The Stylus Decade pt.V: My Ballot

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Method: Off the top of my head I drew up a shortlist of about 80 contenders. If I couldn't think of it, it wasn't important enough to be a contender. I listened again to every one and ranked them, even outside the 50 (Since I Left You was 51). My library on SoundUnwound tells me my overall 2000s pool was 427 eligible albums from 307 artists.

Songs: I cannae be arsed finding all the artwork, so here's the list

Position--Points--Artist--Song--Year
1 60 OutKast Hey Ya! 2003
2 53 Blur Ambulance 2003
3 50 LCD Soundsystem Losing My Edge 2002
4 47 The Rapture House of Jealous Lovers 2002
5 46 M.I.A. Jimmy 2007
6 45 Avalanches Since I Left You 2000
7 44 The Pendulums Brand New Song 2006
8 43 Okkervil River A Stone 2005
9 42 Los Campesinos! You! Me! Dancing! 2007
10 41 Gnarls Barkley Crazy 2006



11 40 Antony & The Jonsons Hope There's Someone 2005
12 39 Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head 2001
13 38 Justin Timberlake ft. T.I, My Love 2006
14 37 Jay-Z 99 Problems 2003
15 36 The Walkmen The Rat 2004
16 35 Battles Atlas 2007
17 34 The Mountain Goats No Children 2002
18 33 The White Stripes Fell In Love With A Girl 2001
19 32 Eminem Kim 2000
20 31 Franz Ferdinand Take Me Out 2004



21 30 Grinderman No Pussy Blues 2007
22 29 Radiohead Like Spinning Plates 2001
23 28 The Knife We Share Our Mother's Health 2006
24 27 Eminem Stan 2000
25 26 Junior Boys Hazel 2009
26 25 Kanye West ft. Dwele Flashing Lights 2007
27 24 Basement Jaxx Where's Your Head At? 2001
28 23 Jens Lekman I Saw Her At The Anti-War Demonstration 2005
29 22 Meursault The Furnace 2008
30 21 Belle & Sebastian I Love My Car 2001



31 20 Aphex Twin Avril 14th 2001
32 19 Martha Wainwright Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole 2005
33 18 Beirut Postcards From Italy 2006
34 17 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Maps 2003
35 16 Miracle Fortress Have You Seen In Your Dreams? 2007
36 15 Edan Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme 2005
37 14 CSS Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above 2004
38 13 Yeasayer 2080 2007
39 12 Isolee Schrapnell 2005
40 11 Bon Iver The Wolves (Acts I and II) 2007



41 10 Viktor Vaughn Let Me Watch 2003
42 9 My Teenage Stride Chock's Rally 2007
43 8 The Hives Hate To Say I Told You So 2000
44 7 Vitalic La Rock 01 2001
45 6 Missy Elliott One Minute Man 2001
46 5 OutKast B.O.B. 2000
47 4 Arab Strap Love Detective 2000
48 3 Cat Power The Greatest 2006
49 2 Camera Obscura Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken 2006
50 1 PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke This Mess We're In 2000



Right, I'll stop banging on about the Stylus Decade now. I promise. That's it, all done.