Timeline
Year | Month | Song Title | Artist | More |
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September | Empire State of Mind | Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keys |
![]() Empire State of Mind CD Source: The Hits Collection vol. 1 (1998-2009) (deluxe edition) (2)Time: 4:37 Sequenced by: single Honored by: In January 2010 the annual Pazz and Jop poll of music critics conducted by The Village Voice ranked "Empire State of Mind" as the #1 song of 2009. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Fixer | Pearl Jam |
![]() The Fixer CD Source: BackspacerTime: 2:58 Sequenced by: Backspacer album Honored by: First released August 20 exclusively at Target stores and independent retailers. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Just Breathe | Pearl Jam |
![]() Just Breathe CD Source: BackspacerTime: 3:36 Sequenced by: Backspacer album Honored by: First released August 20 exclusively at Target stores and independent retailers. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lust for Life | Girls | |||
October | White Liar | Miranda Lambert | ||
November | Bad Romance | Lady Gaga | ||
Tik Tok | Ke$ha | |||
2010 | January | Giving Up The Gun | Vampire Weekend | |
February | Telephone | Lady Gaga Feat. Beyonce | ||
Rude Boy | Rihanna | |||
March | Nothin` On You | B.o.B. Feat. Bruno Mars | ||
April | Window Seat | Erykah Badu | ||
The Game Gets Old | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | |||
The House That Built Me | Miranda Lambert |
![]() The House That Built Me CD Source: RevolutionTime: 3:57 Sequenced by: single Honored by: A career-defining #1 country hit, her third single from the "Revolution" album, Miranda was named Female Vocalist of 2010 by the Country Music Association. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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May | Not Afraid | Eminem | ||
California Gurls | Katy Perry Feat. Snoop Dogg | |||
Bloodbuzz Ohio | The National | |||
Rill Rill | Sleigh Bells | |||
Tighten Up | The Black Keys | |||
Drunk Girls | LCD Soundsystem | |||
I Can Change | LCD Soundsystem | |||
Tightrope | Janelle Monae Ft. Big Boi | |||
Cold War | Janelle Monae | |||
June | Dancing On My Own | Robyn |
![]() Dancing On My Own CD Source: Body TalkTime: 4:39 Sequenced by: Body Talk Pt. 1 mini-album Honored by: Robyn released three EPs during 2010 (Body Talk Pts. 1, 2, and 3) and then one full album at the end of the year (Body Talk), which was essentially a "greatest hits" of all three of them. A major international star from Sweden, Robyn`s release schedule varied by country. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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How I Got Over | The Roots Feat. Dice Raw | |||
Love The Way You Lie | Eminem Feat. Rihanna | |||
July | Faith | Alejandro Escovedo | ||
Shutterbugg | Big Boi Feat. Cutty |
![]() Shutterbugg CD Source: Sir Lucious Left Foot... The Son of Chico DustyTime: 3:35 Sequenced by: Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Teenage Dream | Katy Perry | |||
August | Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) | Arcade Fire |
![]() Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) CD Source: The SuburbsTime: 5:18 Sequenced by: The Suburbs album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Ready to Start | Arcade Fire | |||
We Used to Wait | Arcade Fire | |||
Fuck You | Cee Lo Green |
![]() Fuck You CD Source: Time: 3:44 Sequenced by: YouTube posting date Honored by: This song (without video) was first posted to YouTube Aug 19, 2010 and immediately went viral, receiving 2 million plays the first week. It`s sequenced in the Timeline as of the end of that week. The official video was posted Sept 1. The song was listed on print charts as F**k You. The radio version is "Forget You," which is also the version done on TV by the Glee cast. On year-end critics` lists, "Fuck You" was the consensus #1 single of 2010. It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2011, holding at #2 four consecutive weeks while "Born This Way" blocked its further ascent. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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September | Playing the Part | Jamey Johnson | |
Harlem River Blues | Justin Townes Earle |
![]() Harlem River Blues CD Source: Harlem River BluesTime: 2:50 Sequenced by: Harlem River Blues album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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November | On and On | Girl Talk |
![]() On and On CD Source: All DayTime: 5:09 Sequenced by: All Day album online release date Honored by: All Day was an unannounced free download November 15, 2010, when it became an instant hit. It is a seamless 71-minute mash-up mixtape, intended to be listened to as a whole, segmented into 12 titles only for navigtion purposes. On and On is the sixth track. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The Promise | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() The Promise CD Source: The Promise (1976-78) (2)Time: 5:54 Sequenced by: The Promise album Honored by: The 23 songs first officially released on this 2-CD set were all written in 1977 and 1978. This album was compiled for release as part of a deluxe package subtitled, "The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story," which thoroughly documents the process behind the recording of the Darkness album, but "The Promise" was also sold separately. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Rock In It | Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds |
![]() Rock In It CD Source: Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds (debut)Time: 3:44 Sequenced by: Sister Sparrow And The DIrty Birds album release date Honored by: At launch time, still an "unknown" act which I`ve followed through a personal connection. Check them out on YouTube. CD release date 11/23/10. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Power | Kanye West |
![]() Power CD Source: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (deluxe CD+DVD)Time: 4:52 Sequenced by: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Monster | Kanye West Feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver |
