"Best of 2000s" playlist now on Youtube

View our favorite 2000s clips without entering 100 URLs.

Throw it on at the big office party, or leave it on while vacuuming the astroturf. Whatever.

2000 Jams from the 2000s: Bonus Epilogue (2010)

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Time to call it a day. But what became of those happy times in the 2000s decade? The only way to know for sure is with another set of hot jams.

2010 was peak internet. It just was. It seemed like shit was about to go off the rails after the surplus of outstanding Youtube content throughout that year. But after 2010, viral content hit an unfortunate plateau in quality.

It bugged us too much not knowing what a "hottest of 2010" would have looked like. Because we know this year was fresh as fuck. But also because we're victims of a compulsive weakness.

THE 10 HOTTEST VIRAL VIDEOS OF 2010.

#10 P The G "She Mad"

#9 Andrew W.K. "I Am A Real Person"

#8 Die Antwoord "Zef Side"

#7 Trololo

#6 Speed Darlington "Let's Dance"

#5 Insane Clown Posse "Miracles"

#4 El Guincho "Bombay"

Probably our favorite music video of all time.

#3 My VCR Collection VHS Recorder

We have probably watched this 15 times.

#2 "Viral Vacuum" & "Bare-Arsed Tedda"

Wendy Vainity has certainly earned her position among the MVPs of viral Youtube videos. We were never able to figure out when the first Tom R Toe shorts began arriving, but "Viral Vacuum" and "Bare-Arsed Tedda" were both definitely from 2010. It was basically impossible to choose between these two, and so they've both been posted here.

#1 "Gimme Pizza Slow"

This entire page is basically akin to the NBA in 1992. The GOATs. The Dream Team. The legends of Youtube. And yes, "Gimme Pizza Slow" just happens to be the Michael Jordan of the entire internet. It deserves to be crowned with royalty.


Thanks to everyone who allowed this bonus epilogue chapter to take place. They all lived happily ever after.

We have no Spotify playlist prepared to coincide with our hastily thrown together Hot Mix, but here's a very quick top 20 to play over the closing credits, along with an unrelated Spotify list that aligns with the original "2010's Greatest Hits" thing that we did between December 2010 and January 2011.

HOT MIX 2010

20. Willow "Whip My Hair"
19. Ke$ha "We R Who We R"
18. Chris Weisman "Open Tuning"
17. Les Savy Fav "Let's Get Out of Here"
16. El Guincho "Bombay"
15. Grass Is Green "Tricky Tim's Night on the Town"
14. Japandroids "Heavenward Grand Prix"
13. Caribou "Sun"
12. Katy Perry "Teenage Dream"
11. Earl Sweatshirt "Earl"

10. Robyn "Hang With Me"
09. The-Dream "Yamaha"
08. Kanye West "Power"
07. Diddy Dirty Money "Ass on the Floor"
06. Deerhunter "Helicopter"
05. Wiz Khalifa "Black and Yellow"
04. Big Boi "General Patton"
03. No Age "Glitter"
02. The Arcade Fire "The Suburbs"

01. Nicki Minaj "Super Bass"

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2000 Jams from the 2000s: Part 10 (2009)

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The final curtain. Sort of.
Upon close examination, we kinda LOVED 2010, and we wish it was part of this decade so that the final chapter of this series could be stronger. 2009 was the wiseass stepson that we wanted to push down the stairs but instead we just smiled and said "good job, keep masturbating, you're doing great," because parents should encourage their children. So we did everything just fine.

THE 10 LARGEST JAMS OF THE BIG '09.

#10 Kanye West "Gay Fish" (April 8, 2009)

Yes, we know there were funnier South Park moments from this year (and from this very episode [like the Carlos Mencia bit for instance]), but it's a catchy song, and we often find ourselves singing it while walking around the mall or the grocery store.

#9 Attack Attack "Stick Stickly" (June 4, 2009)

#8 Michael and Michael Have Issues: Virginity Pledge (July 15, 2009)

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/e652c6a474/michael-michael-have-issues-the-virginity-pledge

#7 Keyboard Cat: Walker Texas Ranger (May 7, 2009)

We're sorry Haley Joel.

#6 Xavier: Renegade Angel: Damnesia You (April 9, 2009)

#5 Creed Shreds 3 (September 15, 2009)

#4 Whoopsie Daisy (February 15, 2009)

#3 Gathering of the Juggalos 2009 Infomercial (July 17, 2009)

In subsequent years, these infomercials seemed to progressively lose their magic. 2009 was the best one of these. Also, most non-Juggalos didn't know about the festival until after this series of videos launched.

#2 Keyboard Cat: Glenn Beck (April 27, 2009)

#1 The Room (March 8, 2009)

Didn't go viral until after the March 8th premiere of the Tim & Eric episode directed by Tommy Wiseau.


Close calls:
- This Rammstein video: We still love the part when he's preaching at the podium. However, we somehow couldn't bring ourselves to place this one. (For the record, our favorite music video of 2009 is still "Trap Goin' Ham.")
- Delocated: Ska Mitzvah: "I am having a good time."
- Kanye interupt. No need to post an embed.
- More crabcore and keyboard cat videos.

