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Year-end countdown · WFPK · December 2010

WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2010

The year-end countdown (December 2010) from WFPK in Louisville, KY ranks 100 songs, with “Old Fang” by Black Mountain at number one. The list features 83 different artists.

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Year-end countdown. The station says placement drew on requests, spin count, buzz, audience feedback from WFPK.org and Facebook, and staff debate. Cross-checked against the fan blog We Want Airwaves ("WFPK Top 100 of 2010", https://wewantairwaves.blogspot.com/2011/01/wfpk-top-100-of-2010.html), which matches entry for entry.

# Song ListsBest
100 Old Fang Black Mountain 1 #100
99 Sad Smile Bobby Bare Jr. 1 #99
98 Where I'm Going Cut Copy 1 #98
97 Telephone Black Angels 1 #97
96 Up Up Up Givers 6 #49
95 I Should Have Known It Tom Petty 1 #95
94 Airplanes Local Natives 9 #14
93 My Body Young the Giant 39 #3
92 Rest Cheyenne Marie Mize 1 #92
91 Letters To The Sky Civil Twilight 1 #91
90 Dirty Side Down Widespread Panic 1 #90
89 Burn It Down Los Lobos 5 #24
88 Hannah Freelance Whales 6 #15
87 Tragedy Peter Wolf 3 #42
86 You're Not The Only One Paul Thorn 1 #86
85 Total Life Forever Foals 4 #43
84 Harlem River Blues Justin Townes Earle 15 #6
83 Fuck You Cee-Lo Green 18 #2
82 Burning the Bowery Jesse Malin 1 #82
81 Coquet Coquette Of Montreal 3 #73
80 Change Of Time Josh Ritter 9 #6
79 Georgia Band of Horses 3 #79
78 Always Junip 5 #39
77 Looking Up The Eels 1 #77
76 Love Is All I Am Dawes 1 #76
75 In Sleep Lissie 11 #13
74 When You Walk In The Room Fyfe Dangerfield 1 #74
73 From Above Ben Folds 7 #10
72 Livin' the Life Martin Sexton 3 #26
71 Boy Lilikoi Jonsi 2 #54
70 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) The Arcade Fire 14 #8
69 You Can't Buy My Love Robert Plant 4 #41
68 In the Sun She & Him 7 #5
67 Rolling in the Deep Adele 52 #1
66 King Of Spain The Tallest Man On Earth 2 #66
65 Poison & Wine The Civil Wars 7 #15
64 Hit 'Em Up Style Carolina Chocolate Drops 9 #51
63 I Will Live On Islands Josh Rouse 1 #63
62 Nothing Like You Frightened Rabbit 1 #62
61 WTF OK Go 5 #61
60 Cousins Vampire Weekend 40 #5
59 Fingertip Aqualung 1 #59
58 Daddy Learned To Fly Drive-By Truckers 1 #58
57 Sun Hands Local Natives 5 #23
56 New York City Is Killing Me Ray LaMontagne 1 #56
55 Wait So Long Trampled by Turtles 5 #3
54 Tiny Light Grace Potter & The Nocturnals 4 #30
53 American Slang The Gaslight Anthem 10 #39
52 The High Road Broken Bells 57 #1
51 National Ransom Elvis Costello 3 #51
50 Love Me Chase Me Carney 5 #36
49 Go do Jonsi 5 #32
48 Live There The Lonely Forest 1 #48
47 Ambling Alp Yeasayer 11 #4
46 Stranger Dr. Dog 4 #41
45 Mange Deer Tick 1 #45
44 Wasted Daylight Stars 1 #44
43 Kill Me Carolyne Whigs 4 #30
42 Time To Smile Xavier Rudd 1 #42
41 Junebug Robert Francis 8 #17
40 Hey Ahab Elton John & Leon Russell 2 #40
39 Burning Hell Tom Jones 1 #39
38 Blanket The Bonfire Cabin 1 #38
37 Hurricane J Hold Steady 5 #15
36 Next Girl The Black Keys 14 #7
35 Bruise On The Sky Nellie Mckay 1 #35
34 Sound of Sunshine Michael Franti 1 #34
33 Bloodbuzz Ohio The National 47 #2
32 Written In Reverse Spoon 23 #18
31 The Curse Josh Ritter 7 #2
30 Radioactive Kings of Leon 53 #2
29 Road Regrets Dan Mangan 2 #29
28 Don't Get Old J. Roddy Walston and the Business 1 #28
27 The Great Rivers These United States 1 #27
26 The Diamond Church Street Choir The Gaslight Anthem 3 #26
25 Good To Be Backyard Tire Fire 3 #25
24 Compared to What John Legend & The Roots 4 #24
23 Dead American Writers Tired Pony 5 #23
22 Working This Job Drive-By Truckers 1 #22
21 The Cave Mumford & Sons 72 #1
20 Tightrope Janelle Monae 13 #10
19 Empire Jukebox the Ghost 2 #15
18 The River Audra Mae 2 #18
17 Dog Days Are Over Florence And The Machine 73 #1
16 Ready to Start The Arcade Fire 54 #3
15 Dear Companion Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore 1 #15
14 Something Somewhere Sometime Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore 1 #14
13 Angel Dance Robert Plant 16 #11
12 Bushwick Blues Delta Spirit 10 #10
11 Swim Until You Can't See Land Frightened Rabbit 16 #11
10 Clementine Sarah Jaffe 4 #10
9 When My Time Comes Dawes 24 #9
8 Laredo Band of Horses 36 #7
7 Shadow People Dr. Dog 18 #3
6 Don't Break The Needle J. Roddy Walston and the Business 4 #6
5 Rambling Man Laura Marling 1 #5
4 Beg, Steal Or Borrow Ray LaMontagne 21 #1
3 Little Lion Man Mumford & Sons 82 #1
2 Tighten Up The Black Keys 82 #1
1 A Lie Worth Believing Cabin 1 #1

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About this countdown

WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2010 was broadcast by WFPK (Louisville, KY) in December 2010. 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: WFPK / Louisville Public Media, "WFPK's Top 100 Songs of 2010".

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