The Best Songs of 2009

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05. Dirty Projectors – Stillness Is The Move

The Best Songs of 2009 reviews music mp3 lists feature Nothing makes more or less sense than Stillness is the Move. Before their fantastic 2009 album Bitte Orca, Dirty Projectors were the obscure and highly experimental project of onetime Yale composition student Dave Longstreth, delivering reimaginings of Black Flag albums or rock operas about Don Henley, laden with Talking Heads-ish afro-beat guitar churning out impossible riffs that sometimes lacked plausible rhythm. And while Bitte Orca is approximately ten times more accessible than earlier Dirty Projectors work, all the pieces are still there – and the best example of this is Stillness is the Move.

Sticking to Longstreth’s skill with the guitar, love for those inconceivable guitar rhythms, and effortless appropriation of afro-pop melodies, Stillness is like Mariah wailing over a mashup of every song on Remain in Light. Amber Coffman’s voice is an instrument, everywhere at once, as intense as her lyrics. If you have listened to Stillness is the Move as much as I have, you know that there is no greater truth than Amber’s repeatedly wailed insistence that “there is nothing we can’t do.” There is truly nothing Dirty Projectors can’t do. -Genevieve Oliver

04. Animal Collective – What Would I Want? Sky

The Best Songs of 2009 reviews music mp3 lists feature The song begins with a three minute instrumental, a psychedelic Willy Wonkian boat trip set to a sharp-sounding drum loop in an intriguingly elusive time signature. Animal Collective’s characteristically indiscernible flurry of sampled hypnotic blips makes for a partly fluid, partly static texture that begs for headphones. And just when you think the instrumental is dragging on a bit too long, the track cross-fades into the significantly cleaner second part.

Now, Avey Tare sings a reverby lead while Jerry Garcia does backup on that wonderful Dead sample mentioned above. This, combined with a “My Girls”-type big kick beat, makes for Animal Collective at its faux-poppy best. Tare’s surreal hummed verses are as enigmatic as their samples.

“Old glasses clinking and a new board is blinking/ and I – /I should be floating but I’m weighted by thinking” – beautiful stuff. Call it an extension of their Meriwether Post Pavilion sound, yet different and intriguing enough to show that Animal Collective is still pushing in new directions, maturing their blend of avant-garde and pop aesthetic, showing when it comes to making good music the sky’s the only limit. -Josh Cabrido

03. Grizzly Bear – While You Wait For The Others

The Best Songs of 2009 reviews music mp3 lists feature Pitchfork, a website that loves to damn with the faint praise of a six or a seven, gave this track a perfect 10. In other circumstances, this sort of exceptional commendation would raise eyebrows. Because, really, can one track ever be a 10/10? Isn’t there always room for improvement?

In other circumstances.

Listen to ‘While You Wait For The Others’, and it’s possible to understand how this, the second single from Veckatimest, could have bewitched the Pitchfork staffers so completely. The track’s sense of space, and its fluid movement with which it veers between sparse and lush textures, is exhilarating. Ed Droste’s voice enters only to the rangy flex of a clean guitar chord and a bass drum, before that angular bass line leads the listener into the billowing chorus, saturated with color and succulent vocal harmonies. Despite its richness, it’s a break-up song (and a biting one, at that: “You’ll only bleed me dry”) – but ‘While You Wait For The Others’ has risen out of Droste’s failed relationship like a phoenix out of the ashes. It’s a shame that not every break-up results in something this beautiful. -Elle Hunt

02. Passion Pit – Sleepyhead

The Best Songs of 2009 reviews music mp3 lists feature We’ll point it out now, so you don’t have to: Passion Pit’s ‘Sleepyhead’ came out in the fall of 2008, on the band’s Chunk of Change EP. The way that we justify its presence on this list is that Manners was released in May 2009, and ‘Sleepyhead’ was an undeniable musical presence at that time of year. So, now that we’ve got that out of the way – how does ‘Sleepyhead’ deserve its number two spot?

