Since the decade is half-way over (actually, more than half over), I thought it was a good time to go back and reflect over the songs that meant the most to me so far. I limited it to one track per artist (including solo artists/bands... i.e. no Annie Lennox AND Eurythmics). I worked on it quite a while, and this is what I came up with. Every single one of these tracks I love dearly, and in particular the tracks in the Top 10.

I would be very intersted to see other people's lists!!

1.Taxi Ride-Tori Amos
2.Everything In Its Right Place-Radiohead
3.Fight Test-The Flaming Lips
4.Too Cool For This World-Josh Clayton-Felt
5.Tunnels-Arcade Fire
6.Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk-Rufus Wainwright
7.Mississippi-Bob Dylan
8.Us-Regina Spektor
9.Essence-Lucinda Williams
10.Priests & Paramedics-Pedro the Lion
11.Maybe Someday-The Cure
12.Pavement Cracks-Annie Lennox
13.Home and Dry-Pet Shop Boys
14.Kite-U2
15.Can't Lose You-Caedmon's Call
16.Bandit-Neil Young & Crazy Horse
17.Run-Snow Patrol
18.Wait in a Line-Now It's Overhead
19.New Killer Star-David Bowie
20.King of the Mountain-Kate Bush
21.The End-The Motorhomes
22.Maps-Yeah Yeah Yeahs
23.I've Been High-REM
24.Worn Me Down-Rachel Yamagata
25.Wild-Poe
26. 22: End of Romance-The Dears
27.King of Nails-Sparklehorse
28.Reflection-Prince
29.The New Kid-Old '97s
30.Neverland-Cindy Bullens
31.Change-Tracy Chapman
32.To Be Free-Emiliana Torinni
33.Rise-Azure Ray
34.Tom the Model-Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
35.Don't Call Me-Tony Rich Project
36.Below the Belt-Dear John Letters
37.Evil-Interpol
38.Recovery-Kosheen
39.Nobody Has to Know-Phil Roy
40.We're On Drugs-Pitty Sing
41.Goodnight Sweetheart-Human Drama
42.Crying in the Rain-Erasure
43.Cellopane-Casey Stratton
44.The Road Leads Where Its Led-Secret Machines
45.The Luckiest-Ben Folds
46.Strange Condition-Pete Yorn
47.Poor Edward-Tom Waits
48.He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot-Grandaddy
49.Irish Blood, English Heart-Morrissey
50.Deathly-Aimee Mann

cant think of 50 but here's a few off the top of me head

flow--sade
impressive instant--madonna
just like music--erik sermon
doin it--common
love of my life--erykah and common
its love--jill scott
hollywood--madonna
r&b junkie--janet
put your hands on--janet
rock my world--mj
faded--souldecision
girl talk--tlc
sweet the sting--tori


more later

can't remember if i asked you this before but have you
heard her latest album "Fisherman's Woman"?

that one is simply stunning. very different from her 1st
album but too, too beautiful.

Mine are

You should of told me Kelly Price
Step in the name of love R Kelly
Slow wind R Kelly
Video India Arie
Brown Skin India Arie
Beautiful surprise India Arie
Maria maria Carlos Santana
I like the way you move OutKast
Its like that Mariah Carey
Drop it like its hot Snoop Dogg feat Pharell
Lean Back Terror Squad
Diary Alicia Keyes
Put your lights on Santana
Slow jams Kanye West feat Jamie Fox and Twista
Prototype Outkast
Rock the Boat Aaliyah
U remind me Usher
Lovers and Friends Lil Jon feat Ludacris and Usher
Addictive Truth Hurts
They say Common feat Kanye West and John Legend
I cant wait Sleppy Brown feat Outkasy
Love Musiq
Ghetto love Jaheim
Could it be Jaheim
Charlene Anthony Hamilton
In da club 50 cent
Baltimore love thing 50 cent
Ryder music 50 cent
Disco Inferno 50 cent
anything Jaheim feat Next
You dont know my name Alicia Keyes
We belong together Mariah Carey
Foolish Ahanti
Baby Ashanti
Music eric Sermon feat Marvin Gaye


I know this isnt 50 songs but that about it for me.

Well there 2 more I forgot
Here without you 3 doors down
In the end linkin park

IstenSzek said:

i listened to "Fisherman's Woman a few times, but couldn't really get into it. I like Emiliana's voice better in a more electronic-flavored setting, I think.

