2009's 50 Best Songs (Rap Lite Edition)
To be fair, the urchin on the far right has bars for days. Like Quinton, a zip is on its way. 50. Dan Ex Machina - "Beautiful Women, Busy Plot" [Self-Released] 49. Times New Viking - "Move to California" [Matador] 48. White Denim - "Mirrored In Reverse" - [Downtown] 47. Souvenir - "Drums, Sex, Dance" [Jabalina Musica] 46. Hudson Mohawke - "Polkadot Blues" [Warp] 45. Ganglians- "Voodoo" [Woodsist] 44. R Kelly- "Turn My Swag On" [Gangsta Grillz] 43. Matias Aguayo - "Rollerskate" [Kompakt] 42. Califone - "Funeral Singers" [Dead Oceans] 41. Best Coast - "Sun Was High (So Was I)" [Art Fag] 40. Baby Charles - "Treadin' Water" [Record Kicks] 39. The-Dream - "Rockin' That Shit" [Def Jam] 38. The Coathangers - "Killdozer" [Suicide Squeeze] 37. The Soft Pack - "Answer to Myself" [Kemado] 36. Bullion - "Are You the One" [One Handed Music] 35. Belbury Poly- "Remember Tomorrow" [Ghost Box] 34. Cotton Jones - "Gotta Cheer Up" [Suicide Squeeze] 33. Joy Orbison - "BKLYN CLLNG" [Hotflush Recordings] 32. Crystal Antlers - "Andrew" [Touch and Go] 31. Daedelus- "LA Nocturne" [Friends of Friends] 30. Harmonia & Eno '76- "Sometime in Autumn (Shackleton Remix)" [Amazing Sounds] 29. Avi Buffalo - "What's In It For" [Sub Pop] 28. Doctor P - "Sweet Shop" [Circus Records] 27. Handsome Furs- "I'm Confused" [Sub Pop] 26. Mono/Poly-"Beatles Bitch" [Faces Records] 25. Soom T - "Dirty Money" [Jahtari] 24. Neon Indian - "I Should've Taken Acid With You" [Lefse] 23. Delorean-"Deli" [Foolhouse] 22. Fool's Gold- "Surprise Hotel" [IAMSOUND] 21. Sic Alps - "L Mansion" [Slumberland] 20. Wild Beasts - "We Still Got the Taste Dancing On Our Tongues" [Domino] 19. Dam-Funk -"Hood Pass Intact" [Stones Throw] 18. Mika Miko - "Sex Jazz" [Sub Pop] 17. Glasser - "Apply" [True Panther] 16. Franz Ferdinand - "Live Alone" [Domino] 15. Local Natives - "Sun Hands" [Frenchkiss] 14. Kryptic Minds - "Six Degrees" [Defcom] 13. Gemmy - "Shanti Riddim" [Punch Drunk] 12. Animal Collective - "Summertime Clothes" [Domino] 11. The Streets - "Blinded by the Lights (Nero Remix)" 10. Mayer Hawthorne - "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out" [Stones Throw] 9. Silkie - "Purple City" [Deep Medi] 8. Kode 9- "Black Sun" [Hyperdub] 7. Burial & Four Tet-"Moth" [Text] 6. Guido - "Orchestral Lab" [Punch Drunk] 5. Sunset Rubdown - "Idiot Heart" [Jagjaguwar] 4. Dirty Projectors - "Stillness is the Move" [Domino] 3. Darkstar - "Aidy's Girl's A Computer" [Hyperdub] 2. Grizzly Bear -"Two Weeks" [Warp] 1. Joker - "Do It"/"Digidesign" [Kapsize/Hyperdub]