My favorite songs, 1947-2008

1947

10. "Solitude" - Billie Holiday
9. "Golden Earrings" - Peggy Lee
8. "Bouquet Of Roses" - Eddy Arnold
7. "I'm Going to Tell God" - Mahalia Jackson
6. "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" - Louis Jordan
5. "Ruby, My Dear" - Thelonious Monk
4. "Boggs Boogie" - Spade Cooley
3. "Scrapple From the Apple" - Charlie Parker
2. "Long John Blues" - Dinah Washington
1. "Trouble In Mind" - Tex Ritter

1948

10. "Once In Love With Amy" - Dean Martin
9. "Tennessee Saturday Night" - Red Foley
8. "Bumble Boogie" - Freddie Martin
7. "Sophisticated Lady" - Billy Eckstine
6. "Sonata #5" - John Cage
5. "Epistrophy" - Thelonious Monk
4. "Tin Tin Deo" - James Moody
3. "Ool Ya Koo" - Dizzy Gillespie
2. "My Bank Account Is Gone" - Jesse Ashlock
1. "I Just Can't Be Satisfied" - Muddy Waters

1949

10. "Move" - Miles Davis
9. "Dipsy Doodle" - Larry Clinton
8. "Black Coffee" - Ella Fitzgerald
7. "Remember" - Johnny Hartman
6. "Beans and Cornbread" - Louis Jordan
5. "There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight" - Hank Williams
4. "Brick Top" - Django Reinhardt
3. "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" - Flatt & Scruggs
2. "Mondongo" - Miguelito Valdes
1. "Ran-Kan-Kan" - Tito Puente

1950

10. "The Third Man Theme" - Amos Karas
9. "Bushel and a Peck" - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
8. "Mona Lisa" - Nat "King" Cole
7. "If I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd Have Baked a Cake)" - Eileen Barton
6. "I'll Never Be Free" - Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford
5. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" - Muddy Waters
4. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" - Ella Fitzgerald
3. "Tennessee Waltz" - Patti Page
2. "Adelaide's Lament" - Vivian Blaine
1. "Bombokolea" - Perez Prado

1951

10. "School Days" - Dizzy Gillespie
9. "KC Blues" - Charlie Parker
8. "Cold Cold Heart" - Hank Williams
7. "Holiday For Strings" - The Voices Of Walter Schumann
6. "Surrey With the Fringe On Top" - Ahmad Jamal
5. "Pagliacci" - Mary Lou Williams
4. "I'm In the Mood" - John Lee Hooker
3. "If I Were a Bell" - Jan Garber
2. "Oye Como Va" - Tito Puente
1. "Martinica" - Perez Prado

1952

10. "The Birth Of the Blues" - Frank Sinatra
9. "Klangstudie II" - Herbert Elmert
8. "Blue Moon" - Billie Holiday
7. "What Does It Take To Make You Take To Me" - Nat "King" Cole
6. "Indian Love Call" - Slim Whitman
5. "Conquest" - Patti Page
4. "Straight, No Chaser" - Thelonious Monk
3. "Oboe Mambo" - Machito
2. "Ogguere" - Tony La Negra
1. "I Left My Hat In Haiti" - Billy Eckstine

1953

10. "I Want To Be Evil" - Eartha Kitt
9. "That's Amore" - Dean Martin
8. "I Want You To Love Me" - Muddy Waters
7. "Crying Steel Guitar Waltz" - Jean Shepard
6. "Imagination" - Chet Baker
5. "Your Cheatin' Heart" - Hank Williams
4. "Good Air" - Raymond Scott
3. "Hound Dog" - Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
2. "Bye-Ya" - Thelonious Monk
1. "Bye Bye Blues" - Les Paul & Mary Ford

