I had so much fun compiling my list of the best albums so far this decade that I decided to ape Pitchfork one more time and make my own list of the best songs as well. This one was much harder because there are a ton of albums that I don’t think are great but have one or two really great songs. So I had to dig a bit deeper. Still a lot of repeat offenders from my previous list but that’s ok.
I put them into a Spotify playlist for your listening pleasure (numbers reversed of course).
FIDLAR-Cheap Beer
MC Lars feat Weerd Science-How To Be An Indie Rapper
The Congregation-You’ll Always Be Alright With Me
The Joy Formidable-I Don’t Want To See You Like This
Nik Freitas-Hold That Thought
Milo Greene-1957
Dastardly-Brief Thoughts On Death
Jason Collett-Don’t Let The Truth Get To You
Emily Wells-Passenger
Bill Fay-The Coast No Man Can Tell
Bahamas-Your Sweet Touch
Empires-Lord Have Mercy
Patrick Watson-Quiet Crowd
Yeasayer-Henrietta
Metric-Breathing Underwater
Of Montreal-Ye, Renew The Plaintiff
Andrew Jackson Jihad-American Tune
Killer Mike-Reagan
Lawrence Arabia-Traveling Shoes
Gloom Balloon-Fix The Sunshine
The Great American Novel-Layne Montgomery Is Bad At Girls
Los Campesinos!-Songs About Your Girlfriend
Bright Eyes-Shell Games
Stars-Dead Hearts
Jake Bugg-Lightning Bolt
Bombay Bicycle Club-Ivy & Gold
John Grant-Silver Platter Club
The All-About-Jessie
Portugal. The Man-Modern Jesus
Pacific Air-Float
Sir Sly-Ghost
Scissor Sisters-Baby Come Home
Poison Control Center-Reoccurring Kind
Rural Alberta Advantage-North Star
Chaperone-O Ye Drowning Children
Tom Waits-Hell Broke Luce
Cloud Nothings-Stay Useless
Ghostpal-Wildebeest Song
Felice Brothers-Fire At The Pageant
Pretty Lights-Still Night
Hot Chip-One Life Stand
Deltron 3030-The Return
Prince-Screwdriver
Broken Social Scene-Chase Scene
Killers-Miss Atomic Bomb
Ezra Furman-My Zero
The National-Vabderlyle Crybaby Geeks
Spider Bags-Shape I Was In
The Vaccines-Post Break-Up Sex
Pusha T-Who I Am
Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes-Shoe Fits
California Wives-Blood Red Youth
Mountain Goats-Beautiful Gas Mask
J Cole-Let Nas Down
Portugal. The Man-Sleep Forever
Wilco-Dawned On Me
Bob Dylan-Pay In Blood
Arcade Fire-Sprawl II
Josh Ritter-Galahad
Run The Jewels-Banana Clipper
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons-Mysterious Power
Schoolboy Q-Studio
Willis Earl Beal-Too Dry To Cry
Islands-Becoming The Gunship
Kanye West-Monster
Bruce Springsteen-This Depression
Big Boi-Shutterbug
Fort Frances-City By The Sea
M.I.A.-Double Bubble Trouble
Shabazz Palaces-Are You Can You Were You?
Kendrick Lamar-Swimming Pools
Avi Buffalo-Remember Last Time
Girls-Vomit
Free Energy-Bang Pop
Foxygen-No Destruction
Josh Ritter-Hopeful
Mister Heavenly-Bronx Sniper
Frontier Ruckus-Junk-Drawer Sorrow
Drake-HYFR
Childish Gambino-Heartbeat
Calvin Harris feat Ellie Goulding-I Need Your Love
Islands-Hallways
The Antlers-Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out
Sons Of An Illustrious Father-We Will Do Great Things
First Aid Kit-Emmylou
Tegan And Sara-Closer
Japandroids-Continuous Thunder
St Vincent-Cruel
Daft Punk-Get Lucky
Smith Westerns-Weekend
Mavis Staples-You Are Not Alone
Janelle Monáe feat Erykah Badu-Q.U.E.E.N.
Fiona Apple-Werewolf
Perfume Genius-Hood
LCD Soundsystem-Dance Yrself Clean
Dum Dum Girls-Coming Down
Watch The Throne-Niggas In Paris
Titus Andronicus-A More Perfect Union
Frank Ocean-Pyramids
Justin Timberlake-Mirrors
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