Top 25 Songs of '07

25. Pterodactyl - "Esses"
By far the loudest song on this list, it's also catchy as all hell which is certainly an oddity for the noise rock realm.
(Bonus: live video)
24. Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend"
Any song with the line "I'm the mother fucking princess" deserves to be on a year end list. I will hold to this theory for as long as I need to.
(Bonus: video)
23. The Deathset - "Impossible (Dan Deacon Remix)"
The first version of this song on the album is a mind blowing, fast paced thrill ride that begins to show you what you are in for when you turn on The Deathset. This version completes that ride with an awesome remix of the original.
22. Feist - "1234"
It didn't make me want to buy an iPod mini, but it certainly got stuck in my head more then just about any other song this year. And just 'cause it's over played doesn't mean it's not brilliant.
(Bonus: video)
21. Ra Ra Riot - "Can You Tell"
This song has special meaning to me as it's the first song Rachael and I danced to at a Ra Ra Riot show earlier this year. There have been few songs played more often on my iPod then this.
20. Los Campesinos! - "You! Me! Dancing!"
Twee to the extreme! This song is so cute I thought it was going to be marketed to Japanese school girls.
(Bonus: video)
19. Cool Kids - "Black Mags"
I truly believe that 2008 will be Cool Kids year, but this song gave us a great preview of what is to come.
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18. UGK - "International Players' Anthem"
The untimely death of Pimp C truly overshadows an amazing year for this rap duo. R.I.P. Pimp C!
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17. Arcade Fire - "Intervention"
The first time I heard this tune this year I got goosebumps. It's stuck with me, and though I'm sure there are some better overall songs on this album this one still stands out as my favorite.
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16. The Field - "A Paw In My Face"
Never been a big techno fan, but this is so much more then just techno.
15. Dan Deacon - "Wham City"
The one fault I find with this song is that at over 12 minutes long, it's longer then I would ever want to stay out on the dance floor.
14. M.I.A. - "Paper Planes"
Even when I was a little down on the new M.I.A. album I was still loving this song. Now that I've found a taste for Kala this song is even better.
(Bonus: video)
13. Battles - "Atlas"
This song is bad ass in so many ways.
(Bonus: video)
12. Jay-Z - "Roc Boys (And the Winner is...)"
Jay-Z makes up for all the piss poor rhymes on Kingdom Come with one of his strongest songs in years.
(Bonus: video)
11. Spoon - "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb"
This may be the best Spoon song ever, and that's saying a hell of a lot right there.
10. Beirut - "Scenic World (Full Band Version)"
I think a lot of people overlooked the Lon Gisland EP from earlier this year, but this version of "Scenic World" is so excellent I have had a lot of trouble trying to get it out of my head.
(Bonus: live video)
9. Liars - "Plaster Casts of Everything"
Anyone who loved Liars for what they did on Drum's Not Dead, was probably a bit shocked by this tune. I almost never made it into the rest of the album though because this song is so damn good.
(Bonus: video)
8. Kate Nash - "Foundations"
So you thought Lily Allen wrote the most catchy songs in all of Britain huh? Well as catchy as she is, nothing is as catchy as this quirky song.
(Bonus: video)
7. Kanye West - "Stronger"
Kanye + Daft Punk = musical genius
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6. Rihanna - "Umbrella"
On rainy days people no longer sing "Singing in the Rain", nope it's all about "Umbrella" now. If you don't know the words to this song by now you must have spent the year in space or something.
(Bonus: video)
5. Jens Lekman - "Postcard to Nina"
"Postcard to Nina" is pretty much the complete Jens Lekman in one song. Here you get his witty lyrics, wonderful croon, and addictive chorus all in one song.
(Bonus: live video)
4. Justice - "D.A.N.C.E."
By the end of the first time I listened to this song I was singing along, I haven't stopped singing yet.
(Bonus: video)
3. LCD Soundsystem - "New York I Love You"
Having trolled through a lot of the year end lists, it seems like a lot of people are having trouble agreeing on which LCD song was the best. My vote is for "New York I Love You", the slowest song on the album, but probably the best lyrics James Murphy has ever written.
(Bonus: fan video)
2. Panda Bear - "Bros"
The best song on the second best album of the year. End of story.
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1. Architecture In Helsinki - "Heart It Races"
This is probably the most catchy song I have ever heard in my entire life. I have spent entire afternoons listening to nothing but this song.
(Bonus: video)
(Double Bonus: Take Away Show)