Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far

 

1위 페미니스트 래퍼 미씨 엘리엇의 'Get Ur Freak On'

'뚜두뚜두'(블랙핑크, 142), 'Gee'(소녀시대, 170), 'Hype Boy'(뉴진스, 206)

 

 

미 음악 잡지 롤링 스톤(Rolling Stone)이 2025년까지 21세기 4반세기까지 최고의 노래 250곡을 선정했다. 이 리스트에 K팝 가수 BTS, 블랙핑크, 소녀시대, 그리고 뉴진스의 곡이 올랐다. 

 

BTS는 두번째 앨범 '윙즈(Wings)'의 재발매 앨범 'You Never Walk Alone'의 타이틀송 '봄날(Spring Day, 2017)'가 37위에 올랐다. 블랙핑크(Blackpink)의 '뚜두뚜두( 'Ddu-Du Ddu-Du, 2018)가' 142위, 소녀시대(Girls' Generation)의 'Gee'(2010)은 170위, 그리고 뉴진스(NewJeans)의 데뷔곡 'Hype Boy'(2023)가 260위에 선정됐다. 

 

1위는 래퍼 미씨 엘리엇(Missy Elliott)의 'Get Ur Freak On(네 멋대로 즐겨라, 2001)'이 차지했다. 이곡은 힙합, 뱅그라 리듬, 타블라 퍼커션, 펀잡 악기 툼비 등을 도입한 랩, 팝, 월드뮤직의 퓨전으로 미래지향적인 사운드를 추구했으며, 클럽, 파티, 리믹스, 샘플링으로 재생되며 음악뿐만 아니라 시각 문화까지 영향을 주었다. 가사도 자유와 자기 표현의 메시지를 담아 남성 중심의 힙합계에서 미씨 엘리엇을 페미니스트 아이콘으로 만들었다. 

 

 

 

롤링스톤 편집진은 21세기를 냅스터(Napster, 음악파일 공유 앱), 마이스페이스(MySpace), 아이팟(iPod), 그리고 스트리밍이 등장했고, 비닐 레코드(LP)가 돌아왔으며, 새로운 사운드가 끊임없이 탄생하고, 세상은 다채롭고 실험적인 음악으로 가득하다고 평가했다. 요즘 음악팬들의 손끝엔 온통 사운드의 세계가 펼쳐져 있다고 강조했다. 

 

'21세기 최고 노래 250' 목록은 이 세기 음악의 혼돈스러운 매력을 담았으며, 다양한 스타일, 비트와 보컬이 섞여있다고 전했다. 250곡 중 톱 10만 해도 스톡홀름에서 컴턴(남부 캘리포니아), 내슈빌에서 뉴욕의 펑크록까지 아우르며, 서울에서 스페인, 산후안, 라스베가스, 베라크루스, 베르사이유, 나이지리아, 멕시코, 콜롬비아까지 지구촌 다양한 지역의 음악을 담았다. 장르도 레게, K팝, 드릴(폭력적인 힙합), 크렁크(클럽용 힙합), 컨트리, 아프로비트(현대 아프리카팝), 에모(감정 표현에 중점을 둔 록펑크), 시에레뇨(멕시코의 기타 그룹) 등 다양하나. 무엇보다도 이 리스트의 기준은 인기나 방송횟수가 아니라 음악적 탁월함과 독창성이라고 강조했다. 

 

 

The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far

 

1. Missy Elliott - 'Get Ur Freak On'

2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Maps'

