Kickstarting the last batch of 2013’s finest tracks with hip-hop superstar Drake showing its mellower R&B side; in this final quarter we’ll also find gender confusion; surprising collaborations; an unreleased track and the greatest motherf**cker that’s ever hit our charts.
And our favourite songs of the year are…
| 25-DRAKE FEAT. MAJID JORDAN Hold On, We're Going Home (Cash Money) |
24-THUNDERCAT Heartbreaks + Setbacks (Brainfeeder) |
| 23-DISCLOSURE FEAT. ALUNAGEORGE White Noise (PMR) |
| 22-EARL SWEATSHIRT Chum (Columbia) |
| 21-HAIM Falling (Duke Dumont Remix) (Haim) |
| 20-SAVAGES Shut Up (Matador) |
| 19-FUCK BUTTONS Brainfreeze (ATP) |
| 18-YO LA TENGO Ohm (Matador) |
| 17-JANELLE MONÁE FEAT. MIGUEL Primetime (Bad Boy) |
| 16-NEKO CASE Man (Anti) |
| 15-CHVRCHES Recover (EMI) |
| 14-PARQUET COURTS Borrowed Time (What's Your Rupture) |
| 13-PUSHA T Numbers On The Board (Def Jam) |
| 12-DANNY BROWN FEAT. PURITY RING 25 Bucks (Fools Gold) |
| 11-JULIA HOLTER Maxim's I (Domino) |
10-JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Mirrors (RCA) |
| 9-NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS Higgs Boson Blues (Bad Seed) |
| 8-VAMPIRE WEEKEND Step (XL) |
| 7-KANYE WEST New Slaves (dEF jAM) |
| 6-DAFT PUNK FEAT. PHARRELL Get Lucky (Columbia) |
| 5-JAMES BLAKE Retrograde (Polydor) |
| 4-ARCADE FIRE Reflektor (Arcade Fire Music) |
| 3-JOHN GRANT FEAT. SINEAD O'CONNOR GMF (Bella Union) |
| 2-BIG SEAN FEAT. JAY ELECTRONICA & KENDRICK LAMAR Control (HOF) (G.O.O.D. Music) |
| 1-AUTRE NE VEUT Counting (Software) |