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Every year Beatking compiles an assortment of Best Songs for the Year from across the web. For songs that carried over from the previous year, check the The Best Songs of 2007 list. Ok, here we go, starting with the grandaddy of list-meisters.

Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks of 2008

100 Girls - "Hellhole Ratrace"
99 Final Fantasy - "The Butcher"
98 The Magnetic Fields - "The Nun's Litany"
97 Buraka Som Sistema (Feat. M.I.A. and DJ Znobia) - "Sound of Kuduro"
96 Empire of the Sun - "Walking on a Dream"
95 Friendly Fires (Feat. Au Revoir Simone) - "Paris (Aeroplane Remix)"
94 WHY? - "Fatalist Palmistry"
93 Atlas Sound - "River Card"
92 Born Ruffians - "I Need a Life (Four Tet Remix)"
91 Jamie Lidell - "All I Wanna Do"
90 Sic Alps - "Message From the Law"
89 Ponytail - "Celebrate the Body Electric (It Came From an Angel)"
88 Low Motion Disco - "Things Are Gonna Get Easier"
87 The Veronicas - "Untouched"
86 Los Campesinos! - "Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks"
85 Osborne - "16th Stage"
84 Beach House - "Gila"
83 Titus Andronicus - "Upon Viewing Brueghel's 'Landscape With the Fall of Icarus'"
82 Solange - "Sandcastle Disco"
81 Love Is All - "Wishing Well"
80 The Bug (Feat. Warrior Queen) - "Poison Dart"
79 Ida Maria - "Oh My God"
78 Frightened Rabbit - "The Modern Leper"
77 Telepathe - "I Can't Stand It"
76 Justice - "DVNO (Radio Edit)"
75 Little Boots - "Stuck on Repeat"
74 Wale - "The Kramer"
73 Goldfrapp - "A&E"
72 Fleet Foxes - "Blue Ridge Mountains"
71 Sigur Rós - "Gobbledigook"
70 Rihanna - "Don't Stop the Music"
69 Portishead - "The Rip"
68 Four Tet - "Ribbons"
67 Young Jeezy (Feat. Kanye West) - "Put On"
66 Lykke Li - "Dance, Dance, Dance"
65 Max Tundra - "Which Song"
64 The Whitest Boy Alive - "Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)"
63 The Very Best - "Kamphopo"
62 The Tough Alliance - "Lucky"
61 Q-Tip - "Gettin' Up"
60 Crystal Castles - "Courtship Dating"
59 The Dodos - "Fools"
58 Annie - "I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me"
57 High Places - "From Stardust to Sentience"
56 Vampire Weekend - "Oxford Comma"
55 Usher (Feat. Young Jeezy) - "Love in This Club"
54 Lykke Li - "Little Bit"
53 Be Your Own Pet - "Becky"
52 Ricardo Villalobos - "Enfants (Chants)"
51 TV on the Radio - "Golden Age"
50 Invisible Conga People - "Cable Dazed"
49 Jay Reatard - "Always Wanting More"
48 Spiritualized - "Soul on Fire"
47 Alphabeat - "Fascination"
46 M83 - "Graveyard Girl"
45 Antony and the Johnsons - "Shake That Devil"
44 Hot Chip - "One Pure Thought"
43 Kelley Polar - "Entropy Reigns (In the Celestial City)"
42 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - "Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!"
41 No Age - "Sleeper Hold"
40 T.I. [ft. Rihanna] - "Live Your Life"
39 Kanye West - "Love Lockdown"
38 TV on the Radio - "DLZ"
37 Big Boi [ft. Raekwon and André 3000] - "Royal Flush"
36 Arthur Russell - "I Couldn't Say It to Your Face"
35 Shearwater - "The Snow Leopard"
34 Fuck Buttons - "Sweet Love for Planet Earth"
33 Animal Collective - "Street Flash"
32 Crystal Castles - "Untrust Us"
31 Aeroplane [ft. Kathy Diamond] - "Whispers"
30 MGMT - "Time to Pretend"
29 Vampire Weekend - "M79"
28 No Age - "Eraser"
27 T.I. - "No Matter What"
26 The Walkmen - "In the New Year"
25 The Hold Steady - "Constructive Summer"
24 Gang Gang Dance - "House Jam"
23 Beyoncé - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
22 Santogold - "Lights Out"
21 Hercules and Love Affair - "Hercules' Theme"
20 The Juan MacLean - "Happy House"
19 Vivian Girls - "Where Do You Run To"
18 Women - "Black Rice"
17 Wiley - "Wearing My Rolex"
16 The Mae Shi - "Run to Your Grave"
15 Amadou and Mariam - "Sabali"
14 Lil Wayne - "A Milli"
13 Kanye West - "Flashing Lights"
12 Cut Copy - "Out There on the Ice"
11 David Byrne and Brian Eno - "Strange Overtones"
10 Estelle [ft. Kanye West] - "American Boy"
09 Portishead - "Machine Gun"
08 Air France - "Collapsing at Your Doorstep"
07 Cut Copy - "Hearts on Fire"
06 Deerhunter - "Nothing Ever Happened"
05 M83 - "Kim & Jessie"
04 Santogold - "L.E.S. Artistes"
03 Hot Chip - "Ready for the Floor"
02 Fleet Foxes - "White Winter Hymnal"
01 Hercules and Love Affair - "Blind"

