90. Destination Calabria – Alex Gaudino

I will always think “Boat Cruise!” when I hear this song. The 2007 single, Destination Calabria by Alex Gaudino with Crystal Waters has the best summer beats & saxophone combination to get you dancing.

89. Hey Ya – Outkast

From the 2003 double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. The fun blending and acoustic guitar, Andre 3000’s antics and pure honesty lift this dance floor ditty to be one of my top 100. Shake like a Polaroid picture!

88. 2nd Foot Stomp – Clinic

Clinic deserve a spot in the top 100 for their unique, and unforgiving style that always gets me going back for more. 2nd Foot Stomp, from their 2000 album Internal Wrangler, was my first introduction to the band, and still stands out as one of my favourites.

87. Outtathaway! – The Vines

The roudy affair, Outtathaway!, from The Vines 2002 album Highly Evolved has mass appeal despite its screeching guitars and indie rock rebellion.

86. Crooked Legs – The Acorn

This beautiful ditty by Canadian band, The Acorn, is from the 2007 album Glory Hope Mountain.

85. Jai Ho – A R Rahman

From a movie that captured the hearts of millions, Jai Ho blends cultures and influences so well to be appreciated universally. It’s emotional crescendos and playful melodies will forever take people back to how they felt the first time they saw the Academy Award winner, Slumdog Millionaire.

84. The Magic Position – Patrick Wolf

The title track from the 2007 album, The Magic Position. Good times.

83. Marvo Ging – The Chemical Brothers

To be honest, I had a tough time picking the right Chemical Brothers track for this list. The problem being that I really, really want to include The Sunshine Underground It feels like it should be on here! Sadly my favourite Chemical Brothers track misses out by a few months, being from the late 1999 album, Surrender. So Marvo Ging it is, which really is quite an excellent tune.

82. Days Go By – Dirty Vegas

Something about this 2002 track, from Dirty Vegas’ self-titled album, just says the 00’s.

81. The Dark of the Matinee – Franz Ferdinand

The Dark of the Matinee is from the 2004 self-titled debut by Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. Catchy and quirky tune that well deserves this spot.

The Best of the Decade

• Best Tunes of the Decade 100-91

To promote their new album,Tonight, set to be released in early next year, Franz Ferdinand have teamed up with Beatport to put together a remix competition. Remixers are invited to download two guitar samples from the track Ulysses and send in their remixes. The winner will be choosen by a public voting system.

The Glasgow four hope not to influence the producers and remixers out there, so they plan not to release the track until after the contest is over. If you are planning on entering the contest, best to submit your submission prior to listening to the track! If you just can’t help yourself, here is a live version of the track Ulysses, via JP’s Blog.

In addition to bragging rights, the grand prize winner will have their remix released on Domino Recods, 500€ and $100 gift card for Beatport. There is no restrictions on the style of remixes they will accept, they are looking for creativity! The competition is only open from November 4th – 25th 2008, so you had better get busy with the mixmasterin’!!

Do You Want To (Erol Alkan’s Glam Racket) – Franz Ferdinand

Or, if you’re like me and don’t have either the time or the talent to put together a submission, please enjoy my favourite Franz Ferdinand via the link above. Oh… and, to all of the Americans out there: get out there and VOTE!