Inspired by, but feeling too late to join in with, the hashtag #FearofMu21C on Twitter - thought I'd have a crack at picking my own selection of the best 50 singles of the 21st century so far. Research led me to realise belatedly that songs I thought were singles actually weren't, a symptom of the streaming era I guess. Can't tell you the last single I bought, going back a while. I think it might be a split single between Marissa Nadler and Father JOhn Misty where they each covered one of the other's songs. Neither track made this list, though the Nadler one is pretty cool. Decided to not include remixes as that seems like another sort of playlist, also I would end up having about 8 Soulwax ones...
So, here we go, in reverse order....
50th place - Let's Make Love And Listen to Death From Above - CSS.
49 - Proserpina - Martha Wainwright
48 - I Need Some Fine Wine and You Need To Be Nicer - Cardigans
47 - 1 Thing - Amerie
46 - Hurt - Johnny Cash
45 - Johnny Cash - Sons and Daughters
44 - Wild Young Hearts - Noisettes
43 - Midnight Sun - Nilufer Yanya
42 - More Than A Woman - Aaliyah
41 - The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
40 - 1980 - Estelle
39 - You Let My Tyres Down - Tropical Fuck Storm
38 - Digital Love - Daft Punk
37 - Mistaken For Strangers - National
36 - A Private Understanding - Protomartyr
35 - There, There - Radiohead
34 - Ibithaj - Rapsody
33 - Panique - Juniore
32 - Reagan - Killer Mike
31 - Seventeen - Ladytron
30 - Losing My Edge - LCD Soundsystem
29 - Show Me - Mint Royale
28 - Feel It Still - Portugal, The Man
27 - Remember Me - Sea Power
26 - Fascination - Alphabeat
25 - Sunglasses - Black Country, New Road
24 - The Isle of Arran - Lloyd Carner
23 - Get Yr Freak On - Missy Elliot
22 - Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
21 - She Wants to Move - N*E*R*D
20 - 212 - Azalea Banks
19 - Do You Realise? - Flaming Lips
18 - Danger! High Voltage - Electric Six
17 - Human - Molly Sarle
16 - Dedicated to My Ex - Lloyd
15 - Straight to the Morning - Hot Chip feat Jarvis Cocker
14 - Laura - Scissor Sisters
13 - Not - Big Thief
12 - The Spoils - Massive Attack
11 - Since I Left You - Avalanches
10 - The Rat - The Walkmen
9 - Toxic - Britney Spears
8 - Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
7 - Stronger - Sugababes
6 - Something Kinda Oooh - Girls Aloud
5 - Crazy in Love pt 1 - Beyonce
4 - Video Games - Lana Del Rey
3 - With Every Heartbeat - Robyn
2 - Maneater - Nelly Furtado
1 - Hey Ya - Outkast
Playlist here - complaints to the usual address....
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