It’s almost 2011 and a great time to discover artists defining our new year. Let’s unlock the iPods of the musical heavyweights shaping the music industry.  RadioPotato proudly presents The Music Junkies’ Top 10 Songs of ’10 – Part 2.

CHRIS BRO – Radio host of Next Music Show, a killer source for the best music on the verge. Publishing his own Top 10 list to be released in early January, these are his Top 10 Rejects..or Top 12.

1. Jukebox the Ghost – “The Popular Thing”
2. AM – “It’s Been So Long”
3. Wintersleep – “Terrible Man”
4. Gogol Bordello – “My Companjera”
5. The Walk-Ons – “Forget You”
6. The Acorn – “Restoration”
7. The War on Drugs – “Comin’ Through”
8. Will Hoge – “Favorite Waste of Time”
9. Kaiser Cartel – “Ready to Go”
10. JJ Grey and Mofro – “The Sweetest Thing”
    
11. The Bloodsugars – “Light At the End of the Tunnel”
12. The Cat Empire – “Reasonably Fine”

Every week I put a cover in my radio show.  I believe this was the best of the year:
Lissie – “Nothing Else Matters” (Metallica cover)

SHAWN EVANS – Metal Editor for The Silver Tongue Online. Music news , Interviews , Reviews and Artist Spotlights.

1. Nevermore – “Emptiness Unobstructed”
2. Royal Thunder – “Low”
3. Death Angel – “Truce” (embedded below)
4. Accept – “Teutonic Terror”
5. Exodus – “Hammer and Life”
6. Spiritual Beggars – “Coming Home”
7. Soulfly – “Rise of the Fallen”
8. High on Fire – “Frost Hammer”
9. Fear Factory – “Powershifter”
10. Iron Maiden – “Final Frontier”

DAVID CLAPPER – 17-year music industry veteran. From jazz, to gospel, to bluegrass to metal, from country to pop, this man’s got an eclectic ear and a damn good one.  You’ll notice a strong heaping of intensity despite the broad strokes across genres.

1. The Heavy – “How You Like Me Now” – This band from nowhere-land in England is FUNKY!!
2. Black Mountain – “The Hair Song” – This song has an old Zeppelin sounding riff and makes me want to smoke large amounts of cannabis.
3. Fran Healy – “Sing Me to Sleep” – Lead singer from Travis and downloaded for free on iTunes.  Neko Case is SEXY – love her voice in this!!!
4. Deftones – “You’ve Seen The Butcher” – Hard and heavy and the lyrics are HOT.  Stripper song. CALL ME!
5. Kings of Leon – “Back Down South” – I know, I know – We are over saturated with this band but get over it – they still rock!   Great song off the new album.
6. Fun – “At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used to Be)” – Silly but FUN!
7. Band of Horses – “Infinite Arms” – WTF are they singing about in this song?
8. Black Keys – “Never Gonna Give You Up” – These dudes are from OHIO so I’m gonna love em’ regardless!  O-H – IO
9. Sleepy Sun – “Lord” – I visualize a sunset stroll under the Golden Gate Bridge eating mushrooms when I listen to this song. Bluesy and melancholy.  (I’m NOT a druggie – I Promise)
10. Julian Velard – “Joni” – It’s like the moment I realize that I’m watching “Catch and Release” ALONE!  Ok so Jennifer Garner is HOT but not hot enough to watch that movie without a girl.

MATTHEW MAYFIELD – critically acclaimed singer/songwriter from Birmingham, AL.  I liked every single song on his 2009 list so I asked him to make another appearance on 2010′s list.

1. Jonsi – “Boy Lilikoi”
   
2. Arcade Fire – “Ready to Start”
3. The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”
4. Kings of Leon – “The Immortals”
5. Kanye West, Jay-Z, Bon Iver, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross – “Monster”
6. the xx – “Heart Skipped a Beat”
7. Brandon Flowers – “Crossfire”
8. Johnny Cash – “Ain’t No Grave”
9. Gaslight Anthem – “Boxer”
10. Eminem – “No Love”

SHANI SAMMONS – Goddess of making little known bands HUGE through digital media.  Check her out at Bamsmash and her consulting site for new artists at ShaniSammons.com.  Ridiculous how much she’s done in the music world.

1. Mumford and Sons – “The Cave”
2. The Civil Wars – “Poison and Wine”
3. Rick Ross – “Aston Martin Music”
4. Erykah Badu – “Incense”
5. Lil Wayne and Eminem – “Drop the World”
6. Sean Kingston and Nicki Minaj – “Letting Go”
7. Rihanna – “What’s My Name”
8. Pink – “Raise Your Glass”
9. Diddy and Swiss Beatz – “Ass on the Floor”
10. Sugarland – “Little Miss”

A big fat THANK YOU to all those who contributed.  The music world needs you to keep sharing the best of what’s next. If you missed Part One of Music Junkies’ Top 10′s of ’10, click HERE and your life will improve.

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