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Top 100 Songs of 2015 (60-41)

As the wheel turns, the melody is made. My Top 100 Songs of 2015 (60-41):

60. Deerhunter – Snakeskin

 

59. Shakey Graves – If Not For You

 

58. Night Riots – Contagious

 

57. Alabama Shakes – Future People/Don’t Wanna Fight

 

56. Chvrches – Playing Dead/Down Side of Me

https://youtu.be/PKUP0vg-PH0?t=27s

 

55. AWOLNATION – Woman Woman

 

Bonus: Ingrid Michaelson – Parachute

 

54. Elle King – Ex’s and Oh’s

 

53. Ra Ra Riot – Water

 

52. Atlas Genius – Molecules

 

51. Florence and the Machine – Ship To Wreck

 

50. The Decemberists – Make You Better

 

49. Death Cab For Cutie – Black Sun

 

48. Guster – Simple Machine/Long Night

 

47. Courtney Barnett – Depreston/Pedestrian At Best

 

46. Daya – Hide Away

 

Bonus: Eric Hutchinson – Watching You Watch Him

 

45. Borns – Electric Love

 

44. Alessia Cara – Here

 

43. Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear

 

42. The Chainsmokers f. Great Good Fine OK – Let You Go

 

41. Mates of State – Staring Contest

Top 20 Songs of October 2015

Here are my favourite songs of the month:

20. Suede – Outsiders

 

19. New Order f. Brandon Flowers – Superheated

 

18. Alex G – Salt

 

17. Duke Dumont – Ocean Drive

 

16. Adele – Hello

 

15. Zhu & Alunageorge – Automatic

 

14. Calvin Harris & Disciples – How Deep Is Your Love

 

13. Nelly f. Jeremih – The Fix

 

12. Silversun Pickups – Friendly Fires

 

11. Nicole Dollanganger – You’re So Cool

 

10. Day Wave – Come Home Now

 

Bonus: Eric Hutchinson – Watching You Watch Him

 

9. Fetty Wap – 679

 

8. Big Grams – Lights On

 

7. Naughty Boy f. Beyonce, Arrow – Running

 

6. Ryan Adams – Out Of The Woods/Black Space/Shake It Off

 

Bonus: Ingrid Michaelson – Parachute

 

5. Jr. Jr. – Gone

Brilliant song and video. This is happiness incarnate.

 

4. Shawn Mendes – Stitches

One of the best pop songs of the year.

 

3. Metric – For Kicks/Celebrate

They’re some of the most gifted songwriters/melodicists walking on the face of this earth.

 

Bonus: Wolf Alice – Blush

 

2. Justin Bieber – Sorry

As I mentioned when I roasted him, all he needed was a hit. And cot damn, he finally has one. A genuine, lethal pop smash, this is.

 

1. The Helio Sequence – Battle Lines

The stunning album-opener from the always reliable, always brilliant, always soul-shaking Helio Sequence. I love this band so, so much.