WRMC Presents: Top 91 2014
by Dylan Otterbein on May 18, 2014
Posted in: Music
In the thick of finals week, pre-graduation jitters, and the sweet sorrow of see-you-next-September goodbyes, May 12th, 2014 seems like a lifetime ago. But just under a week ago, we, your trusty WRMC DJs, gathered at 98 S. Main Street (more fondly known as The Mill) to count down the biggest and best tracks of the 2013-2014 school year. If you weren’t there turning up and getting down, well, that’s on you. But hey, there’s no reason you can’t recreate the night dancing in your underwear or your sunday-best, on your bed or in your kitchen, alone or with your entire crush-list. In fact, we highly encourage all of the above. So, take these, our top 91 tracks of the year, and prepare for the time of your life:
91. Art School – Frankie Cosmos
90. Graceless – The National
89. Ribs – Lorde
88. Stars – Angel Olsen
87. Your Graduation – Modern Baseball
86. Whorehouse – CEO
85. Shucks – Dungeonesse
84. Forever – HAIM
83. Hi-Five – Angel Olsen
82. Hannah Hunt – Vampire Weekend
81. Okay – Holy Ghost!
80. Pilgrim – Mø
79. Attachment – Hannah Diamond
78. Bank Head (Extended) – Kelela
77. Control – Big Sean
76. Chum – Earl Sweatshirt
75. Shabba – A$AP Ferg
74. Nostalgia (ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Pusha T
73. Trans – Gesaffelstein
72. No Right Thing – Blood Orange
71. Paper Trails – DARKSIDE
70. Cocoa Butter Kisses – Chance The Rapper
69. Worst Behavior – Drake
68. Drank, Kush, Barz (ft. Spinn) – DJ Rashad
67. Turn Down for What – DJ Snake & Lil Jon
66. Kyoto – Yung Lean
65. ATM Jam (ft. Pharrell) – Azealia Banks
64. XXX 88 (ft. Diplo) – Mø
63. Catch – Allie X
62. West Coast – Lana Del Rey
61. Good Mistake – Mr. Little Jeans
60. Unbelievers – Vampire Weekend
59. If I Could Change Your Mind – HAIM
58. We Are Explorers – Cut Copy
57. Chamakay – Blood Orange
56. ***Flawless (ft. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) – Beyonce
55. She A Go (ft. Spinn & Taco) – DJ Rashad
54. You Might Think He Loves You For Your Money But I Know What He Really Loves You For It’s Your Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat – Death Grips
53. Black Skinhead – Kanye West
52. Hive (ft. Vince Staples & Cassie Veggies) – Earl Sweatshirt
51. Bitch – Allie X
50. F for U – Disclosure
49. No Rest For The Wicked – Lykke Li
48. XO – Beyonce
47. Bad Idea – AlunaGeorge
46. Celebrating Nothing – Phantogram
45. My Song 5 – HAIM
44. Salad Days – Mac Demarco
43. Avant Gardener – Courtney Barnett
42. Diane Young – Vampire Weekend
41. How We Feel – Panama
40. Talking Backwards – Real Estate
39. Passing Out The Pieces – Mac Demarco
38. Forgiven/Forgotten – Angel Olsen
37. Is This How You Feel? – The Preatures
36. I’m Not Part of Me – Cloud Nothings
35. Black Out Days – Phantogram
34. Digital Witness – St. Vincent
33. It Is What It Is – Blood Orange
32. Hold My Liquor – Kanye West
31. Porno – Arcade Fire
30. Lungs- CHVRCHES
29. Habit – Ought
28. Psychic Trauma – Cloud Nothings
27. Royals – Lorde
26. Q.U.E.E.N. – Janelle Monae
25. You Know You Like It – AlunaGeorge
24. You’re Not The One – Sky Ferreira
23. We Can’t Stop – Miley Cyrus
22. Chandelier – Sia
21. Attracting Flies – AlunaGeorge
20. Afterlife – Arcade Fire
19. Blood On The Leaves – Kanye West
18. Partition – Beyonce
17. We Sink – CHVRCHES
16. Team – Lorde
15. Help Me Lose My Mind (ft. London Grammar) – Disclosure
14. Reflektor – Arcade Fire
13. Dark Horse (ft. Juicy J) – Katy Perry
12. Bound 2 – Kanye West
11. Tennis Court – Lorde
And now, for the top ten (really, put your dancing shoes on):
10. Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
9. The Wire – HAIM
8. Seasons (Waiting on You) – Future Islands
7. Drunk in Love (ft. Jay Z) – Beyonce
6. Fancy (ft. Charli XCX) – Iggy Azelea
5. Hold On We’re Going Home (ft. Majid Jordan) – Drake
4. Problem – Ariana Grande
3. New Slaves – Kanye West
2. I Blame Myself – Sky Ferreira
1. Gun – CHVRCHES
All in all, a killer year in music. Thanks to concert co-chairs Aaron Slater and Arnav Adhikari for bringing their best Samuel T. Herring impersonation, budding dancer Chad Clemens for his stunning performance during Chandelier, and GM Ben Goldberg for thoroughly convincing the entire constituency of voters that Gun is the anthem of the year. After six hours and eight minutes of dancing, we’ve yet to grow sick of the hits. So, throw this playlist on repeat and keep the jamz flowing all summer long. Until next year, xoxo.
*Missing from Spotify playlist* 79. Attachment – Hannah Diamond, 77. Control – Big Sean, 70. Cocoa Butter Kisses – Chance the Rapper, 63. Catch – Allie X, 51. Bitch – Allie X
Any chance of loading the playlist onto Spotify?
playlist is now on spotify!