Top 10 Songs of 2014: It Begins 

As I do most years, I’m about to start my top 10 list. It generally runs one song a day through the end of the year, or maybe two if I don’t have time to get a post out one day.

This year, I listened to a lot of music, but the stuff that stuck tended to be from established artists or is sort of indie-dance-pop. I don’t know why, it was just a softer, catchier year for me. Chalk it up to getting old. I just didn’t hear a lot of hip-hop this year, though I liked what I heard of Run the Jewels and the new stuff Kendrick Lamar debuted (but didn’t release) this year.

During this process, I do link off to Amazon via my Amazon Affiliate. If you buy a song (or maybe 10 songs?) I’ll get a little kick back. I don’t get rich off it – I think I’ve made like a couple of bucks over 5 years. When I can’t find a good Amazon link, I’ll probably use Spotify.

So, coming soon (tomorrow, maybe), I’ll have my “didn’t quite make the list” songs from 2014. Which you might call the “Honorable Mentions”.