Here they are. Finally. My favorite songs of the 2010's. Went with an extra big list this time.
It's difficult to express how much these songs mean to me. Many were a vital part of my formative high school years. Some were stuck in my head during my mission. Others kept me going through my challenging degree. The rest - perhaps the most meaningful to me of the bunch - are songs I've held extra close throughout the extreme highs and lows of the last few years. Listening to them all over and over while putting this list together has been a real treat. In a way, I've relived every part of those ten years, including all of the joy and all of the heartbreak. I still look for ways to give this music all that I owe it. For now, I'd like to share it with you and I hope you find something that means something for you.
I've included each song's rankings from my 'Best Of' list from the year of their release. 'NR' means a song was not ranked that year. This is more for me as it's interesting to see how some songs have grown in meaning and others have fallen from my care over the years.
Explicit songs are removed from the full playlists:
Spotify Playlist
Youtube Playlist
(** = language warning)
170 - Beast by Chris Classic (2017 NR)
169 - Speeding Cars by Walking On Cars (2016 #5)
168 - Holiday by Swimming With Dolphins (2011 #13)
167 - Where's My Love by Syml (2016 NR)
166 - Love by Finding Hope (2017 #17)
165 - Rain Down by Zach Wood ft. Hollan (2019 #2010)
164 - Kill V. Maim by Grimes (2015 #5)
163 - Good Time by Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen (2012 #35)
162 - Genghis Khan by Miike Snow (2016 #7)
161 - Maybe I Was The One by Mykey (2017 #27)
160 - Ten Tonne Skeleton by Royal Blood (2014 #24)
159 - Panic by The Sounds (2013 #29)
158 - Katy On A Mission by Katy B (2011 NR)
157 - Plot Twist by Sigrid (2017 #38)
156 - Old Friend by Angus & Julia Stone (2011 NR)
155 - Make A Promise by Culture Code ft. Elle Vee (2019 #13)
154 - Cannibal by Silversun Pickups (2014 #42)
153 - Big Picture by London Grammar (2017 #35)
152 - Let It Out by Kaskade ft. Haley (2017 #8)
151 - Virgo by Xan Griffin ft. Darcy (2017 #39)
150 - The Island - Pt. 1 (Dawn) by Pendulum (2010 NR)
149 - Fall In Love by Barcelona (2014 #10)
148 - Through Houston by Anadel (2015 #4)
147 - Keeper Of Your Heart by The Icarus Account (2011 NR)
146 - I Can't Wait by Runner Runner (2011 #15)
145 - One Mississippi by Toby Johnson (2019 #12)
144 - Malibu Nights by LANY (2018 #12)
143 - The Road to Nowhere by Radical Face (2016 #19)
142 - Birthplace by Novo Amor (2018 #22)
141 - Superhuman by Slander ft. Eric Leva (2017 #10)
140 - Beat To Beat by The Jezabels (2014 #4)
139 - Happily Ever After (Acoustic) by He Is We (2010 NR)
138 - All Roads by The Foreign Exchange (2010 NR)
137 - Sleep Well by Mae (2011 #10)
136 - Running With The Boys (Acoustic) by Lights (2016 NR)
135 - Favourite Ex by Maisie Peters (2019 #7)
134 - Last Mistake by Hey Ocean! (2013 #3)
133 - **Last Train by Dawn Golden (2014 #3)
132 - Say Something by A Great Big World (2014 #17)
131 - Lovely Navigator by Adam Barnes (2018 #81)
130 - Still Feel It All by MARO (2018 NR)
