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]
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