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Top 100 Songs of 2015 (100-81)

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

 

83. Drake – Energy

 

82. The Neighbourhood – RIP To My Youth

 

81. Brandi Carlile – Wherever Is Your Heart

Top 50 Cover Songs of 2015 (50-26)

Here’s the list of My 50 Favourite Covers of 2015 (50-26). (Original artist is in parentheses.)

50. FKA Twigs – Elastic Heart (Sia)

 

49. Houndmouth – Runaround Sue (Dion)

 

48. E^ST – Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)

 

47. Sympathy and The Lion – Glory Days (Bruce Springsteen)

 

46. Ezra Furman – Crown of Love (Arcade Fire)

 

45. Years and Years – Hotline Bling/Dark Horse (Drake/Katy Perry)

 

44. #1 Dads – Two Weeks (FKA Twigs)

 

43. Brandi Carlile – Murder In The City (The Avett Brothers)

 

42. Watkins Family Hour – Steal Your Heart Away (Fleetwood Mac)

 

41. Milky Chance – Shake It Off (Taylor Swift)

 

40. The Killers – The Bucket (Kings of Leon)

 

39. The Vaccines – Night Changes (One Direction)

 

38. Charles Bradley – Changes (Black Sabbath)

 

37. Muse – Lies (Chvrches)

 

36. PVRIS – Talking Body (Tove Lo)

 

35. Walk Off The Earth – Cheerleader (OMI)

 

34. Bob Wayne – Skyfall (Adele)

Cool cover. Can’t find a link to share at present.

 

33. Chvrches – What Do You Mean (Justin Bieber)

 

32. The Belligerents – Praise You (Fatboy Slim)

 

Bonus: Patti Smith – Smells Like Teen Spirit (NIrvana)

 

31. Lucius – Wake Me (Bleachers)

 

30. Ben Gibbard – Archie, Marry Me (Alvvays)

 

29. Catfish And The Bottlemen – Read My Mind (The Killers)

 

28. Missio – Zombie (Cranberries)

 

Bonus: Kasabian – Sesame Street Theme/Good Vibrations (Beach Boys)

 

27. Disclosure and Sam Smith – Hotline Bling (Drake)

 

26. Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires – Mutineer (Warren Zevon)