Wherever you download your music from, iTunes, youtube, file hosting sites…whatever, get that shit ready. So you don’t have to sift through all of the crap that dropped this year, I present you with the best of the best. 2010 was actually a pretty dope year in hip hop, overall the best we’ve seen in a while. A ton of great songs dropped this year, but these are the cream of the crop. These tracks range from deep underground to top 10 radio status…acknowledging the most lyrical, but also appreciating the party-driven. These are what I thought were the 100 best songs of 2010, in order. Enjoy.
Song – Artist – Album/Mixtape
100. Put It Down (Featuring Drake) – Bun B - Trill O.G.
99. Never Been – Wiz Khalifa – Kush & Orange Juice
98. Tonight – Donnis – Fashionably Late
97. Walkin’ On Air (Featuring Joell Ortiz & Colin Munroe) – Novel – Calligraphy
96. The Flying V – XV – Vizzy Zone
95. Airborne Aquarium – Curren$y – Pilot Talk II
94. Lite 1 Witcha Boi (Featuring Method Man & Bun B) – Redman – Reggie
93. Senseless World – Shiest Bubz – Everydaze My Birthday
92. Trapped In My Mind – Kid Cudi – Man On The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
91. Curtain Call – Little Brother – Leftback
90. Show Out – Roscoe Dash – Ready Set Go
89. SLR – Lupe Fiasco – Lasers
88. Ride – Nappy Roots – The Pursuit of Nappyness
87. Dear God 2.0 – The Roots – How I Got Over
86. You Be Killin’ Em – Fabolous – There Is No Competition 2: The Greiving Music EP
85. Blind Genius – Andre Nickatina – Khan! The Me Generation
84. BossCo.2 – Blu – NoYork!
83. Life Under The Scope – Curren$y – Pilot Talk
82. Light Up (Featuring Jay-Z) – Drake – Thank Me Later
81. Back To The Crib (Featuring Chris Brown) – Juelz Santana
80. You Got It (Featuring Wale) – J. Cole – Friday Night Lights
79. General Patton – Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
78. Scaling The Building (Featuring Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa) – Ski Beatz – 24 Hour Karate School
77. Oxygen – Trademark da Skydiver – Issue #2: The Super Villain
76. Cold Wind Blows – Eminem – Recovery
75. For Your Smile – TiRon – MSTRD
74. Salute – Dipset (Cam’Ron, Juelz Santana & Jim Jones)
73. Let Em Know – Bun B – Trill O.G.
72. So High (Featuring Slimm Calhoun) – Kyle Lucas – It’s Always Sunny in Marietta
71. Speak Her Sex – Yelawolf – Trunk Muzik
70. Still Blazin’ – Wiz Khalifa – Kush & Orange Juice
69. Troublemakers (Featuring Raekwon, Redman & Method Man) – Ghostface Killah – Apollo Kids
68. Devil In A New Dress (Featuring Rick Ross) – Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
67. Hometown – Big Sean – Finally Famous Vol. 3
66. Playground – J. Cole – The Groundwork (Elite)
65. Body Ya – Fabolous – There Is No Competition 2: Funeral Service
64. GHOST! – Kid Cudi – Man On The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
63. Cool Side – B.o.B – May 25th
62. Party (Featuring Roscoe Dash) – JBar
61. Home Run (Featuring Lil’ Wayne) – Juelz Santana
60. Zone – Drake – Trending Topics (Evil Empire)
59. Sober Up (Featuring Crooked I) – Joe Budden – Mood Muzik 4: A Turn 4 The Worst
58. MC Hammer (Featuring Gucci Mane) – Rick Ross – Teflon Don
57. The Ghetto – Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa No Filla
56. She Makes Me Feel Alright – Freeway & Jake One – The Stimulus Package
55. The Sunshine – Mikey Rocks
54. Pedal To The Metal – Wiz Khalifa – Kush & Orange Juice
53. Right Above It (Featuring Drake) – Lil’ Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being
52. I Ain’t Shit – Big K.R.I.T. – Goodtalk Vol. 9 (Johnny Shipes)
51. Tangerine (Featuring T.I.) – Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
50. Hell of a Life – Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
49. Live Fast, Die Young (Featuring Kanye West) – Rick Ross – Teflon Don
48. Cool Points – Chip Tha Ripper
47. King Kong – Curren$y – Pilot Talk
46. Escalators – Freeway – Diamond In The Ruff
45. Black & Yellow – Wiz Khalifa
44. Sexy Girl Anthem – Roscoe Dash – Can’t Catch The Lambo
43. National Anthem (Fuck The World) – Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa No Filla
42. Start It Up (Featuring Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, Fabolous, Ryan Leslie & Pusha T) – Lloyd Banks – The Hunger For More 2
41. G-d Up – Wiz Khalifa – XXL’s 10 Freshman For 10 (DJ Whoo Kid)
40. Alien Girl (Today w/ Her) – Kendrick Lamar – O.D. (Overly Dedicated)
39. Blow Up – J. Cole – Friday Night Lights
38. POWER – Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
37. The Day (Featuring Blu, Phonte & Patty Crash) – The Roots – How I Got Over
36. Snow (Remix) Featuring Sean Price – Roc Marciano – Marcberg: Reloaded
35. Shutterbug – Big Boi – Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty
34. Moon & Stars (Featuring Devin The Dude) – Big K.R.I.T. – K.R.I.T. Wuz Here
33. Maybe – Kid Cudi – Man On The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (Bonus Tracks)
32. Michael Knight – Curren$y – Pilot Talk II
31. GloryUsDelux – Blu – theGODleeBarnes(lp)
30. No Love (Featuring Lil’ Wayne) – Eminem – Recovery
29. Box Chevy Pt. 3 (Featuring Rittz) – Yelawolf – Trunk Muzik
28. Gorgeous (Featuring Kid Cudi & Raekwon) – Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
27. The Hangover – Shawn Chrystopher – You, And Only You
26. With You (Featuring Drake) – Lil’ Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being
25. La Petite Mort (Come Die With Me) – Kno – Death Is Silent
24. Mezmorized – Wiz Khalifa – Kush & Orange Juice
23. What U Doin’ (Bullshittin) – Big Sean – Finally Famous Vol. 3
22. Lose My Mind (Remix) Featuring Drake – Young Jeezy
21. Christian Dior Denim Flow (Featuring Kid Cudi, Pusha T, John Legend, Lloyd Banks & Ryan Leslie) – Kanye West – G.O.O.D. Fridays
20. Miss Me (Featuring Lil’ Wayne) – Drake – Thank Me Later
19. Shine Blockas (Remix) Featuring Gucci Mane, Bun B & Project Pat – Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chicho Dusty (Bonus Tracks)
18. Ashin’ Kusher – Kid Cudi – Man On The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
17. All Of The Lights (Featuring Rihanna, Kid Cudi, etc…) – Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
16. In Tha Cut – Wiz Khalifa – Kush & Orange Juice
15. Unforgettable (Featuring Young Jeezy) – Drake – Thank Me Later
14. The Joy (Featuring Jay-Z & Kid Cudi) – Kanye West – G.O.O.D. Friday
13. Shadows – Styles P – The Green Ghost Project
12. Crushin’ Feelins – Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa No Filla
11. Blame Game (Featuring John Legend) – Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
10. Memories – Big Sean – Finally Famous Vol. 3
9. Buzzkill (Featuring Slug) – Intuition – Girls Like Me
8. The Black N Gold – Wale – More About Nothing
7. Blowin’ Money Fast (B.M.F.) Featuring Styles P – Rick Ross - Teflon Don
6. Show Me A Good Time – Drake – Thank Me Later
5. Higher – J. Cole – Friday Night Lights
4. Right On (Featuring Joanna Newsom & STS) – The Roots – How I Got Over
3. Aston Martin Music (Official Extended Mix) Featuring Chrisette Michelle – Rick Ross & Drake
2. Just Begun (Featuring Jay Electronica, J. Cole & Mos Def) – Reflection Eternal – Revolutions Per Minute
1. Dark Fantasy – Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
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black and yellow 45? song is platinum
list is based on quality alone, sales have nothing to do with it…as they shouldnt
Show me a good time at number 6…on a hip hop list? meh…
and wasn’t Just Begun dropped in 09?
Just Begun leaked in the last few days of 2009, and then was officially released in 2010, so I’d consider it a 2010 song.
Show Me A Good Time is a pretty fuckin’ great hip hop song…One of Kanye’s best beats of the year, Drake kills the verses…plus a catchy hook, equals one dope song.
This list is a joke half of it’s r&b the other half is bullshit like Roscoe dash drake and j.Cole eminem had his worst year and weezy was locked up. Wiz is hot along with Ricky rose and thehotspitta but honestly this list is retarded half of it isn’t even hip hop. Oh and kanye is a sellout having his song at number one is crazy i know his album was decent but cmonnnnnn
Cmon man, nothin wrong with hating on this list, but at least come up with some legit reasons. You clearly don’t know what R&B is…there’s one R&B artist with a song on the list (Novel), who not only raps on the song but has a guest appearance from Joell Ortiz. Roscoe Dash, Drake & J. Cole are all completely different from eachother style wise…Eminem definitely didn’t have his WORST year (2004-2008 were awful for him), and I have no idea what you’re getting at by saying wayne was in jail…Wiz, Ross and Curren$y are all over this list; try not just reading the first and last 10 songs next time, thanks!
DFLANZ, you ever finish the top hip hop albums of 2000-2009?
if so please post it or just let me knwo the list – vance.leonard@gmail.com
Alls I can say is this list shows why hip-hop sucks now.