‘Paper Planes’- M.I.A
Released in 2008 ‘Paper Planes’ became a huge success globally. The song was written and co-produced by Diplo. It is arguably M.I.A’s biggest record of her career. The song went multi-platinum in Canada and the US, platinum in the UK and gold in New Zealand. The song stayed on the Billboard charts for ten weeks in the US reaching 3rd place.
‘Seven Nation Army’- The White Stripes
This song is regarded as the top riff of the decade filled with bass effects produced by Jack White’s guitar. The distorted lyrics and overall simple tune led to the revival of rock music in some ways, well, it helped the cause. The song also won a grammy for Best Rock Song and the music video went on to win for best editing.