- Taylor Swift: "Love Story" (Big Machine)
- Hayes Carll: "Bad Liver And A Broken Heart" (Lost Highway)
- The Bronx: "Young Bloods" (Witchita)
- No Age: "Sleeper Hold" (Sub Pop)
- TV On the Radio: "Red Dress" (4AD)
- Alejandro Escovedo: "Always a Friend" (Back Porch)
- Ne-Yo: "Miss Independent" (Def Jam)
- Alphabeat: "Fascination" (Copenhagen Records)
- White Denim: "Shake Shake Shake" (Full Time Hobby)
- Conor Oberst: "I Don't Want to Die (In a Hospital)" (Rough Trade)
- The Knux: "Cappuccino" (Universial)
- Wire: "One of Us" (Pink Flag)
- Kate Perry: "Hot N Cold" (Capitol)
- Estelle ft. Kanye West: "American Boy" (Atlantic)
- Santogold: "You'll Find a Way" (Downtown)
- Report Suspicious Activity: "Destroy All Evidence" (Alternative Tentacles)
- The Hold Steady: "Sequestered in Memphis" (Vagrant)
- Lykke Li: "Little Bit" (EMI)
- Neon Neon: "I Told Her on Alderaan" (Lex Records)
- Annie: "I Know Your Girlfriend Hates Me" (Universal/Island)
- Jenny Lewis: "Carpetbaggers" (Rough Trade)
- Hot Chip: "Ready for the Floor" (EMI)
- The Ting Tings: "That's Not My Name" (Sony BMG)
- School of Language: "Rockist Pt. 1" (Thrill Jockey)
- Fucked Up: "No Epiphany" (Matador)
Note: Although jazz-tunes are frequently notable in their own right, and not just as album tracks, they have not been considered for this list.