200 Greatest Rock Songs Of The 2000s

As the 90s came to an end, a new sound emerged. The grunge and alternative sound that was hugely popular in the 90s paved the way for the modern rock bands. Since the year 2000 the modern rock sound has evolved a great deal with diverse influences driving the enigmatic sounds in various rock formats. The neo-alternative sounds reigned supreme in the early 2000s which helped the nu metal sound flourish. Textural rhythms form the core sound in various modern rock formats. A number of modern rock bands have come up with rock songs that have gone on to become

Rock Music in the 2000s

By the mid 2000s a new revival of garage rock, post punk, dance punk, and noise rock started gaining momentum. The modern rock sound has witnessed a rapid increase in new experimental sounds that have been instrumental in the emergence of new rock styles in a wide genre of rock. The 2000s have also awakened to riff centric songs in post alternative genres.

Music centered on catchy guitar riffs has become exceedingly popular in rock formats of the 2000s. Also, the use of electronic elements in mainstream modern rock has become prominent since the mid 2000s.  Use of keyboards too has become prominent in various modern rock genres.

Rock radio formats have become exceedingly popular since the mid 2000s. A number of rock radio stations across the United States and Europe have come up since the year 2000, with every station playing diverse playlists of indie rock songs, alternative rock songs and mainstream rock songs. Many Radio stations have segments dedicated to playing rock anthems that have become monumentally big hits worldwide.

In recent years Indie rock has become an integral part of the rock movement. The number of indie bands that have emerged since the mid 2000s is staggering. The indie sound is a colossal representation of diverse musical influences from past and present. What lies in store for rock music in the future? Considering the pace at which the musical movement is evolving, one can say it’s going to be more rock anthems in the days ahead. 

The lines below showcase an epic list of the best rock songs of the 2000s.

