Insanity! Compiling a top twenty tracks of 2009 was infinitely harder than the album list, I have no idea how it got finished! Once again, there was so much good music released in 2009, it truly was a wicked year to be into electronic music, just look at that top ten! From established acts like Røyksopp to bands who made 2009 their own such as Filthy Dukes, La Roux and Little Boots to bands that are going to blow up in 2010 like CHEW LiPS and The Vanish, the music we’ve been given in 2009 has set the bar so high for the coming year.

I wish there were more slots, I could have easily made it a top 40 or 50, and like the album list I have probably forgotten some gem I was rockin’ to in January and I’ll probably want to reorder in a few hours. But right now, here’s the list. Many, many thanks to all the artists that provided our soundtrack to 2009 and all the artists featured on electronic rumors, without you this past year would have been a depressing, gray mess!

01: ♫ Røyksopp (Feat. Robyn) – The Girl And The Robot (zShare) (MediaFire)

02: ♫ Marina And The Diamonds – Mowgli’s Road (Mille reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

03: ♫ CHEW LiPS – Salt Air (Jupiter reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

04: ♫ The Golden Filter – Solid Gold (zShare) (MediaFire)

05: ♫ Filthy Dukes (Feat. Samuel Dust OF Late Of The Pier) – This Rhythm (zShare) (MediaFire)

06: ♫ La Roux – Bulletproof (zShare) (MediaFire)

07: ♫ The Vanish – Heartbeat (zShare) (MediaFire)

08: ♫ Ellie Goulding – Under The Sheets (Friends Electric reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

09: ♫ Little Boots (Feat. Philip Oakey) – Symmetry (zShare) (MediaFire)

10: ♫ Fan Death – Reunited (zShare) (MediaFire)

11: ♫ The Sound Of Arrows – Into The Clouds (Mille reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

12: ♫ Chromeo – Night By Night (Redial reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

13: ♫ Van She – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (A B-LIVE Original) (zShare) (MediaFire)

14: ♫ Miike Snow – Animal (Treasure Fingers reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

15: ♫ Miss Kittin & The Hacker – 1000 Dreams (Original Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

16: ♫ Keenhouse – Deep In The Forest (zShare) (MediaFire)

17: ♫ Dollskabeat – Zodiac Rising (zShare) (MediaFire)

18: ♫ Alice In Videoland – Psychobitch (zShare) (MediaFire)

19: ♫ Annie – Antonio (Designer Drugs reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

20: ♫ Designer Drugs – Drop Down (zShare) (MediaFire)

Honourable Mentions:
Anoraak – Long Distance Hearts, Cagedbaby – Forced (Radio Edit), Casiokids – Fot I Hose, College – The Light Of Your Dress, Curses! – The Deep End (Holy Ghost! Day School Dub), Delphic – Doubt, Depeche Mode – Wrong, Edwin Van Cleef – Overtaken (Radio Edit), Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream (Redial reMix), Heartbreak – We’re Back (Vitalic reMix), Heartsrevolution – 薔薇と彼女の王子 (The Rose And Her Prince), Lykke Li – Little Bit (Villains reMix), Miami Horror – Don’t Be On With Her (Treasure Fingers reMix), Minitel Rose – Zombie Lady, NightWaves – Fascination (Keenhouse reMix), Passion Pit – Little Secrets (Hey Champ! reMix), Russ Chimes – Daytona, Sneaky Sound System – I Love It (Fred Falke reMix), Stephen Falken – Cruising, Yuksek (Feat. Amanda Blank) – Extraball (Radio Edit).

If you’re missing any of these tunes from your collection you should defiantly pick them up in a good quality format, most can be purchased here:

Beatport – Juno – 7Digital – Amazon

OK, well, here we go. This is the first of two ‘best of 2009’ posts we have for you and, damn, were they hard. Here we have our top 20 albums of 2009 and there were way more than 20 records that moved us this year. If you though narrowing it down to just 20 was hard, then trying to put them in order was nearly impossible! This year was a good year to be a lover of music generally, and a lover of Electro or ElectroPop specifically. As fans we were spoilt this year, every album here (particularly the top ten) is a stunning piece of work.

