The Playlist

Crosses another one off the 101 in 1001 list – #52. Make a playlist of 101 of my favorite songs

This shit was hard. It took me quite a bit of time to limit this list to just 101 songs. Even still, I feel like I cut out some of the wrong tracks. I had to scan over 7000 songs just to get to this, though. You think I’m going back to switch out a few songs? Pssh. Yeah aight..

In alphabetical order:

1. Absolutely (Story of a Girl) – Nine Days
2. Addiction – Kanye West
3. All Fall Down – OneRepublic
4. All Falls Down – Kanye West
5. All I Wanted – Paramore
6. American Terrorist – Lupe Fiasco
7. …And He Gets The Girl – Lupe Fiasco
8. Baby I’m Yours – Shai
9. Back At One – Brian McKnight
10. Be Alright (Nicolay’s EasyBreezy Sunday Afternoon Remix) – The Foreign Exchange
11. Beautiful Bliss (feat. J. Cole, Melanie Fiona) – Wale
12. Best Friend – Pharrell Williams
13. Bittersweet Poetry (feat. John Mayer) – Kanye West
14. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
15. Cheers 2 U – Playa
16. Closing Time – Semisonic
17. Come Home – OneRepublic
18. Crazy – Javier
19. Dancing In The Dark – Solange
20. Diary – Alicia Keys
21. Don’t You Forget It – Glenn Lewis
22. Drive – Incubus
23. Everything I Am – Kanye West
24. Fade Into The Background – Ne-Yo
25. Faded Pictures – Case & Joe
26. First Time – Lifehouse
27. Flashing Lights – Kanye West
28. Footprints – T.O.K.
29. For A Lifetime – Teedra Moses
30. For You To Notice – Dashboard Confessional
31. Forever My Lady – Jodeci
32. Frontin’ (feat. Jay-Z) – Pharrell Williams
33. Ghetto Story – Lupe Fiasco
34. God Bless The Child – Billie Holiday
35. Guardian Angel – Ryan Leslie
36. Hanging By A Moment – Lifehouse
37. Heard ‘Em Say (feat. Adam Levine) – Kanye West
38. Heaven (feat. Jully Black) – Nas
39. Here We Go Again – Paramore
40. Hold It Down – J. Cole
41. Hurt Me Soul – Lupe Fiasco
42. I Ain’t Mad At Cha – 2Pac
43. I Don’t Wanna – Aaliyah
44. I Wonder – Kanye West
45. If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys
46. Improvise – Kanye West
47. The Instrumental (feat. Jonah Matranga) – Lupe Fiasco
48. Intruder Alert (feat. Sarah Green) – Lupe Fiasco
49. Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
50. Joy – BLACKstreet
51. Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down
52. Lesson Learned – Alicia Keys
53. The Light – Common
54. Lights Please – J. Cole
55. Losing My Balance – J. Cole
56. Losing My Mind – Maroon 5
57. Lost Ones (feat. Chrisette Michele) – Jay-Z
58. Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop) [feat. Common] – Erykah Badu
59. Make It Work – Ne-Yo
60. The Manipulation – Wale
61. Mary Go Round – Musiq Soulchild
62. Maybe – N*E*R*D
63. Maybe Tomorrow – Stereophonics
64. Meet The Parents – Jay-Z
65. Misery Business – Paramore
66. More Than Words – Extreme
67. My Funny Valentine – Sarah Vaughn
68. Never Let Me Down (feat. Jay-Z, J. Ivy) – Kanye West
69. Not Falling Apart – Maroon 5
70. Nothing Even Matters (feat. D’Angelo) – Lauryn Hill
71. Nothing Lasts Forever – Maroon 5
72. Nothing Left To Say – Mint Condition
73. Number One (feat. Kanye West) – Pharrell Williams
74. One Mic – Nas
75. Ordinary People – John Legend
76. Party Life – Jay-Z
77. Rehab – Rihanna
78. Renee – Lost Boyz
79. Rescue Me – Teedra Moses
80. Rescue U – Ryan Leslie
81. Rewind (feat. Voyce) – Drake
82. She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5
83. She’s All I Got – Jimmy Cozier
84. So Into You – Tamia
85. Song Cry – Jay-Z
86. Sooner Than Later – Drake
87. Spaceship (feat. GLC, Consequence) – Kanye West
88. Stop And Stare – OneRepublic
89. Sunday Morning – Maroon 5* [my absolute favorite]
90. Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
91. Tell Me – Groove Theory
92. Time – Ne-Yo
93. The Truth – India.Arie
94. Us Placers – CRS
95. What Kind of Man Would I Be – Mint Condition
96. Whatever It Takes – Lifehouse
97. When U Find – Wiz Khalifa
98. Why Does She Stay – Ne-Yo
99. Wonderwall – Oasis
100. You Got Me (feat. Erykah Badu, Eve) – The Roots
101. You Send Me – Sam Cooke

Clearly my taste in music is all over the place. Don’t like it? -shrugs- Exactly why it’s my list ;-]