For many, ‘Sleepyhead’ was the standout track of Manners, a fantastic album. Built around an unlikely sample of ‘Oro Mo Bhaidin’, by Irish harpist Mary O’Hara, it’s a lurching, woozy romp that manages to sounds fresh and original, despite belonging to a genre (synth-pop) where it’s hard to do so. ‘Sleepyhead’ glitters: synths stutter in some places and stagger in others, and guitars swirl, anchored throughout by the kick of that bass drum, and Michael Angelakos’ unbridled, shrill vocals. The countless covers (Ellie Goulding, Run Toto Run) and remixes (Kids at the Bar, Max Tundra) that have popped up also serve to validate its position on the list: if imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery, then certainly – this track deserves every reworking it gets. – Elle Hunt

01. Animal Collective – My Girls

The Best Songs of 2009 reviews music mp3 lists feature I rarely find myself at a loss for words, but when the layers of “My Girls” wash over me I find it tough to voice my feeling. The best words I can find to describe the track are big, epic, massive. It’s the kind of track, if you listen to it loud enough, that builds up slowly inside you until it’s about to explode, at which point it gracefully excuses itself and leaves you in the rain wondering which way is up. “My Girls” is at once lushly complex and devastatingly simple – an off-rhythm bass drum and light percussion move the track forward, while repetitive vocals and continuously lilting electronic loops take the listener to a state of euphoria.

I can count on one hand the number of songs that completely immobilize me the way “My Girls” does – Radiohead’s “Everything In Its Right Place”, Four Tet’s “She Moves She”, TV On The Radio’s “Staring At The Sun”, and Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come”. Judged by the company it keeps, “My Girls” will be echoing in my ears for years to come. -Chris Barth

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Jonny July 1, 2009 at 1:41 am

Wow. This list is epic. I love that it includes the good pop songs of 2009 along with the prolific tunes of the year. Big props for this one.

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Anonymous April 23, 2010 at 7:25 pm

boom boom pow come on

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Anonymous July 1, 2009 at 1:42 am

Dirty Projectors – Stillness Is The Move
Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
Passion Pit – Sleepy Head
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll
Animal Collective – My Girls

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Greg July 1, 2009 at 1:45 am

What’s up with the Animal Collective lovefest? #1 and #5? That’s a little overboard. I didn’t think “Summertime Clothes” was that good of a song in the first place.

My top 3 songs of the year are:

Grizzly Bear “While You Wait For The Others”
Animal Collective “My Girls
Bon Iver – Blood Bank

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Linda July 1, 2009 at 1:46 am

Nice list. I love Girl and The Robot!!

Here are mine:
Royksopp – The Girl and the Robot
Phoenix – Lisztomania (Classixx Remix)
Annie – Antonio
Bat For Lashes – Daniel (Duke Dumont vs. Youth Attack! Remix)
Pony Pony Run Run – Hey You (Mondkopf Remix)
La Roux – In For The Kill

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Anonymous July 1, 2009 at 1:47 am

WHERE IS LA ROUX?!!!!!

La Roux- Bulletproof <– my favorite song of the year.

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dan October 29, 2009 at 1:07 am

are you kidding me? la roux? so many better choices, for example any kings of leon song or jay-z song is better than what i just heard

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Alyssa May 22, 2010 at 8:04 pm

Yesss ! Love that song (:

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Jack July 1, 2009 at 1:49 am

Good list overall, but it’s missing some key ingredients, I think.

This is what it needs…
Patrick Wolf – The bachelor
The xx – Crystalised
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Runawayy
Bat for Lashes – Pearl’s dream

Maybe instead of “Boom Boom Pow” or 2 Lady GaGa songs, you could have added one of those ;)

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Andy July 1, 2009 at 1:51 am

cool list, it’s pretty varied. here are mine:

tommy sparks – shes got me dancing, tiga – shoes, phoenix – 1901, röyksopp – the girl and the robot…

and even more… such a good year!!

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Jacob July 1, 2009 at 1:52 am

This list is Pretty Much Amazing, lol. It’s just missing ONE song: “Two” – The Antlers. It’s bloody brilliant! Download it NOW.

Thank you.

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Name October 4, 2009 at 7:12 am

“Two” is #27!

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Anonymous July 1, 2009 at 1:53 am

There needs to be some Little Boots up in here! “Remedy” is so good. Listen to it.

