JANUARY ROUND-UP: The month's best videos and albums

This is the first of what I intend to be a regular feature here on Wet Thud, a monthly recap of the past month's best new videos and albums. In glorious countdown form. Enjoy...

THE BEST VIDEOS OF JANUARY 2011:

25. Toro y Moi "Still Sound" (Carpark)

24. Savage Skulls and Douster feat. Robyn "Bad Gal" (Mad Decent)

23. Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith "Not In Love" (Fiction)

22. The Sadies "Another Day Again" (Outside)

21. She & Him "Don't Look Back" (Merge)

20. The Go! Team feat. Satomi Matsuzaki "Secretary Song" (Memphis Industries)

19. Mogwai "Rano Pano" (Sub Pop)

18. Times New Viking "No Room To Live" (Matador)

17. Deerhoof "Super Duper Rescue Heads!" (Polyvinyl)

16. Born Ruffians "The Ballad Of Moose Bruce" (Paper Bag)

15. PJ Harvey "The Words That Maketh Murder" (Island)

14. Lykke Li "I Follow Rivers" (LL Recordings)

13. The Rural Alberta Advantage "Stamp" (Saddle Creek)

12. Best Coast "Crazy For You" (Mexican Summer)

11. Destroyer "Kaputt" (Merge)

10. Two Door Cinema Club "What You Know" (Kitsuné)

9. Sleigh Bells "Rill Rill" (N.E.E.T.)

8. Freelance Whales "Enzymes" (Mom & Pop)

7. P!nk "Fuckin' Perfect" (Sony)

6. Memory Tapes "Today Is Our Life" (Something in Construction)

5. Cloud Nothings "Should Have" (Carpark)

4. The Go! Team feat. Bethany Cosentino "Buy Nothing Day" (Memphis Industries)

3. Hercules And Love Affair "My House" (Moshi Moshi)

2. Matt and Kim "Cameras" (Fader Label)

1. No Age "Fever Dreaming" (Sub Pop)

THE BEST ALBUMS OF JANUARY 2011:

10. Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows (Duck Down)

9. Cage The Elephant Thank You, Happy Birthday (Universal)

8. The Decemberists The King Is Dead (Capitol)

7. Deerhoof Vs. Evil (Polyvinyl)

6. Wire Red Barked Tree (Pink Flag)

5. White Lies Ritual (Fiction)

4. Iron & Wine Kiss Each Other Clean (Warner Bros.)

3. Smith Westerns Dye It Blonde (Fat Possum)

2. British Sea Power Valhalla Dancehall (Rough Trade)

1. Destroyer Kaputt (Merge)

Wet Thud's Top 100 Songs of 2010 (#25 - #1)

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025. Kanye West f. Jay Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver "Monster" (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

024. Austra "Beat And The Pulse" (Paper Bag)

023. Florence + the Machine "Heavy In Your Arms" (Island/Moshi Moshi)

022. LCD Soundsystem "Drunk Girls" (DFA)

021. Sade "Soldier Of Love" (Epic)

020. James Blake "Limit To Your Love" (R&S)

019. Sleigh Bells "Tell 'Em" (N.E.E.T./Mom & Pop)

018. LCD Soundsystem "All I Want" (DFA)

017. Janelle Monáe f. Big Boi "Tightrope" (Bad Boy)

016. Hot Chip "We Have Love" (Astralwerks)

015. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti "Round And Round" (4AD)

014. Panda Bear "Slow Motion" (Paw Tracks)

013. Adele "Rolling In The Deep" (XL/Columbia)

012. Arcade Fire "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" (Merge)

011. The Drums "Me And The Moon" (Moshi Moshi/Island)

010. Kanye West f. Pusha T "Runaway" (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

009. Dominique 'Young' Unique "War Talk" (self-released)

008. The National "Bloodbuzz Ohio" (4AD)

007. LCD Soundsystem "I Can Change" (DFA)

006. Sleigh Bells "Rill Rill" (N.E.E.T./Mom & Pop)

005. Caribou "Odessa" (Merge)

004. Yeasayer "O.N.E." (Secretly Canadian)

003. Wild Nothing "Chinatown" (Captured Tracks)

002. Kanye West f. Rihanna "All Of The Lights" (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

001. Robyn "Dancing On My Own" (Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope)

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*****text-only version of the list*****

