1. BANG BANG – Green Day (4th wk #1)
2. LIFE ITSELF – Glass Animals (2)
3. HEATHENS – twenty øne piløts (3)
4. HYMN FOR THE WEEKEND – Coldplay & Beyoncé (5)
5. WASTE A MOMENT – Kings of Leon (8)
6. ALL WE EVER KNEW – The Head and the Heart (4)
7. SAY MY NAME – (IAM)WARFACE (7)
8. YOU DON’T GET ME HIGH ANYMORE – Phantogram (6)
9. HARDWIRED – Metallica (9)
10. FEEL INVINCIBLE – Skillet (11)
11. CHANGES – MUTEMATH (12)
12. WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE – Grouplove (13)
13. RIVER – Bishop Briggs (10)
14. TONIGHT – Matto Rules (16)
15. STARS – Wons Phreely + the Horses (17)
16. GOOD GRIEF – Bastille (14)
17. WISH I KNEW YOU – The Revivalists (19)
18. STARBOY – The Weeknd & Daft Funk (N)
19. CLEOPATRA – The Lumineers (20)
20. TROUBLE – Cage the Elephant (16)
1. BANG BANG – Green Day (1)
2. LIFE ITSELF – Glass Animals (2)
3. HEATHENS – twenty øne piløts (4)
4. ALL WE EVER KNEW – The Head and the Heart (3)
5. HYMN FOR THE WEEKEND – Coldplay & Beyoncé (6)
6. YOU DON’T GET ME HIGH ANYMORE – Phantogram (7)
7. SAY MY NAME – (IAM)WARFACE (8)
8. WASTE A MOMENT – Kings of Leon (17)
9. HARDWIRED – Metallica (12)
10. RIVER – Bishop Briggs (9)
11. FEEL INVINCIBLE – Skillet (13)
12. CHANGES – MUTEMATH (15)
13. WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE – Grouplove (14)
14. GOOD GRIEF – Bastille (5)
15. TONIGHT – Matto Rules (16)
16. TROUBLE – Cage the Elephant (10)
17. STARS – Wons Phreely + the Horses (18)
18. CHEAP THRILLS – Sia and Sean Paul (11)
19. WISH I KNEW YOU – The Revivalists (20)
20. CLEOPATRA – The Lumineers (N)
1. DARK NECESSITIES – Red Hot Chili Peppers (1)
2. OFF THE GROUND – The Record Company (3)
3. ONE DANCE – Drake, Wiz Kid, Kyla (2)
4. BORED TO DEATH – Blink-182 (5)
5. WAY DOWN WE GO – Kaleo (8)
6. RIDE – twenty øne piløts (4)
7. HAPPY SONG – Bring Me The Horizon (6)
8. OPHELIA – The Lumineers (7)
9. KISS THIS – The Struts (10)
10. TROUBLE – Cage the Elephant (12)
11. DESTRUCTION – Joywave (9)
12. TAKE IT FROM ME – KONGOS (14)
13. FIRE – Barns Courtney (16)
14. AIN’T NO MAN – The Avett Brothers (19)
15. JUST LIKE FIRE – P!nk (N)
16. SOUNDCHECK – Catfish and the Bottlemen (20)
17. BRAZIL – Declan McKenna (N)
18. SEND MY LOVE (TO YOUR NEW LOVER) – Adele (N)
19. HEATHENS – twenty øne piløts (N)
20. BURN THE WITCH – Radiohead (N)
1. DARK NECESSITIES – Red Hot Chili Peppers (2)
2. ONE DANCE – Drake, Wiz Kid, Kyla (4)
3. RIDE – twenty øne piløts (1)
4. OFF THE GROUND – The Record Company (6)
5. THE SOUND OF SILENCE – Disturbed (3)
6. OPHELIA – The Lumineers (5)
7. HAPPY SONG – Bring Me The Horizon (8)
8. I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA – Mike Posner (9)
9. BORED TO DEATH – Blink-182 (16)
10. DESTRUCTION – Joywave (12)
11. KISS THIS – The Struts (17)
12. WAY DOWN WE GO – Kaleo (19)
13. PRAYERS/TRIANGLES – Deftones (10)
14. HAND CLAP – Fitz & the Tantrums (15)
15. TROUBLE – Cage the Elephant (20)
16. ALONE – Sun Arcana (7)
17. WOMAN, WOMAN – AWOLNATION (11)
18. TAKE IT FROM ME – KONGOS (N)
19. SPIRITS – The Strumbellas (13)
20. 7 YEARS – Lukas Graham (14)
1. RIDE – twenty øne piløts
2. DARK NECESSITIES – Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. THE SOUND OF SILENCE – Disturbed
4. ONE DANCE – Drake, Wiz Kid, Kyla
5. OPHELIA – The Lumineers
6. OFF THE GROUND – The Record Company
7. ALONE – Sun Arcana
8. HAPPY SONG – Bring Me The Horizon
9. I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA – Mike Posner
10. PRAYERS/TRIANGLES – Deftones
11. WOMAN, WOMAN – AWOLNATION
12. DESTRUCTION – Joywave
13. SPIRITS – The Strumbellas
14. 7 YEARS – Lukas Graham
15. HAND CLAP – Fitz & the Tantrums
16. BORED TO DEATH – Blink-182
17. KISS THIS – The Struts
18. WALKING ON A DREAM – Empire of the Sun
19. WAY DOWN WE GO – Kaleo (N)
20. TROUBLE – Cage the Elephant (N)
After a 4-week hiatus, twenty øne piløts retake the #1 spot.
