Hace días, Rolling Stone, una de las revistas musicales más importantes a nivel mundial, se atrevió a publicar un listado de las 100 mejores canciones del siglo XXI, o de lo que va hasta el momento.
Este conteo sirve para hacer un repaso de lo mejor de la música en el periodo 2000-2018, en el que han destacado artistas como Kanye West, Drake, Rihanna, Madonna, Britney Spears y Beyoncé.
De hecho, Beyoncé ocupa el primer lugar de la codiciada lista de las 100 mejores canciones del siglo XXI con Crazy in love, su primer sencillo en solitario y su primera colaboración con su ahora esposo, Jay Z.
En el segundo lugar se ubica Paper Planes de M.I.A., luego está Seven Nation Army de The White Stripes, en el cuarto puesto aparece Hey Ya! de Outkast y con 99 Problems, Jay Z se apodera del número cinco.
En el resto del top 10, aparecen éxitos como Runaway de Kanye West y Pusha T, Rolling in the Deep de Adele y Royals de Lorde. Además, en la lista destacan canciones como Black Star de David Bowie, Bad Romance de Lady Gaga, Formation de Beyoncé, 212 de Azealia Banks y We Found Love de Rihanna y Calvin Harris.
Esta es la lista completa de las 100 mejores canciones del siglo XXI:
100: “Gasolina” Daddy Yankee feat. Glory – 2004
99: “Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You),” UGK feat. Outkast – 2007
98: “Archie, Marry Me,” Alvvays – 2014
97: “1901,” Phoenix – 2009
96: “Tighten Up,” The Black Keys – 2010
95: “Can’t Get You Out of My Head,” Kylie Minogue – 2001
94: “Jesus Walks,” Kanye West – 2004
93: “I’m Not Okay (I Promise),” My Chemical Romance – 2004
92: “Stoned and Starving,” Parquet Courtsc – 2012
91: “Despacito (Remix)” Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee y Justin Bieber – 2017
90: “1 Thing” Amerie – 2005
89: “Hate to Say I Told You So,” The Hives – 2000
88: “Hannah Hunt,” Vampire Weekend – 2013
87: “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey – 2005
86: “I Love It,” Icona Pop w/Charli XCX – 2012
85: “My Shot,” Original Broadway Cast of ‘Hamilton’ – 2015
84: “One More Time,” Daft Punk – 2000
83: “Lost Cause,” Beck – 2002
82: “New Slang,” The Shins – 2001
81: “Hollaback Girl,” Gwen Stefani – 2004
80: “Ante Up (Robbin-Hoodz Theory)” M.O.P. – 2000
79: “Drop It Like It’s Hot” Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell – 2004
78: “Young Folks,” Peter Bjorn y John – 2006
77: “Losing My Edge,” LCD Soundsystem – 2002
76: “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – 2013
75: “The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert – 2009
74: “Letter From an Occupant,” The New Pornographers – 2000
73: “House of Jealous Lovers,” The Rapture – 2002
72: “Bad and Boujee,” Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert – 2016
71: “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen – 2011
70: “American Idiot,” Green Day – 2004
69: “Thinkin Bout You,” Frank Ocean – 2012
68: “Springsteen,” Eric Church – 2011
67: “What You Know,” T.I. – 2006
66: “Beez in the Trap,” Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz – 2012
65: “We Found Love,” Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – 2011
64: “DNA,” Kendrick Lamar – 2017
63: “Sugar, We’re Goin Down,” Fall Out Boy – 2005
62: “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry – 2010
61: “Hung Up,” Madonna – 2005
60: “The Wire,” Haim – 2013
59: “Bodak Yellow,” Cardi B – 2017
58: “Ni**as in Paris” Jay-Z y Kanye West – 2011
57: “Do You Realize??” The Flaming Lips – 2002
56: “Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi,” Radiohead – 2007
55: “212,” Azealia Banks feat. Lazy Jay – 2011
54: “Portions for Foxes,” Rilo Kiley – 2004
53: “Oblivion,” Grimes – 2012
52: “Chandelier,” Sia – 2014
51: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Beyoncé – 2008
50: “The Scientist,” Coldplay – 2002
49: “Sign of the Times,” Harry Styles – 2017
48: “Happy,” Pharrell Williams – 2013
47: “Redbone,” Childish Gambino – 2016
46: “Cry Me a River,” Justin Timberlake – 2002
45: “Sorry,” Justin Bieber – 2015
44: “Stan,” Eminem – 2000
43: “Cranes in the Sky,” Solange – 2016
42: “Electric Feel,” MGMT – 2008
41: “Hurt,” Johnny Cash – 2002
40: “Beautiful Day,” U2 – 2000
39: “No One Knows,” Queens of the Stone Age – 2002
38: “Formation,” Beyoncé – 2016
37: “You Want It Darker,” Leonard Cohen – 2016
36: “Gold Digger” Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx – 2005
35: “Blue Jeans,” Lana Del Rey – 2012
34: “Mr. Brightside,” The Killers – 2004
33: “Idioteque,” Radiohead – 2000
32: “In Da Club,” 50 Cent – 2003
31: “Wake Up,” Arcade Fire – 2004
30: “Mississippi,” Bob Dylan – 2001
29: “All Too Well” Taylor Swift – 2012
28: “Umbrella,” Rihanna feat. Jay-Z – 2007
27: “B.O.B.” Outkast – 2000
26: “Hotline Bling,” Drake – 2015
25: “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson y Bruno Mars – 2014
24: “Lose Yourself,” Eminem – 2002
23: “Ms. Jackson,” Outkast – 2000
22: “Take Me Out” Franz Ferdinand – 2004
21: “Bad Romance,” Lady Gaga – 2009
20: “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse – 2006
19: “Dancing on My Own,” Robyn – 2010
18: “Blackstar,” David Bowie – 2016
17: “Work It,” Missy Elliott – 2002
16: “All My Friends,” LCD Soundsystem – 2007
15: “Crazy,” Gnarls Barkley – 2006
14: “Toxic,” Britney Spears – 2003
13: “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar – 2015
12: “Get Ur Freak On,” Missy Elliott – 2001
11: “Since U Been Gone,” Kelly Clarkson – 2004
10: “Last Nite,” The Strokes – 2001
9: “Royals,” Lorde – 2013
8: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele – 2010
7: “Runaway,” Kanye West feat. Pusha T – 2010
6: “Maps,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 2003
5: “99 Problems,” Jay-Z – 2003
4: “Hey Ya!”, Outkast – 2003
3: “Seven Nation Army,” The White Stripes – 2003
2: “Paper Planes,” M.I.A. – 2007
1: “Crazy in Love,” Beyonce feat. Jay-Z – 2003