The Strokes
Hard to Explain
Release Year:
2001
Rankings:
All-Time
#640 /
2000s
#74 /
2001
#7
Genres:
Garage Rock Revival
,
Indie Rock
Parent Genres:
Alternative Rock
,
Garage Rock
,
Rock
Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Tracks of the 2000s (2010)
53
Blender (USA) - Standout Tracks from the 500 CDs You Must Own (2003)
No Order
Pretty Much Amazing (USA) - Best Songs of the 2000s (2010)
32
Rolling Stone (USA) - Songs Cited to the 50 Coolest Records of All Time (2002)
No Order
Rolling Stone (USA) - The Top 100 Songs of the 2000s (2009)
59
Stylus (USA) - The Top 100 Singles of the 2000s (2010)
59
Treble (USA) - The 150 Best Singles of the 2000s (2010)
96
Gigwise (UK) - The 50 Greatest Songs of the 2000s (2009)
27
Mark Ellingham (USA) - The Rough Guide Book of Playlists: 5,000 Songs You Must Download (2007)
No Order
NME (UK) - 100 Best Songs of the '00s (2012)
3
NME (UK) - The 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years (2011)
36
NME (UK) - The Top 100 Tracks of the 2000s (2009)
3
Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003)
No Order
Q (UK) - The 1010 Songs You Must Own (2004)
No Order
Q (UK) - The 50 Most Exciting Tunes Ever (2002)
43
The Guardian (UK) - The 75 Best Singles of the 2000s (2009)
19
XFM (UK) - The Top 1000 Songs of All Time (2010)
No Order
Nollnolltalet (Sweden) - The 200 Best Songs of the 2000s (2009)
129
Musikexpress (Germany) - The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)
230
Gilles Verlant and Thomas Caussé (France) - 3000 Rock Classics (2009, update 2013)
No Order
Heineken (Spain) - The 50 Best International Songs of the 2000s (2009)
26
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 15 Best Singles of the 2000s (2009)
13
Cameron Adams (Australia) -The Best Songs from the 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
No Order
Radio Hauraki (New Zealand) - Top 300 Songs of the 2000s [and 2010s] (2017)
95
End of Year Lists
Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year
84
Face (UK) - Singles of the Year
6
NME (UK) - Singles of the Year
7
Playlouder (UK) - Singles of the Year
1
Panorama (Norway) - Singles of the Year
43
Spex (Germany) - Singles of the Year
7
Zündfunk (Germany) - Singles of the Year
20
Rock de Lux (Spain) - Songs of the Year
12
B92 Net Radio (Serbia) - Singles of the Year
22