893 Essential Songs Since the Year 2000
We hope you had as much fun listening as we did putting the countdown together. If you want to relive the countdown, we're sending you the official 893 Essential Songs Since the Year 2000 playlist on Spotify, as well as the spreadsheet of all the songs and artists. It's also worth pointing out some of the great listener-created lists that were generated during the countdown — check out this community spreadsheet as well as this gorgeous chart by Tom Coyer!
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The Bleeding Heart Show
Twin Cinema (2005)The New Pornographers201
Red Eyes
Lost in the Dream (2014)The War On Drugs202
You Want It Darker
You Want It Darker (2016)Leonard Cohen203
Turn It Around
Wildewoman (2013)Lucius204
Bohemian Like You
Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia (2000)The Dandy Warhols205
Born This Way
Born This Way (2010)Lady Gaga206
Good Grief
Chime (2018)Dessa207
Ho Hey
The Lumineers (2012)The Lumineers208
Jesus of Suburbia
American Idiot (2004)Green Day209
Evil
Antics (2004)Interpol210
Blackstar
Blackstar (2016)David Bowie211
Seasons (Waiting On You)
Singles (2014)Future Islands212
Madness
The 2nd Law (2012)Muse213
Gold On The Ceiling
El Camino (2011)The Black Keys214
Make You Better
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World (2015)The Decemberists215
Mistaken For Strangers
Boxer (2007)The National216
How to Disappear Completely
Kid A (2000)Radiohead217
Truth Hurts
Truth Hurts (Single, 2017)Lizzo218
Pedestrian at Best
Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)Courtney Barnett219
Queen of the Surface Streets
Una Volta (2003)DeVotchKa220
Digital Witness
St. Vincent (2014)St. Vincent221
Sweet Disposition
Conditions (2009)The Temper Trap222
Hang Loose
Boys & Girls (2012)Alabama Shakes223
Walking With A Ghost
So Jealous (2004)Tegan and Sara224
On Hold
I See You (2017)The XX225
Do You
They Want My Soul (2014)Spoon226
Losing My Edge
LCD Soundsystem (2002)LCD Soundsystem227
Two Weeks
Veckatimest (2009)Grizzly Bear228
Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
Cage the Elephant (2009)Cage The Elephant229
Beyond
Good Thing (2018)Leon Bridges230
Unbelievers
Modern Vampires of the City (2013)Vampire Weekend231
Nobody
Be the Cowboy (2018)Mitski232
The Less I Know The Better
Currents (2015)Tame Impala233
The House That Heaven Built
Celebration Rock (2012)Japandroids234
Mykonos
Sun Giant (2008)Fleet Foxes235
All The Stars
Black Panther Original Soundtrack (2018)Kendrick Lamar and SZA236
My Doorbell
Get Behind Me Satan (2005)The White Stripes237
Violet!
The Reluctant Graveyard (2010)jeremy messersmith238
Song For Zula
Muchacho (2013)Phosphorescent239
Running With The Wolves
Light Chasers (2010)Cloud Cult240
The National Anthem
Kid A (2000)Radiohead241
Casimir Pulaski Day
Illinois (2005)Sufjan Stevens242
I Need Never Get Old
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats (2016)Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats243
Coffee
Sylvan Esso (2014)Sylvan Esso244
Gold Digger
Late Registration (2005)Kanye West245
Short Skirt/Long Jacket
Comfort Eagle (2001)Cake246
I Can't Give Everything Away
Blackstar (2016)David Bowie247
Rumor Has It
21 (2011)Adele248
Same Love feat. Mary Lambert
The Heist (2012)Macklemore and Ryan Lewis249
Fluorescent Adolescent
Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)Arctic Monkeys250
Is This It
Is This It (2001)The Strokes251
Young Folks
Writer's Block (2006)Peter Bjorn And John252
Can't Stop
By the Way (2002)Red Hot Chili Peppers253
Hard to Explain
Is This It (2001)The Strokes254
Stacy's Mom
Welcome Interstate Managers (2003)Fountains of Wayne255
Not Ready to Make Nice
Taking the Long Way (2006)Dixie Chicks256
Staring at the Sun
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirty Babes (2004)TV On The Radio257
I Turn My Camera On
Gimme Fiction (2005)Spoon258
Thinkin Bout You
Channel Orange (2012)Frank Ocean259
I Will Possess Your Heart
Narrow Stairs (2008)Death Cab for Cutie260
Oxford Comma
Vampire Weekend (2008)Vampire Weekend261
Hate To Say I Told You So
Veni Vidi Vicious (2000)The Hives262
Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
Lonerism (2012)Tame Impala263
Sunshine
Sad Clown Bad Summer 9 (2007)Atmosphere264
Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
Poses (2001)Rufus Wainwright265
Breathe Me
Colour the Small One (2006)Sia266
Boys
Boys (Single, 2018)Lizzo267
Myth
Bloom (2012)Beach House268
Pyramid Song
Amnesiac (2001)Radiohead269
Smile
Alright, Still (2007)Lily Allen270
Chelsea Dagger
Costello Music (2006)The Fratellis271
Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
The Suburbs (2010)Arcade Fire272
The Middle
Bleed American (2001)Jimmy Eat World273
So Fresh, So Clean
Stankonia (2000)Outkast274
Vertigo
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004)U2275
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Discovery (2001)Daft Punk276
Flume
For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)Bon Iver277
Missed The Boat
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007)Modest Mouse278
Graceless
Trouble Will Find Me (2013)The National279
Hot Thoughts
Hot Thoughts (2017)Spoon280
Since U Been Gone
Breakaway (2004)Kelly Clarkson281
Fight Test
Yoshimi Battles the Pink robots (2002)The Flaming Lips282
Gooey
Zaba (2014)Glass Animals283
Extraordinary Machine
Extraordinary Machine (2005)Fiona Apple284
Somebody Told Me
Hot Fuss (2004)The Killers285
Burn The Witch
A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)Radiohead286
Better Things
I Learned the Hard Way (2010)Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings287
Cold Little Heart
Love and Hate (2016)Michael Kiwanuka288
Givin Em What They Love feat. Prince
The Electric Lady (2013)Janelle Monae289
Don't Wanna Fight
Sound & Color (2015)Alabama Shakes290
The Hardest Button To Button
Elephant (2003)The White Stripes291
Heads Will Roll
It's Blitz! (2009)Yeah Yeah Yeahs292
Breathing Underwater
Synthetica (2012)Metric293
Chasing Cars
Eyes Open (2006)Snow Patrol294
Don't Know Why
Come Away With Me (2002)Norah Jones295
Constructive Summer
Stay Positive (2008)The Hold Steady296
Poker Face
The Fame (2008)Lady Gaga297
Step
Modern Vampires of the City (2013)Vampire Weekend298
Heartbeats
Deep Cuts (2005)The Knife299
Blue Orchid
Get Behind Me Satan (2005)The White Stripes