That's hard but I'll try:

1+1+1=3 -- Prince
What Do U Want Me 2 Do? -- Prince
One Nite Alone -- Prince
Love and You and I -- Jazzanova
No Use -- Jazzanova
Summer Sun -- Koop
Loose Leaves (Broken Remix) -- Nova Scotia
This Journey In -- The Rebirth
Green Eyes -- Erykah Badu
Greatdayinamornin' -- D'Angelo
Without You -- Dwele
Dust -- Van Hunt
Picture of My Life -- Jamiroquai
Seven Days In Sunny June -- Jamiroquai
Weather -- Amel Larreiux
Earth -- Me'Shell Ndegeocello
Hot Night -- Me'Shell Ndegeocello
Love Song #1 -- Me'Shell Ndegeocello
Time -- Musiq
They-Say Vision -- Res
End of the Day -- Beck
E-Pro -- Beck
Earthquake Weather -- Beck
Tanto Tempo -- Bebel Gilberto
Pixeleen -- Steely Dan
Heaven Somewhere -- Common
Much More -- De La Soul
In Da Club -- 50 Cent (begrudgingly . . .)
Flowers -- Ghostface Killah
Holla -- Ghostface Killah
Allure -- Jay-Z
Girls, Girls, Girls -- Jay-Z
Dirt Off Your Shoulders -- Jay-Z
Get By -- Talib Kweli
Work It -- Missy Elliott
Hey Ya! -- Andre 3000
Prototype -- Andre 3000
Bartender Say -- Quasimoto
All Caps -- Madvillain
Accordion -- Madvillain
The Seed 2.0 -- The Roots
G.M.C. -- Viktor Vaughn
Doper Skiller -- Viktor Vaughn
Kookies -- MF Doom
Doomsday -- MF Doom
Late -- Kanye West
Superstarr Pt. 0 -- K-Os
Jesus Walks -- Kanye West
Designated Fool -- Terrence Trent D'Arby

Here are mine, using only the stuff i have on my laptop:

Paradise (Not For Me) - Madonna
Bring me the disco King - Bowie
Strange - Tori Amos
Downside Up - Peter Gabriel
I Believe In You - Kylie Minogue
It's Not Up to You - Björk
Please Please Please - Fiona Apple
How Does It Make You Feel? - AIR
Pilots (On A Star) - Goldfrapp
Mrs. Bartolozzi - Kate Bush
A case of U - Prince
Try Try Try (alternate version from Machina II) - The Smashing Pumpkins
True Love Waits - Radiohead
(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (demo version) - Duran Duran
Pavement Cracks - Annie Lennox
Halo [Goldfrapp Remix] - Depeche Mode (not new but AWESOME!!)
London [Genuine Piano Mix] - Pet Shop Boys
The Ground Beneath Her Feet - U2 (people forget this one...)
I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen - Robbie Williams
Crystal - New Order
Unplayed Piano (Chris Lord-Alge Mix) - Damien Rice
Push & Pull - Nikka Costa
Sparkling Diamonds [Original Film Version] - Nicole Kidman, Caroline O'Connor, Jim Broadbent, Lara Mulcahy & Natalie Mendoza
One Day I'll Fly Away - Nicole Kidman
Elephant Love Medley - Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman
Filthy/Gorgeous (Extended Mix) - Scissor Sisters
War - Sinead O'Connor
Freelove - Depeche Mode

I'll get to this. Does the list have to stick to the one song per artist format?

Cool lists! I don't know if I could do mine yet. But I might work on it.

Moonbeam said:

I did my list that way, but you can do yours however u like

no order but here is mine.. lot of the same artist

oh geez, I thought this post was about 2005.. it would be hard as hell to find all 50 songs i love out of 00's.....

but this is of 2005 at least

Nada Surf - Concrete Bed
Postal Service - Grow Old With Me
Guster- Manifest Destiny
Ben Folds - Jesusland
Ben Folds - Landed
Ben Folds - Bastard
Ben Folds - Time
Ben Folds - Prison Food
Ben Folds Sentimental Guy
Paul McCartney Anyway
Paul McCartney - How Kind Of You
P. McCartney - English Tea
P. McCartney - Friends to Go
Beck - e-pro
Beck - Black Tamourine
Beck - Hell Yes
Beck - Go It Alone
Ben Folds - Side of the road
Josh Rouse - Streetlights
Death Cab - Soul Meets Body
Coldplay - Fix You
Coldplay Hardest Part
Fiona Apple - red red red (Jon Brion version)
Death Cab - I WIll follow you into the dark
Josh Rouse Its the nighttime
Josh rouse - Winter in the hamptons
Josh Rouse neighborhoods
Leaves - Silver night
Leaves - As We Walk
Leaves - The Spell
Nine Inch Nails - All the love in the world
Nine Inch Nails - Right where it belongs
paul mccartney - riding to vanity fair
Sigur Ros - Hippipolla
Spoon - the beast and dragon adored
Tori Amos - Sweet The Sting
A-ha Analogue
A-ha celice
A-ha White Dwarf
Ryan Adams let it ride
Iron and Wine - Trapeze Swinger
Ryan Adams blue sky blues
Josh Rouse O, I Need All The Love
Jamie Cullum - Photograph
The Dissociatives - Were much preferred Customers
Alanis Morissette - your house (acoustic)
Billy Corgan - the cameraeye
Chapter- The Horse's Lament
Death Cab - Marching Bands of Manhattan
Paul McCartney - Promise To You Girl
[Edited 12/11/05 20:37pm]

