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Meaning 2010-present. I had to limit mine to one per artist, otherwise there would be a whole lotta Kanye here.

1. Kanye West - "Hold My Liquor"
2. Die Antwoord - "Fatty Boom Boom"
3. The Drones - "Nine Eyes"
4. Grimes - "REALiTi"
5. Demi Lovato - "Cool for the Summer"
6. Dax Riggs - "Heartbreak Hotel"
7. Daughters - "The Hit"
8. Mike Patton - "Il Cielo in Una Stanza"
9. Queens of the Stone Age - "I Appear Missing"
10. Beastmilk - "You are Now Under Our Control"
11. Gojira - "L'enfant sauvage"
12. Septicflesh - "The Vampire from Nazareth"
13. Babymetal - "Gimme Choko!!"
14. Behemoth - "Oro Pro Nobis Lucifer"
15. Interpol - "Success"
16. Nas & Damian Marley - "As We Enter"
17. Raw Radar War - "On a Field of White"
18. Le Butcherettes - "Henry Don't Got Love"
19. Nicole Dollanganger - "Adam (Reformatory)"
20. Kristeen Young - "Pearl of a Girl"
21. Sharon Van Etten - "Your Love is Killing Me"
22. M.I.A. - "Y.A.L.A."
23. Death from Above 1979 - "White is Red"
24. Soulfly - "World Scum"
25. The Dillinger Escape Plan - "One of Us is the Killer"

Big honorable mention to "King Kunta" by Kendrick Lamar. Would be #26.

I want to play, but I might have to wait a little bit because I could see myself agonizing over whether or not a particular choices belongs on the list. Do these have to be songs that have been released in a studio recording as of yet, because I can think of at least one contender that hasn't been?

Brett wrote:I want to play, but I might have to wait a little bit because I could see myself agonizing over whether or not a particular choices belongs on the list. Do these have to be songs that have been released in a studio recording as of yet, because I can think of at least one contender that hasn't been?

I'm not chud. You can choose your own rules.

I'll do this -- utilizing the one-per-artist rule:

1. Beach House - "The New Year"
2. The Mynabirds - "Disarm"
3. El-P - " The Full Retard"
4. Killer Mike - "Reagan"
5. Taylor Swift - "State of Grace"
6. William Tyler - "Cadillac Desert"
7. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - "Ramada Inn"
8. Brad Mehldau - "The Falcon Will Fly Again"
9. Vijay Iyer Trio - "The Star of a Story"
10. Neil Cowley Trio - " Bryce"
11. The Roots - " Radio Daze"
12. Kanye West - "Gorgeous"
13. Elvis Costello - A Voice in the Dark"
14. Kendrick Lamar - "How Much a Dollar Cost"
15. Laura Marling - "Gurdjjeff's Daughter"
16. Sharon Van Etten - "Give Out"
17. Kurt Vile - "Goldtone"
18. The War on Drugs - "Lost In the Dream"
19. Janelle Monae - "We Were Rock and Roll"
20. Bob Dylan - "Soon After Midnight"
21. Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"
22. Beirut - "East Harlem"
23. Sufjan Stevens - "Should Have Known Better"
24. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - "Hummingbird, Pt. 1"
25. Richard Thompson - "Saving The Good Stuff For You"

Also doing one per artist because I would have to think too long otherwise:

01. Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company
02. Fleet Foxes - The Shrine/An Argument
03. Beach House - Take Care
04. The National - Sorrow
05. Sigur Rós - Rembihnútur
06. Sufjan Stevens - The Only Thing
07. Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt
08. Fiona Apple - Werewolf
09. Okkervil River - It Was my Season
10. Godspeed You! Black Emporer - Mladic
11. Kanye West - Lost In The World
12. Arcade Fire - Afterlife
13. My Bloody Valentine - who sees you
14. The Knife - A Tooth For An Eye
15. CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share
16. Angel Olsen - Lights Out
17. Björk - Stonemilker
18. Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker The Berry
19. Sun Kil Moon - Carissa
20. War On Drugs - Eyes To The Wind
21. The Decemberists - Make You Better
22. Sharon Van Etten - Afraid Of Nothing
23. Father John Misty - Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)
24. Lisa Hannigan - Little Bird
25. Susanne Sundfor - Fade Away

The ranking would probably look absolutely different if I did that a second time because I like most of these songs about the same. I can't really compare songs when they reach a certain level of greatness.

