The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 50 of 50, #10-#1

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The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 49 of 50, #20-#11

#20 The National - "Graceless" from "Trouble Will Find Me" - This song features one of my favorite choruses of the year.  The slow build-up pays off nicely, much like classics such as "Just Like Heaven" and "Can't Hardly Wait". - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8IS4YH_GGk

#19 Tegan And Sara - "Closer" from "Heartthrob" - From the twee all the way to performing at the Oscars and putting a song on pop radio, T&S have come a long way. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e9NSMY8QiQ

#18 Vampire Weekend - "Diane Young" from "Modern Vampires Of The City" - The title is a clever pun and a nice footnote about one of VW's best songs. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG6lTQNW04I

#17 Queens Of The Stone Age - "I Sat By The Ocean" from "…Like Clockwork" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9XzSK0MqeQ

#16 Jose Gonzalez - "Step Out" from "The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Soundtrack" - The most bombastic song of 2013, which sounds even better when playing on a big screen showing the otherwise forgettable movie it accompanies. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT8ntIcTO4o

#15 Janelle Monae (feat. Erykah Badu) - "Q.U.E.E.N." from "The Electric Lady" - A great song that was pushed even higher by Erykah Badu's late-song rap. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEddixS-UoU

#14 Chvrches - "The Mother We Share" from "The Bones Of What You Believe" - One of the highest-charting re-apperances from the 2012 list and one of indie pop's greatest songs ever. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mTRvJ9fugM

#13 Capital Cities - "Safe And Sound" from "In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47dtFZ8CFo8

#12 Jay-Z (feat. Justin Timberlake) - "Holy Grail" from "Magna Carta… Holy Grail" - Oddly enough, the Timberlake part is far better than the rest of Jay-Z's song. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YcIgow6TDk

#11 Janelle Monae - "Dance Apocalyptic" from "The Electric Lady" - The best R&B song of 2013. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaMBagakSdM

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 48 of 50, #30-#21

#30 Pearl Jam - "Sirens" from "Lightning Bolt" - Pearl Jam has released several brilliant ballads over the past decade, but this was by far the most successful. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQXP6TDtW0w

#29 Drake (feat. Majid Jordan) - "Hold On, We're Going Home" from "Nothing Was The Same" - As much as I loved Drake's mixtapes, this my favorite song of his. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxgqpCdOKak

#28 Lady GaGa - "Applause" from "ARTPOP" - Gaga doesn't get the hype that she used to, but I think her music is at least consistent if not getting better. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pco91kroVgQ

#27 Parquet Courts - "Stoned And Starving" from "Light Up Gold" - One of the most interesting new indie bands of the past few years. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5P1SzaJ3jk

#26 Kanye West - "New Slaves" from "Yeezus" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1uuSm0Gol0

#25 Eminem - "Berzerk" from "Marshall Mathers LP 2" - This song, which samples Billy Squier's "The Stroke", is Eminem's most interesting song in years. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab9176Srb5Y

#24 Queens Of The Stone Age - "My God Is The Sun" from "…Like Clockwork" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFca32_7YUU

#23 The Pixies - "Bagboy" from "Bagboy (Single)" - The first single off of The Pixies' upcoming 2014 album is a welcome return from the indie rock legends. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGdSYPh5_BI

#22 Pearl Jam - "Lightning Bolt" from "Lightning Bolt" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0lXz5jmWdc

#21 Nine Inch Nails - "Came Back Haunted" from "Hesitation Marks" - The best song off of NIN's best album since "The Downward Spiral". - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RN6pT3zL44

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 47 of 50, #40-#31

#40 Vampire Weekend - "Finger Back" from "Modern Vampires Of The City" - This song features one of my favorite choruses of the year. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oPbpPIG_mQ

#39 The National - "Pink Rabbits" from "Trouble Will Find Me" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCEr4XbyLR8

#38 Alice In Chains - "Hollow" from "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmSeWqmlqYs

#37 The Arcade Fire - "Normal Person" from "Reflektor" - You wouldn't expect it from The Arcade Fire, but the guitar lick that feeds into the chorus on this song is probably the most notable guitar lick of 2013. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEcu3-fxZSE