129 - Above The Clouds Of Pompeii by Bear's Den (2015 #46)
128 - Horses by Future of Forestry (2016 #62)
127 - When It Comes To Us by Frances ft. RITUAL (2017 #55)
126 - All About You by Birdy (2013 NR)
125 - Maps by Hey Ocean! (2011 #25)
124 - Killing Me by Luke Sital-Singh (2017 NR)
123 - Counting Stars by OneRepublic (2013 #39)
122 - More Than a Memory by Carly Rae Jepsen (2012 #12)
121 - Mountain At My Gates by Foals (2015 #12)
120 - Love Is Love by Stereo Alchemy (2012 #5)
119 - Last Hope by Paramore (2013 #8)
118 - Swim by Fickle Friends (2016 #9)
117 - I'm With You by Vance Joy (2018 #9)
116 - So I Don't Let Me Down by Clinton Kane (2019 #51)
115 - Goes Without Saying by Anchor & Braille (2012 #8)
114 - Holland by Novo Amor (2014 NR)
113 - Clay by HANA (2016 #45)
112 - Sometimes by Chelsea Cutler (2019 #5)
111 - No One's Gonna Need You More by The Dangerous Summer (2011 #6)
110 - Healing Song by Lune (2017 #13)
109 - Repeat Until Death by Novo Amor (2018 #26)
108 - Emphasis by Sleeping At Last (2010 #7)
107 - Hello My Old Heart by The Oh Hellos (2011 NR)
106 - A Place Only You Can Go by Needtobreathe (2011 #14)
105 - Take A Walk by Passion Pit (2012 NR)
104 - I Know You Know by The Morning Of (2010 #23)
103 - In Our Bones by Against The Current (2016 #11)
102 - The Sea by HAEVN (2018 #6)
101 - Love Me Again by John Newman (2013 NR)
100 - Cologne by Haux (2018 #20)
99 - When The Lights Go Out by The Family Crest (2014 #2)
98 - Hanging On by Active Child (2011 #22)
97 - Gabriel by Bear's Den (2016 #58)
96 - Black Flies by Ben Howard (2011 NR)
95 - Connected by I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business (2011 NR)
94 - Aerials by Kyte (2012 #36)
93 - Yours by Jake Scott (2019 #6)
92 - See The Love by The Brilliance (2017 #24)
91 - It's Time by Imagine Dragons (2012 NR)
90 - The Shade by Metric (2015 #15)
89 - I Found by Amber Run (2015 #6)
88 - The Places We Call Home by Lanterns On The Lake (2011 NR)
87 - Hiccups by Jinja Safari (2011 #29)
86 - Symmetry by JT Roach & Emily Warren (2018 #8)
85 - Little Talks by Of Monsters And Men (2012 #31)
84 - **IDK Love by Jeremy Zucker (2017 #23)
83 - Breathe by Lauv (2017 NR)
82 - Here With Me by Elina (2018 #11)
81 - Miscommunication by The Dangerous Summer (2011 #5)
80 - Conversations With Stars (Acoustic) by Brightwood (2010 #2)
79 - I Know You Know by Ásgeir (2017 #5)
78 - Shuffle by Bombay Bicycle Club (2011 NR)
77 - Hit My Heart by Boy (2015 #24)
76 - Clearest Blue by CHVRCHES (2015 #9)
75 - I Still See Your Face by San Holo (2017 #22)
74 - Tidal Wave by I Can Make A Mess (2013 #4)
73 - End Credits by EDEN ft. Leah Kelly (2015 NR)
72 - The Afterman by Coheed & Cambria (2012 #10)
71 - 5 Years Later by Leo Stannard (2018 #14)
70 - Run Away With Me by Carly Rae Jepsen (2015 #42)
69 - Re-arrange by Biffy Clyro (2016 #26)
68 - These Roots by Grey ft. Stephen (2017 #34)
67 - Dancin' To The Sound Of A Broken Heart by Galantis (2015 #13)
66 - May I Have This Dance as performed by Meadowlark (2017 #4)
65 - Hold Your Head Up High by Darlingside (2018 #13)
64 - Better Off by Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler (2018 #4)
