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Here it is... what is the Song Of The Decade, as voted for by Xfm listeners?
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MGMT - 'Kids'
MGMT - formerly "The Management" are Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden and this track had been lurking around since 2005, before being re-recorded two years later for the debut album "Oracular Spectacular".
Download Kids from iTunes
9
The Killers - 'Somebody Told Me'
The first proper single to be released by The Killers in 2004. Brandon Flowers claims it has a "lot of sexual energy". Good lord.
Download Somebody Told Me from iTunes
8
The Strokes - 'Last Nite'
The saviours of guitar rock in the Noughties, New York's The Strokes made a splash in 2001 with this single, taken from their debut EP "The Modern Age".
Download Last Nite from iTunes
7
Ian Brown - 'F.E.A.R.'
FEAR is the first single from the former Stone Roses singer's third album "Music Of The Spheres". Each line features the acronym F.E.A.R., which is pretty impressive.
Download F.E.A.R from iTunes
6
The White Stripes - 'Seven Nation Army'
The first White Stripes track to feature bass guitar, this riff was everywhere in 2003. It's the first single from the Detroit duo's breakthrough album 'Elephant'.
Download Seven Nation Army from iTunes
5
Elbow - 'One Day Like This'
Spent more weeks in the Top 100 UK chart than any other Elbow single. Second track to be released from the Barclaycard Mercury Music prize winning album "The Seldom Seen Kid"
Download One Day Like This from iTunes
4
Muse - 'Knights Of Cydonia'
The only track in our Top 100 to feature galloping horses. This epic track closes the Teignmouth trio's 2006 album "Black Holes And Revelations".
Download Knights of Cydonia from iTunes Download Wonderwall from iTunes
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Kings Of Leon - 'Sex On Fire'
The Followill brothers' biggest hit to date, it was taken from their fourth album "Only By The Night" in 2008. It was given a chart boost a year after release by being covered by one of the X Factor hopefuls.
Download Sex On Fire from iTunes
2
Arctic Monkeys - 'I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor'
Not the band's first single, but the one that brought them to international attention in 2006, it's taken from their debut album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not".
Download I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor from iTunes
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The Killers – 'Mr Brightside'
The Killers beat off competition from Arctic Monkeys with over 60% more votes for their 2004 single. It's a bittersweet tale of unrequited love, written by singer Brandon Flowers and guitarist Dave Keuning.
Download Mr. Brightside from iTunes
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