#77 - Dry Your Eyes - The Streets
#53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
#49 - Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs
#15 - All Summer Long - Kid Rock
#7 - Rollin' - Limp Bizkit
#3 - How You Remind Me - Nickelback
#2 - Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon

Norway 

#58 - Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
#57 - Butterfly - Crazy Town
#47 - Complicated - Avril Lavigne
#23 - Human - The Killers
#5 - Hey Ya! - OutKast

United States 

#57 - Butterfly - Crazy Town
#29 - Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z
#17 - Viva la Vida - Coldplay
#5 - Hey Ya! - OutKast
#3 - How You Remind Me - Nickelback

Austria 

#56 - Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
#53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
#15 - All Summer Long - Kid Rock
#3 - How You Remind Me - Nickelback

Czech Republic 

#49 - Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs
#29 - Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z
#17 - Viva la Vida - Coldplay

Italy 

#58 - Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
#47 - Complicated - Avril Lavigne
#42 - Bring Me to Life - Evanescence

Poland 

#87 - Uprising - Muse
#19 - The Scientist - Coldplay
#12 - Somebody Told Me - The Killers

Spain 

#90 - Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz
#58 - Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
#23 - Human - The Killers

Switzerland 

#57 - Butterfly - Crazy Town
#53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
#15 - All Summer Long - Kid Rock

Denmark 

#57 - Butterfly - Crazy Town
#3 - How You Remind Me - Nickelback

Germany 

#57 - Butterfly - Crazy Town
#15 - All Summer Long - Kid Rock

Mexico 

#47 - Complicated - Avril Lavigne
#41 - Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting Tings


New Zealand 

#53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
#47 - Complicated - Avril Lavigne

Countries with one #1 Hit 

Argentina - #44 - Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Belgium - #34 - Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
Finland - #2 - Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
Holland - #11 - Valerie - Mark Ronson
Hungary - #53 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Israel - #22 - Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
Slovakia - #17 - Viva la Vida - Coldplay
Sweden - #5 - Hey Ya! - OutKast

Here’s all the songs filtered by what year the single was released, with the number in the bracket the total amount of songs from that year on the listing:

2000 (7)

#78 – Bohemian Like You – The Dandy Warhols
#73 – Break Stuff – Limp Bizkit
t#57 – Butterfly – Crazy Town
#56 – Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
#38 – Last Resort – Papa Roach
#13 – All the Small Things – Blink-182
#7 - Rollin’ – Limp Bizkit

2001 (9)

#96 – Bodies – Drowning Pool
#94 – Sing - Travis
#86 – Last Nite – The Strokes
#62 – Fat Lip – Sum 41
#58 – Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
#46 – Chop Suey! – System of a Down
#27 – Smooth Criminal – Alien Ant Farm
#21 – In the End – Linkin Park
#3 – How You Remind Me - Nickelback

2002 (9)

#72 – Tribute – Tenacious D
#69 – Cochise – Audioslave
#64 – We’re All Made of Stars - Moby
#47 – Complicated – Avril Lavigne
#43 – All My Life – Foo Fighters
#39 – Fell in Love With a Girl – The White Stripes
#30 – By the Way – Red Hot Chili Peppers
#25 – Clocks - Coldplay
#19 – The Scientist - Coldplay

2003 (10)

#81 – Time is Running Out - Muse
#74 – Danger! High Voltage – Electric Six
#70 – Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
#68 – Feeling This – Blink-182
#63 – Gay Bar – Electrix Six
#42 – Bring Me to Life - Evanescence
#32 – Hurt – Johnny Cash
#16 – Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
#14 – I Believe in a Thing Called Love – The Darkness
#5 – Hey Ya! - OutKast

2004 (12)

#93 – 99 Problems – Jay-Z
#91 – Slither – Velvet Revolver
#79 – Duality – Slipknot
#77 – Dry Your Eyes – The Streets
#55 – For Lovers – Wolfman feat. Pete Doherty
#44 – Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day
#40 – I Predict a Riot – Kaiser Chiefs
#31 – Run – Snow Patrol
#26 – I’m Not Okay (I Promise) – My Chemical Romance
#18 – Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
#12 – Somebody Told Me – The Killers
#1 – American Idiot – Green Day