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Staires Best Songs of 2008

staires! best of 2008
details and comments at http://staires.org/bestof2008
The Dodos - Walking 0:06
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk 1:28
Eels - If I was your girlfriend (live) 0:23
Mass Solo Revolt - All Bark 3:39
Middle Class Rut - So Long 4:44
The Dresden Dolls - Lonesome Organist Rapes Page-Turner 3:42
Local H - The One With 'Kid' 4:48
Bodies of Water - Under The Pines 5:54
Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper 3:49
The Moondoggies - Changing 4:37
Cloud Cult - Story of the Grandson of Jesus 2:37
The Airborne Toxic Event - Papillon 3:18
Noah and the Whale - Jocasta 2:49
The Dutchess and the Duke - Reservoir Park 0:26
Electric Six - We Were Witchy Witchy White Women 3:55
These United States - The Business 2:58
Amanda Palmer - Guitar Hero [Feat. East Bay Ray] 4:48
Devendra Banhart - Lover 3:40
We Barbarians - In The Doldrums 3:39
Throw Me the Statue - About To Walk 3:17
Restavrant - The Future Strikes Back 4:40
Le Loup - We Are Gods! We Are Wolves! 3:17
Lindi Ortega - All My Friends (vocal booth) 2:38
Janelle Monáe - Mr. President 5:00
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Age of Consent: My 50 favorite songs of the year:

1. Kevin Drew - "Untitled 2"
2. Girl Talk - "Play Your Part (Pt. 1)"
3. Girl Talk - "Play Your Part (Pt. 2)"
4. Wolf Parade - "An Animal In Your Care"
5. Wolf Parade - "Call It a Ritual"
6. T.I. - "Live Your Life (Feat. Rihanna)"
7. Crystal Castles - "Vanished"
8. Santogold - "Starstruck"
9. M83 - "Kim & Jessie"
10. Kleerup - "Until We Bleed (Feat. Lykke Li)"
11. High Places - "From Stardust to Sentience"
12. Cut Copy - "Strangers in the Wind"
13. TV on the Radio - "Family Tree"
14. The Killers - "A Dustland Fairytale"
15. Lil' Wayne - "Shoot Me Down (Feat. D. Smith)"
16. Hercules and Love Affair - "Iris"
17. Hot Chip - "Wrestlers"
18. The Walkmen - "Four Provinces"
19. M83 - "We Own the Sky"
20. Santogold - "Icarus"
21. Death Cab for Cutie - "Cath..."
22. Kanye West - "Street Lights"
23. Damien Jurado - "Go First"
24. The Walkmen - "In the New Year"
25. Animal Collective - "Street Flash"
26. Wolf Parade - "Language City"
27. The Dodos - "God?"
28. Kings of Leon - "Revelry"
29. Kleerup - "Thank You For Nothing"
30. Santogold/Diplo - "Get It Up (Feat. M.I.A. & Gorilla Zoe)"
31. Kanye West - "Amazing (Feat. Young Jeezy)"
32. Leona Naess - "Heavy Like Sunday"
33. The Killers - "Neon Tiger"
34. The Game - "My Life (Feat. Lil' Wayne)"
35. Deerhunter - "Agoraphobia"
36. Death Cab for Cutie - "Bixby Canyon Bridge"
37. The Killers - "This is Your Life"
38. She & Him - "Sentimental Heart"
39. Kleerup - "Longing for Lullabies (Feat. Titiyo)"
40. The Killers - "Human"
41. TV on the Radio - "Halfway Home"
42. Black Kids - "Hit the Heartbrakes"
43. Stars - "Undertow"
44. Xiu Xiu - "I Do What I Want, When I Want"
45. Cyndi Lauper - "Into the Nightlife"
46. T.I. - "No Matter What"
47. Alaska in Winter - "We Are Blind and Riding the Merry-Go-Round"
48. Fuck Buttons - "Sweet Love for Planet Earth"
49. Friendly Fires - "Paris (Aeroplane Remix) Feat. Au Revoir Simone"
50. Kid Cudi - "Man on the Moon (The Anthem)"

Top 25 Songs Discovered

1. Electrelane - "Cut and Run"
2. Moby - "Chord Sounds"
3. The Killers - "Sweet Talk"
4. The Killers - "Leave The Bourbon on the Shelf"
5. MGMT - "Electric Feel"
6. Karen Dalton - "Something On Your Mind"
7. Thursday - "Running from the Rain"
8. UNKLE - "Heaven"
9. Q Lazzarus - "Goodbye Horses"
10. Don Williams - "Good Ole Boys Like Me"
11. Jackson C. Frank - "Dialogue"
12. The Kinks - "Animal Farm"
13. Godley & Creme - "Cry"
14. Psychedelic Furs - "Ghost in You"
15. Aphex Twin - "Xtal"
16. Moby - "Forever"
17. Roy Orbison - "In Dreams"
18. Don McLean - "Castles in the Air"
19. Electrelane - "To The East"
20. The Field - "A Paw in the Face"
21. Pixies - "Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf Version)"
22. Brian Eno - "Discreet Music"
23. The Clash - "Straight to Hell"
24. Van Morrison - "Slim Slow Slider"
25. April Wine - "Just Between You & Me"

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CoverMe's Best Covers of 2008

