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