1954

10. "The Man I Love" - Miles Davis
9. "Shulie-A-Bop" - Sarah Vaughan
8. "I Put a Spell On You" - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
7. "Sincerely" - The Moonglows
6. "A Night In Tunisia" - Dizzy Gillespie
5. "All In Fun" - Jeri Southern
4. "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight" - The Spaniels
3. "I Just Want To Make Love To You" - Muddy Waters
2. "Mr. Sandman" - The Chordettes
1. "Sh-Boom" - The Chords

1955

10. "Singing the Blues" - Marty Robbins
9. "Sixteen Tons" - Tennessee Ernie Ford
8. "Dripsody" - Hugh Caine
7. "Earth Angel" - The Penguins
6. "Only You" - The Platters
5. "The Comeback" - Joe Willians
4. "Bo Diddley" - Bo Diddley
3. "Oscalypso" - Oscar Pettiford
2. "Love" - The Four Freshmen
1. "Lullaby Of Birdland" - Sarah Vaughan

1956

10. "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
9. "Azure" - Ella Fitzgerald
8. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" - Anita O'Day
7. "In the Still Of the Night" - The Five Satins
6. "Dimples" - John Lee Hooker
5. "Candide: The Best Of All Possible Worlds" - Leonard Bernstein
4. "Bacoa" - Perez Prado
3. "I Walk the Line" - Johnny Cash
2. "Honey Don't" - Carl Perkins
1. "Be-Bop-A-Lula" - Gene Vincent

1957

10. "E & D Blues" - Ella Fitzgerald
9. "Lush Life" - Joe Mooney
8. "Searchin'" - The Coasters
7. "Conversation" - Machito
6. "West Side Story: Tonight, Tonight" - Leonard Bernstein
5. "Lush Life" - John Coltrane
4. "Mood Indigo" - Nina Simone
3. "Walkin' After Midnight" - Patsy Cline
2. "Motel (Diner Au Motel)" - Miles Davis
1. "Manteca" - Dizzy Gillespie

1958

10. "I Mean You" - Thelonious Monk
9. "Saturday Night On Saturn" - Les Baxter
8. "Yakety Yak" - The Coasters
7. "Hooray For Love" - Bobby Short
6. "Come On, Let's Go" - Richie Valens
5. "Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran
4. "Bird Dog" - The Everly Brothers
3. "Third Man Theme" - Esquivel
2. "Cuban Nightingale" - Joe Holiday
1. "Guaglione" - Machito

1959

10. "Darn That Dream" - Sarah Vaughan
9. "Lonely Woman" - Ornette Coleman
8. "Poison Ivy" - The Coasters
7. "So What" - Miles Davis
6. "Apes and Peacocks" - Duke Ellington
5. "Philadelphia Bound" - Jo Jones
4. "Surrey With the Fringe On Top" - Blossom Dearie
3. "Moanin'" - Charlie Mingus
2. "I Only Have Eyes For You" - The Flamingoes
1. "What'd I Say" - Ray Charles

1960

10. "Money (That's What I Want)" - Barrett Strong
9. "Rhode Island Is Famous For You" - Blossom Dearie
8. "Take Five" - Dave Brubeck
7. "New York's My Home" - Ray Charles
6. "Over You" - Aaron Neville
5. "'Til I Kissed You" - The Everly Brothers
4. "Sugar Rum Cherry" - Duke Ellington
3. "Cousin Mary" - John Coltrane
2. "Theme From a Summer Place" - Percy Faith
1. "Shoppin' For Clothes" - The Coasters

1961

10. "Runaway" - Del Shannon
9. "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" - Ike & Tina Turner
8. "Li'l Egypt" - The Coasters
7. "In a Sentimental Mood" - Sarah Vaughan
6. "Unsquare Dance" - Dave Brubeck
5. "Surrender" - Elvis Presley
4. "Blue Moon" - The Marcels
3. "A Rose In Spanish Harlem" - Ben E. King
2. "Alex Mambo" - Machito
1. "My Favorite Things" - John Coltrane

