The 100 Best Songs of 2007

25 "Teenagers"
My Chemical Romance
My Chem all but cover the Georgia Satellites' "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" on this unlikely Southern-rock rave-up — the catchiest and most fun song of their career.

26 "Same Girl"
R. Kelly and Usher
Turns out that Kels has learned something by churning out 400 chapters of "Trapped in the Closet." This hilarious minidrama exhibits considerable skill in laying out a complete story (R. and Usher discover they're both dating a young lady who works at TBS, went to Georgia Tech, drives a Durango and has an angel tattoo — it's the same girl!) in four minutes and twelve seconds. No sequels — or flatulent midgets — required.

27 "Silver Lining"
Rilo Kiley
Jenny Lewis and her bandmates are at their tuneful best, channeling Rumours and the pop-rock sensibility that may yet make them famous on this track about the dark and good things a breakup can bring.

28 "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
Miranda Lambert
The title cut from the best country album of the year, this single found Lambert pushing the role of the rowdy Nashville lass to new extremes. Over bar-band stomp, Lambert narrates a rage-fueled encounter with her ex's new girl, and both her big chorus and slice-of-life story are long on raucous energy and entertainment value.