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 MOREIn pictures: Taiwan’s spiritual temple ravesListen to Sissy Misfit’s essential afters playlistRoger VivierWhat went down at an intimate Roger Vivier book launch in ParisAddison Rae, KATSEYE and more attend Spotify’s pre-Grammys bashICE Out, the Grammys, and the fight for cultural power in the USGrammys 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s awardsThe only tracks you need to hear from January 2026This new event series aims to bring spirituality back to live musicMargo XS on the sound of transness: ‘Malleable, synthetic and glossy’The Boy who cried Terrified: Ranking all the tracks on fakemink’s new EPA massive exhibition on Black British music is coming to V&A EastAtmospheric dream-pop artist Maria Somerville shares her offline favouritesEscape 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