Ten Years of Top Tens

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For over a decade (20 years to be exact) I have been composing mixtapes for my friends either on CD or digitally. In 2013 I really started paying attention to the alternative/indie year-end lists I regularly composed and the top song picked out of my 50 favorites. Last week I started working on my 2023 top 50 and realized I had no idea what “song” had held the honor of the best in past years. That took me down a musical journey so I thought perhaps you might like to do the same!

Here are my number one songs by year since I started doing a top 50 back in 2013 (plus my top songs dating back to 2002).

2013

The National – Sea of Love

02) Major Lazer, Amber of Dirty Projectors – Get Free
03) Dan Croll – From Nowhere (Baardsen Remix GTAV)

2014

Future Islands – Seasons (Waiting on You)

02) Sylvan Esso – Could I Be
03) Little Dragon – Pretty Girls

2015

Purity Ring – dust hymn

02) Tame Impala – Eventually
03) Sufjan Stevens – Fourth of July

2016

M83 – Solitude

02) The Range – Florida
03) James Blake – Timeless

2017

The National – The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness

02) Father John Misty – So I’m Growing Old on Magic Mountain
03) The War on Drugs – Strangest Thing

2018

The Decemberists – Severed

02) Sharon Van Etten – Jupiter 4
03) Preoccupations – Espionage

2019

Angel Olsen – All Mirrors

02) Metronomy – Walking In The Dark
03) MorMor – Outside

2020

Perfume Genius – On The Floor

02) Avalanches ft. Blood Orange – Love You
03) Yves Tumor – Gospel For A New Century

2021

The War on Drugs ft. Lucius – I Don’t Live Here Anymore

02) Phoebe Bridgers – I Know The End
03) New Constellations – Hot Blooded

2022

Yeah Yeah Yeahs ft. Perfume Genius – Spitting Off the Edge of the World

02) Fontaines D.C. – Jackie Down the Line
03) Spoon – Wild

Playlist of #1s

 

Waay Back Years Top Songs

  • 2012: Divine Fits – My Love is Real

  • 2011: My Morning Jacket – Holding on to Black Metal

  • 2010: Interpol – Lights

  • 2009: Matt and Kim – Daylight

  • 2008: My Morning Jacket – Touch Me and I’m Going to Scream pt2

  • 2007: Yeasayer – 2080

  • 2006: Peter, Bjorn and John – Young Folks

  • 2005: Postal Service – Against All Odds (Phil Collins cover)

  • 2004: Modest Mouse – Float On

  • 2003: Interpol – Obstacle 1

  • 2002: Wilco – Jesus, etc.

  • 2001: Pete Yorn – For Nancy

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