The 100 Best Singles of 2008

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"Warwick Avenue"   BY DUFFY

Punctuated by soaring strings and a vintage-soul beat, this British ballad finds the romance in being a woman scorned. It's a fatal attraction so simmering, you could boil a bunny in it.

42

"Salute Your Solution"   BY THE RACONTEURS

Exploding like the Who, Jack White's other band brings the fuzz on a sick garage-rock rant about creative problem-solving. Is said solution chemical or sexual? Your call.

Built on a haunting psych-funk sample, Badu declares hip-hop "bigger than religion," chanting rhymes like a high priestess. Call us converted.

44

"Nine in the Afternoon"   BY PANIC AT THE DISCO

Las Vegas emo kids finally discover the Beatles and deliver a postmodern "Eleanor Rigby" for the drama-club set. A song that bridges generation gaps.

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