BAGeL Radio Top 100 Songs of 2009

Rank Song ARTIST Album
1. Love is a Burning Thing - FIRES OF ROME - You Kingdom You
2. Do You Remember - THE HORRORS - Primary Colours
3. My Girls - ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - Merriweather Post Pavilion
4. Lowiza - THE LOVELY FEATHERS - Fantasy Of The Lot
5. So So Happy Making - HATCHAM SOCIAL - You Dig The Tunnel, I'll Hide The Soil
6. Everything Turns To You - LONEY, DEAR - Dear John
7. Try This At Home - FRANK TURNER - Poetry Of The Deed
8. The Rake's Song - THE DECEMBERISTS - Hazards of Love
9. Lapsed Catholics - FUTURE OF THE LEFT - Travels With Myself And Another
10. Whole New Way - THE HORRORS - Whole New Way EP
11. Drowing Men - FANFARLO - Reservoir
12. 1901 - PHOENIX - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
13. Panic Switch - SILVERSUN PICKUPS - Swoon
14. Blue Skies - NOAH AND THE WHALE - The First Days Of Spring
15. Burn Bridges - THE GRATES - Teeth Lost, Hearts Won
16. Love Lies Bleeding - THE ETTES - Do You Want Power
17. Submarines Of Stockholm - A.C. NEWMAN - Get Guilty
18. To Save Me - M. WARD - Hold Time
19. Horizons - AN HORSE - Rearrange Beds
20. Nothing To Hide - YO LA TENGO - Popular Songs
21. That Is Not My Home (After Bruegel) - ALEC OUNSWORTH - Mo Beauty
22. Gold And Warm - BAD VEINS - Bad Veins
23. Heart Of Stone - THE RAVEONETTES - In And Out Of Control
24. Useful Chamber - THE DIRTY PROJECTORS - Bitte Orca
25. Today Pills - NEATO FLEETS - Reckless Tongue
26. Gotham City Chase Scene - SOLILAQUISTS OF SOUND - No More Heroes
27. Convinced Of The Hex - THE FLAMING LIPS - Embryonic
28. Like A Hitman, Like A Dancer - A.C. NEWMAN - Get Guilty
29. Mature Fantasy - DRUMMER - Feel Good Together
30. All The King's Men - WILD BEASTS - Two Dancers
31. Crocodile - HATCHAM SOCIAL - You Dig The Tunnel, I'll Hide The Soil
32. I Wanna Kill - CROCODILES - Summer Of Hate
33. Throwing Bricks At Trains - FUTURE OF THE LEFT - Travels With Myself And Another
34. Demons Out! - ART BRUT - Art Brut Vs. Satan
35. Crying Lightning - ARCTIC MONKEYS - Humbug
36. Red In Tooth And Claw - THE ETTES - Do You Want Power
37. Who Can Say - THE HORRORS - Primary Colours
38. 3 Birds - THE DEAD WEATHER - Horehound
39. At the Bottom of the Sea - THE THERMALS - Now We Can See
40. Happy As Can Be - CUT OFF YOUR HANDS - You & I
41. French Navy - CAMERA OBSCURA - My Maudlin Career
42. Dawn Lament - FIRES OF ROME - You Kingdom You
43. Don't Apologize - LOU BARLOW - Goodnight Unknown
44. Best Supporting Actress - ONE FOR THE TEAM - Build A Garden EP
45. Percussion Gun - WHITE RABBITS - It's Frightening
46. Four Rusted Horses - MARILYN MANSON - The High End Of Low
47. O Maria! - SEA WOLF - White Water, White Bloom
48. Aw Yeah - THE GRATES - Teeth Lost, Hearts Won
49. Home - EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS - Up From Below
50. Over It - DINOSAUR JR. - Farm
51. I Know What I Am - BAND OF SKULLS - Baby Darling Doll Face Honey
52. Easy - DEER TICK - Born on Flag Day
53. While You Wait for the Others - GRIZZLY BEAR - Veckatimest
54. Tear Down The Opera House - SCOTLAND YARD GOSPEL CHOIR - ...And The Horse You Rode In On
55. Hatari - TUNE-YARDS - Bird-Brains
56. When We Were Alive - THE THERMALS - Now We Can See
57. Are Friends Electric? - THE DEAD WEATHER - Hang You from the Heavens (Single)
58. I Can Be A Frog - THE FLAMING LIPS - Embryonic
59. Summertime Clothes - ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - Merriweather Post Pavilion
60. Lisztomania - PHOENIX - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
61. Zero - YEAH YEAH YEAHS - It's Blitz!
62. Lust For Life - GIRLS - Album
63. Stop Stomp Stompin' - THE COATHANGERS - Scramble
64. What A Rush - ART BRUT - Art Brut Vs. Satan
65. Set in Stone - FIRES OF ROME - You Kingdom You
66. Black Hearted Love - PJ HARVEY & JOHN PARISH - A Woman A Man Walked By
67. Wounded - JAY REATARD - Watch Me Fall
68. The Howling - PHANTOM BAND - Checkmate Savage
69. New Pony - THE DEAD WEATHER - Horehound
70. Summer Control - DRUMMER - Feel Good Together
71. Postcards - AN HORSE - Rearrange Beds
72. Lover Gone - PEGGY SUE - Lover Gone EP
73. Let's Go Surfing - DRUMS - Summertime!
74. Velvet - THE BIG PINK - A Brief History Of Love
75. Graven Wood - THE CLIENTELE - Bonfires On The Heath
76. The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone) - THE DECEMBERISTS - Hazards of Love
77. Dimestore Diamond - THE GOSSIP - Music For Men
78. Medicine - STARFUCKER - Jupiter
79. Heartbroken, In Disrepair - DAN AUERBACH - Keep It Hid
80. Sonic You - THE COATHANGERS - Scramble
81. Feel Good Together - DRUMMER - Feel Good Together
82. Pretty Visitors - ARCTIC MONKEYS - Humbug
83. My Maudlin Career - CAMERA OBSCURA - My Maudlin Career
84. Gotta Cheer Up - COTTON JONES - Paranoid Cocoon
85. Death By Diamonds And Pearls - BAND OF SKULLS - Baby Darling Doll Face Honey
86. Expectations - CUT OFF YOUR HANDS - You & I
87. Chalk Lines - DIVISION DAY - Visitation
88. Future Blues - GOLDEN BEAR - Everest EP
89. A Bower Scene - THE DECEMBERISTS - Hazards of Love
90. 1993* - DJ SIGNIFY - Of Cities
91. I Was Only Going Out - LONEY, DEAR - Dear John
92. Playground Hustle - THE DØ - A Mouthful
93. So Fine - TELEPATHE - Dance Mother
94. Epcot Slow - WINDMILL - Epcot Starfields
95. Submarine - DRUMS - Summertime!
96. Sons Of Liberty - FRANK TURNER - Poetry Of The Deed
97. Cryin' Smoke - GANGLIANS - Monster Head Room
98. Gloomy Monday Morning - THE BLACK HOLLIES - Softly Towards The Light
99. I May Have a Drink - THE GARY - Chub
100. Great Lakes - TELEKENESIS! - Telekinesis!

