The 100 Best Songs of 2007

49 "Makes Me Wonder"
Maroon 5
Quite a player, that Adam Levine: In addition to his good looks, he's got that silky voice and a big bag of hooks. He deploys both on this dance-pop kiss-off, a hit brighter than any Swedish tunesmith has come up with in years.

50 "The Heart Gently Weeps"
Wu-Tang Clan
A Beatle's son, a Red Hot Chili Pepper and rap vets come together for 2007's most remarkable collabo; the melancholy of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is cut by grit from Ghostface Killah and Raekwon.

51 "Killing the Blues"
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
He's the golden god who once urged you to squeeze his lemon; she's the bluegrass virtuoso. They bring out each other's best on this bit of acoustic grown-up heartbreak.

52 "Pressing On"
John Doe
An unlikely highlight from the soundtrack of I'm Not There — one of Dylan's least-loved songs from his fundamentalist phase, rescued by the former X frontman, who has aged into the weather-beaten sage he always wanted to be.