Favorite Songs of the Decade

Posted on 12/30/2009 at 8:55 pm by Bob Cesca

Okay, this was challenging so I reserve the right to add, substitute and rearrange. But off the top of my head, here are my Top 20 favorite songs of the decade:

20. Rush – “Far Cry” from Snakes & Arrows (2006)

19. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova – “Falling Slowly” from ONCE (2007)

18. The Dead Weather – “Treat Me Like Your Mother” from Horehound (2009)

17. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “The Zephyr Song” from By the Way (2002)

16. The New Pornographers – “Challengers” from Challengers (2007)

The rest of the list after the jump…


15. U2 – “Beautiful Day” from All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)14. Foo Fighters – “Summer’s End” from Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007)13. Broken Social Scene – “7/4 (Shoreline)” from Broken Social Scene (2005)12. Camera – “Out on the Water” from Ashes And Dim Light (2007)11. Death Cab for Cutie – “I Will Possess Your Heart” from Narrow Stairs (2008)10. The Liquid Now – “See You on the Other Side” from Nightlife (2008)9. Eddie Vedder – “Hard Sun” from Into the Wild (2007)8. The Flaming Lips – “Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung” from At War with the Mystics (2006)7. U2 – “City of Blinding Lights” from How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004)6. The New Pornographers – “The Bleeding Heart Show” from Twin Cinema (2005)5. Foo Fighters – “Times Like These” from One By One (2003)4. Iron Maiden – “Different World” from A Matter of Life and Death (2006)3. The Flaming Lips – “Sunship Balloons” from Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell (EP-2003)2. Rush – “Ghost Rider” from Vapor Trails (2005)1. Death Cab for Cutie – “Transatlanticism” from Transatlanticism (2003)

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  • http://zirgar.blogspot.com ZIRGAR

    1. Santogold – L.E.S. Artistes2. Flaming Lips – It’s Summertime3. My Morning Jacket – Librarian4. Neko Case – Hold On, Hold On5. Radiohead – Everything In Its Right Place6. Interpol – Leif Erickson7. The Killers – Smile Like You Mean It8. TV on the Radio – Wolf Like Me9. Tool – Schism10. The Flaming Lips – Fight Test11. Santogold – Lights Out12. Radiohead – Pyramid Song13. The Vines – Get Free14. Outkast – Hey Ya!15. Gnarls Barkley – Crazy16. Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc.17. Interpol – The New18. The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army19. The Distillers – The Hunger20. Res – They-Say Vision

  • http://www.osborneink.com Matt Osborne

    I’m too much a musical locavore to do a list like this. But I’d prolly include Eminem and Disturbed anyway, so it’s just as well. And no list would be complete without the Drive by Truckers — Ronnie and Neil might compete for the top spot.(I like my tunes a little harder than Bob…)

  • http://zirgar.blogspot.com ZIRGAR

    Matt:Ever listen to Nashville Pussy? Great band!

  • Denise

    Good to see Rush on the list – easily one of the best concerts (especially a number of years ago when they played all of 2112 live).

  • IntoxiNation

    Got to throw in The Glass Prison by Dream Theater in 2002.

  • Gottverdammt Klaus

    Mmm… this decade, my list would be some blend of Melechesh, Dimmu Borgir, Fear Factory, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Pushmonkey, KMFDM and Rammstein. Alas I haven’t gotten into Pearl Jam’s more recent material.

  • Gottverdammt Klaus

    Oh, I kinda lied. I dug up a top 10 list I posted on a forum. Listed chronologically:Iron Maiden – “Out of the Silent Planet” (2000)MDFMK – “©ontrol¿” (2000)U2 – “Beautiful Day” (2000)Paradise Lost – “Mouth” (2001)Pushmonkey – “Chemical Skin” (2001)Dimmu Borgir – “Progenies of the Great Apocalypse” (2003)W.A.S.P. – “The Red Room Of The Rising Sun” (2004)Dimmu Borgir – The Serpentine Offering (2007)In This Moment – “Beautiful Tragedy” (2007)Def Leppard – “Come Undone” (2008)There are a couple Melechesh titles that deserve to be on the list as well. The lack of Fear Factory is clearly an oversight, at the very least their “Digimortal” and “Archetype” should be on there.

  • J0hnGalt

    Bob,Love the site, love the content, been here since the beginning, but honestly, you have really shitty taste in music.Now I understand that is a completely subjective statement.But trust me, you have shitty taste in music…

  • eljefejeff

    Off point, but in case no one’s heard…..Rush Limbaugh is in serious condition at a Hawaii hospital with chest pains. I consider this “man” largely responsible for much death and destruction in our country and abroad, so I shed no tears

  • dswagz

    Greenday – American Idiot.

  • MrBrink

    Here’s a baker’s dozen, or so, of my favorites. These songs are all good. That’s not an opinion! If you live in Chicago near Wrigley Field or Wicker Park, and have heard some of these songs blasting out of some prick’s car, there’s a really good chance that prick was me.*Pearl Jam- Can’t Keep*Red Hot Chli Peppers- Can’t Stop*White Stripes- The Union Forever*Bloc Party- Banquet*Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Y Control*The Strokes- Electricityscape*Modest Mouse- 3rd Planet*The Roots- Here I Come*TV On The Radio- DLZ*The Killers- All These Things That I’ve Done*Kanye West- Heard Em’ Say*Chris Martin/Kanye- Homecoming*Jay Z- 99 Problems*Asher Roth- Sour Patch Kids*Drowning Pool- BodiesHappy New Year!

  • MrBrink

    Damn. I forgot to add U2′s “All Because Of You.”Can’t beat it with a stick.

  • http://www.bobcesca.com Bob_Cesca

    “JohnGalt?” You have shitty taste in books.

  • Jonah Barcelona

    no goo goo dolls?Transatlanticism? /snork

  • grs

    The past decade was so tumultuous and my musical tastes so varied, it would take me hours, if not days, to make a top 20 list. Since music can bring back so many strong memories, I don’t think I’d like to try this feat.That said, the Postal Service would be in there some place.

  • trahan

    Goo goo dolls? just another reason to fucking hate you barcelona