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Imma keep it short: here's the penultimate installment of OP's revision of Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Greatest Songs of the Century (so far). Please remember OP is just a pudgy neuroscience researcher, not Robert Christgau. Also special thank you to
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callista88 for creating a Spotify playlist for all these songs!
40. Carrie Underwood – “Before He Cheats”
Me to every man I encounter: I dug my key into the side of his pretty litte suped up four wheel drive!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is not a song that you can’t belt out at the top of your lungs every time you hear it.
39. Aaliyah – “We Need a Resolution”
38. Arctic Monkeys – “R U Mine?”
37. Jennifer Lopez ft. Comrade Ja – “Ain’t It Funny (Murder Remix)”
Our favorite Fly Girl delivers us kick ass, don’t fuck with me lyrics while serving us iconic lewks.
36. Ashanti – “Happy”
It’s just a perfect bubblegum pop song.
35. Busta Rhymes ft. Mariah Carey – “I Know What You Want”
We stan a skinnT legend who hits them whistle notes! Also there’s like ten people on this song so pick your second favorite.
34. Dum Dum Girls – “Coming Down”
Yes it sounds just like Mazzy Star’s “Fade into You” but nonetheless, it’s a wonderful song.
33. Sufjan Stevens – “The Dress Looks Nice on You”
The song is short, the lyrics are simple and sometimes that's all ya need.
32. Madonna – “Hung Up”
Messy Madge gave us one for the books with this ABBA sampled jam.
31. Ariana Grande – “Into You”
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30. The Strokes – “Reptilia”
No, I didn’t pick anything from Is This It because the best tracks on that album were not singles. Also Room on Fire deserves more love and support.
29. Nine Inch Nails – “Capital G”
OP’s baby daddy ushers in a new era of criticizing the Bush era.
28. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Maps”
27. System of a Down – “Chop Suey”
26. Grizzly Bear – “Two Weeks”
Another Williamsburg class from the critically acclaimed album Veckatimest.
25. Amerie – “1 Thing”
24. Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz – “Get Low”
The perfect shake your ass and hit them squats jam.
23. Bon Iver – “Holocene”
22. Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
Hotep Kenny featuring Pharrell repeatedly utters the phrase echoed in black households in times of plight. Who knows if the adage is true, but a song as great as this, you sure hope it comes to fruition.
21. TV on the Radio – “Wolf Like Me”
Eleventh Commandment: This band is incredibly underrated and thou shall listen to their entire discography.
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