The Gaslight Anthem - God's Gonna Cut You Down (Johnny Cash)
Lily Allen – Womanizer (Britney Spears)
The Peptides - Major Tom (Peter Schilling)
Mystery Jets - Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis)
Southside Johnny and La Bamba’s Big Band - Walk Away (Tom Waits)
Max Vernon - I Kissed a Girl (Katy Perry)
Pat Buzzard - Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show)
Lowry – Africa (Toto)
Denison Witmer - Is There a Ghost (Band of Horses)
Bob Dylan - Miss the Mississippi (Jimmie Rodgers)

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Lines Through Lines - Top 60 Songs of 2008

60. The Helio Sequence - Can't Say No
59. Ida - Lover's Prayer
58. Mas y Mas - Hi - [mp3]
57. These United States - First Sight
56. Elbow - The Bones of You
55. Ben Sollee - Change is Gonna Come
54. Ben Folds - Effington - *
53. The Virgins - Rich Girls
52. Inara George & Van Dyke Parks - Duet
51. Annuals - Confessor
50. Winterpills - Beesting
49. Y'all Is Fantasy Island - With Handclaps
48. The Rosebuds - Life Like
47. Young Coyotes - When I Was In the Fire
46. Flight of the Conchords - Ladies of the World
45. Surrounded - Safe Tomorrow Sun
44. Sunny Day Sets Fire - Smallest Heart on Earth
43. Samamidon - Sugar Baby
42. Kaki King - Life Being What it Is
41. The Do - Stay (Just a Little Bit More)
40. Death Cab for Cutie - Grapevine Fires - *
39. The Broken West - Perfect Games
38. David Karsten Daniels - That Knot Unties?
37. Port O'Brien - I Woke Up Today
36. Supergrass - When I Needed You
35. Francis and the Lights - A Modern Promise
34. Tingsek - Let It Shine
33. Chris Bathgate - Yes, I'm Cold
32. Chris Walla - Sing Again
31. Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains
30. Kings of Leon - Manhatten
29. Chris Merritt - The Long Road - [mp3]
28. The Weepies - Can't Go Back Now
27. Vetiver - The Swimming Song
26. What Made Milwaukee Famous - Sultan
25. Colour Revolt - What Will Become of Us?
24. The Dodos - Fools
23. Vampire Weekend - Bryn
22. Guillemots - Get Over It
21. Tokyo Police Club - In a Cave
20. The Streets - On the Edge of a Cliff
19. The Morning Benders - Patient Patient
18. Thao Nguyen & the Get Down Stay Down - Swimming Pools
17. Margot & the Nuclear So-and-So's - As Tall As Cliffs
16. Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin - Modern Mystery
15. Mates of State - Get Better
14. Nada Surf - I Like What You Say
13. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
12. Adele - Hometown Glory
11. Ra Ra Riot - Too Too Fast
10. Copeland - Should You Return
9. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
8. Ray LaMontagne - Let It Be Me
7. Frightened Rabbit - Heads Roll Off
6. MGMT - Electric Feel
5. Sam Sparro - Too Many Questions
4. Q-Tip - Gettin' Up
3. Jamie Lidell - Wait For Me
2. Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream
1. Shearwater - Leviathan Bound

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Amazon Editors: The Best Songs of 2008

