A revista norte-americana Billboard, responsável por apontar as músicas mais ouvidas das paradas de sucesso, preparou uma lista inusitada: as 100 canções com os melhores refrões do século XXI. As faixas eleitas, além de oferecerem um panorama da música atual, dão pano para muita discussão.

Em primeiro lugar, ficou Call Me Maybe, da cantora Carly Rae Jepsen. Lançado em 2012, o single catapultou a carreira da cantora canadense, revelada por um programa de calouros. A segunda colocada do ranking, Kelly Clarkson, também surgiu para o mundo artístico na televisão, após vencer o American Idol em 2002, e aparece listada com o single Since You’ve Been Gone.

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100. LMFAO feat. Lil Jon, “Shots”
99. Christina Aguilera, “Beautiful”
98. Yellowcard, “Ocean Avenue”
97. Ashlee Simpson, “Pieces of Me”
96. The Lonely Island feat. Akon, “I Just Had Sex”
95. Mika “Grace Kelly”
94. Eve feat. Gwen Stefani, “Let Me Blow Ya Mind”
93. Christina Perri, “Jar of Hearts”
92. The Knife, “Heartbeats”
91. Zac Brown Band, “Chicken Fried”
90. Maroon 5, “This Love”
89. Florence + the Machine, “Shake It Out”
88. City High, “What Would You Do?”
87. Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
86. Enrique Iglesias feat. Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona, “Bailando”
85. t.A.t.U., “All the Things She Said”
84. Sisqo, “The Thong Song”
83. LeAnn Rimes, “Can’t Fight the Moonlight”
82. Taio Cruz, “Dynamite”
81. Rich Boy feat. Polow Da Don, “Throw Some D’s”
80. Celine Dion, “That’s the Way It Is”
79. Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
78. Walk the Moon, “Shut Up and Dance”
77. Michelle Branch, “Everywhere”
76. Stacie Orrico, “(There’s Gotta Be) More to Life”
75. Ludacris feat. Shawnna, “What’s Your Fantasy”
74. Samantha Mumba, “Gotta Tell You”
73. The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, “Closer”
72. Kanye West feat. Pusha T, “Runaway”
71. Macy Gray, “I Try”
70. Eminem, “The Real Slim Shady”
69. Gretchen Wilson, “Redneck Woman”
68. Sheryl Crow, “Soak Up the Sun”
67. Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland, “Dilemma”
66. Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad and Boujee”
65. Usher, “Burn”
64. Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise”
63. Kings of Leon, “Sex on Fire”
62. Avril Lavigne, “Girlfriend”
61. Petey Pablo, “Raise Up”
60. The Strokes, “Hard to Explain”
59. JoJo, “Leave (Get Out)”
58. Lifehouse, “Hanging By a Moment”
57. Vanessa Carlton, “A Thousand Miles”
56. Estelle feat. Kanye West, “American Boy”
55. Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris, “Baby”
54. P!nk, “Just Like a Pill”
53. Cascada, “Everytime We Touch”
52. Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, “Low”
51. Sufjan Stevens, “Chicago”
50. Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”
49. S Club 7, “Never Had a Dream Come True”
48. Evanescence feat. Paul McCoy, “Bring Me to LIfe”
47. Destiny’s Child, “Bootylicious”
46. Dr. Dre feat. Eminem, “Forgot About Dre”
45. 5 Seconds of Summer, “She Looks So Perfect”
44. Shaggy feat. Ricardo “RikRok” Ducent, “It Wasn’t Me”
43. Gotye feat. Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
42. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. The Ying Yang Twins, “Get Low”
41. Fall Out Boy, “Sugar, We’re Goin Down”
40. Katy Perry, “Firework”
39. DMX, “Party Up (Up in Here)”
38. Shakira, “Whenever, Wherever”
37. Miley Cyrus, “Party in the U.S.A.”
36. Carrie Underwood, “Before He Cheats”
35. Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell, “Drop It Like It’s Hot”
34. Lorde, “Royals”
33. Daft Punk feat. Pharrell, “Get Lucky”
32. Missy Elliott, “Work It”
31. Kesha, “TiK ToK”
30. Idina Menzel, “Let It Go”
29. 50 Cent, “In Da Club”
28. M.I.A., “Paper Planes”
27. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
26. The Darkness, “I Believe In a Thing Called Love”
25. Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”
24. Beyonce feat. Jay Z, “Crazy in Love”
23. Cam’ron feat. Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey and Toya, “Hey Ma”
22. Avril Lavigne, “Sk8er Boi”
21. Fountains of Wayne, “Stacy’s Mom”
20. Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”
19. Britney Spears, “Oops!… I Did It Again”
18. CeeLo Green, “F–k You”
17. Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
16. O-Town, “All or Nothing”
15. Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
14. Robyn, “Dancing on My Own”
13. *NSYNC, “Bye Bye Bye”
12. Rihanna, “Umbrella”
11. Sia, “Chandelier”
10. Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball”
9. Nelly feat. City Spud, “Ride Wit Me”
8. R. Kelly, “Ignition (Remix)”
7. Katy Perry, “Teenage Dream”
6. Jay Z feat. Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”
5. Jimmy Eat World, “The Middle”
4. OutKast, “Ms. Jackson”

3. The Killers, “Mr. Brightside”

2. Kelly Clarkson, “Since U Been Gone”

1. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”