4.03.2020

The Best Songs of the Decade.

In companion to my album post, here are my best songs of the decade.

There's much overlap between the two lists, but with endlessly more individual options for this list it was much harder to narrow down. I tried even moreso with this list to incorporate the wider variety of music that soundtracked the last ten years. And because there by definition more songs than albums, there's 50 more at the end that just missed the cut.

Unlike the other posts, every song is embedded below so take a listen and enjoy!

100. "Gosh," Jamie xx

99. "Step," Vampire Weekend


98. "All of the Lights," Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi


97. "Come On A Cone," Nicki Minaj


96. "Rolling in the Deep," Adele


95. "The Louvre," Lorde


94. "You're Not Good Enough," Blood Orange


93. "Inside Out," Britney Spears


92. "Tightrope," Janelle Monae feat. Big Boi


91. "Partition," Beyoncé


90. "XXXO,"M.I.A.

89. "Talking Body," Tove Lo


88. "Prince Johnny," St. Vincent

87. "Venice Bitch," Lana Del Rey


86. "Tough Love," Jessie Ware


85. "Work," Rihanna feat. Drake


84. "Slip Away," Perfume Genius


83. "Thinkin' Bout You," Frank Ocean


82. "Get Outta My Way," Kylie Minogue

81. "Motivation," Kelly Rowland feat. Lil Wayne


80. "Rather Be," Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne

79. "New Slaves," Kanye West


78. "CMYK," James Blake


77. "Sweet Nothing," Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch


76. "Desafío," Arca


75. "Vanessa," Grimes

74. "Climax," Usher


73. "Still Into You," Paramore

72. "Ribs," Lorde (2013)

71. "Yet Again," Grizzly Bear

70. "Leaving the City," Joanna Newsom

69. "Track 10," Charli XCX


68. "Bags," Clairo

67. "Marvin's Room," Drake


66. "Young & Beautiful," Lana Del Rey

65. “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex

64. "Wrecking Ball," Miley Cyrus


63. "The Wire," HAIM

62. "Chandelier," Sia


61. "Gucci Gucci," Kreayshawn


60. "Closer," Tegan and Sara


59. "Body Party," Ciara


58. "White Noise," Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge

57. "Invisible," Annie

56. "High Horse," Kacey Musgraves


55. "Every Single Night," Fiona Apple


54. "Hang With Me," Robyn

53. "Hold On, We're Going Home," Drake (2013)


52. "2 On," Tinashe feat. Schoolboy Q (2014)


51. "I Love It," Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX (2012)


50. "Drunk In Love," Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z (2013)


49. "The Mother We Share," CHVRCHES (2012)

48. "Soldier Of Love," Sade (2010)

47. "Fourth Of July," Sufjan Stevens (2015)

46. "Disparate Youth," Santigold (2012)


45. "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)," Jamie xx feat. Young Thug & Popcaan (2015)


44. "Monster," Kanye West feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, & Bon Iver (2010)


43. "Queen," Perfume Genius (2014)


42. "Royals," Lorde (2013)


41. "Two Weeks," FKA Twigs (2014)


40. "Drone Bomb Me," ANOHNI (2016)


39. "Instant Crush," Daft Punk feat. Julian Casablancas (2013)

38. "Crown On The Ground," Sleigh Bells (2010)

37. "Ya Hey," Vampire Weekend (2013)


36. "Falling Into Me," Let's Eat Grandma (2018)

35. "Call Me Maybe," Carly Rae Jepsen (2011)


34. "Calgary," Bon Iver (2011)


33. "I Follow Rivers," Lykke Li (2011)


32. "Let It Happen," Tame Impala (2015)

31. "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)," Arcade Fire (2010)

30. "Beat Of My Drum," Nicola Roberts (2011)


29. "Into You," Ariana Grande (2016)


28. "Nightcall," Kavinsky feat. Lovefoxxx (2011)

