Many songs on my list, overlooked by most of radio, are probably unfamiliar to some of you; therefore I’ll make it easy for you to get familiar by providing you links to some of the more interesting and underappreciated song.
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01 01 01 18 Silversun Pickups "Dots & Dashes"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u33g0vlGaPMI’m really obsessed with the song. Gotta turn it up loud.
02 02 02 14 Phoenix "Trying To Be Cool"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMDycg0Gn_YA real mood enhancer, this catchy song goes constantly through my head, making me feel good.
03 03 03 45 Linkin Park "Castle Of Glass"\
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g-dHTrNNGQOne of their best, and they’ve had many excellent songs over the years
05 04 04 13 Civil Wars "The One That Got Away"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnkM_ebv9BIIf only all country music was this good!
04 05 03 18 Villains "Rainy Day Girl"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKYVypAFY34So beautiful with so much longing!
08 06 04 42 Capital Cities "Safe & Sound"
07 07 06 34 Stereophonics "In A Moment"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbagcoetpGwSuch a fantastic, powerful song from an extraordinary band. Listen for the guitar solo near the end!
10 08 08 19 Matt Nathanson "Mission Bells"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oOIwlWFYeMBy far the catchiest and best song I’ve heard from him
06 09 02 21 Stereophonics "Graffiti On The Train"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN-01OQKM0oGreat emotional title track of undoubtedly one of the best albums of the year
13 10 10 13 Boxer Rebellion "Diamonds"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKTAXkpGceQAnother song I’m obsessed about and gotta turn loud. Got that ‘80s spacy sound.
09 11 02 37 Carrie Underwood "Blown Away"
15 12 12 09 John Newman "Love Me Again"
14 13 13 12 Austin Mahone "What About Love"
12 14 07 18 Bruno Mars "Treasure"
17 15 15 09 OneRepublic "Counting Stars"
11 16 04 19 30 Seconds To Mars "Up In The Air"
21 17 17 08 Alice In Chains "Voices"
16 18 01 22 Daft Punk "Get Lucky"
26 19 19 07 Temples "Colours To Life"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUGEnXz4EG8Sounds like it comes straight out of ‘60s psychedelia. Not like it’s trying to sound like it, but actually came out of it; it’s so authentic and good. A band to watch for.
19 20 01 22 Imagine Dragons "Demons"
22 21 21 12 Mario "Somebody Else"
25 22 22 11 Ne-Yo "Should Be You"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIKqP_F0W24A beautiful, mournful tender song in the vein of “Do You” & “Part of a List” (which if you don’t already know, are well worth checking out)
18 23 01 22 Chris Brown "Fine China”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiT7dglZ56IGreat old-school soul in the vein of Michael Jackson during his prime.
20 24 20 11 Johnny Hates Jazz "Magnetized"
24 25 24 14 Portugal The Man "Purple Yellow Red & Blue"
31 26 26 10 Justin Timberlake "Mirrors"
23 27 16 17 Zedd "Clarity"
30 28 28 10 Imagine Dragons "On Top Of The World"
34 29 29 07 Stereophonics "We Share The Same Sun"
28 30 12 21 Bastille "Pompeii"
33 31 31 13 Stereophonics "Indian Summer"
37 32 32 07 Fitz & The Tantrums "6AM"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiT7dglZ56IThere’s still a chance this will be given the chance it deserves. Danceable catchy!
27 33 01 37 Burnside "Will I Find You There"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgl_96K0FawSo moving! Most overlooked, underappreciated song I’m aware of.
29 34 20 17 Calvin Harris "I Need Your Love"
36 35 35 08 Avicii "Wake Me Up"
32 36 20 19 Kopecky Family "Heartbeat"
41 37 37 05 Muse "Follow Me"
40 38 38 11 Tame Impala "Elephant"
44 39 39 07 Hurts "Somebody To Die For"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt1kc_FniKMCertainly 1 of my favorite bands of this century. From another of the best albums of the year.
47 40 40 05 !!! "1 Girl, 1 Boy"
35 41 06 23 Dawes "From A Window Seat"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bxwEscWZEI 43 42 41 09 Walking Papers "Whole World's Watching"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGYNCA3GLCIAnother song that sounds like it comes straight from the psychedelic & protest ‘60s, this time heavy metal.
45 43 43 09 Passenger "Let Her Go"
57 44 44 04 Sons Of The Sea "Where The Songs Come From"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJRN2jDJ2PcYou might recognize the lead voice as the leader of Incubus; but this is quite a different sound
39 45 10 26 Milo Greene "1957"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Mc8YRigmwA really good song!
46 46 46 08 Rihanna "Right Now"
50 47 47 05 Foals "My Number"
56 48 48 04 Discopolis "Falling"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7XZ8chFCx4www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfXnjHhVkgYwww.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9BDh8trPjA3 versions of the same song. I think I like the middle (Axwell) one best.
42 49 04 30 Leagues "Spotlight"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOTXM5obLcAGreat song! Should’ve been huge.
49 50 49 08 Kesha "Krazy Kids"
55 51 51 05 Grouplove "Ways To Go"
58 52 52 04 Exit Calm "Fiction"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmfAqRgpyYU61 53 53 03 Justin Timberlake "Take Back The Night"
38 54 08 22 Alice In Chains "Stone"
48 55 48 20 Foals "Inhaler"
54 56 54 11 Queens Of The Stone Age "My God Is The Sun"
60 57 57 04 MMX "Ritual"
59 58 58 07 Unlikely Candidates "Follow My Feet"
67 59 59 03 Ellie Goulding "Burn"
71 60 60 03 Capital Cities "Kangaroo Court"
53 61 53 14 Of Monsters & Men "King & Lionheart"
57 62 49 16 Fitz & The Tantrums "Out Of My League"
66 63 63 05 Papa Roach "Leader Of The Broken Hearts"
70 64 64 03 Lana Del Rey "Summertime Sadness"
52 65 49 14 Slash "Anastasia"
69 66 66 03 Samantha Jade "Firestarter"
78 67 67 02 Korn "Never Never"
68 68 68 05 Soundgarden "Halfway There"
75 69 69 03 Bonnie McKee "American Girl"
77 70 70 02 Jonas Brothers "1st Time"
74 71 70 07 Devour The Day "Good Man"
76 72 72 03 Wale "Love Hate Relationship"
80 73 73 02 Lorde "Royals"
00 74 74 01 Alt-J "Tessellate"
00 75 75 01 Panic At The Disco "Miss Jackson"
00 76 76 01 Arctic Monkeys "Do I Wanna Know"
65 77 43 14 Black Veil Brides "In The End"
73 78 05 29 Neighbourhood "Sweater Weather"
00 79 79 01 30 Seconds To Mars "City Of Angels"
00 80 80 01 Queens Of The Stone Age "I Sat By The Ocean"
62 00 14 22 Royskopp "Running To The Sea"
63 00 32 12 Robin Thicke "Blurred Lines"
64 00 39 08 Jay Sean "Mars"
72 00 37 17 Phillip Phillips "Gone Gone Gone"
79 00 79 01 Naughty Boy "La La La"