At last, our final Hot Mix of this series:

HOT MIX 2009

20. Tyler The Creator f/ Earl Sweatshirt “Assmilk”
19. Panic At The Disco “New Perspective”
18. Clipse f/ Pharrell "I'm Good"
17. Miley Cyrus “Party In The USA”
16. Ovlov “Mustachio”
15. Japandroids “Young Hearts Spark Fire”
14. La Roux “Bulletproof”
13. Merchandise “Kill The Light”
12. Taylor Swift “Forever and Always”
11. Bat For Lashes “Daniel”

10. Silversun Pickups “Substitution”
09. The XX “Crystallized”
08. Gucci Mane “Lemonade”
07. Ke$ha “Tik Tok”
06. Drake “Best I Ever Had”
05. Neon Indian “Should've Taken Acid With You”
04. Lady Gaga “Paparazzi”
03. No Age “Genie”
02. Pill “Trap Goin' Ham”

01. Animal Collective “What Would I Want? Sky”

Interesting Hot Mix this year, featuring the highest count of jams that did NOT appear on full length releases.
- 4 songs from EP's: #1, #3, #13 & #16.
- 4 songs from mixtapes: #2, #6, #8 & #20. (#6 is technically from an EP/mixtape.)
- And 1 non-album soundtrack single: #19

Perhaps the upsurge of non-album tracks were a sign of things to come. Not to mention we have FOUR jams that don't appear on Spotify. 2009, you're killin' us here.

"Forever and Always" / "Mustachio"


"New Perspective" / "Assmilk"


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2000 Jams from the 2000s: Part 9 (2008)

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This is the sail on your boat of life. The ocean is a spirit. The ocean is your imagination. The ocean is your power. The ocean is your emotion. The sail on the boat is the Golden Rule. The wind that catches the sail and pushes the boat into a lovely sunset of tropical design with the double rainbow. That wind is your spirit.


Well, that's now out of the way, so let's get on with it:

THE 11 HOTTEST JAMS OF 2008.

#11 "Spagett and The Quest for the Golden Treasure" (August 17, 2008)

#10 Gardening on Salvia (May 25, 2008)

We feel like salvia is VERY late 2000s (superseded by molly in the early 2010s). And this was around the time when those dudes at the convenience store near our job would always try to upsell with salvia and porn. Although Fox News didn't report about salvia as a fad until Miley got caught with it in 2011, so what do we know?

#9 Reporter Hates Bees (June 10, 2008)

Doesn't get more genuine.

#8 "For Your Wine" (January 27, 2008)

Sweet berry wine.

#7 Stella: Birthday (December 18, 2008)

Their final hurrah of sorts.

#6 Colin's Bear Animation (January 28, 2008)

Originally posted December '07 but the January date listed here was when the video went viral.

#5 Jim & Derrick (August 31, 2008)

Sort of a precursor to Eric Andre's "ranch it up."

#4 Norm Macdonald on the Bob Saget Roast (August 17, 2008)

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/661a77b3da/norm-macdonald-trolls-the-bob-saget-roast?_cc=__d___&_ccid=a1kstk.nsbf3k

#3 Iron Mic: Eli Porter vs Envy (August 10, 2008)

Originally shot in 2003, posted on Youtube in 2007, went viral in '08.
The date here was its first Facebook embed according to KnowYourMeme.
Also we've now twice viewed a surprisingly entertaining (and peculiarly womanless) documentary exploring the events that lead to this video's creation. Available here: https://vimeo.com/26585091

#2 Intervention: Allison (August 11, 2008)

Full Episode: http://www.aetv.com/intervention/video/allison
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g99h4qaCio

#1 Human Giant: Will Arnett Sex Tape (March 19, 2008)

Cat Face narrowly missed the Top 11. But we like it anyway, so here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQNQ6qzCA0

Weirdest "Hot Mix" of the bunch, although one of the rare occurrences where all 20 songs were actually on Spotify:

HOT MIX 2008

20. Jay Reatard "See Saw"
19. FNU Ronnies "Normalcitizen"
18. Autolux "Audience No. 2"
17. Kanye West f/ Mr. Hudson "Paranoid"
16. Panic! At The Disco "That Green Gentleman"
15. Cut Copy "So Haunted"
14. The Brontosaur "This Is Not a Paradise"
13. Estelle f/ Kanye West "American Boy"
12. Blitzen Trapper "Sleepy Time in the Western World"
11. Black Moth Super Rainbow "Zodiac Girls"

10. The Knux "Cappuccino"
9. Big Boi f/ Andre 3000 & Raekwon "Royal Flush"
8. Deerhoof "Chandelier Searchlight"
7. MGMT "The Youth"
6. Snoop Dogg "Sexual Eruption"
5. Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
4. Ryan Leslie "Diamond Girl"
3. Portishead "Silence"

2. Lil Wayne f/ Babyface "Comfortable"

1. No Age "Teen Creeps"

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2000 Jams from the 2000s: Part 8 (2007)

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Welcome to the final third of the 2000s, when everything basically turned to shit for 3 years.



Times were rough. Emo and crunk disappeared. However, let's not forget:

THE 10 HOTTEST JAMS OF 2007.

#10 Human Giant MTV Takeover (May 19, 2007)

We especially like how the kids they pulled in from Times Square only wanted to be on TV and didn't give a fuck about anything that happened throughout the entire 24 hours despite that it was the only mildly interesting MTV moment from that entire year.

