I’m not going to write a lengthy preamble this year. It was as tough as ever to curate this list. Hundreds and hundreds of good songs were released in 2015, so culling them down to a hundred wasn’t easy. But I did it, and I like/love every single song on this list. There’s a tonne of quality tune-age here. If you’re reading this, hopefully you find something to get into. #BeeheeheeatsLiveHere
100. Big Grams – Lights On
99. Naughty Boy f. Beyonce & Arrow – Running
98. Shamir – Demon
97. Baio – Sister of Pearl
Bonus: Andy Grammer – Honey I’m Good
96. Ratatat – Cream On Chrome
95. Rae Sremmurd – Come Get Her
94. Ashley Monroe – The Blade
93. Small Black – Boys Life
92. Life In Film – Get Closer
Bonus: Springtime Carnivore – Name on a Matchbook
91. Bully – Trying
90. Missy Elliott f. Pharrell – WTF (Where They From)
89. Book of Fears – The Water Lets You In
88. Destra Garcia – Lucy
87. Shawn Mendes – Stitches
86. My Morning Jacket – Big Decisions
Bonus: First Aid Kit – My Silver Lining/Stay Gold
85. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Can’t Keep Checking My Phone
84. Angels and Airwaves – Anomaly/Tunnels/The Wolfpack
Here lies Banger City a.k.a. My Top 25 Remixes of 2015:
25. Of Monsters And Men – Dirty Paws (Kygo Remix)
24. Glass Animals – Gooey (Gilligan Moss Remix)
23. Zedd f. Jon Bellion – Beautiful Now (Grey Remix)
22. Borns – Electric Love (Oliver Remix)
21. Tinashe f. Dej Loaf, Neily Hype – All Hands On Deck (Remix)
20. Carly Rae Jepsen – Run Away With Me (Cyril Hahn Remix)
19. Echosmith – Bright (Lost Kings Remix)
18. Adele – Hello (Paul Damixie Remix)
17. M83 – Wait (Kygo Remix)
16. Snakehips f. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – All My Friends (99 Souls Remix)
15. Charlie Puth f. Meaghan Trainor – Marvin Gaye (Styx Tropical House Remix)
14. Alessia Cara – Here (Lucian Remix)
13. Axwell & Ingrosso – Something New (Amtrac Remix)
12. Justin Bieber – Love Yourself (Brynny x Teddy Cream Bootleg)
11. Banks – Beggin’ For Thread (Gryffin & Hotel Garuda Remix)
10. Grizfolk – Hymnals (RAC Remix)
On repeat for much of the later half of 2015. So fresh, so clean.
9. Susanne Sundfor – Delerious (Richard X Remix)
Richard X was and remains a bad, bad man. This is a force majeure.
8. London Grammar – Strong (High Contrast Remix)
Another remix that isn’t strictly from 2015. But that’s when I discovered it, fell in love with it, and deemed it a necessity of life.
7. A-Ha – Take On Me (Kygo Remix)
Trop House knows no bounds! It’s attacking the 80’s! Run for your liiiiiiiiiiivvvvessss!
6. Notorious B.I.G. f. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back (Matoma Remix)
This remix might be a bit older than 2015, but 2015 is when I discovered it. Matter of fact, I’ll never forget how I discovered this song. A friend played it on my birthday on the way to the beach. A soundtrack to happiness is hard to forget. Oh yeah, and this a gigantic banger to boot.
5. Rihanna – Bitch Better Have My Money (Handbag House vs. Kat Krazy Bootleg Mix)
So, so, so much fun. A little nuts, but an enormous earworm all the same.
4. Ed Sheeran – Photograph (Felix Jaehn Remix)
Felix Jaehn wrapped up the remixer-of-the-year award with this one. I don’t think there is such an award, but if there is, it’s his. Ed Sheeran’s voice let’s a DJ shine if he/she knows what they’re doing. Jaehn knows. This is bliss.
3. Miguel – Leaves (Adam Foster’s Sweet California Remix)
Speaking of bliss. This remix evokes sadness, nostalgia, euphoria. It’s a deep breath on a sunny day in an Indian Summer. Life moves quickly. Thankfully music like this helps us live in the moment.
2. Glass Animals – Pools (Roosevelt Remix)
Roosevelt absolutely smashes this one out of the park. This is the most playful remix of the year. You can hear the original metamorphosing into a different state. “Pools” is itself, one of the songs of the year. It’s adventurous, animalistic, and ambidextrous. This remix is all of that, but it smothers peanut butter vibes over the melody and lets the track slither around unabated. If all the animals in the world had a giant pool party where humans were not invited, this would be on a delicious, fruity loop.
1. OMI – Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
Duh. It was never going to be anything else. Bigger than massive. And for good reason. Distilled hookery.
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