Best of 2007: Top 20 Pop Songs

20. Lykke Li - Little Bit

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19. Kanye West - Stronger

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18. Jens Lekman - Sipping On Sweet Nectar

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17. Dizzee Rascal - Sirens

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16. Justice - D.A.N.C.E.

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15. Lil Mama - Lip Gloss

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14. frYars - The Ides

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13. LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends

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12. Matthew Dear - Deserter

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11. Cajun Dance Party - Amylase

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10. Arcade Fire - Intervention

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9. Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You

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8. Battles - Atlas

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7. Late Of The Pier - Bathroom Gurgle

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6. Klaxons - Golden Skans

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5. Björk - Earth Intruders

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4. Gui Boratto - Beautiful Life

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3. The Tough Alliance - Silly Crimes

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2. M.I.A. - Paper Planes

Any song about selling visas to illegal immigrants and built around a sample by The Clash, gunshots and cash-register sounds is destined to be on every year-best list so, obviously, here it is.

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1. Rihanna (feat. Jay-Z) - Umbrella

A lot has been written speculating possible reasons why this simple song turned out to be so special... Was it the almost absence of harmony? The cool almost anonymous way in which she sings it? The explosive keyboards in the background? Either way, this was without question the Pop moment of the year, including a word-play that will go down in history: Under my Umbrella-ella-ella-eh-eh-eh...

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