2010 Song Project - Countdown - #70-#61

#70 Bruno Mars -"Grenade" from "Doo Wops And Hooligans" - 2010 was a great year for Bruno Mars. After spending the past few years writing and contributing guest appearances on some of the best pop songs around, Mars released his debut solo album and it was filled with brilliant R&B songs and pop ballads like "Grenade", his best song to date.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR6iYWJxHqs&ob=av2e


#69 Bone Thugs N Harmony -"Rebirth" from "Uni5: The World's Enemy" - It's been quite awhile since "Tha Crossroads", but what made BTNH great then still makes them great, as they continue to be one of the best hip hop groups around with great hooks and fast-paced, highly addictive lyrical flow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsBV-P9gIC0&ob=av2e


#68 Good Shoes -"I Know" from "No Hope, No Future" - It seems that it wouldn't be one of my countdowns if it didn't feature at least one aggressively subversive anti-religious protest song. "I Know" is a fast-paced punk song with outstanding lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMS8HPbNmNI


#67 The Court Yard Hounds -"It Didn't Make A Sound" from "It Didn't Make A Sound" - One of the top country songs of 2010, "It Didn't Make A Sound" is highlighted by a fantastic, ridiculously catchy hook in the chorus and great vocals and lyrics throughout.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wn-Ua0VPDA


#66 Ke$ha -"TiK ToK" from "Animal" - It's not going to win any songwriting awards, but "TiK ToK" is one of the best pop songs of 2010 with a pulsing backbeat and a bouncy chorus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP6XpLQM2Cs&ob=av2n


#65 Katy Perry -"Teenage Dream" from "Teenage Dream" - Don't get me wrong, I despise almost every Katy Perry song, but when she gets her hands on a decent hook, she knocks it out of the park. "Teenage Dream" is simply a great pop song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98WtmW-lfeE&ob=av2e


#64 Robyn -"Hang With Me" from "Body Talk" - Robyn is the rare pop singer who earns respect from the indie crowd for her clever lyrics and extraordinary hooks. "Hang With Me" doesn't get the hype some of her other songs from 2010 get, but it's her best of the year in my opinion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3a2qoyONVA&ob=av2e


#63 Vampire Weekend -"Giving Up The Gun" from "Contra" - Light and breezy even for a Vampire Weekend song, "Giving Up The Gun" was one of the band's biggest hits of 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bccKotFwzoY&ob=av2e


#62 One Night Only -"Say You Don't Want It" from "One Night Only" - Every year needs a glossy Brit-pop anthem that comes out of nowhere and achieves greatness and this year it's "Say You Don't Want It".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF1WzzrLmpk&ob=av2e


#61 Grinderman -"Worm Tamer" from "Grinderman II" - Nick Cave's current band Grinderman puts their highest-charting song on the countdown with this crunchy, industrial nightmare.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPfuiT5XstU