#36 Lorde - "Team" from "Pure Heroine" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2JuxM-snGc

#35 Savages - "Husbands" from "Silence Yourself" - Pure, raw agit-rock. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmJ_mcvRQsI

#34 Kanye West (feat. God) - "I Am A God" from "Yeezus" - Obviously, this is the biggest guest appearance of the year, though it was an off-year for Nicki Minaj guest appearances. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5p5z5CIxiA

#33 Eminem - "Rap God" from "Marshall Mathers LP 2" - Eminem set a world record for most syllables rapped in a period of time on this track. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbGs_qK2PQA

#32 Vampire Weekend - "Ya Hey" from "Modern Vampires Of The City" - Another Vampire Weekend song that featured prominently on the year-end best-of lists. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-BznQE6B8U

#31 The Pixies - "Indie Cindy" from "EP-1" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDa3cY7U6NA

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 46 of 50, #50-#41

#50 The Arctic Monkeys - "R U Mine?" from "AM" - A repeat appearance from 2012's list, which is even stranger as in 2015, it's finally reaching it's peak on the charts. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngzC_8zqInk

#49 Avicii (feat. Aloe Blacc) - "Wake Me Up" from "TRUE" - I like this version better than Aloe Blacc's solo version, which I didn't find in time for the 2013 countdown. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcrbM1l_BoI

#48 Nine Inch Nails - "Copy Of A" from "Hesitation Marks" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVB_DI4ajKA

#47 Kacey Musgraves - "Follow Your Arrow" from "Same Trailer Different Park" - Kacey Musgraves (who has a song in the top 10) is probably the most exciting new country artist in more than a decade. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ8xqyoZXCc

#46 Youngblood Hawke - "We Come Running" from "Wake Up" - It's a cheesy indie pop song, but as a Muse fan, I always love bombast done correctly. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ECw5DTULQ8

#45 Chvrches - "Recover" from "The Bones Of What You Believe" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyqemIbjcfg

#44 The Pixies - "What Goes Boom" from "EP-1" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWkD_-diYuI

#43 Haim - "Forever" from "Days Are Gone" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEwM6ERq0gc

#42 Phoenix - "Entertainment" from "Bankrupt!" - Phoenix continues their run as one of the best in indie pop, even if this album was less hyped than their last. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBsRvthVhdw

#41 Natalia Kills - "Problem" from "Trouble" - I'm not sure if she's trying to be a pop star or a riot grrl and I honestly don't care when her music is this good. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZrZI6OmezE

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 45 of 50, #60-#51

#60 Jim James - "State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.)" from "Regions Of Light And Sound Of God" - The highest-charting song from the debut solo album of the lead singer of My Morning Jacket. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUYf2yu78Ts

#59 Bastille - "Pompeii" from "All This Bad Blood" - One of the biggest Modern Rock songs of 2013, from the biggest Modern Rock act of the year. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F90Cw4l-8NY

#58 Drake - "Started From The Bottom" from "Nothing Was The Same" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RubBzkZzpUA

#57 Frightened Rabbit - "State Hospital" from "Pedestrian Verse" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJb4uNi1VwU

#56 Phoenix - "Trying To Be Cool" from "Bankrupt!" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMDycg0Gn_Y

#55 Disclosure (feat. AlunaGeorge) - "White Noise" from "Settle" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkk2H3Ztrfk

#54 Regina Spektor - "You've Got Time" from "You've Got Time" - The theme song of the Netflix series "Orange Is The New Black". - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9_isl1jjHc

#53 The Arcade Fire - "Afterlife" from "Reflektor" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcKinnMXuKg

#52 Grouplove - "Ways To Go" from "Spreading Rumours" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGvHnDeS12o

#51 AlunaGeorge - "You Know You Like It" from "Body Music" - A repeat appearance from the 2012 countdown. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWR9MR5juWI

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 44 of 50, #70-#61

#70 Mons Montis - "Swept" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWYX6RD2IzY

