Amazon Chooses The Year’s Best Songs So Far, But What Was Left Off?

Robbie Daw | July 9, 2010 2:00 pm

Amazon has compiled its list of the Top 50 Songs Of The Year…So Far, and it would seem the music-loving editors at the online shopping center are in the mood get down—three songs in the Top 10 have either the word “dance” or “dancing” in the title. Also present are big hits, indie jams and one tune that had arguably the most controversial video of the year up to this point.

But what did Amazon miss? Head below to see their list of the best of 2010, and our five picks for songs they forgot to include.

First of all, we give the online company props for including, among others, Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own,” Janelle Monae’s “Tightrope,” Goldfrapp’s “Believer” and Sade’s “Soldier Of Love.” Bonus points for slapping “Elastic Love,” one of the less cringe-worthy tunes off Christina Aguilera’s Bionic, on the list.

Of course, if we had our way we would have included the following in the tally somewhere:

1. “Acapella” – Kelis 2. “All The Lovers” – Kylie Minogue 3. “Find Your Love” – Drake 4. “Commander” – Kelly Rowland 5. “Your Love” – Nicki Minaj

And if the roundup allowed for imported tunes, we’d have also included Brit Awards fave Ellie Goulding’s “Starry Eyed.”

Anyway…

AMAZON’S BEST OF 2010: TOP 50 SONGS OF THE YEAR…SO FAR 1. “Round And Round” – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti 2. “Dance Yrself Clean” – LCD Soundsystem 3. “Dancing On My Own” – Robyn 4. “XXXO” – M.I.A. 5. “Truth Sets In” – Avi Buffalo 6. “Meddle” – Little Boots 7. “Little White Church” – Little Big Town 8. “Enough’s Enough” – Jamie Lidell 9. “Dancing In The Light” – The Rolling Stones 10. “When I’m With You” – Best Coast 11. “Tightrope” – Janelle Monae feat. Big Boi 12. “Elastic Love” – Christina Aguilera 13. “Texico Bitches” – Broken Social Scene 14. “Once In A Great While” – Nathaniel Rateliff 15. “Skippin’ Town” – The Drums 16. “Heard It On The Radio” – The Bird And The Bee 17. “Believer” – Goldfrapp 18. “Break Your Heart” – Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris 19. “Window Seat” – Erykah Badu 20. “Heaven Can Wait” – Charlotte Gainsbourg 21. Celestica” – Crystal Castles 22. “Golden State” – Delta Spirit 23. “Soldier Of Love” – Sade 24. “As We Enter” – Nas & Damian Marley 25. “Catholic Pagans” – Surfer Blood 26. “Closer” – Corinne Bailey Rae 27. “Rush Minute” – Massive Attack 28. “Luv Goon” – Pearl Harbor 29. “Double Knots” – The Living Sisters 30. “Hustle And Cuss” – The Dead Weather 31. “The River” – Audra Mae 32. “Jail La La” – Dum Dum Girls 33. “Bloodbuzz Ohio” – The National 34. “Taxi Cab” – Vampire Weekend 35. “Gimmie Gimmie Back Your Love” – Hunx And His Punx 36. “Sometimes I Don’t Need To Believe In Anything” – Teenage Fanclub 37. “Love Is A Dirty Word” – Jason Collett 38. “Always Already Gone” – The Magnetic Fields 39. “Symphonies” – Dan Black 40. “Nothin’ On You” – B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars 41. “Why Does The Wind?” – Tracey Thorn 42. “Ain’t Leavin’ Without You” – Jaheim 43. “Little Lion Man” – Mumford & Sons 44. “The Twistable, Turnable Man Returns” – Andrew Bird 45. “I Feel Better” – Hot Chip 46. “Walk Of Shame” – The Like 47. “One Hand Push Up” – Rhymefest 48. “O.N.E.” – Yeasayer 49. “Hot-N-Fun” – N.E.R.D. 50. “Chinatown” – Wild Nothing