Indie Canon Chaos: Massive 2000s Song Tally Leaves Icons Robbed as Chance The Rapper Marks High-Stakes Anniversary

A massive community tally ranking the top 103 songs of the 2000s has sent shockwaves through music circles, crowning familiar anthems while handing brutal snubs to seminal artists of the era. With strict voting rules limiting artists to a maximum of three entries to preserve variety, the final results revealed a fascinating shift in how the landmark decade is remembered.

Taking the undisputed crown was LCD Soundsystem’s 2007 masterpiece 'All My Friends', securing 1,265 points and 16 first-place votes. Yeah Yeah Yeahs followed with 'Maps', while TV on the Radio’s 'Wolf Like Me' pulled off a stunning third-place finish without securing a single top-spot vote, proving the power of broad consensus. Meanwhile, emotional heavyweights like Songs: Ohia surged into the top five with 'Farewell Transmission'.

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However, the ranking sparked fierce debate over who didn't make the cut. Indie rock titans Spoon were completely shut out from the top 103, a byproduct of fans splitting votes across their extensive discography. Other notable snubs included Bright Eyes, The xx, and M83’s 'Midnight City'.

'Leaving Spoon off entirely feels pretty wild,' one commenter noted. 'It shows how hard it is for artists without one single viral hit to survive these mass tallies.'

Radiohead fans also saw a dramatic reshuffling of their internal hierarchy. While 'Weird Fishes/Arpeggi' remained the band's top-ranked track, mid-2000s cuts like 'Jigsaw Falling Into Place' and 'Pyramid Song' knocked longtime favorites like 'Reckoner' and 'Idioteque' completely out of the upper tier.

This obsession with legacy and critical re-evaluation extends directly into hip-hop. Exactly one year after Chance The Rapper released 'Star Line', listeners are re-examining the high-stakes project. Following the widespread critical failure of his debut album 'The Big Day', 'Star Line' arrived loaded with features from Lil Wayne, Joey Bada$$, Jamila Woods, and Jay Electronica.

One year later, fans remain split on whether 'Star Line' stands as a genuine classic or merely a welcome recovery. 'The album brought his core pen game back,' one listener argued, while another countered that 'it got a pass simply because expectations were on the floor after his last record.'

On the latest episode of Green Room, the hosts go head-to-head over the ultimate 2000s song rankings and decide if Chance's redemption arc truly holds up.