Hot 91: Best Tracks of the Summer Past
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:
http://open.spotify.com/user/wrmc911/playlist/6WbrwyObY5XOYERCaekWLn
Not on Spotify:
90. Dustism -
/ 88. Death Grips -
/ 73. Ty Segall -
/ 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 -
/ Drake -
manager. Chad Clemens is one of WRMC’s two music directors. They both like
and host a show called “Perfect From Then On“ Thursday nights, 8-10 on WRMC.
