It’s been an incredible year for music. And thanks to Spotify, and the internet in general, I’ve been able to take in more music than I ever have before. There have been so many excellent releases that I’m still struggling over the order of my Top Albums of 2010 list. But in the meantime, here are the 50 best tracks I heard this year. I’ll be editing as I go, to include links to listen to the songs so you can judge for yourself. Enjoy!
50. The Magnetic Fields – You Must Be Out Of Your Mind
49. Frightened Rabbit – Swim Until You Can’t See Land
48. Band Of Horses – NW Apt.
47. Lights On – Red Lights Flashing
46. The Futureheads – Heartbeat Song
45. Admiral Radley – I’m All Fucked On Beer
44. Broken Bells – The Ghost Inside
43. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round And Round
42. The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio
41. The Fresh And Earlys – Waterfall
40. MGMT – It’s Working
39. Admiral Fallow – Squealing Pigs
38. The Fall – Bury Pts. 1 + 3
37. Laura Marling – Devil’s Spoke
36. Grinderman – Worm Tamer
35. Beach Fossils – Desert Sands
34. Civil Civic – Run Overdrive
33. Kings Go Forth – Get A Feeling
32. The Morning Benders – Excuses
31. Rohnert Park – Into The Wayside Part I/Sick
30. Two Door Cinema Club – Cigarettes In The Theatre
29. A Classic Education – Gone To Sea
28. Villagers – That Day
27. Local Natives – Wide Eyes
26. Jenny and Johnny – My Pet Snakes
25. Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar
24. The Soft Pack – More Or Less
23. Drive-By Truckers – Birthday Boy
22. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Back In The Saddle
21. Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes – Home
20. Magic Kids – Hey Boy
19. Holy Fuck – P.I.G.S.
18. Yeasayer – O.N.E.
17. The Tallest Man On Earth – Burden Of Tomorrow
16. The Gaslight Anthem – The Spirit of Jazz
15. Marnie Stern – Transparency Is The New Mystery
14. Tame Impala – Lucidity
13. Surfer Blood – Swim
12. The Roots – How I Got Over
11. Fang Island – Daisy
10. Best Coast – When I’m With You
9. Broken Social Scene – Art House Director
8. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – Even Heroes Have To Die
7. The New Pornographers – Moves
6. Big Boi – Follow Us
5. The Hold Steady – The Weekenders
4. Kanye West – Power
3. Janelle Monae – Cold War
2. Arcade Fire – Ready To Start
1. Superchunk – Learned to Surf
