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

Hours cover№ 1The End of NothingFuneral for a Friend · Hours1 rating
  1. 2Hours coverAll the RageFuneral for a Friend · Hours1 rating
  2. 3Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation coverEscape Artists Never DieFuneral for a Friend · Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation1 rating
  3. 4Drawn From Memory coverHooliganEmbrace · Drawn From Memory
  4. 5Lies for the Liars coverHospitalThe Used · Lies for the Liars
  5. 6Is a Real Baby coverAdmit It!!Say Anything · Is a Real Baby
  6. 7Is a Real Baby coverI Want to Know Your PlansSay Anything · Is a Real Baby
  7. 8Is a Real Baby coverChia-Like, I Shall GrowSay Anything · Is a Real Baby
  8. 9Is a Real Baby coverSlowly, Through a VectorSay Anything · Is a Real Baby
  9. 10Is a Real Baby coverEvery Man has a MollySay Anything · Is a Real Baby
  10. 11Is a Real Baby coverAn Orgy of CriticsSay Anything · Is a Real Baby
  11. 12Is a Real Baby coverSpidersongSay Anything · Is a Real Baby
  12. 13Is a Real Baby coverThe FutileSay Anything · Is a Real Baby
  13. 14Is a Real Baby coverYellow Cat (Slash) Red CatSay Anything · Is a Real Baby
  14. 15Is a Real Baby coverAlive With the Glory of LoveSay Anything · Is a Real Baby
  15. 16Is a Real Baby coverThe Writhing SouthSay Anything · Is a Real Baby
  16. 17Is a Real Baby coverWoeSay Anything · Is a Real Baby
  17. 18Is a Real Baby coverBeltSay Anything · Is a Real Baby
  18. 19Lucky to Be Alive coverCapricornBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  19. 20Lucky to Be Alive coverI'm Afraid of EverythingBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  20. 21Lucky to Be Alive coverFirst Day BackBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  21. 22Lucky to Be Alive coverMilwaukee Sky RocketBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  22. 23Lucky to Be Alive coverBreathe InBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  23. 24Lucky to Be Alive coverA Dozen RosesBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  24. 25Lucky to Be Alive coverGrace CarBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  25. 26Lucky to Be Alive coverYou're Lucky to Be AliveBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  26. 27Lucky to Be Alive coverNever Will Come for UsBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  27. 28Lucky to Be Alive coverWhat a Wonderful PuddleBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  28. 29Lucky to Be Alive coverForever Got ShorterBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  29. 30Lucky to Be Alive coverPlease Drive FasterBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  30. 31Lucky to Be Alive coverKilling a CameraBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  31. 32Lucky to Be Alive coverThe New Nathan DetroitsBraid · Lucky to Be Alive
  32. 33All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverAccident ProneThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  33. 34All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverWeightless Is the New Black (Depression IV Version)The Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  34. 35All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverFourty Four SunsetsThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  35. 36All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverThe Temptation That Is YouThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  36. 37All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverIt Is Well Past the Point of Going HomeThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  37. 38All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverWe Wanted the SkyThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  38. 39All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverWeighing Out the Desirables (Import Version)The Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  39. 40All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven cover...The Stars In JanuaryThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  40. 41All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverWe Were Dancing an Hour Before We MetThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  41. 42All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverWishlist for the DrowningThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  42. 43All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverEnough to Stop a HeartThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  43. 44All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverSpringThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  44. 45All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverWeighing Out the DesirablesThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  45. 46All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverA Statue of a Girl (May 15th)The Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  46. 47All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverThe Weight of the World and Every Dress You Ever WoreThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  47. 48All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverSin and Sin AgainThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  48. 49All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverThe Seduction of AlabasterThe Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven
  49. 50All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven coverWith You I Could Never Be Alone.The Saddest Landscape · All Is Apologized For. All Is Forgiven

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