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Best downtempo 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 downtempo albums of the 2000s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

The Ultimate Collection cover№ 1When You BelieveWhitney Houston · The Ultimate Collection4.0Weighted score3.7 avg · 11 ratings
  1. 2Bounce coverBounce (N.Y.-L.A.)Tarkan · Bounce2 ratings
  2. 3Play: The B Sides coverMemory GospelMoby · Play: The B Sides2 ratings
  3. 4Mama's Gun coverDidn't Cha KnowErykah Badu · Mama's Gun1 rating
  4. 5Nasıl Delirdim? coverRomeoHande Yener · Nasıl Delirdim?1 rating
  5. 6White Bread Black Beer coverDr. AbernathyScritti Politti · White Bread Black Beer1 rating
  6. 7Felt Mountain coverHumanGoldfrapp · Felt Mountain1 rating
  7. 8Statues coverForever MoreMoloko · Statues1 rating
  8. 9Bounce coverBounceTarkan · Bounce1 rating
  9. 10Rounds coverSlow JamFour Tet · Rounds1 rating
  10. 11Rounds coverSpirit FingersFour Tet · Rounds1 rating
  11. 12The Ultimate Collection coverExhale (Shoop Shoop)Whitney Houston · The Ultimate Collection1 rating
  12. 13Third coverMachine GunPortishead · Third
  13. 14Mama's Gun coverBag LadyErykah Badu · Mama's Gun
  14. 15Third coverWe Carry OnPortishead · Third
  15. 16The Campfire Headphase coverDayvan CowboyBoards of Canada · The Campfire Headphase
  16. 17The Ultimate Collection coverI Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)Whitney Houston · The Ultimate Collection
  17. 18People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverAutumn Leaves (French Version)Coldcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  18. 19People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverPeople Hold On (feat. Lisa Stansfield) [12" Version]Coldcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  19. 20People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverBeats & Pieces (Mo Bass Remix)Coldcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  20. 21People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverColdcut's Christmas BreakColdcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  21. 22People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverDreamer (Ecu Mix)Coldcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  22. 23People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverPlastic ManColdcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  23. 24People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverFind a Way (feat. Queen Latifah) [Featuring Queen Latifah]Coldcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  24. 25People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverScrew LooseColdcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  25. 26People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverFat (Party and B******t)Coldcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  26. 27People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverAutumn LeavesColdcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  27. 28People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverKinda NaturalColdcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  28. 29People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverMy TelephoneColdcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  29. 30People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverStop This Crazy ThingColdcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  30. 31People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverDoctorin' the House (feat. The Plastic Population & Yazz)Coldcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  31. 32People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut coverPeople Hold On (feat. Lisa Stansfield)Coldcut · People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
  32. 33Sound Mirrors coverSound MirrorsColdcut · Sound Mirrors
  33. 34Sound Mirrors coverColors the Soul (feat. Dom Spitzer)Coldcut · Sound Mirrors
  34. 35Sound Mirrors coverThis Island Earth (feat. Mpho Skeef)Coldcut · Sound Mirrors
  35. 36Sound Mirrors coverAid Dealer (feat. Soweto Kinch)Coldcut · Sound Mirrors
  36. 37Sound Mirrors coverBoogie Man (feat. Amiri Baraka)Coldcut · Sound Mirrors
  37. 38Sound Mirrors coverEverything Is Under Control (feat. Jon Spencer & Mike Ladd)Coldcut · Sound Mirrors
  38. 39Sound Mirrors coverA Whistle and a Prayer (feat. Fog)Coldcut · Sound Mirrors
  39. 40Sound Mirrors coverMr Nichols (feat. Saul Williams)Coldcut · Sound Mirrors
  40. 41Sound Mirrors coverWalk a Mile in My Shoes (feat. Robert Owens)Coldcut · Sound Mirrors
  41. 42Sound Mirrors coverJust for the Kick (feat. Annette Peacock)Coldcut · Sound Mirrors
  42. 43Sound Mirrors coverTrue Skool (feat. Roots Manuva)Coldcut · Sound Mirrors
  43. 44Sound Mirrors coverMan in a Garage (feat. John Matthias)Coldcut · Sound Mirrors
  44. 45This Delicate Thing We’ve Made coverLove Is In EverythingDarren Hayes · This Delicate Thing We’ve Made
  45. 46This Delicate Thing We’ve Made coverThe Tuning of ViolinsDarren Hayes · This Delicate Thing We’ve Made
  46. 47This Delicate Thing We’ve Made coverWordsDarren Hayes · This Delicate Thing We’ve Made
  47. 48This Delicate Thing We’ve Made coverA Hundred Challenging Things a Boy Can DoDarren Hayes · This Delicate Thing We’ve Made
  48. 49This Delicate Thing We’ve Made coverSetting SunDarren Hayes · This Delicate Thing We’ve Made
  49. 50This Delicate Thing We’ve Made coverI Just Want You to Love MeDarren Hayes · This Delicate Thing We’ve Made

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