200 Greatest Rock Songs of the 2000s

1. "Kryptonite"- 3 Doors Down
2. "Something in Your Mouth"- Nickelback
3. "Break"- Three Days Grace
4. "It's Not My Time"- 3 Doors Down
5. "All My Friends"- LCD Soundsystem
6. "Breath"- Breaking Benjamin
7. "Take Me Out"- Franz Ferdinand
8. "With Arms Wide Open"- Creed
9. "Animals”- Nickelback
10. "Yellow"- Coldplay
11. "Somewhere I Belong"- Linkin Park
12. "Awake"- Godsmack
13. "Weak and Powerless"- A Perfect Circle
14. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"- Green Day
15. “Seven Nation Army”- The White Stripes
16. "Fake It"- Seether
17. "The Pretender"- Foo Fighters
18. "Clocks"- Coldplay
19. "I Disappear”- Metallica
20. "It's Been Awhile"- Stained
21. "Mr. Brightside"- The Killers
22. "Maps"- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
23. "Californication”- Red Hot Chili Peppers
24. "Just Like You"- Three Days Grace
25. "Everything In Its Right Place"- Radiohead
26. "Like a Stone"- Audioslave
27. "Fell in Love with a Girl"- The White Stripes
28. "Losing My Edge"- LCD Soundsystem
29. "Cyanide"- Metallica
30. “Float On”- Modest Mouse
31. "Vertigo"- U2
32. "Jaded”- Aerosmith
33. "Time to Pretend"- MGMT
34. "No Leaf Clover"- Metallica
35. "The Reason"- Hoobastank
36. "Check My Brain"- Alice in Chains
37. "Loser”- 3 Doors Down
38. "The Pot"- Tool
39. "Use Somebody"- Kings of Leon
40. "Sound of Madness"- Shinedown
41. "Such Great Heights"- The Postal Service
42. "Beautiful Day"- U2
43. "No One Knows"- Queens of the Stone Age
44. "When You Were Young"- The Killers
45. "Photograph"- Nickelback
46. "Stiff Upper Lip"- AC/DC
47. "Inside the Fire"- Disturbed
48. "Chicago"- Sufjan Stevens
49. "Happy?"- Mudvayne
50. "Lifeline"- Papa Roach
51. "Land of Confusion"- Disturbed
52. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"- Arctic Monkeys
53. "Send the Pain Below"- Chevelle
54. "How To Save a Life"- The Fray
55. “Crazy Bitch”- Buckcherry
56. "Second Chance"- Shinedown
57. "Rebellion (Lies)"- Arcade Fire
58. "Pyramid Song"- Radiohead
59. "I Don't Care"- Apocalyptica featuring Adam Gontier
60. "Somebody Told Me"- The Killers
61. "Whiskey Hangover"- Godsmack
62. "The Way We Get By"- Spoon
63. "Lua"- Bright Eyes
64. "Breaking the Habit"- Linkin Park
65. "American Idiot"- Green Day
66. "Through Glass"- Stone Sour
67. "The Rat"- The Walkmen
68. "Woman"- Wolfmother
69. "I Will Not Bow"- Breaking Benjamin
70. "New Divide"- Linkin Park
71. "She Hates Me"- Puddle of Mudd
72. "Rock 'N Roll Train"- AC/DC
73. "The Middle"- Jimmy Eat World
74. "Paralyzer"- Finger Eleven
75. "The Scientist"- Coldplay
76. "Someone Great"- LCD Soundsystem
77. "Bad Girlfriend"- Theory of a Deadman
78. "Right Here"- Stained
79. "New Slang"- The Shins
80. "Best of You"- Foo Fighters
81. "Viva la Vida"- Coldplay
82. "When I'm Gone"- 3 Doors Down
83. "This Love"- Maroon 5
84. "Hate to Say I Told You So"- The Hives
85. "Never Too Late"- Three Days Grace
86. "Zero"- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
87. "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)"- Arcade Fire
88. "Slither"- Velvet Revolver
89. "By the Way"- Red Hot Chili Peppers
90. "Know Your Enemy"- Green Day
91. "NYC"- Interpol
92. "Speed of Sound"- Coldplay
93. "Oxford Comma"- Vampire Weekend
94. "Aerials"- System of a Down
95. "1234"- Feist
96. "Hero"- Chad Kroeger featuring. Josey Scott
97. "Psycho"- Puddle of Mudd
98. "Svefn-g-englar"- Sigur Ros
99. "Two Weeks"- Grizzly Bear
100. "Champagne"- Cavo
101. "Hey There Delilah"- Plain White T's
102. "Holiday"- Green Day
103. "Apologize"- One Republic
104. "Still Frame"- Trapt
105. “Stuck Between Stations”- The Hold Steady
106. "Away from Me"- Puddle of Mudd
107. "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"- U2
108. "Pain"- Three Days Grace
109. "Remedy"- Seether
110. "My Sacrifice"- Creed
111. "Hope There's Someone"- Antony and the Johnsons
112. "B.Y.O.B."- System of a Down
113. "Fireworks"- Animal Collective
114. "Be Yourself"- Audioslave
115. "Crawling"- Linkin Park
116. "The Hand That Feeds"- Nine Inch Nails
117. "The Day That Never Comes"- Metallica
118. “Everybody’s Changing”- Keane
119. “Never Again”- Nickelback
120. "Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)"- Chevelle
121. "Stuck Between Stations"- The Hold Steady
122. "Numb"- Linkin Park
123. "Obstacle 1"- Interpol
124. “Steady, As She Goes”- The Raconteurs
125. “Headstrong”- Trapt
126. "Complicated"- Avril Lavigne
127. "Fall to Pieces"- Velvet Revolver
128. "Roscoe"- Midlake
129. “Last Train Home”- Lost Prophets
130. "Uprising"- Muse
131. "Stillness Is the Move"- Dirty Projectors
132. "Straight Out of Line"- Godsmack
133. "Icky Thump"- The White Stripes
134. "Save Me"- Shinedown
135. "The Underdog"- Spoon
136. "Animal I Have Become"- Three Days Grace
137. "Staring at the Sun"- TV on the Radio
138. "All These Things That I've Done"- The Killers
139. "I'm a Cuckoo"- Belle and Sebastian
140. “Always”- Saliva
141. “Bring Me To Life”- Evanescence
142. “I Stand Alone”- Godsmack
143. "Cold Hard Bitch"- Jet
144. "Speak"- Godsmack
145. "I Don't Wanna Stop"- Ozzy Osbourne
146. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"- Jet
147. "All My Life"- Foo Fighters
148. "Boss of Me"- They Might Be Giants
149. “So Far Away”- Stained
150. “Skinny Love”- Bon Iver
151. "Breakdown"- Tantric
152. "Your Body Is a Wonderland"- John Mayer
153. “Psychosocial”- Slipknot
154. "Calling All Angels"- Train
155. "Dani California"- Red Hot Chili Peppers
156. “Pork and Beans”- Weezer
157. "House of Cards" by Radiohead
158. "Devour"- Shinedown
159. "You! Me! Dancing!" by Los Campesinos
160. "Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own"- U2
161. “Hanging By A Moment”- Lifehouse
162. "Too Bad"- Nickelback
163. “You’re No Rock N’ Roll Fun”- Sleater-Kinny
164. "Schism"- Tool
165. "What I've Done"- Linkin Park
166. "Lisztomania"- Phoenix
167. "Vicarious"- Tool
168. "She Will Be Loved"- Maroon 5
169. “Chop Suey!”- System of a Down
170. "Last Resort"- Papa Roach
171. "You're Beautiful"- James Blunt
172. “Dance Dance”- Fall Out Boy
173. "Someday"- The Strokes
174. "I Miss You"- blink-182
175. “Change (In The House of Files)”- Deftones
176. "Hounds of Love"- The Futureheads
177. "I Will Possess Your Heart"- Death Cab for Cutie
178. "3rd Planet"- Modest Mouse
179. "Fat Lip"- Sum 41
180. “Seein’ Red”- Unwritten Law
181. Cochise- Audioslave
182. "It's Not Over"- Daughtry
183. "I'll Believe in Anything"- Wolf Parade
184. "Chasing Cars"- Snow Patrol
185. "Here It Goes Again"- OK Go
186. "Before I Forget"- Slipknot
187. "Letter from An Occupant"- The New Pornographers
188. "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)"- Fuel
189. "21 Guns"- Green Day
190. "Formed a Band"- Art Brut
191. “The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth”- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
192. “Wish You Were Here”- Incubus
193. "Grass"- Animal Collective
194. "Nothing Ever Happened"- Deerhunter
195. “Still Waiting”- Sum 41
196. "Welcome to the Black Parade”- My Chemical Romance
197. "Standing in the Way of Control"- Gossip
198. "Elevation"- U2
199. "Smooth Criminal"- Alien Ant Farm
200. "The Funeral"- Band of Horses