The Best Singles Of 2008

Top 50

1. Idle Hands - THE GUTTER TWINS
2. The Step And The Walk - THE DUKE SPIRIT
3. To Fix The Gash In Your Head - A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS
4. Courtship Dating - CRYSTAL CASTLES
5. Machine Gun - PORTISHEAD
6. Devil’s Trident - TELEPATHE
7. Swords Of Truth - THESE NEW PURITANS
8. Cheap And Cheerful - THE KILLS
9. Paper Planes - M.I.A.
10. Time To Pretend - MGMT
11. Salute Your Solution - THE RACONTEURS
12. Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! - NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
13. Cassius - FOALS
14. Can't Go Back - PRIMAL SCREAM
15. Jigsaw Falling Into Place - RADIOHEAD
16. Nothing Ever Happened - DEERHUNTER
17. Hit The Wall - BRENDAN CANNING
18. Rat Is Dead (Rage) - C.S.S.
19. L.E.S. Artistes - SANTOGOLD
20. 88 - THE COOL KIDS
21. Knickerbocker - FUJIYA & MIYAGI
22. Mercury - BLOC PARTY
23. I Will Possess Your Heart - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
24. Sequestered In Memphis - THE HOLD STEADY
25. You Lie You Cheat - SPIRITUALIZED
26. You Bring Me Down - BLOOD RED SHOES
27. A-Punk - VAMPIRE WEEKEND
28. In A Cave - TOKYO POLICE CLUB
29. Something Is Not Right With Me - COLD WAR KIDS
30. Hang Them All - TAPES ‘N TAPES
31. Golden Age - TV ON THE RADIO
32. Sex On Fire - KINGS OF LEON
33. White Winter Hymnal - FLEET FOXES
34. Hurricane Jane - BLACK KIDS
35. The Witch (Made To Measure) - CLINIC
36. Puzzle - DAS WANDERLUST
37. Teen Creeps - NO AGE
38. Souled Out!!! - CONOR OBERST
39. Man Sized Wreath - R.E.M.
40. Love Is Noise - THE VERVE
41. The Age Of The Understatement - THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS
42. Half In Love With Elizabeth - MYSTERY JETS
43. The Devil - P.J. HARVEY
44. Gamma Ray - BECK
45. Runaway - LADYTRON
46. Half Asleep - SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS
47. Lovely Allen - HOLY FUCK
48. Council Estate - TRICKY
49. Ready For The Floor - HOT CHIP
50. Jump In The Pool - FRIENDLY FIRES

The Best Singles Of 2007

Top 50

1. The Prayer - BLOC PARTY
2. Four Winds - BRIGHT EYES
3. Is Is EP- YEAH YEAH YEAHS
4. Reformation - THE FALL
5. Icky Thump - THE WHITE STRIPES
6. No Cars Go - ARCADE FIRE
7. The Heinrich Maneuver - INTERPOL
8. Hang Me Up To Dry - COLD WAR KIDS
9. Dashboard - MODEST MOUSE
10. Fledermaus Can't Get It - VON SUDENFED
11. No Pussy Blues - GRINDERMAN
12. Brianstorm - ARCTIC MONKEYS
13. It's Getting Boring By The Sea - BLOOD RED SHOES
14. 23 - BLONDE REDHEAD
15. Mistaken For Strangers - THE NATIONAL
16. Weapon Of Choice - BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE
17. Chips Ahoy - THE HOLD STEADY
18. What Would Wolves Do? - LES SAVY FAV
19. What's A Girl To Do? - BAT FOR LASHES
20. Grip Like A Vice - THE GO! TEAM
21. North American Scum - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
22. Golden Skans - KLAXONS
23. Men’s Needs - THE CRIBS
24. Charmer - KINGS OF LEON
25. Threshold Apprehension - BLACK FRANCIS
26. Been There All The Time - DINOSAUR JR.
27. 3's & 7's - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
28. 2080 - YEASAYER
29. To The East - ELECTRELANE
30. I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You - BLACK KIDS
31. Plaster Casts Of Everything - LIARS
32. In Shock - KRISTIN HERSH
33. Low Happening - HOWLING BELLS
34. Speak To Me Bones - LAND OF TALK
35. Pace Or The Patience - LOVE OF DIAGRAMS
36. Mathletics - FOALS
37. If You Could Read Your Mind - CLINIC
38. Satan Said Dance - CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
39. Diamond Dancer - BILL CALLAHAN
40. Phantom Limb - THE SHINS
41. Elephant Gun - BEIRUT
42. Kid Gloves - VOXTROT
43. Charming The Flames - FIELDS
44. The World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect - THE RAKES
45. Your English Is Good - TOKYO POLICE CLUB
46. 1234 - FEIST
47. The Piano - P.J. HARVEY
48. Into A Swan - SIOUXSIE
49. Ice Cream - NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB
50. Hustler - SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO

