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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 20 Songs of June 2015

June was a great month for new music. Here are the songs I listened to most in June:

20. Django Django – Shake And Tremble

 

19. My Morning Jacket – Big Decisions

 

18. A Silent Film – Strong Enough/Message In The Sand

 

17. Walk The Moon – Different Colors

 

16. Mumford and Sons – The Wolf

 

15. Waitress – Hop Along

 

14. Brandon Flowers – Diggin’ Up The Heart

 

13. Ratatat – Cream on Chrome

These Brooklyn cats are such bad asses.

 

12. Muse – Dead Inside

Will and Kathryn from SYTYCD!

 

11. Death From Above 1979 – White Is Red

Probably my favourite tune this Canuck duo have ever done.

 

10. Jamie XX – Loud Places/I Know There’s Gonna Be Good Times

 

9. Awolnation – Woman Woman

One of the many catchy tunes on Awolnation’s latest LP.

 

8. A Silent Film – Paralysed

I’m miffed and sorry that this song and the EP from whence it comes have not not received more attention/YouTube views.

 

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

Massive dance anthem deservedly getting a tonne of play.

 

6. Tame Impala – Cause I’m A Man

So unique, so fresh, so good.

 

5. Best Coast – Feeling Ok

Took me maybe 4 or 5 listens before I was hooked.

 

4. Beirut – No No No

Welcome baaaaaack Mr. Condon! So happy new Beirut music has arrived.

 

3. Awolnation – I Am

What a great album from Aaron Bruno and company. Even this sort-of ballad sounds raw and rife with energy. Love the vocal harmonies on this track.

 

2. Ed Sheeran – Photograph/Photograph (Felix Jaehn Remix)

I guess I was out to lunch, as I didn’t know about “Photograph” until recently. I’m not surprised it’s become a worldwide smash; Ed Sheeran is damn near incomparable at writing simple yet affecting melodies and lyrics. The original is great, but I might even dig the remix more. Felix Jaehn is on fire right now.

 

1. Miguel – Coffee

It’s his voice. It’s that melody. It’s that this ‘clean’ version is more hard-hitting than the explicit one. It’s that, “word play, turns into gun play, gun play, turns into pillow talk, pillow talk, turns into sweet dreams, sweet dreams, turn into coffee in the morning.” It’ll go down as one of my favourite lyrics of the year. One of my favourite songs too.