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 MORESwedish House Mafia unpack their Miami Ultra festival mega-set2Slimey isn’t here to be a meme artist: ‘I want a fucking Grammy’ Nourished by Time: ‘Music should be fun – but it can’t be fun all the time’K-pop has an AI problemCoals are kickstarting Poland’s dream pop sceneEvilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow StrippersFinnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than words‘Nazis can’t dance’: Photos from London’s House Against Hate protest rave5 tracks you can’t miss from March 2026Escape 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