“Galang” / Kelis “Milkshake” / Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz “Get Low” / Raekwon “Ice Cream Part 2” / Missy Elliott “Pass That Dutch” / TV on the Radio “Young Liars” / The Aislers Set “Emotional Levy” / Cass McCombs “AIDS in Africa” / Broken Social Scene “Cause = Time” / The Blood Brothers “Fucking’s Greatest Hits” / The Mars Volta “This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed” / Deftones “Minerva” / Death Cab for Cutie “Transatlanticism” DOWNLOAD DISC 4 The White Stripes “Seven Nation Army” / The Fall “Theme From Sparta FC” / Ted Leo and the Pharmacists “Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?” / M.I.A. Pukka “Naked, Drunk and Horny” / Pleasure featuring Justine Frischmann “Don’t Look the Other Way” / Radiohead “Backdrifts” / The Dandy Warhols “We Used to Be Friends” / The Books “The Future, Wouldn’t That Be Nice” / Lumidee “Never Leave You (Uh Ooh, Uh Oooh!)” / Birdman aka Baby featuring Clipse “What Happened to That Boy” / Animal Collective “Slippi” DOWNLOAD DISC 3 Simian “Never Be Alone” / Girls Aloud “Jump” / Metric “Wet Blanket” / Chicks On Speed “We Don’t Play Guitar” / LCD Soundsystem “Yeah” / Dizzee Rascal “Fix Up, Look Sharp” / Kanye West “Through the Wire” / Electric Six “Danger! High Voltage” / Yellow Note Vs. Ex” / Scissor Sisters “Backwoods Discotheque Part 1” / Alicia Keys “If I Ain’t Got You” / Cat Power “He War” / Electrelane “Enter Laughing” / Belle & Sebastian “I’m A Cuckoo” / The Twilight Singers “Teenage Wristband” / Rufus Wainwright “Go Or Go Ahead” DOWNLOAD DISC 2īeyoncé featuring Jay-Z “Crazy In Love” / Outkast (Big Boi) “The Rooster” / Justice Vs. “Free Jumps” / The Exploding Hearts “Throwaway Style” / Rachel Stevens “Sweet Dreams My L.A. Kelly “Ignition (Remix)” / Britney Spears “Toxic” / Fox N Wolf “Youth Alcoholic” / Ce’cile “Hot Like We” / Panjabi MC featuring Jay-Z “Beware of the Boys” / McLusky “There Ain’t No Fool in Ferguson” / Andrew W.K. The Knife “Heartbeats” / Kylie Minogue “Sweet Music” / The New Pornographers “The Laws Have Changed” / R. The first few years of the decade yielded some great music, but this is when the character of the 00s really kicks in. The sheer number of all-time classic songs from across a variety of genres is astounding, and if you look over the track listing, you’ll note that a majority of the finest artists of the 00s either came on the scene or reached some kind of artistic peak at this time.
As I’ve said before, I think 2003 ranks among the very best years for popular music, and is almost certainly the best year for music of the past decade. The celebration of the 10th anniversary of this site continues on with this collection of the best and most notable music of 2003.