#69 The Pixies - "Andro Queen" from "EP-1" - Every Pixies song on this year's countdown is also on the "Indie Cindy" CD, so they'll all be on the 2014 countdown as well. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10lyWR25_nQ

#68 Kings Of Leon - "Supersoaker" from "Mechanical Bull" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izzY55ACUQo

#67 Rhye - "Open" from "Woman" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sng_CdAAw8M

#66 Justin Timberlake (feat. Jay-Z) - "Suit And Tie" from "The 20/20 Experience" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsUsVbTj2AY

#65 U2 - "Ordinary Love" from "Mandela Soundtrack" - Nominated for the Best Song Oscar, but never stood a chance against the "Frozen" juggernaut, "Let It Go". - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC3ahd6Di3M

#64 Shooter Jennings - "Outlaw You" from "The Other Life" - I'm sure that there are other country punk artists, but from what I've heard, no one does it better than Shooter Jennings does. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJwCwGDqiWg

#63 Daughter - "Youth" from "If You Leave" - She'll probably always have a special place in my heart as the opening act I saw perform before The National. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QT5eGHCJdE

#62 Vampire Weekend - "Step" from "Modern Vampires Of The City" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mDxcDjg9P4

#61 Haim - "Days Are Gone" from "Days Are Gone" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUshy3OSDCA

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 43 of 50, #80-#71

#80 The Pixies - "Another Toe" from "EP-1" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH-vzQwcf4c

#79 Neko Case - "Man" from "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unNa-9qGkfI

#78 T.V. On The Radio - "Mercy" from "Mercy" - Luckily, Blalock's posted this single in their playlist, otherwise I might never have heard it. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Ji2sxk0Uc

#77 Courtney Barnett - "Avant Gardener" from "How To Carve A Carrot Into A Rose" - Pavement meets Alt-Country on this new track from one of the hottest new voices in indie rock. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcnIhzaDTd0

#76 The Mavericks - "Come Unto Me" from "In Time" - As Monty Python would say "And now for something completely different".  There's something about the tempo and swagger of this song that appeals to me in a way most songs of this genre don't. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JH3MsPlwKs

#75 Angel Haze - "Echelon (It's My Way)" from "Dirty Gold" - Yet another track from one of the best up-and-coming rappers. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMw65FwtlOI

#74 James Blake - "Retrograde" from "Overgrown" - The prominence that this track had in the pilot for the HBO series The Leftovers probably pushed it up the chart significantly. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p6PcFFUm5I

#73 Eminem - "Rhyme Or Reason" from "Marshall Mathers LP 2" - A re-purposing of the Zombies' "Time of the Season" pushes this song towards the top. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1W-uILRTiU

#72 Ra Ra Riot - "Beta Love" from "Beta Love" - A repeat appearance from the 2012 list. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9GNLOUlMGg

#71 Pearl Jam - "Mind Your Manners" from "Lightning Bolt" - A few years from now Pearl Jam will be inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame in their first year of eligibility.  At that point, people who stopped following them twenty years ago will look back on their catalog and realize that they've always been outstanding. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWQYYavheUA

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 42 of 50, #90-#81

#90 The Arctic Monkeys - "Do I Wanna Know" from "AM" - One of the biggest Modern Rock hits of 2013 and the song that brought the Arctic Monkeys to the mainstream. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpOSxM0rNPM

#89 Idina Menzel - "Let It Go" from "Frozen Soundtrack" - The biggest musical phenomenon from the biggest film phenomenon in years. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk

#88 Katy Perry - "Roar" from "Prism" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevxZvSJLk8

#87 Fall Out Boy - "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)" from "Save Rock And Roll" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkIWmsP3c_s

#86 Bruce Springsteen - "High Hopes" from "High Hopes" - This song should factor prominently on the best of 2014 list as well. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOPDhoZH91g

#85 Los Campesinos! - "Avocado, Baby" from "No Blues" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M_m1I1uKU

#84 Rtpj - "Emigre" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - I couldn't find a link for this video on youtube.

