If Music Be The Food Of Love, List On?

I love the thought of listing song favorites at the end of each year, but every time I've tried to, my compilation has ended up about 250 tracks long. Sad thing, really. Here are this years attempts at tracking the musical joys of 2010.

First, a record of all the purchases I've made on iTunes. Why? There aren't a ton of songs, but enough to validate this years taste. Plus, that's just a super easy way to do it:

Second, a few albums that were not necessarily released during 2010, but were both received and enjoyed by me this year [I'm a little behind, I know]:

Emotionalism - The Avett Brothers
For Emma, Forever Ago - Bon Iver
The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
All Delighted People EP - Sufjan Stevens
Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons
The Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens
Where the Wild Things Are - Karen O and The Kids
Veneer - Jose Gonzalez
Sleigh Bells - Sleigh Bells
Hello Love - The Be Good Tanyas
Man on the Moon: The End of Day - Kid Cudi
Red, Yellow, & Blue - Born Ruffians
Say It - Born Ruffians
Alas I Cannot Swim - Laura Marling
Intuit - Romona Falls
Crushes - Mates of State
Attention Deficit - Wale
Peaceful the World Lays Me Down - Noah and the Whale
Plastic Beach - Gorillaz
The Rhumb Lin - Ra Ra Riot
Thistled Spring - Horse Feathers
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
The Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z
Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo
Guero - Beck
Friend and Foe - Menomena
Dead Man's Bones - Dead Man's Bones
Subiza - Delorean
Odd Blood - Yeasayer
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Four Theives Gone - The Avett Brothers
Charm School - Bishop Allen

[There are more but.. this is me trying to keep things under control.]

Third, a list of 2010's best garbage songs:

Party In The USA - Miley Cyrus
^ Not even released in 2010, but still wins first place. It's just that good.
Whip My Hair - Willow
Bottoms Up ft. Nicki Minaj - Trey Songz
Outta Your Mind - Lil Jon & LMFAO
We R Who We R - Ke$ha
Eenie Meenie - Justin Bieber & Sean Kingston
Can't Be Tamed - Miley Cyrus
Teach Me How To Dougie - Cali Swag District
California Gurls ft. Snoop Dogg - Katy Perry
Like a G6- Far East Movement, The Cataracs & Dev

Fourth, for memories sake, a few songs my family obsessed over this year:





A quick THANKS to those who blog about good music, text about good music, drive while listening to good music, sell good music on Amazon, ETC. Without you, I'd probably be some angry teenager [yes, I would still be a teenager, despite that I am 20], shopping at Hot Topic, eating crushed cigarettes for breakfast, and hoping to be In This Moment's [2:30-2:55] next lead screamer. Just kidding. But really, thanks.

PS. I don't know if I've ever pulled up the year column of my iTunes until now. I can't believe how much good music came out in 2009. FerRffr reAlz.