2005 (10)

#100 – Rebellion (Lies) – Arcade Fire
#92 – Wires - Athlete
#90 – Feel Good Inc. – Gorillaz
#88 – Filthy Gorgeous – Scissor Sisters
#82 – B.Y.O.B. – System of a Down
#67 – Sugar, We’re Going Down – Fall Out Boy
#50 – Wake Me Up When September Ends – Green Day
#37 – Dare - Gorillaz
#29 – Best of You – Foo Fighters
#8 – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys

2006 (11)

#99 – Shut Me Up – Mindless Self Indulgence
#97 – The Kill – 30 Seconds to Mars
#85 – Empire - Kasabian
#76 – Monster – The Automatic
#60 – Standing in the Way of Control – The Gossip
#53 – Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
#36 – Supermassive Black Hole - Muse
#22 – Welcome to the Black Parade – My Chemical Romance
#20 – When You Were Young – The Killers
#10 – Rockstar – Nickelback
#4 – Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

2007 (8)

#84 – Famous Last Words – My Chemical Romance
#66 – Foundations – Kate Nash
#42 – Brianstorm – Arctic Monkeys
#49 – Ruby – Kaiser Chiefs
#35 – The Pretender – Foo Fighters
#33 – Oh My God – Mark Ronson
#24 – Misery Business - Paramore
#11 – Valerie – Mark Ronson

2008 (15)

#98 – Grounds for Divorce - Elbow
#83 – Gives You Hell – The All-American Rejects
#80 – Everyday I Love You Less and Less – Kaiser Chiefs
#75 – The Shock of the Lightning - Oasis
#61 – Time to Pretend - MGMT
#59 – That’s Not My Name – The Ting-Tings
#54 – Paper Planes – MIA
#51 – Dance Wiv Me – Dizzee Rascal
#41 – Shut Up and Let Me Go – The Ting-Tings
#34 – Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
#23 – Human – The Killers
#17 – Viva la Vida – Coldplay
#15 – All Summer Long – Kid Rock
#6 – One Day Like This – Elbow
#2 – Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon

2009 (9)

#95 – Rabbit Heart  (Raise it Up) – Florence and the Machine
#89 – Warriors Dance – The Prodigy
#87 – Uprising - Muse
#71 – Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal
#65 – Kings and Queens – 30 Seconds to Mars
#48 – Don’t Upset the Rhythm – The Noisettes
#45 – Fire - Kasabian
#28 – Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z
#9 – You’ve Got the Love - Florence and the Machine

Noughtie: The Most Important Songs of the Decade Mixtape

(The caps for this Mixtape are one song per artist, and at least one song from each year will be chosen. If you're not familiar with my Mixtapes, look at the bottom of this website and click on the 'mixtape' tab to see the more Mixtapes, and to get a feel of what they're about.)

1. One Day Like This - Elbow
2. Viva la Vida - Coldplay
3. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
4. You've Got the Love - Florence and the Machine
5. How You Remind Me - Nickelback
6. By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
7. I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
8. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
9. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
10. Somebody Told Me - The Killers
11. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
12. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
13. All Summer Long - Kid Rock
14. Valerie - Mark Ronson
15. Hey Ya! - OutKast
16. In the End - Linkin Park
17. Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
18. Rollin' - Limp Bizkit
19. All the Small Things - Blink-182
20. American Idiot - Green Day

And the five alternative songs will be:

1. Misery Business - Paramore
2. Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
3. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z
4. Best of You - Foo Fighters
5. Hurt - Johnny Cash

*collapses on the floor in exhaustion*

*...one hour later, gets up*

...and that's the end! Of the Noughtie Series! Officially! Finally! Thank you so much for taking part in this, regardless of how you got here, and how much you've actually read. One more stat before we go, the total Noughtie listing - from the first post on Wednesday, 26th January to today, 23rd July, the Noughtie Series is a grand total of 72, 041 words long. I've dedicated 6 months to put it all down on the internet, and around 18 months of getting the idea into my head, juggling ideas, doing research, and then actually creating everything. That's a very long time. I think it was worth it. I hope you agree. I'll be back in a few days when everything will be back to normal on this site, and I may keep away from discussing music for a little while anyway! Thanks again for your time and take care.

