After sitting on this for several weeks, here are my all-time favorite songs at the moment. I tried not to overload it with a few artists, like Tegan and Sara, but multiple mentions did happen. Check out my picks, as well as a handy playlist of them, below.
25. “Hey You” – Pink Floyd
24. “Dancing on My Own” – Robyn
23. “Falling Slowly” – Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
22. “How to Disappear Completely” – Radiohead
21. “The Con” – Tegan and Sara
20. “Somebody Else” – The 1975
19. “Heroes” – David Bowie
18. “In the Air Tonight” – Phil Collins
17. “Hurt” – Johnny Cash
16. “Rockferry” – Duffy
15. “Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)” – Tom Waits
14. “Smokestack Lightning” – Howlin’ Wolf
13. “A Real Hero” – College ft. Electric Youth
12. “Like a Rolling Stone” – Bob Dylan
11. “Hey Jude” – The Beatles
10. “Love Will Tear Us Apart” – Joy Division
9. “So What” – Miles Davis
8. “So Jealous” – Tegan and Sara
7. “Born in the U.S.A.” – Bruce Springsteen
6. “I Fought the Law” – The Clash
5. “Take Me Home” – Tom Waits
4. “Heyday” – Mic Christopher
3. “Fairytale of New York” – The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl
2. “Bad (Wide Awake in America version)” – U2
1. “I Can’t Take It” – Tegan and Sara
Here’s a playlist of my songs (#5 isn’t on Spotify):
sentimental tunes 