* = dance music; about 120 bpm & upwards.
** = funk/soul/hiphop/jazz/reggae/world/ska/or combinations
*** = downtempo/electronic/ambient/idm
no stars = something else

My top 16 of favorite songs of the year 2009 (out of 49 listed here):

Note: Peter Fox – Haus am see was a huge hit in 2009, and could have been in the top 5 below. But because of being originally released in 2008, you will find that track there.

1. Q-Tip – Getting up (Grant Phabao Remix) **
2. Caro Emerald – Back it up **
3. Mos Def ft. Slick Rick – Auditorium **
4. Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Cha cha **
5. Michel Cleis – La mezcla *
6. J. Period & K’naan – Let’s start (Messengers Remix) **
7. Michael Jackson – This is it **
8. Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band – Egypt Strut **
9. Blu – Just relax **
10. Dennis Ferrer – Sinfonia della notte (Original Mix) *
11. Kottarashky – Long song **
12. Pizeta – Klezmer *
13. Alphabeat – The spell
14. Deadmau5 ft. Kaskade – Move for me *
15. Sygaire & Defcon – Yigitler (Ful Orkestrasi) **
16. Alphabeat – Heat wave

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• Applause – Traceabillity **
• Asteroids Galaxy Tour – The golden age **
• Basement Freaks – Gypsy breaks (Original Mix) **
• Bdat Dzutim ft. Shef Sale – Sve ok **
• Beirut – Akara **
• B-Elect – Banginz **
• Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Big booty woman
• David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland – When love takes over *
• David Guetta ft. Kid Cudi – Memories *
• Depeche Mode – Wrong (D.I.M. vs. Boys Noize Remix) *
• Dj Quik And Kurupt – Cream n ya panties **
• Five Seasons – Une rose ***
• Fool’s Gold – Surprise hotel **
• George Michael – December song (I dreamed of Christmas)
• Grupo Socavon – Memoria de justino **
• Guts – Trouble in France **
• The Heavy – How you like me now
• Ian Kamau – April fools **
• Inna – Hot *
• JMC – Rebellion *
• Kottarashky – Mandra **
• Lack of Afro – Rhythm come forward **
• The Lyricists ft. Illyas (Tanya Morgan) – Now hear this **
• Mixmaster Mike, Lateef & The Gift Of Gab – Kakalita show **
• Mos Def – Casa bey **
• Mos Def – The embassey **
• Namito – Train to Tehran *
• Palov & Mishkin – Et de clarinete **
• The Prodigy – Omen (instrumental version) *
• Rita Indiana Y Los Misterios – Jardinera **
• Sugarman And Co. – Down to it **
• Visti And Meyland – Yes maam (All night long) (Trentemoller Remix) *
• Weedy – Bits and pieces **