#83 Vampire Weekend - "Worship You" from "Modern Vampires Of The City" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu5PD02s05I

#82 The National - "Don't Swallow The Cap" from "Trouble Will Find Me" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFnA-8H-5lo

#81 AlunaGeorge - "Attracting Flies" from "Body Music" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d_HD89ZlJE

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 41 of 50, #100-#91

#100 Beck - "Don't Act Like Your Heart Isn't Hard" from "Don't Act Like Your Heart Isn't Hard" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT5mv1Nn0x8

#99 Beyonce (feat. Jay-Z) - "Drunk In Love" from "Beyonce" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1JPKLa-Ofc

#98 Jay-Z - "Heaven" from "Magna Carta… Holy Grail" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCsIUOmNtvc

#97 The National - "Demons" from "Trouble Will Find Me" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N527oBKIPMc

#96 Alice In Chains - "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" from "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0_2Wq9Aos4

#95 The Little Ones - "Argonauts" from "The Dawn Sang Along" - A repeat appearance from the 2012 countdown. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlRElbxazs

#94 Vampire Weekend - "Don't Lie" from "Modern Vampires Of The City" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25Zmyh1PbW4

#93 The National - "Lean" from "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33XSGTXEOp8

#92 The Arcade Fire - "Here Comes The Night Time" from "Reflektor" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fFAKrIntzY

#91 Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors" from "The 20/20 Experience" - I never would have believed that Justin Timberlake would be nearly as prominent as The National on one of my countdowns, but he is.  Life is funny sometimes. Lol - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZE_IRwLNI

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 40 of 50, #110-#101

#110 Shad - "Fam Jam (Fe Sum Immigrins)" from "Flying Colours" - Another year, another great Canadian rap song on the countdown that wouldn't be there if not for Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist because I never would have heard it. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u9JoEYxFnw

#109 Miley Cyrus - "Wrecking Ball" from "Bangerz" - A great song, even if the singer lacks credibility. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My2FRPA3Gf8

#108 Chance The Rapper (feat. Childish Gambino) - "Favorite Song" from "Acid Rap" - Well, obviously it wasn't my favorite song, but it was my favorite Chance The Rapper song of 2013. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mtA9GvpzwU

#107 Talib Kweli (feat. Black Thought, Rah Digga And ALBe. Back) - "Art Imitates Life" from "Gravity" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y4GA_eWpfM

#106 Queens Of The Stone Age - "Fairweather Friends" from "…Like Clockwork" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ljOltpaUQo

#105 Haim - "Falling" from "Days Are Gone" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIjVpRAXK18

#104 Joan Jett And The Blackhearts - "Any Weather" from "Unvarnished" - A timeless punk / classic rock song, in that I had to look it up to make sure it wasn't a cover of one of her 80's hits. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N8IJL2MpfE

#103 Alan Wilkis (feat. Childish Gambino) - "More Than Normal" from "PRINT" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrDI7raXecU

#102 Vampire Weekend - "Everlasting Arms" from "Modern Vampires Of The City" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6FjwUwJup0

#101 Youth Lagoon - "Dropla" from "Wondrous Bughouse" - Possibly the most hypnotic indie pop song of 2013. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XpNwKPTA8

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 39 of 50, #120-#111

#120 Sleigh Bells - "Bitter Rivals" from "Bitter Rivals" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr-ahiFDkts

#119 Vampire Weekend - "Obvious Bicycle" from "Modern Vampires Of The City" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANznirklths

#118 Queens Of The Stone Age - "If I Had A Tail" from "…Like Clockwork" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjYZToXuJaM

#117 Lady GaGa - "Gypsy" from "ARTPOP" - "Artpop" got mediocre reviews, but songs like "Gypsy" are as good as anything GaGa did in her "prime". - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHKXFXXUe-A

#116 The Cold War Kids - "Miracle Mile" from "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F6gAN6MOII

#115 Mystikal - "Hit Me" from "Hit Me" - Mystikal will have a high-charting song in 2014 or 2015 with his collaboration with Mark Ronson, but for now, this is an excellent example of his unique style of hip hop. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgn53ogEm98

