It’s perplexing that a 52-card deck has more combinations than atoms in the galaxy, meaning every shuffle is likely the first time that specific order has ever existed. If you apply that conundrum to a music playlist, even a “Top 10” would result in a distinct playlist from everyone on Earth (if we all made one).
My top 10‘s top 1 was Olivia Dean, and I’m sure many others (it’s been her year), but my favorite track of the year is actually “Drink the Ocean” by Gabi Hartmann (feat. Oracle Sisters). It’s gotten me through hard times. Beautiful in all dimensions, especially one I don’t give credit to enough, the lyrics.
Back to Olivia. She wins not only through quality, but quantity. That’s what truly makes great music something more. When an artist surrounds herself with it. I liked her song “Dive” back in 2023, but it took me this year to get on the Deano bandwagon. As much as the soul that starts with Olivia goes in other vast directions on this list, it wasn’t my genre of the year.
That goes to HiTech, PinkPantheress, and horsegiirL. It’s a style of house music with an upbeat, leading tempo. And it’s all over this playlist.
Along with 228 other songs. I probably poured in at least an hour every day on this thing for the entire year. So I hope you enjoy at least the top 10.