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Anonymous July 1, 2009 at 1:54 am

“Post has been read 68,528 times”

omg. this shit is massive/////////////////////////

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Richard July 1, 2009 at 1:55 am

This list was too long. Ugh. What’s wrong with just putting up a simple Top 5 or something?

Aside from that, I think your Top 20 are great. I’d take my Top 5 from there:
My Girls
Heads Will Roll
Blood Bank

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Name October 20, 2009 at 7:52 pm

what do you mean ugh. this is a great list! if you want a top 5 go find it somewhere else there are plenty on the internet

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Richard July 1, 2009 at 1:56 am

oops.. that was there, here are the other two:

Stillness Is The Move
Moth’s Wings.

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Hmm.. July 1, 2009 at 1:57 am

Interesting Top 5 choices… double Animal Collective? that non-single Sufjan Stevens song? … it’s your list, i guess…

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Eb July 1, 2009 at 2:51 am

The Killers – A Dustland Fairytale

You are seriously awesome for including that song. It’s criminally underrated. Ignored, actually.

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Simon July 1, 2009 at 6:39 am

Marina And The Diamonds – I Am Not A Robot
Florence And The Machine – Cosmic Love
Röyksopp – I Am Not A Robot

My top 3.

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Jonathan Moldenhauer July 1, 2009 at 7:29 am

Where is La Roux?

In For The Kill is good but I believe the real GEM to be “Cover My Eyes.” Who has not had a time when they can not stand to see someone with someone else. That sour feeling you get in your stomach when you see this is brilliantly captured in the song.

Where is Britney Spears?

“If You Seek Amy” may not be the smash hit it deserves to be, but it ever solidifies Britney’s weird fetish underground following she seems to have with blogs and DJ’s. Plus the princess of pop, now Queen of pop, has had quite the comeback.

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BJay July 1, 2009 at 7:53 am

Even though both Phoenix’s “1901″ and “Lisztomania” would’ve been in my Top 10, I still think this list is great!!
And of course… you had to put Beyoncé in there… lol.

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Tyler July 1, 2009 at 10:33 am

Come On!
No Chiddy Bang!?
Not even Kids Remix?

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Luis Tovar July 1, 2009 at 10:46 am

Thank you for the comments everyone!

@Jonathan Moldenhauer – La Roux is absent from this list because the only single of hers I truly loved was Quicksand, and that was released in 2008. Once/If “Tigerlily” is released, then we’ll talk ;) Re: Britney, “If U Seek Amy” was definitely catchy and likable, but hardly a candidate for this list. The novelty rubbed off rather quickly, in my opinion.

@Tyler – because of the “Single” rule I placed, Chiddy Bang doesn’t qualify for this list. “Kids” would have easily been on this. Maybe once they release their mixtape…

@Anonymous #9 – YES! I’m just waiting for “Remedy” to be released – that song is great.

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Eric July 1, 2009 at 11:42 am

Can’t claim to be as on top of new music as I probably should be, but I’m noticing three pretty glaring omissions IMO:

Metric – Gimme Sympathy
Silversun Pickups – The Royal We
Crystal Method – Falling Hard

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Eric July 1, 2009 at 11:46 am

Ahhh, “singles”. Lame on my part.

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Keso July 1, 2009 at 12:10 pm

We Were Promised Jetpacks – Quiet Little Voices

I can’t stop listening to that song, can listen to it for hours.

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Sharkeen July 1, 2009 at 12:36 pm

I’m dissapointed about you… That’s my Top-50 singes of first half 2009: http://sharkeen.private.lt/2009/06/22/geriausios-2009-m-pirmo-pusmecio-dainos/

Leading:
1. 0909 Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream 18
2. 0894 White Lies – To Lose My Life 19
3. 0852 La Roux – In For The Kill 19
4. 0828 Franz Ferdinand – Ulysses 18
5. 0765 La Roux – Quicksand 19

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Anonymous July 1, 2009 at 12:47 pm

Nice top 5 picks!

First Communion and Mykonos are definitely from last year, unless I’ve mastered time travelling without knowing.