1962

10. "Doug's Room" - Mauricio Smith
9. "Watermelon Man" - Herbie Hancock
8. "The Inch Worm" - John Coltrane
7. "Baltimore Gas & Electric" - Raymond Scott
6. "Crying" - Roy Orbison
5. "I'm Blue" - The Ikettes
4. "Boom Boom" - John Lee Hooker
3. "It Didn't Turn Out That Way" - Mose Allison
2. "Green Onions" - Booker T & the MG's
1. "You Are My Sunshine" - Ray Charles

1963

10. "One Fine Day" - The Chiffons
9. "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" - The Jaynettes
8. "Da Do Run Run" - The Crystals
7. "II B.S." - Charlie Mingus
6. "Have Nagila" - Dick Dale
5. "Be My Baby" - The Ronettes
4. "Vivace" - The Swingle Singers
3. "Stella By Starlight" - Bill Evans
2. "In My Room" - The Beach Boys
1. "Garota De Ipanema" - João Gilberto

1964

10. "Canteloupe Island" - Herbie Hancock
9. "You Can't Do That" - The Beatles
8. "Fiddler On the Roof: Tradition" - Jerry Bock
7. "Lupita" - Guillermo Gonzalez
6. "Out Of Sight" - James Brown
5. "Little Organ Fugue" - The Swingle Singers
4. "Thank You Mama Thank You Papa" - The Dixie Cups
3. "Linus and Lucy" - Vince Guaraldi
2. "So What?" - Joe Cuba
1. "Don't Worry Baby" - The Beach Boys

1965

10. "She's About a Mover" - The Sir Douglas Quintet
9. "Requiem" - The Swingle Singers
8. "Daddy Wong Legs" - Cal Tjader
7. "Pedro Pedreiro" - Quarteto Emly
6. "Spanish Flea" - Herb Alpert
5. "Shotgun" - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
4. "Descarga Cachao" - Tito Rodriguez
3. "Batman's Boogaloo" - Bobby Valentin
2. "Cold Sweat" - James Brown
1. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" - The Beatles

1966

10. "Jazz Samba" - Bill Evans
9. "Paint It Black" - The Rolling Stones
8. "One Note Samba/Spanish Flea" - Sergio Mendes
7. "Fried Neck Bones and Some Home Fries" - Willie Bobo
6. "Do the Boogaloo" - Pete Rodriguez
5. "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys
4. "It's No Secret" - Jefferson Airplane
3. "A Man and a Woman (un Homme et un Femme)" - Ferrente & Teicher
2. "I'm Sick Y'All" - Otis Redding
1. "Tomorrow Never Knows" - The Beatles

1967

10. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" - PP Arnold
9. "Dr. Feelgood" - Aretha Franklin
8. "Surfboard" - Esquivel
7. "Hip-Hug Her" - Booker T & the MG's
6. "Ode To Billie Joe" - Bobbie Gentry
5. "A Small Portion Of Your Love" - Sam & Dave
4. "Femme Fatale" - The Velvet Underground
3. "Strawberry Fields Forever" - The Beatles
2. "Oh, That's Nice" - Pete Rodriguez
1. "Hey, Joe" - Jimi Hendrix

1968

10. "I Thank You" - Sam & Dave
9. "Matrix" - Chick Corea
8. "Something In the Way She Moves" - James Taylor
7. "Ave Maria" - Caetano Veloso
6. "Piggies" - The Beatles
5. "Tighten Up, Part 1" - Archie Bell & the Dells
4. "Folsom Prison Blues" - Johnny Cash
3. "What Do I Have To Do To Prove My Love To You" - Marva Whitney
2. "Licking Stick - Licking Stick, Part 1" - James Brown
1. "Castles Made Of Sand" - Jimi Hendrix

1969

10. "Aye Que Rico" - Eddie Palmieri
9. "A Boy Named Sue" - Johnny Cash
8. "Mother Popcorn, Part 1" - James Brown
7. "No Fun" - Iggy Pop & the Stooges
6. "Shangri-La" - The Kinks
5. "Beginnings" - Chicago
4. "Suspicious Minds" - Elvis Presley
3. "Fortunate Son" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
2. "Everyday People" - Sly & the Family Stone
1. "Irene" - Caetano Veloso

