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Year-end countdown · The Current · January 1, 2011

The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010

The year-end countdown (January 1, 2011) from The Current in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN ranks 88 songs, with “Terrible Love” by The National at number one. The list features 58 different artists; Jeremy Messersmith has the most entries with four songs. Position 32 is missing from the source; the list jumps from 31 to 33.

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89 Terrible Love The National 10 #38
88 Radioactive Kings of Leon 53 #2
87 Go do Jonsi 5 #32
86 Die By The Drop The Dead Weather 19 #10
85 White Knuckles OK Go 9 #8
84 Shadow People Dr. Dog 18 #3
83 Lost In The World Kanye West 1 #83
82 Lasso Phoenix 17 #25
81 Bang Bang Bang Mark Ronson 3 #17
80 XXXO M.I.A. 4 #7
79 Sound of Sunshine Michael Franti & Spearhead 11 #7
78 Pow Pow LCD Soundsystem 1 #78
77 Crash Years The New Pornographers 9 #23
76 I Learned The Hard Way Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings 6 #3
75 Cousins Vampire Weekend 40 #5
74 Gaudy Side of Town Gayngs 1 #74
73 In Sleep Lissie 11 #13
72 Giving Up The Gun Vampire Weekend 28 #15
71 Tall Boy Har Mar Superstar 1 #71
70 Organ Donor Jeremy Messersmith 1 #70
69 Bang Pop Free Energy 10 #12
68 Victory Trampled by Turtles 1 #68
67 Beat The Devil's Tattoo Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 4 #52
66 The Only One The Black Keys 2 #66
65 Dillinger Eyes Jeremy Messersmith 1 #65
64 Audience Cold War Kids 17 #12
63 Sick Of You Cake 45 #4
62 Boyfriend Best Coast 12 #18
61 You Must Be Out Of Your Mind The Magnetic Fields 2 #61
60 Zebra Beach House 9 #7
59 Odessa Caribou 4 #11
58 I Walked Sufjan Stevens 2 #57
57 Half Light II (No Celebration) The Arcade Fire 1 #57
56 City With No Children The Arcade Fire 2 #56
55 VCR The xx 5 #43
54 Written In Reverse Spoon 23 #18
53 Norway Beach House 11 #8
52 Congratulations MGMT 5 #18
51 Horchata Vampire Weekend 21 #9
50 Swim Until You Can't See Land Frightened Rabbit 16 #11
49 Spanish Pipedream Avett Brothers 1 #49
48 On Melancholy Hill Gorillaz 20 #18
47 That Western Skyline Dawes 2 #47
46 Crown On The Ground Sleigh Bells 4 #31
45 Shutterbugg Big Boi 2 #45
44 Cold War Janelle Monae 4 #21
43 From Above Ben Folds and Nick Hornby 4 #43
42 Not The Kid Communist Daughter 2 #42
41 Down By The Water The Decemberists 36 #8
40 Sinister Kid The Black Keys 2 #40
39 I Can Change LCD Soundsystem 17 #11
38 Cameras Matt And Kim 16 #16
37 Basic Space The xx 3 #37
36 Beg, Steal Or Borrow Ray LaMontagne 21 #1
35 Violet! Jeremy Messersmith 2 #35
34 A Girl, a Boy, and a Graveyard Jeremy Messersmith 2 #34
33 Mouthful of Diamonds Phantogram 5 #33
31 Laredo Band of Horses 36 #7
30 The Best Day Atmosphere 1 #30
29 Rhinestone Eyes Gorillaz 16 #2
28 Ambling Alp Yeasayer 11 #4
27 The Ghost Inside Broken Bells 22 #10
26 Howlin' for You The Black Keys 58 #1
25 Carries On Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros 1 #25
24 This Too Shall Pass OK Go 20 #11
23 Tightrope Janelle Monae 13 #10
22 Running With the Wolves Cloud Cult 2 #22
21 Winter Winds Mumford & Sons 5 #21
20 Conversation 16 The National 1 #20
19 The Chaconne Dessa 2 #19
18 Freefallin' Atmosphere 2 #18
17 When My Time Comes Dawes 24 #9
16 You'll Be Bright Cloud Cult 2 #16
15 Bloodbuzz Ohio The National 47 #2
14 Airplanes Local Natives 9 #14
13 Ready to Start The Arcade Fire 54 #3
12 The High Road Broken Bells 57 #1
11 The Suburbs The Arcade Fire 29 #1
10 Dixon's Girl Dessa 2 #10
9 January Wedding Avett Brothers 4 #9
8 Tighten Up The Black Keys 82 #1
7 White Blank Page Mumford & Sons 2 #7
6 Fuck You Cee-Lo Green 18 #2
5 The Cave Mumford & Sons 72 #1
4 Wait So Long Trampled by Turtles 5 #3
3 Dance Yrself Clean LCD Soundsystem 19 #3
2 Little Lion Man Mumford & Sons 82 #1
1 Dog Days Are Over Florence And The Machine 73 #1

Position 32 is missing from the source; the list jumps from 31 to 33.

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About this countdown

The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010 was voted by The Current’s listeners (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN) in January 1, 2011. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Indie & Adult Alternative rankings.

Source: The Current, "Top 89 songs of 2010".

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