I’m sure there are records I have forgotten about, I’m sure in 24 hours time I will want to add something or rearrange the list, but for now, just for right now, these are the albums that rocked electronic rumors the most in 2009:

01: Filthy Dukes – Nonsense In The Dark (Fiction Records)
♫ Filthy Dukes (Feat. Tommy Sparks) – Messages (zShare) (MediaFire)

02: Røyksopp – Junior (Wall Of Sound)
♫ Røyksopp (Feat. Robyn) – The Girl And The Robot (zShare) (MediaFire)

03: La Roux – La Roux (Polydor)
♫ La Roux – Colourless Colour (zShare) (MediaFire)

04: Cinnamon Chasers – A Million Miles From Home (Modus Records)
♫ Cinnamon Chasers – Luv Deluxe (zShare) (MediaFire)

05: Little Boots – Hands (679 Recordings/Atlantic)
♫ Little Boots (Feat. Philip Oakey) – Symmetry (zShare) (MediaFire)

06: autoKratz – Animal (Kitsuné Music)
♫ autoKratz – Stay The Same (zShare) (MediaFire)

07: datA – Skywriter (Ekler’O’ShocK)
♫ datA – One In A Million (zShare) (MediaFire)

08: Yuksek – Away From The Sea (UWe)
♫ Yuksek – Tonight (zShare) (MediaFire)

09: Fever Ray – Fever Ray (Rabid Records)
♫ Fever Ray – Seven (zShare) (MediaFire)

10: Fear Of Tigers – Cossus Snufsigalonica (Self Released)
♫ Fear Of Tigers – The Adventures Of Pippi Longstrump (zShare) (MediaFire)

11: Passion Pit – Manners (Frenchkiss Records/Columbia/Sony Music)
♫ Passion Pit – The Reeling (zShare) (MediaFire)

12: Miike Snow – Miike Snow (Columbia)
♫ Miike Snow – Silvia (zShare) (MediaFire)

13: Kap Bambino – Blacklist (Because Music)
♫ Kap Bambino – Acid Eyes (zShare) (MediaFire)

14: Heads We Dance – Love Technology (This Is Fake DIY Records)
♫ Heads We Dance – Love In The Digital Age (zShare) (MediaFire)

15: Pony Pony Run Run – You Need Pony Pony Run Run (3ème Bureau/Wagram)
♫ Pony Pony Run Run – Hey You (zShare) (MediaFire)

16: The Juan MacLean – The Future Will Come (DFA)
♫ The Juan MacLean – One Day (zShare) (MediaFire)

17: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz! (Interscope Records)
♫ Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (zShare) (MediaFire)

18: CFCF – Continent (Paper Bag Records)
♫ CFCF – Half Dreaming (zShare) (MediaFire)

19: Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You (Parlophone)
♫ Lily Allen – The Fear (zShare) (MediaFire)

20: Lady Sovereign – Jigsaw (Midget Records)
♫ Lady Sovereign – So Human (zShare) (MediaFire)

Honourable Mentions:
Owl City – Ocean Eyes, She – Orion, Steed Lord – Truth Serum, Au Revoir Simone – Still Night, Still Light, Vitalic – Flashmob, The Bloody Beetroots – Romborama, Dada Life – Just Do The Dada, Lindstrøm And Christabelle – Real Life Is No Cool, Memory Tapes – Seek Magic, Simian Mobile Disco – Temporary Pleasure, WhoMadeWho – The Plot, Pet Shop Boys – Yes.

Compilations:
Electronically Yours, Valerie And Friends, Future Pop 2.0, Kitsuné Maison Compilation Vol. 07 ‘The Lucky One’.

As always, you should defiantly pick up some of these albums, they are all highly recommended and most can be purchased here:

Beatport – Juno – 7Digital – Amazon