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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 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 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, 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 This report is provided by MTV News
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