1. American Boy (Feat. K… by Estelle
2. Love Lockdown by Kanye West
3. The Most Beautiful Gi… by Flight Of The Conchords
4. White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes
5. Make The Road By Walking by Menahan Street Band
6. Swimming Pools by Thao
7. Swagga Like Us [Expli… by Jay-Z
8. Spirits Up Above by José James
9. Skinny Love by Bon Iver
10. Rej (Peter Kruder Remix) by Christian Prommer's D…
11. Energy by Keri Hilson
12. Me by Erykah Badu
13. Paper Planes (Blaqsta… by M.I.A.
14. Night Shot (feat. Tay… by Tay Zonday Ruby Isle
15. Universal Mind Contro… by Common
16. Out There On The Ice by Cut Copy
17. Another Day by Jamie Lidell
18. Poison Dart by The Bug
19. Bruises by Chairlift
20. Crimewave by Crystal Castles vs. H…
21. Hard Livin' by Justin Townes Earle
22. Me Caí by Pacifika
23. Look For The Woman by dan le sac Vs. Scroob…
24. Fango by Jovanotti
25. L.E.S. Artistes (Album) by Santogold
26. Lolita by Throw Me The Statue
27. Everybody Knows by John Legend
28. Disturbia by Rihanna
29. Live Your Life [Featu… by T.I.
30. Clones by The Diagonals
31. Koi Bole Ram Ram by Cheb I Sabbah
32. Beaumont by Hayes Carll
33. Quiet Dawn (Bonobo Mix) by Nostalgia 77
34. Electric Feel by MGMT
35. Midnight Man (Edit) by Nick Cave & The Bad S…
36. I Decided by Solange
37. Shut Up And Let Me Go by The Ting Tings
38. So Haunted by Cut Copy
39. Over The Horizon by Quasimode
40. They Say [Explicit] by Scars On Broadway
41. You've Got The Love I… by Al Green featuring An…
42. OPR8R [Explicit] by Shape Of Broad Minds
43. 45 by Saturday Knights
44. Chasing Pavements by Adele
45. Vienna by Matt Costa
46. St. Peter's Day Festival by Ra Ra Riot
47. The Dusk Line by Sian Alice Group
48. I Believe In You by Cat Power
49. Rockferry by Duffy
50. Squeeze Me (Lack of A… by Kraak & Smaak
51. Campus by Vampire Weekend
52. St. Petersburg by Brazilian Girls
53. Who's Gonna Save My Soul by Gnarls Barkley
54. My Fair, My Dark by Ida
55. Please Stop Dancing by The Magnetic Fields
56. No Matter What by T.I.
57. I Don't Wanna Stop (M… by The Bamboos feat. Kyl…
58. Jerk It (Original Mix) by Thunderheist
59. Right As Rain by Adele
60. Sophisticated Side Po… by Natalie Portman's Sha…
61. German Love by Starfucker
62. T.V. Land [Explicit] by Vast Aire
63. Lights Out (Album) by Santogold
64. This Is Not a Test by She & Him
65. Cool Me Down by The Black Seeds
66. Gun Fight (feat. MF D… by Mf Doom
67. Westport by Joshua Morrison
68. Donkey Ride by Mr. Scruff
69. My Sunken Treasure by The Duke Spirit
70. Ur So Gay (Remix) [Ex… by Katy Perry
71. Spiralling by Keane
72. Fall In by Esperanza Spalding
73. Red And Purple by the dodos
74. Me And Armini by Emiliana Torrini
75. Dès Que J'Te Vois by Vanessa Paradis
76. Water Curses (album) by Animal Collective
77. Leave Your Mark by Jessie Baylin
78. Distortion by The Magnetic Fields
79. Girl's Around The World by Lloyd
80. The Strongest Person … by The Streets
81. I Found You by Tilly And The Wall
82. Viva La Vida by Coldplay
83. Cheap and Cheerful (A… by The Kills
84. You Belong by Hercules And Love Affair
85. I Want You by Kings Of Leon
86. Tonight You Belong To Me by The Bird And The Bee
87. Pump by The B-52's
88. Headphones by I'm From Barcelona
89. Cold Shoulder by Adele
90. Tell Her by James Hunter
91. Yashanti by Yael Naïm
92. Snow In California by The Stills
93. Everyone Nose (All Th… by N.E.R.D
94. Freakshow by The Cure
95. Nikole by George Stanford
96. The Fame by Lady GaGa
97. Lost by Katy Perry
98. Wednesday (Contra La … by Mike Doughty
99. Out Of Time by Jason Collett
100. Bonus: Drivin Down Th… by Kidz In The Hall

Bestselling Songs of 2008

1. I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry
2. Low (Feat. T-Pain) by Flo Rida
3. Viva La Vida by Coldplay
4. Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
5. 4 Minutes [Featuring … by Madonna
6. Pocketful Of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield
7. I'm Yours by Jason Mraz
8. Disturbia by Rihanna
9. Mercy by Duffy
10. The Time Of My Life by David Cook
11. Lollipop [Explicit] by Lil Wayne
12. Forever by Chris Brown
13. New Soul by Yael Naïm
14. Take A Bow by Rihanna
15. Love In This Club by Usher featuring Young…
16. When I Grow Up by The Pussycat Dolls
17. So What [Explicit] by P!nk
18. It's Not My Time by 3 Doors Down
19. Handlebars by Flobots
20. Sorry (Album Version) by Buckcherry
21. Leavin' by Jesse McCartney
22. Burnin' Up by Jonas Brothers
23. Closer by Ne-Yo
24. Touch My Body by Mariah Carey
25. I Will Possess Your H… by Death Cab For Cutie
26. Violet Hill by Coldplay
27. Pork And Beans by Weezer
28. Crush by David Archuleta
29. Sexy Can I feat. Yung… by Ray J
30. Dangerous [Explicit] by Kardinal Offishall
31. 7 Things by Miley Cyrus
32. All I Want To Do by Sugarland
33. Hot N Cold by Katy Perry
34. Damaged by Danity Kane
35. Addicted [Explicit] by Saving Abel
36. Whatever You Like (Ex… by T.I.
37. Better In Time by Leona Lewis
38. In The Ayer [feat. wi… by Flo Rida
39. Fall For You by Secondhand Serenade
40. Praan by Garry Schyman
41. All Summer Long by Rock Heroes
42. Don't Stop The Music by Rihanna
43. Crazy Bitch [Explicit] by Buckcherry
44. Love Remains The Same by Gavin Rossdale
45. Paper Planes (Blaqsta… by M.I.A.
46. What You Got by Colby O'Donis
47. Love Like This by Natasha Bedingfield F…
48. Summertime by New Kids On The Block
49. In Love With A Girl by Gavin DeGraw
50. Call My Name by Third Day
51. Good Time by Alan Jackson
52. Need U Bad by Jazmine Sullivan
53. Johnny & June by Heidi Newfield
54. Inside The Fire (Albu… by Disturbed
55. This Is Me by Demi Lovato
56. Shattered [Turn The C… by O.A.R.
57. I'm Still A Guy by Brad Paisley
58. Shut Up And Let Me Go by The Ting Tings
59. Bartender Song (Sitti… by Rehab
60. Lolli Lolli (Pop That… by Young D and Superpowe…
61. Anyone Else But You by Michael Cera & Ellen …
62. Nine In The Afternoon by Panic At The Disco
63. Can't Believe It [Exp… by T-Pain Featuring Lil …
64. Spotlight by Jennifer Hudson
65. A-Punk by Vampire Weekend
66. Stealing Cinderella by Chuck Wicks
67. Play My Music by Jonas Brothers
68. Bye Bye by Mariah Carey
69. Shawty Get Loose (Mai… by Lil Mama featuring Ch…
70. Sometimes A Song by Dan Fogelberg
71. Gotta Be Somebody by Nickelback
72. Just Dance by Lady GaGa
73. Holler Back by The Lost Trailers
74. I Saw God Today by George Strait
75. She Never Cried In Fr… by Toby Keith
76. Light On by David Cook
77. Home (Album Version) by Blake Shelton
78. Put On [Explicit] by Young Jeezy
79. Love Lockdown by Kanye West
80. All Summer Long by Hi Masters
81. Love Don't Live Here by Lady Antebellum
82. Come On Over by Jessica Simpson
83. Love Is Free by Sheryl Crow
84. Troubadour by George Strait
85. Beat It by Fall Out Boy
86. Free Fallin' (Live at… by John Mayer
87. Bad Girlfriend [Expli… by Theory Of A Deadman
88. Elevator [Feat. Timba… by Flo Rida
89. Never Too Late by Three Days Grace
90. Love Me Dead by Ludo
91. Let It Rock [Explicit] by Kevin Rudolf
92. Give Me Your Eyes by Brandon Heath
93. If I Had Eyes by Jack Johnson
94. Lucky featuring Colbi… by Jason Mraz & Colbie C…
95. Everybody Wants To Go… by Kenny Chesney
96. Magic by Robin Thicke
97. Elevator [Feat. Timba… by Flo Rida
98. Human by The Killers
99. Bust It Baby Part 2 [… by Plies
100. Life In Technicolor by Coldplay

