The 100 Best Songs of 2007

33 "Backed Out on the . . ."
Kevin Drew
The Broken Social Scene co-founder gets nostalgic for OG indie rock with a Replacements-style chorus and some scribbly stoner-rock guitar heroics courtesy of actual OG indie-rock dude J Mascis.

34 "Are You Alright?"
Lucinda Williams
"Are you sleeping through the night?/Do you have someone to hold you tight?" she asks an ex on one of the saddest songs she's ever written, which pretty much makes it one of the saddest songs ever.

35 "Girlfriend"
Avril Lavigne
With its "I Want Candy" beat and bratty Hills-generation entitlement ("Hell, yeah, I'm the motherfucking princess," she chirps), this was '07's ultimate mall-punk shout-along.

36 "Situation"
1990s
These debauched Scots worship everything sleazy and glorious about 1970s New York punk. Their finest moment proves they can play as fast as they can drink.