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From Beyonce announcing herself to the world to a Killers debut that refuses to die, the best songs of the 2000s reveal how one decade quietly rewired how we discover music. Digital file-sharing, the iPod, and genre-blending playlists created a cultural free-for-all where a French house track could sit next to a garage rock single and nobody blinked. These are the tracks that defined it all. https://qz.com/best-most-influential-songs-2000s

Before streaming, the iPod and file-sharing quietly broke down the walls between genres — and the decade's biggest songs prove it. From Beyoncé's show-stopping solo debut to a Killers track that somehow never left the charts, these are the songs that shaped a musical era. Here's why they still matter.

From Beyonce announcing herself to the world to a Killers debut that refuses to die, the best songs of the 2000s reveal how one decade quietly rewired how we discover music. Digital file-sharing, the iPod, and genre-blending playlists created a cultural free-for-all where a French house track could sit next to a garage rock single and nobody blinked. These are the tracks that defined it all. https://qz.com/best-most-influential-songs-2000s

Before streaming, the iPod and file-sharing quietly broke down the walls between genres — and the decade's biggest songs prove it. From Beyoncé's show-stopping solo debut to a Killers track that somehow never left the charts, these are the songs that shaped a musical era. Here's why they still matter.