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About's Top 10 Rock Songs of 2008

10. Guns N' Roses - "I.R.S." (from 'Chinese Democracy')
9. Disturbed - "Inside the Fire" (from 'Indestructible')
8. Scott Weiland - "Tangle With Your Mind" (from '"Happy" in Galoshes')
7. Shinedown - "Devour" (from 'The Sound of Madness')
6. Metallica - "The Day That Never Comes" (from 'Death Magnetic')
5. Kid Rock - "All Summer Long" (from 'Rock N Roll Jesus')
4. Anberlin - "Miserabile Visu (Ex Malo Bonum)" (from 'New Surrender')
3. Slipknot - "Psychosocial" (from 'All Hope Is Gone')
2. Oasis - "The Shock of the Lightning" (from 'Dig Out Your Soul')
1. Scars on Broadway - "They Say" (from 'Scars on Broadway')

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Rolling Stone's Top 100 Singles of 2008

100 will.i.am - "Yes We Can"
99 The Enemy - "You're Not Alone"
98 Teyana Taylor - "Google Me"
97 Sheryl Crow - "Now That You're Gone"
96 Little Joy - "Brand New Start"
95 Lucinda Williams - "Real Love"
94 Los Campesinos - "Miserabilia"
93 Madonna - "Candy Shop"
92 White Denim - "Shake Shake Shake"
91 O'Neal McKnight - "Check Your Coat"
90 Busta Rhymes - "Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'Em)"
89 Old Crow Medicine Show - "Alabama High-Test"
88 Bon Iver - "Skinny Love"
87 Friendly Fires - "Jump in the Pool"
86 The Rumble Strips - "Cowboy"
85 M83 - "Kim & Jessie"
84 Lil Wayne - "A Milli"
83 Get 'Em Mamis - "Cold Summer"
82 Santogold & Diplo - "Icarus"
81 The Knux - "Cappuccino"
80 Mudcrutch - "Crystal River"
79 Kid Cudi - "Day 'N' Nite"
78 Love As Laughter - "Holy"
77 Hercules And Love Affair - "Blind"
76 The Roots - "Rising Down"
75 Flo Rida feat. T-Pain - "Low"
74 Ra Ra Riot - "Dying is Fine"
73 Ciarra feat. Ludacris - "High Price"
72 Sam Sparro - "Black and Gold"
71 Phantom Planet - "Do the Panic"
70 Busy Signal - "Tic Toc"
69 Missy Elliott - "Ching-A-Ling"
68 Fall Out Boy - "I Don't Care
67 M.I.A. - "Shells"
66 Jenny Lewis - "Acid Tongue"
65 The Virgins - "Rich Girls"
64 She and Him - "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here"
63 LCD Soundsystem - "Big Ideas"
62 The Gaslight Anthem - "The '59 Sound"
61 Robyn - "Cobrastyle"
60 Ne-Yo - "Closer"
59 Low vs Diamond - "Don't Forget Sister"
58 Jazmine Sullivan - "Bust Your Windows"
57 Charles Hamilton - "Brooklyn Girls"
56 The Hold Steady - "Constructive Summer"
55 Sigur Rós - "Gobbledigook"
54 Cat Power - "I Believe In You"
53 AC/DC - "Big Boi"
52 Lee Ann Womack - "Last Call"
51 Ashlee Simpson - "Rule Breaker"
50 Jackson Browne - "Time the Conqueror"
49 Jonas Brothers - "Video Girl"
48 John Mellencamp - "Troubled Land"
47 Janelle Monáe - "Many Moons"
46 Taylor Swift - "Fifteen"
45 Foals - "Cassius"
44 Panic At The Disco - "Nine in the Afternoon"
43 Erykah Badu - "The Healer"
42 The Raconteurs - "Salute Your Solution"
41 Duffy - "Warwick Avenue"
40 Kings Of Leon - "Sex On Fire"
39 The Academy Is... - "About a Girl"
38 Jamey Johnson - "High Cost of Living"
37 Bob Dylan - "Someday Baby"
36 Usher feat. Beyoncé and Lil Wayne - "Love in this Club, Pt. 2"
35 Kaiser Chiefs - "Addicted to Drugs"
34 Gnarls Barkley - "Run"
33 The Raveonettes - "Aly, Walk With Me"
32 N.E.R.D. - "Everyone Nose"
31 Conor Oberst - "Moab"
30 Weezer - "Pork and Beans"
29 Pink - "So What"
28 Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne - "Let It Rock"
27 The Ting Tings - "Shut Up and Let Me Go"
26 The Rapture - "No Sex for Ben"
25 Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Heart"
24 Lykke Li - "I'm Good, I"m Gone"
23 The Black Keys - "I Got Mine"
22 Jay-Z and T.I. - "Swagga Like Us"
21 Vampire Weekend - "One (Blake's Got a New Face)"
20 Katy Perry - "I Kissed a Girl"
19 Guns N' Roses - "Better"
18 Kid Rock - "All Summer Long"
17 The Killers - "Spaceman"
16 Young Jeezy - "My President"
15 Al Green - "Lay It Down"
14 The BPA feat. David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal - "Toe Jam"
13 Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - "Magick"
12 TV On The Radio - "Golden Age"
11 Rihanna - "Disturbia"
10 T.I. - "No Matter What"
09 Coldplay - "Viva la Vida"
08 My Morning Jacket - "I'm Amazed"
07 Estelle feat. Kanye West - "American Boy"
06 Beck - "Gamma Ray"
05 Lil Wayne - "Lollipop"
04 Blitzen Trapper - "Furr"
03 MGMT - "Time to Pretend"
02 Santogold - "LES Artistes"
01 Beyoncé - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