Kevin Davis wrote:I'll do this -- utilizing the one-per-artist rule:

1. Beach House - "The New Year"
2. The Mynabirds - "Disarm"
3. El-P - " The Full Retard"
4. Killer Mike - "Reagan"
5. Taylor Swift - "State of Grace"
6. William Tyler - "Cadillac Desert"
7. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - "Ramada Inn"
8. Brad Mehldau - "The Falcon Will Fly Again"
9. Vijay Iyer Trio - "The Star of a Story"
10. Neil Cowley Trio - " Bryce"
11. The Roots - " Radio Daze"
12. Kanye West - "Gorgeous"
13. Elvis Costello - A Voice in the Dark"
14. Kendrick Lamar - "How Much a Dollar Cost"
15. Laura Marling - "Gurdjjeff's Daughter"
16. Sharon Van Etten - "Give Out"
17. Kurt Vile - "Goldtone"
18. The War on Drugs - "Lost In the Dream"
19. Janelle Monae - "We Were Rock and Roll"
20. Bob Dylan - "Soon After Midnight"
21. Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"
22. Beirut - "East Harlem"
23. Sufjan Stevens - "Should Have Known Better"
24. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - "Hummingbird, Pt. 1"
25. Richard Thompson - "Saving The Good Stuff For You"

I know you like Taylor Swift a lot and I kinda like her too but I'm super surprised to see "State of Grace" so high

theplatypus wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:I'll do this -- utilizing the one-per-artist rule:

1. Beach House - "The New Year"
2. The Mynabirds - "Disarm"
3. El-P - " The Full Retard"
4. Killer Mike - "Reagan"
5. Taylor Swift - "State of Grace"
6. William Tyler - "Cadillac Desert"
7. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - "Ramada Inn"
8. Brad Mehldau - "The Falcon Will Fly Again"
9. Vijay Iyer Trio - "The Star of a Story"
10. Neil Cowley Trio - " Bryce"
11. The Roots - " Radio Daze"
12. Kanye West - "Gorgeous"
13. Elvis Costello - A Voice in the Dark"
14. Kendrick Lamar - "How Much a Dollar Cost"
15. Laura Marling - "Gurdjjeff's Daughter"
16. Sharon Van Etten - "Give Out"
17. Kurt Vile - "Goldtone"
18. The War on Drugs - "Lost In the Dream"
19. Janelle Monae - "We Were Rock and Roll"
20. Bob Dylan - "Soon After Midnight"
21. Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"
22. Beirut - "East Harlem"
23. Sufjan Stevens - "Should Have Known Better"
24. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - "Hummingbird, Pt. 1"
25. Richard Thompson - "Saving The Good Stuff For You"

I know you like Taylor Swift a lot and I kinda like her too but I'm super surprised to see "State of Grace" so high

State of Grace is a fantastic song.

Where is "Let The Records Play"?

BigRedLedbetter wrote:Where is "Let The Records Play"?

huehuehuehue

Pearl jam jeremy

Strat wrote:Pearl jam jeremy

There has to be a live version of Betterman on some release of Lightning Bolt right?

theplatypus wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:I'll do this -- utilizing the one-per-artist rule:

1. Beach House - "The New Year"
2. The Mynabirds - "Disarm"
3. El-P - " The Full Retard"
4. Killer Mike - "Reagan"
5. Taylor Swift - "State of Grace"
6. William Tyler - "Cadillac Desert"
7. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - "Ramada Inn"
8. Brad Mehldau - "The Falcon Will Fly Again"
9. Vijay Iyer Trio - "The Star of a Story"
10. Neil Cowley Trio - " Bryce"
11. The Roots - " Radio Daze"
12. Kanye West - "Gorgeous"
13. Elvis Costello - A Voice in the Dark"
14. Kendrick Lamar - "How Much a Dollar Cost"
15. Laura Marling - "Gurdjjeff's Daughter"
16. Sharon Van Etten - "Give Out"
17. Kurt Vile - "Goldtone"
18. The War on Drugs - "Lost In the Dream"
19. Janelle Monae - "We Were Rock and Roll"
20. Bob Dylan - "Soon After Midnight"
21. Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"
22. Beirut - "East Harlem"
23. Sufjan Stevens - "Should Have Known Better"
24. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - "Hummingbird, Pt. 1"
25. Richard Thompson - "Saving The Good Stuff For You"

I know you like Taylor Swift a lot and I kinda like her too but I'm super surprised to see "State of Grace" so high

Oh, they're not really in order -- I can rank small quantities of things, but trying to rank individual songs on such a massive scale would be a futile effort for me. This list is more "25 songs that have defined my 2010's so far."