#9 The Imaginationland Trilogy (October 17, 2007)

#8 "666 Murda Murda Jesus"

We don't know the exact date.

#7 Tim & Eric: Carol (December 23, 2007)

#6 Tay Zonday (April 22, 2007)

The song is secondary. Tay is the phenomenon.

#5 Cool Court starring Nachos the Cross-eyed Cat (April 25, 2007)

#4 "Lazy Horse Mattress Supply" (March 25, 2007)

#3 The original Adventure Time short (January 11, 2007)

#2 Ruth Carr "Come Over" (December 9, 2007)

#1 The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (October 19, 2007)

We're too lazy at this point to review stuff that we've forgotten about, but Clark and Michael and Wainy Days were probably both good enough to include here. Here's two randomly chosen episodes:
Clark and Michael: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6mvUkFFVJQ
Wainy Days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk2CI8ppn84

HOT MIX 2007

20. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”
19. Beirut “Nantes”
18. Spoon “My Little Japanese Cigarette Case”
17. The Coathangers “Don't Touch My Shit”
16. T-Pain “Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')”
15. DJ Unk f/ Outkast & Jim Jones “Walk It Out (Remix)”
14. Amerie "Take Control"
13. Animal Collective "Peacebone"
12. Deerhunter “Strange Lights”
11. Deerhoof “Matchbook Seeks Maniac”

10. Panda Bear “Good Girl / Carrots”
09. Pinback “From Nothing To Nowhere”
08. Rich Boy “Throw Some D's”
07. Ne-Yo “Because of You”
06. M.I.A. “Paper Planes”
05. Radiohead “15 Step”
04. Caribou “Melody Day”
03. Kanye West “Flashing Lights”
02. Against Me! “Borne On The FM Waves Of The Heart”

01. UGK featuring Outkast “Int'l Players Anthem”

Who's Nadafy from 2007?

"15 Step"


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2000 Jams from the 2000s: Part 7 (2006)

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"Get off my plane."


Wait, wrong movie.

The 2000s decade was still good at this point. Before we get into its boring final third, enjoy 2006's hottest jams:

THE 12 HOTTEST JAMS OF 2006.

#12 K-Fed "PopoZão" (January 1, 2006)

We like to watch this dude jam out.

#11 Weird Al "White and Nerdy" (September 26, 2006)

Yes, THAT Weird Al.

#10 Reh Dogg "Why Must I Cry" (October 28, 2006)

We always wanted to make our own video just like this. Reh Dogg lived our dream.

#9 Head On (July 2006)

#8 Leprechaun Sighting (March 17, 2006)

#7 Dropping The Ball (October 13, 2006)

#6 South Park's Spot-On Family Guy Impression (April 5, 2006)

#5 Artie Roast Prank Call (June 8, 2006)

During an afternoon edition of the show when they were all drunk on the air with a live audience, a prank caller somehow figured out how to put the entire show on a 10-second loop. By the time 30 seconds had passed, four instances of Howard and Robin were talking at the same time. So trippy. After Baba Booey hung up on him, Howard said "that guy was awesome!" (Crackhead Bob's brief, incomprehensible monologue from the same show was the other noteworthy moment.)

#4 The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti (October 29, 2006)

#3 Flea Market Montgomery (November 30, 2006)

#2 Let's Paint, Exercise & Blend Drinks TV (October 2, 2006)

#1 Wonder Showzen: "Horse Apples" (May 12, 2006)

http://www.mtv.com/shows/wonder_showzen/wonder-showzen-season-2-ep-7-mathematics/1531545/playlist/#id=1531545

Dr. Rockso does cocaine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL2tz8vG30g
Also "Dick In a Box," banana stickers and other phallic symbols didn't make the cut.

HOT MIX 2006

20. Panda Bear “Bros”
19. Yo La Tengo “Pass The Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind”
18. Built To Spill “Goin' Against Your Mind”
17. Phoenix “One Time Too Many”
16. Pearl Jam “Umemployable”
15. The Killers “When You Were Young”
14. The Strokes “Ask Me Anything”
13. Fergie “London Bridge”
12. Silversun Pickups “Melatonin”
11. Thom Yorke “The Eraser”

10. Beyonce “Irreplaceable”
09. Justin Timberlake “Until The End of Time”
08. Boris & Michio Kurihara “You Laughed Like A Water Mark”
07. Yo Majesty “Club Action”
06. Be Your Own Pet “Adventure”
05. Nelly Furtado “Promiscuous”
04. Clipse “Trill”
03. Midlake “Young Bride”
02. TV On The Radio “Province”

01. T.I. “What You Know”

Only the 2008 version of "Club Action" shows up on Spotify. Here's the (superior) 2006 version from the Yo! EP:


And here's some sweet Nada-fy jams for that ass:

"The Eraser"


"Adventure"


"You Laughed Like a Watermark"


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2000 Jams from the 2000s: Part 6 (2005)

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Back again.


So here's this:

THE 12 HOTTEST BONER JAMS OF 2005.

#12 Kidz Bop "Float On" (February 22, 2005)

#11 Showdogs Moms and Dads: Crazy Vagina Lady (March 30, 2005)

#10 Ashlee Simpson at the Orange Bowl (January 4, 2005)

That dude who yells "you suck."

