Rolling Stone's Top 50 Songs of 2015
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We already saw Rolling Stone‘s top 50 albums of 2015, and now they unveiled their top 50 songs too. It’s got a lot of the songs you couldn’t avoid this year even if you wanted to: “Hello,” “Hotline Bling,” “Trap Queen,” plenty of The Weeknd, one appearance by Justin Bieber. There’s also indie rock anthems like Titus Andronicus’ “Dimed Out,” “Kurt Vile’s “Pretty Pimpin,” Courtney Barnett’s “Pedestrian at Best”and Tame Impala’s “Let It Happen,” a nod towards raw DIY with Sheer Mag’s “Fan the Flames,” and a lot more. Check the whole thing out below.
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Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Songs of 2015
50. Titus Andronicus – Dimed Out
49. Carly Rae Jepsen – Run Away With Me
48. Major Lazer ft. MO, DJ Snake – Lean On
47. Cage the Elephant – Trouble
46. Kacey Musgraves – Biscuits
45. Rihanna – Bitch Better Have My Money
44. Wolf Alice – Lisbon
43. Mumford and Sons – The Wolf
42. Sheer Mag – Fan the Flames
41. Coldplay – Adventure of a Lifetime
40. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Can’t Keep Checking My Phone
39. The Weeknd – Earned It
38. A$AP Rocky ft. Rod Stewart, Miguel – Everyday
37. Blur – Ong Ong
36. Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney – FourFiveSeconds
35. Car Seat Headrest – Something Soon
34. JD McPherson – Let the Good Times Roll
33. EL VY – Return to the Moon (Political Song for Didi Bloome to Sing, With Crescendo)
32. Disclosure feat. Lorde – Magnets
31. Kurt Vile – Pretty Pimpin
30. Selena Gomez – Good For You
29. Drake – Know Yourself
28. Eric Church – Mr. Misunderstood
27. Miguel – Coffee
26. Florence + the Machine – Ship to Wreck
25. Dawes – All Your Favorite Bands
24. CHVRCHES – Leave A Trace
23. Beck – Dreams
22. Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment – Sunday Candy
21. Alessia Cara – Here
20. Alabama Shakes – Don’t Wanna Fight
19. Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats – S.O.B.
18. Lana Del Rey – High by the Beach
17. Tame Impala – Let It Happen
16. Madonna – Ghosttown
15. Grimes – Flesh Without Blood
14. The Arcs – Stay In My Corner
13. Bully – Trying
12. Foals – What Went Down
11. The Weeknd – The Hills
10. Jack U feat. Justin Bieber – Where Are U Now
9. Tobias Jesso Jr – How Could You Babe
8. Future – Fuck Up Some Commas
7. Kendrick Lamar – King Kunta
6. Adele – Hello
5. Jamie xx feat. Young Thug, Popcaan – I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)
4. Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian at Best
3. Drake – Hotline Bling
2. Fetty Wap – Trap Queen
1. The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face
