My Favorite Songs from 2009

My first full year as a father was obviously a busy one. It was also the year we moved into a new house (where we still live today). As with 2008, 2009 was a year in which I was exposed to very little in terms of newer music. The bigger hits and better songs got through thanks to the many car trips, but not like when I was commuting daily.

In 2009, Michael Jackson passed away on June 25. The world was in shock, and most of us can remember where we were when we heard (I was in my home office). He ended the year with three of his albums among the Top 9 sold in the world for 2009.

It was also the year that Mumford & Sons burst onto the scene. And what an album!

Unlike most rankings, I haven’t been tossing these up in a numerical order. We can agree that on some days, certain songs kick more ass than other songs – yet other days they do not. It depends on mood and situation. A song ranked 14th today could rank 1st tomorrow if it comes on the radio at the right moment. Instead, I group them rather than present a hard-and-fast order:

Awesome
Great
Solid
Not Bad
…with some inter-group splitting.

First, videos of the best from that year…

21 Great Songs from 2009

Know Your Enemy  – Green Day

Drop The World  – Lil Wayne

Clean version here…

After The Storm  – Mumford & Sons

Such a great album. One of the best! This is the first of many you will see here.

Dust Bowl Dance  – Mumford & Sons

Rusted from the Rain  – Billy Talent

We Made You  – Eminem

Bad Romance  – Lady Gaga

Little Lion Man  – Mumford & Sons

Yep, these guys again. Such a great album.

The Cave  – Mumford & Sons

Roll Away Your Stone – Mumford & Sons

Awake and Alive  – Skillet

Jen Ledger was a great addition to this band. She comes off strong here…

Beautiful Thieves  – AFI

Here is a song I hadn’t heard prior to this review. It caught me right away.

She’s a Genius  – Jet

Alejandro  – Lady Gaga

Telephone  – Lady Gaga

Party in the U.S.A.  – Miley Cyrus

Sigh No More  – Mumford & Sons

Timshel  – Mumford & Sons

Winter Winds  – Mumford & Sons

Thistle & Weeds – Mumford & Sons

Awake My Soul – Mumford & Sons

Three Truly Awesome Songs From 2009

White Blank Page  – Mumford & Sons

One more Mumford song for the road…

Just Breathe  – Pearl Jam

I Gotta Feeling  – The Black Eyed Peas

Oddly enough, this song was the best for putting my baby daughter asleep. Always settled her down.

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The above songs are put together on a YouTube playlist for your listening enjoyment, here.