63 - Hymn For The Missing by Red (2011 #3)
62 - Words by Passenger (2015 #25)
61 - The First One (Acoustic) by Astrid S (2019 #8)
60 - Adventure Time by Bry (2016 #20)
59 - If I've Been Unkind by Lanterns On The Lake (2011 #2)
58 - Carry You by Selves (2016 #3)
57 - Love You Like That by Dagny (2017 NR)
56 - Fellow Feeling by Porter Robinson (2014 #16)
55 - Heaven Or Hell by The Morning Of (2010 #28)
54 - Subway Song by The Icarus Account (2011 NR)
53 - Berlin by Bear's Den (2016 #47)
52 - I Love You by Woodkid (2013 #32)
51 - Words As Weapons by Birdy (2013 #26)
50 - Without You by Finding Hope ft. Holly Drummond (2016 #6)
49 - Telling Me Goodbye by I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business (2010 #3)
48 - Can You Hear Me by Anson Seabra (2018 #21)
47 - Underwater by HANA (2016 #63)
46 - Reclaim by Ólafur Arnalds ft. Arnor Dan (2013 NR)
45 - Hugging You by Tom Rosenthal (2018 #45)
44 - Walk It Off by Angus & Julia Stone (2010 NR)
43 - Ungirthed by Purity Ring (2012 #19)
42 - Anatome by Novo Amor & Ed Tullett (2017 #7)
41 - This Christmas by Oh Wonder (2019 #4)
40 - I Was In Heaven by Chelsea Cutler (2019 #3)
39 - Patience by Hollow Coves (2019 #2)
38 - Open Your Eyes by School Of Seven Bells (2016 #2)
37 - Electron by Adam Barnes (2017 #6)
36 - Waves by The Dear Hunter (2015 #2)
35 - Wildfire by Jeremy Zucker (2018 #3)
34 - Riding To New York by Passenger (2014 NR)
33 - Midnight City by M83 (2011 #11)
32 - Feels Like This by Maisie Peters (2018 NR)
31 - Bright by Echosmith (2013 #6)
30 - Say My Name by ODESZA ft. Zyra (2014 #7)
29 - Hymn For Her by Anchor & Braille (2012 #1)
28 - Pray by HÆLOS (2016 #1)
27 - This Is Why I Need You by Jesse Ruben (2015 NR)
26 - Back To Life by Wolf Gang (2014 #5)
25 - Higher Ground by ODESZA ft. Naomi Wild (2017 #11)
24 - Love Can't Stand Alone by Bear's Den (2016 #10)
23 - Eyes by Kaskade ft. Mindy Gledhill (2011 #1)
22 - Livewire by Oh Wonder (2015 #11)
21 - On Melancholy Hill by Gorillaz (2010 #1)
20 - Divinity by Porter Robinson ft. Amy Millan (2014 #1)
19 - Heaven I Know by Gordi (2017 NR)
18 - Hands by Moving Mountains (2013 #1)
It's difficult to express how much these songs mean to me. Many were a vital part of my formative high school years. Some were stuck in my head during my mission. Others kept me going through my challenging degree. The rest - perhaps the most meaningful to me of the bunch - are songs I've held extra close throughout the extreme highs and lows of the last few years. Listening to them all over and over while putting this list together has been a real treat. In a way, I've relived every part of those ten years, including all of the joy and all of the heartbreak. I still look for ways to give this music all that I owe it. For now, I'd like to share it with you and I hope you find something that means something for you.
I've included each song's rankings from my 'Best Of' list from the year of their release. 'NR' means a song was not ranked that year. This is more for me as it's interesting to see how some songs have grown in meaning and others have fallen from my care over the years.