Oh, and if you listened to the entire BEP album, you’d like “Alive” more than “Boom Boom Pow.”

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Luis Tovar July 1, 2009 at 1:05 pm

Thanks Anon #25! re: Mykonos and First Communion — they were officially released as singles in 2009. That’s the rule of this game, singles only :)

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Luke July 1, 2009 at 3:22 pm

I love Summertime Clothes. Definately deserves that #5 spot.
However, I never really liked My Girls… i don’t think its as amazing as everyone seems to think…

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Anonymous July 1, 2009 at 4:33 pm

This is a really good list but BBU should have been way up there

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Evan G July 1, 2009 at 8:28 pm

i would totally say “New in town” by little boots but i can’t stand the version that was released. i like when it was “leaked” or whatever, there seemed to be a lot less polish which was good in the situation.

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Defunder July 1, 2009 at 10:08 pm

“The list is life.”

Great songs. Sadly, I haven’t had a chance to keep up with music this year, and I feel like this list is keeping me in the game!

If only I had a way of easily playing this playlist at my Float of July party this Saturday….

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Luis Tovar July 1, 2009 at 10:57 pm

Defunder, I feel your pain! But for the safety of the blog… I couldn’t put up a 50-song .zip file, ya know?

The best you can do is sign up with Lala.com, “add” this songs to your Lala collection w/ your 50 credits (1 song = 1 credit) and you can play the songs from your laptop/computer at your party… or pay for each one, 89c.

Good luck!

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Neil July 2, 2009 at 1:09 am

I was going to write an article like this with maybe my top 10 songs of the year so far, but then last night you beat me to the punch with this top 50 list that includes every song I was considering.

So instead, I wrote a feature on some of the albums we’re all anticipating in the SECOND half of 2009. Here’s the article. It’s been an astounding year for music so far, and there’s a lot more to come.

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Brandon @ TBE July 2, 2009 at 1:36 am

Oooh man, 50 songs and still FULL of holes. Here are the odd numbers from TBE’s Best 20.9 Songs of 2009 So Far. (My rules were different so don’t flip if my shit don’t fully vibe.)

20.9 – Das Racist – Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell (Wallpaper. Remix)

19 – The Sounds – Dorchester Hotel

17 – N.A.S.A. – Gifted ft.Kanye, Santogold, & Lykke Li

15 – Wild Light – California On My Mind

13 – Simian Mobile Disco – Audacity Of Huge ft. Chris Keating

11 – Harlem Shakes – Strictly Game

9 – Passion Pit – Little Secrets

7 – The Maccabees – Love You Better

5 – Daniel Merriweather – Change ft. Wale

3 – Filthy Dukes – Nonsense In The Dark (Ft. Orlando Weeks)

1 – Bike For Three! – All There Is To Say About Love

Check out the full list.

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jigga July 2, 2009 at 7:50 am

Grizzly Bear wins 2009!

Best songs out there. MPP has grown tiresome to me sadly
:(

Stillness is the move rules though! Nice to see that Gossip track get some love too, however, nobody should encourage people to listen to the black eyed peas, it’s just irresponsible

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Knatterjak July 2, 2009 at 8:15 am

would have put sex on fire on there- oh wait that was 2008 wasnt it

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Anonymous July 2, 2009 at 10:15 am

the top 5 sucks. deal with it.

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Bear July 2, 2009 at 11:46 am

Eh. Okay list. But…

1- Solange’s “T.O.N.Y.” was released in 2008.
2- As was Kanye West’s “Paranoid.”
3- N.A.S.A.’s “Gifted” was leaked late in 2008 too.

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Bear July 2, 2009 at 11:48 am

Erm. Wait. Nevermind. I didn’t read your qualifiers carefully enough to understand what you meant.

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cureos July 2, 2009 at 5:17 pm

I’m also a bit cool to the top 5, but as a whole, this is a great list! I would have pushed ‘Daniel’ and the incredible ‘Moth’s Wings’ up a couple spots though and dropped in some Handsome Furs (‘I’m Confused’). My top two non-singles so far this year are ‘Help I’m Alive’ and ‘All We Want Baby Is Everything’.

