TOP 210 SONGS OF 2010

Hey guys,

Well it’s another year and another music list, although for the time being you all will have be tided over with just the ranked list. Since I am moving to Texas tomorrow I have had no time to get the full list ready by years end. However, in the next few weeks I will get that completed along with my Top 50 Albums of the year list.

Before I let you look at the list here as usual I will go over how I base my list. I take every facet of music and include it into my determination. The songs ranked are based in the end on my overall semi professional opinion along with taking all other factors into consideration, including critical praise, popularity, indie cred, and the overall impact the song had this year. I also just go through singles only, as it would take me half a lifetime to go through every song on every CD this year. A song can also be released the year before and still be on the list as long as it made a much larger impact this year compared to the previous. But in the end, again, it’s based on my opinion and you can hate it and hate on it all you want, but in the end it won’t be changed. Either way I think it is my best list yet, and I am excited to give you all the finished product as quickly as possible. Happy New Year and Enjoy!

TOP 210 of 2010

210. Crash Kings- Mountain Man

209. Dead Skeletons- Dead Mantra

208. Adam Lambert- If I Had You

207. Sleigh Bells- Crown on the Ground

206. The Dead Weather- Blue Blood Blues

205. Flying Lotus feat. Thom Yorke- …And the World Laughs With You

204. Ke$ha- Take it Off

203. Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake- Carry Out

202. Brandon Flowers- Crossfire

201. B.O.B. feat. Rivers Cuomo- Magic

200. Citizen Cope- Healing Hands

199. Daft Punk- Derezzed

198. Girls- Carolina

197. Robyn- Indestructible

196. Ludacris feat. Nicky Minaj- My Chick Bad

195. Against Me!- I Was a Teenage Anarchist

194. Tame Impala- Solitude is Bliss

193. Sade- Soldier of Love

192. Maximum Balloon feat. Aku- Tiger

191. Band of Horses- Laredo

190. Adele- Rolling in the Deep

189. Of Montreal- Coquette, Coquette

188. Apocalyptica feat. Gavin Rossdale- End of Me

187. Mika- Kick Ass

186. Anberlin- Impossible

185. SnoopDogg feat. Kid Cudi- That Tree

184. Taylor Swift- Today Was a Fairytale

183. Linkin Park- The Catalyst

182. Kid Cudi feat. Kanye West- Erase Me

181. Zac Brown Band- As She’s Walking Away

180. Scissor Sisters- Fire With Fire

179. Hollerado- Americanarama

178. Robert Plant- Angel Dance

177. Chromeo- Don’t Turn the Lights On

176. Charlotte Gainsbourg- Time of the Assassins

175. Yolanda Be Cool- We No Speak Americano

174. Shakira- WakaWaka (This Time for Africa)

173. OKGO- This Too Shall Pass

172. These New Puritans- We Want War

171. Johnny Cash- Ain’tNo Grave

170. Middle Class Rut- New Low

169. Trey Songz feat. Nicky Minaj- Bottoms Up

168. Billy Currington- Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer

167. Weezer- Memories

166. Wavves- Post Acid

165. Street Sweeper Social Club- Paper Planes

164. Lady Gaga- Dance in the Dark

163. The Walkmen- Angela Surf City

162. MGMT- Congratulations

161. Nicky Minaj feat. will.i.am- Check it Out

160. Caribou- Odessa

159. New Politics- Yeah YeahYeah

158. Usher feat. Pitbull- DJ Got Us Falling in Love

157. Beach House- Norway

156. Stone Sour- Say You’ll Haunt Me

155. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti- Round and Round

154. Sleigh Bells- Infinity Guitars

153. Drake- Find Your Love

152. John Legend and The Roots- Wake Up Everybody

151. M.I.A.- Born Free

150. Gogol Bordello- Immigraniada (We Comin’ Rougher)

149. Klaxons- Echoes