#114 Franz Ferdinand - "Right Action" from "Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqTsUtQLRFk

#113 Portugal. The Man - "Hip Hop Kids" from "Evil Friends" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk4r_vnQPx0

#112 Chance The Rapper - "Chain Smoker" from "Acid Rap" - Chance the Rapper is one of the best new hip hop artists of the past decade and this was his most acclaimed song, if not his highest-charting song on this countdown. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bigsk2g7xO8

#111 Cayucas - "Cayucos" from "Bigfoot" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deeq8HcWzzk

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 38 of 50, #130-#121

#130 M83 (feat. Susanne Sundfor) - "Oblivion" from "Oblivion Soundtrack" - A great track from a mostly-forgotten sci-fi movie. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mkUp1V3ys0

#129 The Arcade Fire - "Supersymmetry" from "Reflektor" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7UFvwguCPU

#128 Los Campesinos! - "Cemetery Gaits" from "No Blues" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irSOwulDsPE

#127 Krewella - "Come And Get It" from "Get Wet" - I'm not usually a fan of this genre of music, but Krewella's hooks are outstanding. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iFR754-E98

#126 Justin Timberlake - "Drink You Away" from "The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2" - How strange is it that the best R&B singer around is the former lead singer of a boy band? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T6QCHWi7GQ

#125 The Hold Steady - "The Bear And The Maiden Fair" from "Game Of Thrones Season 3 Soundtrack" - This song is the ASOIAF equivalent of a bar song and it's performed perfectly by the ultimate indie bar band, adding a little punk edge to Season 3 of Game of Thrones. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgiTB2NFvAM

#124 Frightened Rabbit - "Dead Now" from "Pedestrian Verse" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg8BTGBRBl0

#123 Queens Of The Stone Age - "I Appear Missing" from "…Like Clockwork" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvOOya9uSAU

#122 Vampire Weekend - "Hannah Hunt" from "Modern Vampires Of The City" - I think this was Spin Magazine's #1 song of 2013. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJCIhDQkqTQ

#121 Tove Lo - "Habits (Stay High)" from "Queen Of The Clouds" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh2LWWORoiM

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 37 of 50, #140-#131

#140 Churchill - "Change" from "Change" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im8zYhFB0JA

#139 The National - "Humiliation" from "Trouble Will Find Me" - I love the subtle dig on Axl Rose that's seeded in the chorus of this song. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2oMKlzInPk

#138 Alice In Chains - "Voices" from "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YDPNl7PeUU

#137 Lana Del Rey - "Young And Beautiful" from "The Great Gatsby Soundtrack" - Lana had a big 2012 on the countdown and she'll have a big 2014 as well. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_1aF54DO60

#136 Lorde - "Ribs" from "Pure Heroine" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTC4JshmUog

#135 Hanni El Khatib - "Nobody Move" from "Head In The Dirt" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxcA5yyR5rc

#134 The Uncluded - "Eyeball Soup" from "Hokey Fright" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCRSCDix7f0

#133 Kelly Clarkson - "Underneath The Tree" from "Wrapped In Red" - The better, though less popular, Christmas song from Kelly Clarkson in 2013. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM2Fnp_qnE8

#132 Jay-Z (feat. Frank Ocean) - "Oceans" from "Magna Carta… Holy Grail" - Following up on their brilliant collaboration from a few years back, Jay-Z and Frank Ocean make another brilliant pairing of hip hop and R&B. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tovscaS3Qo

#131 Franz Ferdinand - "Evil Eye" from "Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIR5vBiC3ig

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 36 of 50, #150-#141

#150 Portugal. The Man - "Modern Jesus" from "Evil Friends" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8e1sSNsf44

#149 The Meat Puppets - "Leave Your Head Alone" from "Rat Farm" - This track starts at the 11:05 mark in the album video. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snsDKPuSxAc

#148 M.I.A. - "Bad Girls" from "Matangi" - A return appearance from the 2012 list. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uYs0gJD-LE

