Top 7#1: 2010's Best Songs. So Far

2010 saw my small switch from full pop to alt-pop / indie pop / anti-pop. While I still enjoy pop music very much, I am very much surprised how much I am enjoying non-pop music. There's very little difference between the two, save that anti-pop is crazier--and possibly more artistic as it's not meant to sell but to express. Nonetheless, here are my most fave songs for 2010, and I daresay, they're the best:

1. Dog Days are Over by Florence and the Machine (Lungs, 2009)

What does one need to transition from Indie to Mainstream? An MTV VMA performance, an inclusion to a Julia Roberts film, and a banging sound. Florence + The Machine's debut sound is now finally getting more mainstream attention. The MV for this song also blows, enough to win a Moon man for Best Art Direction in a video.

2. Woohoo by Christina Aguilera (Bionic, 2010)

Released as a promo single for Aguilera's then-upcoming 4th studio album Bionic last May 2010, this song still enjoys moderate playback on my iPod. During it's first month, I have played this song for about 400 plays. The song sings about cunnilingus in a very playful way, all the while boasting the listener's ego. Aguilera really loves fluffing her ego, and this song is one of her many anthems to women empowerment--only this one has the most sexual undertone.

3. XXXO by MIA (/\/\ /\ Y /\, 2010)

With a title of XXXO, you'd wonder what this song is about. And one play is all you need to hook you to it. The simple repetitive chorus and references to popular culture (Twitter, iPhone, and the youtube-laden single cover) lends well to this song's like-ability. That and coupled by the song having a video that parodies MySpace's glitter graphics.

4. Bulletproof by LaRoux (LaRoux, 2009)

Third time's a charm for LaRoux as their third single really hit big both in the UK and the US. Bulletproof first hit top of the UK chart last June 2009. Then it was featured in Cougar Town and Ugly and from there, they just started gaining on US iTunes. Hopefully, we'll get to see more of Ellie Jackson in the future.

5. Tightrope by Janelle Monae (The Archandroid, 2010)

She is the female James Brown, they all call her. But after being signed to P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records, Janelle Monae was called a sellout by critics. Then, this song came out and shut them all up. After her 2010 album The Archandroid came out, Monae gained universal critical acclaim for her musical vision and ambition, affirming that even if she's now in a pop record label, she is still working her own vision.

6. Collapsing Cities by Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly! featuring ShyFX

I do know very little about this band from the UK, to be honest. But what I do know is that all their previous sounds sound nothing like this one, and that's why I like it. GCWCF, as called by their fans, is yet to release a full-length studio album, but judgind by just how cool they sound, I'd best keep an ear open to their stuff.

7. You've Changed by Sia (Hands, 2010)

This song has been around for quite awhile in Australia, and yet the world hasn't still quite catch it. There's a 90's feel to this song that reminds of you Madonna or Cyndi Lauper tracks. But what really made me love this song is the accompanying video which is just soooo cool.