I know what you are expecting from a top 10 list claiming to be from 2008, but let me just dash those hopes right now by letting you into my life a little bit: I very rarely hear music in a timely fashion. Sometimes I do, especially if Rob shares songs with me or gives me a new album to listen to.

Because of that weird aspect of me, this list does not consist solely of songs from 2008. In fact, the first song on the list is 25 years old. Instead, my 2008 top 10 songs list contains songs that rocked my 2008, part of the Linden’s 2008 OST, if you may. Enjoy.

“Thriller” by Michael Jackson
I know this song is by no definition new, but I discovered it in 2008, and it was, as the Germans say, an “ear worm” (except they say it in German, Ohrwurm). I listen to it once and it’s stuck in my head for weeks. Literally. This is not an exaggeration.
[Hear it on last.fm]
“Umbrella” by Rihanna
Again, not another from 2008, but from about December 2007 until February 2008, every time Rob and I heard or needed to say the word “Umbrella,” it became “under my Um-ber-ella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh.”
Besides our silliness with the song, the lyrics also brought on some homesickness. While I believe they originally referred to a sexual relationship, there are parts of the lyrics that perfectly describe the friendship I have with my best friends.
[Watch her official version or on YouTube]
“Beggin” by MadCon
We found this song through You FM, the radio station we listen to while we work at home. It’s a remake of a 1967 Franki Valli song, and I can’t help singing along when I hear it!
[Watch it on YouTube]
[Watch Frank Valli's version on YouTube]
“Make You Feel My Love” by Adele
We first heard Adele singing “Daydreamer” on Later Live… with Jools Holland when we were in Liverpool in March and fell in love with her emotive, jazz-club voice. She re-released this single in late September and I sang it in the shower, in my office, and in my head all day. And performed it in the living room when Rob wasn’t around. Wait, what? Let’s move on.
[Watch it on YouTube]
“Welcome to Heartbreak” by Kanye West
808s and Heartbreaks is such a real album; it’s Kanye. This song is my favorite from the album, and these are my favorite lyrics: “Chased the good-life all my life long / Look back on my life all my life gone / Where did i go wrong?” In other words, “the good life” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
[Watch it on YouTube]
“Effington” by Ben Folds
I just got this album last week, but I love this song! The intro is beautiful and hilarious, the piano is driving, and the lyrics–well, the lyrics are humorous and make me laugh inside.
[Hear it on last.fm]
“I Will Possess Your Heart” by Death Cab for Cutie
Rob blogged about this album back in May, but I hadn’t really listened to the album until after his post. He’s completely right about it being completely listenable despite it being an 8-and-a-half-minute song.
[Watch it on DCfC's website or on YouTube]
“After Hours” by We Are Scientists
Another from Rob’s blogging. I love this song for the energy and one line that rocks my world. I don’t know if it’s the chord or the progression up to the this line, but “Say! That you’ll stay!” is my favorite in the song. I spend most of the song tapping my foot and waiting for Murray and Cain to belt it out.
[Watch it on YouTube]
“Viva la Vida” by Coldplay
I have to be honest–I didn’t really like the first single from this album. But as soon as I heard this tune, I loved it. It played in my head over and over as I trained for the marathon this past summer. Carried me through many of those training miles and even a couple during the race.
[Watch it on Coldplay's website]
[Watch Coldplay's video tribute to Depeche Mode on Coldplay's website]

What songs are your best of 2008 list?

Notes

* If you’re interested in hearing the whole album, I’ve made a YouTube playlist.

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