Ulysses (I played it a lot more early in the year as well)! Uprising! Paparazzi (VMA performance was indeed awesome)! KOL & Offspring! Empire of State! Medicate!
The write-ups on these will be very short and brief.
07. Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch I was never a big fan of Silversun Pickups until I heard this song. Just one big party from the beginning all the way to the very end. The song got to #1 on Alternative radio.
06. Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem - Forever With these 4 on one song, you know it has to be great. With 4 of the best rappers out today, "Forever" just flows so well. Em steals the show however with a killer verse. Hopefully Drake gets the attention he deserves in 2010.
05. Dead By Sunrise - Let Down When I first heard this song back in 2006, I wondered how the album version would sound. Turns out, it ended up being one of the best songs on the album. Sucks that radio has ignored this song as it is better than most of the crap on radio today.