Most Popular: based on the most weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and iTunes downloads with a few other top 40 hits thrown in.

“You Belong with Me” by Taylor Swift
“I Got a Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas
“Down” by Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne
“Sexy Chick” by David Guetta ft Akon
“Need You Know” by Lady Antebellum
“Whatcha Say” by Jason Derulo
“Replay” by Iyaz
“Fireflies” by Owl City
“Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys
“Hey Soul Sister” by Train
“Telephone” by Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce
“Rude Boy” by Rihanna
“Break Your Heart” by Taio Cruz ft. Ludacris
“Tik Tok” by Kesha
“Breakeven” by The Script
“Baby” by Justin Bieber
Source: billboard.com, apple.com

Indie: based on Pitchfork Media, one of the most prominent indie music experts.

“11th Dimension” by Julian Casablancas
“Dominos” by The Big Pink
“Digidesign” by Joker
“Young Hearts Spark Fire” by the Japandroids
“Crystalised” by The xx
“Bulletproof” by La Roux
“Deadbeat Summer” by Neon Indian
“Two Weeks” by Grizzly Bear
“1901” by Grizzly Bear
“Lisztomania” by Phoenix
“Zero” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“Daniel” by Bat for Lashes
“Stillness” is the Move by Dirty Projectors
“My Girls” by Animal Collective
“Lust for Life” by Girls
“Chrome’s On It” by Telepathe
Source: pitchfork.com

Classic: the songs that never get old and sound even better during spring break.

“Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan
“Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones
“You Can’t Always Get What you Want” by the Rolling Stones
“Respect” by Aretha Franklin
“Hey Jude” by the Beatles
“I Want to Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles
“My Generation” by the Who
“Be My Baby” The Ronettes
“Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley
“All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix
“Changes” by David Bowie
“Hotel California” by The Eagles
“Anarchy in the U.K.” by the Sex Pistols
“Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash
“Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen
“One “by U2
Source: time.com

By Tracy Sun <[email protected]>

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