Top 10 Songs of 2013

As we are coming to the end of another year I thought it would be cool to see what people rank as their top 10 songs of 2013. For me I think 2013 has been a pretty amazing year for music even better than 2012 was in my opinion and there were some great releases last year. Here's my top 10:

01. Gold - Sharks
02. When The World Breaks Your Heart - Goo Goo Dolls
03. Same Disease - Dave Hause
04. Me - The 1975
05. Thunder Clatter - Wild Cub
06. Let Me Keep This Memory - U137
07. Now Is Exactly The Time - Noah & The Whale
08. Texas - Lights & Motion
09. Too Cold To Run - The Road Home
10. Unconditionally - Katy Perry

a) Cool, I just made a list like this with my friend (though we went all the way back to 2010 as well)
b) I completely forgot that Sharks had a 2013 album until this thread reminded me

Anyway here's my list:
Bad Religion - True north
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_XlHQ1NbEM

Cult of Luna - Vicarious redemption
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTc75Qbb_Qg

Gregory Alan Isakov - She always takes it black
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGpjvzrdKZg

Wardruna - Rotlaust tre fell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjmu6ufn8iU

Bring me the horizon - House of wolves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abFKOeb5wLQ

Imperial State Electric - More than enough of your love
http://open.spotify.com/track/4xBQToR2UtlmXHTElEopI6

Avicii - wake me up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnNXyEswXo0

Ghost - Ghuleh/Zombie queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQDaWoWwqdM

The naked and famous - Hearts like ours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMSWS0B_9Tw

Kärleksministeriet - Till min älskade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X739EQurUMg

01. Arcade Fire - Afterlife
02. The 1975 - Girls
03. Chvrches - Lies
04. Eminem - Love Game
05. U2 - Ordinary Love
06. Justin Timberlake - Let The Groove Get In
07. Haim - Days Are Gone
08. Noah And The Whale - All Through The Night
09. Kodaline - Love Like This
10. Catfish And The Bottlemen - Rango

Not sure about the order and it's hard to pick only 10, but these are 10 of my favs:) It's been a good year.

Awesome lists guys! I've really been wanting to check out Isakov and the 1975, maybe these songs are good jumping off points.
Here's my list. It was tough narrowing down from other good stuff like Vampire Weekend, Tegan and Sara, Josh Ritter, etc.

1. Demons - The National
2. Sirens - Pearl Jam
3. Plain Sailing Wearther - Frank Turner
4. If I Could Change Your Mind - Haim
5. No. 1 Party Anthem - Arctic Monkeys
6. My God is the Sun - Queens of the Stone Age
7. We Could Be Kings - Dave Hause
8. Hold My Liquor - Kanye West
9. Elephant - Jason Isbell
10. I Should Live in Salt - The National

Right this was shit hard and also pretty damn rushed so I'm probably missing A LOT of songs that I would put in here. But yeah, here's ten that stuck out for me as of now:

- Sirens: Pearl Jam
- Pink Rabbits: The National
- Holy: Frightened Rabbit
- Saint Valentine: Gregory Alan Isakov
- Before: Dave Hause
- Only Friend: The Temperance Movement
- Ghost Narrative: Emily Barker & the Red Clay Halo
- Slipped: The National
- Good & Gone: Frank Turner
- Pride: The Temperance Movement

P.S - There seems to be a a lot of liking towards the 1975....just thought I'd mention that I can't stand them.

I could never rank them in an order, but they are...
Lightning Bolt...Perl Jam
Kalopsia...Queens of the Stone Age
Graceless...The National
D...Restorations
The Hurry and the Harm...City and Colour
Alien Days...MGMT
Diane Young...Vampire Weekend
The Wire...Haim
Little Lilly...The Dough Rollers
You Don't Have to be Smart...Gibby Haynes

(one song per band or else Captain and The National might take up the whole list)

A Bitter Divorce - Captain We're Sinking
Don't Swallow The Cap - The National
Twin Sized Mattress - The Front Bottoms
Little Shallow - Banquets
Nightlife - Off With Their Heads
Minus One - Broadway Calls
The Way I Tend To Be - Frank Turner
The Devil in My Bloodstream - The Wonder Years
Adventure Tortoise - Restorations
Jamie - Broadcaster
We Know Who We Are - Red City Radio

whoops that's 11 and I'm already probably missing some stuff...

