Acclaimed Music: Best songs of the 21st Century by year (so far). Is your fave in?

[bielneira]

2000: OutKast, "Ms. Jackson"
2001: Missy Elliot, "Get Ur Freak On"

2002: LCD Soundsystem, "Losing My Edge"

2003: OutKast, "Hey Ya!"

2004: Franz Ferdinand, "Take Me Out"

2005: Arctic Monkeys, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"

2006: Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy"

2007: M.I.A., "Paper Planes"

2008: Hercules and Love Affair feat. Antony Hegarty, "Blind"

2009: Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind"

2010: Robyn, "Dancing On My Own"

2011: Lana Del Rey, "Video Games"

2012: Grimes, "Oblivion"

2013: Lorde, "Royals"

2014: Future Islands, "Seasons (Waiting on You)"

2015: Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"

2016: Beyoncé, "Formation"
2017: Lorde, "Green Light"

2018: Childish Gambino, "This Is America"

2019: Billie Eilish, "bad guy"

2020: Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion, "WAP"

2021: Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen, "Like I Used To"

2022: Harry Styles, "As It Was"

2023: Lana Del Rey, "A&W"

Which song do you think will top the 2024 list?

 

[NOW]

2011: Lana Del Rey, "Video Games"

2013: Lorde, "Royals"

2017: Lorde, "Green Light"

2023: Lana Del Rey, "A&W"

 

The two most influential and acclaimed female musicians of the past 1.5 decades

 

Edit: Oops forgot to answer the question. It's probably Not Like Us for this year.

Edited November 29 by NOW

[Devin]

bet 2024 will be BOAF, bar song, or not like us

[sugarysunflower]

9 minutes ago, bielneira said:

 

2020: Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion, "WAP"

Which song do you think will top the 2024 list?

 

Edited November 29 by sugarysunflower

[bielneira]

4 minutes ago, Devin said:

bet 2024 will be BOAF, bar song, or not like us

I think it's between "Not Like Us" e "Girl, so confusing featuring lorde" because 2 lists are out already, and those two are both #2 and #1 respectively on both of the lists

[bielneira]

3 minutes ago, sugarysunflower said:

"WAP" was widely acclaimed. It is also #1 on AOTY aggregator for 2020, and it was the best song of that year by Pitchfork. 

[Movimento Perpétuo]

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2005: Arctic Monkeys, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"

2007: M.I.A., "Paper Planes"

2010: Robyn, "Dancing On My Own"

2011: Lana Del Rey, "Video Games"

2012: Grimes, "Oblivion"

2015: Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"

2016: Beyoncé, "Formation"

2019: Billie Eilish, "bad guy"

2023: Lana Del Rey, "A&W"

 

[Moonlight Nation]

Oh... you've gotta be kidding me that "As It Was" ended up as the most acclaimed song of 2022. 

Anything off "RENAISSANCE" or "Dawn FM" would have been more respectable. Steve Lacy's "Bad Habit", Zach Bryan's "Something In The Orange", Joji's "Glimpse Of Us", something off Bad Bunny's "Un Verano Sin Ti" or ROSALIA's "MOTOMAMI" Had these institutions actually waited until the end of the year to make those lists, something off SZA's "SOS" would have been great too. Just to name a few.

 

It seriously stands out like an ugly sore thumb among an otherwise remarkably strong and inspired selection of songs.

I have nothing against Harry Styles himself, and could see fair arguments for "Sign Of The Times" and "Adore You" to be considered among the best of their respective years. But I'll never understand what people see in this dirge. Derivative, completely lacking in energy or passion, and painfully corporate.  I despise the defeatist sentiment too.

 

OT: It seems like the battle for 2024's most acclaimed song will be between Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" and Charli XCX's "Girl, so confusing remix with lorde" based on these early lists, though I definitely wouldn't mind a "Good Luck, Babe!" upset 

Overall, I really hope SZA's "Saturn" doesn't get forgotten. And while I don't think "COWBOY CARTER" will be as widely represented on Year-End lists compared to previous Beyoncé releases, "16 CARRIAGES", "DAUGHTER", and "YA YA" deserve their flowers. 

[bielneira]

8 minutes ago, Moonlight Nation said:

Oh... you've gotta be kidding me that "As It Was" ended up as the most acclaimed song of 2022.

Honestly? I had the same reaction...

 

 

[prézli]

1 hour ago, bielneira said:

2000: OutKast, "Ms. Jackson"

 

[Johnny Jacobs]

1 hour ago, bielneira said:

2022: Harry Styles, "As It Was"

 

1 hour ago, bielneira said:

Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind"

 

[illia]

Quite a tasteful list even with a couple of sneaks

[BloodLuster]

Videogames

Royals

Green Light

bad guy

A&W

 

[Richie]

Where is Taylor Swift? 

[shyboi]

2024 aquamarine 

[narid]

Good list, and great to see Lana and Lorde there twice.

[halcyonday]

1 hour ago, bielneira said:

2018: Childish Gambino, "This Is America"

2019: Billie Eilish, "bad guy"

2020: Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion, "WAP"

Dark days for the music industry.

 

[fa77ot]

38 minutes ago, halcyonday said:

Dark days for the music industry.

[duybeeGAshantiGA]

Lana with 2 songs jn 2 years

 

Acclaimed queen  she never loses. The way she wins with no effort like at all while all the other girls tried hard with the pop game

[Lemon]

Blind is really the best song on this list. 

https://youtu.be/B6osKfbhF6k?si=aTEvyjfqRfydFYXM

[swissman]

I'd have said Crazy in Love for 2003 but Hey Ya is completely valid too.

[amamoy]

2 hours ago, bielneira said:

2010: Robyn, "Dancing On My Own"

One of the best songs ever made

[Relampago.]

Am I the only one who just doesn't care for Dancing On My Own at all

[JonginBey]

Formation, the Queen that you are

[Matchatea]

Where is Ms. Ponytail?