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
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Friendly Fires – Skeleton Boy
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Jay-Z: Empire State of Mind
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Lady Gaga – Paparazzi
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Major Lazer – Hold The Line
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Drake – Successful
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Kid Cudi – Make Her Say
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The Fray – You Found Me
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Mos Def feat Slick Rick – Auditorium
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Muse – Uprising
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Passion Pit – Sleepyhead
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Keri Hilson – Knock You Down
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Omega Y Mambo Violento – Que Tengo Que Hacer
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Tito Swing – El Caffe
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Jamie Foxx Ft. T-Pain – Blame It
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Wu-Tang – New Wu (Wu Ooh)
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Aventura – Por Un Segundo
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Beyonce – Single Ladies
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Maxwell – PrettyWings
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Peter Bjorn & John – Nothing to Worry About
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Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
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Phoenix – Lisztomania
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Animal Collective – My Girls
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Dirty Projectors – Stillness Is the Move
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Runaway
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Mavado – So Special
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Black Eyed Peas – I Got A Feeling
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Theophilus London – TNT
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Death Cab for Cutie – Meet Me On The Equinox
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Clipse – I’m Good
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Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness
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J.Cole – Lights Please
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Serani – She Loves Me
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Jay-Z ft. Rihanna and Kanye – Run This Town
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Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
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Owl City – Fireflies
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Matt and Kim – Lessons Learned
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Q-Tip ft. Chef Raekwon, Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne – Renaissance Rap Remix
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Jay Electronica – Exhibit C
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Birdman Ft. Drake & Lil Wayne – Money To Blow
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BONUS:
Michael Jackson – Rock With You
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