1970

10. "If You See What I Mean" - PP Arnold
9. "Eleanor Rigby" - Aretha Franklin
8. "And I Love Him" - Rita Lee
7. "Chelsea Morning" - Sergio Mendes
6. "Moondance" - Van Morrison
5. "Chovendo Ma Roseira" - Elis Regina
4. "Super Bad" - James Brown
3. "Make Me Smile" - Chicago
2. "Whitey's On the Moon" - Gil Scott-Heron
1. "Fancy" - Bobbie Gentry

1971

10. "The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys" - Traffic
9. "Won't Get Fooled Again" - The Who
8. "What a Beautiful Place" - Catherine Howe
7. "Monkey Girl" - The Maytals
6. "Paranoid" - Black Sabbath
5. "Baby" - Os Mutantes
4. "Fire and Rain" - James Taylor
3. "Drumming, Part I" - Steve Reich
2. "It's a New Day" - James Brown
1. "God" - John Lennon

1972

10. "Popcorn" - Hot Butter
9. "One More Night" - Can
8. "Saturday In the Park" - Chicago
7. "Clapping Music" - Steve Reich
6. "Pink Moon" - Nick Drake
5. "Cravo E Canela" - Milton Nascimento
4. "O Canto de Ema" - Gilberto Gil
3. "You Are the Sunshine Of My Life" - Stevie Wonder
2. "Hallogallo" - NEU!
1. "Cabaret: The Money Song" - Liza Minelli & Joel Grey

1973

10. "Me and My Baby Brother" - War
9. "Neuschnee" - NEU!
8. "If You Want Me To Stay" - Sly & the Family Stone
7. "John, I'm Only Dancing" - David Bowie
6. "I Got a Bag Of My Own" - James Brown
5. "Living For the City" - Stevie Wonder
4. "The Love I Lost" - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
3. "Sebastiana" - Gal Costa
2. "TSOP" - MFSB
1. "Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices, & Organ" - Steve Reich

1974

10. "Love Epidemic" - The Trammps
9. "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe" - Barry White
8. "Funky President" - James Brown
7. "People's Parties" - Joni Mitchell
6. "Viva Tirado" - Fania All-Stars
5. "Bend Down Low" - Bob Marley
4. "Hello Music" - Fred Frith
3. "Pick Up the Pieces" - Average White Band
2. "Rock Me Again & Again & Again & Again" - Lyn Collins
1. "Lady Marmalade" - Labelle

1975

10. "Say You Love Me" - Fleetwood Mac
9. "Pierre" - Carole King
8. "You're No Good" - Linda Ronstadt
7. "Land" - Patti Smith
6. "Chocolate City" - Parliament
5. "All Around My Hat" - Steeleye Span
4. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" - AC/DC
3. "Zawinul/Lava" - Brian Eno
2. "Cut the Cake" - Average White Band
1. "Time Warp" - Richard O'Brian

1976

10. "Ponta de Lanca Africano (Umbabarouma)" - Jorge Ben
9. "A Fifth Of Beethoven" - Walter Murphy
8. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
7. "Havana Affair" - The Ramones
6. "Kicks" - Lou Reed
5. "Harvest For the World" - The Isley Brothers
4. "I Want More" - Can
3. "Roadrunner" - The Modern Lovers
2. "Desert Of Ice" - Terry Riley
1. "I Wish" - Stevie Wonder

1977

10. "Peg" - Steely Dan
9. "Marquee Moon" - Television
8. "Mai Kinshasa" - Jose Mangual
7. "Dreams" - Fleetwood Mac
6. "Disco Inferno" - The Trammps
5. "London's Burning" - The Clash
4. "Night Fever" - The Bee Gees
3. "Holidays In the Sun" - The Sex Pistols
2. "Trans-Europe Express" - Kraftwerk
1. "Heroes" - David Bowie

