Here are, in my opinion, the most enjoyable 40 songs* of the past calendar year. To make it fair, I decided that an artist may only appear once in the countdown (to avoid dominance by a handful of artists that appeared in my Top 10 album countdown).
So, without further ado, I give you the latest edition of The Playlist:
[Hint: If you just leave this window/tab open and open another you can continue on surfing the interwebs with a soundtrack!]
*Note: due to issues with Grooveshark and/or copyrights, some tracks may not appear on the playlist. Yes, Adele - “Rolling In The Deep” was on my list. Here’s the complete list:
40. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Even You, Brutus?”
39. Frank Ocean – “There Will Be Tears”
38. The Horrors – “Monica Gems”
37. Lil Wayne – “President Carter”
36. Manchester Orchestra – “Simple Math”
35. The Kills – “Baby Says”
34. Low – “Especially Me”
33. Matthew Good – “Non Populus”
32. Iron & Wine – “Walking Far From Home”
31. Childish Gambino – “Backpackers”
30. Hey Rosetta! – “Yer Fall”
29. Feist – “How Come You Never Go There?”
28. The Vaccines – “Post Break-Up Sex”
27. Cold War Kids – “Sensitive Kid”
26. Cage The Elephant – “Shake Me Down”
25. Radiohead – “Lotus Flower”
24. Elbow – “Lippy Kids”
23. Florence + the Machine – “No Light, No Light”
22. The Strokes – “Machu Picchu”
21. Beirut – “Port of Call”
20. Drake – “Marvin’s Room”
19. Lisa Hannigan (feat. Ray LaMontagne) – “O Sleep”
18. The Roots (feat. Bilal Oliver & Greg Porn) – “The OtherSide”
17. Cults – “Bad Things”
16. TV On The Radio – “No Future Shock”
15. Jay-Z and Kanye West – “New Day”
14. Of Monsters and Men – “Sloom”
13. City and Colour – “Grand Optimist”
12. Raphael Saadiq – “Go To Hell”
11. The Decemberists – “Rise To Me”
10. Bell X1 – “Nightwatchmen”
09. Bon Iver – “Calgary”
08. The Black Keys – “Gold On The Ceiling”
07. Laura Marling – “Salinas”
06. Death Cab For Cutie – “You Are A Tourist”
05. James Blake – “Limit To Your Love”
04. Fleet Foxes – “Helplessness Blues”
03. Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
02. Lykke Li – “Get Some”
01. Wilco – “Art Of Almost”
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