Wet Thud's Top 100 Songs of 2010

###. Artist "Song Title" (Record Label)

100. Jenny and Johnny "Big Wave" (Warner Bros.)
099. ceo "Come With Me" (Sincerely Yours)
098. No Age "Fever Dreaming" (Sub Pop)
097. Das Racist "hahahaha jk?" (Greedhead/Mишкa/Mad Decent)
096. The Decemberists f. Gillian Welch "Down By The Water" (Capitol)
095. Gorillaz f. Daley "Doncamatic" (Parlophone)
094. Brandon Flowers "Crossfire" (Island)
093. The Charlatans "Love Is Ending" (Cooking Vinyl)
092. Beach House "Norway" (Sub Pop)
091. Klaxons "Twin Flames" (Polydor)
090. Vampire Weekend "White Sky" (XL)
089. Wavves "King Of The Beach" (Fat Possum)
088. MGMT "It's Working" (Columbia)
087. Big Boi f. Cutty "Shutterbugg" (Def Jam)
086. Fitz and the Tantrums "MoneyGrabber" (Dangerbird)
085. Arcade Fire "The Suburbs" (Merge)
084. Crystal Castles "Celestica" (Fiction)
083. Drake "Over" (Young Money/Cash Money)
082. Way Yes "Important" (Lefse)
081. The National "Anyone's Ghost" (4AD)
080. Crystal Castles f. Robert Smith "Not In Love" (Fiction)
079. Paul Weller "No Tears To Cry" (Yep Roc)
078. Broken Bells "The Ghost Inside" (Columbia)
077. The Go! Team f. Bethany Cosentino "Buy Nothing Day" (Memphis Industries)
076. Hot Chip "One Life Stand" (Astralwerks)
075. Best Coast "Boyfriend" (Mexican Summer)
074. Deerhunter "Helicopter" (4AD)
073. The Black Keys "Tighten Up" (Nonesuch)
072. Arcade Fire "We Used To Wait" (Merge)
071. Rihanna "Only Girl (In The World)" (Def Jam/PSR)
070. The Drums "Forever And Ever Amen" (Moshi Moshi/Island)
069. LCD Soundsystem "Dance Yrself Clean" (DFA)
068. Lykke Li "Get Some" (LL)
067. Gorillaz f. Bobby Womack & Mos Def "Stylo" (Virgin)
066. Belle and Sebastian "I Want The World To Stop" (Rough Trade)
065. Diamond Rings "Something Else" (Secret City)
064. UNKLE f. The Black Angels "Natural Selection" (Surrender All)
063. Matt and Kim "Cameras" (Fader Label)
062. Bat For Lashes & Beck "Let's Get Lost" (Chop Shop/Atlantic)
061. Ratatat "Drugs" (XL)
060. MGMT "Flash Delerium" (Columbia)
059. Stars "We Don't Want Your Body" (Soft Revolution)
058. Janelle Monáe "Cold War" (Bad Boy/Wondaland Arts Society)
057. Duck Sauce "Barbra Streisand" (All Around The World)
056. The Juan MacLean "Feel So Good" (!K7)
055. Robyn "Hang With Me" (Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope)
054. Arcade Fire "Ready To Start" (Merge)
053. Kylie Minogue "All The Lovers" (Parlophone)
052. Sia "Clap Your Hands" (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia/RCA)
051. Aeroplane "We Can't Fly" (Eskimo)
050. She & Him "In The Sun" (Merge)
049. The Drums "Best Friend" (Moshi Moshi/Island)
048. Superchunk "Digging For Something" (Merge)
047. White Lies "Bigger Than Us" (Fiction)
046. Jamaica "I Think I Like U 2" (PIAS Cooperative)
045. M.I.A. "Born Free" (N.E.E.T./XL/Interscope)
044. Gorillaz "On Melancholy Hill" (Virgin)
043. Scissor Sisters "Any Which Way" (Downtown)
042. Kanye West "POWER" (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)
041. Drake "Find Your Love" (Young Money/Cash Money)
040. Hot Chip "I Feel Better" (Astralwerks)
039. Cults "Go Outside" (Forest Family)
038. Rihanna f. Drake "What's My Name?" (Def Jam/PSR)
037. El Guincho "Bombay" (Young Turks)
036. Vampire Weekend "Giving Up The Gun" (XL)
035. Kelis "Acapella" (Interscope)
034. Two Door Cinema Club "What You Know" (Kitsuné)
033. Beach House "Zebra" (Sub Pop)
032. Robyn "Call Your Girlfriend" (Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope)
031. Tame Impala "Solitude Is Bliss" (Modular)
030. M.I.A. "XXXO" (N.E.E.T./XL/Interscope)
029. Cut Copy "Take Me Over" (Modular)
028. Crystal Castles "Baptism" (Fiction)
027. Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks" (Columbia/Startime)
026. Yeasayer "Madder Red" (Secretly Canadian)

