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Green Day Named Top Artists Of The Decade By 'Rolling Stone' Readers

Punk icons took best single, album and artists of the '00s in poll.

Rolling Stone readers love [artist id="988"]Green Day[/artist] ... a lot. In the magazine's Decade-End Readers' Poll, the Berkeley-bred punk/pop trio grabbed the #1 spot for Best Single, Best Album and Top Artist of the '00s.

As the #1 single, readers picked the ballad "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," one of two Green Day tunes that made the cut, along with "American Idiot" (#13). The rest of the top five were [artist id="1236911"]Beyoncé[/artist]'s "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," [artist id="1022"]U2[/artist]'s "Beautiful Day," [artist id="501686"]Britney Spears'[/artist] "Toxic" and [artist id="976"]Mariah Carey[/artist]'s "We Belong Together."

Also getting love in the top 15 were Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, My Chemical Romance, Kelly Clarkson, the White Stripes and Coldplay.

A number of acts notched two albums on the list of the decade's top releases. While Green Day took the #1 spot with American Idiot, Radiohead landed at #3 (Kid A) and #5 (In Rainbows). U2 scored a twofer at #6 (All That You Can't Leave Behind) and #15 (No Line on the Horizon), and Kelly Clarkson hit #8 (All I Ever Wanted) and #11 (Breakaway).

The top 20 also featured discs from Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Avril Lavigne, Christina Aguilera, My Chemical Romance and Justin Timberlake. A notable absence was [article id="1627833"]Eminem, who was deemed the top-selling artist[/article] of the '00s by Nielsen SoundScan but failed to get a single mention on the RS readers' albums list.

Green Day topped the Artist of the Decade list, followed by Radiohead, U2, Coldplay, the Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake and Bruce Springsteen. Slim Shady finally worked his way in on that list, dropping into the #8 slot, just ahead of the White Stripes' Jack White, Jay-Z, Kings of Leon and Fall Out Boy.

Despite having last year's biggest album and becoming hip-hop's reigning superstar, Lil Wayne checked in at a modest #18, coming in behind the Arcade Fire (#13), M.I.A. (#14), Wilco (#15), Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst (#16) and Bob Dylan (#17).

Rolling Stone readers' top singles of the decade:

1. Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"

2. Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

3. U2, "Beautiful Day"

4. Britney Spears, "Toxic"

5. Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"

6. Kanye West, "Stronger"

7. My Chemical Romance, "Welcome to the Black Parade"

8. Avril Lavigne, "Complicated"

9. Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"

10. White Stripes, "Seven Nation Army"

11. Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"

12. Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"

13. Green Day, "American Idiot"

14. Christina Aguilera, "Beautiful"

Top albums:

1. Green Day, American Idiot

2. Kanye West, Graduation

3. Radiohead, Kid A

4. Avril Lavigne, Let Go

5. Radiohead, In Rainbows

6. U2, All That You Can't Leave Behind

7. Britney Spears, Blackout

8. Kelly Clarkson, All I Ever Wanted

9. Jay-Z, The Blueprint

10. Lady Gaga, The Fame

11. Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway

12. Beyoncé, I Am ... Sasha Fierce

13. Christina Aguilera, Stripped

14. My Chemical Romance, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

15. U2, No Line on the Horizon

16. Mariah Carey, The Emancipation of Mimi

17. Justin Timberlake, FutureSex/LoveSounds

18. Coldplay, Viva la Vida

19. Bruce Springsteen, The Rising

Top artists:

1. Green Day

2. Radiohead

3. U2

4. Coldplay

5. Black Eyed Peas

6. Justin Timberlake

7. Bruce Springsteen

8. Eminem

9. Jack White

10. Jay-Z

11. Kings of Leon

12. Fall Out Boy

13. Arcade Fire

14. M.I.A.

15. Wilco

16. Conor Oberst

17. Bob Dylan

18. Lil Wayne

19. My Morning Jacket

20. Beyoncé

21. Kelly Clarkson

22. My Chemical Romance

23. Kanye West

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