20. “Millions” by Pusha T and Rick Ross

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The former Clipse member’s first solo album, “My Name is My Name,” announced the artist as a force to be reckoned with — giving us a record that’s ambitious, accomplished and fucking awesome.

21. “Paradise” by Coldplay

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Coldplay is becoming the Thomas Kinkcaid of music, but this Xylo Myloto sleeper hit puts the band’s sentimentality to its best possible use, with a gorgeous stadium anthem reminiscent of “Viva La Vida.”

22. “I Wanna Be Adored” by The Stone Roses

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The Stone Roses released exactly one great album they could never top, and with this tune, it’s easy to see why, a song that’s just about as good as music gets.

23. “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)” by Fall Out Boy

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There’s a reason this song is now played at every sports game — because it fucking pumps you up, no matter how much you resist.

24. “Sugar Water” by Cibo Matto

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This mid-90s trip-hop track was way ahead of its time, a song that remains as strange, hypnotic and wonderful today as when it made us scratch our heads two decades ago.

25. “Tom Ford” by Jay-Z

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Most of Jay-Z’s new album is bullshit, but “Tom Ford” shows the rapper blazing new trails with this bouncy, trap-inspired track that doesn’t let its product placement get in the way of its success.

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