Tradition makes life routine but this is LivingEars’ 2nd year end and it looks as though 51 songs is here to stay. These are the 51 songs that got the most plays and left the deepest impressions sonically & emotionally.

There is also an albums list.

51 . Phoenix – Love Like a Sunset
50 . The Horrors – Sea Within A Sea

49 . Toro Y Moi – Blessa
48 . Passion Pit – The Reeling
47 . Real Estate – Beach Comber
46 . Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band – Roosevelt Room
45 . Washed Out – Feel It All Around
44 . Harlem Shakes – Strictly Game

43 . Tiny Vipers – Dreamer
42 . Röyksopp – This Must Be It
41 . Spoon – Got Nuffin
40 . Andrew Cedermark – Will Not Compete (3a)
39 . The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Stay Alive
38 . Papercuts – Future Primitive
37 . Noah and the Whale – Blue Skies (The Twelves Remix)
36 . White Denim – Say What You Want
35 . KiD CuDi – Pursuit of Happiness (Feat. MGMT And Ratatat)
34 . Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone (Deadmau5 Remix)
33 . Memory Tapes – Stop Talking
32 . YACHT – I’m In Love With A Ripper
31 . Becoming Real – Let The Right One In
30 . Guido – Way You Make Me Feel
29 . Junior Boys – Parallel Lines
28 . jj – ecstasy
27 . Delorean – Seasun
26 . Sleigh Bells – Crown On The Ground
25 . Major Lazer – Keep it goin’ louder feat. Nina Sky & Ricky Blaze

24 . Family Portrait – Mega Secrets
23 . Carl Sagan & Stephen Hawking – Glorious Dawn (Cosmos Remixed)
22 . Ellie Goulding – Under The Sheets (Pariah Remix)
21 . Fever Ray – I’m Not Done
20 . Basement Jaxx – My Turn (feat. Lightspeed Champion)

19 . WAVVES – cool jumper
18 . Small Black – Despicable Dogs (Washed Out Remix)
17 . King Khan & BBQ Show – I’ll Be Loving You
16 . Dan Deacon – Of the Mountains
15 . Times New Viking – Move To California
14 . Miami Horror – Make You Mine (Fred Falke Remix)
13 . Neon Indian – 6669 (I don’t know if you know)
12 . No Age – You’re a Target
11 . VEGA – No Reasons
10 . Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo (Original Mix)
9 . Dirty Projectors – Stillness Is The Move
8 . The xx – Infinity
7 . Japandroids – Young Hearts Spark Fire
6 . Grizzly Bear – Fine For Now
5 . Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling

4 . The Big Pink – Velvet

3 . Atlas Sound – Quick Canal (w/ Laetitia Sadier)

2 . Animal Collective – Brothersport

1 . Girls – Lust For Life

These are my 20 favorite remixes from 2009. What are yours?

20. Das Racist & Wallpaper. – Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell (Wallpaper. RMX)
19. The Hood Internet – Two Weeks Of Hip Hop (Dead Prez vs Grizzly Bear)
18. Memory Cassette – Surfin (Sail A Whale Version)
17. Lemonade – Delorean – Big Weekend
16. Fever Ray – Seven (The Twelves Remix)

15. Annie – Anthonio (Fred Falke Remix)
14. Gotye – Learnalilgivinanlovin’ (Passion Pit Remix)
13. The xx – Shelter (Death To The Throne Remix)
12. Friendly Fires – Jump In The Pool (Thin White Duke Remix)
11. Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Jakwob Remix)

10. The Gossip – Heavy Cross (Fred Falke Remix)
9. The Big Pink – Velvet (Gang Gang Dance Mix)
8. Major Lazer – Cash Flow (Classixx Glass Bottom Dub Mix)
7. Animal Collective – I’m Waiting for my Banshee (Animal Collective v. The Beach Boys)
6. Noah and the Whale – Blue Skies (The Twelves Remix)

5. Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone (Deadmau5 Remix)
4. Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking – Glorious Dawn (Cosmos Remixed)
3. Ellie Goulding – Under The Sheets (Pariah Remix)
2. Small Black – Despicable Dogs (Washed Out Remix)
1. Miami Horror – Make You Mine (Fred Falke remix)

10. Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms

9. Passion Pit – Manners

8. Memory Tapes – Seek Magic

7. Fever Ray – Fever Ray

6. Japandroids – Post-Nothing

5. Dan Deacon – Bromst

4. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest

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3. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

2. The xx – The xx

1. Girls – Album