A year of EDM

It’s time to bid Goodbye to 2013. Looking back at the music produced this year, it can be easily said that the scene has been dominated by EDM, house, hip-hop and alternative music. The American Top 40 chart by Radio Indigo, has featured the top 40 tracks from 2013.

American singer, Robin Thicke gave his fans a blast with Blurred Lines, a song featuring T.I and Pharrell Williams on vocals, in 2013. Its harmonies and peppy beats make the song irresistible. So it features at the peak position in the chart.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s Can’t Hold Us captivates its listener through its structure, that molds handclapping and sweeping rhythms of gospel music and sums it up with an uplifting chorus. It features at number two.

The name Swedish House Mafia sparks intense enthusiasm among EDM fans all over the world. The song Don’t You Worry Child, featuring singer John Martin was the final single released by the group before its break-up. The song still remains the biggest hit by a Swedish artist since Ace of Base’s The Sign and it holds the fifth position on the chart.

Sticking to their indie folk rock roots, Of Monsters and Men from Iceland, released their monster hit Little Talks in 2013. Its production style, with heavy reverb and a chorus which reflects 70s pop rock, is what makes the song so addictive. And it is the sixth best track of 2013.

2013 saw Pink experiment with alternative pop in the song Just Give Me a Reason, featuring Nate Ruess. The song, which is about the desire to hold on to a relationship, is beautifully structured with simple piano melodies and eclectic bass lines. It holds the ninth position.