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If male musicians and indie rock cast long shadows over the winning circle of
albums, our writers' votes for songs flipped the equation: When it came to
singles, album tracks and even one surprising sleeper prompted by history
itself, ladies ruled and a more eclectic diversity prevailed. Amplifying that
contrast is the industry's tectonic shift back toward songs, abetted by the a la
carte ethic of downloads, which have inverted the record industry late '90s
burial of commercial singles to make every track a virtual single in the realm
of 0's and 1's.
Below that top 10, the list serves up an even broader array of worthwhile
spins, which you can investigate on the individual ballots cast by the
contributors and team members that entered the virtual voting booth for this
year's review.
In descending order, we count down our favorite songs: |
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