With another year coming to an end it closes what was a good year in music. A number of artists hit it big in 2009 including Kings Of Leon (finally after three successful albums in the UK), Lady Gaga & Taylor Swift. 2009 also saw a bunch of indie artists rise to the foreground of the indie music scene. The UK’s La Roux, The XX & The Big Pink are just a few of the more successful bands that cracked the new artist category in 2009 (and I’m sure there are a bunch more!)

Pop music had another good year with help from huge names that are getting bigger as each month passes. They include Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Rihanna & many more. I’m not going to lie there were a few of those songs that really hooked me in and were very addictive!

Below is a playlist of tracks that I’ve enjoyed in 2009:

Guilty Pleasure of 2009: Ke$ha – Tik Tok [listen]

25. Drake – Best I Ever Had [listen]
24. Lily Allen – The Fear [listen]
23. La Roux – In For The Kill [listen]
22. The Raveonettes – Suicide [listen]
21. Every Time I Die – The Sweet Life [listen]
20. Metric – Gold Guns And Girls [listen]
19. Them Crooked Vultures – Mind Eraser, No Chaser [listen]
18. Arctic Monkeys – Cornerstone [listen]
17. Dead Weather – Treat Me Like Your Mother [listen]
16. Pearl Jam – Just Breathe [listen]
15. Weezer – (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To [listen]
14. White Lies – Farewell To The Fairground [listen]
13. Band Of Skulls – I Know What I Am [listen]
12. Kid Cudi – Soundtrack 2 My Life [listen]
11. Jay-Z f. Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind [listen]
10. Lady Gaga – Bad Romance [listen]
9.  A Day To Remember – If It Means A Lot To You [listen]
8. Girls – Lust For Life [listen]
7. Bat For Lashes – Daniel [listen]
6. Phoenix – 1901 [listen]
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll [listen]
4. The Big Pink – Dominos [listen]
3. Julian Casablancas – 11th Dimension [listen]
2. Kings Of Leon – Use Somebody [listen]
1. The XX – VCR [listen]