025. Kanye West f. Jay Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver "Monster" (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

024. Austra "Beat And The Pulse" (Paper Bag)

023. Florence + the Machine "Heavy In Your Arms" (Island/Moshi Moshi)

022. LCD Soundsystem "Drunk Girls" (DFA)

021. Sade "Soldier Of Love" (Epic)

020. James Blake "Limit To Your Love" (R&S)

019. Sleigh Bells "Tell 'Em" (N.E.E.T./Mom & Pop)

018. LCD Soundsystem "All I Want" (DFA)

017. Janelle Monaé f. Big Boi "Tightrope" (Bad Boy)

016. Hot Chip "We Have Love" (Astralwerks)

015. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti "Round And Round" (4AD)

014. Panda Bear "Slow Motion" (Paw Tracks)

013. Adele "Rolling In The Deep" (XL/Columbia)

012. Arcade Fire "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" (Merge)

011. The Drums "Me And The Moon" (Moshi Moshi/Island)

010. Kanye West f. Pusha T "Runaway" (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

009. Dominique 'Young' Unique "War Talk" (self-released)

008. The National "Bloodbuzz Ohio" (4AD)

007. LCD Soundsystem "I Can Change" (DFA)

006. Sleigh Bells "Rill Rill" (N.E.E.T./Mom & Pop)

005. Caribou "Odessa" (Merge)

004. Yeasayer "O.N.E." (Secretly Canadian)

003. Wild Nothing "Chinatown" (Captured Tracks)

002. Kanye West f. Rihanna "All Of The Lights" (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

001. Robyn "Dancing On My Own" (Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope)

Wet Thud's Top 100 Songs of 2010

This is what 2010 sounded like according to Wet Thud.