#9 South Park police sketches (November 30, 2005)

#8 "This Is Beetle" (January 2005)

Beetle is cute. But if you tell him that, he'll tell you to fuck off.

#7 Stella: Campaign (July 5, 2005)

Probably our favorite episode of Stella's TV series. We wish a better part of it were on Youtube, but the campaign ad isn't bad.

#6 Wonder Showzen: Patience (April 25, 2005)

https://youtu.be/NonOIsMYbLI?t=5m38s

#5 Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil pilot (October 30, 2005)

Originally intended as the follow-up to Home Movies. Probably the most promising pilot of the 2000s, but its lack of success eventually lead to the creation of Bob's Burgers.
http://www.adultswim.com/videos/lucy-the-daughter-of-the-devil/hes-not-the-messiah-hes-a-dj/

#4 Scott Stapp on Casino Cinema (December 6, 2005)

Shot the same night as when Stapp threatened 311 and told them, "311, I am ready to fight."

#3 House Of Cosbys (January 30, 2005)

#2 Steve-O on Too Late With Adam Carolla (September 26, 2005)

#1 Beat Kids (March 25, 2005 | April 22, 2005)

We couldn't decide between "Whose hat represents more oppression, yours or mine?" and "Here's my impression of you: Gamble, gamble, gamble diiiiiieeee...."

The 1st one: https://youtu.be/QCohGwH2qek?t=3m21s
The 2nd one: https://youtu.be/FkYNkUC_M50?t=10m45s

More fun stuff from 2005
- Breaking Bonaduce was also in 2005, but we couldn't find any Youtube clips, so we can't really remember what happened.
- Also the hot Pat O'Brien voicemails surfaced this year which we suppose is still kinda funny.
- Same deal with Grapes Lady.
- We don't care all that much for American Idol. Leroy Wells tho:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrpTF5-mFuw.

"Sometimes Dead Is Better"
Marjorine might be our favorite South Park ever. In the commentary, Trey and Matt admitted they were unhappy about fitting too much plot into one episode. But they're wrong. Dead wrong. It's a perfect episode. While tough to choose a best moment, the creepy Pet Semetary dude is definitely a highlight.

HOT MIX 2005

20. Rihanna "If It's Lovin' That You Want"
19. The Click Five “Just the Girl”
18. The Game f/ 50 Cent “Hate It Or Love It”
17. Missy Elliott f/ Ciara & Fatman Scoop "Lose Control"
16. The Darkness “Is It Just Me?”
15. Mike Jones f/ Slim Thug & Paul Wall “Still Tippin'”
14. Big Star “Lady Sweet”
13. Queens of the Stone Age “In My Head”
12. The Mars Volta “L'Via L'Viaquez”
11. Sufjan Stevens “John Wayne Gacy, Jr”

10. Fall Out Boy “Dance Dance”
09. Kanye West f/ Adam Levine “Heard Em Say”
08. MGMT “Kids”
07. Of Montreal “The Party's Crashing Us”
06. C.S.S. “Off The Hook”
05. Ciara f/ Missy Elliott “1, 2 Step”
04. Ying Yang Twins “Wait (The Whisper Song)”
03. Spoon “My Mathematical Mind”

02. Three 6 Mafia “Stay Fly”

01. Amerie “1 Thing”

NADA-fy jam:

"Lady Sweet"


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2000 Jams from the 2000s: Part 5 (2004)

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Favorite shit.


We're ready if you are:

THE 15 HOTTEST JAMS OF 2004.

#15 Dave Mustaine in Some Kind of Monster (July 9, 2004)

#14 McGuirk Buys Swords (February 8, 2004)

#13 Red Diamond Dragon Club (November 24, 2004)

#12 Jessica Simpson drank too much coffee or something (April 11, 2004)

#11 Artie's Pig Story (June 15, 2004)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi55G3aZdOU

#10 Pre-School (November 10, 2004)

http://southpark.cc.com/clips/104263/the-boys-pee-on-their-teacher

#9 A Magician Named Gob (January 4, 2004)

#8 Ali G: Animal Rights (August 8, 2004)

#7 "I've Got Something In My Front Pocket For You" (April 7, 2004)

#6 Chappelle's Show: True Hollywood Stories - Prince (February 18, 2004)

#5 Napoleon Dynamite: Current Events (June 11, 2004)

#4 Craig's House (January 22, 2004)

#3 Salad Fingers: "Friends" (July 15, 2004)

#2 Chappelle's Show: Making The Band (March 24, 2004)

#1 Jon Stewart on Crossfire (October 15, 2004)

While not Crossfire's final episode (contrary to popular belief), this clip directly influenced CNN to cancel the series months later.


We never realized we enjoyed this year so much. It was a little tougher than usual to narrow down these choices.

Something tells us at least 1 good clip was forgotten, so we'll just leave a space right here just in case: _______________________________.

[Edit 9/23/15: This sorta counts but not enough to lose our shit over it. The final episode of Unscrewed With Martin Sargent on TechTV aired on November 29, 2004. During the episode, "Sargent officially dismissed the Unscrewed Army [his title for the show's fans]" and explicitly bashed G4 and Comcast. As far as we can tell, it's not on Youtube, so no big whoop.]