27. "BIPP," SOPHIE (2013)

26. "Pedestrian At Best," Courtney Barnett (2015)

25. "Till The World Ends," Britney Spears (2011)


24. "Pyramids," Frank Ocean (2012)


23. "Nuclear Seasons," Charli XCX (2011)


22. "Diplomat's Son," Vampire Weekend (2010)


21. "Cold War," Janelle Monae (2010)

20. "Shake It Out," Florence and the Machine (2011)

19. "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe," Kendrick Lamar (2012)


18. "Retrograde," James Blake (2013)

17. "Bad Girls," M.I.A. (2010)

16. "Malamente," Rosalía (2018)


15. "XO TOUR Llif3," Lil Uzi Vert (2017)


14. "Do I Wanna Know?" Arctic Monkeys (2013)

13. "Dancing On My Own," Robyn (2010)

12. Super Bass," Nicki Minaj (2010)


11. "Good Intentions Paving Company,” Joanna Newsom (2010)

10. "Stonemilker," Björk (2015)

09. "Your Best American Girl," Mitski (2016)


08. "Run Away With Me," Carly Rae Jepsen (2015)

07. "Countdown," Beyoncé (2011)

06. "Everything Is Embarrassing," Sky Ferreira (2012)

05. "212," Azealia Banks feat. Lazy Jay (2011)

04. "We Found Love," Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris (2011)


03. "Video Games," Lana Del Rey (2011)


02. "Oblivion," Grimes (2012)


01. "Midnight City," M83 (2011)

And hell, because my original list was so long, here are 50 more that just missed the cut:
101. "Ivy," Frank Ocean
102. "Genesis," Grimes
103. "Merry Go Round," Kacey Musgraves
104. "Chasing Time," Azealia Banks
105. "Pumped Up Kicks," Foster the People
106. "Trap Queen," Fetty Wap
107. "Lush Life," Zara Larsson
108. "Hold Up," Beyoncé
109. "Stay Away," Charli XCX
110. "Love You Like A Love Song," Selena Gomez and the Scene
111. "Swimming Pools (Drank)," Kendrick Lamar
112. "Light It Up (Remix)," Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG
113. "Elastic Heart," Sia
114. "Tilted," Christine and the Queens
115. "You Know You Like It," AlunaGeorge
116. “The High Road,” Broken Bells
117. “Bizness,” Tune-Yards
118. "Feel You," Julia Holter
119. “Constant Conversations,” Passion Pit
120. "Style," Taylor Swift
121. “The Less I Know The Better,” Tame Impala
122. “What’s My Name,” Rihanna feat. Drake
123. “LMK,” Kelela
124. “Lights,” Ellie Goulding
125. “Lonely Boy,” The Black Keys

126. “Four Out of Five,” Arctic Monkeys
127. “Blood on the Leaves,” Kanye West
128. “Round and Round,” Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
129. “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers
130. “The Wilhelm Scream,” James Blake
131. "Give Your Heart A Break," Demi Lovato
132. “Controlla,” Drake
133. “Shadow,” Chromatics
134. “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings,” Caroline Polachek
135. “In Time,” FKA Twigs
136. “Inside Out,” Spoon
137. “Holocene,” Bon Iver
138. "Kiss You," One Direction
139. “No Flex Zone,” Rae Sremmurd
140. “My My My!” Troye Sivan
141. “Vanity,” Arca
142. “Queen of Peace,” Florence and the Machine
143. “Don’t You Worry Child,” Swedish House Mafia
144. “God Sent Me Here To Rock You,” Naomi Elizabeth
145. “ESTA NOCHE,” Azealia Banks
146. “Letting Go (Dutty Dutty),” Sean Kingston feat. Nicki Minaj
147. “Doin’ It Right,” Daft Punk feat. Panda Bear
148. “Middle,” DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine
149. “Primadonna,” Marina and the Diamonds
150. “Slide,” Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos

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