* = dance music; about 120 bpm & upwards.
** = funk/soul/hiphop/jazz/reggae/world/ska/or combinations
*** = lounge/downtempo/electronic/ambient/idm
no stars = something else
# = guilty pleasures

My top 65 of favorite songs of the year 2001 (out of 103 listed here):

1. Savas Pascalidis – Superman *
2. Noir Désir – Le vent nous portera
3. Bel Amour – Bel amour (Vocal Mix) *
4. Manu Chao – Me gustas tu **
5. Gypsymen – Babarabatiri *
6. Superman Lovers – Starlight *
7. Bran Van 3000 – Astounded **
8. N.e.r.d. – Lapdance **
9. Groove Armada – Superstylin’ *
10. Zero 7 – Destiny ***
11. Basement Jaxx – Broken dreams ***
12. No Doubt – Hella good
13. Kelly Joyce – Vivre la vie
14. Jamiroquai – Little L *
15. Royksopp – Eple ***
16. 4 Hero – Les fleurs ***
17. Telepopmusic – Breathe ***
18. FC Kahuna – Hayling ***
19. Mark Van Dale ft. CB Milton – Something going on *
20. Benjamin Diamond – Fit your heart *
21. Murcielago – Los Americanos (Radio Edit) *
22. Green Velvet – Genedefect (vocal version) *
23. Blaze – My beat (Derrick Carter Disco Circus Mix) *
24. Cake – Short skirt, long jacket
25. Jill Scott – Gimme **
26. Britney Spears – I’m a slave for you #
27. The High Fidelity – Scream if you want to go faster
28. Basement Jaxx – Jus’ one kiss *
29. Pepe Deluxe – Before you leave **
30. Beatnutz – No escapin’ this **
31. Britney Spears/Justin Timberlake – Boys **/#
32. Jakatta – American dream *
33. Chocolate Puma – I wanna be you *
34. Roger Sanchez – You can’t change me *
35. The Hives – Hate to say I told you so
36. Outkast – The whole world **
37. Outkast – So fresh, so clean **
38. Spiller – Cry baby *
39. Delinquent Habits – Return of the tres **
40. Nikka Costa – Like a feather **
41. Outkast – Miss Jackson **
42. Jeff Mills – Stark (Detroit story) *
43. A Different Gear vs. Sia – Drink to get drunk *
44. Tityo – Come along
45. Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood **
46. Lasgo – Something *
47. Afterlife – Sunrise ***
48. Groove Armada – Fogma *
49. Tiefschwarz – On up *
50. Nitin Sawhney – Sunset ***
51. Roots Manuva – Witness (1 hope) **
52. Gigi D’Agostino – L’amour toujours */#
53. Nitin Sawhney – Cold & intimate ***
54. Basement Jaxx – I want u *
55. Deep Swing – In the music *
56. Missy Elliott – Get ur freak on **
57. Basement Jaxx – Where’s your head at *
58. U2 – Elevation (Radio Mix)
59. Royksopp – Poor leno *
60. Stella Browne – Never knew love *
61. Grand Popo Football Club – Les hommes c’est pas des mecs bien *
62. Basement Jaxx – Get me off *
63. Ozark Henry – Sweet instigator
64. Air – How does it make you feel ***
65. Vitalic – La rock 01 *

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• Aaliyah – More than a woman **
• Aaliyah – We need a resolution **
• A.G. ft. Gangstarr and O.C. – Weed scented **
• Air – Wonder milky b*tch ***
• Alicia Keys – A women’t worth **
• Alicia Keys – Fallin’ **
• Alicia Keys – Girlfriend **
• Alizee – Moi… lolita #
• The Amalgamation Of Soundz – Droplets **
• Backyard Dog – Baddest ruffest (Radio Edit) **
• Basement Jaxx – Crazy girl *
• Basement Jaxx – Do your thing *
• Bel Amour – Bel amour (Masters At Work Remix) *
• Bubba Sparxxx – Ugly **
• Busta Rhymes – As I come back **
• Dave Clarke – The compass *
• Def P & The Beatbusters – Stad & land **/#
• Derrick L. Carter – Where ya at (Original Mix) *
• Etienne De Crecy – Out of my hands ***
• Fennesz – A year in a minute ***
• Green Velvet – Genedefect (instrumental version) *
• Green Velvet – La la land *
• The Isley Brothers ft. R. Kelly – Contagious **
• Jamiroquai – Love foolosophy **
• Mandalay – Beautiful ***
• Markus Nikolai – Bushes (Norman Cook Mix Radio Edit) *
• MF Doom – Who you think I am? **
• Mujaji – Work for us ***
• Pharoahe Monch – F*ck you **
• Redman – Smash sumthin **
• R.e.m. – Imitation of life
• Robbie Williams – Eternity
• Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot – Bonnie & Clyde (Herbert’s Fred & Ginger Remix) *
• The Troublemakers – Misunderstood ***
• Us3 – You can’t hold me down **
• Ugly Duckling – A little samba **
• Yonderboi – Almost sweet ***
• Zero 7 – In the waiting line ***