2013 Favorites: Songs of the Year

1. Ciara – “Body Party”
2. Justin Timberlake ft. Jay Z – “Suit & Tie”
3. Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
4. Ariana Grande – “Baby I”
5. Haim – “Don’t Save Me”
6. Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky”
7. Paramore – “Daydreaming”
8. Mariah Carey ft. Miguel – “#Beautiful”
9. Rhye – “The Fall”
10. Pusha T – “Numbers on the Boards”

11. Demi Lovato – “Heart Attack”
12. Vampire Weekend – “Diane Young”
13. Kanye West – “Blood on the Leaves”
14. CHVRCHES – “Recover”
15. Lorde – “Royals”
16. A$AP Rocky ft. Skrillex – “Wild For the Night”
17. Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines”
18. The Strokes – “One Way Trigger”
19. Arcade Fire – “Reflektor”
20. Kacey Musgraves – “Follow Your Arrow”

21. Kurt Vile – “Wakin on a Pretty Day”
22. M.I.A. – “Bad Girls”
23. AlunaGeorge – “Bad Idea”
24. The Dismemberment Plan – “Lookin”
25. London Grammar – “Wasting My Young Years”
26. Lady Gaga ft. R. Kelly – “Do What U Want”
27. Fifth Harmony – “Miss Movin’ On”
28. Yo La Tengo – “The Point of It”
29. Laura Veirs – “White Cherry”
30. Caveman – “In the City”

31. Travis – “Boxes”
32. The-Dream – “Where Have You Been”
33. Smith Westerns – “3am Spiritual”
34. Mikal Cronin – “Shout It Out”
35. Drake – “Too Much”
36. The Blow – “From the Future”
37. ARMS – “Comfort”
38. Standard Fare – “Rumours”
39. Deerhunter – “T.H.M.”
40. Typhoon – “Young Fathers”

You can hear these songs in Spotify and Rdio playlists. This list previously appeared in The Oregonian.

Photo: Paramore at SXSW 2013. Credit: David Greenwald

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