It’s that time again, folks. With 2018 about two months behind us now, stellar DMNDR contributor Mark Molloy has been hard at work behind the scenes curating our belated ‘best of the year’ playlist for your listening pleasure.

The list is organized alphabetically by 10s:

1 – 10

Big Thief

“Mary”

Björk ft. Arca

“Arisen My Senses”

Blanck Mass

“Please”

Phoebe Bridgers

“Funeral”

HAIM (Tie)

“Little of Your Love”

“Want You Back”

Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton

“Legend of the Wild Horse”

Kendrick Lamar ft. Zacari

“Love”

Sufjan Stevens

“Tonya Harding (in D major)”

SZA (Tie)

“Garden (Say It Like Dat)”

“Love Galore”

6LACK

“That Far”



11 – 20

Arca

“Desafío”

Cardi B

“Bodak Yellow”

Alex Cameron

“Runnin’ Outta Luck”

Tim Heidecker

“Trump Tower”

Dylan Hyde

“Clearly”

Lauv

“I Like Me Better”

Pharmakon

“No Natural Order”

SOPHIE

“It’s Okay To Cry”

Trashique (Grimes X HANA)

“Dark Come Soon”

Yung Lean

“Red Bottom Sky”



21 – 30

Lydia Ainsworth

“Afterglow”

Cashmere Cat ft. Ariana Grande

“Quit”

Dagny

“Wearing Nothing”

Kalax

“Rooftops”

Levelz

“Front Face (Lvl 36)”

Portugal. The Man

“Feel It Still”

Pussy Riot

“Police State”

Ruffle

“Untitled (Ruffle)”

Jim-E Stack

“Moments Noticed”

Taylor Swift

“Delicate”



31 – 40

Anna Of the North

“Fire”

Julien Baker

“Appointments”

Big Thief

“Black Diamonds”

Danger Mouse ft. Run The Jewels & Big Boi

“Chase Me”

Golden Retriever

“Thread of Light”

“Nights With You”

Rainer Maria

“Lower Worlds”

Skrillex & NSTASIA

“Parachute”

Nilüfer Yanya

“Baby Luv”

Zola Jesus

“Exhumed”



41 – 50

Dua Lipa

“New Rules” 

Faxada

“Knobby Russet”

Charlotte Gainsbourg

“Deadly Valentine”

Selena Gomez

“Bad Liar”     

Half Waif

“Frost Burn”        

Halsey

“Now Or Never” 

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

“Crumbling Castle”           

Maggie Lindemann

“Pretty Girl”     

Rynn

“Islands”

We Also Let Blood (Tie)

“You Can’t Reach Me Here”

“#suffering (ft. Daggers//Cloaks)”



51 – 60

DJ Snake, Lauv

“A Different Way”

Fazerdaze

“Bedroom Talks”       

Flume ft. Tove Lo

“Say It (SG Lewis Remix)”

Jax Jones ft. RAYE

“You Don’t Know Me”

Lil Purpp

“Audi”  

Oneohtrix Point Never

“Leaving the Park”

Pallbearer

“A Plea for Understanding”

R.O ft. Konoba

“Get Home” 

St. Beauty

“Caught”

Charli XCX

“Boys”