top 100 from daze & confused

When 2010 began, I found myself sitting on a big boulder in the Nevada desert with psyche hop wizard Gonjasufi on one side and a naked model on the other. It was a suitably random start to a year that would produce some of the most eclectic and comprehensive musical editorial Dazed & Confused and Dazed Digital have ever done. As we come crashing to the end of such an eventful twelve months I thought I’d spare you the cultural dissection of the highs and lows, and just let the music do the talking. So here we go, in alphabetical order from Aloe Blacc to Zola Jesus here is a playlist of our 100 favourite artists of 2010. As always, let us know what you think, which artists and songs should have made it, and what you’re looking forward to in 2011. See you on the other side!
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Artwork by Holly Exley

1. Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar
2. Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
3. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Bright Lit Blue Skies
4. Balam Acab - See Birds (Moon)
5. Baths - Departure
6. Beach House - Lover Of Mine
7. Best Coast - When I’m With You
8. Big Boi - Shutterbugg (Feat. Cutty)
9. The Black Keys - Everlasting Light
10. The Books - A Cold Freezin’ Night
11. Breakbot - Baby I’m Yours
12. Caribou - Leave House
13. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Trick Pony
14. Clare Maguire - Ain't Nobody (Breakage Remix)
15. Crystal Castles - Baptism
16. D Double E  - Street Fighter Riddim Master
17. Daft Punk - Derezzed
18. Deerhunter - Revival
19. Dels - Shapeshift
20. Die Antwoord - Evil Boy
21. Drake - Find Your Love
22. The Drums - Me And The Moon
23. Dum Dum Girls - It Only Takes One Night
24. Earl Sweatshirt - Earl
25. El Guincho - Bombay
26. Factory Floor - Lying Tape
27. Flying Lotus - …And The World Laughs With You
28. Foals - Spanish Sahara – radio
29. Frank (Just Frank) - Coeur Hanté
30. Frankie Rose And The Outs - Don’t Tred
31. Games - Planet Party
32. Gil Scott - Heron - Me & The Devil
33. Girl Unit - Wut
34. Glasser - Apply
35. Gold Panda - Before We Talked
36. Gonjasufi - DedNd
37. Harlem - Spray Paint
38. High Places - On Giving Up
39. Hot Chip - One Life Stand (Album Version)
40. How To Dress Well - Ready For The World
41. Hrdvsion - Captivated Heart
42. Hype Williams - Blue Dream
43. Jai Paul - BTSTU (Demo)
44. James Blake - I’ll Stay
45. Jamie Woon - Street
46. Jamie XX - NY Is Killing Me
47. Javelin - C Town
48. JJ - My Life
49. Kanye West - Monster (Feat. Jay - Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver
50. Katy B - Katy On A Mission
51. Kele Okereke - On The Lam
52. Kerogen - Hope
53. Kim Ann Foxmann - Creature
54. Kingdom Feat. Shyvonne - Mind Reader
55. Kisses - People Can Do The Most Amazing Things
56. Liars - The Overachievers
57. Little Girls - Tambourine
58. M.I.A. - Steppin Up (Original)
59. Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. - Somebody To Love Me
60. Massive Attack - Pray For Rain
61. Matthew Dear - You Put A Smell On Me
62. Maximum Balloon - Groove Me
63. Mount Kimbie - Blind Night
64. Neon Indian - Ephermeral Artery
65. Nicki Minaj - Did It On’em [Album Version (edited)]
66. Nottz - Fair Warning
67. oOoOO - Burnout Eyess
68. Pariah - Crossed Out
69. Party Trash - Unthinkable (Alicia Keys) remix
70. Perfume Genius - Mr. Petersen
71. Poirier - 90s Backyard
72. PURPL PoP - The Way (Mastered)
73. Rihanna - Rude Boy
74. RUN DMT - Spruce Bringsteen
75. Rustie - Hyperthrust
76. Salem - Frost
77. The Samps - Peppergood
78. Silver Columns - Cavalier – Astronomer remix
79. Skepta Feat. Diddy & Dirty Money - Hello Good Morning (Grime Remix)
80. Sky Ferreira - One – radio
81. Sleigh Bells - Run The Heart
82. Small Black - Despicable Dogs (Washed Out Remix)
83. The Soft Pact - More Or Less
84. Starkey - Holodeck
85. Teen Inc. - Fountains
86. Teengirl Fantasy Feat. Shannon Funchess - Dancing In Slow Motion
87. These New Puritans - Hologram
88. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out
89. Tobacco - Creepy Phone Calls
90. Toro Y Moi - Love Shoulder
91. Twin Shadow - Tether Beat
92. Two Fingers  - Fools Rhythm
93. Vampire Weekend - Run
94. Warpaint - Undertow (edit)
95. Washed Out Feat. Caroline Polachek - You And I
96. White Ring - Ixc999
97. Wu Tang Vs The Beatles - City High
98. Yeasayer - Mondegreen
99. Young Montana - Sacré Cool
100. Zola Jesus - Night