Noughtie: The 100 Most Important Songs of the Decade (Part 8)

Overall Favourite Artists | Best of 2000 | Overall Least Favourite Artists | Best of 2001

Where Are They Now? | Best of 2002 | Best New Artists | Best of 2003 | My Guilty Pleasures
Best of 2004 | My Favourite Riffs | Best of 2005 | Underrated Artists | Best of 2006
 My Favourite Albums | Best of 2007 | Best Videos | Best of 2008 | Most Important Artists
Best of 2009 | 100 Favourite Songs of the Decade | 100 Most Important Songs of the Decade

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30 entries to go now. It will all be over in a month! I hope you're enjoying it though, here's from #30 to #21!

#30. "By the Way" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Released: 10/6/02
Album: By the Way
Chart Positions: UK - #2, US - #34 (#1 in Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart), Best Elsewhere - Canada - #2

Despite no appearances or accolades of note, this song was huge. It's arguably the Chili's most famous song, it's definitely so from this decade. It just felt like a culmination of nearly 20 years of music making came to an all time high. It can be argued that "Dani California" is the bigger track, I believe chart success wise it is, but this song gets more airplay, it's a more recognised track now, despite being released 4 years prior. And yes, I personally like this song more as well. "By the Way" was just huge, and when you think of the major Chili's songs of their career, this is up there, that's no dispute.

#29. "Best of You" - Foo Fighters
Released: 30/5/05
Album: In Your Honor
Accolades: Nominated for Best Rock Song at the Grammy Awards,
Chart Positions: UK - #4, US - #18 (#1 in Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart), Best Elsewhere - Belgium - #3

I swear this song won an award for Best Single at an award ceremony somewhere... I can't find evidence of this so I'm not going to include it. Anyway "Best of You" is my choice of Foo Fighters track of the decade. I have a cap of three songs per artist in this list and this is the third. "Best of You" was not a bigger hit worldwide as "All My Life", but in America and the UK, this was the bigger song. But it's not just about the sales, it's also about the reception of the track. This song, was so well received. Everyone loved "Best of You", and it's unusual for the Foos to release such an emotional and beautiful song as the lead single of an album. They usually release a heavy hitter ("All My Life", "The Pretender", "Monkey Wrench"), and I think that had an impact too. All the music fans, regardless if they were into pop, rock, or were hardcore Foo Fighters fans, they all loved it. It's just such a strong track.

#28. "Empire State of Mind" - Jay-Z
Released: 20/10/09
Album: The Blueprint 3
Accolades: Nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards, #8 in MTV's Best Songs of 2009, #2 in Rolling Stone's Best of 2009, #3 in New York Times Best of 2009, #44 in Pitchfork's Top 100 Tacks of 2009
Chart Positions: UK - #2, US - #1 (#1 in Hot Rap Tracks Chart), Best Elsewhere - Czech Republic - #1

This is only the second song in this listing to get to #1 in the US officially (the first being "Butterfly" by Crazy Town). I think this song is the last song (release date wise) of the decade as well. It's not hard to understand why this song was so important. I mean, New York City is such an amazing city as it is, and has many songs paying homage to it already. But recently, no song has captured the essence of the city, whilst talking about it in a positive and negative light. There are amazing landmarks, people and cultures in the city that are just standard knowledge worldwide. Drugs are rife there, which is unfortunate. Gangs are many too. The lyrics, Jay-Z rapping, Alicia Keys' choruses, the beat in the background. The song is just New York on a musical platter. And it was a worldwide success too, it was just a huge song, arguably Jay-Z's biggest yet. It's definitely one of his finer moments in a fantastic alternative rap career.

