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Intro/Outro: Lose Control by Missy Elliott
5. Toxic by Britney Spears
4. Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
3. Paper Planes by M.I.A.
2. Hey Ya! by OutKast
1. Crazy in Love by Beyonce
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Countdown Wrap-Up:
35 of the 100 songs on this countdown have been played previously on the podcast (For comparison: the 50s had 34, the 60s had 68, the 70s had 52, the 80s had 35, and the 90s had 51).
Final Year Tally:
2000 - 12
2001 - 14
2002 - 15
2003 - 10
2004 - 11
2005 - 8
2006 - 8
2007 - 8
2008 - 8
2009 - 6
(For comparison: 1957 won the 50s, 1967 won the 60s, 1971 won the 70s, 1982 won the 80s, and 1994 & 1997 won the 90s)
Artist Tally:
Beyonce, Coldplay, Eminem, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, OutKast, Radiohead - 3 songs
Amy Winehouse, Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, Gorillaz, Kanye West, LCD Soundsystem, Madonna, MGMT, Missy Elliott, The Strokes, The White Stripes - 2 songs
54 artists - 1 song
Average Length of Songs:
50s - 2:40
60s - 3:29
70s - 4:52
80s - 4:32
90s - 4:33
00s - 4:09
Female Lead Singers:
50s - 3
60s - 16
70s - 13
80s - 17
90s - 27
00s - 35
Explicit Lyric Update:
50s - 0
60s - 0
70s - 0
80s - 1
90s - 23
00s - 29
Regarding the 19 lists compiled:
907 total songs
0 songs were found on 16 or more lists
1 song was found on 15 lists
3 songs were found on 13 lists
1 song was found on 12 lists
7 songs were found on 11 lists
895 songs were found on 10 lists or fewer
Point totals from the 19 lists compiled:
Songs 1-10: 833-1184 points
Songs 11-50: 371-812 points
Songs 51-100: 214-369 points
#1 songs on the 19 lists:
Cupid Shuffle by Cupid
Pretty Wings by Maxwell
I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack
I Just Wanna Love U by Jay-Z
Back to Black by Amy Winehouse
Poker Face by Lady Gaga
Beautiful Day by U2
All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem
The Rat by The Walkmen
B.O.B. by OutKast (2)
Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
Toxic by Britney Spears
Hey Ya! by OutKast (2)
Crazy in Love by Beyonce (2)
Bonus clip: Jonathan sings Oops! I Did It Again by Britney Spears
Programming announcement:
Next week, Scott and I discuss his new album and his musical influences from Monday-Wednesday.
I play songs requested by listeners from Thursday-Friday.
The following two weeks, Barrett and I count down the 20 greatest country albums of all-time.
The following week, Marty and Mac are back!
The Greatest Songs of the 10s will start on Nov. 28.
Results of this week's voting will be announced on the first episode of the 10s countdown.