Explicit songs are removed from the full playlists:
Spotify Playlist
Youtube Playlist
(** = language warning)
170 - Beast by Chris Classic (2017 NR)
169 - Speeding Cars by Walking On Cars (2016 #5)
168 - Holiday by Swimming With Dolphins (2011 #13)
167 - Where's My Love by Syml (2016 NR)
166 - Love by Finding Hope (2017 #17)
165 - Rain Down by Zach Wood ft. Hollan (2019 #2010)
164 - Kill V. Maim by Grimes (2015 #5)
163 - Good Time by Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen (2012 #35)
162 - Genghis Khan by Miike Snow (2016 #7)
161 - Maybe I Was The One by Mykey (2017 #27)
160 - Ten Tonne Skeleton by Royal Blood (2014 #24)
159 - Panic by The Sounds (2013 #29)
158 - Katy On A Mission by Katy B (2011 NR)
157 - Plot Twist by Sigrid (2017 #38)
156 - Old Friend by Angus & Julia Stone (2011 NR)
155 - Make A Promise by Culture Code ft. Elle Vee (2019 #13)
154 - Cannibal by Silversun Pickups (2014 #42)
153 - Big Picture by London Grammar (2017 #35)
152 - Let It Out by Kaskade ft. Haley (2017 #8)
151 - Virgo by Xan Griffin ft. Darcy (2017 #39)
150 - The Island - Pt. 1 (Dawn) by Pendulum (2010 NR)
149 - Fall In Love by Barcelona (2014 #10)
148 - Through Houston by Anadel (2015 #4)
147 - Keeper Of Your Heart by The Icarus Account (2011 NR)
146 - I Can't Wait by Runner Runner (2011 #15)
145 - One Mississippi by Toby Johnson (2019 #12)
144 - Malibu Nights by LANY (2018 #12)
143 - The Road to Nowhere by Radical Face (2016 #19)
142 - Birthplace by Novo Amor (2018 #22)
141 - Superhuman by Slander ft. Eric Leva (2017 #10)
140 - Beat To Beat by The Jezabels (2014 #4)
139 - Happily Ever After (Acoustic) by He Is We (2010 NR)
138 - All Roads by The Foreign Exchange (2010 NR)
137 - Sleep Well by Mae (2011 #10)
136 - Running With The Boys (Acoustic) by Lights (2016 NR)
135 - Favourite Ex by Maisie Peters (2019 #7)
134 - Last Mistake by Hey Ocean! (2013 #3)
133 - **Last Train by Dawn Golden (2014 #3)
132 - Say Something by A Great Big World (2014 #17)
131 - Lovely Navigator by Adam Barnes (2018 #81)
130 - Still Feel It All by MARO (2018 NR)
129 - Above The Clouds Of Pompeii by Bear's Den (2015 #46)
128 - Horses by Future of Forestry (2016 #62)
127 - When It Comes To Us by Frances ft. RITUAL (2017 #55)
126 - All About You by Birdy (2013 NR)
125 - Maps by Hey Ocean! (2011 #25)
124 - Killing Me by Luke Sital-Singh (2017 NR)
123 - Counting Stars by OneRepublic (2013 #39)
122 - More Than a Memory by Carly Rae Jepsen (2012 #12)
121 - Mountain At My Gates by Foals (2015 #12)
120 - Love Is Love by Stereo Alchemy (2012 #5)
119 - Last Hope by Paramore (2013 #8)
118 - Swim by Fickle Friends (2016 #9)
117 - I'm With You by Vance Joy (2018 #9)
116 - So I Don't Let Me Down by Clinton Kane (2019 #51)
115 - Goes Without Saying by Anchor & Braille (2012 #8)
114 - Holland by Novo Amor (2014 NR)
113 - Clay by HANA (2016 #45)
112 - Sometimes by Chelsea Cutler (2019 #5)
111 - No One's Gonna Need You More by The Dangerous Summer (2011 #6)
110 - Healing Song by Lune (2017 #13)
109 - Repeat Until Death by Novo Amor (2018 #26)
108 - Emphasis by Sleeping At Last (2010 #7)
107 - Hello My Old Heart by The Oh Hellos (2011 NR)
106 - A Place Only You Can Go by Needtobreathe (2011 #14)
105 - Take A Walk by Passion Pit (2012 NR)
104 - I Know You Know by The Morning Of (2010 #23)
103 - In Our Bones by Against The Current (2016 #11)
102 - The Sea by HAEVN (2018 #6)
