Air return with
Do The Joy.
amadou and mariam team up with
Blur/
Gorillaz Damon Albarn on
Sabali.
Backstreet Boys reunited with Max Martin on the delicious dance track,
Straight Through My Heart.
Black Eyed Peas rule the US charts in 2009 with
Boom Boom Pow.
Beyonce sends Sasha Fierce to the 80s with
Sweet Dreams.
Bloc Party get a little intense and need to calm down a bit on
Mercury.
Ciara and
Justin Timberlake get me hot and bothered with
Love Sex Magic.
Coldplay take me back to Japan with
The Hardest Part/
Postcards From Far Away.
Craig David has transformed into the Incredible Hulk in dance smash
Insomnia.
Dave Matthews Band get super intense on
Time Bomb.
Death Cab for Cutie deliver for the Twihards on
Meet Me On the Equinox.
Depeche Mode make one of the best videos of the year for an otherwise disappointing album with
Wrong.
Florence and The Machine make a sacrifice on
Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up).
Friendly Fires blip and bleep on the dancefloor with
Skeleton Boy.
Fucked Up bring me back to one of my favorite concert moments of the year with
Crooked Head.
Green Day channel
Marilyn Manson on
East Jesus Nowhere.
Hey Monday rip off
Paramore (nicely) with
Homecoming.
Horrors take getting used to, but pure genius on
Sea Within A Sea.
James Morrison and
Nelly Furtado sing a heartbreaking duet on
Broken Strings.
Julian Casablancas (lead Stroke) transports us to the 80s with
11th Dimension.
Julian Plenti (
Interpol lead singer Paul Banks' side project) lulls you to sweet, sweet sleep with
On the Esplanade.
Kanye West crafts the only upbeat pop track on an otherwise sombre (yet perfect)
808s and Heartbreak with
Paranoid.
Karen O and the Kids show you where the wild things are in
All Is Love.
Kelly Clarkson makes a comeback on
My Life Would Suck Without You.
Keri Hilson causes a
Kanye/
Ne-Yo showdown on the makes-me-miss-
Aaliyah,
Knock You Down.
The Killers concoct a pure dose of joy with peppy
Spaceman.
Kings of Leon become the most unlikely band to be found on Top 40 in 2009 with the U2 aping,
Use Somebody.
Kylie Minogue reminds us why she is the Queen of the club on
Boombox (LA Riots Remix).
Linkin Park phone one in for the lame
Transformers movie with
New Divide.
The Lonely Island release their debut comedy album, but I can't stop listening to
Jizz in My Pants as an actual, viable pop gem.
Marilyn Manson has lost all his credibility and his hanging on by a string, but the bitingly intelligent
We're From America gives this fan a bit of hope.
Mew take you to the shrink on
Repeaterbeater.
Michael Jackson reminds us in death that he will always be King. Ample evidence found here on the greatest video ever made,
Thriller.
My Chemical Romance get me and Dylan all amped up on the Watchmen soundtrack's,
Desolation Row.
Norah Jones returns with some funk, in search of Johnny Depp on
Chasing Pirates.
Owl City wishes he was as good as
Postal Service, but can only produce the gem,
Fireflies.
Peaches may be one ugly broad, but she knows how to sex it up on
Talk To Me.
Pink scares the bejeezus out of me with the sublime
Please Don't Leave Me.
AR Rahman touches the sky with one of my favorite songs ever, Slumdog's
Jai Ho.
The Sounds want you to break out the old stereo and dancing shoes with
Beatbox.
TI squeezes out another monster hit with
Justin Timberlake Dead And Gone, before he went off to jail.
Temper Trap give us the indie anthem of the year with
Sweet Disposition.
Vitalic blow my mind with the heaving blast of
Chicken Lady.
White Lies channel Joy Division, New Order, Interpol, et.al. on the gloomy groove of
To Lose My Life.
The xx ("double cross", get it?!?) make some spooky sounds on last minute entry,
Crystalised.