Favourite Songs of the Decade

by Kelly

I’ve been working on this list for a while now.  My original intent was to publish this post on January 1st but I had a lot of music and mixed cd’s to go through!  I also complicated matters by deciding that I would stick only to songs on albums released in the appropriate year – my “favourite” cd’s typically have recent releases mixed in with favourites from long ago – so that meant I had to research to determine when each album and associated song was released.  I also stayed away from compilations or “best of” albums.  It was really hard for me to pick just one song from each year and in some cases I confess, I simply pulled a name from a hat.  I also looked at how often the song was played and how many times the same song appeared on different mixes.

So, here’s my favourite songs of the decade:

1. Fugitive, David Gray (2009)
2. Violet Hill, Coldplay (2008)
3. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough, Manic Street Preachers (2007)
4. I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor, Arctic Monkeys (2006)
5. Soul Meets Body, Death Cab for Cutie (2005)
6. Wisemen, James Blunt (2004)
7. White Flag, Dido (2003)
8. Harder To Breathe, Maroon 5 (2002)
9. Have A Nice Day, Stereophonics (2001)
10. Bohemian Like You, The Dandy Warhols (2000)

I just can’t believe how hard it was to pick just one song as there was so much good music released this decade.  I will post my favourite mixes for each year soon – either as a post or on a separate page of the blog.  There are so many great songs and bands that I listened to over the past 10 years and I want to get them all listed.

Any surprises on my list?  What would your favourites look like?