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PopMatters: The Best 50 Singles of 2008

50Bon Iver
“Skinny Love”

49Maiysha
“Wanna Be”

48Young Jeezy & Kanye West
“Put On”

47Booka Shade
“Charlotte”

46Glasvegas
“Geraldine”

45Kristoffer Ragnstam
“Swing That Tambourine”

44The Walkmen
“In the New Year”

43Lucinda Williams
“Rarity”

42Nas
“Black President”

41The Avett Brothers
“Murder in the City”

40We Are Scientists
“After Hours”

39TV on the Radio

38Noah & The Whale
“Five Years Time”

37Vampire Weekend
“Oxford Comma”

36Adele
“Chasing Pavements”

35Beck
“Modern Guilt”

34Gnarls Barkley
“Run (I’m a Natural Disaster)”

33The Verve
“Love Is Noise”

32Animal Collective
“Water Curses”

31Jamie Lidell
“Another Day”

30The Felice Brothers
“Frankie’s Gun!”

29Feist
“I Feel It All”

28Jamey Johnson
“In Color”

27Death Cab for Cutie
“I Will Possess Your Heart”

26Coldplay
“Viva La Vida”

25T.I.
“Whatever You Like”

24R.E.M.
“Supernatural Superserious”

23Britney Spears
“Womanizer”

22Cut Copy
“Lights and Music”

21Janelle Monáe
“Many Moons”

20Keane
“Spiralling”

19Trentemøller
“Miss You”

18Los Campesinos
“My Year In Lists”

17M83
“Graveyard Girl”

16Lyrics Born
“I Like It, I Love It”

15Weezer
“Pork and Beans”

14Lykke Li
“Little Bit”

13Vampire Weekend
“A-Punk”

12Lil Wayne
“A Milli”

11 Goldfrapp
A & E


10Kanye West
“Love Lockdown”

9Radiohead
“Reckoner”

8Hercules and Love Affair
“Blind”

7The Hold Steady
“Sequestered in Memphis”

6Santogold
“L.E.S. Artistes”

5Fleet Foxes
“White Winter Hymnal”

4Portishead
“Machine Gun”

3MGMT
“Time to Pretend”

2Sigur Rós
“Gobbledigook”

1Estelle feat. Kanye West
“American Boy”

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MTV/VH1 - Best Songs of the Year

33. Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold"
32. The Silver Jews, "Party Barge"
31. Jay-Z, "Jockin' Jay-Z"
30. Atlas Sound, "Quick Canal"
29. The Airborne Toxic Event, "Sometime Around Midnight"
28. Tom Gabel, "Random Hearts"
27. Panic at the Disco, "Northern Downpour"
26. Beck, "Modern Guilt"
25. Wye Oak, "Please Concrete"
24. The Plastic Constellations, "Phantom Canyon"ock band no one ever gave a sh-- about.
23. Hercules and Love Affair, "Hercules Theme"
22. Ida Maria, "Oh My God"
21. Crystal Castles vs. Health, "Crimewave"
20. TV on the Radio, "Golden Age"
19. Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"8. She & Him, "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"
17. Lykke Li, "I'm Good, I'm Gone"6. Tyga, "Coconut Juice"
15. Death Cab for Cutie, "Grapevine Fires"
14. MGMT, "Kids"
13. Sigur Rós, "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"
12. Santogold, "L.E.S. Artistes"
11. The Hold Steady, "Stay Positive"0. Kid Rock, "All Summer Long"
9. Portishead, "Machine Gun"
8. The Teenagers, "Homecoming"
7. Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"
6. Katy Perry, "I Kissed a Girl"
5. No Age, "Eraser"
4. Estelle (featuring Kanye West), "American Boy"
3. Deerhunter, "Nothing Ever Happened"
2. Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
1. Lil Wayne, "A Milli"

Read the reviews, stream the songs @ MTV

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Gorilla Vs Bear - Best Songs of 2008

50. Karl Blau - Mockingbird Diet
49. CFCF - "Invitation to Love"
48. Crystal Stilts "The Dazzled"
47. Ghosthustler - Someone Else's Ride
46. Arch M - "21st Union"
45. Chairlift - "Planet Health"
44. Madlib - Anthenagin
43. Invisible Conga People - Cable Dazed
42. El Guincho - Palmitos Park
41. Black Milk - "Matrix"
40. Blaqstarr - "Bang Hard"
39. Kid Cudi - Day n Nite (Crookers remix)
38. Quiet Village - "Free Rider"
37. Women - Black Rice
36. Music Go Music - Light of Love
35. No Age - Teen Creeps
34. Lykke Li - "Little Bit"
33. Girls - Hellhole Ratrace
32. Bodies of Water - Gold, Tan, Peach, and Grey
31. Friendly Fires - Paris (aeroplane remix feat. au revoir simone)
30. Money Addict - Life, Money, & Drugs (Diplo remix)
29. Hercules & Love Affair - "Blind"
28. Cut Copy - "Strangers in the Wind"
27. M83 - "Kim & Jessie"
26. Deerhunter - "Little Kids"
25. Air France - Collapsing at your Doorstep
24. PVC Street Gang - Cutlass
23. Salem - Sweat
22. Little Joy - "Don't Watch Me Dancing"
21. Esau Mwamwaya - Chalo (demo)
20. Fight Bite - Swissex Lover
19. Santogold - "LES Artistes (xxxchange remix)"
18. Empire Of The Sun - "Walking on a Dream"
17. Vivian Girls - Tell the World
16. PRGz - "Rollin'"
15. WAVVES - So Bored
14. Lil' Wayne - "Lollipop (chopped & screwed by DJ Young Redd)"
13. Beach House - "D.A.R.L.I.N.G."
12. Harlem - South of France
11. Q-Tip - "Move/Renaissance Rap"
10. Amanaz - Khala My Friend
09. Grouper - Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping
08. The Notwist - "Boneless (Panda Bear remix)"
07. Big Boi - "Royal Flush (feat. Raekwon & Andre 3000)"
06. Portishead - "The Rip"
05. Amadou & Mariam - "Sabali"
04. The Walkmen - "In the New Year"
03. Grizzly Bear - While You Wait for the Others (live on KCRW)
02. White Denim - Sitting
01. Erykah Badu - "The Healer"

DAVID'S FAVORITE SONGS OF 2008:

25. Vampire Weekend - "Mansard Roof"
24. SALEM - "TRAPDOOR"
23. Sunset - Man's Heart Complaint
22. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks - "Hopscotch Willie"
21. Harlem - "South of France"
20. The Very Best (Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit) - Birthday
19. El Guincho - Final de Archipielago
18. Beck - "Gamma Ray"
17. Girls - "Hellhole Ratrace"
16. No Age - "Things I Did When I Was Dead"
15. Cut Copy - "Far Away"
14. St Augustine & His Rovers Dance Band - "Onwu Ama Dike"
13. Vivian Girls - "Damaged"
12. Animal Collective - "Street Flash"
11. Grizzly Bear - "While You Wait for the Others"
10. Lykke Li - "Dance Dance Dance"
09. Atlas Sound - Cobwebs
08. Vetiver - "Sleep a Million Years"
07. White Denim - "Heart From Us All"
06. Amadou & Mariam - "Sabali"
05. Beach House - "D.A.R.L.I.N.G."
04. Air France
03. Little Joy - "The Next Time Around"
02. The Notwist - "Boneless (Panda Bear remix)"
01. The Walkmen - "Dónde Está la Playa"