Here is the complete list of the best songs from 2009…

Awesome – 1	White Blank Page	–	Mumford & Sons
Awesome – 1	Just Breathe	–	Pearl Jam
Awesome – 1	I Gotta Feeling	–	The Black Eyed Peas
Great – 4	Know Your Enemy	–	Green Day
Great – 4	Drop The World	–	Lil Wayne
Great – 4	After The Storm	–	Mumford & Sons
Great – 4	Dust Bowl Dance	–	Mumford & Sons
Great – 4	Rusted from the Rain	–	Billy Talent
Great – 4	We Made You	–	Eminem
Great – 4	Bad Romance	–	Lady Gaga
Great – 4	Little Lion Man	–	Mumford & Sons
Great – 4	The Cave	–	Mumford & Sons
Great – 4	Roll Away Your Stone	–	Mumford & Sons
Great – 4	Awake and Alive	–	Skillet
Great – 15	Beautiful Thieves	–	AFI
Great – 15	She’s a Genius	–	Jet
Great – 15	Alejandro	–	Lady Gaga
Great – 15	Telephone	–	Lady Gaga
Great – 15	Party in the U.S.A.	–	Miley Cyrus
Great – 15	Sigh No More	–	Mumford & Sons
Great – 15	Timshel	–	Mumford & Sons
Great – 15	Winter Winds	–	Mumford & Sons
Great – 15	Thistle & Weeds	–	Mumford & Sons
Great – 15	Awake My Soul	–	Mumford & Sons
Solid – 25	Crack a Bottle	–	Eminem
Solid – 25	21 Guns	–	Green Day
Solid – 25	I Gave You All	–	Mumford & Sons
Solid – 25	The Only Exception	–	Paramore
Solid – 25	Hero	–	Skillet
Solid – 25	Gasoline	–	The Airborne Toxic Event
Solid – 25	Hey Soul Sister	–	Train
Solid – 25	Money to Blow	–	Birdman
Solid – 25	Heaven Can Wait	–	Charlotte Gainsbourg
Solid – 25	Scream	–	Chris Cornell
Solid – 25	Forever	–	Drake
Solid – 25	East Jesus Nowhere	–	Green Day
Solid – 25	Uprising	–	Muse
Solid – 25	The Fixer	–	Pearl Jam
Solid – 25	I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)	–	Pitbull
Solid – 40	Whatever You Want	–	Consequence
Solid – 40	Beautiful	–	Eminem
Solid – 40	My Time	–	Fabolous
Solid – 40	On to the Next One	–	Jay-Z
Solid – 40	22	–	Lily Allen
Solid – 40	Unthought Known	–	Pearl Jam
Solid – 40	Fire On the Mountain	–	Rob Thomas
Solid – 40	Far Away	–	Wolfmother
Not Bad – 48	Your Decision	–	Alice in Chains
Not Bad – 48	Do You Remember	–	Jay Sean
Not Bad – 48	Knock You Down	–	Keri Hilson
Not Bad – 48	I Want to Know What Love Is	–	Mariah Carey
Not Bad – 48	Mafia Music	–	Rick Ross
Not Bad – 48	Rude Boy	–	Rihanna
Not Bad – 48	Fire Burning	–	Sean Kingston
Not Bad – 48	Love Is a First	–	The Tragically Hip
Not Bad – 48	Da Game Been Good to Me	–	UGK
Not Bad – 48	Bedrock	–	Young Money
Not Bad – 48	Closer To The Edge	–	30 Seconds to Mars
Not Bad – 48	Psycho	–	50 Cent
Not Bad – 48	A Looking in View	–	Alice in Chains
Not Bad – 48	Private Hell	–	Alice in Chains
Not Bad – 48	Doesn’t Mean Anything	–	Alicia Keys
Not Bad – 48	Show Me What I’m Looking For	–	Carolina Liar
Not Bad – 48	Good Morning	–	Chamillionaire
Not Bad – 48	Ice Cream Paint Job	–	Dorrough
Not Bad – 48	Wild at Heart	–	Gloriana
Not Bad – 48	Last of the American Girls	–	Green Day
Not Bad – 48	Goodbye	–	Kristinia DeBarge
Not Bad – 48	One Day	–	Matisyahu
Not Bad – 48	Blame It On The Girls	–	Mika
Not Bad – 48	We Are Golden	–	Mika
Not Bad – 48	New Perspective	–	Panic! At The Disco
Not Bad – 48	Amongst The Waves	–	Pearl Jam
Not Bad – 48	Did it Again	–	Shakira
Not Bad – 48	Give It Up To Me	–	Shakira
Not Bad – 48	American Ride	–	Toby Keith
Not Bad – 48	Good To Be Me	–	Uncle Kracker
Not Bad – 78	Flight 187	–	50 Cent
Not Bad – 78	Looking for Paradise	–	Alejandro Sanz
Not Bad – 78	All Night Long	–	Alexandra Burke
Not Bad – 78	Check My Brain	–	Alice in Chains
Not Bad – 78	Put It In A Love Song	–	Alicia Keys
Not Bad – 78	Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart	–	Alicia Keys
Not Bad – 78	I Love College	–	Asher Roth
Not Bad – 78	She Don’t Wanna Man	–	Asher Roth
Not Bad – 78	The Captain	–	Biffy Clyro
Not Bad – 78	Devil On My Shoulder	–	Billy Talent
Not Bad – 78	We Weren’t Born To Follow	–	Bon Jovi
Not Bad – 78	I Promise It’s Not Goodbye	–	Chris Cornell
Not Bad – 78	Kinda Like a Big Deal	–	Clipse
Not Bad – 78	Memories	–	David Guetta
Not Bad – 78	Elevator	–	Eminem
Not Bad – 78	21st Century Breakdown	–	Green Day
Not Bad – 78	Black Hearts (On Fire)	–	Jet
Not Bad – 78	Fire	–	Kasabian
Not Bad – 78	Wavin’ Flag	–	K’NAAN
Not Bad – 78	Need You Now	–	Lady A
Not Bad – 78	So Human	–	Lady Sovereign
Not Bad – 78	Not Fair	–	Lily Allen
Not Bad – 78	Dr. John	–	Mika
Not Bad – 78	Dear God (sincerely M.O.F)	–	Monsters of Folk
Not Bad – 78	Supernova	–	Mr. Hudson
Not Bad – 78	Hold on to What You Believe	–	Mumford & Sons
Not Bad – 78	Desolation Row	–	My Chemical Romance
Not Bad – 78	Girl Named Tennessee	–	Needtobreathe
Not Bad – 78	All You Did Was Save My Life	–	Our Lady Peace
Not Bad – 78	The End	–	Pearl Jam
Not Bad – 78	Battle for the Sun	–	Placebo
Not Bad – 78	Pitchin’ a Fit	–	Puddle of Mudd
Not Bad – 78	Stoned	–	Puddle of Mudd
Not Bad – 78	Lucy	–	Skillet
Not Bad – 78	Pronto	–	Snoop Dogg
Not Bad – 78	Comfort Zone	–	The Answer
Not Bad – 78	Morning Moon	–	The Tragically Hip
Not Bad – 78	Now the Struggle Has a Name	–	The Tragically Hip
Not Bad – 78	Speed River	–	The Tragically Hip
Not Bad – 78	Chillin’	–	Wale
Not Bad – 78	Can’t Stop Partying	–	Weezer
Not Bad – 78	Craigslist	–	Weird Al Yankovic
Not Bad – 78	New Moon Rising	–	Wolfmother
Not Bad – 78	Highway 20 Ride	–	Zac Brown Band
Not Bad – 78	New Divide	–	Linkin Park

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