Vh1 100 Greatest Songs Of The 2000s

Rick Rubin’s thunderous beat, a Billy Squier sample, and Jay-Z’s cinematic third verse about a police stop turned a potential club banger into a civil rights essay. VH1 noted this song "had more nerve than any other track that year."

The ultimate karaoke song. Despite being about jealousy, paranoia, and infidelity ("It started out with a kiss... how did it end up like this?"), the driving guitar riff and Brandon Flowers’ theatrical vocals made it a joyous fist-pumper. In the UK, it spent over five consecutive years on the Top 100 chart. It is the definitive indie sleaze anthem. vh1 100 greatest songs of the 2000s

Let’s start with the heavy hitters. According to VH1, these ten tracks defined the decade more than any others. Rick Rubin’s thunderous beat, a Billy Squier sample,