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John July 2, 2009 at 8:02 pm

Nice list. I cannot find your tracks on the Hype Machine. It says that they don’t follow you anymore. When will this be fixed?

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azjpeg July 2, 2009 at 8:16 pm

Mike Bones “What I Have Left” (and the quite beautiful b-side version of the same track by Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor)
Chew Lips “Solo”

and if these were out as singles:
Neon Indian “Deadbeat Summer”
Nottee “Young Modern Life”

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slap yo mammy July 3, 2009 at 11:06 am

If you measure “goodness” in singles, you are a moron. Not to mention your taste is repugnant. It’s all about the albums. Have a lovely day.

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Mardy July 3, 2009 at 8:14 pm

Great list! good mix of songs

the only thing else i would include is The Letter by The Veils

Pitchfork review of the album here
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12955-sun-gangs/

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Anonymous July 4, 2009 at 5:38 am

where’s peaches?

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rebecca July 5, 2009 at 10:51 pm

swimming in speakers “in knowing”

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Anonymous July 6, 2009 at 1:25 pm

OMDZ! this is alllllllll so wrong so many should be put higher and lower!!! i could think of soooooooooo many gooooooood songs that arnt on der!!! go on the big40 and u will know

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Anonymous July 6, 2009 at 1:44 pm

LADY GAGA? ARE YOU CRAZY?????????????????????????????????????
BLACK EYED PEAS? OH GOD.

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Henry December 21, 2009 at 7:34 pm

lady gaga lol
black eyed peas bahahaha

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Anonymous July 6, 2009 at 4:44 pm

TIGERSAPIEN !!!!????

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yoyoyoyo July 7, 2009 at 2:35 pm

you have some shit taste in music. Its kinda a shame that your blog is popular when your promoting such shitty music.

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kyle July 7, 2009 at 5:36 pm

decent list, i was surprised that there wasn’t

basement jaxx – raindrops
passion pit – little secrets
metric – help i’m alive

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RuthieKins July 7, 2009 at 8:59 pm

Hey.. Kyle ;)
thanks for putting that up otherwise i wouldnt have found out the metric song. THANKsss Uber Mucho! haha! B)

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Anonymous August 12, 2009 at 11:05 pm

Raindrops is on there, right? Anyway, Metric is incredible and this new album is there best yet.

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pmna July 7, 2009 at 11:31 pm

this list is fucking lame
no im not saying you should you should just put obscure bands…but like Green Day…Eminem? Those songs were just crap, what is this website offering? 21 guns? that sounds like an avril lavigne song

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Anonymous July 24, 2009 at 5:44 am

haha. then put up your own list, so we can pick on it.

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Anonymous July 8, 2009 at 3:32 pm

daylight by matt & kim gets snubbed on a list with green day?

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genn August 10, 2009 at 12:12 am

totally agree. and greenday doesnt even fit in with list but matt&kim totally complement these artists

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Adrian July 8, 2009 at 11:12 pm

I’m disappointed not to see Britney Spears on this list.
PMA has been such a great fan of hers.
“Circus,” “If U Seek Amy,” and “Radar” deserve to be on this list.

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Bayleigh July 21, 2009 at 11:46 am

Circus and If U Seek Amy were made in 2008. Radar is an old song which came out in 2007 so no they dont deserve to be on this list

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annyomous August 5, 2009 at 2:11 pm

yes they do !!!!!

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Anonymous August 7, 2009 at 2:22 pm

ur a homo

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Anonymous August 9, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Elvis July 9, 2009 at 12:03 am

Ok so daylight didn’t make the list.. wtf..
white rabbit – percussion gun didn’t make the list.. wtf.

those 2 songs are at least in the top 10 so far. at least.

oh and how did 1901 fall below lisztomania. and why isn’t 1901 in the top 15? a brief explanation would be nice.

that eminem song is a 5 out of 10 and the green day song is too simple. doesn’t deserve mention.

you need to listen to all the songs us users are suggesting before making this your final list.

go listen to the two songs i mentioned and also..

yeasayer – tightrope
noisettes … theres several to choose from.
coconut records – microphone

oh and do not put the metric song on the list. everyone of their old songs is better.

but pleease, i repeat, please put white rabbits – percussion gun in the top 10…. AT LEAST!