1978

10. "No Love Lost" - Joy Division
9. "Grease" - Frankie Valli
8. "Hot Blooded" - Foreigner
7. "Satisfaction (I Can't Get No)" - Devo
6. "Fat Bottomed Girls" - Queen
5. "Music For Eighteen Musicians" - Steve Reich
4. "Two Rapid Formations" - Brian Eno
3. "El Bollinski En D7" - Charlie Santiago and Eddie Montalvo
2. "Robots" - Kraftwerk
1. "Nervous Breakdown" - Black Flag

1979

10. "Dancin' and Prancin'" - Candido
9. "No Nos Pararan" - La Charanga '76
8. "Disorder" - Joy Division
7. "Next To You" - The Police
6. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - The Slits
5. "Money (That's What I Want)" - The Flying Lizards
4. "Rock Lobster" - The B-52's
3. "Object" - The Cure
2. "I Feel For You" - Prince
1. "Natural's Not In It" - Gang of Four

1980

10. "Jealous Again" - Black Flag
9. "Pay To Cum" - Bad Brains
8. "California Über Alles" - The Dead Kennedys
7. "Cars" - Gary Numan
6. "Kuru Field Of Justice" - Philip Glass
5. "You Shook Me" - AC/DC
4. "Jimmy Jazz" - The Clash
3. "When You Were Mine" - Prince
2. "Up the Neck" - The Pretenders
1. "Mirror In the Bathroom" - The English Beat

1981

10. "Sexuality" - Prince
9. "Just Can't Get Enough" - Depeche Mode
8. "Button Up" - The Bloods
7. "Message Of Love" - The Pretenders
6. "Under Pressure" - Queen
5. "Tehillim II: Psalms 34:13-15" - Steve Reich
4. "Pocket Calculator" - Kraftwerk
3. "Rise Above" - Black Flag
2. "I'm In Love With a German Film Star" - The Passions
1. "Filler" - Minor Threat

1982

10. "That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate" - Mission Of Burma
9. "Gone Daddy Gone" - Violent Femmes
8. "(Keep Feelin') Fascination" - The Human League
7. "I Ran (So Far)" - A Flock Of Seagulls
6. "Myage" - The Descendents
5. "Mo Beru Agba" - King Sunny Ade
4. "Rockit" - Herbie Hancock
3. "She Blinded Me With Science" - Thomas Dolby
2. "Breaking Us In Two" - Joe Jackson
1. "Automatic" - Prince

1983

10. "Uncertain Smile" - The The
9. "Hand In Glove" - The Smiths
8. "Back On the Chain Gang" - The Pretenders
7. "The Cutter" - Echo & the Bunnymen
6. "Coup D'etat" - The Circle Jerks
5. "Needle To the Groove" - Mantronix
4. "Swordfishtrombones" - Tom Waits
3. "Burning Down the House" - Talking Heads
2. "New Gods" - Meat Puppets
1. "Radio Free Europe" - REM

1984

10. "Love On a Real Train" - Tangerine Dream
9. "Slip It In" - Black Flag
8. "The Roar Of the Masses Could Be Farts" - The Minutemen
7. "Answering Machine" - The Replacements
6. "Close (To the Edit)" - Art Of Noise
5. "The Desert Music II: Moderate" - Steve Reich
4. "You've Got Everything Now" - The Smiths
3. "Junk Culture" - Orchestral Manoeuvers In the Dark
2. "The Beautiful Ones" - Prince
1. "Something I Learned Today" - Hüsker Dü

1985

10. "GCF" - The Descendents
9. "Close To Me" - The Cure
8. "Bitchin' Camaro" - The Dead Milkmen
7. "Kiss Me On the Bus" - The Replacements
6. "The Headmaster Ritual" - The Smiths
5. "Tango 'Til They're Sore" - Tom Waits
4. "All Told" - The Effigies
3. "New York Counterpoint: Fast" - Steve Reich
2. "Up On the Sun" - Meat Puppets
1. "King Of the Hill" - The Minutemen