#147 Pearl Jam - "Getaway" from "Lightning Bolt" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6F8AdBF0qw

#146 Queens Of The Stone Age - "Like Clockwork" from "…Like Clockwork" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f49yRhJ0NjI

#145 Pearl Jam - "Let The Records Play" from "Lightning Bolt" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPIrFyszpek

#144 Kanye West - "Blood On The Leaves" from "Yeezus" - Definitely the only song on the countdown to sample "Strange Fruit". - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0QcxWPB59o

#143 The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Sacrilege" from "Mosquito" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmRI3Ew4BvA

#142 Atlas Genius - "Trojans" from "When It Was Now" - One of the biggest Modern Rock hits of 2013. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd2yr12abg8

#141 The Fratellis - "This Old Ghost Town" from "We Need Medicine" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxqEw_YUJz0

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 35 of 50, #160-#151

#160 Bleached - "Dead In Your Head" from "Ride Your Heart" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCN9FCQ_P84

#159 Sara Bareilles - "Brave" from "The Blessed Unrest" - As much as some would like to label Sara Bareilles as a one-hit wonder, she keeps cranking new hits out, year after year. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUQsqBqxoR4

#158 Little Mix - "Salute" from "Salute" - It seems that this band was the manufactured product of a reality show, but when the songs are this good, who cares? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjpa0SMOug0

#157 The Band Perry - "I'm A Keeper" from "Pioneer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXKgFeq9DQw

#156 Eminem - "Brainless" from "Marshall Mathers LP 2" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97qheCrwnf4

#155 Kellie Pickler - "Bonnie And Clyde" from "The Woman I Am" - Another reality show contestant (Idol this time) appears on the countdown, with this "outlaw" country-rock tune. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a83Kd9yEKVk

#154 Big Sean (feat. Kendrick Lamar And Jay Electronica) - "Control (HOF)" from "Control (HOF)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2fjiHpzBxU

#153 Foxygen - "No Destruction" from "We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace And Magic" - The music of Pavement continues to impact contemporary indie rock, as evidenced by this high-charting classic from indie hippies Foxygen. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87jIdvGPDj4

#152 Atlas Genius - "If So" from "When It Was Now" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi3Gv1udO5Y

#151 Coldplay - "Atlas" from "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack" - Coldplay will probably have a large impact on the 2014 countdown, but this is their only contribution to 2013. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsm88tX8CIA

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 34 of 50, #170-#161

#170 Jim James - "A New Life" from "Regions Of Light And Sound Of God" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrwajfX2fy4

#169 Justin Timberlake - "Let The Groove Get In" from "The 20/20 Experience" - A throwback to early 80's R&B.  If you listen to it without realizing it's Justin Timberlake, you'd never figure it out. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHsrWuYomiI&list=RDKHsrWuYomiI

#168 Fergie feat. Q-Tip And GoonRock - "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" from "The Great Gatsby Soundtrack" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZgjmE6xdaw

#167 Conway - "Big Talk" from "Big Talk" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0mQ4JI_gaM

#166 Kanye West - "Bound 2" from "Yeezus" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBAtAM7vtgc

#165 Angel Haze - "A Tribe Called Red" from "Dirty Gold" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGEKm3NA9Is

#164 Little Mix - "A Different Beat" from "Salute" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSU7SPLzvNg

#163 Jay-Z - "100$ Bill" from "The Great Gatsby Soundtrack" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsfwHcHvWtY

#162 Empire Of The Sun - "Alive" from "Ice On The Dune" - This song was prominently featured in the Dumb and Dumber sequel, not that anyone saw it there. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPKAwJKGSDc

#161 Icona Pop - "All Night" from "This Is…Icona Pop" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FWRT9C9XMQ

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 33 of 50, #180-#171

#180 Tegan And Sara - "I Couldn't Be Your Friend" from "Heartthrob" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z592oUdYFUw

#179 The Polyphonic Spree - "Popular By Design" from "Yes, It's True" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEbT-Gw15_I

#178 Max Frost - "White Lies" from "Low High Low" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDeV0sEjplI

