Hot 91: Best Tracks of the Summer Past

by Kate Leib on September 15, 2014

Posted in: Electronic, Hip Hop, Music, My Shows, Pop, Punk, Rock

Every spring, WRMC hosts Top 91, otherwise known as the best party/radio countdown event of the year. In order to be eligible for Top 91 a song must have been released in the past school year, inclusive of the summer, and it must receive enough votes from WRMC DJs to merit a coveted spot. After a full year of cramming knowledge into our brains and alcohol down our throats, it can be hard to recall songs that were released nine to eleven months prior. In an effort to resolve the slighting of summer songs and to close out summer programming with a bang, the devious DJs of Digiorno Days and Raw Denim and rumored Summer Managers of WRMC (Chad Clemens and Kate Leib) set out to put together a loosely ranked list of the 91 best songs of Summer 2014. The show originally aired live on August 15 and was billed under the name Hot 91. (It was really hot that day) The list has since been amended to include a select few songs that were released between then and now for the sake of a summer long list, as today is the official start of fall programming. Enjoy.

RANK	ARTIST	SONG
91	Raveonettes	Endless Sleeper
90	This Will Destroy You	Dustism
89	Shark?	Money Matters
88	Death Grips	Black Quarterback
87	Coachwhips	1000 Years
86	Julia Holter	Don't Make Me Over
85	Caribou	Our Love
84	Xeno & Oaklander	Par Avion
83	Eno • Hyde	DBF
82	Jessie Ware	Tough Love
81	Actual Water	Latoya
80	Rustie	Raptor
79	18+	Crow (feat. C Powers)
78	Blonde Redhead	Dripping
77	Doprah	San Pedro
76	Kutosis	Crystal Beach
75	The Muffs	Up and Down Around
74	The Unicorns	I Don't Wanna Die (Reissue)
73	Ty Segall	Manipulator
72	Naomi Punk	Television Man
71	Total Control	Flesh War
70	White Lung	Down It Goes
69	The Fresh & Onlys	Animal of One
68	Interpol	All The Rage Back Home
67	Jenny Lewis	She's Not Me
66	Bob Moses	I Ain't Gonna Be The First to Cry
65	Ariel Pink	Put Your Number in my Phone
64	Joyce Manor	Christmas Card
63	Alvvays	Red Planet
62	Cold Beat	Osotw
61	Strand of Oaks	Wait For Love
60	Owen Pallett	I Am Not Afraid
59	Liam Betson	The Primordial Will
58	Alex G	After Ur Gone
57	Ariana Grande	Break Free (feat. Zedd)
56	Dilly Dally	Candy Mountain
55	Parquet Courts	Bodies
54	Total Control	Bloody Glass
53	Iceage	The Lord's Favorite
52	The New Pornographers	Brill Bruisers
51	The Unicorns	Innoculate the Innocuous (Reissue)
50	White Lung	I Believe You
49	Ben Frost	Venter
48	Hundred Waters	Murmurs
47	Sharon Van Etten	Your Love is Killing Me
46	Conroy Blanc	Next Year
45	Wunder Wunder	Coastline
44	Kestrels	The Moon Is Shining Our Way
43	Beverly	Yale's Life
42	Mick Jenkins	Jazz
41	Shabazz Palaces	Forerunner Foray
40	Run the Jewels	Blockbuster Night Pt. 1
39	iLoveMakonnen	Club Going Up on a Tuesday (feat. Drake)
38	Sounds of Sputnik	Light Scheme (feat. Ummagma)
37	Warehouse Eyes	Tokyo
36	A Sunny Day in Glasgow	Boys Turn Into Girls (Initiation Rites)
35	Zola Jesus	Dangerous Days
34	Parquet Courts	Ducking & Dodging
33	DEERS	Bamboo
32	Braid	Damages!
31	Spider Bags	Coffin Car
30	Cymbals Eat Guitars	Warning
29	Strand of Oaks	Goshen '97
28	Spoon	Do You
27	Shabazz Palaces	#CAKE
26	Sharon Van Etten	Every Time the Sun Comes Up
25	Jenny Lewis	The Voyager
24	A Sunny Day in Glasgow	Crushin'
23	White Lung	Face Down
22	Ricky Eat Acid	p u l l (may15)
21	A Sunny Day in Glasgow	The Body, It Bends (ペルセポネが帰ってきた!)
20	SOPHIE	Hard
19	Rustie	Attak (feat. Danny Brown)
18	Soft As Snow	Glass Body
17	Peaking Lights	Breakdown
16	SBTRKT	NEW DORP. NEW YORK (feat. Ezra Koenig)
15	FKA Twigs	Pendulum
14	How to Dress Well	Face Again
13	Caribou	Can't Do Without You
12	Cymbals Eat Guitars	Jackson
11	Shamir	If It Wasn't True
10	Owen Pallett	The Riverbed
9	FKA Twigs	Two Weeks
8	Joyce Manor	Heart Tattoo
7	A Sunny Day in Glasgow	Byebye, Big Ocean (The End)
6	Parquet Courts	Instant Disassembly
5	Grimes	Go (feat. Blood Diamonds)
4	SOPHIE	Lemonade
3	DEERS	Trippy Gum
2	Perfume Genius	Queen
1	Spoon	Inside Out

Hot 91 Spotify Playlist:

Not on Spotify:
90. Dustism – “This Will Destroy You” / 88. Death Grips – “Black Quarterback” / 73. Ty Segall – “Manipulator” / 56. Dilly Dally – “Candy Mountain” / 46. Conroy Blanc – “Next Year” / 39. iLoveMakonnen – “Club Goin Up on a Tuesday” / 22. Ricky Eat Acid – “p u l l (may15)”

Accidentally Overlooked: Young Thug, Freddie Gibbs & A$AP Ferg – “Old English” / Drake – “0-100/The Catch Up”

Kate Leib is WRMC’s creative director and social media manager. Chad Clemens is one of WRMC’s two music directors. They both like Built to Spill and host a show called “Perfect From Then On“ Thursday nights, 8-10 on WRMC.

Hot 91: Best Tracks of the Summer Past

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