A edição da revista espanhola "Rolling Stone" elegeu, segundo a opinião deles, as 50 melhores músicas do século XXI. Entre os artistas selecionados figuram grandes nomes como Coldplay, Beyoncé, Rihanna e Bob Dylan.
A banda Arctic Monkeys, foi a grande vencedora. A música "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor", lançada em 2005, foi a primeira colocada de acordo com o ranking deles. M.I.A. ficou na terceira posição com a música "Paper Planes", Coldplay com "Viva la Vida", em 6º lugar, e "Rolling In the Deep" da Adele na 23ª posição.
Confira a lista completa das 50 melhores músicas do século XXI:
1. "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" – Arctic Monkeys, 2005.
2. "Seven nation army" – The White Stripes, 2003.
3. "Paper planes" – M.I.A., 2008.
4. "Neighbourhood#1 (Tunnels)" – Arcade Fire, 2004.
5. "Get lucky" – Daft Punk, 2013.
6. "Viva la vida" – Coldplay, 2008.
7. "Crazy in love" – Beyoncé, 2003.
8. "Take me out" – Franz Ferdinand, 2004.
9. "Things have changed" – Bob Dylan, 2000.
10. "Lonely boy" – Black Keys, 2011.
11. "Back to black" – Amy Winehouse, 2006.
12. "Last nite"- The Strokes, 2001.
13. "Where are we now?" – David Bowie, 2013.
14. "All my friends" – LCD Sounsystem, 2007.
15. "Clint Eastwood" – Gorillaz, 2001.
16. "Time for heroes" – The Libertines, 2003.
17. "We found love" – Rihanna, 2011.
18. "Skinny love" – Bon Iver, 2008.
19. "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley, 2006.
20. "Such a great heights" – The Postal Service, 2003.
21. "Float on" – Modest Mouse, 2004.
22. "Your love alone is not enought" – Manic Street Preachers, 2007.
23. "Rolling in the deep" – Adele, 2011.
24. "Mr. Brightside" – The Killers, 2004.
25. "New slaves" – Kanye West, 2013.
26. "The rip" – Portishead, 2008.
27. "Kids" – MGMT, 2005.
28. "Weak become heroes" – The Streets, 2002.
29. "Can’t get you out of my head" – Kylie Minogue, 2001.
30. "Handshake drugs" – Wilco, 2004.
31. "Feel good hit of the summer" – Queens Of The Stone Age, 2000.
32. "Find the torch, burn the plans" – Paul Weller, 2010.
33. "Crystal" – New Order, 2001.
34. "Under the westway" – Blur, 2012.
35. "Everything in its right place" – Radiohead, 2000.
36. "Manhattan" – Cat Power, 2012.
37. "White winter hymnal" – Fleet foxes, 2008.
38. "In the dark places" – PJ Harvey, 2011.
39. "My girls" – Animal Collective, 2009.
40. "Chicago" – Sufjan Stevens, 2006.
41. "Cry me a river" – Justin Timberlake, 2012.
42. "Lisztomania" – Phoenix, 2009.
43. "Grounds for divorce" – Elbow, 2008.
44. "Video games" – Lana Del Rey, 2011.
45. "The rising" – Bruce Springsteen, 2002.
46. "Hung up" – Madonna, 2005.
47. "American idiot" – Green Day, 2004.
48. "Maps" – Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 2004.
49. "Santa Maria da feira" – Devendra Banhart, 2005.
50. "A song for the lovers" – Richard Ashcroft, 2000.