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Coffee Break: Greatest Rock Songs

by Nilufer Arsala and Jill Riley

November 09, 2026

Yeah Yeah Yeahs performed at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, June 3, 2023. They made it on to Rolling Stone's list of 200 Greatest Rock Songs of the 21st Century So Far. Did your favorites?
Yeah Yeah Yeahs performed at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, June 3, 2023. They made it on to Rolling Stone's list of 200 Greatest Rock Songs of the 21st Century So Far. Did your favorites?Sara Fish for MPR

Rolling Stone recently released its list of 200 Greatest Rock Songs of the 21st Century So Far. Current favorites like Bartees Strange, Noah Kahan, Alabama Shakes (and more!) all made the cut, but did all of your favorites?

What song do you think is the best song from the 21st Century? Let us know to help create a playlist that could only be described as the best.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that you think are the best of the 21st Century (so far) would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

Car Seat Headrest- Drunk Drivers
MGMT- Time to Pretend
The Mountain Goats- This Year
Future Islands- Seasons (Waiting On You)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Maps
Jimmy Eat World- The Middle

Coffee Break: Greatest Rock Songs