Throughout the next few weeks I will be releasing my favorite things of the decade. I’m launching it with my favorite songs of the decade, a big mix that is representative of what I was into most in the last ten years. I wanted to write a little bit about some of these songs but ended up not having the time or energy, having a two-year old who is currently draped over me as I am writing this certainly makes it difficult. I attached a video of each song–its own time consuming process–so if you’re interested you can listen to each song. If you’re really interested, and you have Apple Music, I can send you the playlist. I haven’t posted it because nobody has Apple Music. Go ahead and comment if you do and I’ll post it.
100. “Bad and Boujee” by Migos
99. “Cut to the Feeling” by Carly Rae Jepsen
98. “no tears left to cry” by Ariana Grande
97. “Mean” by Taylor Swift
96. “Do Not Let Your Spirit Wane” by Gang of Youths
95. “O.N.E.” by Yeasayer
94. “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” by Caroline Polachek
93. “Rill Rill” by Sleigh Bells
92. “Someone Like You” by Adele
91. “Blackstar” by David Bowie
90. “Nonstop” by Drake
89. “Swimming Pools (Drank)” by Kendrick Lamar
88. “Justice Delivers Its Death” by Sufjan Stevens
87. “Really Love” by D’Angelo & the Vanguard
86. “Blissth” by Sorority Noise
85. “All Night” by Beyonce
84. “Uncomfortably Numb” by American Football (feat. Hayley Williams)
83. “Birth of Creation” by The Comet is Coming
82. “Turn Out the Lights” by Julien Baker
81. “Family Don’t Matter” by Young Thug
80. “Ya Hey” by Vampire Weekend
79. “Continuous Thunder” by Japandroids
78. “The Coming” by Jesca Hoop
77. “Nikes” by Frank Ocean
76. “It’s Okay to Cry” by SOPHIE
75. “Ghost Town” by Kanye West
74. “The Mother We Share” by Chvrches
73. “Perth” by Bon Iver
72. “Four Bulbs” by Admiral Fallow
71. “Pusha Man” by Chance the Rapper
70. “Venice Bitch” by Lana del Rey
69. “Harmony Hall” by Vampire Weekend
68. “Sprinter” by Torres
67. “Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales” by Car Seat Headrest
66. “Virgin” by Manchester Orchestra
65. “Up in Hudson” by Dirty Projectors
64. “Sunday Candy” by Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment
63. “Manchester” by Kishi Bashi
62. “An Introduction to the Album” by The Hotelier
61. “Futile Devices” by Sufjan Stevens
60. “Eventually” by Tame Impala
59. “Night Shift” by Lucy Dacus
58. “King Kunta” by Kendrick Lamar
57. “Back for More” by Justine Skye (feat. Jeremih)
56. “Persephone” by Sidney Gish
55. “Deer” by Manchester Orchestra
54. “Part From Me” by The Avett Brothers
53. “Don’t Save Me” by HAIM
52. “Humble.” by Kendrick Lamar
51. “Drunk In Love” by Beyonce (feat. Jay-Z)
50. “Dance Yrself Clean” by LCD Soundsystem
49. “In the Evening” by Half Waif
48. “Groovy Tony/ Eddie Kane” by ScHoolboy Q
47. “Never Let Me Go” by Florence + the Machine
46. “Impossible Soul” by Sufjan Stevens
45. “Asleep” by Makthaverskan
44. “Q.U.E.E.N.” by Janelle Monae (feat. Erykah Badu)
43. “Lord Knows” / “Dreams and Nightmares” by Meek Mill
42. “Fineshrine” by Purity Ring
41. “Play By Play” by Autre Ne Veut
40. “Call Your Girlfriend” by Robyn
39. “Love on Top” by Beyonce
38. “Pristine” by Snail Mail
37. “Motion Sickness” by Phoebe Bridgers
36. “Chum” by Earl Sweatshirt
35. “A Candle’s Fire” by Beirut
34. “I Bet” by Ciara
33. “Hold Up” by Beyonce
32. “Say You Love Me” by Jessie Ware
31. “DNA.” by Kendrick Lamar
30. “Everlasting Arms” by Vampire Weekend
29. “So Afraid” by Janelle Monae
28. “Nosetalgia” by Pusha T (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
27. “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” by Arcade Fire
26. “Latch” by Disclosure (feat. Sam Smith)
25. “Mirrors” by Justin Timberlake
24. “Under the Pressure” by The War on Drugs
23. “Push Pull” by Purity Ring
22. “Crying in Public” by Chairlift
21. “Hannah Hunt” by Vampire Weekend
20. “Run Away With Me” by Carly Rae Jepsen
19. “Bright Whites” by Kishi Bashi
18. “Dancing On My Own” by Robyn
17. “Tightrope” by Janelle Monae (feat. Big Boi)
16. “Flawless” by Beyonce
15. “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen
14. “Architect” by Frightened Rabbit & Manchester Orchestra
13. “Flesh Without Blood” by Grimes
12. “Blockbuster Night Pt. I” by Run the Jewels
11. “Life” by The Avett Brothers
10. “Your Best American Girl” by Mitski
9. “Climax” by Usher
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8. “Cold War” by Janelle Monae
7. “Afraid of Everyone” by The National
6. “Monster” by Kanye West (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver)
5. “I’m Not Part of Me” by Cloud Nothings
4. “All of the Lights” by Kanye West (feat. Rihanna)
3. “Thinkin Bout You” by Frank Ocean
2. “The Only Thing” by Sufjan Stevens
1. “Ultralight Beam” by Kanye West (feat. Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin)
Jacob Wilson 