This year was pretty special for a few folks, from Lady Gaga’s undeniable presence, the explosion of Indie bands like Passion Pit, reggae dub mixess by Major Lazor and Kanye’s free publicity for Taylor Swift. We sat down and debated about what were some of our favorite songs of 2009. We don’t care about chart sales, download counts, ringtones or whatever else get’s calculated into being considered a hit… we’ll leave that to the other guys. Our list also isn’t in any sort of order, it’s one big diverse selection of music that we hope you enjoy. If we missed a few good ones, feel free to yell at us in the comment section.
View our Staff Picks: Top 40 Songs of 2009 after the jump
Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy
Jay-Z: Empire State of Mind
Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
Major Lazer - Hold The Line
Drake - Successful
Kid Cudi - Make Her Say
The Fray - You Found Me
Mos Def feat Slick Rick - Auditorium
Muse - Uprising
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
Keri Hilson - Knock You Down
Omega Y Mambo Violento - Que Tengo Que Hacer
Tito Swing - El Caffe
Jamie Foxx Ft. T-Pain - Blame It
Wu-Tang - New Wu (Wu Ooh)
Aventura - Por Un Segundo
Beyonce - Single Ladies
Maxwell - PrettyWings
Peter Bjorn & John - Nothing to Worry About
Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
Phoenix - Lisztomania
Animal Collective - My Girls
Dirty Projectors - Stillness Is the Move
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Runaway
Mavado - So Special
Black Eyed Peas - I Got A Feeling
Theophilus London - TNT
Death Cab for Cutie – Meet Me On The Equinox
Clipse – I’m Good
Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness
J.Cole – Lights Please
Serani - She Loves Me
Jay-Z ft. Rihanna and Kanye – Run This Town
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
Owl City - Fireflies
Matt and Kim - Lessons Learned
Q-Tip ft. Chef Raekwon, Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne - Renaissance Rap Remix
Jay Electronica - Exhibit C
Birdman Ft. Drake & Lil Wayne - Money To Blow
BONUS:
Michael Jackson - Rock With You
