Best songs of 2008

GIRL6 from um. brooklyn - February 23, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Ewww Estelle? Really...the list was almost respectable then...then..Estelle. Its so on point trend wise it seems arguably worth a top ten (generous) but No. 1. Let's just give it to MIA. Paper Planes flew under radar long enough to become an underground favorite before emerging to mainstream, if for nothing else, to catch a new breeze. Now, that is a #1 song.

FREDDIEBLACKMagazine from Hollywood - January 24, 2009 at 12:11 AM

How could we forget the Black Key's amazing contribution "Psychotic Girl". Gnarles Barkley blew us away with multiple tracks of The Odd Couple, but "Going On" was our favorite. And although the crew at Metro thinks Beck's "Gamma Ray" was the better of the two singles, we still feel "Modern Guilt" is just plain a better song. Just a few thoughts from FreddieBlack.

musiclife from shsxgd - January 19, 2009 at 5:39 PM

what about the songs love game and poker face??? I don't know most of the songs here.....

kenzer45 from not tellin - January 18, 2009 at 12:23 AM

what about hot n cold?

airsoft master from Kennesaw St. - January 08, 2009 at 6:50 PM

I personaly love the song "Right now na na na" by akon

MissDiva from Los Angeles - January 07, 2009 at 4:22 PM

Definitely holding the No. 1 spot!!! Estelle and Kanye West...that was one of my top favs for 2008.

Dan from Anderson - January 05, 2009 at 10:03 AM

No "Help Me" by Alkaline Trio? It's a travesty when the truly good music is overlooked for what gets the most radio airplay... awfully corporate isn't it?

Donah from Land of Cotton - January 04, 2009 at 1:18 PM

38. Kid Rock, “All Summer Long” For awhile, we tried to hate this track, but we finally had to give in. Mashing up “Sweet Home Alabama” with “Werewolves of London” is straight-up trailer-trash genius. It seems your comments above are to associate the State of Alabama with the term "trailer-trash". Apparently you don't know, there are many dignified people who live in Alabama and are not considered 'trailer-trash". You might also need to know, there is "trailer-trash" in every state of the union.

kgunn from Ann Arbor - January 03, 2009 at 10:18 AM

This list is a Joke.. No mention of the new ACDC album, which has been #1 worldwide, and not to mention that every concert has been sold out...

DudeAlek from Chicago - January 01, 2009 at 8:57 PM

Good job tv on the radio

RDO38 from Sherman Oaks - January 01, 2009 at 12:22 PM

Where's Coldplay? You've shown yourself as bogus. What a joke.

kimosabe1960 from Pine Island - December 29, 2008 at 3:57 PM

Bleecchhh!!! I would not buy a single one of those songs! Geez! Who told these people they were up on the best music? Somebody lied to 'em!

nocgirl from Chandler - December 29, 2008 at 2:16 PM

The Ting Tings are GREAT i just bought their album. The best tune on their album is "We walk". They first got my attention though with "That's not my name" during the Victoria Secret fashion show. I wish them lots of luck!! As far as Kanye, American Boy was so overplayed, just like most of the current top 40 and hip hop. I have yet though to hear the Ting Tings on any Arizona station.

flipo from amieiro - December 21, 2008 at 7:41 AM

Rihanna the decade's best dance pop diva? LOOL Madonna's Confessions has better songs than all the singles Rihanna has released!! And Britney has better songs and more success than her! Oh I got it, you were kidding. That's okay.

cuz from southside - December 16, 2008 at 4:49 PM

This is all crap. Did the record companies pay you for placement?

Bobby James from Sherwood Forest - December 16, 2008 at 3:05 PM

If you're going by actual release dates, many of these songs were released as singles in 2008 (even if the album came out in 2007). Haters like "Heather" and "Mongo" could back up their disses with, I don't know, some alternatives?

Heather from NC - December 16, 2008 at 1:00 PM

Lame. Most of these suck. Especially anything with Kanye.

Writer416 from ` - December 16, 2008 at 11:05 AM

I went to School with Trace Cyrus. had Art I with him.

Mongo from West Des Moines - December 16, 2008 at 1:21 AM

Half of these songs are terrible songs aimed at 15 year old high school kids. Most of these songs will be forgotten in a few years.

Greg Costello from Queens, NYC - December 13, 2008 at 4:09 PM

These songs by Black Kids, Vampire Weekend and M.I.A. were all on my "best-of" list... for 2007! The rest of the list is quite good, but you're a little late to the party!

E! from Odessa - December 12, 2008 at 1:38 AM

There's something for everyone (and something for everyone to argue about) on this or any list. Taste is taste, but I digress.. PLEASE do yourself one favor and try an experiment. Turn your computer up a little loud and listen to Sammy Hagar's (yes, that Sammy Hagar) single Cosmic Universal Fashion. Now convince me and try and convince yourself the track doesn't deserve at least your respect, attention and a place damn high on this list! It's just that good!

JaeNice from LBC - December 11, 2008 at 2:18 AM

This list fails because it has lil wayne on it not once but twice.

deliciousmudpie from Brooklyn - December 11, 2008 at 12:41 AM

"We Are Rockstars" by Does It Offend You, Yeah? came out like 2 or 3 years ago.

MorgansDead from Somewhere Out There - December 10, 2008 at 7:14 PM

Maybe I'm just old, but who are most of these people on this list? Some I recognize, but really, who are most of these people (Last I checked 27 isn't old or out of touch with the world)

postmeplox from Royston - December 10, 2008 at 2:51 AM

nice, I agree with most of it, but I really think dizzee rascal, kings of leon and pendulum deserve a mention. When you are talking about the songs of 2008 i think that Sex On Fire (KoL), Dance Wiv Me(Dizzee) or Propane Nightmares (Pendulum) probably sum up the year best. Also agree with fungo3, the new springsteen album was biblically good, Magic is such a tune. Nice list though

Capt.Mudkip from Unknown - December 10, 2008 at 2:23 AM

This is easily the worst list of pop music that has ever been assembled. There are a few songs that deserve to be up there. But most of that is just crap. Honestly, stop listening to most of the junk they play on the radio and go down to your local record shop (if they still exist in your area) and check out a few local indie bands. Even then. What the hell? No NIN or their efforts to release music on their own terms? Where's Murs and his album, Murs for President? Before you write a blog entry. Try listening to something other than what your handlers feed you. Sometimes it tastes a little better.

sg207 from Hyde Park - December 09, 2008 at 3:01 PM

What a a flat awful list of songs. Thank heavens I don't rely on radio, MTV, and award shows to find new music.

fungo3 from delhi - December 09, 2008 at 12:05 PM

Nothing from Springsteen? You gotta be kidding me!

LadeeLibra from Springdale - December 09, 2008 at 9:09 AM

The line “I don’t owe you like two vowels” is genius??? Please.

atlantarocks from buckhead - December 09, 2008 at 9:07 AM

no kings of leon?