2004 was when Prince threw the guitar in the air and it stayed there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

5 Songs That Almost Made It Into Hot Mix 2004
Juvenile "Slow Motion"
Korn "Word Up!"
Ashlee Simpson "Pieces of Me"
G-Unit "Wanna Get To Know You"
Keane "Somewhere Only We Know"

And get ready for it:

HOT MIX 2004

20. Sleepy Brown f/ Outkast "I Can't Wait"
19. Phantom Planet "Big Brat"
18. AC Newman “Miracle Drug”
17. Usher "Caught Up"
16. Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx & Twista “Slow Jamz”
15. Pinback “Non-Photo Blue”
14. Prince “Call My Name”
13. Slipknot “Duality”
12. Snoop Dogg f/ Pharrell “Drop It Like It's Hot”
11. Nelly “Flap Your Wings”

10. Death From Above 1979 “Black History Month”
09. TV On The Radio “The Wrong Way”
08. Gwen Stefani “Hollaback Girl”
07. Madvillian “Great Day Today”
06. Autolux “Here Comes Everybody”
05. Annie “Heartbeat”
04. Wilco “Handshake Drugs”
03. The Arcade Fire “Rebellion (Lies)”
02. Kelly Clarkson “Since U Been Gone”

01. Ciara “Goodies”

This appears to be the only online stream of the Prince song at #14: http://www.jukebo.com/prince/music-clip,call-my-name,su8qu.html

[Edit 9/23/15: We've been linking to the URL's of the Spotify playlists forgetting that they're already kinda more or less linked through the embeds, so this portion of the 2000s jams will disappear from here on out. PEACE.]

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2000 Jams from the 2000s: Part 4 (2003)

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'03. A good year for supergroups.


The joke we're implying is that Iggy and Outkast started a supergroup.

Also, a lot more people had TiVo in 2003 than in 2002.

Here comes the nice:

THE 11 HOTTEST JAMS OF 2003.

#11 Snoop Dogg at MTV Icon: Metallica (May 6, 2003)

#10 ODB On Parole (July 12, 2003)

#9 "Broodwich" (November 2, 2003)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cx4Cg2yvVQ

#8 Stella: "Friendship" (November 2003)

#7 Lyle (February 12, 2003)

Like a true showman, he kept us wanting more. But still, we get kinda bummed that Chappelle's Show ended without a more thorough exploration of this character's potential.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X-_Doc5Sn8

#6 "I Mean, Come On" (March 26, 2003)

http://southpark.cc.com/clips/104359/i-mean-come-on

#5 "The Mad Real World" (February 26, 2003)

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82403936/

#4 Bruno In Alabama (March 28, 2003)

#3 Andrew WK on Spike TV Awards (December 4, 2003)

#2 Cheaters: Paintball Attack (February 13, 2003)

#1 Cheaters: Joey gets stabbed (March 20, 2003)

2003 was a wild-as-fuck ride to say the least. But no one could have forseen:

HOT MIX 2003

20. Blink 182 “I Miss You”
19. Ween “Chocolate Town”
18. Blur “Out of Time”
17. Young Gunz “Can't Stop Won't Stop”
16. Missy Elliott "Pass That Dutch"
15. The Strokes "Reptilia"
14. No Doubt "It's My Life"
13. Lil' Kim "The Jump Off"
12. Pharrell f/ Jay-Z “Frontin'”
11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps”

10. Outkast “Unhappy”
09. The Shins “So Says I”
08. Lil' Jon “Get Low”
07. Jay-Z “La-La-La (Excuse Me Mis Again)”
06. Radiohead “Backdrifts”
05. The Darkness “Growing on Me”
04. Wayne Wonder “No Letting Go”
03. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists “The Ballad of the Sin Eater”
02. Deftones “Minerva”

01. TV On The Radio “Staring at the Sun”

NADA-fy (a.k.a. "not on spotify"):

"Can't Stop Won't Stop"


"La La La"


The Spotify playlist associated with this happy little 2003 page can be found right over hurrr: https://open.spotify.com/user/mfalc/playlist/4xYXDdpis8pfcwUEysTU0T. Please enjoy it!

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2000 Jams from the 2000s: Part 3 (2002)

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2002 was the final palindrome year ever. Axl played "Madagascar" at the VMAs. Check out the footage...


We just found out that Skillz still does his year-end "rap up" things every December. The one from 2010 actually charted, but his first one from 2002 is still the only one we've heard:


And now, live in stereo from Darl's basement, we're proud to present:

THE 10 HOTTEST JAMS OF 2002.

#10 Star Wars Kid (November 3, 2002)

Sure, why not?

#9 John McGuirk, The Soccer Comic (January 6, 2002)

#8 Sealab 2021: Bizarro (November 17, 2002)

#7 Professor Chaos (April 10, 2002)

#6 Stella: Raking Leaves

Raking Leaves from TheState on Vimeo.

#5 "Pimpology"

#4 Call-For-Help-A-Thon (December 26, 2002)

#3 Stella: Pizza (September 2002)

#2 Celebrity Boxing: Barry Williams vs. Bonaduce (March 13, 2002)

#1 Crashing With Andrew WK (September 2002)

- This year was tough. Not as good as other years. The clip that was almost #10 was when Shepard Smith had his slip up. "Blow Job. I mean, block party." (Nov 7, 2002) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lIMe1syhd8
- Cash Flow Generator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFUfWsBsaMw

This is the best stuff we could find for now. But no matter. The hot mix will save us.