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Luis Tovar July 9, 2009 at 3:09 pm

thank you for your suggestions. this is the upside of doing these lists every quarter — it gives me time to build up the list properly for the actual final list in late dec / early january.

and you’re right, the absence of “Daylight” and “Percussion Gun” is completely and utterly wtf-worthy.

RE: 1901 v Lisztomania. The reason is simple. I like Lisztomania better. And to be honest, I wish 30 songs would fit into the Top 15 ;)

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Elvis July 9, 2009 at 12:06 am

ps. bloc party one month off is from 2008

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Elvis July 9, 2009 at 12:09 am

wow… how many lady gaga songs does it take to make a list lose all credibility.. none! because you also have britney spears on this list.

wheres matt and kim – daylight? are you on crack

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Anoymous July 9, 2009 at 4:55 am

No offense…but this list was wack.

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Your mom :D July 9, 2009 at 11:41 am

This sucks.

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Anonymous July 9, 2009 at 11:48 am

Daylight, nuff said

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.... July 9, 2009 at 12:21 pm

Boom boom pow….
Awful…

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Anonymous July 28, 2009 at 10:03 am

u suck BALLS

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Anonymous August 6, 2009 at 1:56 pm

noshit

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Anonymous July 10, 2009 at 10:03 pm

you guys are such indie heads, lol. really i felt animal collective should have been number one i don’t have many other gripes. not every list is catered to your off beat marriwether pavillion-esque opinions.

Nice list. thats all. im happy you put paparazzi higher than love game. Heavy cross should be a bit higher.
N.A.S.A.’s gifted is rightfully placed. its a shame that album bombed because nothing else was good.

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Henry December 21, 2009 at 7:40 pm

If luis was trying to be ‘indie’ he wouldn’t put animal collective as #1.

You’re an idiot.

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asher July 11, 2009 at 6:13 am

All together great list….
BUT i think you put a few songs on the list for the “mtv pop”crowd i.e black eyed peas/lady gaga/eminem…
Which i think is wrong…these songs don’t come close to being in the top 50 and i think most reviewers would agree..
your website is 80% on the button most times when it comes to reviews and music…
ALL UP KEEP IT UP,I LOVE YOUR WORK!!
P.S thanks for the new music,without this list i would’nt of found some great new artists/music…much appreciated!

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scott July 14, 2009 at 2:07 pm

YOU FORGOT DAY N NITE

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djdnfon August 1, 2009 at 6:00 pm

no they didn’t…its just reeeeeeeally mediocre….

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Anonymous August 7, 2009 at 2:30 pm

ur a fucking retard punk bitch

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Anonymous August 7, 2009 at 2:30 pm

i feel u he’s a cock sucking faget

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Anonymous August 8, 2009 at 12:51 pm

djdnfon is right he didnt forget its just not that great….

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brian July 14, 2009 at 4:12 pm

pretty solid all around. except that Zero should be in the top 10.

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manu July 16, 2009 at 1:53 pm

animal collective – you’re right!!

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karol July 16, 2009 at 8:49 pm

half this list is pretty much absolute garbage, no offense to those who made the music.. your music is indeed appreciated by some, like the dude that created this list..

anyway if you want my approval please change your links to zshare.

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AsH July 17, 2009 at 5:13 am

hey man.. this not what i call real music,…. I dont think I like This…

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thoe July 17, 2009 at 1:15 pm

what about The Airborne Toxic Event’s “sometime around midnight?”

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Sean July 18, 2009 at 7:28 pm

All these people who think all these songs suck need to rethink the reason we have lists like this, so I can find new music! :D

Animal – Miike Snow is enough of a good song for me to think this list is totally worth it. I really like 1901 and raindrops as well. I don’t quite know why you put Heads Will Roll on there instead of Hysteric which is by far (my favorite) song on the whole album.

It’s too bad no one likes The Prodigy anymore cause they have some great songs on their new album Lost Beats like, Warriors Dance and Thunder. I suppose it’s a more acquired taste.

Anyways I’m still going to go through every song on here, you did a great job!

