The 100 Best Songs of the Year

41 "Me & U" [Video] [Song]
Cassie
Cassie ain't necessarily the most gifted singer in the world, but none of the world's most gifted singers have done an electro tune this spellbinding lately.

42 "Origin of Species" [Song]
Chris Smither
Folkie makes delicious fun of the "intelligent design" crew, singing about a God who sits "back in the shade/While everyone gets laid." Required listening for Biology 101.

43 "Tony the Beat" [Song]
The Sounds
The world can never have enough sexy Swedish synth-pop bands, that?s for sure. The Sounds know their way around a nasty beat, and they ride this one with more bounce to the ounce.

44 "Hustlin' " [Song]
Rick Ross
Trunk-rattler of the year: Big, narcotic beat and slo-mo flows from an ex-dope man who manages to get away with rhyming "Atlantic" with "Atlantic."

45 "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" [Song]
Chris Brown
Usher didn't drop any new panty-dissolver R&B ballads this year, so Brown stepped up to the plate, doing for "U Make Me Wanna" what "Run It!" did for "Yeah!"

46 "Hang Me Up to Dry" [Song]
Cold War Kids
Indie rock with a little sex: Nathan Willett howls like a country bluesman as the other three Kids elbow their way through a mess of art-damaged funk.

47 "Cheer It On" [Song]
Tokyo Police Club
They're not from Tokyo, they're not cops and the only club they could get into is probably the Strokes Fan Club -- but these mods score with a gloriously dumb garage-punk thrash-terpiece.

48 "He Said, She Said"
Shawnna with Ludacris
On this mix tape, a greasy beat sets up lyrics that would make Blowfly blush: Ludacris plays a hilariously over-the-top ass hound, while fuck-buddy Shawnna goes on about double-jointed pussy.

49 "Chasing Cars" [Song]
Snow Patrol
Channeling Coldplay and starry skies, U.K. quintet Snow Patrol deliver a radiant ballad for Molly Ringwald girls and the nice guys who love them.

50 "My Love" [Song]
Justin Timberlake
The loverman slow jam of the year, thanks to Justin's fluttery vocals and Timbaland's stuttery beats.

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