Pitchfork's 50 Best Singles Of 2004
From here...
50: Johnny Boy "You Are the Generation Who Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve"
49: The Von Bondies "C'mon C'mon"
48: Estelle "1980"
47: Xiu Xiu "I Love the Valley OH!"
46: Justus Köhncke Zwei Photonen EP
45: Ratatat "17 Years"
44: Mclusky "She Will Only Bring You Happiness"
43: Goldfrapp "Strict Machine (We Are Glitter Goldfrapp Remix)"
42: The Streets "Dry Your Eyes"
41: Excepter Vacation EP
40: Phoenix "Everything Is Everything"
39: Snoop Dogg [ft. Pharrell] "Drop It Like It's Hot"
38: Art Brut "Formed a Band"
37: Interpol "Slow Hands"
36: Mu "Paris Hilton"
35: The Arcade Fire "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)"
34: Dizzee Rascal "Stand Up Tall"
33: Devendra Banhart "Little Yellow Spider"
32: Belle and Sebastian "I'm a Cuckoo [by the Avalanches]"
31: J-Kwon "Tipsy"
30: Christina Milian "Dip It Low"
29: Nina Sky [ft. Jabba] "Move Ya Body"
28: Big & Rich "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)"
27: Les Savy Fav "The Sweat Descends"
26: Justus Köhncke [ft. Meloboy] "Frei/Hot Love"
25: T.I. "Rubberband Man"
24: Rachel Stevens "Some Girls"
23: Alicia Keys "You Don't Know My Name"/"Will You Ever Know It? (Reggae Remix)"
22: Alan Braxe & Fred Falke "Rubicon"
21: M.I.A. "Sunshowers"
20: Kylie Minogue "I Believe in You"
19: Usher [ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris] "Yeah!"
18: Kanye West "Jesus Walks"
17: Modest Mouse "Float On"
16: Gwen Stefani "What You Waiting For?"
15: Soulwax "NY Excuse"
14: Animal Collective "Who Could Win a Rabbit"
13: The Go! Team "The Power Is On"
12: Twista [ft. Kanye West & Jaime Foxx] "Slow Jamz"
11: Annie "Chewing Gum"
10: Beyonce "Naughty Girl"
09: Fabolous "Breathe"
08: Belle and Sebastian Books EP
07: Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out"
06: The Walkmen "The Rat"
05: LCD Soundsystem "Yeah (Crass Version)"
04: M.I.A. "Galang"
03: Britney Spears "Toxic"
02: Jay-Z "99 Problems"
01: Annie "Heartbeat"
Posted at 10:42 AM
Tags: Art Brut | Devendra Banhart | Franz Ferdinand | Gwen Stefani | Modest Mouse | The Walkmen
what's the point of just cut-and-pasting another website's list, but not putting your own commentary?
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Fucking J-kwon? J-kwon?!
Sometimes I think PFM pretends to like shit they really know is horrible just to show how truly ironic and indie they are by enjoying the anti-indie.
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what, no dirty on purpose? shame on pitchfork. ;-)
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It feels like a list with no numerical order, just a list of songs. I mean, 17 Years at 45? That's ridiculous.
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ha, britney's at #3!
awesome.
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The strokes and Regina Specktor's "Modern Girls" should have made the cut!
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If PFork put on a top 50 singles list with all indie/obscure singles, I feel like people would be mad at them for being elitist. But now that they add in stuff like J-Kwon and Twista, they're trying to be indie by not being indie. That's stupid. I think they actually like these songs.
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The Rat by the Walkmen is the SONG OF THE YEAR. It's perfect.
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Mickey wrote:
Sometimes I think PFM pretends to like shit they really know is horrible just to show how truly ironic and indie they are by enjoying the anti-indie.
I wrote:
Sometimes?! You have to read every word of Pitchfork with a special indie-ironic decoder ring. I have a hard time believing them when they say "no seriously, we're not trying to be ironic by liking Brittney Spears, we genuinely like the song".
Let me put it this way: if they could only pick three singles for the year, would they really pick Annie, Jay-Z and Britney Spears? Or would they put three obscure bands there instead for fear that to put two platinum sellers in a choice of three, they'd risk being seen as having bourgeois tastes.
My point is that they either don't have the courage of their convictions or even convictions in the first place.
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However I might add that they're the worst musical info website out there, except every other one.
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"99 Problems" being anything but #1 is a fucking crime against humanity.
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lame.
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Bitchfork eats it. No Futureheads, TV on the Radio, or Rilo Kiley??
Song of the year is Ted Leo/Pharmacists' "Me and Mia"
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Of course lists like this are silly. Everyone is going to disagree (Frankly, why Annie is on the top is beyond me). But they are still interesting. I'm downloading a few more songs this afternoon to see what all the hubbub is about (Justus Kohncke?), and I'm sure other people are too. What's so terrible about that?
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It's a funny reversal to see indie kids complaining that there isn't enough guitar based indie rock on the Pitchfork list.
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Atleast Asslee Simpson dident make the cut. That makes me happy. But where the hell is Jet?