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Luis Tovar July 18, 2009 at 8:18 pm

Thank you Sean!

Oh and RE: “I don’t quite know why you put Heads Will Roll on there instead of Hysteric which is by far (my favorite) song on the whole album.”

Hysteric, unfortunately, isn’t a single. :( But yes, it is a great song. My personal favorite from that album is Dull Life or maybe Runaway.

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Sean July 19, 2009 at 12:29 pm

OHHHHHHH haha, everything makes sense now.

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Sergio July 18, 2009 at 11:14 pm

I’m usually out of touch with non-mainstream music until the year end best of lists and then I go crazy.

So, this is awesome. Christmas come early.

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jeffreygeoffrey July 19, 2009 at 5:54 am

cool list … I’d put Phoenix and Passion Pit higher, though

here’s my take on the year so far:

http://blog.jeffreygeoffrey.com/2009/07/top-songs-of-2009-so-far.html

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matt July 19, 2009 at 10:44 am

“mykonos” was from 2008. early 2008 at that.

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Luis Tovar July 19, 2009 at 11:37 am

i’m tired of people saying this. lol

HERE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykonos_(song)

Released UK version January 27, 2009; US Version May 5, 2009

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Ashlee July 20, 2009 at 7:12 pm

Animal Collective’s “My girls”, is number one. (:
I’m so elated about that, so I can’t really complain.
I thought maybe “1901″ could have been lower, but then again I was happy with “Listzomania”.
Oh, and I’m sure many people have also mentioned this… (so I feel bad for repeating it), but “Daylight” by Matt & Kim is missing…. (well maybe this is strictly my opinion, but I was disappointed when I didn’t see it. )
I think you guys did pretty good, no list is perfection, and I agreed with a good amount of it.
Keep up the good work, and this might be a lot too ask but, I really hope you all put Imogen Heap in the next list…. I’m a huge fan and her new song is amazing.

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Stomper90 July 21, 2009 at 4:04 pm

If you are going to do Eminem why wouldnt you do crack a bottle?

How is Cudi/Kanye Poker Face that far down on the list? 1 Franz Ferdinand? how is Mike Snow that low? How did Carby by Discovery not make it?
where’e Cam’Ron i hate my job? No Chiddy Bang?

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Holly July 23, 2009 at 10:23 pm

Most of these songs are crap, like Welcome to Heartbreak, CRAP!!! But even though everyone has their own tastes, the “Absolute Best Songs of 2009″ should be chosen by their overall populatiry status, not by one persons opinion. A song that stayed at number one on the charts, like Boom Boom Pow deserves to be high up, but Bloc Party doesn’t need to be on here, and neither does Taylor Swift. Majority rules. Period.

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Anonymous July 24, 2009 at 5:59 am

Holly, come on, you ought to know better than “majority rules. period.” If that were the case, if the list were what “the majority” likes, then Miley Cyrus would be on here, you’d have no argument against Taylor Swift and Beyonce would be on here for “Put a Ring on it.”

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Luis Tovar July 24, 2009 at 8:39 pm

lol, actually. “I” rule. since, well, I pay the hosting bills for this site.. heh :)

and anyone that knows me/reads this blog knows that the “absolute” part is a bad joke and exaggeration.

Maybe I should put it in italics. Hmmm…

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Anonymous October 25, 2009 at 5:43 pm

populatiry.

hehe

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Henry December 21, 2009 at 7:44 pm

boom boom pow….

black eyed peas fucking lol

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Anonymous July 24, 2009 at 9:51 pm

Nah, Luis. Leave it as it is. There is no pleasing the Holly’s of the world. Anyone with even the smallest slice of intelligence understands that you are playing with the word “absolute.” It takes a lot of work to post an informed list of this sort. Sensible people understand. The problem is that sensible people often fail to take the time to post their thoughts on blogs like this. They check it out, admire the work, then move on to the other things in their well-rounded lives. Just thought I’d be the exception and stop and say, “nice work!”

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Anonymous August 8, 2009 at 1:35 am

Amen.

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redburn July 25, 2009 at 9:46 pm

Great list man.

