LIST | 2009's most downloaded

Our Free Music Fridays are always pretty popular, and a great way to discover new music as well as pick up some brilliant remixes and live recordings. Taking a look back over 2009, we thought it would be interesting to see which songs had been the most popular, and there are definitely some surprising inclusions among the 30 most snaffled MP3s. BBC Sound Of 2010 nominee Ellie Goulding proved she had massive appeal by making two appearances in the top 10, while our premieres of brand new material from Danielle Spencer, Fern Knight and Kelli Ali were the three biggest hitters. Full list and links below.

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01 Danielle Spencer, ‘Citizen‘
02 Fern Knight, ‘The Poisoner‘
03 Kelli Ali, ‘Rocking Horse‘ [Butterfly version]
04 Joshua Radin feat. Maria Taylor, ‘When You Find Me‘
05 Kay Pettigrew, ‘Fresh Prince Of Bel Air‘ [Will Smith cover]
06 Bat For Lashes, ‘Daniel‘ [Tara Busch's AnalogSuicide mix]
07 Ellie Goulding, ‘Wish I Stayed‘
08 Ellie Goulding, ‘The Wolves‘ [Bon Iver cover]
09 Jessica Grace – The Bastard Left Me [9-track mini-album]
10 Alela Diane & Alina Hardin, ‘Bowling Green‘

11 Diane Birch, ‘What Is Love?‘ [Haddaway cover]
12 Tori Amos, ‘Ophelia‘ [live on KCRW]
13 Catherine AD, ‘Carry Your Heart‘ [Tara Busch's AnalogSuicide mix]
14 Class Actress, ‘All The Saints‘
15 Hanne Hukkelberg, ‘Blood From A Stone‘
16 Sharon Van Etten, ‘For You‘
17 Kristin Hersh, ‘Gin‘
18 Jenny Owen Youngs, ‘Led To The Sea‘
19 Jenny Lewis, ‘Just Like Zeus‘ [live]
20 Cortney Tidwell, ‘17 Horses‘

21 Alexa Wilding, ‘Black Diamond Day‘
22 Sarah Blasko, ‘No Turning Back‘
23 Alela Diane, ‘White As Diamonds‘
24 Lisa Germano, ‘The Prince Of Plati‘
25 Alexandra Hope, ‘Whatever You Want‘
26 Lulu & The Lampshades, ‘Clown Tit Fun‘
27 Rachael McShane, ‘The Gardener‘
28 The Langley Sisters, ‘It’s Strange To Be In Love‘
29 Lou Rhodes, ‘There For The Taking‘
30 Warpaint, ‘Billie Holiday‘

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Alan Pedder

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