So I asked my music team to think of some songs for 2009; and here is what they came up with...

Leo Gonzalez-Koss and friends...

Jay Z ft. Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind

Miike Snow – Animal

Mumford and Sons – Little Lion Man

Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (I guess this has to be included)

Lady Gaga – PokerFace

Dangermouse & Sparklehorse feat. Julian Casablancas – Little Girl

Peter, Bjorn and John – Nothing to worry about

Midnight Juggernauts- Into the galaxy

We Have Band- Oh!

Micachu- Eat Your Heart

Richard Hewson Orchestra – Shark Bite

Boston Spaceships – How wrong you are

Gossip – Heavy Cross

V V Brown – Shark in the Water

La Roux – In for the Kill

Bombay Bycicle Club – Always Like This

Mando Diao – Dance With Somebody

Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream

Phoenix – Lisztomania

Metronomy – A Thing for Me

The Black Eyed Peas - I gotta feeling

Jack Taylor...

1. Zomby – One Foot Ahead of the Other
2. Style of Eye – Retur2
3. Raekwon – House of Flying Daggers
4. Emvee – Glitch Dub
5. Laurent Garnier – Gnanmankoudji
6. Princess Nyah – Frontline
7. Terror Danjah – Zumphi Hunter (Swindle Remix)
8. Burial – Fostercare
9. Jay-Z - D.O.A
10. Lil Scrappy Ft. Ludacris – Addicted to Money

Think you can do better? Is your favourite track missing from this list - I know mine is! Email me your suggestions to tudor@pulse.dj and I will post them online.

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