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Labels: best indie rock songs of 2009, best music of the year, best music of the year 2009, best songs 2009

BAGeL Radio Top Albums of 2009

Rank ARTIST - Album
1 THE HORRORS - Primary Colours
2 FIRES OF ROME - You Kingdom You
3 FUTURE OF THE LEFT - Travels With Myself And Another
4 THE FLAMING LIPS - Embryonic
5 THE ETTES - Do You Want Power
6 ART BRUT - Art Brut Vs. Satan
7 THE THERMALS - Now We Can See
8 THE DECEMBERISTS - The Hazards Of Love
9 PHOENIX - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
10 DRUMMER - Feel Good Together
11 THE GRATES - Teeth Lost, Hearts Won
12 A.C. NEWMAN - Get Guilty
13 LOU BARLOW - Goodnight Unknown
14 THE DEAD WEATHER - Horehound
15 FRANK TURNER - Poetry Of The Deed
16 THE RAVEONETTES - In And Out Of Control
17 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - Merriweather Post Pavilion
18 HATCHAM SOCIAL - You Dig The Tunnel, I'll Hide The Soil
19 GIRLS - Album
20 SILVERSUN PICKUPS - Swoon
21 DINOSAUR JR. - Farm
22 JAY REATARD - Watch Me Fall
23 M. WARD - Hold Time
24 STARFUCKER - Jupiter
25 THE CLIENTELE - Bonfires On The Heath
26 LONEY, DEAR - Dear John
27 FANFARLO - Reservoir
28 CAMERA OBSCURA - My Maudlin Career
29 THE COATHANGERS - Scramble
30 KYLE ANDREWS - Real Blasty

