The Decade-End Readers’ Poll
Top Singles of the Decade
14. “Beautiful”
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
13. “American Idiot”
GREEN DAY
12. “Viva La Vida”
COLDPLAY
11. “I Gotta Feeling”
BLACK EYED PEAS
10. “Seven Nation Army”
THE WHITE STRIPES
9. “Since U Been Gone”
KELLY CLARKSON
8. “Complicated
AVRIL LAVIGNE
7. “Welcome to the Black Parade”
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
6. “Stronger”
KANYE WEST
5. “We Belong”
MARIAH CAREY
4. “Toxic”
BRITNEY SPEARS
3. “Beautiful Day”
U2
2. “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
BEYONCÉ
1. “Boulevard of Broken Dreams.”
GREEN DAY
Top Albums of the Decade
19. Bruce Springsteen
THE RISING
18. Coldplay
VIVA LA VIDA
17. Justin Timberlake
FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS
16. Mariah Carey
THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI
15. U2
NO LINE ON THE HORIZON
14. My Chemical Romance
THREE CHEERS FOR SWEET REVENGE
13. Christina Aguilera
STRIPPED
12. Beyoncé
I AM… SASHA FIERCE
11. Kelly Clarkson
BREAKAWAY
10. Lady Gaga
THE FAME
9. Jay-Z
THE BLUEPRINT
8. Kelly Clarkson
ALL I EVER WANTED
7. Britney Spears
BLACKOUT
6. U2
ALL THAT YOU CAN’TLEAVE BEHIND
5. Radiohead
N RAINBOWS
4. Avril Lavigne
LET GO
3. Radiohead
KID A
2. Kanye West
GRADUATION
1. Green Day
AMERICAN IDIOT
Top Artists of the Decade
23. Kanye West
22. My Chemical Romance
21. Kelly Clarkson
20. Beyoncé
19. My Morning Jacket
18. Lil Wayne
17. Bob Dylan
16. Conor Oberst
15. Wilco
14. M.I.A.
13. Arcade Fire
12. Fall Out Boy
11. Kings of Leon
10. Jay-Z
9. Jack White
8. Eminem
7. Bruce Springsteen
6. Justin Timberlake
5. Black Eyed Peas
4. Coldplay
3. U2
2. Radiohead
1Green Day