The 100 Best Singles of 2008

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"Magick"   BY RYAN ADAMS AND   THE CARDINALS

A hot, grinding rocker that recalls R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World As We Know It": Adams envisions a mushroom cloud while hollering "Turn the radio up!" Rock on, dude.

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"Toe Jam"   BY THE BPA FEAT. DAVID   BYRNE AND DIZZEE RASCAL

Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, marks his comeback with a party-starting throwdown that's half digital dancehall, half drunken sock hop.

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"Lay It Down"   BY AL GREEN

The master soul singer gets back to his smoldering, bedroom-eyed roots with a band that recaptures the offhandedly passionate sound of his Seventies peak.

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"My President"   BY YOUNG JEEZY

In the Dirty South's greatest campaign stump speech, black or white didn't matter — Jeezy only cared about green. "My president is black, my Lambo's blue/And I'll be goddamned if my rims ain't too."

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