![]() Monster CD Source: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (deluxe CD+DVD)Time: 6:19 Sequenced by: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album Honored by: Highlight is extended rap by Nicki Minaj. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Runaway | Kanye West Feat. Pusha T |
![]() Runaway CD Source: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (deluxe CD+DVD)Time: 9:08 Sequenced by: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album Honored by: I edited Runaway to 5:30 for my own listening pleasure by cutting the first three bars of monotone piano notes at the beginnng and fading before the moment of silence that precedes the long ending. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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2011 | January | 6 Foot 7 Foot | Lil Wayne Feat. Cory Gunz | |
February | Born This Way | Lady Gaga | ||
The Words That Maketh Murder | PJ Harvey |
![]() The Words That Maketh Murder CD Source: Let England ShakeTime: 3:46 Sequenced by: Let England Shake album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Rolling in the Deep | Adele |
![]() Rolling in the Deep CD Source: Time: 3:50 Sequenced by: 21 album Honored by: Rolling in the Deep was released in November 2010 but didn`t attract a wide audience until Adele`s "21" album arrived in February. Both album and song eventually became the biggest pop chart hits of 2011. The song was also the end-of-year critical consensus #1 by a wide margin. The "21" album returned to #1 on the charts in January 2012 when its fourth hit single took off. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Someone Like You | Adele | |||
March | Lotus Flower | Radiohead | ||
April | The Afterlife | Paul Simon |
![]() The Afterlife CD Source: So Beautiful or So WhatTime: 3:40 Sequenced by: So Beautiful or So What album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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You | TV On The Radio | |||
Bizness | tUne-yArDs | |||
Powa | tUne-yArDs | |||
May | Helplessness Blues | Fleet Foxes | ||
Party Rock Anthem | LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & Goon Rock | |||
The Edge of Glory | Lady Gaga | |||
June | Super Bass | Nicki Minaj | ||
Holocene | Bon Iver | |||
July | The Way It Goes | Gillian Welch | ||
August | Moves Like Jagger | Maroon 5 Feat. Christina Aguilera | ||
Pumped Up Kicks | Foster The People | |||
Hell on Heels | The Pistol Annies | |||
September | No Banker Left Behind | Ry Cooder |
![]() No Banker Left Behind CD Source: Pull Up Some Dust And Sit DownTime: 3:37 Sequenced by: Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Romance | Wild Flag | ||
Cruel | St. Vincent | |||
We Found Love | Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris | |||
I Might | Wilco | |||
Standing O | Wilco | |||
October | Countdown | Beyonce | ||
Midnight City | M83 | |||
Bad As Me | Tom Waits |
![]() Bad As Me CD Source: Bad As Me (deluxe edition) (2)Time: 3:10 Sequenced by: Bad As Me album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Satisfied | Tom Waits |
![]() Satisfied CD Source: Bad As Me (deluxe edition) (2)Time: 4:05 Sequenced by: Bad As Me album Honored by: An "answer record" of sorts to (I Can`t Get No) Satisfaction, this song not only name-checks Jagger and Richards but also features Keef himself on guitar. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Last Leaf | Tom Waits |
![]() Last Leaf CD Source: Bad As Me (deluxe edition) (2)Time: 2:56 Sequenced by: Bad As Me album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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November | Take Care | Drake Feat. Rihanna | ||
December | Niggas in Paris | Jay-Z Kanye West | ||
Lonely Boy | The Black Keys | |||
The OtherSide | The Roots Feat. Bilal Oliver & Greg Porn | |||
2012 | January | We Take Care Of Our Own | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() We Take Care Of Our Own CD Source: Wrecking Ball (Special Edition)Time: 3 :54 Sequenced by: single release date Honored by: The lead single, released two months in advance of the Wrecking Ball album, never charted pop but was ranked #19 of the year in the Pazz+Jop critics poll. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
February | Another Ride | Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds |
![]() Another Ride CD Source: Pound of DirtTime: 4:52 Sequenced by: Pound of Dirt album release date Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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We Are Young | fun. Feat. Janelle Monae | |||
March | Somebody That I Used To Know | Gotye Feat. Kimbra | ||
Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man? | Carolina Chocolate Drops |
![]() Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man? CD Source: Leaving EdenTime: 3:48 Sequenced by: Leaving Eden album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Wrecking Ball | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Wrecking Ball CD Source: Wrecking Ball (Special Edition)Time: 5:50 Sequenced by: Wrecking Ball album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Call Me Maybe | Carly Rae Jepsen | |||
April | Revolution | Dr. John | ||
You Can`t Fail Me Now | Bonnie Raitt | |||
Springsteen | Eric Church | |||
Payphone | Maroon 5 Feat. Wiz Khalifa | |||
Sixteen Saltines | Jack White | |||
Love Interruption | Jack White | |||
May | Hold On | Alabama Shakes | ||
June | The House That Heaven Built | Japandroids | ||
July | Thinkin Bout You | Frank Ocean |
![]() Thinkin Bout You CD Source: Channel ORANGETime: 3:21 Sequenced by: Channel ORANGE album Honored by: In every critics` poll, the runaway consensus #1 album of 2012. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pyramids | Frank Ocean |
![]() Pyramids CD Source: Channel ORANGETime: 9:54 Sequenced by: Channel ORANGE album Honored by: This second single from Channel ORANGE was voted the #10 track of 2012 on Pazz+Jop critics` consensus list. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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One More | Jimmy Cliff | |||
Guns of Brixton | Jimmy Cliff | |||
August | Some Nights | fun. | ||
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together | Taylor Swift | |||
Adorn | Miguel | |||
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September | Duquesne Whistle | Bob Dylan | |
Pay In Blood | Bob Dylan | |||
Gangnam Style | Psy |