1. RIDE – twenty øne piløts
2. THE SOUND OF SILENCE – Disturbed
3. DARK NECESSITIES – Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. ONE DANCE – Drake, Wiz Kid, Kyla
5. OPHELIA – The Lumineers
6. SPIRITS – The Strumbellas
7. ALONE – Sun Arcana
8. OFF THE GROUND – The Record Company
9. WOMAN, WOMAN – AWOLNATION
10. 7 YEARS – Lukas Graham
11. I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA – Mike Posner
12. PRAYERS/TRIANGLES – Deftones
13. WALKING ON A DREAM – Empire of the Sun
14. DESTRUCTION – Joywave
15. HAPPY SONG – Bring Me The Horizon (N)
16. SOMEBODY ELSE – The 1975
17. HAND CLAP – Fitz & the Tantrums
18. COLOR – Finish Ticket
19. BORED TO DEATH – Blink-182 (N)
20. KISS THIS – The Struts (N)
1. THE SOUND OF SILENCE – Disturbed
2. OPHELIA – The Lumineers
3. RIDE – twenty øne piløts
4. SPIRITS – The Strumbellas
5. ALONE – Sun Arcana
6. DARK NECESSITIES – Red Hot Chili Peppers (N)
7. ONE DANCE – Drake
8. 7 YEARS – Lukas Graham
9. OFF THE GROUND – The Record Company
10. WOMAN, WOMAN – AWOLNATION
11. WALKING ON A DREAM – Empire of the Sun
12. SOMEBODY ELSE – The 1975
13. COLOR – Finish Ticket
14. GENGHIS KHAN – Miike Snow
15. THE POP KIDS – The Pet Shop Boys
16. I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA – Mike Posner
17. PRAYERS/TRIANGLES – The Deftones
18. DESTRUCTION – Joywave
19. HAND CLAP – Fitz & the Tantrums
20. GONE – JR JR
1. THE SOUND OF SILENCE – Disturbed
2. RIDE – twenty øne piløts
3. SPIRITS – The Strumbellas
4. OPHELIA – The Lumineers
5. 7 YEARS – Lukas Graham
6. WALKING ON A DREAM – Empire of the Sun
7. COLOR – Finish Ticket
8. ALONE – Sun Arcana
9. SOMEBODY ELSE – The 1975
10. GENGHIS KHAN – Miike Snow
11. OFF THE GROUND – The Record Company
12. WOMAN, WOMAN – AWOLNATION
13. ONE DANCE – Drake, Wizkid, Kyla (N)
14. THE POP KIDS – Pet Shop Boys
15. REAPERS – Muse
16. I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA – Mike Posner
17. PRAYERS / TRIANGLES – Deftones
18. HAND CLAP – Fitz & the Tantrums
19. GONE – JR JR
20. DESTRUCTION – Joywave (N)
A number of talented alternative, indie rock and hip hop bands and artists emerged on the music scene in 2013, including Lorde, The Neighbourhood, Capital Cities, Bastille, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Lana Del Rey. Other established artists such as P!nk, OneRepublic, Bruno Mars, Muse, Fitz & the Tantrums, Rihanna and Fall Out Boy also produced some memorable songs. My pick for the best song of 2013 is “Sweater Weather,” the achingly beautiful song of young love and lust by The Neighbourhood.
1. SWEATER WEATHER – The Neighbourhood
2. CAN’T HOLD US – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton
3. RADIOACTIVE – Imagine Dragons
4. SAFE AND SOUND – Capital Cities
5. OUT OF MY LEAGUE – Fitz & the Tantrums
6. JUST GIVE ME A REASON – P!nk featuring Nate Ruess
7. LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN – Bruno Mars
8. COUNTING STARS – OneRepublic
9. MADNESS – Muse
10. ROYALS – Lorde
11. THRIFT SHOP – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
12. BLURRED LINES – Robin Thicke + Pharrell + T.I.
13. HO HEY – The Lumineers
14. WAKE ME UP! – Avicii
15. STAY – Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko
16. GET LUCKY -Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams
17. LITTLE TALKS – Of Monsters and Men
18. DON’T YOU WORRY CHILD – Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin
19. IT’S TIME – Imagine Dragons
20. ELEPHANT – Tame Impala
21. CARRY ON – fun.
22. WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN – Bruno Mars
23. WAYS TO GO – Grouplove
24. POMPEII – Bastille
25. I WILL WAIT – Mumford & Sons
26. SUMMERTIME SADNESS – Lana Del Rey
27. CATCH MY BREATH – Kelly Clarkson
28. MY SONGS KNOW WHAT YOU DID IN THE DARK – Fall Out Boy
29. DAYLIGHT – Maroon 5
30. MIRRORS – Justin Timberlake
31. DEMONS – Imagine Dragons
32. TROJANS – Atlas Genius
33. ROAR – Katy Perry
34. MISS JACKSON – Panic! At the Disco
35. TREASURE – Bruno Mars
36. CLARITY – Zedd featuring Foxes
37. HOLD ON, WE’RE GOING HOME – Drake
38. THE MONSTER – Rihanna + Eminem
39. TAKE BACK THE NIGHT – Justin Timberlake
40. HARLEM – New Politics
41. SAIL – AWOLNATION
42. LEADER OF THE BROKEN HEARTS – Papa Roach
43. I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE – Taylor Swift
44. LOVE SOMEBODY – Maroon 5
45. A LIGHT THAT NEVER COMES – Linkin Park
46. SAME LOVE – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert
47. BRAVE – Sara Bareilles
48. SWEET NOTHING – Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
49. DIAMONDS – Rihanna
50. TRY – P!nk
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