The Best Singles of 2006

Top 50
 

1. Wolf Like Me - TV ON THE RADIO
2. Steady As She Goes - THE RACONTEURS
3. Turn Into - YEAH YEAH YEAHS
4. The Greatest - CAT POWER
5. Rise Up With Fists!! - JENNY LEWIS WITH THE WATSON TWINS
6. A Stitch In Time EP - THE TWILIGHT SINGERS
7. Alala - CSS
8. Pull Shapes - THE PIPETTES
9. Chosen One - THE CONCRETES
10. O Valencia! - THE DECEMBERISTS
11. Goin' Against Your Mind - BUILT TO SPILL
12. Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys EP - ARCTIC MONKEYS
13. You Only Live Once - THE STROKES
14. When You Were Young - THE KILLERS
15. Get Myself Into It - THE RAPTURE
16. Standing In The Way Of Control - GOSSIP
17. Never Learn To Cry - THE ROGERS SISTERS
18. Monster Hospital - METRIC
19. Eleanor Put Your Boots On - FRANZ FERDINAND
20. Solar Throw-Away - STEREOLAB
21. You Did It! - YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE!
22. Over And Over - HOT CHIP
23. Sweet Talk - SPANK ROCK
24. Don’t Feel Right - THE ROOTS
25. Cowbell - TAPES ‘N TAPES
26. Cherry Lips - ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT
27. Fraud In The 80’s - MATES OF THE STATES
28. You Have Killed Me - MORRISSEY
29. Incinerate - SONIC YOUTH
30. World Wide Suicide - PEARL JAM
31. Ghost In The Sky - SPARKLEHORSE
32. In This Home On Ice - CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
33. It Fit When I Was A Kid - LIARS
34. We Share Our Mothers’ Health - THE KNIFE
35. Not Clean - GHOSTIGITAL
36. Boys Wanna Be Her - PEACHES
37. Back Like That - GHOSTFACE KILLAH
38. Oh Mandy - THE SPINTO BAND
39. Whites Only Party - THE DEARS
40. Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken - CAMERA OBSCURA
41. Born In The UK - BADLY DRAWN BOY
42. Young Folks - PETER BJORN & JOHN
43. Blessed Night - HOWLING BELLS
44. Roscoe - MIDLAKE
45. Become The Enemy - THE LEMONHEADS
46. Lightning Blue Eyes - SECRET MACHINES
47. Backstabber - THE DRESDEN DOLLS
48. Hot Pink, Distorted - 50 FOOT WAVE
49. Adventure - BE YOUR OWN PET
50. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song - THE FLAMING LIPS

