SOUND OF 2010 : 1-20

Well, here it is, my favourite 20 songs of 2010. Enjoy.

1. Marina and the Diamonds – Shampain
2. OMD – If You Want It
3. One Night Only – Say You Don’t Want It
4. Kings Of Leon – Radioactive
5. Mike Posner – Cooler Than Me
6. Adam Lambert – What Do You Want From Me?
7. Brandon Flowers – Crossfire
8. Amy MacDonald – Don’t Tell Me That It’s Over
9. MGMT – Flash Delerium
10. Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up
11. Tiffany Page – On Your Head
12. Kylie Minogue – Better Than Today
13. Take That – The Flood
14. The Hoosiers – Choices
15. B.O.B – Airplanes
16. Ellie Goulding – The Writer
17. Alicia Keys – Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
18. Marina and the Diamonds – Hollywood
19. Ting Tings – Hands
20. Silhouette – Volume Destroyed

Congratulations due to Marina and the Diamonds. There’s no official prize, but the next time she’s in Belfast, i’ll buy her a cheesy chip from Hungry Hound, cos i’m a classy guy like that.

If you haven’t heard the winning song, see below.

See Also

Sound Of 2009

Sound Of 2008

Sound Of 2007

Sound Of 2006

SOUND OF 2010 : 21-40

The penultimate part of this blag, the 21st to 40th best songs of the year.

Next week, i’ll reveal the top 20.

Until then, enjoy.

21. Beady Eye – Bring The Light
22. Muse – Neutron Star Collision
23. Fyffe Dangerfield – She Needs Me
24. Pixie Lott – Turn It Up
25. The Klaxons – Echoes
26. Diana Vickers – My Wicked Heart
27. Rose Elinor Dougal – Start, Stop, Synchro
28. Manic Street Preachers ft Ian McCullough – Some Kind Of Nothingness
29. Paul Weller – No More Tears To Cry
30. Tegan and Sara – Alligator
31. Katie Melua – The Flood
32. Heathers – Remember When
33. 30 Seconds To Mars – Kings And Queens
34. Imelda May – Mayhem
35. Miley Cyrus – Can’t Be Tamed
36. Train – Hey Soul Sister
37. Gorillaz – Stylo
38. John D’Arcy – Scotty
39. Owl City – Fireflies
40. Katy Perry – California Gurls

SOUND OF 2010 : 41-60

The third of a five part series, the middle of the chart of 2010.

Enjoy. Listen. Discuss.

41. Kylie Minogue – All The Lovers
42. B.O.B – Nothing On You
43. Charlotte Church – Logical World
44. K’naan – Wavin Flag
45. Duffy – Well Well Well
46. Marina and the Diamonds – Oh No!!
47. John D’Arcy – Poptart
48. Kelis – Acapella
49. Rose Elinor Dougal – Carry On
50. Tinie Tempah – Written In The Stars
51. Pearl and the Puppets – Because I Do
52. Girls Can’t Catch – Echo
53. Nadine Coyle – Insatiable
54. Bruno Mars – Just The Way You Are
55. Manic Street Preachers – It’s Not War, Just The End Of Love
56. Ash – Binary
57. McFly ft Tiao Cruz – Shine A Light
58. Jona Lewie – You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties 2010
59. Linkin Park – Waitin For The End
60. Marina and the Diamonds – Mowgli’s Road

SOUND OF 2010 : 61-80

Second part of the countdown of the best songs of the year. Enjoy.

61. Lena – Satellite
62. Nevergreen and Chenee – A Moment Like This
63. Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
64. Diana Vickers – The Boy Who Murdered Love
65. Plan B – Prayin
66. Scissor Sisters – Fire With Fire
67. Rose Elinor Dougal – Fallen Over
68. Two Door Cinema Club – Come Back Home
69. John D’Arcy – More Like Me
70. Plan B – She Said
71. Mark Ronson – Bike Song
72. Cee-Lo : Forget You
73. Pretty Reckless – Make Me Wanna Die
74. Wonder Villains – Oh Peter
75. Katy Perry- Firework
76. Ellie Goulding – Guns and Horses
77. Mark Ronson – Bang Bang Bang
78. Enrique Iglesias – I Like It
79. Hurts – Stay
80. Lissie – When I’m Alone

SOUND OF 2010 : 81-100

With 2010 coming to an end, it’s time for those tedious end of the year lists, and this blog is no different.

When I hosted a blog on Bebo, I used to post a weekly Top 5 of the songs I was listening to that week, and then at the end of the year, drip feed a Top 100 of the year just past.

I’m going to drip feed 20 songs each week between now and December 23rd, each Thursday night.

Why Thursday?

Well, that was the night I always upadted my blog on Bebo.

I don’t know how or why it became Thursday night, it just did, so I thought i’d just keep that little tradition going.

I always seemed to notice that when I posted my Top 5, one of the videos would end up in somebody’s flashbox. Hopefully, over the next five weeks, you will be introduced to some new songs you won’t have heard, and will come to love.

Previous ‘Sound Of’ winners are : Kasabien (2006) Fiest (2007) Sons and Daughters (2008) and Little Boots (2009)

And now rules. Lady Ga Ga fans might be in for a bit of a shock with no ‘Alejandro’, because it featured in last year’s chart.

Jona Lewie will feature because it’s a re-recording. But apart from that – my chart, my rules.

Sound Of 2006

Sound Of 2007

Sound Of 2008

Sound Of 2009

81. Robyn – Hang With Me
82. Duck Sauce – Barbra Streisand
83. Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill
84. Vampire Weekend – Holiday
85. Kid British – Winner
86. Uber Glitterati – Armour
87. Diana Vickers – Once
88. The Wanted – Heart Remedy
89. Jason Derulo – In My Head
90. Daisy Dares You ft Chipmunk – Number One Enemy
91. Ellie Goulding – Your Song
92. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Bittersweet
93. Eliza Doolittle – Rollerblades
94. Jason De Rulo – What If
95. Eminem ft Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
96. Cheryl Cole – Parachute
97. B.O.B ft Rivers Cuomo – Magic
98. Alphabeat – DJ
99. Arcade Fire – Ready To Start
100. N.E.R.D – Hot n Fun