Songs of 2019 Part 1: 100-61

Yes, it's that time of year again and it's my favourite post of all my year-end wrap ups to do, because I don't really have to do anything for this post except copy and paste a list of songs. But as a brief preamble, as per previous years this is the creme de la creme of over 1000 albums (including EPs) that we listened to this year, despite my having a new baby for six months of this year, plus moving house and switching jobs. Good thing is that music can be listened to while you do any of those things (especially having a new baby, although the surgeons wouldn't allow my headphones in the operating theatre so I had to have a break for an hour or so).

I don't usually do this, but I have very clear opinions about what the opposite end of this year involved, so before I get into my top songs, here are my 'worst of 2019' awards:

Worst song of the year: She Shot Me - Three Beat Slide
Runner-Up: Beer Never Broke My Heart - Luke Combs
Worst album of the year: The Art of Gore - Borgore
Runner-Up: What You See Is What You Get - Luke Combs

So with the negativity out of the way, some more positive vibes. As usual, no commentary here, just song titles. If you're intrigued or flummoxed as to why a song is here, why it's below another song, etc. feel free to comment or, indeed, you can just talk to me in person the next time I visit you for lunch, Mother.

100) Only the Dark - K.Flay (Indie Pop)
99) Until We Try (This Lo') - Asa (Reggae RnB)
98) Solar System - Sub Focus (Drum 'n' Bass)
97) Firefly / Life in Technicolor - The HIATUS (Japanese Pop Rock)
96) Heavy For You - The Heavy (Funk Soul)
95) Such a Remarkable Day - Charlotte Gainsbourg (Chanson)
94) Barstool Warrior - Dream Theater (Progressive Metal)
93) Wolf Totem - The HU (Mongolian Folk Metal)
92) Quartz - Black Grapefruit (Experimental RnB)
91) Enraged - Rage of Light (Gothic Groove Metal)
90) Shadows - Alphabeat (Europop)
89) Hit the Bottom - Amason (Avant-Garde Dreampop)
88) Colours - Voyager (Synthmetal)
87) Give Yourself to Love - Moon Hooch (Dance Jazz)
86) This Is Me - New Found Glory (Pop Punk)
85) Rocksteady - Wild Belle (Psych Pop)
84) My Heart Will Go On - DragonForce (Power Metal)
83) I'm OK - Little Big (Funeral Rave)
82) It's Not That Serious - Thompson Egbo-Egbo (Piano Jazz)
81) No More Suckers - Marina (Indie Pop)
80) Tombes Oubliées - The Brian Jonestown Massacre (Psychedelic Rock)
79) Bon Ton - Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers (Zydeco)
78) Cake - Salvatore Ganacci (EDM)
77) The Saints of Vernon County - Luke Mitchem (Alt Country)
76) Higher Beams - The New Pornographers (Indie Pop Rock)
75) World Class Cinema - Gus Dapperton (Avant-Garde Pop)
74) Stay High - Brittany Howard (Blues Rock)
73) Identity Is Like a Rainbow - Mixtaped Monk (Post-Rock)
72) Limited World - Cory Wong feat. Caleb Hawley (Funk Rock)
71) Can't Knock the Hustle - Weezer (Indie Pop Rock)
70) Mr. Greenlight - Hua Li (Hip-Hop)
69) The Change It Brings - Close Talker (Indie Pop)
68) Wasteland - Mick Flannery (Indie Folk)
67) Give Us a Smile - Big Wreck (Indie Rock)
66) Truth Power - NEEDSHES (Uzbek Art Rock)
65) Birima - Youssou N'dour feat. Seinabo Sey (Mbalax)
64) Macoumba - Youssou N'dour (Mbalax)
63) Super 8 - Lighthouse Family (Pop)
62) Tunnels and Trees - Biffy Clyro (Indie Rock)
61) The Hook - Amy Owens (Operatic Pop)
60) I Just Wanna Shine - Fitz and the Tantrums (Funk Pop)
59) Seven Seas - King Prawn (Ska Punk)
58) Torn - Asa (Pop RnB)
57) Renegade - Dylan Leblanc (Alt Country)
56) Cosmic Poison Arrow - Calliope Musicals (Avant-Pop)
55) Seul sur ton tandem - Voyou (French Pop)
54) F Delano - Kishi Bashi (Baroque Folk Pop)
53) Butter bei die Fische - Versengold (Pagan Folk)
52) Underground - MISSIO (Electronica)
51) Leather on the Seat - The New Pornographers (Indie Pop Rock)

So there you have part 1. Tomorrow I will post part 2, counting down from 50-21 with some brief commentary on each entry.