2009 proved to be another good year for music. I wanted to put together a list of my top 10 songs for the year, but there were so many great songs that I had to broaden the list to 20. The songs in my list are those, that no matter how much I have heard them, continue to excite me.

Here’s my list:

1. Song: Bricks And Mortar
   Artist: Editors
   Album: In This Light And On This Evening
2. Song: The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid
   Artist: The Decemberists
   Album: The Hazards Of Love
3. Song: While You Wait For The Others
   Artist: Grizzly Bear
   Album: Veckatimest
4. Song: Daylight
   Artist: Matt & Kim
   Album: Grand
5. Song: Skeletons
   Artist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
   Album: It’s Blitz!
6. Song: Lisztomania
   Artist: Phoenix
   Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
7. Song: Gimme Sympathy
   Artist: Metric
   Album: Fantasies
8. Song: All We Want, Baby, Is Everything
   Artist: Handsome Furrs
   Album: Face Control
9. Song: This Must Be It
   Artist: Royksopp
   Album: Junior
10. Song: Waitin’ For A Superman
    Artist: Iron & Wine
    Album: Around The Well
11. Song: Ramona Was A Waitress
    Artist: Paul Dempsy
    Album: Everything Is True
12. Song: So Far Around The Bend
    Artist: The National
    Album: Dark Was The Night
13. Song: Coin Laundry
    Artist: Lisa Mitchell
    Album: Wonder
14. Song: Wait It Out
    Artist: Imogen Heap
    Album: Elipse
15. Song: The Party
    Artist: St. Vincent
    Album: Actor
16. Song: Heavy Cross
    Artist: The Gossip
    Album: Music for Men
17. Song: Ce N’est Pas Bon
    Artist: Amadou & Mariam
    Album: Welcome To Mali
18. Song: Pulling On A Line
    Artist: Great Lake Swimmers
    Album: Lost Channels
19. Song: Chinese
    Artist: Lily Allen
    Album: It’s Not Me, It’s You
20. Song: Swans
    Artist: Camera Obscura
    Album: My Maudlin Career

Feel free to download my top 20 songs (141 MB) of 2009, but remember, if you like it, buy it.

Tags: music