Die besten Tracks 2008 – Die Listen der Musikmagazine

Gleich noch eine hinterher: National Anthems (mit vielen bekannten Hits des Jahres)

1: Time to Pretend – MGMT
2: Wearing my Rolex – Wiley
3: Warwick Avenue – Duffy
4: Ready for the Floor – Hot Chip
5: That’s Not My Name – The Ting Tings
6: Dance Wiv Me – Dizzee Rascal
7: Blind – Hercules and Love Affair
8: American Boy – Estelle
9: I Kissed a Girl – Katy Perry
10: Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
11: 5 Years‘ Time – Noah & the Whale
12: One Day Like This – Elbow
13: Township Funk – DJ Mujava
14: I’m Outta Time – Oasis
15: L.E.S. Artistes – Santogold
16: Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) – Beyonce
17: Machine Gun – Portishead
18: Love is Noise – The Verve
19: Paper Planes – MIA (2007)
20: The Boy Does Nothing – Alesha Dixon

Hier ist erstmal der Link zur Singles-Liste des amerikanischen ROLLING STONE:
The 100 Best Singles of 2008

1. Beyonce – „Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)“
2. Santogold – „L.E.S. Artistes“
3. MGMT – „Time to Pretend“
4. Blitzen Trapper – „Furr“
5. Lil Wayne – „Lollipop“
6. Beck – „Gamma Ray“
7. Estelle ft. Kanye West – „American Boy“
8. My Morning Jacket – „I’m Amazed“
9. Coldplay – „Viva La Vida“
10. T.I. – „No Matter What“
11. Rihanna – „Disturbia“
12. TV on the Radio – „Golden Age“
13. Ryan Adams & the Cardinals – „Magick“
14. The BPA ft. David Byrne & Dizzee Rascal – „Toe Jam“
15. Al Green – „Lay It Down“
16. Young Jeezy – „My President“
17. The Killers – „Spaceman“
18. Kid Rock – „All Summer Long“
19. Guns N‘ Roses- „Better“
20. Katy Perry – „I Kissed a Girl“
21. Vampire Weekend – „One (Blake’s Got a New Face)“
22. Jay-Z and T.I. – „Swagga Like Us“
23. The Black Keys – „I Got Mine“
24. Lykke Li – „I’m Good, I’m Gone“
25. Leona Lewis – „Bleeding Love“
26. The Rapture – „No Sex for Ben“
27. The Ting Tings – „Shut Up and Let Me Go“
28. Kevin Rudolf ft. Lil Wayne – „Let It Rock“
29. Pink – „So What“
30. Weezer – „Pork and Beans“
31. Conor Oberst – „Moab“
32. N.E.R.D. – „Everybody Nose“
33. The Raveonettes – „Ally, Walk with Me“
34. Gnarls Barkley – „Run“
35. Kaiser Chiefs – „Addicted to Drugs“
36. Usher ft. Beyonce & Lil Wayne – „Love in This Club Pt. 2“
37. Bob Dylan – „Someday Baby“ [alt. take from Tell Tale Signs]
38. Jamey Johnson – „High Cost of Living“
39. The Academy Is . . . – „About a Girl“
40. Kings of Leon – „Sex on Fire“
41. Duffy – „Warwick Avenue“
42. The Raconteurs – „Salute Your Solution“
43. Erykah Badu – „The Healer“
44. Panic at the Disco – „Nine in the Afternoon“
45. Foals – „Cassius“
46. Taylor Swift – „Fifteen“
47. Janelle Monae – „Many Moons“
48. John Mellencamp – „Troubled Land“
49. Jonas Brothers – „Video Girl“
50. Jackson Browne – „Time the Conqueror“
51. Ashlee Simpson – „Rule Breaker“
52. Lee Ann Womack – „Last Call“
53. AC/DC – „Big Jack“
54. Cat Power – „I Believe in You“
55. Sigur Ros – „Gobbledigook“
56. The Hold Steady – „Constructive Summer“
57. Charles Hamilton – „Brooklyn Girls“
58. Jazmine Sullivan – „Bust Your Windows“
59. Low vs. Diamond – „Don’t Forget Sister“
60. Ne-Yo – „Closer“
61. Robyn – „Cobrastyle“
62. The Gaslight Anthem – „The ’59 Sound“
63. LCD Soundsystem – „Big Ideas“
64. She and Him – „Why Do You Let Me Stay Here“
65. The Virgins – „Rich Kids“
66. Jenny Lewis – „Acid Tongue“
67. M.I.A. – „Shells“
68. Fall Out Boy – „I Don’t Care“
69. Missy Elliott – „Ching-a-Ling“
70. Busy Signal – „Tic Toc“
71. Phantom Planet – „Do the Panic“
72. Sam Sparro – „Black and Gold“
73. Ciara ft. Ludacris – „High Price“
74. Ra Ra Riot – „Dying Is Fine“
75. Flo Rida ft. T-Pain – „Low“
76. The Roots – „Rising Down“
77. Hercules and Love Affair – „Blind“
78. Love as Laughter – „Holly“
79. Kid Cudi – „Day ’n‘ Nite“
80. Mudcrutch – „Crystal River“
81. The Knux – „Cappuccino“
82. Santogold & Diplo – „Icarus“
83. Get ‚Em Mamis – „Cold Summer“
84. Lil Wayne – „A Milli“
85. M83 – „Kim & Jessie“
86. The Rumble Strips – „Cowboy“
87. Friendly Fires – „Jump in the Pool“
88. Bon Iver – „Skinny Love“
89. Old Crow Medicine Show – „Alabama High-Test“
90. Busta Rhymes – „Don’t Touch Me (Throw da Water on ‚Em)“
91. O’Neal McKnight – „Check Your Coat“
92. White Denim – „Shake Shake Shake“
93. Madonna – „Candy Shop“
94. Los Campesinos – „Miserabilia“
95. Lucinda Williams – „Real Love“
96. Little Joy – „Brand New Start“
97. Sheryl Crow – „Now That You’re Gone“
98. Teyana Taylor – „Google Me“
99. The Enemy – „You’re Not Alone“
100. Will.i.am – „Yes We Can“