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teh list is lief
- Shindler
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Where's Scissor sisters ????
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both Annie song are tremendous.
But I agree on "Me and Mia" not being there. That's harsh. And same with "Staring at the sun"
the list isn't THAT bad though.
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I assure you that Scissor Sisters and Ted Leo and the entire indie rock guitar brigage will be on the albums list tomorrow!
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Well didn't the scissor sisters help produce that Kylie track? So they are sort of on the list.
-Mattie
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the fact is, pitchfork does a "singles" list seperate from the album list for a reason...single assumes a sense of pop and catchiness in the song that differs than just a single good song. define good: sure i love band out there that are pushing the envelope, but sometimes i just want some bands with some pop-sensibility. Did i enjoy the wrens show sat?? yes, i loved it...can i handle that music on a friday afternoon...umm..no
and that annie song is addictive, no matter what you say
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When is everyone going to figure out that Xiu Xiu sucks? Maybe I should breathily recite bad poetry while masturbating violently and see how many elitists' year-end lists I make.
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Xiu Xiu is THE example of how so much of what is defined as indie should be relabeled "Music That No One Wants to Buy For a Really Good Reason."
I've never gotten him and I hope I nevewr do.
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heard the Annie track and damn!!!! i'm getting that puppy as an import. while Britney is going down into bayou trashville,Annie and Kylie are holding it down popwise.
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Where is Drive-By Truckers "Never gonna change"
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Not quite sure, but I think that the list compiles actual singles put out this year. Not just good album tracks. Was "Mia and Mia" packaged as a single for distribution? Was "Never Gonna Change"?
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Tale of Two Cities description of Xiu Xiu:
Take Conor Oberst,
Increase Gayness And Sorrow;
Add electronics.
so funny
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"Here at Pitchfork, we like all kinds of music, including music by black people. No, honestly, we do...look at our Top 100 Singles List!"
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I was wondering where Annie was, and sure enough: #11 and #1. 'Me Plus One' was catchier than either, though.
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yeah, hi, i'm an indie kid complaining about the lack of indie on the list. britney spears? britney f'ing spears? c'mon that robs this list of any credibility.
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If I could kick one guy's ass in the the indie music industry (if there is such a thing), it'd be the lead singer of Xiu Xiu.
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britney spears has polluted the world with her "music".
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it is now written in stone that pitchfork is a collection of idiots
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"Heartbeat" is a pretty good song, but it's too bad they didn't include "Wonderful People" by Q and Not U, or "Darts of Pleasure," which is infinitely better than "Take Me Out" in my opinion. Also, feel free to hate on me, but I really like Jamie Stewart and his "breathily recited bad poetry."
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Wait, I'm not the only one who thinks Xiu Xiu is poo-poo? Awesome. Now if only people could start admitting that Wilco and Fiery Furnaces are overrated too, all will be well with the world.
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"Was "Mia and Mia" packaged as a single for distribution? Was "Never Gonna Change"?"
Was "Heartbeat"? Nope. It's the *forthcoming* single from Anniemal, as in, hasn't been released and won't be until 2005 and should be exempt from the list.
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that's right the management. fiery furnaces are completely overrated. enough of that talk sing, train of thought boringness....ugh
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"Was "Heartbeat"? Nope. It's the *forthcoming* single from Anniemal, as in, hasn't been released and won't be until 2005 and should be exempt from the list."
I understand that the official single is not released yet, but think about it from their POV. There are thousands of album tracks they could have included. There needs to be some sort of rules for this sort of thing doesn't there? I almost always like an album track better than the hit single. But I see how they probably went through all the promo singles they got and compiled it from that.
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I hate on Britney's lifestyle like everyone else on here, but "Toxic" was an insanely fun song, I think, and deserves _a_ spot on this list. NOT
#3, however--that's heinous. They should have given that to Kylie if they wanted to put a pop queen high on the list.
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why all the animosity towards xiu xiu... yes it does sound like he's in the middle of a nervous breakdown on every song but that's what's so beautiful about it... the single "clowne towne" blows away all those songs on that there list
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Xiu Xiu is the most pretentious shit ever. I can't think of a word better than 'pretentious' to describe them.
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You all who don't get Xiu Xiu are really fuckin' pissed off about people enjoying their music. Get over your 'pretentious' selves.
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Does media get promo singles? Not in my exp...
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First of all, Big and Rich isn't music. Second of all, uh, I don't even have a second of all... Big and Rich, chicken mcnuggets, paint chips, glue, it's all the same thing, worthless product... They made and sold many worthless plastic discs, they didn't make or sell any music... Also, no Vertigo??? Is this serious??? Oh, right... TOXIC!!! HA!!!
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annie's heartbeat is #1, so i can only assume the rest of the list is as fair
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Big & Rich? The only thing on that list worth listening to.
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I LOVE Xiu-xiu. But then again, I'm really gay and full of sorrow.
OH THE WOE!
:::Cries his mascera off and runs into the night::::
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Oh come now people let's not be so harsh on xiu xiu now. I mean Stewarts only living up to his name. You do know it's pronounced "shit shit" right?
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