It has come to my attention that Sippin on Some Syrup is eligible for the list. That is an enormous game changer.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7rYZjv3wNg[/youtube]

This is a great single.

yeah boi!

a thread title change would probably attract some more folks to this.

"Float On" is just gah, perfect

That's #2 on my singles list atm.

listening to "Late Registration" I forgot how damn good "Gold Digger" is. Man, what a jam.

i've been thinking that myself, it's really one of my favorite songs of his now. And listening to it in the context of Late Registration makes it even more incredible. If I wasn't picking LR on my album list then Gold Digger would surely be there, therefore Paranoid it is. "Paranoid" is just idk, I really have a thing for songs that sound like era defining songs, or at least a song for the urban nostalgia of twenty somethings, even if they've never lived in urban eras.

is it cool if I post my very rough draft here? Just top 25 songs atm

1. The Roots- The Seed 2.0
2. Daft Punk- One More Time
3. The Flaming Lips- Do You Realize??
4. Gnarls Barkley- Crazy
5. LCD Soundsystem- Someone Great
6. The Avalanches- Frontier Psychiatrist
7. TV on the Radio- Wolf Like Me
8. Radiohead- There There
9. Kanye West- Gold Digger
10. The Walkmen- The Rat
11. Lil Wayne- A Milli
12. M.I.A.- Paper Planes
13. Daft Punk- Digital Love
14. Animal Collective- My Girls
15. BSS- 7/4 (Shoreline)
16. Wolf Parade- I'll Believe in Anything
17. OutKast- Hey Ya!
18. Modest Mouse- Float On
19. UGK- Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
20. Arcade Fire- Rebellion (Lies)
21. Wilco- Jesus Etc.
22. Gorillaz- Feel Good Inc.
23. Arcade Fire- Wake Up
24. Usher- Love in This Club
25. Animal Collective- Fireworks
next- Ignition (Remix), Ms. Jackson, Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, Flashing Lights, Maps, Oh Boy, Sleepyhead... not sure what else

I may have to take some liberties for 12"s listed as EP's on RYM being eligible. RYM is always so dodgy when it comes to electronic music. I only say that because what a travesty if Omar-S's "Set it Up" couldn't get on the list. Talk about sublime as hell R&B vocals mixed in House.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2J7lCbvbqs[/youtube]

Say Anything is up there with Blue October and Straylight Run as mainstream emo-y rock bands that had a stellar run of albums and singles throughout the 2000's.

Yes. Granted that I finish my singles list, it will be high. Top 5 probably.

My Top 40 Singles from 2005-2009

1. Rihanna – Umbrella
2. LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends
3. The Pipettes – Pull Shapes
4. Animal Collective - Fireworks
5. Solange – Sandcastle Disco
6. Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes
7. Dirty Projectors – Stillness is the Move
8. Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc.
9. Bloc Party – Like Eating Glass
10. Skream – In for the Kill (Remix)
11. The Killers – When You Were Young
12. Tom Waits – Long Way Home
13. Beach House – Master of None
14. Passion Pit – Sleepyhead
15. Justin Timberlake – My Love
16. m83 – Don't Save Us from the Flames
17. Kanye West – Stronger
18. LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great
19. Stars – Your Ex-Lover is Dead
20. Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
21. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth
22. M.I.A – Paper Planes
23. Holy Fuck – Lovely Allen
24. TV on the Radio – Wolf Like Me
25. Modest Mouse – Ocean Breathes Salty
26. Unkle – Burn My Shadow
27. Hot Chip – Shake a Fist
28. Battles – Atlas
29. The Hold Steady – Stuck Between Stations
30. Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
31. Best Coast – When I'm With You
32. Portishead – Machine Gun
33. LCD Soundsystem – Time to Get Away
34. Radiohead – Reckoner
35. Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
36. Kid Cudi – Day 'n' Nite
37. Radiohead – Where I End and You Begin
38. Arcade Fire – Wake Up
39. Sufjan Stevens – Chicago
40. Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone

EDIT -Fuckin' forgot Throw Some D's

If I find enough songs-that-were-singles to make a list, that will definitely be high on it.

"Hate Me" by Blue October would be number 1 on my anti-treefingers 00s list. Every time i hear that song, I want to punch that guy in the face. my understanding is that the rest of that album is a lot better, musically and lyrically, though.