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Readers Respond: What Are Your Favorite Rock Songs of the Decade?

Responses: 15

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I've put together a list of the best rock songs of the decade. Now it's your turn -- what are your favorite songs of the '00s? Sound Off Now!

Exactly where are the Strokes?

You're certainly missing them here. The Strokes had one of the best albums (if not THE best) of the decade. The song that definitely defines the Strokes' entrance into the rock music industry is "Last Nite", which I think should be on this list.
—Guest Marissa

what?

you inlcude slipknot psychosocial which wasnt anywhere nearly as big as before i forget, disturbed? avenged sevenfold? godsmack? all left behind -.-
—Guest Darren2

Disturbed

How could down with the sickness not be on this list???
—Guest Harper

Shinedown

Best shinedown songs are Crow and the Butterfly, Fly from the inside, Diamond eyes, and Sound of Madness
—Guest Dylan

Bold, Odd & WTF picks good onya matey

You can kind of keep 10 of your original picks (bloody hard job to seperate the best) Keep; Linkin Park, Audioslave, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Seether, Velvet Revolver, Buckcherry and I have a dark hidden secret ~ I like Nickelback & that song, but White Stripes an odd choice of song so many to choose from. To replace the honorable songs you chose; Shinedown - Save Me, Wolfmother - Joker & the Thief, Avenged Sevenfold - Seize the Day, Black Label Society - Concrete Jungle, The Strokes - Hard to Explain, Godsmack - Shinedown, Three Days Grace - Animal I've Become, Rise Against - Re-Education, PJ Harvey - This Is Love & Clutch - The Incomparable Mr. Flannery and just for fun 1 more Coheed and Cambria - Welcome Home. Cheers for making me look up previously unfamiliar artists.
—deenja69

terrible list

how could you not have ANYTHING by Godsmack, they're AMAZING
—Guest Taylor

Avenged Sevenfold

The best song would be "Blinded in chains" and "Seize the day by Avenged Sevenfold.
—Guest Rockaholic

Vertigo - Great Pick

Fun list - "Vertigo" is my favorite song, period. From my favorite band, period. I love the Foo Fighters too, but my favorite song of theirs is "The Pretender." "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" is a CD I will never get tired of.
—MarshaMaxwell

Kings of Leon

I'm sorry, but I think "Sex on Fire" is a much more appropriate song for this list if it includes Kings of Leon. Same goes for beautiful day with U2
—Guest Bill

Favorite Rock Songs

5. Shadow on the Sun - Audioslave 4. Are You In - Incubus 3. Happy - Mudvayne 2. Never Again - Nickelback 1. Here To Stay - Korn
—Guest freakingcool

I honestly did a double take

On a list such as this, with big, well known bands such as these it's really rad that you include Sleater-Kinney. Especially with that song. Then to give the #1 spot to the Hold Steady, amazing.
—Guest Chris

Audioslave

"Show Me How To Live" and "Like A Stone" are the best.
—Guest Lenny

I know people hate Staind .....

..... but I LOVE "It's Been Awhile." Don't judge me!
—Guest Margaret

metallica

The song I would pick is The Day That Never Comes by Metallica. Best song off their best album.
—Guest allison

Shinedown

"Second Chance" and "If You Only Knew" are my favorites.
—Darren

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