HOT MIX 2002

20. Mclusky “Alan Is A Cowboy Killer”
19. Amerie “Why Don't We Fall In Love”
18. Scarface "On My Block"
17. Hot Hot Heat “No Not Now”
16. Missy Elliott “Work It”
15. Interpol “Obstacle 1”
14. Santana f/ Michelle Branch “The Game Of Love”
13. Talib Kweli “Get By”
12. Minus The Bear “Spirtz!!Spirtz!!”
11. Broken Social Scene “Cause = Time”

10. N*E*R*D f/ Malice "Am I High"
09. Queens of the Stone Age “Go With The Flow”
08. tATu “All The Things She Said”
07. The Darkness "Love Is Only a Feeling"
06. The Used "Blue and Yellow"
05. Justin Timberlake “Nothin' Else”
04. Cam'ron “Hey Ma”
03. Nelly “Hot In Herre”
02. And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead “How Near How Far”

01. Clipse “Grindin'”

Enjoy the official Spotify playlist of this page. All 20 songs from Hot Mix 2002 are there, plus some nice bonus jams for those long drives to 7-11.

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2000 Jams from the 2000s: Part 2 (2001)

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And a happy new two thousand and one...

Year....


The feds have been hounding us about these results, and now they finally have their answer:

THE 11 HOTTEST JAMS OF 2001.

#11 The Eye (December 30, 2001)

#10 Beetlejuice vs. Gary "Battle of the Wits" (January 26, 2001)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot-Cm1mVa2A

#9 Shit Dragon's Last Words (June 20, 2001)

#8 "A Jorb Well Done" (March 2, 2001)

JEEEOOORREEAARRB!!!!!!!

#7 Billy Ray Cyrus in Mulholland Drive (December 2001)

#6 "Crazy Doctor 2" (April 14, 2001)

#5 Primetime Glick: Q&A with Seinfeld (June 20, 2001)

Note: June 20 was a big night for Comedy Central. "Shit Dragon" and this interview first aired within the same 15 minute span.

#4 Freddy Got Fingered (April 2001)

#3 Stella: "Audition" (October 2001)

#2 Redman on Cribs (March 6, 2001)

http://atv.aazah.com/content/redman-best-cribs-episode-ever#.Vd5TuflViko
Oral history: http://www.theoralhistories.com/redman-mtv-cribs-episode-1120701942.html

#1 Wet Hot: Trip Into Town

HOT MIX 2001

20. Pinback “Concrete Seconds”
19. Jimmy Eat World “A Praise Chorus”
18. Michael Jackson “You Rock My World”
17. Solid Steel Presents DJ Food & DK “Ug/The Terrorist/Miles From Home”
16. Dismemberment Plan “Superpowers”
15. Britney Spears “I'm A Slave 4 U”
14. Built to Spill “Strange”
13. Janet Jackson “Someone to Call My Lover”
12. The Strokes “New York City Cops”
11. System of a Down “Chop Suey!”

10. Autolux “Sugarless”
09. 'NSync “Girlfriend”
08. Wilco “I Am Trying to Break your Heart”
07. Aaliyah “More Than a Woman”
06. Radiohead “Pyramid Song”
05. Jay-Z f/ Q-Tip & Biz Markie “Girls Girls Girls”
04. Fugazi “Full Disclosure”
03. And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead “Relative Ways”
02. Jagged Edge f/ Nelly “Where the Party At”

01. Kylie Minogue “Love at First Sight”


The big hot playlist is available here: https://open.spotify.com/user/mfalc/playlist/27P6FVgvVzd2USRjR4IFbR.

It's got all the songs from Hot Mix 2001 (plus mad bonus) except for the two embeds below.

This first one technically has a much longer artist and song title:
Solid Steel Presents DJ Food & DK featuring Motion Man, Mr. Scruff, DJ Vadim & Peshay "Ug/The Terrorist/Miles From Home (Underdog Mix) Remix"



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2000 Jams from the 2000s: Part 1 (Y2K)

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Our story begins here...


We know everyone's been on the edge of their roof waiting for this, so now without further delay we proudly present:

THE 12 HOTTEST JAMS OF THE YEAR 2000.

#12: The mountain that looks like Phil Collins' head (April 12, 2000)

#11 Arnold Calls Gator Lodge

Audio only, not this fan video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muVRamIfSGE

#10 Jackass: The Hearse

Handsome Jack is in the casket. Johnny Knoxville is the driver. Handsome Jack falls out of the car. Big yucks.

#9 Adam Green on Say What! Karaoke

Adam Green from The Moldy Peaches appeared on this show about a year prior to their first album release. No one's sure whether MTV chose the songs for the contestants or the other way around, but Adam got stuck with "Steal My Sunshine." Instead of singing the correct words, he opted for a call and response with the TV audience. "When I say 'These Burgers,' YOU SAY 'Are Crazy!. THESE BURRGERRRS!!" By the time 90 seconds had passed he was rolling around on the ground chanting "these burgers are crazy," and MTV somehow allowed this to air. And we're pretty sure he was wearing cool sunglasses.