Made You Look (Remix) - Nas
What Happened to That Boy – Baby
Chinese Democracy - Guns N Roses
Lean Back - Terror Squad
Special Delivery - G Dep

just to name a few

1.Green Day- American Idiot
2.Elton John- I Want Love
3.Nine Inch Nails- Only
4.The Killers- Mr.Brightside
5.The Killers- Smile Like You Mean It
6.Prince- Call My Name
7.Lenny Kravitz- Lady
8.Eminem- Stan
9.Gwen Stefani- The Real Thing
10.Gwen Stefani- Hollaback Girl
11.Madonna- Music
12.Madonna- Hung Up
13.Madonna- Sorry
14.Mariah Carey- We Belong Together
15.Moby(featuring Gwen Stefani)-Southside
16.Moby- Where You End
17.New Order- Crystal
18.Christina Aguilera- Beautiful
19.Pink- Don't Let Me Get Me
20.Marilyn Manson- (s)AINT
21.The Cure- The End of The World
22.Coldplay- Clocks
23.Kelly Osbourne- One Word
24.Joseph Arthur- In The Sun
25.Justin Timberlake- Rock Your Body
26.Duran Duran- (Reach Up For The)Sunrise
27,Tommy Lee- Good Times
28.Motley Crue- If I Died Tomorrow
29.George Michael- Amazing
30.The Bravery- An Honest Mistake
31.Kylie Minogue- I Believe In You
32.Scissor Sisters- Comfortably Numb
33.Robbie Williams- Feel
34.Shakira-La Tortura
35.David Bowie- Slow Burn
36.Red Hot Chilli Peppers- By The Way
37.Aerosmith- Jaded
38.Janet Jackson- All For You
39.Missy Elliott- Lose Control
40.Black Eyed Peas- Hey Mama

newskin69 said:

I love this song - have you heard Peter Gabriel's cover of it? It's excellent as well.

Some favs of mine in no particular order...

David Bowie/Bring Me The Disco King
David Bowie/Reality
David Bowie/Slow Burn
David Bowie/A Better Future
Prince/Call My Name
Prince/Reflection
Prince/A Million Days
Annie Lennox/The Hurting Time
Annie Lennox/Loneliness
Peter Gabriel/More Than This
Peter Gabriel/Signal To Noise
Peter Gabriel/Downside-Up
Peter Gabriel/Make Tomorrow
Peter Gabriel/The Time Of The Turning (Reprise)/The Weavers Reel
Tori Amos/Gold Dust
Tori Amos/Taxi Ride
Tori Amos/Your Cloud
Tori Amos/Original Sinsuality
Tori Amos/Sleeps With Butterflies
Kate Bush/A Coral Room
Kate Bush/An Architect's Dream
Kate Bush/Nocturn
Kate Bush/Sunset
Beck/Rental Car
Madonna/What It Feels Like For A Girl
Madonna/X-static Process
Madonna/Nothing Fails
Madonna/Jump
U2/One Step Closer
U2/Yahweh
U2/Beautiful Day
U2/Walk On
Franz Ferdinand/Michael
Franz Ferdinand/All For You, Sophia
Franz Ferdinand/Outsiders
Franz Ferdinand/Come On Home
The Killers/Mr. Brightside
The Killers/Smile Like You Mean It
The Killers/Believe Me Natalie
Róisín Murphy/Dear Diary
Róisín Murphy/If We're In Love
Mariah Carey/Fly Like A Bird
Björk/Pagan Poetry
Björk/Unison
Björk/It's In Our Hands
Björk/New World
Björk/Desired Constellation
Björk/Oceania
Björk/Triumph Of The Heart
Fleetwood Mac/Morrow Turning Over In His Grave

Cheek said:

Awesome picks Cheek! As always, I love your list.

GangstaFam said:

Cheek said:

One question though, where's "Get Together"?

GangstaFam said:

You know, how it goes...when they ask you to post your 50 favs you could post 500 songs...

I just LOVE that song!!!


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[Edited 12/12/05 10:12am]

Cheek said:

True. That's why I'm not too good at making lists. My brother has to get it out of me.

Oh I have a couple more.

Over and over Nell feat Tim Mc Graw
Lose Control Missy Elliot

GangstaFam said:

Just posted 50 songs; those came to mind first...

