Now presenting the The Best (50) Songs of 2013, which has rightfully changed from the mid-year Best Songs of 2013 (so far) list. As for list itself, the only caveat is that no artist can be represented more than once so you won’t see multiple entries from deserving artists like Kanye West, James Blake or CHVRCHES.
To listen to the entire best songs playlist, click on SPOTIFY or, if you are visually inclined like myself, click on the artist’s name to watch the video; I especially recommend Woodkid‘s epic “Iron” music video. Additionally, there is unsorted The NEXT 50ish songs list which can be seen at the end. This has been great a year in music and now is the time to sit back and revel in it. Enjoy!
The Best Songs of 2013
*Indicates a song that is not on Spotify at present.
50. Cage The Elephant, “Come A Little Closer”
49. Tinie Tempah feat. 2 Chainz, “Trampoline”
48. Broken Bells, “Holding On For Life”
47. Tegan and Sara, “Closer”
46. Neulore, “Shadow of a Man”
45. Torres, “Honey”
44. Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavale, “You Missed My Heart”
43. Phoenix, “Entertainment”
42. Savages, “Shut Up”
41. Grouplove, “Ways To Go”
40. San Fermin, “Sonsick”
39. Avicii, “Hey Brother”
38. Laura Marling, “Master Hunter”
37. Earl Sweatshirt, “Hive”
36. Queens Of The Stone Age, “I Sat By The Ocean”
35. Haerts, “Wings”
34. Tyler, The Creator, “Jamba”
33. Lucius, “Turn It Around”
32. Foxygen, “San Francisco”
31. Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball”
30. Disclosure, “White Noise”
29. Phosphorescent, “Song For Zula”
28. Woodkid, “Iron”
27. Rhye, “Open”
26. The Knife, “Full Of Fire”
25. Paul McCartney, “New“
25. Max Frost, “White Lies”
24. Jay-Z, “Holy Grail”
22. Haim, “The Wire”
21. Portugal. The Man, “Plastic Soldiers”
20. Angel Olsen, “Sweet Dreams”
19. Jake Bugg, “Lightning Bolt”
18. Sky Ferreira, “Nobody Asked Me (If I Was Okay)”
17. Arcade Fire, “Here Comes The Night Time”
16. Mala Rodriguez, “Quien Manda”
15. Goldfrapp, “Annabel”
14. James Blake, “Retrograde”
*13. Chance the Rapper, “Juice”
*12. Bill Callahan, “Small Plane”
11. CHVRCHES, “Recover”
10. Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”
9. The National, “Demons”
8. Kanye West, “Black Skinhead”
7. The Neighbourhood, “Sweater Weather”
6. Vampire Weekend, “Step”
5. Arctic Monkeys, “Do I Wanna Know?”
4. Daft Punk, “Instant Crush”
3. Danny Brown, “25 Bucks”
2. Vance Joy, “Riptide”
1b. Lorde, “Tennis Court”
1a. John Grant, “GMF“
Check out, and listen to, the Best Albums of 2013 AND,
if you love TV, make sure to check out the Best TV Shows of 2013!
The NEXT 50ish
Waxahatchee, “Dixe Cups and Jars,” Kurt Vile, “Shame Chamber,”
Baths, “No Eyes,” Autre Ne Vuet, “Play By Play,” Ciara, “Body Party,”
Sean Nicholas Savage, “She Looks Like You,” La Santa Cecilia, “Monedita,”
Mikal Cronin, “Weight,” Volcano Choir, “Byegone,” TV On The Radio, “Mercy”
Rudimental, “Feel The Love,” Meir, “Bruane Benn,” Villagers, “Nothing Arrived,”
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, “Mermaids,” Oneohtrix Point Never, “Americans,”
Blood Orange, “Chamakay,” The Weeknd, “Kiss Land,” The Blow, “Make It Up,”
Marnie Stern, “You Don’t Turn Down,” Postiljonen, “Supreme,” Darkside, “Heart,”
Julia Holter, “In The Green Wild,” Cat Le Bon, “I Think I Knew,” Yo La Tengo, “Ohm,”
Valerie June, “Somebody To Love,” Youth Lagoon, “Attic Doctor,” Bastille, “Pompeii,”
Warpaint “Love Is to Die,” Night Beds, “Even If We Try,” Fuck Buttons, “Hidden Xs,”
Sleigh Bells, “Bitter Rivals,” Pretty & Nice, “Stallion & Mare,” Midlake, “Antiphon,”
St. Lucia, “The Nights Coming Again,” Christopher Owens, “Here We Go Again,”
Eminem, “So Far…“ John Newman, “Love Me Again,” Pusha T, “Nostalgia”
Low, “Plastic Cup,” Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, “Better Days,”
Neko Case, “Night Still Comes,” My Bloody Valentine, “Only Tomorrow,”
Holden, “The Caterpillar’s Intervention,” Drake, “Started From The Bottom,”
Lana Del Rey, “Young and Beautiful,” Houndmouth, “Casino (Bad Things),”
Raquel Sofia, “No Me Importas,“ Pet Shop Boys, “Love is a Bourgeois Construct,”
Deerhunter, “Leather Jacket II,” Jon Hopkins, “Open Eye Signal,” Yo Gotti, “Act Right,”
Typhoon, “Young Fathers,” The Devil Makes Three, “Stranger,” Atlas Genius, “Trojans”
Fitz and the Tantrums, “Break The Walls,” Charli XCX, “You – Ha Ha Ha,” Wavves,”Dog“
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