This time of year is perfect for busy/lazy/outta-whack-priorities people like me. Thanks to the ubiquity of end-of-year "top" music lists, I can make up for weeks of inattention in practically no time.

(But not always: last year's issue of MOJO remains unopened.)

And so we begin, thanks to this kindly reminder from The Morning News:

Said the Gramophone's "Best Songs of 2009"

You're welcome, slackers.