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17 Seconds Festive 50

1. The Wedding Present -'The Trouble With Men.'
2. MGMT -'Time To Pretend.'
3. The Bug -'Angry (featuring Tipper Irie).'
4. Aberfeldy -'Come on, Claire.'
5. Santogold -'My Superman.'
6. M.I.A. -'Paper Planes.'
7. Mogwai -'The Sun Smells Too Loud.'
8. The Kills -'Cheap And Cheerful.'
9. Dom DeLuca -'Birds Of Worry.'
10.Escape Act -'God Says.'
11.Hayman Watkins Trout And Lee -'Sly And The Family Stone.'
12.Jamie Lidell -'Another Day.'
13.Broken Records -'If The News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It.'
14.RTX -'You Should Shut Up.'
15.Brigyn -'Haleliwia.'
16.HK119 -'Mind.'
17.Madonna -'Give It 2 Me.'
18.Cave Singers -'Seeds Of Night.'
19.Broken Records -'Lies.'
20.Mr. Beasley -'Right As Rain.'
21.Breeders -'We're Gonna Rise.'
22.Presets -'This Boy's In Love.'
23.How To Swim -'Genesis P. and Me.'
24.Estelle featuring Kanye West -American Boy.'
25.Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome -'Dance Wiv Me.'
26.Jaguar Love -'Highways Of Love.'
27.Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -'Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!'
28.Coldplay -'Viva La Vida.'
29.Rustie -'Mic Of the Year.'
30.Neon Neon -'I Lust You.'
31.Vampire Weekend -'The Kids Don't Stand A Chance.'
32.Buraka Som Sistema -'Kalemba.'
33.Hercules and Love Affair -'Blind.'
34.Duffy -'Mercy.'
35.Laura Cantrell -'Love Vigilantes.'
36.Ready Aim Fire -'So Fine.'
37.Cave Singers -'Dancing On Our Graves.'
38.Wiley -'Wearing My Rolex.'
39.Yo Majesty -'Club Action.'
40.Ting Tings -'That's Not My Name.'
41.Sons & Daughters -'Darling.'
42.British Sea Power -'Waving Flags.'
43.Friendly Fires -'Paris.'
44.Cat Power -'Metal Heart.'
45.K-Salaam & Beatnik -'Babylon (Must Be Mad).'
46.Breeders -'German Demonstration.'
47.Broken Records -'Slow Parade.'
48.It Hugs Back -'Work Day.'
49.Bloc Party -'Mercury.'
50.Hot Chip -'Ready For The Floor.'

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Beatport's Top Ten Singles of 2008

1. SIS ‘Nesrib’ [Cecille]

2. Johnny D ‘Orbitallife’ [Oslo]

3. Radioslave ‘Grindhouse feat. Danton Eeprom (Dubfire Terror Planet remix)’ [Rekids]

4. Sebo K ‘Diva’ [Mobilee]

5. Sasha Funke ‘Mango Cookie’ (DJ Koze Remix) [Bpitch Control]

6. Christian Smith & John Selway ‘Total Departure’ [Drumcode]

7. Lee Jones ‘Aria’ (Tiger Stripes Remix) [Aus Music]

8. Afefe lku ‘Mirror Dance’ [Yoruba Records]

9. EQD ‘Equalized #001’ [Equalized]

10. Milton Jackson ‘Ghosts In My Machine’ [Freerange Records]

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TBou's Favorite Songs of 2008

medeski martin & wood - lets go everywhere
tetine - i go to the doctor [css remix]
Jazzbox - eia
koushik - be with [again & again & again...]
myriam alter - was it there
Ray Okpara - Loving Moonbuah
belleruche - anything you want
malik adouane - shaft
jazzmine sullivan - bust your windows
hercules & love affair - blind

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Muzzle of Bees - Best Songs of 2008

Conor Oberst - “Get-Well-Cards”
Alejandro Escovedo - “Swallows Of San Juan”
My Morning Jacket - “Touch Me I’m Going To Scream Pt. 2”
Kings of Leon - “Closer”
The Walkmen - “In the New Year”
The Cool Kids - “Mikey Rocks”
Lucinda Williams - “Wishes Were Horses”
Little Joy - “Brand New Start”
Jentri Colello - “Cannonballs”
Rodriguez - “I Wonder”
Blitzen Trapper - “Black River Killer”
Crooked Fingers - “Cannibals”
Deerhunter - “Agoraphobia”
Dr. Dog - “100 Years”
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - “Fix It”
Sun Kil Moon - “Moorestown”
The Gaslight Anthem - “Miles Davis & The Cool”
The Magnetic Fields - “Drive On, Driver”
Tobacco - “Street Trash”
TV On The Radio - “Golden Age”
Of Montreal - “Women’s Studies Victims”
Margot & The Nuclear So & So’s - “As Tall As Cliffs”
Spiritualized - “Soul On Fire”
Throw Me The Statue - “Lolita”
Langhorne Slim - “Colette”
Jim White - “Jailbird”
Justin Townes Earle - “South Georgia Sugar Babe”
Calexico - “Two Silver Trees”
Frightened Rabbit - “Poke”
The Felice Brothers - “Frankie’s Gun”
The Avett Brothers - “Murder in the City”
Land of Talk - “Some Are Lakes”
The Phenomenal Handclap Band - “You’ll Disappear”
Erykah Badu - “The Healer”
Port O’Brien - “I Woke Up Today”
Rachel Yamagata - “Elephants”
War On Drugs - “Taking The Farm”
The Mighty Underdogs (feat. MF Doom) - “Gun Fight”
David Byrne + Brian Eno - “One Fine Day”
Horse Feathers - “Curs In The Weeds”
The Rosebuds - “Life Like”
Fleet Foxes - “Ragged Wood”
Lykke Li - “Dance Dance Dance”
Haley Bonar - “Something Great”
Hot Chip- “Wrestlers”
Mates of State - “My Only Offer”
No Kids - “The Beaches All Closed”
The Hold Steady - “Ask Her For Some Adderall”
The Henry Clay People - “Something In The Water”
Grand Archives - “Torn Blue Foam Couch”

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