The 100 Best Singles of 2008

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"Rich Girls"   BY THE VIRGINS

Ultra-louche New York quartet revive the Studio 54 era with this percolating disco-rock ode to posh party girls. Is that a high-hat cymbal? Or could it be someone snorting a line off a glitter ball?

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"Acid Tongue"   BY JENNY LEWIS

Over a simple strummed guitar and Fleetwood Mac-ish harmonies, Lewis sings with worldly cool and wistful regret about acid trips and loneliness.

Danceably weird beats, shout-outs to AK-toting young'uns: It's the kind of global club jam only the world's best Sri Lankan pop star could make.

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"I Don't Care"   BY FALL OUT BOY

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Pete Wentz and Co.'s hilarious sendup of rock-star ennui: "I don't care what you think, as long as it's about me." With stellar ZZ Top-style riffs, self-loathing narcissism has never been so charming.