Kevin Davis wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:I'll do this -- utilizing the one-per-artist rule:

1. Beach House - "The New Year"
2. The Mynabirds - "Disarm"
3. El-P - " The Full Retard"
4. Killer Mike - "Reagan"
5. Taylor Swift - "State of Grace"
6. William Tyler - "Cadillac Desert"
7. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - "Ramada Inn"
8. Brad Mehldau - "The Falcon Will Fly Again"
9. Vijay Iyer Trio - "The Star of a Story"
10. Neil Cowley Trio - " Bryce"
11. The Roots - " Radio Daze"
12. Kanye West - "Gorgeous"
13. Elvis Costello - A Voice in the Dark"
14. Kendrick Lamar - "How Much a Dollar Cost"
15. Laura Marling - "Gurdjjeff's Daughter"
16. Sharon Van Etten - "Give Out"
17. Kurt Vile - "Goldtone"
18. The War on Drugs - "Lost In the Dream"
19. Janelle Monae - "We Were Rock and Roll"
20. Bob Dylan - "Soon After Midnight"
21. Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"
22. Beirut - "East Harlem"
23. Sufjan Stevens - "Should Have Known Better"
24. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - "Hummingbird, Pt. 1"
25. Richard Thompson - "Saving The Good Stuff For You"

I know you like Taylor Swift a lot and I kinda like her too but I'm super surprised to see "State of Grace" so high

Oh, they're not really in order -- I can rank small quantities of things, but trying to rank individual songs on such a massive scale would be a futile effort for me. This list is more "25 songs that have defined my 2010's so far."

We're twin fire signs, Kevin Davis. Four blue eyes.

And we never go out of style, Chud.

Yeah, it would take way too long to compile a ranked and ordered top 25 list, but I should be able to throw together a "in no particular order" list.

I don't think this really counts, but if it did, an improvised song Reggie Watts made at the end of a Conan appearance would make my list.

2010
01. Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill (Plastic Beach)
02. Deftones - You've Seen The Butcher (Diamond Eyes)
03. How To Destroy Angels - Fur Lined (How To Destroy Angels EP)
04. Arcade Fire - Ready To Start (The Suburbs)

2011
05. Radiohead - Lotus Flower (The King Of Limbs)
06. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (Torches)
07. Wilco - Art Of Almost (The Whole Love)
08. Phoebe Killdeer And The Short Straws - The Fade Out Line (Innerquake)

2012
09. Candlebox - Turn Your Heart Around (Love Stories And Other Musings)
10. Sleeping With Sirens - Scene One - James Dean And Audrey Hepburn (If You Were A Movie This Would Be Your Soundtrack)
11. Fobia - Dinosaurios (Destruye Hogares)
12. Tame Impala - Mind Mischief (Lonerism)

2013
13. Foals - Inhaler (Holy Fire)
14. Atoms For Peace - Ingenue (Amok)
15. Queens Of The Stone Age - I Sat By The Ocean (Like Clockwork)
16. Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? (AM)
17. Chvrches - Lies (The Bones Of What You Believe)

2014
18. Brody Dalle - Dressed In Dreams (Diploid Love)
19. Spoon - Do You (They Want My Soul)
20. The Kooks - Down (Listen)
21. Tweedy - Low Key (Sukierae)

2015
22. Muse - Psycho (Psycho)
23. Daniel Johns - Aerial Love (Aerial Love EP)
24. The Cribs - Burning For No One (For All My Sisters)
25. Incubus - Make Out Party (Trust Fall)

I like 30 songs more, but need to filter to 25

Art of Almost and Lies!

Not in any particular order:

1. Hotel Lights - Super 8mm
2. Tom Waits - Hell Broke Luce
3. Chris Cornell - The Keeper
4. Mark Lanegan Band - Harborview Hospital
5. Rndm - The Disappearing Ones
6. Soundgarden - A Thousand Days Before
7. yMusic - Beautiful Mechanical
8. Ben Folds Five - Erase Me
9. Arctic Monkeys - Knee Socks
10. Lorde - 400 Lux
11. QOSTA - I Appear Missing
12. Woodkid - The Golden Age
13. Beck - Morning
14. Billy Boyd - The Last Goodbye
15. Broods - Four Walls
16. Kitten - G#
17. Meg Myers - Heart Heart Head
18. St. Vincent - Severed Crossed Fingers
19. Lana Del Rey - Brooklyn Baby
20. Ben Folds - So There
21. Leon Bridges - Betterman
22. Modest Mouse - The Best Room
23. Hop Along - Texas Funeral
24. Taylor Swift - Blank Spaces
25. Natalie Prass - Why Don't You Believe in Me?