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December 25, 2010

B3SCI TOP 50 SONGS OF 2010

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Compiling a year end Best of Songs list is not exactly the easiest ask. There are SO MANY great songs. And ‘the line’ between making one’s list a true Best of list vs. a Favorite songs of the year list can be quite the thin one. Here’s our best go at it. Also, if you’ve yet to check out our Top 50 Albums of 2010 list then you can get familiar HERE. Happy Holidays, and thanks for reading! We’ll see y’all in 2011…

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01. Adele – Rolling in the Deep (Buy It)

02-kanye-west-power
02. Kanye West -Power (Buy It)

03-cee-lo-green-fuck-you
03. Cee-Lo Green – Fuck You (Buy It)

04-aloe-blacc-i-need-a-dollar
04. Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar (Buy It)

05-tinie-tempah-pass-out
05. Tinie Tempah – Pass Out (Buy It)

06-alicia-keys-unthinkable-im-ready
06. Alicia Keys – Unthinkable (I’m Ready) (Buy It)

07-the-black-keys-tighten-up
07. The Black Keys – Tighten’ Up (Buy It)

08-beach-house-norway
08. Beach House – Norway (Buy It)

09-janelle-monae-tightrope-feat-big-boi
09. Janelle Monae – Tightrope (Feat. Big Boi) (Buy It)

10-james-blake-cmyk
10. James Blake – CMYK (Buy It)

11-far-east-movement-like-a-g6-feat-the-cataracts-and-dev
11. Far East Movement – Like a G6 (Feat. The Cataracts & Dev) (Buy It)

12-drake-fireworks-feat-alicia-keys
12. Drake – Fireworks (Feat. Alicia Keys) (Buy It)

13-bob-airplanes-feat-hayley-williams
13. B.o.B. – Airplanes (Feat. Hayley Williams) (Buy It)

14-arcade-fire-ready-to-start
14. Arcade Fire – Ready to Start (Buy It)

15-mia-born-free
15. M.I.A. – Born Free (Buy It)

16-swedish-house-mafia-one-feat-pharrell
16. Swedish House Mafia – One (Feat. Pharrell) (Buy It)

17-jose-james-made-for-love
17. Jose James – Made for Love (Buy It)

18-ski-beatz-cream-of-the-planet-feat-mos-def
18. Ski Beatz – Cream of the Planet (Feat. Mos Def) (Buy It)

19-the-fresh-onlys-waterfall
19. The Fresh and Onlys – Waterfall (Buy It)

20-rick-ross-super-high-feat-ne-yo
20. Rick Ross – Super High (Feat. Ne-Yo) (Buy It)

21-cassius-i-love-you-so
21. Cassius – I Love You So (Buy It)

22-gil-scott-heron-new-york-is-killing-me
22. Gil Scott-Heron – New York Is Killing Me (Buy It)

23-the-national-terrible-love
23. The National – Terrible Love (Buy It)

24-deadmau5-right-this-second
24. Deadmau5 – Right This Second (Buy It)

25-phantogram-as-far-as-i-can-see
25. Phantogram – As Far As I Can See (Buy It)

26-washed-out-you-i-feat-carolyn-polachek
26. Washed Out – You and I (Feat. Carolyn Polachek) (Buy It)

27-deerhunter-helicopter
27. Deerhunter – Helicopter (Buy It)

28-erykah-badu-window-seat
28. Erykah Badu – Window Seat (Buy It)

29-wiz-khalifa-black-yellow
29. Wiz Khalifa – Black & Yellow (Buy It)

30-big-boi-shutterbugg-feat-cutty
30. Big Boi – Shutterbugg (Feat. Cutty) (Buy It)

31-katy-b-katy-on-a-mission
31. Katy B – Katy On A Mission (Prod. by Benga) (Buy It)

32-mount-kimbie-field
32. Mount Kimbie – Field (Buy It)

33-lcd-soundsystem-oh-you-christmas-blues
33. LCD Soundsystem – Oh You (Christmas Blues) (Buy It)

34-jesse-rose-you-know-it
34. Jesse Rose – You Know It (Original Mix) (Buy It)

35-band-of-horses-laredo
35. Band of Horses – Laredo (Buy It)

36-kelis-4th-of-july-fireworks
36. Kelis – 4th of July (Fireworks) (Buy It)

37-funeral-party-just-because
37. Funeral Party – Just Because (Buy It)

38-the-soft-pack-more-or-less
38. The Soft Pack – More or Less (Buy It)

39-jeremy-messersmith-tatooine
39. Jeremy Messersmith – Tatooine (Buy It)

40-klaxons-echoes
40. Klaxons – Echoes (Buy It)

41-chapel-club-o-maybe-i
41. Chapel Club – O Maybe I (Buy It)

42-king-reign-money-feat-saukrates-and-kardinal-offishall
42. King Reign – Money (Feat. Saukrates and Kardinal Offishall) (FREE Download)

43-grinderman-worm-tamer
43. Grinderman- Worm Tamer (Buy It)

44-mona-listen-to-your-love
44. Mona – Listen To Your Love (Buy It)

45-the-sand-band-set-me-free
45. The Sand Band – Set Me Free (Buy It)

46-the-vaccines-blow-it-up
46. The Vaccines – Blow It Up (Buy It)

47-beady-eye-bring-the-light
47. Beady Eye – Bring the Light (Buy It)

48-lykke-li-get-some
48. Lykke Li – Get Some (Buy It)

49-shad-yaa-i-get-it
49. Shad – Yaa I Get It (Buy It)

50-professor-green-just-be-good-to-green-feat-lily-allen
50. Professor Green – Just Be Good To Green (Feat. Lily Allen) (Buy It)

Honorable Mentions:
Corinne Bailey Rae – Are You Here
Fat Joe – Ha Ha (Feat. Young Jeezy)
Chris Turner – Liquid Love
Flying Lotus – And The World Laughs With You (Feat. Thom Yorke)
Lissie – Record Collector
Crookers – Cooler Couleur
Dale Earnhardt jr jr – Simple Girl
J. Cole – Premeditated Murder
Cee Lo Green – I Want You (Demo)
Small Black – Weird Machines
NERD – Hypnotize You
Eliza Doolittle – Skinny Genes
Usher – OMG (Feat. Will.i.am.)
First Aid Kit – Ghost Town
Foals – Spanish Sahara
Nicos Gun – Dirty Girl
Flying Lotus – And the World Laughs With You (Feat. Thom Yorke)
Sia – Clap Your Hands
Taio Cruz – Dynamite
Flight Facilities – Crave You (Feat. Giselle)
Ciara – Ride the Beat (Feat. Ludacris)
Tinchy Stryder – Game Over (Feat. Giggs, Professor Green, Tinie Tempah, Example, Devlin, Chipmunk)
Crystal Castles – Celestica
Gayngs – The Gaudy Side of Town
Big K.R.I.T. – Country Shit
Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know
Everest – Let Go
E-Train – Never Love You
Breton – The Well
Arcade Fire – Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Badio – Kiss the Sky
Dylan LeBlanc – If Time Was for Wasting
Flux Pavilion – I Can’t Stop
Freddie Joachim – Transistors
Great Lake Swimmers – Gonna Make It Through This Year
Gorillaz – Empire Ants (Feat. Little Dragon)
Groove Armada – Paper Romance (Feat. Fenech-Soler)
Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks
Manic Street Preachers – I’m Leaving You For Solitude
Mark Ronson & The Business Int’l – Somebody to Love
PS I Love You – Facelove
Menomena – TAOS
Sleigh Bells – Kids
STS – Fuck A Hook (Prod. By Don Cannon)

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