The year in music

Best Songs of 2013

Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”, Lorde’s “Royals”, Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball”, Avicii’s “Wake Me Up”, and the album Beyoncé released without a word of warning.

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55 songs

Work Bitch

Work Bitch

Britney Spears
Shake It Off

Shake It Off

Taylor Swift
Style

Style

Taylor Swift
Elastic Heart

Elastic Heart

Sia
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

David Bowie
Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day

David Bowie
Mirrors

Mirrors

Justin Timberlake
Not a Bad Thing

Not a Bad Thing

Justin Timberlake
Suit & Tie

Suit & Tie

Justin Timberlake
Take Back the Night

Take Back the Night

Justin Timberlake
Get Lucky

Get Lucky

Daft Punk
Lay Me Down

Lay Me Down

Sam Smith
Loyal

Loyal

Chris Brown
This Is What It Feels Like

This Is What It Feels Like

Armin van Buuren
White Noise

White Noise

Disclosure
Dark Horse

Dark Horse

Katy Perry
Habits (Stay High)

Habits (Stay High)

Tove Lo
Hey Laura

Hey Laura

Gregory Porter
Liquid Spirit

Liquid Spirit

Gregory Porter
Musical Genocide

Musical Genocide

Gregory Porter
No Love Dying

No Love Dying

Gregory Porter
Roar

Roar

Katy Perry
Started From The Bottom

Started From The Bottom

Drake
F**kin' Problems

F**kin' Problems

A$AP Rocky
Heart Attack

Heart Attack

Demi Lovato
Oblivion

Oblivion

M83
Recover

Recover

CHVRCHES
Wrecking Ball

Wrecking Ball

Miley Cyrus
Down by the River

Down by the River

Milky Chance
Stolen Dance

Stolen Dance

Milky Chance
Sweet Sun

Sweet Sun

Milky Chance
WomanChild

WomanChild

Cécile McLorin Salvant
Ain't It Fun

Ain't It Fun

Paramore
Cover Me Up

Cover Me Up

Jason Isbell
Happy

Happy

Pharrell Williams
Magenta

Magenta

Giuseppe Ottaviani
Out of Body

Out of Body

Dance with the Dead
Still Into You

Still Into You

Paramore
Team

Team

Lorde
Wake Me Up

Wake Me Up

Avicii
Counting Stars

Counting Stars

OneRepublic
Do I Wanna Know?

Do I Wanna Know?

Arctic Monkeys
Don't You Worry Child

Don't You Worry Child

Swedish House Mafia
I Could Be the One

I Could Be the One

Avicii & Nicky Romero
I Need My Girl

I Need My Girl

The National
Papaoutai

Papaoutai

Stromae
Riptide

Riptide

Vance Joy
Take Me to Church

Take Me to Church

Hozier
All of Me

All of Me

John Legend
Blurred Lines

Blurred Lines

Robin Thicke
Liar Liar

Liar Liar

Cris Cab
Rude

Rude

MAGIC!
Streets of 2043

Streets of 2043

Power Glove
Turn Down for What

Turn Down for What

DJ Snake & Lil Jon
Watch Out for This (Bumaye)

Watch Out for This (Bumaye)

Major Lazer ft. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green

2013 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 55 songs first released in 2013. Pop, Electronic and Dance-Pop lead the year. Gregory Porter, Justin Timberlake and Milky Chance are among the voices of 2013.

Artists of 2013

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