The Best Singles of 2005

Top 50

1. Neighborhood # 2 (Laika) - ARCADE FIRE
2. Here Comes A City - THE GO-BETWEENS
3. The Good Ones - THE KILLS
4. Juicebox - THE STROKES
5. Sister Jack - SPOON
6. Soul Meets Body - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
7. Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
8. Ageless Beauty - STARS
9. Love In A Trashcan - THE RAVEONETTES
10. Portions For Foxes - RILO KILEY
11. Love Is An Unfamiliar Name - THE DUKE SPIRIT
12. Hey Scenesters! - THE CRIBS
13. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - ARCTIC MONKEYS
14. Little Sister - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
15. Blue Orchid - THE WHITE STRIPES
16. Jumpers - SLEATER-KINNEY
17. C’mere - INTERPOL
18. Munich - EDITORS
19. Two More Years - BLOC PARTY
20. Walk Away - FRANZ FERDINAND
21. I Feel Just Like A Child - DEVENDRA BANHART
22. California - LOW
23. Black And White Town - DOVES
24. Get Ready For Love - NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS
25. I Can Hear The Grass Grow / Clasp Hands - THE FALL
26. Blood On Our Hands - DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979
27. Apply Some Pressure - MAXIMO PARK
28. Goodnight Goodnight - HOT HOT HEAT
29. Tied Up Too Tight - HARD-FI
30. Just Let Go - FISCHERSPOONER
31. Sugar - LADYTRON
32. I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer - THE CARDIGANS
33. 16 Military Wives - THE DECEMBERISTS
34. Galaxies - LAURA VEIRS
35. First Day Of My Life - BRIGHT EYES
36. Hope There’s Someone - ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS
37. Forever Lost - THE MAGIC NUMBERS
38. Oh My God - KAISER CHIEFS
39. Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep) - THE RAKES
40. An Honest Mistake - THE BRAVERY
41. Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living) - EELS
42. Don't Save Us From The Flames - M83
43. Krafty - NEW ORDER
44. Diamonds From Sierra Leone - KANYE WEST
45. Bucky Done Gun - M.I.A.
46. One Life To Leave - OUT HUD
47. The Great Escape - WE ARE SCIENTISTS
48. Spit It Out - BRENDAN BENSON
49. Ain’t No Easy Way - BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB
50. Across Yer Ocean - MERCURY REV

The Best Singles of 2004

Top 50

1. Float On - MODEST MOUSE
2. The Rat - THE WALKMEN
3. Staring At The Sun - TV ON THE RADIO
4. Take Me Out - FRANZ FERDINAND
5. Slow Hands - INTERPOL
6. C’mon C’mon - THE VON BONDIES
7. Theme From Sparta FC #2 - THE FALL
8. Mono - COURTNEY LOVE
9. Somebody Told Me - THE KILLERS
10. Lost In The Plot - THE DEARS
11. Equus - BLONDE REDHEAD
12. An Open Letter To NYC - BEASTIE BOYS
13. Irish Blood, English Heart - MORRISSEY
14. Nature Boy - NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
15. Reptilia - THE STROKES
16. Mister Mental - THE EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER
17. Johnny Cash - SONS AND DAUGHTERS
18. Single Again - THE FIERY FURNACES
19. The Letter - PJ HARVEY
20. Beat Your Heart Out - THE DISTILLERS
21. American Idiot - GREEN DAY
22. Good Reason - SEAFOOD
23. You Can’t Hurry Love - THE CONCRETES
24. This Deed - ELECTRELANE
25. Meantime - THE FUTUREHEADS
26. She’s Hearing Voices - BLOC PARTY
27. Hello? Is This Thing On? - !!!
28. Absolute Affirmation - RADIO 4
29. Ladyflash - THE GO TEAM
30. Come To This - THE SLEEPY JACKSON
31. Everybody Come Down - THE DELGADOS
32. Big Time - THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES
33. Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones - THE HIVES
34. Ride - THE VINES
35. I Disappear - THE FAINT
36. Stand Up Tall - DIZZEE RASCAL
37. Jesus Walks - KANYE WEST
38. I Don't Care - THE ROOTS
39. Rocket Ride - FELIX DA HOUSECAT
40. Professional Distortion - MISS KITTIN
41. Followed The Waves - AUF DER MAUR
42. We Fenced Other Gardens With The Bones Of Our Own - LIARS
43. Hit The City - MARK LANEGAN BAND
44. Why Don't You Do It For Me? - 22-20s
45. This Mystic Decade - HOT SNAKES
46. TKO - LE TIGRE
47. Hot Gossip - BLUES EXPLOSION
48. Morning Wonder - THE EARLIES
49. Bam Thwok - PIXIES
50. Can’t Stand Me Now - THE LIBERTINES