Comments on: Idolator’s 2007 Top 40 List Of Awesomeness: The Story So Far

By: Chris Boeckmann

Chris Boeckmann — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:47:34 +0000

@seannj30: Thanks, Aunt Nancy!

By: futurehorse

futurehorse — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:37:05 +0000

PJ Harvey? Dizzee Rascal? The suspense is killing me!!

By: seannj30

seannj30 — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:01:15 +0000

I was going to make a comment saying that you people have bad taste in music. But then, I thought, in retrospective, 2007 was a horrible year in music. I have not found a single song with any coherent lyrics at all. Songs today have no meaning, no soul, just a “catchy beat”. Most of the songs this year were just dance and rap bullshit. In conclusion, Radiohead FTW.

By: djp

djp — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:55:34 +0000

#2: Nickelback – “Rock Star”
#1: Bjork – “Declare Independence”

By: MTS

MTS — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:40:21 +0000

Let me guess — it’s Ted Nugent. AMIRITE?

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Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:23:22 +0000

#2 Jay-Z - ROC Boys
#1 Kanye West - Stronger

@DHMBIB: I would put Nicole in the Top 20 so you better not be mocking her at number 1. Timbaland, Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger Scream will tear up January.
@Chris Boeckmann: Cassie, definitely Yes. Britney, what the fuck no.

BUT seeing as this list has Rihanna's Umbrella at #20 and her Hate love song at #11, anything goes. Maybe Daughtry and Nickelback are the 2 1?

I mean, Stronger is only the biggest hit off the year's Number 1 album, and ROC Boys is only Number 1 in Rolling Stones. Or maybe I'm drunk. Or I'm in the wrong Gawker Interblogs.

By: Chris Boeckmann

Chris Boeckmann — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:21:22 +0000

OH DAMN OH DAMN. I’m going back to Pitchfork.

By: OokieDookie

OokieDookie — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:41:07 +0000

If I don’t see “No Pussy Blues” in the top 2, I may have to try a different tac and drink a liter of cognac.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:37:14 +0000

I doubt LCD Soundsystem is showing up again; I don't see Maura rating it above all her other picks and I don't see Jess doubling up on an artist. I would exclude Kanye on the same grounds.

@jessdolator: How'd you decide that you would get #1? Also were there any duplicates that you had to decide which of you would write up, or did it work out that there was no overlap?

By: AL

AL — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:52:14 +0000

@jessdolator: UGH THANKS FOR THE SPOILERS. I HAVE SO LITTLE TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN MY LIFE.

By: Jess Harvell

Jess Harvell — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:53:20 +0000

also, if the "smooshing" explanation wasn't clear enough: this isn't a much-agonized-over, late-night-debated, get-the-order-just-right kinda list published as the official "best" songs of the year by the entity known as idolator. it's quite literally our (very) personal fave 20 songs, one right after the other. fer instance No. 40 is maura's No. 20, No. 39 is my No. 20 and so on. nothin' deeper than that. there's some overlap in terms of taste, but there's plenty on both lists that the other hadn't even heard until we put this together. she turned me onto some stuff and vice versa which was hopefully the broader point. it also might go some way to explaning (for those who need it explained) the schizo nature and the "minor" placings. (alternately, argue away.) and ANYWAY the real answers are:

No. 2: Jojo
No. 1: Derek Bailey

By: Jess Harvell

Jess Harvell — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:15:23 +0000

man i can’t decide if you guys are gonna mutiny or what come monday

By: mhulot

mhulot — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:43:02 +0000

I realize that this isn’t necessarily a widely-held opinion, but my favorite songs of the year were Against Me’s White People for Peace and Manu Chao’s Rainin’ in Paradize.

By: Weezy F Baby

Weezy F Baby — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:12:17 +0000

@westartedthis: i was hoping "player's prayer" would make the list!

By: matthew

matthew — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:52:57 +0000

I’m hoping Celebration makes it…if I’m the only person who puts The Modern Tribe on my year-end list, I’ll be sad.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:58:25 +0000

^ can I edit comments?

Cuz I wanted to add that I had never heard "float" before and love it. great pick. and the fallout boy track was a gutsy pick - I love the guitar/beat on it even though it wouldn't make my top 40.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:56:34 +0000

roc boys is definitely good, but not top 10 material.

I *really* liked "whatever u like" by nicole scherzinger and "gimme more" by britney spears, but they don't have a chance.

Cassie's "is it you?" is really good. So is 50's "I get money" remix ft. diddy and jay-z.

Every song named by anyone in the comments section so far is better than #6, 10, 11, 13, 15, 25, and 40 on the idolator list.

Am I the only one who thinks "lip gloss" is the most overrated song of 2007? The only useful thing about it is the beat, but the beat is just an inferior "grindin" and sounds much better with drug raps over it than a chant about LipSmackers(c) (which were cool in 1994!).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:44:17 +0000

That would be great if All My Friends was #1. Deserves it.
But I doubt it since this list is horrifying.

By: AL

AL — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:49:07 +0000

Guesses: Dan Deacon, Celebration, 50 Cent, Robyn, Times New Viking.

Hopefully at least one is right!

By: SuperUnison

SuperUnison — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:23:45 +0000

I’m betting that either “Someone Great” or “All My Friends” by LCD will be there. Otherwise, I’m not nearly chart-friendly enough (in light of previous picks) to have any decent idea.