Music / PlaylistDazed & Approved 2009Tim Noakes brings you a round up of the best tracks of 2009 as we celebrate the arrival of 2010.ShareLink copied ✔️December 31, 2009MusicPlaylistTextTim Noakes Get the Flash Player to see this player. 2009 has been an awesome year for new music coverage in Dazed, so it seemed only right to put together a special playlist recapping 30 of our favourite songs of the year. From Health, Warpaint, and The Horrors to The XX, Atlas Sound and Washed Out, 2009 has produced so many great tracks it's hard to imagine that 2010 will be able to top it for sheer originality. We'll have to wait and see what the return of M.I.A, Hot Chip and These New Puritans brings... but until then, REWIND SELECTOR!!! Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDE Ug: Meet the rappers making Germany cool again ‘It’s a family affair’: Errol and Alex Rita on 10 years of Touching BassThe 10 best songs about cheating Madruga, the UK dance festival with no backstageThe 5 best tracks from April 2026‘The stage is my ring’: Natanya is bringing WWE energy to popDid this 90s art film actually inspire Beyoncé’s ‘Hold Up’ music video?Kneecap, Erika de Casier, Smerz and more call to boycott Eurovision Ethel Cain’s Coachella stage was a ‘graveyard of American industry’TOMORA are the dance-pop superduo out to ‘connect unexpected people’If Geese are a psy-op, so is everything elseA deep dive into the fan-led SOPHIE archive projectEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy