I'm not sure if we've done this thread yet, but oh well.
So believe it or not, this decade is almost over.
Years from now, which songs and albums will be deemed "essential recordings" from this decade?
And please, please, please let's not overpopulate this thread with talks of female pop/R&B singers. I have a feeling most of their material will be long forgotten in 10+ years.
Let's start with the year 2000.
I think U2's All That You Can't Leave Behind and Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP will more than likely be deemed "essential recordings" of this decade. In addition to being multiple Grammy winners, both albums left on a huge impact on the music industry.
Aaliyah - Aaliyah Eminem - The Eminem Show Jay-Z - The Blueprint India.Arie - Acoustic Soul Jay-Z - The Black Album Nas - Stillmatic Nas - God's Son Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin' Outkast - Stankonia Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi
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Amy Winehouse - Back to Black Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way Green Day - American Idiot Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
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John Mayer, Continuim Mariah Carey, The Emancipation Of Mimi Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP Green Day, American Idiot Christina Aguilera, Stripped (well this one's iffy) Pink, I'm Not Dead Alicia Keys. The Diary of Alicia Keys Beyonce, B-Day Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway Dixie Chicks, Taking The Long Way Mary J. Blige, No More Drama
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I agree with just about every single T White named.
Here are some more: 1.) Beyonce feat. Jay-Z - "Crazy in Love" 2.) Alicia Keys - "If I Ain't Got You" 3.) Alicia Keys - "You Don't Know My Name" 4.) Jay-Z - "Big Pimpin'" 5.) Mary J. Blige - "Be Without You" 6.) India.Arie - "Video" 7.) Janet Jackson - "All For You" 8.) Outkast - "Ms. Jackson" 9.) No Doubt - "Underneath it All" 10.) Madonna - "Don't Tell Me" 11.) Mariah Carey - "We Belong Together"
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Aaliyah, Aaliyah Green Day, American Idiot Usher, Confessions Kanye West, Graduation Lil' Wayne, Tha Carter III Madonna, Music Erykah Badu, Mama's Gun Kanye West, The College Dropout 50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin' Evanescence, Fallen Beyoncé, Dangerously In Love Norah Jones, Come Away With Me John Legend, Get Lifted Amy Winehouse, Back to Black Jay-Z, The Black Album Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way Mariah Carey, The Emancipation of Mimi Mary J. Blige, The Breakthrough Gwen Stefani, Love.Angel.Music.Baby Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway OutKast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Missy Elliott, Under Construction India.Arie, Acoustic Soul Jay-Z, The Blueprint Alicia Keys, Songs in A Minor Sade, Lovers Rock OutKast, Stankonia D'Angelo, Voodoo Jill Scott, Who Is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds, Vol. 1 Ludacris, Back for the 1st Time U2, All That You Can't Leave Behind Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP Christina Aguilera, Stripped Justin Timberlake, Justified Eminem, The Eminem Show Nas, God's Son The Roots, Phrenology Mary Mary, Thankful Nelly Furtado, Loose Kanye West, Late Registration Kirk Franklin, The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin Nelly, Country Grammar Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory Tim McGraw, Live Like You Were Dying John Mayer, Continuum Faith Hill, Cry Beyoncé, B'Day No Doubt, Rock Steady Alicia Keys, The Diary of Alicia Keys Mary J. Blige, No More Drama Common, Be Pink, Missundaztood! Alicia Keys, As I Am Destiny's Child, Survivor *NSYNC, No Strings Attached *NSYNC, Celebrity Britney Spears, Oops!...I Did It Again Lupe Fiasco, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor Yolanda Adams, Mountain High...Valley Low Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad Nelly, Nellyville Janet Jackson, All For You
For different reasons, I think that all of these are some essential albums. I songs list would be A LOT longer.
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Illinois, Sufjan Stevens Return to Cookie Mountain, TV On The Radio Dear Scientist, TV On The Radio Fox Confessor Brings The Flood, Neko Case New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), Erykah Badu Robyn, Robyn Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend Arular, MIA KALA, MIA Funeral, Arcade Fire Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand Show Your Bones, Yeah Yeah Yeahs Transatlanticism, Death Cab For Cutie Chutes Too Narrow, The Shins Miss E...So Addictive, Missy Elliot Under Construction, Missy Elliot Come Away With Me, Norah Jones Music, Madonna Stankonia, Outkast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Outkast Kid A, Radiohead In Rainbows, Radiohead Vespertine, Bjork Medulla, Bjork White Blood Cells, The White Stripes Elephant, The White Stripes Aaliyah, Aaliyah The Blueprint, Jay-Z Phrenology, The Roots Songs in A Minor, Alicia Keys The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey Confessions, Usher FutureSex/Love Sounds, Justin Timberlake Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna College Dropout, Kanye West Last Registration, Kanye West Rockferry, Duffy Back To Black, Amy Winehouse Taking The Long Way, Dixie Chicks Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. 2, Jill Scott St. Elsewhere, Gnarls Barkley Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne Hell Hath No Fury, Clipse Dangerously In Love, Beyonce A Rush Of Blood To The Head, Coldplay Love.Angel.Music.Baby, Gwen Stefani Loose, Nelly Furtado Breakawy, Kelly Clarkson The Eminem Show, Eminem Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem Get Rich Or Die Tryin, 50 Cent Acoustic Soul, India.Arie All That You Can Leave Behind, U2 Fearless, Taylor Swift Midnite Vultures, Beck
Beyonce-Irreplaceable Christina Aguilera-Beautiful Kanye West-Jesus Walks Justin Timberlake-Cry Me A River Eminem-Lose Yourself Alicia Keys-Fallin Jay-Z-99 Problems John Mayer-Waiting On The World To Change Ashanti-Rain On Me Rihanna-Umbrella T.I.-Live Your Life U2-Beautiful Day Green Day-Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Mariah Carey-We Belong Together Coldplay-Viva La Vida Kelly Clarkson-Since U Been Gone James Blunt-You're Beautiful 50 Cent-In Da Club Aaliyah-Rock The Boat
Here are some more that I think will be remembered: Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor Missy Elliott - Under Construction Missy Elliott - Miss E... So Addictive Nas - Hip Hop is Dead Kanye West - College Dropout Kanye West - Late Registration Kanye West - Graduation Al Green - Lay It Down Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III Santogold - Santogold Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Defines Eminem's career, a chapter in rap and popular music, and it won an Oscar.
2. "Fallin", Alicia Keys
Marked the beginning of a career of dominance and prominence, both commercially and artistically in R&B.
3. "Umbrella", Rihanna
Domination is the word. The biggest track of an artist that dominated a good two years of music. Not to mention it also represents the potency and influence of the songwriting and production of The-Dream in the latter part of the decade.
4. "Beautiful Day", U2
U2 has been one of the biggest bands in the 2000's and this is one of the most gorgeous songs they have ever written.
5. "Hey Ya!", Outkast
Represents to prowess of Outkast during this decade, the first rap act to win AOTY at the Grammys. Plus the song is hella KICK ASS.
6. "We Belong Together", Mariah Carey
One of the biggest hits for one of the most successful artists of all time; representative of the comeback story that stole the show at the heart of this decade. Also, it was the influence for many copycat hits including "Be Without You."
7. "Irreplaceable", Beyonce
A significant hit for an artist that dominated the 2000's. Spawned many copycat singles, and is now the source of many pop culture phrases such as "To the left, to the left."
8. "Paper Planes", MIA
Simply one of the best songs by one of the most critically-acclaimed artists to actually become a smash hit in the 2000's. A complete fluke of a hit, but it will be remembered for "Swagga Like Us" and its affiliation with the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire.
9. "Don't Know Why", Norah Jones
Brought jazz to the forefront of the popular music scene previously dominated by R&B and pop superstars. Represents that new-age, smooth, jazz sound reminiscient of coffee shops that became so prominent.
10. "Rehab", Amy Winehouse
An absolute force of a song that embodies the wave of British artists to saturate the American pop music market in the latter 2000's.
ALBUMS: Aaliyah, Aaliyah Christina Aguilera, Back To Basics India.Arie, Acoustic Soul Dixie Chicks, Home Missy Elliot, Under Construction Norah Jones, Come Away With Me Lil' Wayne, Tha Carter III Sade, Lovers Rock Jill Scott, Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol. 1 Gwen Stefani, Love.Angel.Music.Baby Usher, Confessions U2, All That You Can't Leave Behind Amy Winehouse, Back To Black
SONGS: Christina Aguilera, "Beautiful" Beyonce feat. Jay-Z, "Crazy In Love" Dixie Chicks, "Not Ready To Make Nice" Eminem, "Lose Yourself" Norah Jones, "Don't Know Why" Alicia Keys, "Fallin'" OutKast, "Hey Ya" Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, "Umbrella" Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!" Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"
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India.Arie, Acoustic Soul Mariah Carey, The Emancipation of Mimi The Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head Duffy, Rockferry Green Day, American Idiot Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP Vince Gill, These Days Norah Jones, Come Away With Me Alicia Keys, Songs in A Minor Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose John Mayer, Continuum O Brother, Where Art Thou? original soundtrack album Outkast, Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below Bruce Springsteen, The Rising Gwen Stefani, Love, Angel, Music, Baby Justin Timberlake, FutureSex/LoveSounds U2, All That You Can't Leave Behind Lil' Wayne, Tha Carter III Kanye West, The College Dropout Amy Winehouse, Back to Black The White Stripes, Elephant Warren Zevon, The Wind
SONGS
Adele, "Chasing Pavements" Christina Aguilera, "Beautiful" India.Arie, "Video" Beyoncé, "Irreplaceable" James Blunt, "You're Beautiful" Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together" Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone" Coldplay, "Clocks" Eminem, "Lose Yourself" Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy" Green Day, "American Idiot" The Jonas Brothers, "Burnin' Up" M.I.A., "Paper Planes" Norah Jones, "Don't Know Why" Alicia Keys, "Fallin'" Outkast, "Hey Ya!" Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, "Umbrella" Britney Spears, "Toxic" Bruce Springsteen, "The Rising" Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland, "SexyBack" Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen, & Pat Enright, "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" U2, "Beautiful Day" Kanye West, "Jesus Walks" Amy Winehouse, "Rehab" Warren Zevon, "Keep Me in Your Heart"
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack In Rainbows, Radiohead The Diary of Alicia Keys, Alicia Keys Back to Black, Amy Winehouse Confessions, Usher (just due to sales numbers) Speakerboxx/The Love Below, Outkast Come Away with Me, Norah Jones Love.Angel.Music.Baby, Gwen Stefani
The great underappreciated album of the decade: Vespertine, Bjork
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