148. Flobots feat. Tim McIlrathOf Rise Against- White Flag Warrior

147. One Republic- Secrets

146. Panda Bear- Slow Motion

145. Flo Rida feat. David Guetta- Club Can’t Handle Me

144. Jason Aldean- My Kinda Party

143. Black Eyed Peas- Imma Be

142. Jack Johnson- You and Your Heart

141. Ke$ha- Your Love is My Drug

140. Nelly- Just a Dream

139. Stone Temple Pilots- Between the Lines

138. The National- Bloodbuzz Ohio

137. SerjTankian- Left of Center

136. Jay-Z feat. Mr. Hudson- Forever Young

135. Luke Bryan- Rain is a Good Thing

134. Maroon 5- Misery

133. Nneka- Kangpe

132. 3OH!3 feat. Ke$ha- My First Kiss

131. Shinedown- The Crow and the Butterfly

130. Warpaint- Undertow

129. 30 Seconds to Mars- This is War

128. Rihanna- Rude Boy

127. Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me

126. Eric Church- Smoke a Little Smoke

125. Cake- Sick of You

124. Florence and the Machine- Heavy in Your Arms

123. Surfer Blood- Floating Vibes

122. Sick Puppies- Maybe

121. Foals- Spanish Sahara

120. Dom- Living in America

119. Deftones- You’ve Seen the Butcher

118. Jerrod Niermann- Lover, Lover

117. Silversun Pickups- The Royal We

116. Best Coast- Boyfriend

115. Jamie Johnson- Playing the Part

114. My Darkest Days- Porn Star Dancing

113. Kelis- Acapella

112. The Band Perry- If I Die Young

111. B.O.B. feat. Bruno Mars- NothinOn You

110. Katy Perry-Firework

109. Lil Wayne- I am Not a Human Being

108. Mark Ronson and Business International- Bang BangBang

107. Lee Brice- Love Like Crazy

106. Three Days Grace- The Good Life

105. Drake- Over

104. Chris Brown feat.Tyga- Deuces

103. Jimmy Eat World- My Best Theory

102. Arcade Fire- Ready to Start

101. Avett Brothers- Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise

100. Train- Hey Soul Sister

99. Usher feat. will.i.am- OMG

98. Ratatat- Drugs

97. Taio Cruz- Dynamite

96. Temper Trap- Sweet Disposition

95. Godsmack- Crying Like a Bitch

94. Ingrid Michaelson- Parachute

93. The Dirty Heads feat. Rome- Lay Me Down

92. Adam Lambert- Whataya Want From Me

91. Vampire Weekend- Holiday

90. Alice in Chains- Your Decision

89. Gaslight Anthem- American Slang

88. Jason DeRulo- In My Head

87. Bruno Mars- Just The Way You Are

86. New Pornographers- Your Hands

85. Spoon- Written in Reverse

84. Paramore- The Only Exception

83. Rick Ross feat. Styles P- B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast)

82. Disturbed- Another Way to Die

81. Kings of Leon- Radioactive

80. Kele- Tenderoni

79. Arcade Fire- Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

78. Pink- Raise Your Glass

77. Das Racist- hahahahajk?

76. KoRn- Let the Guilt Go

75. Enrique Iglesias feat.Pitbull- I Like It

74. Drake feat. T.I. and Swizz Beats- Fancy

73. B.O.B. feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore- Airplanes

72. Black Eyed Peas- The Time (Dirty Bit)

71. Robyn- Hang With Me

70. Chiddy Bang- Opposite of Adults

69. Cage the Elephant- In One Ear

68. Far East Movement feat. Cataracts and Dev- Like a G6

67. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg- California Gurls

66. My Chemical Romance- NaNaNa (NaNaNaNa)

65. Rihanna- Only Girl in the World

64. Phoenix- Litzsomania

63. Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars- Billionaire

62. Lil Wayne feat. Eminem- Drop the World

61. Die Antwoord- Enter the Ninja

60. Bruno Mars- Grenade

59. MUSE- Resistance

58. Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris- Break Your Heart

57. The Roots- The Next Movement

56. Ludacris- How Low

55. Ke$ha- We R Who We R

54. Janelle Monae- Cold War

53. Linkin Park- Waiting for the End

52. Eminem feat. Lil Wayne- No Love

51. Big Boi feat. Vonnegut- Follow Us

