I said I would do it and I have done so, this was far more complicated than I had hoped for and in truth I am not really that happy with this list as a finite best of the decade, more so this is 50 songs that I really like from the past 10 years. I did originally plan to go to 100 but by the time you get that far you start thinking do I really like this more than that and it loses its fun.
50. Bombino - Amidinine
49. Akala - Yours and My Children
48. Johnny Flynn - Raising the Daed
47. Bipolar Sunshine - Rivers
46. FFS - Johnny Delusional
45. Perfume Genius - Mr Peterson
44. Azealia Banks - 212
43. Alice Merton - No Roots
42. Nova Twins - Bassline Bitch
41. Xylaroo - Sunshine
40. We Are Scientists - Buckle
39. Sunless '97 - Whenever I can
38. RATBOY - Move
37. Peace - California Daze
36. M.I.A. - Come Walk With Me
35. Oberhofer - Away Frm U
34. Stormzy - Big for your boots
33. Jamie T - Zombie
32. Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers
31. Lost Under Heaven - I&I
30. AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove
29. Blaenavon - Orthadox Man
28. Citadels - The Chemical Song
27. GIRLI - Friday Night Big Screen
26. Art Brut - Hospital!
25. David Bowie - Where Are We Now?
24. Bloc Party - The Love Within
23. Declan McKenna - Why Do Yo Feel So Down?
22. Everything Everything - Regret
21. Blossoms - Charlemagne
20. The Big Moon - Formidable
19. Peter Doherty - Flags of the Old Regime
18. Kele - Everything You Wanted
17. Tinashe - Zambezi
16. Skinny Lister - Plough & Orion
15. Bellowhead - New York Girls
14. King Charles - Love Lust
13. The Skints - Rat-A-Tat-Tat
12. Frank Turner - Get Better
11. Jerry Williams - Grab Life
10. Cocknbullkid - Cocknbullkid
9. Many Thiings - Dear One
8. Two Door Cinema Club - Come Back Home
7. Palma Violets - Best of Friends
6. Crystal Castles - Not In Love (ft. Robert Smith)
5. Drenge - Bloodsports
4. Childcare - Kimberley
3. Grouplove - Colours
2. The Libertines - Heart of the Matter
1. Egyptian Hip Hop - Rad Pitt
There we have, 10 years in just short of 3 hours, I feel there is probably a bit of a nostalgia bias towards the songs from the beginning of the decade and give it another few years this list might be a bit different. If you want to have a listen you can here, minus track 4 which is not on Spotify.
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