#27. "Smooth Criminal" - Alien Ant Farm
Released: 21/7/01
Album: Anthology
Appearances: American Pie 2 (movie), Karaoke Revolution (video game), Guitar Hero On Tour: Decade (video game), Rock Band (video game)
Listings: Best Videos
Chart Positions: UK - #3, US - #23 (#1 in Hot Modern Rock Tracks Chart), Best Elsewhere - Australia - #1

One of the biggest cover versions of all time hits the chart at #27. Who would have thought that covering a Michael Jackson song in a rock style would result in such a huge reception? The song was just fantastic. It had the same great riff from the original, just with an modern alternative metel guitar. It was big here, in Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland and Austria, getting into the Top 5 in all those countries. Alien Ant Farm tried to take advantage of the huge reception of this cover version with "Movies" and other tracks, but nothing came close. In fact the band haven't had a Top 5 hit since 2003 (and that was in New Zealand), which is a shame. But it just shows the quality of the cover version, a song by a brilliant and legendary pop musician in Michael Jackson, chewed up and spat out in a hard rock format today produced one of the decade's moments of greatness.

#26. "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" - My Chemical Romance
Released: 13/9/04
Album: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
Appearances: Burnout 3: Takedown (video game), Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (video game)
Chart Positions: UK - #19, US - #86 (#4 in Alternative Songs Chart), Best Elsewhere - New Zealand - #38

It sucks to say it, but this song won't be going aware anytime soon. It's one of the biggest songs of the decade associated with the genre and term "emo", like it or not. It's also the song that really kickstarted My Chemical Romance's career. While they have had more success with other songs chart wise, this track just won't go away. It's just such a well received song, it really describes how a lot of teenagers feel in today's moder world. I don't like the band, but I can see why this song is so well liked, it's the catchy chorus, the (immature) comedy video all to do with school culture. If you're not a teenager, or wasn't a teenager when this track came out, chances are you don't like it. But like it or not as I said, a lot of people who listen to modern music are people in their teens. And this song is hard to be topped in terms of importance to people in that age bracket.

#25. "Clocks" - Coldplay
Released: 10/12/02
Album: A Rush of Blood to the Head
Accolades: Winner of Record of the Year Award at the Grammys, #155 in Pitchfork's 500 Greatest Songs of the 2000's, Nomianted for Best Single at the Q Awards, #68 in Pitchfork's Top 100 Singles from 2000-04, #490 in Rolling Stones' 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
Appearances: In America (movie), ER (TV series), Confidence (movie), The Sopranos (TV series), Third Watch (TV series), Peter Pan (movie trailer), The Wild (movie)
Chart Positions: UK - #9, US - #29 (#9 in Hot Modern Rock Tracks Chart), Best Elsewhere - Netherlands - #2

It probably has occured to you, this is Coldplay's first entry into this listing. So yeah... you might not be surprised (or happy) to find that yes, there are three Coldplay songs in the Top #25.
I'm amazed about the fact that "Clocks" has gone slightly off radar to be honest. You couldn't get away from the song in the early part of the decade. It's that fantastically catchy piano riff (it's so odd using the word riff about a piano, but that's what it is), it's one of the most memorable piano pieces in modern rock. It's really the song that set Coldplay on the path to superstardom, they had "The Scientist" before this, that got them very popular very quickly in this country, but after "Clocks", Coldplay was a band that was popular around the world, hell, it charted higher in the Netherlands and Poland than it did anywhere else. "Clocks" set everything up that was to follow for Coldplay, they had a winning formula musically, that they would use to top the UK and US charts with.