#177 Davis Fetter - "I Won't Let This World Break My Heart" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9feRoWsf0Y

#176 The Thermals - "Born To Kill" from "Desperate Ground" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLlonHZP9Fk

#175 The National - "I Should Live In Salt" from "Trouble Will Find Me" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poidrR0ggAI

#174 Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic And Pat Smear - "Cut Me Some Slack" from "Sound City - Reel To Reel" - A repeat appearance from 2013, "Sound City" was the first appearance of this song on an LP. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBd9330h9kI

#173 The Wild Feathers - "Backwoods Company" from "The Wild Feathers" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1eYfrT-hBw

#172 Telekinesis - "Power Lines" from "Dormarion" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgZdDydRJtU

#171 Prince - "Breakfast Can Wait" from "Art Official Age" - Prince's best song in years, a welcome return from the actual King of Pop. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHbyNrGXpAA

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 32 of 50, #190-#181

#190 Sia (feat. The Weeknd And Diplo) - "Elastic Heart" from "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack" - As highly as this song charted in 2013, I expect the album version to chart even higher in 2014. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWZGAExj-es

#189 Youngblood Hawke - "Stars (Hold On)" from "Wake Up" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2ymZ90dDNI

#188 Jason Isbell - "Super 8" from "Southeastern" - Isbell's performance of this song on Austin City Limits, probably propelled it upward by at least 100 spots. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fr2Gv3HyqA

#187 Hayden Panettiere - "Nothing In This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again" from "Nashville: Season 2 Soundtrack" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebgfoQuJQdU

#186 Ra Ra Riot - "Binary Mind" from "Beta Love" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYmA0UuW1dU

#185 Skylar Grey (feat. Eminem) - "C'mon Let Me Ride" from "Don't Look Down" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhxPBrxxaqc

#184 Jay-Z - "FUTW" from "Magna Carta… Holy Grail" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rHeA2Kgxc

#183 Rich Homie Quan - "Type Of Way" from "Still Goin' In (Reloaded)" - Not really my preferred type of hip-hop, but a great song is a great song. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KKbdErJkiY

#182 David Bowie - "I'd Rather Be High" from "The Next Day" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JuagF-Eq2A

#181 Goodie Mob (feat. V) - "Amy" from "Age Against The Machine" - It seems like every year there's a politically incorrect R&B song in the countdown and Cee-Lo and Co. provided it this year. Lol - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVJZL8y-TOk

The Top 500 Songs Of 2013 - Part 31 of 50, #200-#191

#200 Iggy And The Stooges - "Job" from "Ready To Die" - There weren't very many songs on the countdown from "Ready To Die", but there were a lot of tracks that fell just short.  "Job" would have fit in with any of the Stooges' albums from their prime. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwFspkNyTiw

#199 The National - "I Need My Girl" from "Trouble Will Find Me" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-Tod1_tZdU

#198 Frightened Rabbit - "The Woodpile" from "Pedestrian Verse" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY4j8Ow-CTs

#197 Lady Gaga (feat. R. Kelly) - "Do What U Want" from "ARTPOP" - Lady Gaga isn't nearly the pop culture sensation that she was 7 or 8 years ago, but I think her music gets better with each album.  It's definitely more creative and artistic, but yet less popular.  Go figure. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGAttBYFUB0

#196 Kings Of Leon - "Don't Matter" from "Mechanical Bull" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rowFbNYZwXs

#195 Haim - "If I Could Change Your Mind" from "Days Are Gone" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljg6g7BAdQo

#194 Broken Bells - "Holding On For Life" from "After The Disco" - A song that will appear on the 2014 list, no doubt, and probably end up ranking higher. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhBewKu80Mg

#193 Speedy Ortiz - "Hitch" from "Major Arcana" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfsXK9Lgitk

#192 Jake Bugg - "There's A Beast And We All Feed It" from "Shangri La" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi9_oBDqYAo

#191 The Transplants - "Back To You" from "In A Warzone" - Former members of Rancid and Blink 182 turned out another great Transplants album in 2013. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22MAP7bDXnc