The year in music

Best Songs of 2009

Michael Jackson dies. Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” and “Bad Romance”, the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling”, and Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind”.

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Play 2009

38 songs

Only Girl (In the World)

Only Girl (In the World)

Rihanna
Rude Boy

Rude Boy

Rihanna
Invaders Must Die

Invaders Must Die

The Prodigy
Omen

Omen

The Prodigy
Take Me to the Hospital

Take Me to the Hospital

The Prodigy
Warrior's Dance

Warrior's Dance

The Prodigy
Alejandro

Alejandro

Lady Gaga
Bad Romance

Bad Romance

Lady Gaga
Dance in the Dark

Dance in the Dark

Lady Gaga
Body Language

Body Language

Jesse McCartney
Boom Boom Pow

Boom Boom Pow

The Black Eyed Peas
Hey, Soul Sister

Hey, Soul Sister

Train
Marry Me

Marry Me

Train
Meet Me Halfway

Meet Me Halfway

The Black Eyed Peas
Save Me, San Francisco

Save Me, San Francisco

Train
21 Guns

21 Guns

Green Day
Empire State of Mind

Empire State of Mind

Jay-Z
Foot of the Mountain

Foot of the Mountain

a-ha
Home

Home

Paul van Dyk
Run This Town

Run This Town

Jay-Z
My Life Would Suck Without You

My Life Would Suck Without You

Kelly Clarkson
New New New

New New New

Bob Sinclar
Party in the U.S.A.

Party in the U.S.A.

Miley Cyrus
She Wolf

She Wolf

Shakira
Strobe

Strobe

Deadmau5
Please Don't Leave Me

Please Don't Leave Me

Pink
Right Round

Right Round

Flo Rida
Blood Bank

Blood Bank

Bon Iver
The House That Built Me

The House That Built Me

Miranda Lambert
Tik Tok

Tik Tok

Kesha
Alors on danse

Alors on danse

Stromae
Battlefield

Battlefield

Jordin Sparks
Heads Will Roll

Heads Will Roll

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Pretty Wings

Pretty Wings

Maxwell
Uprising

Uprising

Muse
Vesna

Vesna

DakhaBrakha
Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Duck Sauce
Fireflies

Fireflies

Owl City

2009 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 38 songs first released in 2009. Pop, Electronic and Dance-Pop lead the year. The Prodigy, Lady Gaga and Train are among the voices of 2009.

Artists of 2009

The sound of 2009

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