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Labels: best albums 2009, best indie rock albums 2009, best music of the year

BAGeL Radio Top SF Bay Area Albums of 2009

Rank ARTIST Recording
1 GIRLS Album
2 JOHN VANDERSLICE Romanian Names
3 MIST AND MAST Action At A Distance
4 THAO Know Better Learn Faster
5 BRILLIANT COLORS Introducing
6 WORKER BEE Tangler
7 MI AMI Watersports
8 BIRDMONSTER Blood Memory
9 MAN/MIRACLE The Shape Of Things
10 LUCKY JESUS Lucky Jesus
11 MY FIRST EARTHQUAKE Downstairs
12 GRAND LAKE Nevermint
13 AIM LOW KID Music Ruined My Life EP
14 WHY? Eskimo Snow
15 RAISED BY ROBOTS Disorganization Will Save Us All EP

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Labels: best music of the year, best music san francisco bay area 2009

Good morning and welcome to the The Best Music of 2009 edition of "480 Minutes." Click here to see results from previous years.

At 10 a.m. Pacific Time we will start a countdown with the #50 song of 2009, and I expect we'll get to #1 near 1:30 p.m. After that will be an out-of-order playlist of songs #51 to 100, arranged for maximum aural pleasure. Also included in that post-Top 50 set will be a countdown of the top 30 albums of 2009, plus the top 15 local San Francisco Bay Area releases of the year.

There was science involved in divining the rankings, including scouring all of our 2009 playlists to determine spin counts, how many songs from albums got played, etc. Truth be told, the parts not covered by science (including the hacking away with a machete before surgically paring the lists down their final form, plus final touches and tweaks), were all made with an almost complete disregard for objectivity.

2009 was another banner year for music as the Dubyah Hangover and Great Recession continue on. If you don't believe me, that's all the more reason to tune in today.

It is recommend that you take notes while listening so you can go buy some of these amazing records over the weekend. This will not only make you cooler, it will make you a better person for having supported mainly independent artists and independent labels who need your money to keep doing what they do -- make great music. It could also make your friends cooler if you decide to buy some of this music for them -- music makes an excellent holiday gift.


If you miss any portion of the show during it's original air-time, don't fret. It will be re-broadcast again tonight (Friday December 11th, 2009) beginning at 5p.m. Pacific, and then again twice tomorrow (Saturday December 12th, 2009) at 9 a.m. and 5p.m. Pacific.

Due to Digital Millennium Copyright restrictions, I cannot publish the list of the Top 100 Songs of 2009 until after this program and re-runs have aired, so expect to see a blog post published to this space on Sunday containing a complete run-down of the Top 100 Songs, Top 30 Albums, and Top Bay Area releases of 2009.

Please tune in every Friday to "480 Minutes," which airs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Due to the "Best of..." nature of this edition, requests are completely pointless today, but if you have comments, corrections, criticisms, please do get in touch via e-mail (feedback@bagelradio.com).

Also, feel free to post your Best Music of the Year selections in the comments section below.

Thanks, and enjoy the show!

Labels: "480 Minutes", best music of the year

BAGeL Radio Top 50 Songs of 2008 (see preceding post for top albums, top cover versions)

Position - Artist - Song - Album
1. Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
2. A-Punk - Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
3. Good Arms Vs. Bad Arms - Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
4. Cheap And Cheerful - The Kills - Midnight Boom
5. Broken Heartbeats Sounds Like Breakbeats - Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now Youngster

6. Always Wanting More - Jay Reatard - Matador Singles '08
7. Cape Canaveral - Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
8. San Bernardino - The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
9. The Bones Of You - Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
10. Geraldine - Glasvegas - Glasvegas

11. Lost In The Light - The Heavenly States - Delayer
12. Ways To Make It Through The Wall - Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
13. The Turning - Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul
14. Lolita - Throw Me The Statue - Moonbeams
15. The Ballad Of Me And My Friends - Frank Turner - Love Ire & Song

