Poptime

Herein, I collect and count down my favorite pop, rock, r&b and hip hop singles released between the time I was born (1/74) and right this minute. Ordering is pretty loose and arbitrary until I reach the top 10 or so, when rankings will really mean something.

I'm limiting myself to things that have actually charted in the Billboard Hot 100 (or Billboard subcharts or foreign equivalents when applicable). Otherwise, trying to narrow a list down to 101 songs would be border on impossible.

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  1. Artist: No Doubt
    Song: Ex-Girlfriend
    Year: 2000
    Highest Chart Position: #2 (Billboard Modern Rock)

    Four long years after Tragic Kingdom made them giants in the post-grunge radio funhouse, No Doubt returned with “Ex-Girlfriend”. It’s really a much more clever song than the band’s ever gotten credit for, what with its weird phrasing and chord progressions.  I guess that’s its biggest appeal for me, anyway.  Unfortunately, the Top 40 wanted nothing to do with it (it didn’t even rank on Billboard’s Hot 100).

    The most delicious part of the whole thing, though, is imagining the Lindsey/Stevie style friction within the band, and how that lent itself to the very creation of this song.  It’s no “Silver Spring”, but it’s way more tasteful than watching TMZ. 

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