3. Beyoncé feat. Jay Z - 'Crazy in Love'

4. The White Stripes - 'Seven Nation Army'

5. Taylor Swift - 'All Too Well'

6. Robyn - 'Dancing on My Own'

7. Kendrick Lamar - 'Alright'

8. Radiohead - 'Idioteque'

9. Britney Spears - 'Toxic'

10. Frank Ocean - 'Thinkin Bout You'

11. Bad Bunny, Ñengo Flow, and Jowell and Randy - 'Safaera'

12. The Strokes - 'Last Nite'

13. SZA - 'Snooze'

14. Daddy Yankee - 'Gasolina'

15. OutKast - 'B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)'

16. Mariah Carey - 'We Belong Together'

17. Drake - 'Hotline Bling'

18. Billie Eilish - 'Bad Guy'

19. Adele - 'Someone Like You'

20. Steve Lacy - 'Bad Habit'

21. Lady Gaga - 'Bad Romance'

22. Wizkid feat. Tems - 'Essence'

23. Chappell Roan - 'Pink Pony Club'

24. D'Angelo - 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)'

25. Jay-Z - '99 Problems'

26. The Killers - 'Mr. Brightside'

27. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris - 'We Found Love'

28. Daft Punk - 'One More Time'

29. UGK feat. OutKast - 'Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)'

30. Usher - 'Confessions Part II'

31. Kelly Clarkson - 'Since U Been Gone'

32. Beyoncé - 'Formation'

33. Lana Del Rey - 'Venice Bitch'

34. Lorde - 'Ribs'

35. LCD Soundsystem - 'All My Friends'

36. Mitski - 'Your Best American Girl'

 

*37. BTS - 'Spring Day'

38. Olivia Rodrigo - 'Drivers License'

39. Eminem - 'Lose Yourself'

40. Ariana Grande - 'Thank U, Next'

41. The Weeknd - 'Blinding Lights'

42. Carly Rae Jepsen - 'Call Me Maybe'

43. Drake feat. Majid Jordan - 'Hold On, We're Going Home'

44. Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert - 'Bad and Boujee'

45. Kacey Musgraves - 'Follow Your Arrow'

46. Amy Winehouse - 'Back to Black'

47. Lil Uzi Vert - 'XO Tour Llif3'

48. M.I.A. - 'Paper Planes'

49. Maxwell - 'Pretty Wings'

50. Haim - 'The Wire'

51. Disclosure feat. Sam Smith - 'Latch'

52. Franz Ferdinand - 'Take Me Out'

53. Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz - 'Beez in the Trap'

54. 50 Cent - 'In Da Club'

55. Katy Perry - 'Teenage Dream'

56. Shakira feat. Alejandro Sanz - 'La Tortura'

57. U2 - 'Beautiful Day'

58. DJ Snake feat. Lil Jon - 'Turn Down for What'

59. Phoebe Bridgers - 'Motion Sickness'

60. Lil Wayne - 'A Milli'

61. Bob Dylan - 'Things Have Changed'

62. Solange - 'Cranes in the Sky'

63. Paramore - 'Still Into You'

64. Peso Pluma and Eslabon Armado - 'Ella Baila Sola'

65. Kendrick Lamar - 'Not Like Us'

66. Wilco - 'Impossible Germany'

67. 'NSync - 'Bye Bye Bye'