#8 Clerks: "Big American Party" (May 31, 2000)

#7 Kenny singing opera (April 26, 2000)

#6 Stella: College Reunion (Fall 2000)

#5 Radiohead: "Flying Bears" Blip (Oct 2000)

#4 Crazy Doctor (January 14, 2000)

http://www.hulu.com/watch/282630

#3 "Chu Chu Rocket" Commercial (Feb 2000)

#2 John Mark Byers (from HBO's Paradise Lost 2, June 22, 2000)

#1 "I Love Christmas" featuring David Liebe Hart and Michael Boyd (December 2000)

Out of all 10 years of the 2000s decade, this one had the toughest moments to locate on video-streaming services. It was also the year where it was toughest to narrow down our favorites. Even after expanding this list to 12 (instead of 10), we still were stuck with many tasty leftovers:
- The Last Temptation of Blank: The final episode of Strangers With Candy guest starring Paul Rudd and Winona Rider. (October 20, 2000) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLOHsNl6yhQ
- SNL's legendary episode hosted by Tom Green (incorrectly listed by many sources as SNL's worst episode). (November 18, 2000) http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/eagles/2861373
- Any Freaks and Geeks episode with Harris. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLv-DQwPFuE
- The Levis commercials with Flat Eric https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY6WTuvyF7Y
- That episode of 2Gether where bad boy Mickey Parke goes soft and sings "I'm a Regular Guy (Just Like Dawson Creek)."
- Stella: Office Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBoqxUOjF7o

Also we love Rejected; despite popular opinion, however, it's not our favorite Don Hertzfeld short and therefore narrowly missed out on the 12 hottest jams of 2000. But we'll post it here since we couldn't find the Say What! Karaoke clip.


Concert Of The Year: ODB's Final Appearance With Wu-Tang
NEW YORK — More than a month after fleeing a rehab center and becoming a fugitive from justice, rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard surfaced Tuesday night in a triumphant, if blatantly illegal, performance with the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan in front of hundreds of fans.

“I can’t stay on the stage too long tonight – the cops is after me,” O.D.B. told the stunned, gleeful crowd at the Hammerstein Ballroom after joining with the rest of the Clan to perform “Shame on a N—a.”
http://www.mtv.com/news/1429366/performance-by-fugitive-odb-stuns-wu-tang-clan-crowd/

HOT MIX 2000

20. Nelly "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"
19. DMX "Party Up"
18. PJ Harvey “This Mess We're In”
17. Elliott Smith “Son of Sam”
16. The Anniversary “All Things Ordinary”
15. The Lox “Ryde or Die Bitch”
14. D'Angelo “Send It On”
13. No Doubt “Simple Kind of Life”
12. Sigur Ros “Ágætis byrjun”
11. Three 6 Mafia "Sippin' On Some Syrup"

10. Modest Mouse “Tiny Cities Made of Ashes”
09. Mystikal “Shake Ya Ass”
08. Electric Wizard “Funeralopolis”
07. Deftones “Change (In The House of Flies)”
06. Aaliyah “Try Again”
05. Dead Prez “Hip Hop”
04. At.The.Drive.In “Pattern Against User”
03. And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead “Mistakes and Regrets”
02. Radiohead “Optimistic”

01. Outkast “B.O.B.”


The official Spotify playlist of this page includes the 19 of the 20 songs listed here, plus hot bonus.

Aaliyah "Try Again" (not on Spotify):


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"2000 Jams From The 2000s" Re-Launch

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We're gonna try and do this over. We didn't like how the original 2000s Jams was unraveling, and the list was ultimately abandoned. But this turned out for the best, because it gave us a chance to try something different.

But why now? How does 2015 make sense for this?

Some theorists insist on an argument suggesting a 20-year-cycle of nostalgia. For example, '70s nostalgia was especially present within Gen X culture, like Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused (1993), or the moments in Reality Bites (1994) when Winona Ryder and Janeane Garofalo reminisce to "Conjunction Junction" or "Disco Inferno."

Our personal theory notes evidence of nostalgic roots sprouting slightly earlier - specifically during the 9th year of the following decade. For example, Sha Na Na capitalized on '50s nostalgia starting in 1968. And the '80s-themed film The Wedding Singer premiered in 1998. Just trust us. This is a real thing. It's an actual pattern that really exists. We're expecting some capitalization of oughts-nostalgia to begin no sooner than 2018.

So we decided to jump on this train before "oughts" turns into a word as equally dirty as "nineties." It's not especially cool to discuss the 2000s as nostalgia-worthy just yet, which we find ironic since VH1 nostalgia marathons like their 10-part I Love the '80s series were hugely popular during the 2000s (and ultimately led to an entire TV channel called VH1 Classic that centers around this idea). In-depth nostalgia for previous decades was part of popular culture in a way that hasn't seemed nearly as widespread in subsequent years. Instead, we get superficial Buzzfeed listicles with animated gifs captured from old Nickelodeon shows.

We started a radio series called '90s Mixtape in 2004, which seemed like appropriate timing even though the '90s had barely been finished for a half-decade. '90s nostalgia wasn't a huge cash cow just yet, but we started the show anyway because it seemed like it was representing a bygone era killed dead in the aftermath of a distinct cultural shift. Some might refer to this before-and-after period as "the TRL era." Britney, Eminem, Tom Green, American Pie, Woodstock '99, and DMX are just a few of the names that contributed to the launch of this cultural shift. Three years later - by the time The Strokes, The Osbournes and George W. Bush were around, that '90s-feeling was long gone.

