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