68. Miranda Lambert - 'The House That Built Me'

69. Arcade Fire - 'Rebellion (Lies)'

70. Clipse feat. Ab-Liva - 'Ride Around Shining'

71. Harry Styles - 'As It Was'

72. Bon Iver - 'Skinny Love'

73. Cardi B - 'Bodak Yellow'

74. David Bowie - 'Blackstar'

75. Kanye West - 'Jesus Walks'

76. Lil Nas X - 'Old Town Road'

77. Rosalía - 'Malamente (Cap.1: Augurio)'

78. Future - 'March Madness'

79. Fall Out Boy - 'Sugar, We're Goin Down'

80. Boygenius - 'Not Strong Enough'

81. Bad Bunny - 'Baile Inolvidable'

82. OutKast - 'Hey Ya!'

83. The Rapture - 'House of Jealous Lovers'

84. Justin Bieber - 'Sorry'

85. Arctic Monkeys - 'Do I Wanna Know?'

86. Charli XCX - 'Vroom Vroom'

87. Chris Stapleton - 'Tennessee Whiskey'

88. Madonna - 'Hung Up'

89. Justin Timberlake - 'Mirrors'

90. Broken Social Scene - 'Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl'

91. Tyler, the Creator - 'Yonkers'

92. Sean Paul - 'Get Busy'

93. Eric Church - 'Springsteen'

94. Dua Lipa - 'Levitating'

95. Burna Boy - 'Last Last'

96. My Chemical Romance - 'Welcome to the Black Parade'

97. Lana Del Rey - 'Video Games'

98. Carrie Underwood - 'Before He Cheats'

99. The Hives - 'Hate to Say I Told You So'

100. Frank Ocean - 'Novacane'

101. Missy Elliott - 'Work It'

102. Lady Gaga - 'Poker Face'

103. Florence + the Machine - 'Dog Days Are Over'

104. Miley Cyrus - 'Wrecking Ball'

105. Kelis - 'Milkshake'

106. One Direction - 'Fireproof'

107. Kylie Minogue - 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'

108. The New Pornographers - 'Letter From an Occupant'

109. Karol G and Nicki Minaj - 'Tusa'

110. Courtney Barnett - 'Depreston'

111. Calle 13 - 'Querido FBI'

112. Panic! at the Disco - 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies'

113. Natalia Lafourcade - 'Hasta La Raíz'

114. Taylor Swift - 'Blank Space'

115. Little Big Town - 'Girl Crush'

116. Bruce Springsteen - 'Land of Hope and Dreams'

117. The Shins - 'New Slang'

118. Childish Gambino - 'Redbone'

119. Sky Ferreira - 'You're Not the One'

120. Destiny's Child - 'Survivor'

121. Eminem - 'Stan'

122. Azealia Banks feat. Lazy Jay - '212'

123. Fountains of Wayne - 'Hackensack'

124. Mary J. Blige - 'Family Affair'

125. Gyptian - 'Hold You'

126. Lucy Dacus - 'Night Shift'

127. Lorde - 'Green Light'

128. The Postal Service - 'Such Great Heights'

129. Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé - 'Savage Remix'

130. Selena Gomez - 'Hands to Myself'

131. Gorillaz - 'Clint Eastwood'

132. Avril Lavigne - 'Complicated'

133. Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - 'Umbrella'

134. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - 'Despacito'

135. Tyla - 'Water'

136. Mike Jones feat. Slim Thug and Paul Wall - 'Still Tippin''

137. Maren Morris - 'My Church'

138. Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z - 'Déjà Vu'

139. Rilo Kiley - 'Portions for Foxes'

140. M.O.P. feat. Busta Rhymes, Teflon, and Remi Martin - 'Ante Up'

141. Coldplay - 'The Scientist'

 

*142. Blackpink - 'Ddu-Du Ddu-Du'

143. Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX - 'I Love It'

144. Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves - 'I Remember Everything'

145. Miguel - 'Adorn'

146. Ivy Queen - 'Quiero Bailar'

147. Travis Scott feat. Drake - 'Sicko Mode'

148. Jason Isbell - 'Cover Me Up'

149. Alvvays - 'Archie, Marry Me'

150. Nelly feat. City Spud - 'Ride Wit Me'

151. Vampire Weekend - 'A-Punk'

152. Pink - 'So What'

153. Beck - 'Lost Cause'

154. J. Cole - 'Middle Child'

155. Alicia Keys - 'Fallin''

156. Blink-182 - 'I Miss You'

157. Johnny Cash - 'Hurt'

158. Kendrick Lamar feat. Jay Rock - 'Money Trees'

159. Modest Mouse - 'Float On'

160. Chief Keef feat. Lil Reese - 'I Don't Like'

161. Taylor Swift - 'Cruel Summer'

162. Drake - 'Marvins Room'

163. TV on the Radio - 'Wolf Like Me'

164. The Flaming Lips - 'Do You Realize??'

165. Café Tacvba - 'Eres'

166. Jay-Z and Linkin Park - 'Numb/Encore'

167. Sabrina Carpenter - 'Espresso'

168. The Chicks - 'Long Time Gone'

169. Jimmy Eat World - 'The Middle' 

 

*170. Girls' Generation - 'Gee'

171. T.I. - 'What You Know'

172. Ciara feat. Missy Elliott - '1, 2 Step'

173. Waxahatchee - 'Lilacs'

174. System of a Down - 'Chop Suey!'

175. Aaliyah - 'Rock the Boat'

176. Car Seat Headrest - 'Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales'

177. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - 'Shallow'