We bring this up only to pose a question about the 2010s: Was there a similar culture divide between 2009 and 2011? From our perspective, it hasn't become truly noticeable just yet - or at least not nearly as obvious as what resulted from "the TRL era."

The one aspect of modern culture that seems far removed from 10-15 years prior is hiphop, after 2009 launched breakthrough releases from at least 10 of today's biggest stars, including Nicki Minaj, Earl Sweatshirt, Wiz Khalifa, Gucci Mane and Drake.

Outside of hiphop, the blurry cultural divide may explain why 2000s nostalgia hasn't yet been fully explored and exploited.

Either way, it's bound to happen at some point, so we figured we should board the train early and get it out of the way. We also have energy for it within this moment, which may not exist 3+ years from now.

With this in mind, we'll admit that our 2000s canon plans to unveil itself more similarly to a series of Buzzfeed listicles than a collection of in-depth thinkpieces. We wrote up some lists. We located as much streaming media associated with those lists as we could find. And we curated some playlists. That's basically the jist.

Will this really be a list of 2000 jams? Probably not. But there will be a lot of them over the course of this 10-part series, one post per year starting with 2000 and wrapping up with 2009 at some point in the future.

Each post will be highlighted by our top 20 songs of every year, plus another 30-40 bonus jams, followed by 10 or 12 other things we liked that happened on TV or on the internet. (So that's [20 + 40 + 12] x 10 years. That's actually a lot closer to 720 than 2000. But whatever. It's close enough. Who has time for 2000 jams anyway?)

And we'll spit out all these playlists starting on Tuesday, September 15 sometime after midnight.

It was the decade of ass. It was the widespread ass embracing all things material. It was the 2000s. Not everyone loved it, but we def lived it.

The 2000s. Coming soon.

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2000's Jams #108: Washed Out "Feel It All Around" (2009)

Brief stabs of dub drums cheat into the mix. The synthesizers that drive the arrangement sound cheap and liquored-up, but are impeccably paced like a pour of great molasses. Somewhere, echoes of 10cc's breathy "I'm Not In Love" enter the picture, as does YMO's churning bass exploration "Naughty Boys". Greene seems dedicated to mapping a musical history that never actually existed but seems meticulously seen: a historical fiction re-imagining a lifetime of easy listening. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11455-feel-it-all-around/

The initial feeling we received from "Feel It All Around" was vague nostalgia, for a time that's somewhat unable to be placed, or may conjure different areas of memory for different people. For some reason, Y2K-era electronic music came to mind - Air, The Avalanches, or even the more ambient stuff from Richard D James. Washed Out could have fit within this era, taking the borrowed misplaced nostalgia approach, longing for the golden years of AM easy listening. It was the first official "chillwave" we ever heard. Within weeks, Neon Indian and Toro Y Moi were on the radar as well, paving the way for other chill lofi contemporaries.

2000's Jams #109: Wilco "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" (2002)

Wilco probably did not invent the thing where every song on their most acclaimed record has a huge coda section that preceded internet dummies overusing the term "epic" as a synonym for "radical" or something. But they did own something fierce on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. We probably refer to Chuck Klosterman too often in our "hot jam" descriptions, but his Jeff Tweedy profile was one of the first times we noticed a strange sonic parallel between an album's aura and world events (in this case, the fall of the World Trade Center). It also starts with "Jeff Tweedy didn't vomit today. He vomited yesterday, but not today."

2000's Jams (+5): The Strokes “Ask Me Anything” (2006)

The Strokes possibly invented the thing where on a band's third album they depart from their sound somewhere around Track 5 or 6, taking a quick break, displaying their more somber and pensive areas. We've noticed No Age trying out a similar tactic in 2010 ("Common Heat") and also Grass Is Green in 2012 ("Somebody's Something") albeit these were probably coincidences. Third-album syndrome brings out these kindsa vibes...

2000's Jams (+5): Outkast “Unhappy” (2003)

10 years on, Speakerboxxx still rules as the less tedious and equally sprawling half of this decade's answer to The White Album (for properly displaying which of Outkast's members were responsible for their individual components, showcasing a proper encore to their brilliant 3-album stretch between 1996 and 2000, and providing the 2000's with its most beloved double-album.)

Jams like "Ghettomusick," "The Rooster," "The Way You Move," "Knowing" and ESPECIALLY the hugely underrated deep cut "Reset" (with samples of shaken spray-paint cans) still sound just as fresh today, and present something far deeper than Andre's forays into "bizarre for the sake of bizarre." The Love Below was an exciting as fuck moment in time that hasn't aged nearly as well as Speakerboxxx, although we still attest to our initial assessment: Both halves need each other in order to form their proper ying-and-yang cohesion, an important factor in what makes its sprawl so fascinating.

There are several "keys" to unlocking the heart of this album, but "Unhappy" is among our most favorite, placed towards the album's beginning and setting a tone that's subdued and pensive, yet playful and just as inventive as the artistic heights of their 90's material.



And for fun, here's the "Ghettomusick" video: