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Spoiler: #50 - "Midnight City" by M83
I suppose I should be more annoyed that Made In Chelsea went ahead and made this their theme tune, but I think I'm leaning towards the idea that this should be the theme tune for absolutely everything. French band M83 have been releasing albums since 2001, but it was in 2011 that they went stratospheric with the release of Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. An album rich with childlike optimism, and a sense of wonder - all held together by this climactic track and its indescribable atmosphere.
#49 - "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence + the Machine
I already picked one of Florence's songs and have probably stated a million reasons why I - and so many others - love her and her artistry, so I'll just go on and explain the song that kicked it all off. 2009's Lungs was an album executed perfectly, full of knockout singles and bizarre, baroque album tracks that still keep me going back for repeated listens. But it was Dog Days Are Over that put her on the map: an incredibly brief, punchy combination of drums and harps that is as uplifting as it is catchy.
#48 - "Love at First Sight" by Kylie Minogue
She really loved those weird robotic dancers with face shields, didn't she? I only just talked about On a Night Like This, and truth be told I had a hard time differentiating between the two... but I think I associate this song with more good times and it has a slightly more euphoric vibe to it. Kylie has a broad range of fantastic singles, but if pushed, I'd have to say this one is my favourite.
#47 - "212" by Azealia Banks and Lazy Jay
Every basic white girl (myself included)'s immediate favourite thing at the end of 2011 was 212. Its monochromatic music video, its profane lyrics, that Mickey Mouse sweater and that flawless delivery were a shot of adrenaline to the music scene and - for a moment - it looked like we might have the best female rapper of all time in our hands. Banks went on to release a lot of fantastic music, but also a lot of... seemingly endless toxicity and is one of the industry's biggest disasters since Milli Vanilli. I'm not here to tarnish her reputation though (she did that herself): 212 is one of the greatest rap singles of all time and is guaranteed to fill floors even if it's with a bunch of people wondering if she's still cancelled.
#46 - "Video Games" by Lana Del Rey
If you need a better indication that the ordering of this list is incredibly esoteric, then know that I was toying with throwing this song out of the running at the first list of ten videos  As I started to write about it, and Lana Del Rey's story, though, I knew that I was making a mistake and that this song had a far bigger impact than I was aware of. Her breakthrough in 2011 with this video - seemingly dropped on YouTube independently and promising this story of an impossibly-beautiful woman without a record label being capable of putting together this 1950s Americana-tinged nostalgia - was nothing less than huge. 'Video Games' shot straight into the top ten in the UK, and made her an overnight star. Her albums since have varied in quality, but now she's back in the public favour it seems we're indebted to the huge success of this debut.
#45 - "Yeah Yeah" by Bodyrox and Luciana
This single hit #2 (held off by Fedde le Grand's Put Your Hands Up For Detroit) back in 2006 and for a long, long time (as a sixteen year old, mind) I considered it the best thing I'd ever heard. That production is just... like nothing else I've ever heard, such a grungy take on the dance music that was so dominant at the time. British-Italian singer Luciana was a guest on many hit singles around the time for Taio Cruz, Super Mal, Lethal Bizzle and Tiësto, but none were as big as Yeah Yeah and her signature punky style was perfect for it.
#44 - "Life in Technicolor II" by Coldplay
I've already talked about Coldplay in this list so I'll just explain why this was my favourite song of theirs... actually I'm not sure I need to. Initially released as an instrumental to break up the action on their 2008 album Viva la Vida... or Death And All His Friends, the reception to it was so big that the band opted to put a vocal to it and release it as a single. Those vocals are indeed lovely, and it was nice to have something to sing along to, but if I'm honest the reason it took residence in my heart was because of that instrumental. I associate the song with a period of time in my life that was traumatic, and turned to songs bursting with radiance and optimism, and this was one of the more successful efforts. It still gives me chills 
#43 - "A&E" by Goldfrapp
I've grown to love Goldfrapp for a lot of reasons, some of which have already been made clear in this thread. But my first introduction to them was on 2007's Seventh Tree; a far more folksy, baroque take on their sound than the electropop that had previously dominated their discography. Its standout was A & E... and Alison Goldfrapp's vocal on this song is perhaps the closest thing to heaven I've ever heard. For a song about taking an overdose and ending up in A&E to sound so magical and blissful is... bizarre.
#42 - "How It Ends" by DeVotchKa
Little Miss Sunshine is one of my all-time favourite movies, and whilst that's largely due to its plot, its dark comedy, its unique take on familial relationships and incredible acting from Toni Collette, Steve Carrell, Alan Arkin and co., a significant reason is attributed to its soundtrack. Devotchka, a little-known Denver band, were responsible for the majority of it and its crux was How it Ends. The strings that kick in at the end of the song are so achingly beautiful.
#41 - "The Best of You" by Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters have ONE better song than this, but sadly Everlong was released in the 90s and was therefore ineligible for this list. The band have been colossal for a long time now, and whilst the music hasn't been any good since, like, 2011, at their height they were fantastic. Dave Grohl's voice is always a tonic, but on this song it's something else... so strained, so visceral and so powerful.
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