178. Amerie - '1 Thing'

179. Juanes - 'Es Por Ti'

180. Kings of Leon - 'Use Somebody'

181. Rihanna feat. Drake - 'Work'

182. Brandi Carlile - 'The Story'

183. Billie Eilish - 'Happier Than Ever'

184. OutKast - 'Ms. Jackson'

185. Los Tigres del Norte - 'Somos Más Americanos'

186. Beyoncé - 'Cuff It'

187. MGMT - 'Kids'

188. Wisin & Yandel - 'Rakata'

189. Grimes - 'Oblivion'

190. Rae Sremmurd - 'No Flex Zone'

191. Phoenix - '1901'

192. Ed Sheeran - 'The A Team'

193. Parquet Courts - 'Stoned and Starving'

194. SZA - 'Drew Barrymore'

195. Evanescence - 'Bring Me to Life'

196. Radiohead - 'There, There'

197. Toni Braxton - 'He Wasn't Man Enough'

198. Three 6 Mafia feat. Young Buck, 8Ball, and MJG - 'Stay Fly'

199. Leonard Cohen - 'You Want It Darker'

200. FKA Twigs - 'Cellophane'

201. Gucci Mane - 'Lemonade'

202. Rauw Alejandro - 'Todo de Ti'

203. Original Koffee - 'Toast'

204. Pop Smoke - 'Welcome to the Party'

205. Green Day - 'Jesus of Suburbia'

 

*206. NewJeans - 'Hype Boy'

207. Rich Gang feat. Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan - 'Lifestyle'

208. Ashlee Simpson - 'Pieces of Me'

209. Aventura feat. Don Omar - 'Ella y Yo'

210. Usher feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris - 'Yeah!'

211. Alabama Shakes - 'Hold On'

212. Doja Cat feat. SZA - 'Kiss Me More'

213. Taylor Swift - 'Love Story'

214. The Hold Steady - 'Killer Parties'

215. Lizzo - 'Truth Hurts'

216. Old Crow Medicine Show - 'Wagon Wheel'

217. Rich Boy feat. Polow Da Don - 'Throw Some D's'

218. T-Pain - 'I'm Sprung'

219. Father John Misty - 'Holy Shit'

220. Ke$ha - 'Tik Tok'

221. The Mountain Goats - 'No Children'

222. Paul Simon - 'Rewrite'

223. Kanye West feat. Rihanna and Kid Cudi - 'All of the Lights'

224. The Knife - 'Heartbeats'

225. Bright Eyes - 'First Day of My Life'

226. 5 Seconds of Summer - 'Youngblood'

227. Tyler Childers - 'Feathered Indians'

228. Rema - 'Woman'

229. Old 97's - 'Rollerskate Skinny'

230. Mastodon - 'Blood and Thunder'

231. Florida Georgia Line - 'Cruise'

232. Tems - 'Free Mind'

233. John Prine - 'Summer's End'

234. J Balvin and Willy William - 'Mi Gente'

235. Foo Fighters - 'Times Like These'

236. Shaboozey - 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)'

237. Kid Cudi - 'Day 'n' Nite'

238. Bleachers - 'I Wanna Get Better'

239. Skrillex feat. Sirah - 'Bangarang'

240. Mac Miller - '2009'

241. Wheatus - 'Teenage Dirtbag'

242. Scarface - 'My Block'

243. Davido feat. Musa Keys - 'Unavailable'

244. Warren Zevon - 'Keep Me in Your Heart'

245. Tego Calderón - 'Pa' Que Retozen'

246. Post Malone and Swae Lee - 'Sunflower'

247. Avicii - 'Levels'

248. Fleet Foxes - 'Tiger Mountain Peasant Song'

249. Tweet - 'Oops (Oh My)'

250. Train - 'Drops of Jupiter'

 

 

The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far

25 years of classic hits from all over the musical map and every corner of the globe

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-the-21st-century-1235410452