50. Civil Twilight- Letters in the Sky

49. Deerhunter- Helicopter

48. Crystal Castles- Baptism

47. Lady Gaga feat.Beyonce- Telephone

46. Neon Trees- Animal

45. Gorillaz feat. MosDef and Bobby Womack- Stylo

44. Katy Perry- Teenage Dream

43. Broken Bells- The High Road

42. Taylor Swift- Mine

41. Vampire Weekend- Giving up the Gun

40. K’NAAN- Waving Flag

39. Sara Bareilles- King of Anything

38. Black Eyed Peas- Rock That Body

37. Deadmau5 feat. Rob Swire- Ghosts N Stuff

36. Ray LaMontagne- Beg. Steal or Borrow

35. Kanye West- Runaway

34. One EskimO- Kandi

33. David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi- Memories

32. Maximum Balloon feat. Theophilus London- Groove Me

31. Miranda Lambert- The House That Built Me

30. Titus Adronicus- A More Perfect Union

29. MUSE- Undisclosed Desires

28. Ke$ha- TiKToK

27. LCD Soundsystem- Drunk Girls

26. Kid Cudi feat. MGMT and Ratatat- Pursuit of Happiness

25. Eminem- Not Afraid

24. Florence and the Machine- Dog Days Are Over

23. Kanye West feat.Dwele- Power

22. Avenged Sevenfold- Nightmare

21. Lady Gaga- Alejandro

20. Arcade Fire- The Suburbs

19. Beck- Ramona

18. Erykah Badu- Window Seat

17. Yeasayer- Ambling Alp

16. M.I.A.- XXXO

15. The Dead Weather- Die by the Drop

14. Sleigh Bells- Tell ‘Em

13. Mumford and Sons- Little Lion Man

12. Janelle Monae feat. Big Boi- Tightrope

11. Cee Lo- Fuck You

10. Big Boi feat. Cutty- Shutterbugg

9. Robyn- Dancing on my Own

8. Charlotte Gainsbourg feat. Beck- Heaven Can Wait

7. The Roots feat. John Legend- The Fire

6. Hot Chip- One Life Stand

5. Eminem feat. Rihanna- Love the Way You Lie

4. Kanye West feat. Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicky Minaj and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver- Monster

3. Lady Gaga- Bad Romance

2. MGMT- Flash Delirium

1. Black Keys- Tighten Up

THE TOP 105 SONGS OF 2010 AT HALFTIME!
By Kevin Kilker

Well it is past the halfway marker for 200, and there has already been an influx of amazing music out there, from surprising to non-surprising…new and exciting and of course old and tired. And although I wanted to make this list much more detailed with descriptions and everything I just haven’t had the time to do so, and therefore can only list them out for you. Either way this is one of the more interesting lists I have ever put up, which makes me wonder what the second half of 2010 has in store for us.

There are a lot of factors that determine how I put my lists together and how they are ordered, but the most important thing is that every song is where it is at for different reasons. I only list official singles, because if I tried to base it off of every song off of every album it would come out three or four years from now, negating purpose, especially for a halftime list. I base my decisions based off the overall impact the song has had in the musical world in the given year, whether it be for sales and airplay reasons or for critical acclaim, or in some cases even both. The list goes on and on but in the end it all depends on the overall package. I went with 105 songs instead of 100 because in December it will be the Top 210 of 2010, so why not divide it by two for a halftime list. Makes sense right? Either way in the end you must realize that although I like to consider myself a music expert it is still MY opinion, and NO ONE will agree with the list 100% Nor should you. So although I would love to hear feedback on everything…even recommending that you do, (and explain myself if necessary for certain tunes) it will do nothing to change it. Either way I hope you like it and be on the lookout for The Top 210 of 2010 in December!