1986

10. "Move Your Body" - Marshall Jefferson
9. "Eiffel Tower High" - Hüsker Dü
8. "Misirlou Twist" - Kronos Quartet
7. "The Queen Is Dead" - The Smiths
6. "I'm Bad" - LL Cool J
5. "Kiss" - Prince
4. "Wendy" - The Descendents
3. "She's Crafty" - The Beastie Boys
2. "Shadow Of a Doubt" - Sonic Youth
1. "In a Glass House" - Antietam

1987

10. "Isla de Encanta" - The Pixies
9. "Walk This Way" - Run-DMC
8. "In a Jar" - Dinosaur Jr.
7. "Skrip, Lezmerl, Skrip" - The Klezmer Conservatory Band
6. "Beauty Lies In the Eye" - Sonic Youth
5. "Four Sections: Percussion" - Steve Reich
4. "Go!" - Tones On Tail
3. "I Know You Got Soul" - Eric B & Rakim
2. "Hang On St. Christopher" - Tom Waits
1. "Peek-A-Boo" - Siouxsie & the Banshees

1988

10. "Pump Up the Volume" - MARRS
9. "Freak Scene" - Dinosaur Jr.
8. "Eye" - The Poster Children
7. "Big Fun" - Inner City
6. "Cowtown" - They Might Be Giants
5. "The History Of the Concept Of the Soul" - The Mr. T Experience
4. "Gigantic" - The Pixies
3. "El Canelo" - Los Lobos
2. "Teen Age Riot" - Sonic Youth
1. "Night Of the Living Bassheads" - Public Enemy

1989

10. "Ah Ndiya" - Oumou Sangare
9. "Shamas-Ud-Doha, Badar-Ud-Doja" - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
8. "Egg Man" - The Beastie Boys
7. "untiedundone" - The Creatures
6. "Change In Speak" - De La Soul
5. "Move This" - Technotronic
4. "See a Little Light" - Bob Mould
3. "Fight the Power" - Public Enemy
2. "Waiting Room" - Fugazi
1. "Dirty Blvd." - Lou Reed

1990

10. "Bird Brain" - Buffalo Tom
9. "Vogue" - Madonna
8. "The Summer" - Yo La Tengo
7. "Titanium Expose" - Sonic Youth
6. "Violin Doyna" - The Klezmatics
5. "Fortunately Gone" - The Breeders
4. "Make My Body Rock" - Jomanda
3. "Meetings Along the Edge" - Philip Glass
2. "Taa Deem" - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1. "The Crankcase" - Timber

1991

10. "Selailai" - The Mahotella Queens
9. "Josephine" - The Magnetic Fields
8. "Scars, Four Eyes" - Sebadoh
7. "Four O'Clocker 2" - Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
6. "From Now On" - Pavement
5. "Brittle" - Stereolab
4. "Scenario" - A Tribe Called Quest
3. "Lineage" - Zakir Hussein
2. "Lost At Birth" - Public Enemy
1. "Lithium" - Nirvana

1992

10. "Nouveau Western" - MC Solaar
9. "Mistadobolina" - Del, the Funkee Homosapien
8. "Sugar Kane" - Sonic Youth
7. "Don't Call Home" - The Breeders
6. "Untogether" - Lush
5. "Helpless" - Sugar
4. "Perfume-V" - Pavement
3. "Magdalena" - Sergio Mendes
2. "360 (What Goes Around)" - Grand Puba
1. "So What'cha Want" - The Beastie Boys

1993

10. "Insane In the Brain" - Cypress Hill
9. "The First Part" - Superchunk
8. "Cherub Rock" - Smashing Pumpkins
7. "Genesis XII" - Steve Reich
6. "Got Kinda Hi" - The Goats
5. "All Apologies" - Nirvana
4. "From a Motel 6" - Yo La Tengo
3. "Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" - Digable Planets
2. "Stratford-On-Guy" - Liz Phair
1. "Spoon Man" - Underworld

