My (Apparent) Top 10 Tracks of 2010

Taken, in ascending order, from my iTunes play counts, limited to tracks I picked up in 2010.  This means things I picked up early in the year have weight over more recent tracks (the only late addition to really make it in comes from the Roots).  And the whole thing is a bit tilted toward things I enjoy while running, it seems, and excludes lots of older music that was still in heavy rotation.  But enough with that, here’s the music:

10. DJ Fox’s Club Can’t Use Somebody (An *excellent* running track.)

here (MP3)

9. Metrics’ Combat Baby (2003 release, but just introduced to me this year)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rMfPvv3BMs[/youtube]

8. The Hood Internet’s Ignition (Which, despite my deep dislike for all things R. Kelly, is another favorite track for running.)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG_LM3RSowI[/youtube]

7. DJs from Mars’ California Jump (A Katy Perry/Van Halen mashup.)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF8B8aO2A6c[/youtube]

6. Dan Black’s Get into Cloudbusting (Perhaps my second favorite track of the year, subjectively)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDMb00qtChg[/youtube]

5. DJs from Mars’ Teenage Gay (Katy Perry & OMD mashup)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaAdolUvVV4[/youtube]

4. The Pixies’ Where Is My Mind (Bassnectar Remix) (You need real speakers for most music, but especially for this)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXlRhkegkM0[/youtube]

3. The Roots’ How I Got Over (If I can’t convince you to buy the album, at least get this track.)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nDKTxjKK9k[/youtube]

2.  DJs from Mars absolute masterpiece of a mashup – Love the Way You Lie in Paradise City (mixing – not just in audio – Eminem/Rihanna & Guns ‘n Roses)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBIFMwi0bD0[/youtube]

1. DJ Clive$ter’s Heartbreaking Maps (Mashup of Metronomy & the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s (also my subjective top pick of the year). Video not related.)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iniNaQYZX-c[/youtube]