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WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2013

The year-end countdown (2013) from WFUV in New York, NY ranks 90 songs, with “Song for Zula” by Phosphorescent at number one. The list features 67 different artists; Lone Bellow has the most entries with three songs.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Song for Zula Phosphorescent 21 #1
2 Royals Lorde 38 #1
3 You Never Need Nobody Lone Bellow 11 #3
4 The Stars Are Ours Mayer Hawthorne 4 #4
5 From a Window Seat Dawes 17 #5
6 Reflektor The Arcade Fire 25 #3
7 The Desert Babbler Iron and Wine 1 #7
8 The Wire Haim 17 #6
9 Head On Man Man 12 #5
10 Get Lucky Daft Punk 36 #1
11 My Love Took Me Down To The River To Silence Me Little Green Cars 1 #11
12 Come Unto Me The Mavericks 8 #12
13 Most People Dawes 13 #4
14 Sirens Pearl Jam 19 #6
15 Shake The Head and the Heart 13 #8
16 Night Still Comes Neko Case 2 #16
17 Ya Hey Vampire Weekend 7 #10
18 Life Is Better With You Michael Franti & Spearhead 4 #18
19 Diane Young Vampire Weekend 26 #6
20 GMF (Greatest Living Creature) John Grant 2 #20
21 Do I Wanna Know Arctic Monkeys 60 #1
22 Harper Lee Little Green Cars 10 #22
23 Chill In The Air Amos Lee 4 #11
24 Wake Me Up Aloe Blacc 2 #24
25 Another is Waiting Avett Brothers 10 #5
26 Unbelievers Vampire Weekend 27 #3
27 Joy To You Baby Josh Ritter 6 #20
28 The Perfect Life Moby 4 #28
29 The Mother we Share CHVRCHES 21 #5
30 Grace For Saints and Ramblers Iron and Wine 6 #27
31 Made Up Mind Tedeschi Trucks Band 4 #9
32 Graceless The National 7 #21
33 Green Eyes and A Heart Of Gold Lone Bellow 3 #33
34 I Don't Know What To Do With My Hands Minor Alps 1 #34
35 Hopeful Josh Ritter 2 #35
36 Right Action Franz Ferdinand 11 #17
37 The Dream's in the Ditch Deer Tick 5 #37
38 Afterlife The Arcade Fire 9 #20
39 Hey Lover Dawes 2 #39
40 The Man Who Wants You Amos Lee 7 #10
41 Ride On / Right On Phosphorescent 6 #9
42 Stay Young Okkervil River 1 #42
43 The Fall Rhye 1 #43
44 Million Miles TV on the Radio 1 #44
45 KV Crimes Kurt Vile 2 #45
46 She Laura Mvula 2 #46
47 Man Neko Case 7 #17
48 Byegone Volcano Choir 3 #23
49 Things Will Change Treetop Flyers 4 #25
50 Open Rhye 3 #36
51 Lovers' Revolution Iron and Wine 2 #51
52 Down Down The Deep River Okkervil River 4 #7
53 Let's Be Still The Head and the Heart 9 #36
54 Better Days Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros 7 #28
55 Sacrilege Yeah Yeah Yeahs 9 #30
56 Drive All Night Glen Hansard 2 #56
57 Long Time Gone Billie Joe + Norah 2 #57
58 Where Are We Now? David Bowie 5 #31
59 Green Garden Laura Mvula 3 #19
60 Just Make It Stop Low 1 #60
61 Bleeding Out Lone Bellow 5 #28
62 The Ceiling Wild Feathers 11 #4
63 Jubilee Street Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 3 #58
64 Don't Swallow The Cap The National 19 #16
65 Saints of Impossible Causes Joseph Arthur 7 #17
66 Here Comes the Night Time The Arcade Fire 4 #38
67 San Francisco Foxygen 3 #56
68 Sonsick San Fermin 3 #68
69 Temple Kings of Leon 7 #40
70 Holy Roller Thao and the Get Down Stay Down 3 #32
71 Purple, Yellow, Red, and Blue Portugal. The Man 9 #23
72 Invisible Empire KT Tunstall 2 #72
73 Hurricane Ms Mr 14 #8
74 Instant Crush Daft Punk 8 #2
75 Wanna Be On Your Mind Valerie June 2 #75
76 Further Away (Romance Police) Lissie 2 #76
77 Lightning Bolt Jake Bugg 21 #2
78 Minute By Minute The James Hunter Six 1 #78
79 Valentine's Day David Bowie 1 #79
80 Keep You Wild Belle 3 #80
81 Trying to be Cool Phoenix 15 #19
82 Super Soaker Kings of Leon 18 #3
83 Come A Little Closer Cage The Elephant 34 #4
84 Avant Gardener Courtney Barnett 23 #3
85 Strictly Reserved For You Charles Bradley 1 #85
86 Party Kids Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside 1 #86
87 Walk Us Uptown Elvis Costello and The Roots 6 #43
88 This Lonely Morning Best Coast 2 #88
89 Marigold J. Roddy Walston and the Business 4 #22
90 New Paul McCartney 6 #45

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About this countdown

WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2013 was voted by WFUV’s listeners (New York, NY) in 2013. 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: WFUV, "Best of 2013: Listener Poll Results".

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