The 100 Best Tracks of 2008 (Liste mit Kommentaren, Links und mp3s)

100: Girls – „Hellhole Ratrace“ [True Panther Sounds]
99: Final Fantasy – „The Butcher“ [Blocks Recording Club]
98: The Magnetic Fields – „The Nun’s Litany“ [Nonesuch]
97: Buraka Som Sistema [ft. M.I.A. and DJ Znobia] – „Sound of Kuduro“ Enchufada/Sony BMG]
96: Empire of the Sun – „Walking on a Dream“ [EMI]
95: Friendly Fires [ft. Au Revoir Simone] – „Paris (Aeroplane Remix)“ [XL]
94: WHY? – „Fatalist Palmistry“ [Anticon]
93: Atlas Sound – „River Card“ [Kranky]
92: Born Ruffians – „I Need a Life (Four Tet Remix)“ [Warp]
91: Jamie Lidell – „All I Wanna Do“ [Warp]
90: Sic Alps – „Message From the Law“ [Animal Disguise]
89: Ponytail – „Celebrate the Body Electric (It Came From an Angel)“[We*Are*Free]
88: Low Motion Disco – „Things Are Gonna Get Easier“ [Eskimo]
87: The Veronicas – „Untouched“ [Sire]
86: Los Campesinos! – „Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks“ [Wichita/Arts & Crafts]
85: Osborne – „16th Stage“ [Spectral Sound]
84: Beach House – „Gila“ [Carpark]
83: Titus Andronicus – „Upon Viewing Brueghel’s ‚Landscape With the Fall of Icarus'“ [Troubleman Unlimited]
82: Solange – „Sandcastle Disco“ [Music World/Geffen]
81: Love Is All – „Wishing Well“ [What’s Your Rupture?]
80: The Bug [ft. Warrior Queen] – „Poison Dart“ [Ninja Tune]
79: Ida Maria – „Oh My God“ [Waterfall/RCA]
78: Frightened Rabbit – „The Modern Leper“ [Fat Cat]
77: Telepathe – „I Can’t Stand It“ [Rare Book Room]
76: Justice – „DVNO (Radio Edit)“[Ed Banger/Because]
75: Little Boots – „Stuck on Repeat“ [679/Atlantic]
74: Wale – „The Kramer“ [self-released]
73: Goldfrapp – „A&E“ [Mute]
72: Fleet Foxes – „Blue Ridge Mountains“[Sub Pop]
71: Sigur Rós – „Gobbledigook“ [XL]
70: Rihanna – „Don’t Stop the Music“ [Def Jam]
69: Portishead – „The Rip“ [Island]
68: Four Tet – „Ribbons“ [Domino]
67: Young Jeezy [ft. Kanye West] – „Put On“ [Def Jam]
66: Lykke Li – „Dance, Dance, Dance“ [LL/Atlantic]
65: Max Tundra – „Which Song“ [Domino]
64: The Whitest Boy Alive – „Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)“ [Modular]
63: The Very Best – „Kamphopo“ [Ghettopop/Green Owl]
62: The Tough Alliance – „Lucky“ [Sincerely Yours]
61: Q-Tip – „Gettin‘ Up“ [Universal Motown]
60: Crystal Castles – „Courtship Dating“ [PIAS/Different]
59: The Dodos – „Fools“ [Wichita]
58: Annie – „I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me“ [Island]
57: High Places – „From Stardust to Sentience“ [Thrill Jockey]
56: Vampire Weekend – „Oxford Comma“ [XL]
55: Usher [ft. Young Jeezy] – „Love in This Club“ [LaFace]
54: Lykke Li – „Little Bit“ [LL/Atlantic]
53: Be Your Own Pet – „Becky“ [XL]
52: Ricardo Villalobos -„Enfants (Chants)“ [Sei Es Drum]
51: TV on the Radio – „Golden Age“ [4AD/Interscope]