101 - Love Me Again by John Newman (2013 NR)
100 - Cologne by Haux (2018 #20)
99 - When The Lights Go Out by The Family Crest (2014 #2)
98 - Hanging On by Active Child (2011 #22)
97 - Gabriel by Bear's Den (2016 #58)
96 - Black Flies by Ben Howard (2011 NR)
95 - Connected by I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business (2011 NR)
94 - Aerials by Kyte (2012 #36)
93 - Yours by Jake Scott (2019 #6)
92 - See The Love by The Brilliance (2017 #24)
91 - It's Time by Imagine Dragons (2012 NR)
90 - The Shade by Metric (2015 #15)
89 - I Found by Amber Run (2015 #6)
88 - The Places We Call Home by Lanterns On The Lake (2011 NR)
87 - Hiccups by Jinja Safari (2011 #29)
86 - Symmetry by JT Roach & Emily Warren (2018 #8)
85 - Little Talks by Of Monsters And Men (2012 #31)
84 - **IDK Love by Jeremy Zucker (2017 #23)
83 - Breathe by Lauv (2017 NR)
82 - Here With Me by Elina (2018 #11)
81 - Miscommunication by The Dangerous Summer (2011 #5)
80 - Conversations With Stars (Acoustic) by Brightwood (2010 #2)
79 - I Know You Know by Ásgeir (2017 #5)
78 - Shuffle by Bombay Bicycle Club (2011 NR)
77 - Hit My Heart by Boy (2015 #24)
76 - Clearest Blue by CHVRCHES (2015 #9)
75 - I Still See Your Face by San Holo (2017 #22)
74 - Tidal Wave by I Can Make A Mess (2013 #4)
73 - End Credits by EDEN ft. Leah Kelly (2015 NR)
72 - The Afterman by Coheed & Cambria (2012 #10)
71 - 5 Years Later by Leo Stannard (2018 #14)
70 - Run Away With Me by Carly Rae Jepsen (2015 #42)
69 - Re-arrange by Biffy Clyro (2016 #26)
68 - These Roots by Grey ft. Stephen (2017 #34)
67 - Dancin' To The Sound Of A Broken Heart by Galantis (2015 #13)
66 - May I Have This Dance as performed by Meadowlark (2017 #4)
65 - Hold Your Head Up High by Darlingside (2018 #13)
64 - Better Off by Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler (2018 #4)
63 - Hymn For The Missing by Red (2011 #3)
62 - Words by Passenger (2015 #25)
61 - The First One (Acoustic) by Astrid S (2019 #8)
60 - Adventure Time by Bry (2016 #20)
59 - If I've Been Unkind by Lanterns On The Lake (2011 #2)
58 - Carry You by Selves (2016 #3)
57 - Love You Like That by Dagny (2017 NR)
56 - Fellow Feeling by Porter Robinson (2014 #16)
55 - Heaven Or Hell by The Morning Of (2010 #28)
54 - Subway Song by The Icarus Account (2011 NR)
53 - Berlin by Bear's Den (2016 #47)
52 - I Love You by Woodkid (2013 #32)
51 - Words As Weapons by Birdy (2013 #26)
50 - Without You by Finding Hope ft. Holly Drummond (2016 #6)
49 - Telling Me Goodbye by I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business (2010 #3)
48 - Can You Hear Me by Anson Seabra (2018 #21)
47 - Underwater by HANA (2016 #63)
46 - Reclaim by Ólafur Arnalds ft. Arnor Dan (2013 NR)
45 - Hugging You by Tom Rosenthal (2018 #45)
44 - Walk It Off by Angus & Julia Stone (2010 NR)
43 - Ungirthed by Purity Ring (2012 #19)
42 - Anatome by Novo Amor & Ed Tullett (2017 #7)
41 - This Christmas by Oh Wonder (2019 #4)
40 - I Was In Heaven by Chelsea Cutler (2019 #3)
39 - Patience by Hollow Coves (2019 #2)
38 - Open Your Eyes by School Of Seven Bells (2016 #2)
37 - Electron by Adam Barnes (2017 #6)
36 - Waves by The Dear Hunter (2015 #2)
35 - Wildfire by Jeremy Zucker (2018 #3)
34 - Riding To New York by Passenger (2014 NR)
33 - Midnight City by M83 (2011 #11)
32 - Feels Like This by Maisie Peters (2018 NR)
31 - Bright by Echosmith (2013 #6)