#24. "Misery Business" - Paramore
Released: 15/7/07
Album: Riot!
Appearances: Saints Row 2 (video game), NHL 08 (video game), Guitar Hero World Tour (video game), Lips (video game), Rock Band 3 (video game), Hollyoaks (TV series), Degrassi: The Next Generation (TV series)
Chart Positions: UK - #17, US - #26 (#3 in Alternative Songs Chart), Best Elsewhere - Germany - #12

A little known fact. This song got into the Top 20 in South Africa. I found that to be pretty amazing too, as I can't recall any of the 75 songs before this entry to even get into the South African charts.
If you want proof that this listing is unbiased then look no further than this entry. As I said earlier in the Least Favourite Artists of the decade list, I hate Paramore with a passion. I hate this song more than I hate the band as well. I can't stand this track.
But this, like many songs on the listing, was the song that got Paramore mainstream popularity. It made the band. It was very successful, and the video was well received too. A song about bitchiness, with contradiction definitions, this song was very well recieved by the teenage community. The lyrics are vague enough to fit into many different situations, so many young people related to the track. Paramore have had better chart success with other songs than this, but this song still stands the test of time in terms of being their biggest hit. I doubt this song is going away for a while yet either (unfortunately).

#23. "Human" - The Killers
Released: 22/9/08
Album: Day and Age
Accolades: #1 in Rolling Stone's Best Songs of 2008, #77 in XFM's 100 Greatest Songs of All Time, #25 in Absolute Radio's Best Songs of the Decade
Appearances: Guitar Hero World Tour (video game)
Chart Positions: UK - #3, US - #32 (#1 in Hot Dance Club Play Chart), Best Elsewhere - Norway, Spain - #1

2008 personally for me was an incredibly busy year. I started a new job, I welcomed my newborn baby into this world. I didn't do much listening to music that year unfortunately, I was far too busy and commited to other things. But this song just wouldn't go away that year. From the summer of 2008 to the summer of 2009 everywhere you went, you heard this track. You heard the odd chorus lyrics. You heard the soft 80's dance beat. You heard Brandon Flower's relatively distinct vocals. You saw the music video. Radio, TV, or live performance, this was the definitive Killers track at the time. There are other songs that are more impoirtant however, in my opinion, and you'll see them soon.

#22. "Welcome to the Black Parade" - My Chemical Romance
Released: 12/09/06
Album: The Black Parade
Accolades: #17 in Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2006
Appearances: Rock Band (video game), Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (video game), Formula 1 (sports coverage)
Chart Positions: UK - #1, US - #9 (#1 in Alternative Songs Chart), Best Elsewhere - Israel - #1

My Chemical Romance's biggest hit to date just narrowly misses out on my Top 20 songs list. To this day I don't understand the massive appeal to the song, even from an unbiased point of view. Not many heavy rock songs get to the top of the UK charts, so kudos to MCR for that. They did a lot of advertising for the track and the very well received video did favour in its success. I don't even think the band expected to top the UK charts to be honest. "Welcome to the Black Parade" fails to hit the Top 20 because as interest in the song has waned in the last few years, but that being said it's still got a solid amount of airplay, and it's still seen as a big moment for a very popular band in the last decade.

#21. "In the End" - Linkin Park
Released: 9/10/01
Album: Hybrid Theory
Accolades: #1 in Z100's Top 100 Songs of 2002, #121 in Blender's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born
Appearances: Rock Band 3 (video game)
Chart Positions: UK - #8, US - #2 (#1 in Modern Rock Tracks Chart), Best Elsewhere - Canada - #2

"In the End" is still Linkin Park's highest charting song in America, and is only second to "What I've Done" here in the UK. Yet despite the band's immense worldwide popularity, this song is just one of those songs that are beyond the band in terms of popularity. I doubt Linkin Park can top it for quality, worldwide success and reputation. That's not to say it's my favourite song, but as I've said a few times this is an unbiased listing. And in that mindset, this is their "best". It's the song that really caught a lot of people's attention, although they were very popular by this point already. It solidified their place as one of the most exciting new bands, that's for sure.


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