1994

10. "Mount Pleasant" - Tuscadero
9. "Deep Shag" - Luscious Jackson
8. "Delia's Gone" - Johnny Cash
7. "Bull In the Heather" - Sonic Youth
6. "Back From the Dead" - House Of Pain
5. "Autriche" - Autechre
4. "Screenwriter's Blues" - Soul Coughing
3. "Unfair" - Pavement
2. "Rich Girl" - Louchie Lou & Michie One
1. "Jennifer's Body" - Hole

1995

10. "1979" - Smashing Pumpkins
9. "Blacktop" - Pell Mell
8. "Mookid" - Aphex Twin
7. "Little Trouble Girl" - Sonic Youth
6. "Born Slippy" - Underworld
5. "Twoism" - Boards Of Canada
4. "Schunkel" - Mouse On Mars
3. "Man With a Hat" - The Klezmatics
2. "Do While" - Oval
1. "Hyper-Ballad" - Bjork

1996

10. "Voleti Boliyan" - AS Kang
9. "Walking Wounded" - Everything But the Girl
8. "The Dicty Glide" - Don Byron
7. "The Sleepwalker" - The Beau Hunks Sextette
6. "Egon & Edith" - Rachel's
5. "You're Just a Baby" - Belle & Sebastian
4. "Song Against Sex" - Neutral Milk Hotel
3. "Percolator" - Stereolab
2. "Girl/Boy Song" - Aphex Twin
1. "I've Been Everywhere" - Johnny Cash

1997

10. "Dadyr Todur" - Huun Huur Tu
9. "Forget the Minions" - Karp
8. "Je Ne Vais Pas Travailler" - Pink Martini
7. "Shprayz Ikh Mir" - The Klezmatics
6. "Watching Windows" - Roni Size/Reprazant
5. "Subterranean Homesick Alien" - Radiohead
4. "Dog On Wheels" - Belle & Sebastian
3. "Juju" - Mouse On Mars
2. "Five Years" - Bjork
1. "Brakhage" - Stereolab

1998

10. "Praise You" - Fat Boy Slim
9. "Choserito Plena" - Marc Ribot
8. "Je Reve Encore" - Paris Combo
7. "Mundian To Bach Ke" - Labh Janhua
6. "Music For Airports: 1/1" - Bang On a Can All-Stars
5. "In Sarah, Mencken, Christ, and Beethoven There Were Women" - Tortoise
4. "Is This Desire?" - PJ Harvey
3. "The Woman Downstairs" - The Handsome Family
2. "Open the Light" - Boards Of Canada
1. "The King Of Carrot Flowers, Parts II & III" - Neutral Milk Hotel

1999

10. "Easy On Your Eyes" - The Aluminum Group
9. "Daremoshirairanai Chiisuanakuni" - susumu yokota
8. "A Cleaner Light" - Kristen Hersh
7. "Burn Don't Freeze" - Sleater-Kinney
6. "Mykologics" - Mouse On Mars
5. "Red Alert" - Basement Jaxx
4. "You Owe Me" - Nas
3. "Canned Heat" - Jamiroquai
2. "Un Poquito Mas"- Jimmy Bosch
1. "Papa Was a Rodeo" - The Magnetic Fields

2000

10. "You Said Something" - PJ Harvey
9. "Bam Bam" - Sister Nancy
8. "Possibility" - Thomas Newman
7. "Tensual" - Mouse On Mars
6. "Our Way To Fall" - Yo La Tengo
5. "Maria" - Feo-Gasy
4. "In Limbo" - Radiohead
3. "Snowflakes" - Languis
2. "The Model" - Belle & Sebastian
1. "Swing Set" - Jurassic 5

