| #61 - #41 || #40 - #21 || #20 - #1 || Reissues |
Tracks 2008-2018:
| #129 - #99 || #98 - #65 || #64 - 37 || #36 - #1 |
98. Jocko “Muddy Waters” (2017)
"Jocko has toured on-and-off since this album's digital release, and we are jealous of anyone who gets to see them. The music video prominently features hockey and hackeysack, and we will figure out a way to include it in "Best Videos of 2019" even though it came out in December 2017 because we no longer care about accurate chronology."
| Hot Mix (2018): #8 |
97. Rihanna “Same Ol’ Mistakes” (2016)
"This definitive version is also among the album's most crucial decisions. Within the album sequence (appearing after "Yeah I Said It"), it's the moment when the planets align. It's when Anti eclipses itself and swallows the sum of its parts. She is the undefeated heavyweight world champion of not giving one single fuck. She's aware of the critique, and it shouldn't surprise anyone if she responds by including two more 7-minute Tame Impala covers on her next record just to prove how little she cares about what anyone thinks."| Hot Mix (2016): #18 |
96. Kendrick Lamar “King Kunta” (2015)
95. Kanye West “New Slaves” (2013)
The "social and racial commentary" block."King Kunta"
"Kendrick treats the song as a playful exercise, despite the potentially crushingly hefty subject matter. Its dozens of musical references primarily point to the 1970s, the decade of Roots, Richard Pryor and The Jackson Five. He sings "I'm mad, but I ain't stressin'" with the same inflection that James Brown would have effortlessly flung into The Payback. "We want the funk!" feels like it might be the most essential Parliament/Funkadelic interpolation in over 20 years."
| Hot Mix (2015): #2 |
"New Slaves"
"Kanye's unconventional structure and mostly gothic preferences in keyboard patches present a curious backdrop for his societal frustration."
| Hot Mix (2013): #3 |
94. Power Trip “Executioner's Tax” (2017)
93. Deftones “Diamond Eyes” (2010)
"Now That's What I Call Metal And Drugs Volume 420""Executioner's Tax"
"Pitchfork headline: 'What Billy From Stranger Things Is Listening To Right Now While Smoking Cigs and Lifting Dumbbell Bicep Curls'" [See pic above]
| Hot Mix (2017): #93 |
"Diamond Eyes" : | Youtube |
"Bands who stick together fuck shit up together. Chino may be coked up, but still delivers the goods, while the rhythm section still present some of the hugest riffs and finest drumming in rock."
| Hot Mix (2010): #76 |
92. Diddy Dirty Money “Ass On The Floor” (2010)
91. Nicki Minaj f/ Drake & Lil Wayne “Truffle Butter” (2014)
90. Drake “Best I Ever Had” (2009)
89. Rihanna “Sex With Me” (2016)
We are too embarrassed to announce the theme of this block."Ass On The Floor"
| Hot Mix '10 (2015): #7 |
"Truffle Butter"
"Nicki is the indisputable No. 1 rap icon of this decade... her swag still radiates with conviction."
| Hot Mix (2015): #31 |
"Best I Ever Had"
| Hot Mix (2009): #28 | Once Again For 2009 (2010): #3 | Hot Mix '09 (2015): #6 |
"Sex With Me"
| Hot Mix (2016): #42 |
88. Rihanna “James Joint” (2015)
""How you livin' love/like/fuck rules." They could have made it less obvious that "James Joint" was a Stevie Wonder homage, but why hide it? Cue the harmonica solo."
| 500 Jams (2016): #191 | Hot Mix (2016): #15 |
| Youtube |
87. Mariah Carey & Miguel “#Beautiful” (2016)
"An instant fan favorite, it seemed ripe for a month or two of consistent radio domination that unfortunately never happened; its nostalgic, timeless and dreamlike aura seemed almost too perfect and may have owned in any other summer."
| 500 Jams (2016): #197 | Hot Mix (2013): #1 | One-Third Decade Wrap-Up (2013): #1 |
86. The Arcade Fire “The Suburbs” (2010)
85. (Sandy) Alex G “Bobby” (2017)
84. Maren Morris “My Church” (2015)
The "non-traditional Americana" block.
"The Suburbs"
"By Neon Bible, their influences switched from awesome Echo & The Bunnymen shit to significantly less awesome Bruce Springsteen shit. It didn’t seem likely that they could possibly redeem themselves by borrowing some laziness from The Kinks’ “Sunny Afternoon,” but oddly enough that’s exactly what happened."
| 500 Jams (2016): #325 | Hot Mix (2010): #6 | One-Third Decade Wrap-Up (2013): #2 |
"Bobby"
"Nothing's off limits. The "Alex G goes country" headline seems entirely laughable."
| Hot Mix (2017): #9 |
"My Church"
"Maren gets the "home" feeling from faith placed into iHeartRadio's program directors. The word "God" is not mentioned once in this entire song."
| Hot Mix (2017): #32 |
83. Ariana Grande “No Tears Left To Cry” (2018)
82. Kesha “Tik Tok” (2009)
81. Ariana Grande “Thank U, Next” (2018)
80. Charli XCX “Boys” (2017)
Artists with stans."No Tears Left To Cry" : | Youtube |
"I'm gonna need you all to shut your mouths so I can focus..." (Elias, Summer 2018)
| Hot Mix (2018): #10 |
"Tik Tok" : | Youtube |
Apparently prophetic. "Remember that one time Ke$ha got drunk?"
| 2000s Guilt (2011): #34 | Hot Mix '09 (2015): #7 |
"Thank U, Next" : | Youtube |
"Its design emphasizes human experience over narcissism. "Thank U, Next" actively intervenes by murdering her rumor mill instead of strategically nurturing. It flips Britney's ambiguous shrugs and Taylor's subtle lyrical hints on their respective heads. Granted, Ariana Grande may not have completely altered the variable, but she's clearly just as bored with the manipulative pop/tabloid connection as many of her fans, especially those who get that there are far more important things happening in the world right now."
| Hot Mix (2018): #3 |
"Boys" : | Youtube |
Sup Charli.
| Hot Mix (2017): #29 |
79. Playboy Carti “Magnolia” (2017)
78. Valee f/ Jeremih “Womp Womp” (2018)
Now That's What I Call TikTok.
