"Oh, history involved itself"

Oh what the heck, I've got to get some of this down before 2010, right?

I'd say these are my favorite 10 songs of the decade, based primarily on iTunes playcount along with a few of those that really are my favorite but don't always get played the most.

Honorable Mention:
Closer -- Joshua Radin (2006)
To Run -- Josiah Leming (2008)
Indiana -- Jon McLaughlin (2006)
William Fitzimmons (I love most of his songs, so none in particular rise to the top)

The List:
10. Yesteryear -- Rosi Golan (2008)
9. Look After You -- The Fray (2005)
8. Skeleton Key -- Margot & the Nuclear So and So's (2006)
7. The Minnow and the Trout -- A Fine Frenzy (2007)
6. Slow Show -- The National (2007)
5. Viva La Vida -- Coldplay (2008)
4. Flume -- Bon Iver (2008)
3. Jolene -- Ray LaMontagne (2004)
2. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois -- Sufjan Stevens (2005)
1. The Blower's Daughter -- Damien Rice (2003)

I just couldn't -- and in most cases still can't -- get enough of these songs. For the top 10, I've spent about 58 hours listening to these songs on iTunes since I got my iPod in 2006. But I generally listen to the CDs in the car, so that's nowhere close to the real number.

Several of these are from the last 2-3 years...it'll be interesting to see if I'm still listening to them a few years from now.