Top 50 ‘Game-Changing EDM Tracks of 2013’

If there’s one thing Billboard loves, it’s charts. I have to admit though, I was somewhat excited to see what Billboard would pick as their 2013 ‘Game Changing’ tracks for this undoubtably massive year of EDM. Ranging from the thoughtful and exciting, to dull and predictable, and all the way to “not really EDM but made by people associated with EDM”, Billboard has managed to, at the the very least, compile a good playlist to rewind to some of the most brilliant moments in the last year of electronic music.

The ‘prestigious title of #1 ‘Game-Changing Track or 2013’ was awarded rather predictably to Daft Punk with Get Lucky off of their massively hyped return-album Random Access Memories. However, many would argue that RAM was one of the most underwhelming releases of the year and that Daft Punk failed to live up to the sky-high expectations set by their legendary status.

The rest of the 2-10 list is exactly what’d you guess, with the exception of Baauer‘s internet breaking Harlem Shake for the number 2 spot. Avicii, Disclosure, Martin Garrix, Krewella and more were some of  the biggest movers and shakers this year, according to Billboard. While many will most likely disagree with the game-changing status of some of their choices, I’ve got to give it to Billboard for at very least creating an enjoyable playlist to get your nostalgia on for the incredible year that was 2013. As always, cheek it out below.

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Full List:
1. Daft Punk: “Get Lucky”
2. Baauer: “Harlem Shake”
3. Avicii: “Wake Me Up”
4. Disclosure ft AlunaGeorge: “White Noise”
5. Martin Garrix: “Animals”
6. Zedd ft Foxes: “Clarity”
7. Cedric Gervais vs Lana del Rey: “Summertime Sadness”
8. Krewella: “Alive”
9. Hardwell: “Spaceman” (Carnage Festival Trap Remix)
10. Breach: “Jack”
11. Duke Dumont: “Need U (100%)”
12. Banks: “Warm Water” (Snakehips Remix)
13. Alesso vs OneRepublic: “I Lose Myself Tonight”
14. James Blake: “Retrograde”
15. Armin van Buuren featuring Trevor Guthrie: “This Is What It Feels Like”
16. Kaskade: “Atmosphere”
17. Storm Queen: “Look Right Through” (MK Remix)
18. Ingrosso & Tommy Trash: “Reload”
19. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike: “Wakanda”
20. Dusky: “Careless”
21. Porter Robinson/Mat Zo: “Easy”
22. G-Dragon (with Diplo and Baauer): “Coup d’Etat”
23. Empire of the Sun: “Alive” (Zedd mix)
24. Green Velvet: “Bigger Than Prince” (Hot Since 82 Remix)
25. Just Blaze & Baauer featuring Jay-Z: “Higher”
26. Drake: “Hold On, We’re Going Home” (Kastle Remix)
27. DVBBS & Borgeous: “Tsunami”
28. Tiga & Audion: “Let’s Go Dancing”
29. Rudimental featuring Ella Eyre: “Waiting All Night”
30. Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr featuring Beardyman: “Eat Sleep Rave Repeat”
31. The M Machine featuring Pennybirdrabbit: “Ghosts In The Machine”
32. Quadron: “Hey Love”
33. Felix Cartal featuring Ofelia: “New Scene”
34. Jessie Ware (with Julio Bashmore): “Imagine It Was Us”
35. Sam Smith: “Safe With Me” (Tourist Remix)
36. Kylie Minogue (with Chris Lake & Nom de Strip): “Skirt”
37. Phoenix: “Trying To Be Cool” (A-Trak Remix)
38. Adventure Club featuring Yuna: “Gold”
39. Hot Natured featuring Annabel Englund: “Reverse Skydiving” (Benoit & Sergio Remix)
40. Annie (with Richard X): “Back Together”
41. Flux Pavilion: “Starlight”
42. Bastille: “Of The Night” (MNEK Remix)
43. Kate Boy: “The Way We Are”
44. Claude VonStroke: “The Clapping Track”
45. Maya Jane Coles featuring Karin Park: “Everything”
46. Zed’s Dead: “Ratchet”
47. Don Diablo & Matt Nash: “Starlight”
48. Flume featuring Freddie Gibbs: “Holdin On”
49. Chris Malinchak: “So Good To Me”
50. Gorgon City: “Real”
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Source: Billboard