CluckyB wrote:

Little Shallow - Banquets

This song is near perfect.

I'm liking these lists there seems to a few new bands for me to check out now There seems to be a lot of love for Haim here too. I liked most of their debut album, I think Honey & I is a great song that almost made my top 10. And with The 1975 it was difficult for me to pick just one song. Their debut album is great and the EPs they put out before are worth a listen too. Chocolate was one of the best songs of the year for me but I limited myself to one song per artist haha!

Christophe wrote:

And with The 1975 it was difficult for me to pick just one song. Their debut album is great and the EPs they put out before are worth a listen too. Chocolate was one of the best songs of the year...

haha I guess we are on 2 different wavelengths with this one  

this is hard! a lot of good songs this year but beside my #1 no song of which really stands out for me

1 Four Simple Words - Frank Turner
2 Another Love - Tom Odell
3 Sockosophie - Kaeptn Peng & die Tentakel von Delphie
4 Endlich Angekommen - Casper
5 STill - Daughter
6 About Farewell - Alela DIane
7 Mister Blue Jean Man - Caroline Rose
8 Before - Dave Hause
9 Twin Size Mattress - The Front Bottoms
10 Don't Matter - Kings Of Leon

@CluckyB ..well Pearl Jam can thank you for this. 'cause by mentioning the Front Bottoms in your list you kicked out "Mind Your Manners" in my top ten :Dtotally forgot about these guys!

also honorable mention to

Home - John Allen
House By The See - Moddi
Live Oak - Jason Isbell
Am 07. März - Thees Uhlmann
Familiar Fire - Yodelice

1. alkaline trio - broken wing
2. balance and composure - reflection
3. daylight - knew
4. elway - ariel
5. red city radio - i'll take a mile
6. funeral for a friend - high castles
7. moving mountains - eastern leaves
8. saves the day - ring pop
9. the swellers - favorite tune
10. modern life is war - find a way

honorable mention to the lawrence arms - you are here

2013 was a great year!!   

Totally forgot about TSSB. Ducks Fly Together or Dont Fuck With Our Dreams should probably be somewhere on my list...

The Last Jukebox Romeo wrote:

Christophe wrote:

And with The 1975 it was difficult for me to pick just one song. Their debut album is great and the EPs they put out before are worth a listen too. Chocolate was one of the best songs of the year...

haha I guess we are on 2 different wavelengths with this one  

Yeah seems like it. I first heard about them about this time last year by chance hearing a song on Radio 1. I wasn't instantly hooked on them but I thought there was enough about them to keep track of the band. Then I heard Chocolate it just blew me away. It sounded so fresh and upbeat. It's just really catchy music. I saw them live in York in January in a small venue and they were great. I love the guitar work in the band and the way their sound is very broad, from fun pop-rock singles to quite sombre, slower tracks. How come you dislike them so much?

1) All The Time, Every Day - Okkervil River
2) Someday - Benjamin Folke Thomas
3) Girl Called Alex - Kurt Vile
4) Rock City - Kings of Leon
5) Benjamin - Arliss Nancy
6) In The Kingdom - Mazzy Star
7) Stockholm - Jason Isbell
Sirens - Pearl Jam (So embarrassed about this. This song reeks of Nickelback direness but I like it anyway)
9) Recovery - Frank Turner
10) Nobody Gives a Damn About Songs Anymore - John Moreland

The Angry Johnny Revue wrote:

1) All The Time, Every Day - Okkervil River
2) Someday - Benjamin Folke Thomas
3) Girl Called Alex - Kurt Vile
4) Rock City - Kings of Leon
5) Benjamin - Arliss Nancy
6) In The Kingdom - Mazzy Star
7) Stockholm - Jason Isbell
Sirens - Pearl Jam (So embarrassed about this. This song reeks of Nickelback direness but I like it anyway)
9) Recovery - Frank Turner
10) Nobody Gives a Damn About Songs Anymore - John Moreland

Never be ashamed of Sirens, friend. That song is fucking amazing
I like-a yo picks   

DeathoftheCool wrote:

Never be ashamed of Sirens, friend. That song is fucking amazing
I like-a yo picks   

Always cop shit from my mates when I insist on keeping it on when it comes on the radio. I enjoy being able to retreat to the comfort of the internet where I can finally confess my love for the song.

