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Heavy Rotation: The Best Tracks of 2013

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An exceptional year in music, 2013 was arguably one of the best in recent memory. As sad as we are to see it go, we are so delighted to round up our yearly favorites for this episode. We packed this playlist full of the top songs swarming around the Internet and our own weekly playlists, we also asked a few friends to chime in with their selections for song of the year.

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Track list:
1. “Counting” — Autre Ne Veut, Anxiety
2. “New Slaves” — Kanye West, Yeezus
3. “Byegone” — Volcano Choir, Repave
4. “The Hunter” — On An On, Give In
5. “Royals” — Lorde, The Love Club EP
6. “Collard Greens” — Schoolboy Q, Oxymoron
7. “Dream House ” — Deafheaven, Sunbather
8. “Good Ass Intro” — Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap
9. “Mother We Share” — Chvrches, The Bones of What You Believe
10. “She Will” — Savages, Silence Yourself
11. “Save” — Glenn Jackson, Morning Swim
12. “When a Fire Starts to Burn” — Disclosure, Settle
13. “Retrograde” — James Blake, Overgrown
14. “Three Days” — Rhye, Woman
15. “Now I’m All Messed Up” — Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob

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