Det är såklart ett hästarbete att försöka lista och rangordna seklets 100 bästa låtar. Hur väger man Adele mot U2, Kanye West mot Kylie Minogue? Är det ens möjligt? Musikmagasinet Rolling Stone har en lång tradition av att lista saker och ting och den här gången har tidningen låtit en lång rad producenter, artister, kritiker och branschfolk lista sina favoritlåtar från de senaste 18 åren.
På Rolling Stones lista över de 100 bästa låtarna finns fyra svenska artister med. På plats 89 ligger Hives och deras Hate to say I told you so från 2000, strax ovanför på plats 86 har Icona Pop och Charli XCX placerat sig med sin I love it från 2012. På plats 78 återfinns Peter Bjorn and Johns Young folks från 2006, och den svenska låt som placerat sig högst upp är Robyn med sin Dancing on my own från 2010 som ligger på 19:e plats.
Gott så. Men visst känns det lite konstigt att tidningens samlade branschexperter har valt bort artister som Avicii, Swedish House Mafia, The Knife, First Aid Kit, Tove Lo och Lykke Li.
Här är i alla fall Rolling Stones topp 10-lista (samtliga 100 låtar ligger i en faktaruta i botten av artikeln).
10. Last night, The Strokes
9. Royals, Lorde
8. Rolling in the deep, Adele
7. Runaway, Kanye West feat Pusha T
6. Maps, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5. 99 Problems, Jay-Z
4. Hey ya, Outkast
3. Seven nation army, The White Stripes
2. Paper planes, M.I.A.
1. Crazy in love, Beyoncé feat Jay-Z
Rolling Stones topplista över 2000-talets bästa låtar
100-91
100. "Gasolina" Daddy Yankee feat. Glory
99. "Int'l players anthem (I choose you)," UGK feat. Outkast
98. "Archie, marry me," Alvvays
97. "1901," Phoenix
96. "Tighten up," The Black Keys
95. "Can't get you out of my head," Kylie Minogue
94. "Jesus walks," Kanye West
93. "I'm not okay (I promise)," My Chemical Romance
92. "Stoned and starving," Parquet Courts
91. "Despacito (Remix)" Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber
90-81
90. "1 Thing" Amerie
89. "Hate to say I told you so" The Hives
88. "Hannah Hunt," Vampire Weekend
87. "We belong together," Mariah Carey
86. "I love it," Icona Pop w/Charli XCX
85. "My shot," Original Broadway Cast of 'Hamilton'
84. "One more time," Daft Punk
83. "Lost cause," Beck
82. "New slang," The Shins
81. "Hollaback girl," Gwen Stefani
80-71
80. "Ante up (Robbin-Hoodz Theory)" M.O.P.
79. "Drop it like it’s hot" Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell
78. "Young folks," Peter Bjorn and John
77. "Losing my edge," LCD Soundsystem
76. "Get lucky," Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams
75. "The house that built me," Miranda Lambert
74. "Letter from an occupant," The New Pornographers
73. "House of jealous lovers," The Rapture
72. "Bad and Boujee," Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert
71. "Call me maybe," Carly Rae Jepsen
70-61
70. "American idiot," Green Day
69. "Thinkin bout you," Frank Ocean
68. "Springsteen," Eric Church
67. "What you know," T.I.
66. "Beez in the trap," Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz1
65. "We found love," Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
64. "DNA," Kendrick Lamar
63. "Sugar, we’re goin down," Fall Out Boy
62. "Teenage dream," Katy Perry
61. "Hung up," Madonna
60-51
60. "The Wire," Haim
59. "Bodak yellow," Cardi B
58. "Ni**as in Paris" Jay-Z and Kanye West
57. "Do you realize??" The Flaming Lips
56. "Weird fishes/ Arpeggi," Radiohead
55. "212," Azealia Banks feat. Lazy Jay
54. "Portions for foxes," Rilo Kiley
53. "Oblivion," Grimes
52. "Chandelier," Sia
51. "Single ladies (put a ring on it)," Beyoncé
50-41
50. "The Scientist," Coldplay
49. "Sign of the times," Harry Styles
48. "Happy," Pharrell Williams
47. "Redbone," Childish Gambino
46. "Cry me a river," Justin Timberlake
45. "Sorry," Justin Bieber
44. "Stan," Eminem
43. "Cranes in the sky," Solange
42. "Electric feel," MGMT
41. "Hurt," Johnny Cash
40-31
40. "Beautiful day," U2
39. "No one knows," Queens of the Stone Age
38. "Formation," Beyoncé
37. "You want it darker," Leonard Cohen
36. "Gold digger" Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx
35. "Blue jeans," Lana Del Rey
34. "Mr. Brightside," The Killers
33. "Idioteque," Radiohead
32. "In da club," 50 Cent
31. "Wake up," Arcade Fire
30-21
30. "Mississippi," Bob Dylan
29. "All too well" Taylor Swift
28. "Umbrella," Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
27. "B.O.B." Outkast
26. "Hotline bling," Drake
25. "Uptown funk," Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
24. "Lose yourself," Eminem
23. "Ms. Jackson," Outkast
22. "Take me out" Franz Ferdinand
21. "Bad romance," Lady Gaga
20-11
20. "Rehab," Amy Winehouse
19. "Dancing on my own," Robyn
18. "Blackstar," David Bowie
17. "Work it," Missy Elliott
16. "Allmy friends," LCD Soundsystem
15. "Crazy," Gnarls Barkley
14. "Toxic," Britney Spears
13. "Alright," Kendrick Lamar
12. "Get ur freak on," Missy Elliott
11. "Since u been gone," Kelly Clarkson
10-1
10. "Last Nite," The Strokes
9. "Royals," Lorde
8. "Rolling in the deep," Adele
7. "Runaway," Kanye West feat. Pusha T
6. "Maps," Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5. "99 problems," Jay-Z
4. "Hey ya!", Outkast
3. "Seven nation army," The White Stripes
2. "Paper planes," M.I.A.
1. "Crazy in love," Beyonce feat. Jay-Z