2001

10. "Bleida" - Nayim Alal
9. "Booc" - Plaid
8. "So Red" - susumu yokota
7. "Knuddelmaus" - Ulrich Schnauss
6. "Eros" - Tortoise
5. "You and Whose Army?" - Radiohead
4. "El Cholulu" - Glover Gill & the Tosca Tango Orchestra
3. "Digital 2.0" - Mia Doi Todd
2. "The Audience" - Herbert
1. "Polaris" - Bostich

2002

10. "Unionbusting" - Jenny Toomey
9. "Cheedy-Khan" - Huun Huur Tu
8. "Imaginary Places" - Busdriver
7. "Naita" - Ojos De Brujo
6. "Backfired" - Masters At Work
5. "Astro Sister" - The Negro Problem
4. "All the World Is Green" - Tom Waits
3. "Julie and Candy" - Boards Of Canada
2. "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" - Wilco
1. "Work It" - Missy Elliott

2003

10. "I'll Be Around" - Cee-Lo
9. "Para Mi Barrio" - Vico C
8. "The Infinite Descent" - Thomas Newman
7. "Comfortably Numb" - The Scissor Sisters
6. "Backdrifts (Honeymoon Is Over)" - Radiohead
5. "Bright Future In Sales" - Fountains Of Wayne
4. "Oh, Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)" - Sufjan Stevens
3. "Hot n' Cold" - Basement Jaxx
2. "Pass That Dutch" - Missy Elliott
1. "Hey Ya!" - OutKast

2004

10. "Take Your Mama" - Scissor Sisters
9. "Northern Line" - The Old 97's
8. "I Don't Believe You" - The Magnetic Fields
7. "Train To Heaven" - Motion Trio
6. "Insensible" - Juana Molina
5. "Margarine Melodie" - Stereolab
4. "Galang" - MIA
3. "Belleville Rendezvous" - -M-
2. "Confutatis" - Las Rubias Del Norte
1. "Hsaing Kyaik de Maung" - Bang On a Can All-Stars meets Kyaw Kyaw Naing

2005

10. "Jill" - Dynamite Ham
9. "Vo Kuch" - Kiran Ahluwalla
8. "Flaming Love and Destiny" - susumu yokota
7. "My Man Is a Mean Man" - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
6. "On and On" - Missy Elliott
5. "Woman On the Screen" - Boris
4. "Gone" - Kanye West
3. "Luvin' You" - Rod Lee
2. "Tight Sweater: I. Exposed Zipper" - Marc Mellits
1. "Jacksonville" - Sufjan Stevens

2006

10. "Clapping Music Variations" - Glenn Kotche
9. "The View From the People Wall" - Mahagony
8. "Baiting the Public" - Fucked Up
7. "Ain't No Other Man" - Christina Aguilera
6. "Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
5. "Duas Opinioes" - Tom Ze
4. "Malherido" - Juana Molina
3. "A Woman Like Me" - Spanky Wilson
2. "Connecticut's For Fucking" - Jesus H Christ & the Four Hornsmen Of the Apocalypse
1. "BKAB" - Ethan Stoller

2007

10. "Canned Goods and Firearms" - Sir Richard Bishop
9. "Tamatant Tilay" - Tinariwan
8. "They Live In the Meadow" - Black Moth Super Rainbow
7. "Someone Great" - LCD Soundsystem
6. "Faberge For Shuggie" - Of Montreal
5. "High In the Morning" - Paul Duncan
4. "Düsseldorf" - Pole
3. "Feeling Free" - Nicole Willis
2. "Sofera" - Rajery
1. "House Of Cards" - Radiohead

2008

10. "Women's Studies Victims" - Of Montreal
9. "One Day I Had an Extra Toe (Esopus Magazine)" - Black Moth Super Rainbow
8. "Chain" - School Of Seven Bells
7. "WannaBe In LA" - Eagles Of Death Metal
6. "The Cell" - Erykah Badu
5. "Gnosienne No. 1" - Chicha Libre
4. "Caña Brava" - La India Canela
3. "What New York Used To Be" - The Kills
2. "El Anden" - Bajofondo
1. "Milligram Of Happiness" - The Aluminum Group