Christophe wrote:

The Last Jukebox Romeo wrote:

Christophe wrote:

And with The 1975 it was difficult for me to pick just one song. Their debut album is great and the EPs they put out before are worth a listen too. Chocolate was one of the best songs of the year...

haha I guess we are on 2 different wavelengths with this one  

Yeah seems like it. I first heard about them about this time last year by chance hearing a song on Radio 1. I wasn't instantly hooked on them but I thought there was enough about them to keep track of the band. Then I heard Chocolate it just blew me away. It sounded so fresh and upbeat. It's just really catchy music. I saw them live in York in January in a small venue and they were great. I love the guitar work in the band and the way their sound is very broad, from fun pop-rock singles to quite sombre, slower tracks. How come you dislike them so much?

I'm having trouble figuring out what distinguishes them from boy bands besides the guitars. The guy sounds like the singer from Fall Out Boy. Not sure what to make of it

So pleased to find someone who agrees with me on The 1975. Fans to stop kidding themselves, they are One Direction for male listeners.

The Angry Johnny Revue wrote:

So pleased to find someone who agrees with me on The 1975. Fans to stop kidding themselves, they are One Direction for male listeners.

yeah i was about to compare them to one direction but i didn't want to piss anyone off. the production sounds a lot like one direction or nsync mixed with funky guitars. and the kooks

DeathoftheCool wrote:

yeah i was about to compare them to one direction but i didn't want to piss anyone off. the production sounds a lot like one direction or nsync mixed with funky guitars. and the kooks

Well with the courage of a glass or two of chardonnay and the teenage angst of your stereotypical 16 year old I'm all for pissing people off and I say even mentioning The Kooks in a comparison is flattering The 1975. Sure they may have grown up listening to their punk rock records but Matthew Healy will never be as cute as Harry Styles.

Bang out of order with the One Direction/The 1975 comparisons guys! Listen to songs like 'Me' and 'Menswear'. They have a lot more depth and originality than any One Direction songs! I think the production is great and even though a few of their songs sound quite poppy and upbeat, lyrically many of them are quite dark. Anyway I think they are a great new band and can't wait for more music from them

I will have to agree to disagree with many of you by the looks of things haha!

1. The National-Slipped
2. Bastille-Laura Palmer
3. U2-Ordinary Love
4. The Flaming Lips-Be Free, A Way
5. Vampire Weekend-Worship You
6. The Joy Formidable-This Ladder Is Ours
7. CHVRCHES-The Mother We Share
8. Arctic Monkeys-Arabella
9. The Boxer Rebellion-Keep Moving
10. Franz Ferdinand-Fresh Strawberries

Honorable mention:

Phoenix-Oblique City
Arcade Fire-Rreflektor
Barenaked Ladies-Boomerang
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-Despair
MGMT-Astro Mancy

The National album came out during summer and I really can't listen to them when the weather's nice, so I'll figure out my choice from that album soon enough. That being said...

1. The Killers - Just Another Girl
2. Twin Forks - Scraping Up The Pieces
3. The Wonder Years - The Devil In My Bloodstream
4. Arctic Monkeys - Snap Out Of It
5. U2 - Ordinary Love
6. Frank Turner - Four Simple Words
7. Seth Glier - Man I Used To Be
8. Shooter Jennings - Outlaw You
9. Pearl Jam - Sirens
10. Marcus Mumford & Oscar Isaac - Fare Thee Well

I think the older I get the more I realize the things I truly love and the narrower my taste gets. I guess that's normal, though. Very little blew me away this year. The things that did are some of my favorite things of all time, though.

Jack wrote:

The National album came out during summer and I really can't listen to them when the weather's nice, so I'll figure out my choice from that album soon enough. That being said...

1. The Killers - Just Another Girl
2. Twin Forks - Scraping Up The Pieces
3. The Wonder Years - The Devil In My Bloodstream
4. Arctic Monkeys - Snap Out Of It
5. U2 - Ordinary Love
6. Frank Turner - Four Simple Words
7. Seth Glier - Man I Used To Be
8. Shooter Jennings - Outlaw You
9. Pearl Jam - Sirens
10. Marcus Mumford & Oscar Isaac - Fare Thee Well

I think the older I get the more I realize the things I truly love and the narrower my taste gets. I guess that's normal, though. Very little blew me away this year. The things that did are some of my favorite things of all time, though.

oh yeah totally forgot to include this oscar isaac song haha!