Here they are, my 101 favorite songs of the year… Some of them you probably know, a lot of them you probably don’t. This year a full quarter of the songs came from outside the US and UK, with entries from fifteen countries in six different languages.
101. Claire Diterzi, Zubrowka
100. Martina Topley-Bird, Valentine
99. Peter Moren, Le Petit Coeur
98. Lisa, Drole de Creepie
97. Vampire Weekend, Ottoman
96. The Notwist, Where In This World?
95. Cannonball Jane, Crush On You
94. Ashlee Simpson, Boys
93. TV On The Radio, Love Dog
92. Amanda Palmer, Oasis
91. Estelle, Come Over (featuring Sean Paul)
90. The Rosebuds, Cape Fear
89. Clinic, Free Not Free
88. Tindersticks, Boobar Come Back To Me
87. Ravage! Ravage!, Substance
86. Ipso Facto, Six and Three Quarters
85. Dragonette, The Boys
84. Flo Rida, Low
83. The School, I Want You Back
82. Paula Abdul, Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow
81. Euros Childs, Farm Hand Murder
80. Brian Eno and David Byrne, Strange Overtones
79. Von Hayes, Mr. Guts
78. Bjork, Nattura
77. Klee, Zwei Herzen
76. Antony and the Johnsons, Another World
75. The Research, I Think She’s The One I Love
74. Finger Eleven, Paralyser
73. The Chap, Fun and Interesting
72. New Kids On The Block, Full Service
71. Hercules and Love Affair, Blind
70. Andrew WK, McLaughlin Groove
69. Jazmine Sullivan, Bust Your Windows
68. Kalomoira, Secret Combination
67. Chris Brown, Forever
66. Marianne Faithfull, Black Coffee
65. Vivian Girls, Tell The World
64. Duffy, Rain On Your Parade
63. Dengue Fever, Mr. Orange
62. Malcolm Middleton, Stay
61. Britney Spears, Womanizer
60. TI, Whatever You Like
59. Neon Neon, Raquel
58. Amadou and Mariam, Sabali
57. Sneaky Sound System, UFO
56. Tall Firs, Hairdo
55. Late of the Pier, Heartbeat
54. NERD, Everyone Nose
53. Fergie, Clumsy
52. Heather Nova, Ride
51. Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Thou Shalt Always Kill
50. The Ian Carey Project, Get Shaky
49. GIRLS (nyc), And If You Go
48. Baustelle, Charlie fa surf
47. Fall Out Boy, I Don’t Care
46. Silje Nes, Searching, White
45. Lady GaGa, Boys Boys Boys
44. Last Shadow Puppets, My Mistakes Were Made For You
43. The Breeders, German Studies
42. Girls Aloud, Can’t Speak French
41. Manda Rin, DNA
40. Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer
39. Miley Cyrus, See You Again
38. These New Puritans, Elvis
37. Sam Phillips, Don’t Do Anything
36. Crystal Castles, Vanished
35. The Indelicates, America
34. Does It Offend You Yeah?, Dawn of the Dead
33. Rainbow Arabia, Omar K
32. Alec Empire, New Man
31. Scary Mansion, Sorry We Took All Your Money
30. Sarah Connor, Under My Skin
29. The Courteeners, That Kiss
28. Scarlett Johansson, A Town With No Cheer
27. Rihanna, Don’t Stop The Music
26. Cloetta Paris, Broken Heart Tango
25. Ting Tings, Shut Up And Let Me Go
24. Il Genio, Pop Porno
23. Ne-Yo, Closer
22. Erykah Badu, The Healer
21. Bloc Party, Talons
20. Alizee, Fifty-Sixty (David Rubato Version)
19. The Long Blondes, Guilt
18. Beyonce, SIngle Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
17. Lil Mama, Shawty Get Loose
16. Beach House, Gila
15. Lykke Li, Breaking It Up
14. Solange, T.O.N.Y.
13. Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome, Dance Wiv Me
12. The Raveonettes, Blush
11. Ladytron, Ghosts
10. Alphabeat, Boyfriend (Pete Hammond Remix)
9. Karina Pasian, 16 @ War
8. Annie, I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me
7. Yelle, Je Veux Te Voir
6. Danity Kane, Damaged*
5. Rihanna, Disturbia
4. The Magnetic Fields, Drive On Driver
3. Portishead, The Rip
2. Santogold, I’m A Lady
1. The Kills, Last Day of Magic
I’m giving in to all the pointlessness. I’ve signed up for Twitter.
Since I’ve semi-declared 2009 to be the Year of Austerity, I figured I should spend less time painting the town red and more time informing my friends and relatives about everything I do, all day long, even if all I do is already well-documented in my Facebook status and I don’t really do that much of note to begin with.
But you can follow me here, if you’re into that sort of thing.
