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Yes, it’s finally here; as promised, I am bringing you the first installment of “the best of 2005”, with my top 32 singles of 2005. No, this isn’t what you are thinking; it is not actually a take on that Ani Difranco song, “32 Flavors”. It also is not a ploy to get an endorsement from Baskin Robbins (although, now that I think about it, why not, right?). I have just narrowed down my top singles of this year, and the list happened to come to 32. Aren’t coincidences fun? (At least one person on this list could take note that coincidences are not necessarily ironic, but can still be fun… ahem… I am not naming names, Mrs. Ryan Reynolds.)

Now, I do want to say one thing before you get to see the list; let me say that I no way think that these all qualify as the BEST songs of 2005 for anyone but me; after all, it’s my list, right? These are just 32 songs that happened to be memorable to me, songs that I liked for at least some part of 2005, and/or are songs that I feel represent 2005 for me. (I totally added a little piece of commentary to each one to kind of “explain” why they are where they are; but it ended up making this a more than 3 page post… and I figured people wouldn’t read it, so I took it out. If anyone wants to see that, just let me know in the comments and I will post a follow up post with the explanations included within the list). With that being said, if you don’t like them, or if you think something should have been at #16 as opposed to what I put there, then feel free to comment. Perhaps, we will all learn more about each other’s music tastes that way. And, worst comes to worst, I may even get some ideas for singles I can jam to for 2006 out of the deal! With that being said, here is my list of the top singles for 2005: (expect the other lists over the next couple of days!)

1) Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You (Breakaway)
2) Indigo Girls - Winthrop (Rarities)
3) Weezer - Beverly Hills (Make Believe)
4) Postal Service - Be Still My Heart (We Will Be Silhouettes Single)
5) Natasha Bedingfield - These Words (Unwritten)
6) Fiona Apple - Not About Love (Extraordinary Machine)
7) LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations (LCD Soundsystem) Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meets Body (Plans)
9) Ciara - One, Two Step (Goodies)
10) Cardigans - I Need Some Fine Wine, and You, You Need To Be Nicer (Super Extra Gravity)
11) Lindsay Lohan - Confessions of a Broken Heart (A Little More Personal (Raw))
12) Mariah Carey - Shake it Off (Emancipation of Mimi)
13) Eurythmics - I’ve Got A Life (The Ultimate Collection)
14) Kanye West - Golddigger (Late Registration)
15) Madonna - Hung Up (Confessions of a Dancefloor)
16) Anna Nalick - Breathe (2 AM) (Wreck of the Day)
17) Cities of Foam - Out of Reach (A Great Day For The Race)
18) Esthero - We R in Need of a Musical Revolution (Wikked Lil’ Grrrls)
19) Howie Day - Collide (Stop All The World Now)
20) Jars Of Clay - God Will Lift Up Your Head (Redemption Songs)
21) Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Numb/Encore (Collision Course)
22) Alanis Morrisette - Crazy (Greatest Hits)
23) Missy Elliot - Lose Control (The Cookbook)
24) Bright Eyes - First Day Of My Life (I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning)
25) Ben Folds - Landed (Songs For Silverman)
26) Lifehouse - You and Me (Lifehouse)
27) Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We’re Going Down (From Under the Cork Tree)
28) 50 Cent - Disco Inferno (The Massacre)
29) Snoop Dogg - Signs (R & G)
30) Jason Mraz - Wordplay (Mr. A-Z)
31) Beck - E-Pro (Guero)
32) Backstreet Boys - Incomplete (Never Gone)