We enjoyed putting together the top songs of the 1990s last year, so decided to come back this year with our 80's version.
Sunday, January 7, 2024
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Top Songs of 2023
Artist “Song Name” (** = number of appearances by artist on an ATHoM list)
1. 100 Gecs “Dumbest Girl Alive” (rookie) 1
3. Burna Boy “Big 7” (****)
4. Run the Jewels “Don't Let the Devil” (****)
6. King Princess “The Bends” (**)
9. Charlotte Cardin “Confetti” (rookie)
11. The Gaslight Anthem “Autumn” (**) 11
14. Sufjan Stevens “Will Anybody Ever Love Me” (*********)
17. Christine and the Queens “To Be Honest” (******)
18. 070 Shake “Black Dress” (***1/2)
19. Bethany Cosentino “Natural Disaster” (***) 19
20. The Tallest Man on Earth “New Religion” (*********) 20
23. RAYE “Ice Cream Man” (rookie) 23
24. Dominic Fike “Dancing at the Courthouse” (**)
25. Macklemore “1984” (****)
32. Islands “Headlines” (********) 32
33. Nation of Language “I Will Never Learn” (rookie)
34. Lil Durk “All My Life (Burna Boy Remix)” (rookie)
39. The Rolling Stones “Whole Wide World” (***)
40. Baby Queen “We Can Be Anything” (**) 40
43. Diplo / Jessie Murph / Polo G “Heartbroken” (rookie)
44. Screaming Females “Mourning Dove” (***)
45. Taylor Swift “You're Losing Me” (*****)
47. The National “New Order T-Shirt” (**) 47
49. Generationals “Dirt Diamond” (*****)
50. ALEXSUCKS “Not Enough” (rookie)
53. Yen Strange “If Snakes Can Afford Fast Cars I Wanna Be A Snake Too” (**)
54. LP “One Like You” (***)
55. Josh Ritter “For Your Soul” (********)
56. Hannah Diamond “Flashback” (***)
58. Karol G “MIENTRAS ME CURO DEL CORA” (rookie)
59. Noname “namesake” (rookie)
60. Eluvium “Endless Flower” (*****)
62. Young Fathers “Holy Moly” (****)
63. Blur “The Swan” (rookie)
64. Chappell Roan “Feminemomenon” (rookie)
69. Hot Chip “Fire of Mercy” (**)
70. Remi Wolf “Prescription” (**)
71. Belle and Sebastian “I Don't Know what You See in Me” (****)
73. San Fermin “Arms” (****)
74. The Last Dinner Party “Nothing Matters” (rookie)
75. Tanlines “Arm's Length Away” (**)
78. Feist “Borrow Trouble” (****)
79. Genesis Owusu “Leaving the Light” (**)
80. Pure Bathing Culture “In Gardens Under Evergreen” (*****)
81. Young Thug “Sake of My Kids” (*****)
88. Fred Again & Obongjayer “adore u” (***)
89. John Craigie & TK and the Holy Know-Nothings “Bones” (rookie)
90. GAYLE “Leave Me For Dead” (rookie)
92. Dermot Kennedy “Two Hearts” (rookie)
93. Deb Never “Paper Houses” (rookie)
94. Milky Chance “Living in a Haze” (rookie)
95. Myke Towers “LALA” (rookie)
97. Ashley McBride “The Devil I Know” (rookie)
98. ROSALIA “LLYLM” (****)
99. CMAT “Have Fun!” (rookie)
100.Cat Power “Like a Rolling Stone (live)” (****)
Monday, January 2, 2023
Top Songs of 2022
Here we go, our top 100 songs (limit one song per artist) of 2022, along with AppleMusic and Spotify playlists.
Artist “Song Name” (** = number of appearances by artist on an ATHoM list)
1. Ethel Cain “American Teenager” (rookie) 1
3. Alt-J “Get Better” (****) 3
4. Spoon “Wild” (*****) 4
6. Mondo Kozmo “Ww3” (***)
9. Young Jesus “Ocean (feat. Tomberlin)” (rookie) 9
11. Alex Cameron “Best Life” (**)
14. M.I.A. “K.T.P. (Keep the Peace” (***)
17. Christina and the Queens “rien dire” (*****)
18. Caamp “Found (Forever)” (rookie)
19. Maggie Rogers “Want Want” (***)
20. Morrissey “Rebels Without Applause” (**)
23. Bow Anderson “Mama Said” (rookie)
24. The Mountain Goats “Bleed Out” (**********) 24
25. Phoenix “Alpha Zulu” (****) 25
27. Alison Wonderland “Down the Line” (rookie)
28. Panda Bear & Sonic Boom “Edge of the Edge” (*****, for PB)
30. Sudan Archives “Selfish Soul” (**)
32. Genesis Owusu “Get Inspired” (rookie)
33. Jamie xx “Let's Do It Again” (****, incl. The xx)
34. Braxe + Falcon “Step By Step (feat. Panda Bear)” (rookie)
39. Casey MQ & Petal Supply “Telephone Light” (rookie)
40. Matisyahu “Mama Please Don't Worry” (**)
42. Eddie Vedder “Invincible” (**, including Pearl Jam) 42
43. Hurray for the Riff Raff “Saga” (rookie)
44. Dehd “Bad Love” (rookie)
45. Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Popul “Making Sense Stop” (rookie) 45
47. Cayucas “Topo Ride the Wave” (**)
49. Danger Mouse & Black Thought “No Gold Teeth” (*****, incl. The Roots)
50. Steve Lacy “Bad Habit” (rookie)
51. Taylor Swift “Sweet Nothing” (***)
53. Myron Elkins “Hands to Myself” (rookie)
54. Elle King “Feelin' Alright (Joe Cocker cover)” (***)
55. Aldous Harding “Fever” (**)
56. Bret McKenzie “If You Wanna Go” (rookie)
58. Misterwives “Easy” (***)
59. Florence + The Machine “Morning Elvis” (*****)
60. DRAMA “3AM - James Curd Remix” (rookie)
62. Alex G “Miracles” (rookie)
63. Barrie “Frankie” (rookie)
64. Wild Pink “Cahooting the Multiverse” (**)
69. ROSALIA “LA COMBI VERSACE” (***)
70. Ela Minus “Pajaros en Verano” (**)
71. mercy, mercy “Black Cloud” (rookie)
74. 070 Shake “Invited” (**)
75. Pierre Kwenders “Kilimanjaro” (rookie)
77. Yahritza Y Su Esencia “Soy El Unico” (rookie)
78. Kate Nash “Imperfect” (***)
79. Built to Spill “Gonna Lose” (****)
80. Sloan Peterson“Wear My Heart Out” (rooie)
81. Plains “Problem With it” (******, including Waxahatchee)
88. Seabear “Oslo” (***)
89. Sky Ferreira “Don't Forget” (rookie)
90. Sub Urban “UH OH! (feat. BENEE)” (rookie)
92. Anna Ash “Favorite Part” (rookie)
93. The Smile “Skrting on the Surface” (****, including Radiohead)
94. Lucero “One Last F.U.” (rookie) 94
95. Bright Moments “Good Old Days” (**)
97. Maren Morris “Nervous” (rookie)
98. Sigrid “A Driver Saved My Night” (rookie)
99. Metric “False Dichotomy” (***)
100.Paul Dally “Back of a Cab” (rookie)