From Adele Calvin Harris to Ray Charles
At the end of every year I look back and think of what I thought were the best songs of the year. This past year I made my list public with my post - Top Ten: Songs O' 2012 (also check out my Top Ten: Songs O' 2011).
I've decided to take that idea and stretch it back to 1960 and so without further ado, what I think are the best songs of the year (along with runner-ups), starting with 2012 and going backwards. Surprisingly good playlist if played in order.
Also, if you were a fan of this list back in 2011, I have to warn you that I made some changes since then. Please criticize as such.
Also, if you were a fan of this list back in 2011, I have to warn you that I made some changes since then. Please criticize as such.
(runner up: "House That Heaven Built" by Japandroids)
(runner up: "Whirring" by The Joy Formidable)
2010 "F**k You" by Cee Lo Green
2010 "F**k You" by Cee Lo Green
(runner up: "Runaway" by Kanye West)
2009 "1901" by Phoenix
(runner up: "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga)
2008 "Sex On Fire" by Kings of Leon
(runner up: "American Boy" by Estelle)
2007 "Kids" by MGMT
(runner up: "Paper Planes" by M.I.A.)
2006 "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley
(runner up: "Knights of Cydonia" by Muse)
2005 "Gold Digger" by Kanye West
(runner up: "Panic Attack" by Dream Theater)
2004 "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers
(runner up: "Does He Love You?" by Rilo Kiley)
2003 "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes
(runner up: "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
2002 "Lose Yourself" by Eminem
(runner up: "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age)
2001 "One More Time" by Daft Punk
(runner up: "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott)
2000 "Stan" by Eminem
(runner up: "Judith" by A Perfect Circle)
1999 "Nookie" by Limp Bizkit
(runner up: "(sic)" by Slipknot)
1998 "New Noise" by Refused
(runner up: "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill)
1997 "Triumph" by Wu-Tang Clan
(runner up: "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve)
1996 "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine
(runner up: "Da Funk" by Daft Punk)
1995 "Champagne Supernova" by Oasis
(runner up: "Don't Speak" by No Doubt)
1994 "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails
(runner up: "Undone (The Sweater Song)" by Weezer)
1993 "Heart-Shaped Box" by Nirvana
(runner up: "Protect Ya Neck" by Wu-Tang Clan)
1992 "Symphony of Destruction" by Megadeth
(runner up: "So What'cha Want" by Beastie Boys)
1991 "Alive" by Pearl Jam
(runner up: "Jesus Christ Pose" by Soundgarden)
1990 "Cowboys From Hell" by Pantera
1989 "Fascination Street" by The Cure
(runner up: "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J)
(runner up: "Like A Prayer" by Madonna)
1988 "One" by Metallica
(runner up: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin)
(runner up: "With or Without You" by U2)
(runner up: "Last Christmas" by Wham!)
1985 "Take On Me" by a-ha
1984 "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica
(runner up: "How Soon Is Now?" by The Smiths)
(runner up: "Hot For Teacher" by Van Halen)
(runner up: "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden)
(runner up: "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye)
1981 "YYZ" by Rush
1979 "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd
(runner up: "Super Freak" by Rick James)
1980 "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC
(runner up: "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead)
(runner up: "Good Times" by Chic)
1978 "Heart of Glass" by Blondie
(runner up: "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor)
1977 "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees
(runner up: "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac)
1976 "Foreplay / Long Time" by Boston
(runner up: "Hotel California" by Eagles)
1975 "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
(runner up: "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin)
1974 "Pick Up the Pieces" by Average White Band
(runner up: "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1973 "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
(runner up: "Bodhisattva" by Steely Dan)
1972 "Highway Star" by Deep Purple
(runner up: "Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winters Group)
1971 "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin
(runner up: "Roundabout" by Yes)
1970 "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath
(runner up: "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine" by James Brown)
1969 "Space Oddity" by David Bowie
(runner up: "21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson)
1968 "All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix
(runner up: "Heard it Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye)
1967 "Respect" by Aretha Franklin
(runner up: "Light My Fire" by The Doors)
1966 "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys
(runner up: "Tomorrow Never Knows" by The Beatles)
1965 "Day Tripper" by The Beatles
(runner up: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by Rolling Stones)
1964 "You Really Got Me" by Kinks
(runner up: "My Girl" by The Temptations)
1963 "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris
(runner up: "Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen)
1962 "Green Onions" by Booker T. & the MG's
(runner up: "Misirlou" by Dick Dale)
1961 "At Last" by Etta James
(runner up: "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King)
1960 "Georgia On My Mind" by Ray Charles
(runner up: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles)
If you go back to '55 and don't include "Walk, don't Run" I will END YOU.
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