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Best calypso songs of the 2000s

The industry lost control of distribution and the music got stranger for it. Blogs did the job radio used to do. The South took the charts outright, and Kanye West began a run of reinventions that outlasted the decade he started it in.

Songs from the calypso albums of the 2000s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Down Memory Lane cover№ 1Jean & Dinah (Bonus)Mighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  1. 2Down Memory Lane coverDon't Go JoeMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  2. 3Down Memory Lane coverB. G. WarMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  3. 4Down Memory Lane coverB.G. PlantainMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  4. 5Down Memory Lane coverKeep the City CleanMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  5. 6Down Memory Lane coverA Man Likes to FeelMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  6. 7Down Memory Lane coverThe Governors BallMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  7. 8Down Memory Lane coverOld Man & The DonkeyMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  8. 9Down Memory Lane coverAnimal Beauty ContestMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  9. 10Down Memory Lane coverLion & DonkeyMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  10. 11Down Memory Lane coverKing KongMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  11. 12Down Memory Lane coverPlay One for MeloMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  12. 13Down Memory Lane coverMadam Dracula (Wife of Melo)Mighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  13. 14Down Memory Lane coverLying MeloMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  14. 15Down Memory Lane coverFowl Thief MeloMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  15. 16Down Memory Lane coverCowboy MeloMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  16. 17Down Memory Lane coverJean & Dinah W/ Intro by MeloMighty Sparrow · Down Memory Lane
  17. 18First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection coverNo More RockingMighty Sparrow · First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection
  18. 19First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection coverDear SparrowMighty Sparrow · First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection
  19. 20First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection coverSailor ManMighty Sparrow · First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection
  20. 21First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection coverJean MarabuntaMighty Sparrow · First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection
  21. 22First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection coverGun SlingersMighty Sparrow · First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection
  22. 23First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection coverMango VertMighty Sparrow · First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection
  23. 24First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection coverHarry in the PiggeryMighty Sparrow · First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection
  24. 25First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection coverCarlton Peeping at MeMighty Sparrow · First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection
  25. 26First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection coverSparrow vs. Melody PicongMighty Sparrow · First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection
  26. 27First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection coverNo, Doctor, No (The Situation in Trinidad)Mighty Sparrow · First Flight: Early Calypsos From the Emory Cook Collection
  27. 28Made in Dakar coverBi MoussolouOrchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar
  28. 29Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverThe Captain and the Kid (New Recording)Jimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  29. 30Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverSail on SailorJimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  30. 31Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverA Pirate Looks at Forty (Live/New Recording)Jimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  31. 32Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverHe Went to Paris (New Recording)Jimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  32. 33Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverSaxophones (New Recording)Jimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  33. 34Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverDesperation Samba (Halloween in Tijuana) (Live/New Recording)Jimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  34. 35Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverIn the Shelter (New Recording)Jimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  35. 36Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverKnees of My Heart (New Recording)Jimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  36. 37Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverSon of a Son of a Sailor (New Recording)Jimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  37. 38Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverEverybody's Talkin'Jimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  38. 39Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverWhy Don't We Get Drunk (And Screw)Jimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  39. 40Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverGrapefruit / Juicy FruitJimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  40. 41Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection coverThe Pascagoula Run (Live/New Recording)Jimmy Buffett · Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
  41. 42Made in Dakar coverColetteOrchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar
  42. 43Made in Dakar coverBikowaOrchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar
  43. 44Made in Dakar coverJirimOrchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar
  44. 45Made in Dakar coverNdéleng NdélengOrchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar
  45. 46Made in Dakar coverAlineOrchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar
  46. 47Made in Dakar coverAmi kita bayOrchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar
  47. 48Made in Dakar coverBeni BaraaleOrchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar
  48. 49Made in Dakar coverNijaayOrchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar
  49. 50Made in Dakar coverPape NdiayeOrchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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