16. American Gangster Time - Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Momofuku
17. Sleepyhead - Passion Pit - Chunk Of Change
18. Two Ways Out - Darker My Love - 2
19. Today's Lesson - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

20. Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks - Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now Youngster
21. Welcome To The Party To Save The World! - Peachcake - What Year Will You Have The World?
22. Multi Caliber Rifles - French Miami - French Miami
23. The Hollows - WHY? - Alopecia
24. American Names - Sebastien Grainger - Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains
25. Blue Dragon - Hot Lava - Lavalogy
26. New Broom - Minisnap - Bounce Around
27. Back of the Yards - Oxford Collapse - Bits
28. Cath... - Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
29. Get Better - Mates Of State - Re-Arrange Us
30. Oh Man - Sybris - Into The Trees

31. Great DJ - The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
32. Warship - Manuok - No End To Limitations
33. Red Dress - TV On The Radio - Dear Science
34. The Seus - Black Francis - Svn Fngrs
35. I Quit Smoking - Freshkills - Freshkills

36. Tora, Tora, Tora - Pretty & Nice - Get Young
37. Too Clever By Half - The Long Blondes - "Couples"
38. Something Is Not Right With Me - Cold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty
39. Cannibals - Crooked Fingers - Forfeit / Fortune
40. One Up The Sun - The Gang - Zero Hits

41. Roses - The Heavenly States - Delayer
42. If There Was A Time #1 - Joan Of Arc - Boo Human
43. Dance Thunder - Joshua Lanes - The Dance Thunder EP
44. All Yall - Gringo Star - All Yall
45. Shadows Are Bent - Gospel Gossip - Sing Into My Mouth

46. Air Better Come - The Shaky Hands - Lunglight
47. Diamond Hoo Ha Man - Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha
48. You're The Light - The Shaky Hands - Lunglight
49. Vancouver - The Hush Now - The Hush Now
50. Albert Goes West - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

(with honorable mention to three songs from Starfucker's self-titled debut record, all three of which should have been in the above list: "Ladeeda," "Florida," and "German Love")



BAGeL Radio Top SF Bay Area Songs of 2008

1. Never Be Alright - The Heavenly States - Delayer
2. The Hollows - WHY? - Alopecia
3. Rigid Breakfast - Maus Haus - Lark Marvels
4. Multi Caliber Rifles - French Miami - French Miami
5. Lost In The Light - The Heavenly States - Delayer
6. We Used Technology (But Techology Let Us Down) - Maus Haus - Lark Marvels
7. Our Darkest Days And Nights - Love Is Chemicals - Song Of The Summer Youth Brigade
8. Shiny Claws - Jeff Wagner's Tunnel Of Love - An Eternity Of Blood
9. God Damn Best - French Miami - French Miami
10. Nothing In The Eyes Of Love - Ricky Lee Robinson - Secret Love Tricks
11. The No - Subtle - Exiting Arm
12. The Only One - Birdmonster - From The Mountain To The Sea
13. Roses - The Heavenly States - Delayer
14. Shaky Like The Flu - Loquat - Secrets Of The Sea
15. Happy - Control-R - RAW
16. Pushing and Shoving - Man/Miracle - Pushing and Shoving
17. El Jefe - Elephone - Canister
18. Fatalist Palmistry - WHY? - Alopecia
19. I Woke Up Today - Port O'Brien - All We Could Do Was Sing
20. Ads For Feelings - Michael Zapruder - Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope
21. Old Formula - The Harbours - No Souvenirs
22. Unlikely Rock Shock - Subtle - Exiting Arm
23. Fresh Born - Deerhoof - Offend Maggie
24. Dog's Hymn - Low Red Land - Dog's Hymns
25. Loose Change - The Morning Benders - Talking Through Tin Cans
26. There Is Ice; It Is Blue - Railcars - Railcars
27. Over And Over - The Pleasure Kills - Smash Up The Radio (single)
28. Need A Job - 60 Watt Kid - 60 Watt Kid
29. In Vino Veritas - Port O'Brien - All We Could Do Was Sing
30. The Bone Is The Orbital Planet Of The Nerve - 20 Minute Loop - Famous People Marry Famous People

Labels: best albums 2008, best indie albums 2008, best music of the year, best music san francisco bay area 2008