: Hits like Green Day's "American Idiot" (#13), Coldplay's "Clocks" (#17), and The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" (#26) represented the decade's rock presence.
took the crown with "Crazy in Love," a choice many critics considered "inarguable" for its cultural impact. The Top 10 Hits: Beyoncé feat. JAY-Z – "Crazy in Love" (2003) – "Hey Ya!" (2003) – "Poker Face" (2008) – "Lose Yourself" (2002) Kelly Clarkson – "Since U Been Gone" (2004) Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx – "Gold Digger" (2005) Justin Timberlake feat. Timbaland – "SexyBack" (2006) JAY-Z feat. Alicia Keys – "Empire State of Mind" (2009) Mariah Carey – "We Belong Together" (2005) – "In Da Club" (2003) Rock and Alternative Staples Rock fans had to wait until #13 to see a band— with "American Idiot". Other notable entries included "Beautiful Day" (#15) and The White Stripes’ vh1 100 greatest songs of the 2000s
Four songs explicitly reference or are culturally tied to 9/11: Alan Jackson’s “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” (#43), Bruce Springsteen’s “The Rising” (#78), U2’s “Walk On” (#92), and indirectly, “Beautiful Day.” The list treats 2001–2002 as a distinct emotional era. No songs from late 2001 are comedic or ironic. : Hits like Green Day's "American Idiot" (#13),
VH1’s list was never about objective greatness—it was about capturing a feeling. The 2000s were messy, transitional, and ridiculously fun. From low-rise jeans to flip phones, these 100 songs are the soundtrack to a decade that, for better or worse, we’ll never stop revisiting. JAY-Z – "Crazy in Love" (2003) – "Hey Ya