Oh lord. Did this a few days ago. Lots of picks that I regret, and many that I missed (e.g. Feel Good Inc. -- how did I forget??)
The bold ones are the ones I'll defend
Smashing Pumpkins - Doomsday Clock
Deadmau5 - Strobe
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California (should have picked under the bridge)
Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
Foo Fighters - Arlandria (it's my favourite song of theirs, but probably should have picked something else)
Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes
System of a Down - Chop Suey! (could have been Toxicity)
The Cat Empire - Fishies
Avicii - Silhouettes (original radio edit)
Gary Jules - Mad World (feat. Gary Jules)
blink-182 - All the Small Things
Good Charlotte - The Anthem (from my youth <3)
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Soundgarden - Spoonman
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
U2 - Vertigo (should have been Beautiful Day)
Maybe should have included:
Drops of Jupiter - Train
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Maroon 5 - This Love
Weird Al - (anything, dunno)
Kanye West - Gold Digger
50 Cent - In Da Club
Usher - Yeah!
Black-Eyed Peas - (anything old e.g. Let's Get Retarded)
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
Green Day - Time of Your Life