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hope peace love July 27, 2009 at 12:14 am

these suck

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Anonymous July 29, 2009 at 9:39 am

PMA – what a consistently good source for catching up! agree totally with the guy up there who says it’s like christmas come early…

somehow i had missed dragonette but thanks to this list i’ve found a gem.

do agree with those calling for daylight but that aside, great work!

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Duffy July 30, 2009 at 7:43 pm

I love bleeeding love. (: and america’s favorite dancers.. keep bleeeeding love i keep bleeding.

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Anonymous July 30, 2009 at 8:04 pm

holy crap what garbage …

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lexishopinfreak August 1, 2009 at 9:17 pm

thats not nice to say garbage say it in a proper way say not a good website

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Anonymous August 7, 2009 at 2:42 pm

ur a bitch
that shit was fucking garbage

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albert August 1, 2009 at 2:23 am

This is my issue:
You say that If U Seek Amy was released in 2008, and Radar in 2007.
I agree that Circus was released in 2008 (as the 2nd single)
but the former two songs were released in 2009…IUSA in March and Radar in June
You cant say they were released before because Lady GaGa’s album (The Fame) came out in 2008…therefore it shouldnt be on the list if britney’s not on the list

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djdnfon August 1, 2009 at 6:10 pm

shame no jack penate……am i the only one to think his new album is genius?

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djdnfon August 1, 2009 at 6:12 pm

and no little boots…..or la roux?

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Me August 6, 2009 at 6:34 am

I agree. Little Boots and La Roux definitely deserve a place on here!!

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lexishopinfreak August 1, 2009 at 9:02 pm

This website is not good at all i only got 1 song: Love game by Lady Ga Ga!!! Not very successful!!!

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lexishopinfreak August 1, 2009 at 9:09 pm

But they could change some stuff but this website is like crap right now but i really wish they changed th song like in Kiss FM!! It would be better i mean do any of you know some of these songs i mean i know 1!!! Only one love game by lady Ga Ga it sucks its not good wish they changed it!!! I mean do you wish they changed this????? Please Please Please reply to me and tell me what ya think ttyl to ya all!!!

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Ali August 2, 2009 at 1:40 am

great list. i found some real gems in here that i would have missed otherwise. this helps me and the artists. mission accomplished and thank you for investing your time for me and others. i will be returning in future.

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fffa August 2, 2009 at 6:23 am
fffa August 2, 2009 at 6:24 am
The Hero August 3, 2009 at 12:07 am

WTF OMFG!! why is my girls the no 1 song its so fucken retarded

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Anonymous August 3, 2009 at 7:08 pm

this list suckssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

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This List Sucks August 4, 2009 at 4:05 pm

This mother fucker list sucks this songs isn’t the best songs of 2009, this songs is a BIG shit and this list need to be remaked!!!

Every Body GO TO SHIT!!!

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This List Sucks. . . SIT ON -> _|_ August 4, 2009 at 4:14 pm

hahahahahahaha if this songs is the bests in the world , i think that we are near of the end of the world!!!
Becuse this songs sucks!!!

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Henry December 21, 2009 at 7:48 pm

As you can see the retards who have posted comments right above me cannot grasp the concept of the difference between a blog and fucking news site.

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Josh August 5, 2009 at 1:58 am

Well i think that this list has some really good music that i would not have found otherwise. Thanks heaps.
And to everyone who thinks the list is “shit” don’t read it and get over yourselves.

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Josh August 5, 2009 at 2:00 am

P.S.
Thanks to people who have added more music in the comments, they have also been helpful :)

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fffa August 6, 2009 at 6:12 am
Erin August 7, 2009 at 1:58 am

Put on arma-godam-motherfuckin-geddon by marylin manson

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ryan August 7, 2009 at 7:07 pm

that was the worst songs ever ithoght u sid best songs not worst songs

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sean bligby August 7, 2009 at 11:26 pm

props for your number 1 choice. i love “my girls”

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Dfresh August 8, 2009 at 11:17 am

21 guns…you’ve gotta be kidding me. Maybe you just got impatient.

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Alyssa August 9, 2009 at 5:25 pm

I know this song didnt come out in 2009 but Where’s the weed at by Kottonmouth kings shld b on here!

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