"Magnolia"
| Hot Mix (2017): #36 |
"Womp Womp"
"The Price Is Right might be the home of the all time classic Womp Womp, best exemplified by instances when both contestants overbid during the final showcase showdown, indicating an enormous trombone-flavored fail. In "Womp Womp," Valee sings about watching one such episode of The Price Is Right at home during a snow day."
| Hot Mix (2018): #2 |
77. Grass Is Green “Tricky Tim's 'Night On the Town'” (2010)
76. Grass Is Green “Panera” (2012)
75. Aye Nako “Particle Mace” (2017)
Basement punk show with dollar Modello."Tricky Tim"
We yelled for this song at a GIG show. The room became awkwardly silent, and then they played a different song. True story. We almost put "Somebody's Something" here instead, and we forgot to change the old stats.
| 500 Jams (2016): #435 | Hot Mix (2012): #23 |
"Panera"
"The highway-speed-chase blasts through multiple brick walls in the song’s second half, especially those 2 or 3 moments when the rhythm section start banging the fuck out of their instruments over some delicately placed sustained guitar feedback and squeaky pitch-pedal screams."
| 500 Jams (2016): #308 | Hot Mix (2012): #13 |
"Particle Mace"
"The arcade game that currently stands next to Silent Barn's stage will eventually end up somewhere. We think it should join Aye Nako for all of their upcoming tour dates."
| Hot Mix (2017): #14 |
74. Rae Sremmurd “Black Beatles” (2016)
73. Nicki Minaj “Black Barbies” (2016)
It's too difficult to separate these, so here they are. Together again."Black Beatles" : | Youtube |
"Did the Mannequin Challenge save their career? Mike Will's beat might be the best and catchiest he's ever laid to tape. The kids on the playground sung along to that chorus for hours. It's proof that charting pop is alive and well."
| Hot Mix (2016): #3 |
"Black Barbies"
"Nicki clearly loves Sremmurd. She made her version of "Black Beatles" her most memorable jam since "Truffle Butter.""
| Hot Mix (2016): #3 |
72. Deerhoof “Chandelier Searchlight” (2008)
71. Real Estate “Crime” (2014)
70. Surface To Air Missive “Surfacing” (2013)
Power-indie."Chandelier Searchlight"
| Hot Mix (2008): #27 | Hot Mix '08 (2015): #8 |
"Crime"
"Some days are rougher than others. But at least it's summer, and the tops of the trees are green and swaying. Take another sip of coffee. Smoke another cig."
| 500 Jams (2016): #253 | Hot Mix (2014): #7 | One-Third Decade Wrap-Up (2013): #6 |
"Surfacing"
"A fresh blast of prog-influenced brilliance. Elephant 6 flavored lo-fidelity. Dense with hooks, it's just as heavy as a few similarly packed mid-2000s mini-epics from their former tourmates Of Montreal. Air-guitars in position."
| Hot Mix (2013): #19 |
69. Caribou “Sun” (2010)
68. MGMT “The Youth” (2008)
67. El Guincho “Bombay” (2010)
High production-value gems with classic underrated music videos.
"Sun"
"Its most intriguing aspect has to be its lyrics - the word "sun" repeated 170 times. So profound. So much meaning. The "sun" in this song might not necessarily be our own."
"Some old people with a lot of weed decided to throw a fuckin' rager."
| Hey Nice Vids (2010): Honorable Mention | Hot Mix (2010): #11 | Once Again For 2010 (2011): #6 | Hot Mix '10 (2015): #13 | One-Third Decade Wrap-Up (2013): #12 |
"The Youth" : | Youtube |
"The melancholy atmosphere gives Eric Wareheim's images a level of poignancy unseen in his previous videos."
| Best Videos of 2009: #10 | Hot Mix '08 (2015): #7 |
"Bombay"
"El Guincho beats Panda Bear at his own game."
| Hey Nice Vids (2010): #1 | Hot Mix (2010): #15 | Once Again For 2010 (2011): #7 | Hot Mix '10 (2015): #16 | One-Third Decade Wrap-Up (2013): #16 |
66. Solange “Losing You” (2012)
65. Sky Ferreira “Everything Is Embarrassing” (2012)
Critically revered Blood Orange produced lead singles from 2012 EPs.
"Losing You"
"We tend to favor handclaps."
| Hot Mix (2012): #27 |
"Everything Is Embarrassing" : | Youtube |
"Putting the past behind us is more impossible than ever."
| Hot Mix (2012): #9 | One-Third Decade Wrap-Up (2013): #18 |
| #61 - #41 || #40 - #21 || #20 - #1 || Reissues |
Tracks 2008-2018:
| #129 - #99 || #98 - #65 || #64 - 37 || #36 - #1 |
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