TOP 40 SONGS OF TWENTY10
In a developing habit of list-making, here’s my top 40 songs released this fine and plentiful year. Think of it as some kind of alternative Top of the Pops. Enjoy.
Spotify Playlist here – Well, the 27 of my Top 40 that were available.
40. Best Coast, Wavves – Got Something For You
39. Rolo Tomassi – Party Wounds
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoOzpM-yPUA]
38. Anamanaguchi – Another Winter
37. OFF! – Upside Down
36. Toro Y Moi – Blessa
35. Everything Everything – Schoolin’
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0fb0G3hfjo&feature=channel]
34. Las Robertas – Damn ’92
33. Blur – Fool’s Day
32. Emeralds – Candy Shoppe
31. Janelle Monae – Tightrope (Ft. Big Boi)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnefUaKCbc]
30. Owen Pallett – Keep The Dog Quiet
29. Ratatat – Neckbrace
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97KfDhJdOKI]
28. Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6oYX1D-0w]
27. Sex Bob-Omb – Threshold
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZOVI8UWmjk]
26. Tanlines – Real Life
25. Beach Fossils – Daydream
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qOStNxn52I&feature=related]
24. Dum Dum Girls – It Only Takes One Night
23. Best Coast – Boyfriend
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fjMYI33E8Q]
22. Fair Ohs – Hey Lizzy
21. Baths – Maximalist (nice unofficial video below)
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/11615245]
20. Jonsi – Go Do
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/16340465]
19. Yeasayer – O.N.E.
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/10044003]
18. Wait What – Dead Wrong Intro (Notorious B.I.G. vs. The xx)
17. Die Antwoord – Evil Boy
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/17607134]
16. Gorrilaz – Some Kind of Nature (Ft. Lou Reed)
15. Duck Sauce – Barbara Streisand
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/15337353]
14. Fang Island – Daisy
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIurAP4yHtQ]
13. Arcade Fire – Ready To Start
12. Kanye West – Gorgeous (Ft. Kid Cudi & Raekwon)
11. Team Teamwork – Dorrough – Ice Cream Paint Job (Gold Saucer)
10. Foals – Blue Blood
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/15751746]
09. Titus Andronicus – A More Perfect Union
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fqHr_KGPY]
08. Mount Kimbie – Before I Move Off
07. James Blake – CMYK
06. Gold Panda – You
05. Wavves – King of the Beach
04. Big Boi – Shutterbugg (Ft. Cutty)
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/12752981]
03. Madvillain – Papermill
02. LCD Soundsystem – Home
01. Male Bonding – All Things This Way
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h5iUSWj8b8&feature=fvst]
Interesting, though our albums often colide, this list will be quite different to mine. I guess that’s to do with the transition to boring ass techno. Some songs I have no idea about, so I better check those out.
Also I really like the variety, instead of it just turning out to be the best songs from the best albums.
Also, too many videos!
Glad you like the list man!
And yeah, I know it’s a bit of a video overload but I wanted to make as many songs as possible are listenable on the page, if I put multiple links to videos I think it might have been even more annoying.
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