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# Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Rolling Stone readers love Green Day (booking agent) ... 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 Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," U2's "Beautiful Day," Britney Spears' "Toxic" and Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together."

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

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 (booking agent), Lady Gaga (booking agent), Beyoncé (booking agent), Avril Lavigne (booking agent), Christina Aguilera (booking agent), My Chemical Romance (booking agent) and Justin Timberlake (booking agent). A notable absence was Eminem, who was deemed the top-selling artist 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 (booking agent), U2 (booking agent), Coldplay (booking agent), the Black Eyed Peas (booking agent), Justin Timberlake (booking agent) and Bruce Springsteen (booking agent). 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 (booking agent), Kings of Leon (booking agent) and Fall Out Boy (booking agent).

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. Beyonce, "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 (booking agent)
2. Radiohead (booking agent)
3. U2 (booking agent)
4. Coldplay (booking agent)
5. Black Eyed Peas (booking agent)
6. Justin Timberlake (booking agent)
7. Bruce Springsteen (booking agent)
8. Eminem (booking agent)
9. Jack White (booking agent)
10. Jay-Z (booking agent)
11. Kings of Leon (booking agent)
12. Fall Out Boy (booking agent)
13. Arcade Fire (booking agent)
14. M.I.A.  (booking agent)
15. Wilco (booking agent)
16. Conor Oberst (booking agent)
17. Bob Dylan (booking agent)
18. Lil Wayne (booking agent)
19. My Morning Jacket (booking agent)
20. Beyoncé (booking agent)
21. Kelly Clarkson (booking agent)
22. My Chemical Romance (booking agent)
23. Kanye West (booking agent)

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