Look for a Spotify playlist of the Top 100 following #1

100. Jenny and Johnny "Big Wave" (Warner Bros.)
099. ceo "Come With Me" (Sincerely Yours)
098. No Age "Fever Dreaming" (Sub Pop)
097. Das Racist "hahahaha jk?" (Greedhead/Mишкa/Mad Decent)
096. The Decemberists f. Gillian Welch "Down By The Water" (Capitol)
095. Gorillaz f. Daley "Doncamatic" (Parlophone)
094. Brandon Flowers "Crossfire" (Island)
093. The Charlatans "Love Is Ending" (Cooking Vinyl)
092. Beach House "Norway" (Sub Pop)
091. Klaxons "Twin Flames" (Polydor)
090. Vampire Weekend "White Sky" (XL)
089. Wavves "King Of The Beach" (Fat Possum)
088. MGMT "It's Working" (Columbia)
087. Big Boi f. Cutty "Shutterbugg" (Def Jam)
086. Fitz and the Tantrums "MoneyGrabber" (Dangerbird)
085. Arcade Fire "The Suburbs" (Merge)
084. Crystal Castles "Celestica" (Fiction)
083. Drake "Over" (Young Money/Cash Money)
082. Way Yes "Important" (Lefse)
081. The National "Anyone's Ghost" (4AD)
080. Crystal Castles f. Robert Smith "Not In Love" (Fiction)
079. Paul Weller "No Tears To Cry" (Yep Roc)
078. Broken Bells "The Ghost Inside" (Columbia)
077. The Go! Team f. Bethany Cosentino "Buy Nothing Day" (Memphis Industries)
076. Hot Chip "One Life Stand" (Astralwerks)
075. Best Coast "Boyfriend" (Mexican Summer)
074. Deerhunter "Helicopter" (4AD)
073. The Black Keys "Tighten Up" (Nonesuch)
072. Arcade Fire "We Used To Wait" (Merge)
071. Rihanna "Only Girl (In The World)" (Def Jam/PSR)
070. The Drums "Forever And Ever Amen" (Moshi Moshi/Island)
069. LCD Soundsystem "Dance Yrself Clean" (DFA)
068. Lykke Li "Get Some" (LL)
067. Gorillaz f. Bobby Womack & Mos Def "Stylo" (Virgin)
066. Belle and Sebastian "I Want The World To Stop" (Rough Trade)
065. Diamond Rings "Something Else" (Secret City)
064. UNKLE f. The Black Angels "Natural Selection" (Surrender All)
063. Matt and Kim "Cameras" (Fader Label)
062. Bat For Lashes & Beck "Let's Get Lost" (Chop Shop/Atlantic)
061. Ratatat "Drugs" (XL)
060. MGMT "Flash Delerium" (Columbia)
059. Stars "We Don't Want Your Body" (Soft Revolution)
058. Janelle Monáe "Cold War" (Bad Boy/Wondaland Arts Society)
057. Duck Sauce "Barbra Streisand" (All Around The World)
056. The Juan MacLean "Feel So Good" (!K7)
055. Robyn "Hang With Me" (Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope)
054. Arcade Fire "Ready To Start" (Merge)
053. Kylie Minogue "All The Lovers" (Parlophone)
052. Sia "Clap Your Hands" (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia/RCA)
051. Aeroplane "We Can't Fly" (Eskimo)

050. She & Him "In The Sun" (Merge)

049. The Drums "Best Friend" (Moshi Moshi/Island)

048. Superchunk "Digging For Something" (Merge)

047. White Lies "Bigger Than Us" (Fiction)

046. Jamaica "I Think I Like U 2" (PIAS Cooperative)

045. M.I.A. "Born Free" (N.E.E.T./XL/Interscope)

044. Gorillaz "On Melancholy Hill" (Virgin)

043. Scissor Sisters "Any Which Way" (Downtown)

042. Kanye West "POWER" (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

041. Drake "Find Your Love" (Young Money/Cash Money)

040. Hot Chip "I Feel Better" (Astralwerks)

039. Cults "Go Outside" (Forest Family)

038. Rihanna f. Drake "What's My Name?" (Def Jam/PSR)

037. El Guincho "Bombay" (Young Turks)

036. Vampire Weekend "Giving Up The Gun" (XL)

035. Kelis "Acapella" (Interscope)

034. Two Door Cinema Club "What You Know" (Kitsuné)

033. Beach House "Zebra" (Sub Pop)

032. Robyn "Call Your Girlfriend" (Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope)

031. Tame Impala "Solitude Is Bliss" (Modular)

030. M.I.A. "XXXO" (N.E.E.T./XL/Interscope)

029. Cut Copy "Take Me Over" (Modular)

028. Crystal Castles "Baptism" (Fiction)

027. Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks" (Columbia/Startime)

026. Yeasayer "Madder Red" (Secretly Canadian)

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