40. The General Specific – Band of Horses

Off the 2007 album Cease to Begin.

39. Transatlanticism – Death Cab for Cutie

The title track from the 2003 album Transatlantism.

38. Come Away With Me – Norah Jones

The title track from her debut album Come Away with Me, released in 2002.

37. We Are Your Friends – Justice vs. Simian

Released in 2006.

36. Do Your Thing – Basement Jaxx

From the 2001 album Rooty.

35. Young Folks – Peter, Bjorn & John

Off the 2007 album Writer’s Block.

34. Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes

From the 2003 album Elephant.

33. Lux Aeterna (LOTR Version) – Requiem for a Dream

32. Hoist that Rag – Tom Waits

From the 2006 album Real Gone.

31. Bombs Over Baghdad – Outkast

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

Ever since the days of Jerry Lee Lewis, it’s been well known what Shakin’ it is all about, and musicians are keen to reuse this sexy metaphor over and over again:

Shake It – Toddla T

I cannot get enough of this tune by Toddla T called Shake it!!! It is so catchy and fun! Plus, it has this stunningly beautiful interlude in the middle that breaks up the dancehall-esque of the track.

Shake It – Metro Station

This song is still stuck in my head since I posted about the Metro Station pop classic nearly a year ago. Metro Station is still hard at work promoting their self-titles disc, with several dates in the southern states this month. Check out the Metro Station website for more details.

Shake It – Tom Waits

I think it’s been long enough since the last time I mention Tom Waits on this blog. I really have to restrain myself from not writing about him all the time! A legend! Shake It is from Wait’s 19th album Real Gone. It’s a great song form a killer album.

Shake Remix Ft. Pitbull & E – Ying Yang Twins

The Reggaetone track by the Ying Yang Twins is fun and diverse, mixing from Spanish rap,  hip-hop and dancehall in an intriguing fusion. Its well worth a listen.

As a bonus, just because I can’t get this track out of my head since I started writing this post:

Hey Ya – Outkast

Shake it like a polaroid picture!!!