The top 40 tracks of the year, as voted for by Guardian writers

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1 Lana Del Rey â€' Video Games
2 Azealia Banks â€' 212
3 Tyler, the Creator â€' Yonkers
4 Joe Goddard â€' Gabriel ft Valentina
5 Frank Ocean â€' Swim Good
6 Nicki Minaj â€' Super Bass
7 Beyonce â€' Countdown
8 Adele â€' Rolling in the Deep (Jamie xx Remix)
9 Rihanna â€' We Found Love
10 A$AP Rocky â€' Peso
11 Tune-Yards â€' Bizness
12 PJ Harvey â€' The Words That Maketh Murder
13 St Vincent â€' Surgeon
14 Nicola Roberts â€' Dance to the Beat of My Drum
15 Battles â€' Ice Cream
16 Gang Gang Dance â€' Glass Jar
17 Michael Kiwanuka â€' I'm Getting Ready
18 Lady Gaga â€' Born This Way
19 Anna Calvi â€' Blackout
20 Cults â€' Go Outside
21 Wilco â€' One Sunday Morning
22 Junior Boys â€' Banana Ripple
23 Lykke Li â€' Sadness Is a Blessing
24 Drake ft Rihanna â€' Take Care
25 Metronomy â€' The Look
26 Willy Moon â€' I Wanna Be Your Man
27 Rustie â€' Ultra Thizz
28 James Blake â€' The Wilhelm Scream
29 The Horrors â€' Still Life
30 Beyonce â€' 1+1
31 Jamie xx and Gil Scott Heron â€' I'm New Here
32 lll Blu â€' Meltdown
33 Cloud Nothings â€' Heartbeat
34 Maria Minerva â€' A Little Lonely
35 Machine Head â€' Darkness Within
36 Diddy Dirty Money â€' Coming Home
37 June Tabor & Oysterband â€' Fountains Flowing
38 Radiohead â€' Morning Mr Magpie
39 Canibus â€' Brainwash Reversal Remix
40 King Krule â€' Bleak Bake