11. Drunk on love by The xx & Rihanna

That Intro bit by The Xx was so ready to be made into a Rihanna song (other than the Hood Internet mashup).

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19. Only Girl (in the World) (Rihanna cover) by Xiu Xiu

Xiu Xiu totally nailed the strangely obsessive tone of the original with a dab of electronic distortion and A LOT of violins.

Original appeared on Loud (2010).

Best of 2011 - Tracks, 26-50.

26. Friend Crush by Friends

27. The Look by Metronomy

28. The Wilhelm Scream by James Blake

29. Harsh Realm by Widowspeak

30. Jerome by Lykke Li

31. Good Intent by Kimbra

32. Original Don by Major Lazer & The Partysquad

33. Que Que (Feat. Maluca) by Dillon Francis & Diplo

34. Nightlight by Little Dragon

35. The Bad In Each Other by Feist

36. Take Care (ft. Rihanna) by Drake

37. Changed My Mind by e-dubble

38. Vanessa by Grimes

39. Art of almost by Wilco

40. Fun girl by Jessica 6

41. Two against one (feat. Jack White) by Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi

42. Strangeness And Charm by Florence and the Machine

43. Lotus Flower by Radiohead

44. Rock With You by Dominique Young Unique

45. Bad as me by Tom Waits

46. I don’t know what to do with this information by Jens Lekman

47. Lovers Lane by Hunx & His Punx

48. Dinner by Blood Orange

49. Bay of Pigs (Detail) by Destroyer

50. Someone Like You by Adele

Best of 2011 - Tracks, 51-75. (This batch has Sundelles in place of Nicholas Jaar)

51. Seven Stars (feat. Victoria Legrand) by Air

52. Before the Bridge by Future Islands

53. I’m God (Instrumental) by Clams Casino

54. As Bright as Your Night Light by Nerves Junior

55. Single Status by Mozart’s Sister

56. Perth by Bon Iver

57. Without You by Rainbow Arabia

58. The Fox by Niki & The Dove

59. An Echo From The Hosts That Profess Infinitum by Shabazz Palaces

60. K.O. by Blonds

61. Nuclear Seasons by Charli xcx

62. Cockiness (Love it feat. A-Do) by Rihanna

63. South Carolina by Tennis

64. Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People

65. Kelly by When Saints Go Machine

66. Act On Impulse by We Were Promised Jetpacks

67. I Won’t Let Go by Monarchy

68. Money by The Drums

69. Niggas In Paris by Kanye West and Jay-Z

70. First of the Year (Equinox) by Skrillex

71. Don’t try and hide it (feat. Neko Case) by The Dodos

72. Too Old To Die Young by Timber Timbre

73. I Stand Alone by Theophilus London

74. Wetsuit by The Vaccines

75. Too Many Kids Finding Rain In The Dust by Nicolas Jaar

31. Portions for foxes - Rilo Kiley (Jenny Lewis)

It’s time for my 50 ALL-TIME FAVOURITE FEMALE VOCALISTS list! My criteria are simple: they are female of the species, I love their voice, and they have attempted to sing in English at one point in their career. The present list is focused mostly on the quality/uniqueness of their tone (voice box), and their ability to emote the hell out of the songs.

32. Caught a lite sneeze (live) - Tori Amos

33. Why (live) - Annie Lennox

34. Sway - Rosemary Clooney

35. One day - Sharon van Etten

36. Man down - Rihanna

37. Piece of my heart - Janis Joplin

38. Stroker ace - Lovage (Jennifer Charles)

39. Hello (feat. Dragonette/Martina Sorbara) - Martin Solveig

40. Super bass - Nicki Minaj