Rolling Stone's Best Songs of the Decade

Fast on the heels of Billboard's top-of-the-decade music lists comes one from Rolling Stone magazine. Unlike Billboard's sales-based list, Rolling Stone's list is merit-based, so to speak, reflecting the subjective artistic judgment of a panel of musicians and music experts (including the magazine's own editors).


The entire list of 100 best songs 2000-2009 is on Rolling Stone's website. Here are the ten highest vote-getters from the Rolling Stone panel:

1. Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy"
2. Jay Z, "99 Problems"
3. Beyonce with Jay Z, "Crazy in Love"
4. OutKast, "Hey Ya"
5. M.I.A., "Paper Planes"
6. White Stripes, "Seven Nation Army"
7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps
8. Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"
9. U2, "Beautiful Day"
10. Eminem, "Stan"

Of Rolling Stone's top ten of the decade, the ones I most frequently play at wedding receptions are "Crazy," "Crazy in Love," and "Hey Ya."

If you're a music fan , you'll find it fun to go through Rolling Stone's list, read their comments on each song, and even listen to those you've missed (through the RS site's link to Rhapsody).

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