1. Björk- Pagan Poetry
2. Kylie Minogue- Can't Get You Out of My Head
3. The Cure- BloodFlowers
4. Björk- Unison
5. Annie Lennox- Pavement Cracks
6. Annie- My Heartbeat
7. Kylie Minogue- Secret (Take You Home)
8. Janet Jackson- Better Days
9. Aaliyah- Try Again
10. Morrissey- I Have Forgiven Jesus
11. The Strokes- Reptilia
12. Franz Ferdinand- Auf Achse
13. Blondie- Golden Rod
14. Franz Ferdinand- Take Me Out
15. Janet Jackson- Trust a Try
16. Kylie Minogue- Love Affair
17. Björk- New World
18. Arcade Fire- In the Backseat
19. Missy Elliott- One Minute Man
20. Sade- King of Sorrow
21. Madonna- Mother and Father
22. Kylie Minogue- In Your Eyes
23. Madonna- Like It or Not
24. Prince- Last December
25. Kylie Minogue- Chocolate
26. RES- They Say Vision
27. Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Maps
28. Janet Jackson- R n B Junkie
29. Annie- Come Together
30. Madonna- Paradise (Not for Me)
31. India.Arie- Video
32. Björk- Desired Constellation
33. Janet Jackson- All for You
34. PJ Harvey- We Float
35. Blondie- Good Boys
36. Madonna- Hung Up
37. Aaliyah- I Care 4 U
38. Madonna- Impressive Instant
39. Kylie Minogue- Light Years
40. Busta Rhymes- What It Is
41. Prince- One Nite Alone
42. Dannii Minogue- Put the Needle on It
43. Franz Ferdinand- Michael
44. LCD Soundsystem- Yeah
45. Arcade Fire- Rebellion (Lies)
46. David Bowie- Heathen (The Rays)
47. Annie Lennox- Loneliness
48. Björk- Scatterheart
49. U2- Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
50. Franz Ferdinand- Outsiders

Artists represented more than once:

Kylie Minogue- 6 songs
Björk- 5 songs
Madonna- 5 songs
Franz Ferdinand- 4 songs
Janet Jackson- 4 songs
Aaliyah- 2 songs
Annie- 2 songs
Annie Lennox- 2 songs
Arcade Fire- 2 songs
Blondie- 2 songs
Prince- 2 songs

Moonbeam said:

Moonbeam said:

i dont see "real slim shady" or " i wanna be bad" on this list.

Christopher said:

I don't see your list!

I'm surprised that I had this many. My favorites so far:

Lewis Taylor - You Make Me Wanna
Lewis Taylor - Consider
Jean Paul Bourelly - Hope
Lewis Taylor - Track (Acoustic Version)
Charlie Peacock - London Twist and Turn
4Hero - Conceptions
Hefner - Residue
Hefner - Level Green
Josee (with Hefner) - Ideal Home
Lewis Taylor - Sheneverdid
Lewis Taylor - Lovelight
Frank McComb - Fools
Frank McComb - The Thing I Failed To Do
Lewis Taylor - The Leader Of The Band
Eric Roberson - Find The way
Eric Roberson - Past Paradise
Swing Out Sister - Love Won't Let You Down (More Love)
Swing Out Sister - Where Do I Go
Silhouette Brown - (Check It)Calling You
Josee (with Hefner) - Ideal Home
New Sector Movements - The Sun
Jazzanova (with Vikter Duplaix) - Soon
Stephen Simmonds - Searchin'
Stephen Simmonds - I Hope U Do
Lewis Taylor - Blue Eyes
Earth Wind and Fire - Show Me The Way To Your Heart (w/ Raphael Saadiq)
Q-Tip/Kamaal - Feelin'
Q-Tip/Kamaal - Abstractionisms
David Sylvian - Wonderful World
David Sylvian - The Day Earth Stole Heaven
Donnie - You've Got A Friend
Donnie - Big Black Buck
Donnie - Welcome To The Colored Section
Donnie - Cloud Nine
Lewis Taylor - The Way You Done Me
Prince - She Loves Me For Me
Jiva - Swept Away
Lewis Taylor - Electric Ladyland
Ryuichi Sakamoto - War and Peace
Jiva - The Goodbye Song
Soulive and Chaka Khan - Back Again
Prince - The Rainbow Children
John Mayer Trio - Who Did You Think I Was
Lewis Taylor - I'm On The Floor
Chocolate Genius - Tomboy Rockstar
Roisin Murphy - Night of the Dancing Flame
Prince - Mellow
John Mayer - No Such Thing
Van Hunt - Down Here In Hell With You (Live version)
Rashaan Patterson - April's Kiss
Rashaan Patterson - You Make Life So Good
Van Hunt - Dust
Chocolate Genius - Cry
Ronnie Laws (with Larry Dunn) - I'll Be Leaving
Van Hunt - Hold My Hand
Lewis Taylor - Carried Away

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[Edited 12/15/05 9:47am]

Moonbeam said:

Low!