30 - Say My Name by ODESZA ft. Zyra (2014 #7)
29 - Hymn For Her by Anchor & Braille (2012 #1)
28 - Pray by HÆLOS (2016 #1)
27 - This Is Why I Need You by Jesse Ruben (2015 NR)
26 - Back To Life by Wolf Gang (2014 #5)
25 - Higher Ground by ODESZA ft. Naomi Wild (2017 #11)
24 - Love Can't Stand Alone by Bear's Den (2016 #10)
23 - Eyes by Kaskade ft. Mindy Gledhill (2011 #1)
22 - Livewire by Oh Wonder (2015 #11)
21 - On Melancholy Hill by Gorillaz (2010 #1)
20 - Divinity by Porter Robinson ft. Amy Millan (2014 #1)
19 - Heaven I Know by Gordi (2017 NR)
18 - Hands by Moving Mountains (2013 #1)
17 - Gravity by Leo Stannard & Frances (2017 #3)
"You are the calm in my storm."
"You are the calm in my storm."
16 - **Water On The Bridge by Chelsea Cutler (2018 #5)
"Winter came and went, but the cold lasted for so long."
"Winter came and went, but the cold lasted for so long."
15 - Snow by Sleeping At Last (2010 #4)
"We'll build new traditions in place of the old cause life without revision will silence our souls."
"We'll build new traditions in place of the old cause life without revision will silence our souls."
14 - All We Do by Oh Wonder (2015 #1)
"All we do is play it safe. All we do is live inside a cage."
"All we do is play it safe. All we do is live inside a cage."
13 - Coastline by Hollow Coves (2016 #8)
"I'm moving far away to a sunny place where it's just you and me."
"I'm moving far away to a sunny place where it's just you and me."
12 - Close by Sun Airway (2012 #2)
"Don't want to be the string you keep all up in knots only you can untie."
"Don't want to be the string you keep all up in knots only you can untie."
11 - Man Overboard by Ed Patrick (2017 #2)
"No one will find me under the high seas of your heart."
"No one will find me under the high seas of your heart."
10 - Endless Story by The Light The Heat (2017 #1)
"We could write an endless story through the struggle and the glory."
"We could write an endless story through the struggle and the glory."
9 - All This Love by Angus & Julia Stone (2014 #9)
"All of me is all for you."
"All of me is all for you."
8 - Saturn by Sleeping At Last (2013 #2)
"How rare and beautiful it is to even exist."
"How rare and beautiful it is to even exist."
7 - The Stable Song by Gregory Alan Isakov (2016 NR)
"I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell."
"I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell."
6 - Graffiti by CHVRCHES (2018 #2)
"Time stood still and now we never will."
"Time stood still and now we never will."
5 - Love Don't Go by The Family Crest (2014 #6)
"We went off with a spark, but you were left out in the dark"
"We went off with a spark, but you were left out in the dark"
4 - You Were Good To Me by Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler (2019 #1)
"Now I'm closing every door cause I'm sicking of wanting more."
"Now I'm closing every door cause I'm sicking of wanting more."
3 - Agape by Bear's Den (2015 #3)
"I don't wanna know who I am without you."
"I don't wanna know who I am without you."
2 - State Lines by Novo Amor (2018 #1)
"Find me a way. I'll be yours in a landslide."
"Find me a way. I'll be yours in a landslide."
1 - Stay Alive by José González (2013 NR)
"I've been waiting all my life to feel your heart as it's keeping time."
"I've been waiting all my life to feel your heart as it's keeping time."