Vh1 100 Greatest Songs Of The 2000s [updated] Jun 2026

Sampling Ray Charles and featuring Jamie Foxx, this track highlighted Kanye's ability to blend soulful nostalgia with modern swagger.

André 3000’s manic, funky masterpiece is less a song and more a sociological experiment. The "shake it like a Polaroid picture" hook was inescapable, but VH1 noted the genius of its sad lyrics hidden under a happy beat. It remains the ultimate wedding reception starter. vh1 100 greatest songs of the 2000s

Green Day led the rock charge with "American Idiot" (#13), followed by U2’s "Beautiful Day" (#15) and The White Stripes’ "Seven Nation Army" (#26). Sampling Ray Charles and featuring Jamie Foxx, this

Representing the late-decade shift toward electro-pop, Gaga’s breakthrough hit redefined the visual and sonic expectations of a pop star. It remains the ultimate wedding reception starter

Four songs explicitly reference or are culturally tied to 9/11: Alan Jackson’s “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” (#43), Bruce Springsteen’s “The Rising” (#78), U2’s “Walk On” (#92), and indirectly, “Beautiful Day.” The list treats 2001–2002 as a distinct emotional era. No songs from late 2001 are comedic or ironic.