Stuff That Nobody Cares About: Best Music of 2007

I posted this on my facebook already. The top 40 songs and top 10 albums of 2007

Top 40 Songs

40. Split Needles - The Shins

39. Far Cry - Rush

38. Tarantula – Smashing Pumpkins

37. Party Like a Rockstar – Shop Boyz
This song is so unintentionally hilarious, but it never fails to get you pumped. It will always remind me of my senior year: tour, grad nite, etc.

36. Rehab - Amy Winehouse
She's a wreck, but it didn't stop me from hearing the old-school jazz/soul influences in this song.

35. Apologize (feat. OneRepublic) - Timbaland

34. Lake Michigan - Rogue Wave

33. I Don't Wanna Stop - Ozzy Osbourne

32. Time Won't Let Me Go - The Bravery

31. Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5

30. Wild Mountain Nation - Blitzen Trapper

29. The Moneymaker - Rilo Kiley

28. Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car - Iron & Wine

27. Young Folks - Peter, Bjorn & John

26. Flashing Lights – Kanye West feat. Dwele
Kanye, huge ego and all, really put out a good album. Here’s one of the catchiest of the bunch.

25. Dance Tonight – Paul McCartney
Great mandolin-driven song from Paul’s new album.

24. Good Life – Kanye West feat. T-Pain
The second of three Kanye songs to make this list.

23. The Way I Are – Timbaland
Another surprise, much like “Sexyback” on my 2006 list. No one can deny this infectious dance beat.

22. Sea Legs – The Shins
One of the highlights of the Shins show I saw in October at the Greek Theater.

21. Gronlandic Edit - Of Montreal
Simple catchy song. The video reminds me of Yellow Submarine, but even crazier.

20. War Pigs – Cake
Cover of the Black Sabbath tune. This is one of the best covers I’ve ever heard. Cake does justice to the original, while keeping their own distinctive sound. (If you're a Republican, you may not want to see the video, haha).

19. Same Old Drag - The Apples In Stereo
What a great, Beatles/ELO-esque tune. And the video is hilarious. Yes, that is them.

18. Hey There Deliliah – Plain White T’s
This song might be further up the list if it wasn’t so horridly overplayed.

17. 1234 – Feist
Another song displaying the creativity of the whole realm of indie music that I’m just now getting into. You might know it from the iPod nano commercial.

16. Missed the Boat - Modest Mouse
Heard this on KROQ while they were doing a list of songs that would be guaranteed to make you feel good. Well they were right.

15. Nantes - Beirut
Beirut's a very intriguing indie band, drawing their influences mostly from Eastern European music. This song is great.

14. Timebomb – Beck
Fortunately, Beck decided to randomly release a single in 2007 with no accompanying album. Gets your blood pumping. (The video is unofficial. VERY unofficial, haha).

13. Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem
I didn't dig it the first time I heard it, but then I got into the groove. Listen to the lyrics.

12. Paper Planes - M.I.A.
Indie/World/Hip-hop. Whatever it is, it's good.

11. Dashboard – Modest Mouse
It’s hard to get catchier than this.

10. Bodysnatchers – Radiohead
One of the stand-out tracks on Radiohead’s new “ablum.” They released it exclusively on their website, for which you can decide what price you pay. No joke.

9. North American Scum – LCD Soundsystem
Clever.

8. Hang Me Up To Dry - Cold War Kids
Great bass line. This one gets under your skin.

7. The Underdog - Spoon
Motown influenced lead single from Spoon.

6. Sleeping Lessons - The Shins
The Shins are probably the greatest indie band out there. Powerful song that starts off soft and then just builds and builds.

5. Ever Present Past - Paul McCartney
The ex-Beatle still has an impeccable ability to write catchy songs.

4. Stronger - Kanye West
“Stronger” will always remind me of my fall semester at Berkeley: hearing it at the football and basketball games, playing it in the dorms, etc.

3. Don't You Evah - Spoon
5 seconds into the bassline and you're already swaggering.

2. Window In The Skies - U2
This is a beautiful song. It could easily be a classic if it just had more exposure. And the video is AMAZING. Best video I've ever seen, no exaggeration. It’s a montage where it looks like all these different artists are singing the lyrics. Check it out.