Here it is my friends! The Top 50 Songs of 2018 from my Spotify Monthly MixTapes (according to my play count and how much I just liked them). Turns out the first song on on my first mixtape of the year took the top honor. If you like this list, please share and follow me on Spotify!

50) ODESZA – Loyal

49) Janelle Monáe – Make Me Feel

48) Ty Segall – Every 1’s A Winner

47) Beirut – Gallipoli

46) Blackbird Blackbird – The Biggest Mistake

45) Mountain Lions – In The Valley

44) Cults – Hope You Found What You’ve Been Missing

43) Santigold – Run The Road

42) DEATH IN VEGAS – HONEY

41) This Will Destroy You – Go Away Closer

40) Son Lux – Yesterday’s Wake

39) Grimes – We Appreciate Power

 

38) Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Hunnybee

37) Little Dragon – Sway Daisy

36) Broncho – All Choked Up

35) Generationals – It May Get Bad When You’re Lonely and Cold

34) HEALTH – BODY/PRISON

33) Father John Misty – Mr. Tillman

32) Unknown Mortal Orchestra This Doomsday

31) boerd ‘Blind’

30) Twin Shadow – Hollow Days

29) HÆLOS – Buried in the Sand

28) Leon Bridges – Bad Bad News

27) NAVVI – Possibilities

26) Yakamoto Kotzuga – Shouldn’t Be Here

25) Metric – Dressed to Suppress

24) Lykke Li – hard rain

23) TT – Love Leaks

22) Karen O & Danger Mouse – LUX PRIMA

21) Clams Casino – Healing

20) MONO – After You Comes the Flood

19) WhoMadeWho – Neighbourhood

18) Interpol – The Rover

17) Murder By Death – True Dark

16) A Perfect Circle – Disillusioned

15) Toro y Moi – Freelance

14) Public Memory – The Line

13) James Bay – Pink Lemonade

12) Twin Shadow – Little Woman

11) Okkervil River – Pulled Up The Ribbon

10) Jon Hopkins – Emerald Rush

09) Saintseneca – The Wandering Star

 

08) Sharon Van Etten – Jupiter 4

07) Israel Nash – SpiritFalls

06) Iceage – Catch It

05) Lea Porcelain – Gotta Run

04) GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT – Epitaph

03) Sharon Van Etten – Comeback Kid

02) Preoccupations – Espionage

01) The Decemberists – Severed

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Since 2002, I have obsessively tracked and categorized the music I listen to. It started as a way to share the songs and artists I discovered while working in college radio with friends. I would regularly rip audio files, make quarterly Windows Media playlists and even burn CD’s.

Now-a-days , I use Spotify and YouTube  to organize these MixTapes. Still, at the end of every year,  I track my stats, use a little (okay a lot) of emotion, and craft a list. It usually takes several drafts and a lot of reorganizing but at some point I end up with this. Thank you for following along!