Best songs of 2013: #81-100
81. Tube Stops and Lonely Hearts-Annie
82. Royals-Lorde
83. Tom Ford-JAY Z
84. Body Party-Ciara
85. We Can’t Stop-Miley Cyrus
86. Strong-London Grammar
87. Trying to Be Cool-Phoenix
88. Supreme-Postiljonen
89. Why-Mas Ysa
90. Do What U Want-Lady Gaga ft. R. Kelly
91. A Message for Austin / Praise the Lord / Enter the Void-Thundercat
92. Let Me Show You Love-Cut Copy
93. Eden-Ben Khan
94. No Lie-Wet
95. Wenu Wenu-Omar Souleyman
96. Bipp-Sophie
97. Holy Grail-JAY Z ft. Justin Timberlake
98. You’re Not The One-Sky Ferreira
99. Global Concepts-Robert DeLong
100. Clarity-Zedd ft. Foxes
Best songs of 2013: #61-80
61. Let Go-RAC ft. Kele & MNDR
62. Thank You-Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip
63. Bitter Rivals-Sleigh Bells
64. Baby I-Ariana Grande
65. Feds Watching-2 Chainz ft. Pharrell
66. Better Off-Quadron ft. Kendrick Lamar
67. Tiff-POLICA ft. Justin Vernon
68. Numbers on the Board-Pusha T
69. Comrade-Volcano Choir
70. Bank Head-Kingdom ft. Kelela
71. San Francisco-Foxygen
72. A Tooth for an Eye-The Knife
73. Versace-Migos ft. Drake
74. N the Traffic-Droop-E ft. Nite Jewel & J. Stalin
75. Somebody Loves You-Betty Who
76. Feel Like Movin’-The Juan MacLean
77. My Number-Foals
78. Reflektor-Arcade Fire
79. Q.U.E.E.N.-Janelle Monae ft. Erykah Badu
80. Space Cadet-Flume ft. Autre Ne Veut & Ghostface Killah
Best songs of 2013: #41-60
41. Falling-HAIM
42. Strandbar (Disko)-Todd Terje
43. Get It-Run The Jewels
44. Shut Up-Savages
45. Is This How You Feel?-The Preatures
46. Bugs Don’t Buzz-Majical Cloudz
47. Good Ass Intro-Chance the Rapper ft. BJ the Chicago Kid
48. Rollin-DJ Rashad
49. Slasherr-Rustie
50. Odd Look-Kavinsky ft. The Weeknd
51. Nirvana-Sam Smith
52. Girl Like Me-Slava
53. Come Down To Us-Burial
54. Something About You-Dornik
55. Imagine It Was Us-Jessie Ware
56. Us-Movement
57. Song for Zula-Phosphorescent
58. Papi Pacify-FKA Twigs
59. Open-Rhye
60. Made To Stray-Mount Kimbie
Best songs of 2013: #21-40
21. When A Fire Starts To Burn-Disclosure
22. Mirrors-Justin Timberlake
23. Unbelievers-Vampire Weekend
24. Fresh-Summer Camp
25. Spoons-Rudimental ft. MNEK & Syron
26. Forever-HAIM
27. You’re Not Good Enough-Blood Orange
28. Ego Free Sex Free-Autre Ne Veut
29. New Slaves-Kanye West
30. Run The Jewels-Run The Jewels
31. J.A.W.S.-Lxury
32. Touch-Daft Punk
33. F For You-Disclosure
34. Childhood’s End-Majical Cloudz
35. Acrylics-TNGHT
36. Life Round Here-James Blake ft. Chance the Rapper
37. Together-Sam Smith, Niles Rodgers, Disclosure, & Jimmy Napes
38. Trouble On My Mind (Rustie Remix)-Pusha T ft. Tyler the Creator
39. Control-Big Sean ft. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica
40. Borderline-Classixx ft. Jesse Kivel
Best songs of 2013: #20 “Come Thru (James Blake Version)”-Drake
The original song is really solid, but the touch that James Blake put on this song is simply magical.
Best songs of 2013: #19 “Closer”-Tegan and Sara
A flirtatious romantic pop song with an infectious 80s flare that could be the prom night bedroom jam of the year.
Best songs of 2013: #18 “Recover”-CHVRCHES
Lustrous and cool with a shimmering synthesizer line while Lauren Mayberry asks the listener to “pick any number, choose any color” as if their life depended on it.
Best songs of 2013: #17 “Need U (100%)”-Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E
The best pure dance song of the year. That is all.
Best songs of 2013: #16 “The Motion”-Drake ft. Sampha
Yes, some of the best work he’s done has been with his main producer 40, but I feel Mr. Graham needs to work more with Sampha because between this and “Too Much”, these two have a hot streak that will hopefully stick.
Best songs of 2013: #15 “Doin’ It Right”-Daft Punk ft. Panda Bear
Those minimalist drum beats! Those Panda Bear vocals! Seems almost out of place on a record as grand as Random Access Memories and on paper, this doesn't seem like it should work, but it’s truly one of the standouts on RAM.
Best songs of 2013: #14 “Hood Party”-Fat Tony ft. KOOL A.D. & Despot
That zigzagging beat that stutters throughout the song makes this one of the most simply glorious earworms of the year. Also, while I’m sad that Das Racist has disbanded, I’m glad KOOL A.D. has still found work.
Best songs of 2013: #13 “Ya Hey”-Vampire Weekend
Of the five instant classics on this album (“Step”, “Diane Young”, “Unbelievers”, “Hannah Hunt” and this), this insightful and powerful song stands out above the rest, dishing out heavy religious undertones (“Through the fire and through the flames, you won’t even say your name”) that allude to God (“I am that I am”) and the disillusioned (“Zion doesn’t love you, Babylon don’t love you”).
Best songs of 2013: #12 “Bound 2”-Kanye West ft. Charlie Wilson
Bizarre Kim K-infested music video notwithstanding, this song gloriously harkens back to the old school feels of The College Dropout, with Charlie Wilson soulfully belting out the song’s hook.
Best songs of 2013: #11 “Power Trip”-J. Cole ft. Miguel
Proof that anything with Miguel is instantly better, even if it’s just for a little bit.