50: Invisible Conga People – „Cable Dazed“ [Italians Do It Better]
49: Jay Reatard – „Always Wanting More“ [Matador]
48: Spiritualized – „Soul on Fire“ [Fontana International/Spaceman/Universal]
47: Alphabeat – „Fascination“ [Charisma]
46: M83 – „Graveyard Girl“ [Mute]
45: Antony and the Johnsons – „Shake That Devil“ [Rough Trade/Secretly Canadian]
44: Hot Chip – „One Pure Thought“ [EMI]
43: Kelley Polar – „Entropy Reigns (In the Celestial City)“ [Environ]
42: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – „Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!“ [Mute UK/Anti-]
41: No Age – „Sleeper Hold“ [Sub Pop]
40: T.I. [ft. Rihanna] – „Live Your Life“ [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
39: Kanye West – „Love Lockdown“ [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam]
38: TV on the Radio – „DLZ“ [4AD/Interscope]
37: Big Boi [ft. Raekwon and André 3000] – „Royal Flush“ [LaFace]
36: Arthur Russell – „I Couldn’t Say It to Your Face“ [Audika]
35: Shearwater – „The Snow Leopard“ [Matador]
34: Fuck Buttons – „Sweet Love for Planet Earth“ [ATP]
33: Animal Collective – „Street Flash“ [Domino]
32: Crystal Castles – „Untrust Us“ [Last Gang]
31: Aeroplane [ft. Kathy Diamond] – „Whispers“ [Eskimo]
30: MGMT – „Time to Pretend“ [Columbia]
29: Vampire Weekend – „M79“ [XL]
28: No Age – „Eraser“ [Sub Pop]
27: T.I. – „No Matter What“ [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
26: The Walkmen – „In the New Year“ [Gigantic]
25: The Hold Steady – „Constructive Summer“ [Vagrant]
24: Gang Gang Dance – „House Jam“ [Social Registry]
23: Beyoncé – „Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)“ [Sony BMG/Columbia]
22: Santogold – „Lights Out“ [Downtown]
21: Hercules and Love Affair – „Hercules‘ Theme“ [DFA]
20: The Juan MacLean – „Happy House“ [DFA]
19: Vivian Girls – „Where Do You Run To“ [Mauled by Tigers/In the Red]
18: Women – „Black Rice“ [Jagjaguwar]
17: Wiley – „Wearing My Rolex“ [Asylum]
16: The Mae Shi – „Run to Your Grave“ [Moshi Moshi/Team Shi]
15: Amadou and Mariam – „Sabali“ [Because]
14: Lil Wayne – „A Milli“ [Cash Money/Universal]
13: Kanye West – „Flashing Lights“ [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam]
12: Cut Copy – „Out There on the Ice“ [Modular/Interscope]
11: David Byrne and Brian Eno – „Strange Overtones“ [self-released]
10: Estelle [ft. Kanye West] – „American Boy“ [Homeschool/Atlantic]
09: Portishead – „Machine Gun“ [Island]
08: Air France – „Collapsing at Your Doorstep“ [Sincerely Yours]
07: Cut Copy – „Hearts on Fire“ [Modular/Interscope]
06: Deerhunter – „Nothing Ever Happened“ [Kranky/4AD]
05: M83 – „Kim & Jessie“ [Mute]
04: Santogold – „L.E.S. Artistes“ [Downtown]
03: Hot Chip – „Ready for the Floor“ [EMI]
02: Fleet Foxes – „White Winter Hymnal“ [Sub Pop]
01: Hercules and Love Affair – „Blind“ [DFA]