TOP 105 SONGS OF 2010 AT HALFTIME

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THE TOP 25 WORST SONGS OF 2009 By Kevin Kilker

Well it was bound to happen eventually. Despite all the amazing music 2009 had to offer there were plenty of unfortunate mishaps and just plain horrible songs. Now some of these songs do appear in the Top 209 Songs of 2009 list, but that can be for many reasons. For some, despite being just plain bad it still managed to be supremely popular. Other times it can simply be so bad that in a way it’s almost entertaining (case in point: Jerimih’s “Birthday Sex.” The list is pretty self explanatory. These are just bad songs. It has little to nothing to do with chart performance but much more so about the overall quality of the songs. And if you happen to like any of these songs and you need to talk about “taste,” then just let me know lol.

25. Snoop Dogg- Gangsta Luv
I love Snoop Dogg and all, but I think he needs to do a little refocusing

24. Soulja Boy feat. Sammie- Kiss Me Thru The Phone
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THE TOP 209 SONGS OF 2009

Written By: Kevin Kilker

First off I would like to thank everyone for taking time out to read my list. Now on my fifth year doing these charts I have seen them get progressively better as years go by, becoming more and more balanced as my music tastes continue to develop. This year was no exception, after sifting through a record 613 songs only to cut 2/3 of them to make this year end list the most competitive and ultimately best one released yet! But then again it is all about opinion, so while I may think this is the best year end list yet it ultimately falls on your opinions to determine whether or not it truly is. 2009 was an interesting year in music, slow to start but picking up in a big way in the second half of the year, it featured some tragic events, some surprising hits and misses, along with some amazing musical breakthroughs. In the end it was a great close to the first decade of the new millennium, and brings a high level of excitement for what’s in store for the next 10 years!

HOW THE LIST IS COMPILED

First off regardless as to how I decided to rank these songs it does ultimately boil down to MY opinion and expertise, so Im sure no one will be 100% satisfied with the list and they shouldn’t be, although I try to be as non biased and equal as possible. Still, if you disagree with a track or several you can feel free to let me know about it, but in the end I will not change anything nor take your opinion into account. So in other words, you can talk shit on it all you want, but I will care 0% about what you think.
First off in order for a song to make the list it had to be officially released as a single. Had I not done that I would be working on this list well into next year, and therefore defeating purpose. Also, you will see several songs that were technically released last year, however if the song made a bigger impact in 2009 than it did in 2008 then that was taken into consideration as well. The list was compiled based on several different areas of musical expertise: Critical praise, popularity, indie credibility, crossover success, my opinion, your opinions combined in endless ways to determine where exactly a song would end up on the list. Also, certain criteria that made one song appear on the list may be completely different than the next song above or behind it. For example, a song like M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes” (used because it was featured on 2008’s list) had everything working for it, but her ability to cross over into several genres successfully as what ultimately gave her the head up above the rest, but a song like Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” relied heavily on the massive popularity the song had achieved. In the end the yins balance with the yangs, and the list is therefore compiled in a manner that is as fair as possible. In the first few years I worked on these list there would occasionally be a song that wouldn’t make the list because I simply forgot to put it on there, but over the last few years that has been worked on to avoid such a confusion. Simply put, if a song that you like on there isn’t there then chances are it didn’t make the cut and won’t even with your arguing, so don’t bother. Either way, I hope you enjoy the list and although I may not change anything based on your opinions I am still interested in hearing feedback, so please let me know what you think. And of course, enjoy the list!

THE TOP 209 SONGS OF 2009!

209. Phish- Backwards Down the Number Line

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