XLR8′s 50 Best Mp3 of 2008

Straight from the source.  50 free downloads from XlR8.  Gotta love Free.99. We put up tracks, you hit download, then we sent our data-collection elves out to find out XLR8R.com’s most popular MP3s of 2008, according to our wonderful readers. While some obvious choices are here (M83, Hercules and Love Affair, Flying Lotus), our list does contain some surprises (Rainbow Arabia, Débruit, Neon Neon), a surprising amount of dubstep, and a whole lot of remixes. Now, let’s hope everyone’s had their fill of Lil Wayne for one year.

50 Raz Mesinai’s Badawi – “Kode9 vs. Badawi – Den of Drumz”

49 Reefer – “Let it Go (Flying Lotus Remix)”

48 Matty G – “West Coast Rocks (The Glitch Mob Remix)”

47 Rainbow Arabia – “Omar K”

46 Praveen & Benoit – “Embers”

45 Débruit – “Pointy”

44 M83 – “Graveyard Girl”

43 Daedelus – “Now’s the Time (Live)”

42 Jamie Lidell – “Little Bit of Feel Good (Mochipet Remix)”

41 Caspa – “Ohh R Ya?”

40 The Carps – “Heaven’s Gates & Hell Flames (Redux) feat. The Cool Kids”

39 Restiform Bodies – “Panic Shopper (Tobacco Remix)”

38 Pole – “Alles Klar”

37 FOOL – “Drama (Rustie Remix)”

36 Madlib the Beat Konducta – “The Ox (805) feat. MED and Poke”

35 Samiyam – “Track 20″

34 Deadbeat – “Night Stepping”

33 Mike Slott – “Knock Knock”

32 ANAVAN – “Boom”

31 The Pharcyde – “Runnin’ (Philippians Remix)”

30 Autechre – “Altibzz”

29 Marbert Rocel – “Tttictictac”

28 Z Man w/ Dnae Beats – “Shuddup”

27 Mochipet – “Hope Again feat. Mykah9 and Taiwankid”

26 Flying Lotus – “Robo Tussin feat. Lil Wayne”

25 Telefon Tel Aviv – “Helen of Troy”

24 Daedelus – “Make It So (XXXChange Remix)”

23 Meanest Man Contest – “We Wouldn’t Want it Any Other Way (Débruit Remix)”

22 Jay Haze – “90 Deep”

21 DJ J-Laini – “Fuck N Tell”

20 Rusko – “Get Ya Cock Out”

19 Flying Lotus – “Tea Leaf Dancers (Remix)”

18 Zomby – “The Lie”

17 Mochipet – “Hope Again (edIT Remix)”

16 Top Billin – “Willing”

15 Señor Coconut – “Around the World”

14 Headman – “Catch Me If You Can (Bag Raiders Remix)”

13 Ellen Allien – “Bim”

12 The Streets – “Everything Borrowed”

11 Benga – “Roller”

10 DJ KO – “Someday”

9 Daedelus – “Obama”

8 Skream – “Losing Control”

7 Sébastien Tellier – “L’amour et la Violence (Boys Noize Remix)”

6 The Kills “Cheap And Cheerful (SebastiAn Remix)”

5 Poni Hoax – “Antibodies”

4 Neon Neon – “I Lust You”

3 Hercules and Love Affair – “Blind”

2 Nalepa – “Monday (The Glitch Mob Remix)”

1 Lil Wayne – “Lollipop (Nasty Ways Remix)”