HEDMUK - Top 50 Of 2010

I know what you're thinking, we don't need another list of top releases for 2010. Certainly, as per normal, the usual lists and round-ups that splatter the blogosphere and music journals at this time of year have been coming thick and fast; there's Martin Clark's (AKA Blackdown) excellent end of year column for Pitchfork, Boomkat's 2010 charts (our favourite here was that of Elijah Butterz), FACT's numerous lists covering best mixes of the year to the best label, and a whole host of others. What lies below, in no particular order, are our own personal favourite tunes of the year in dubstep and grime:

Dubstep:

Silkie - City Limits Vol 1.2 - Bass Junkie [Deep Medi]

Kryptic Minds & Youngsta - Cold Blooded [Osiris Music UK]

Icicle - Minimal Dub [Shogun Audio]

Coki - Ransom [Soul Jazz]

Cyrus - Beatwise [Random Trio Productions]

Addison Groove - Footcrab [Swamp81]

Mala - Eyez [DMZ]

Redlight - MDMA [MTA]

Distance - No Warning [Chestplate]

SP:MC & Youngsta - Unidentified [Osiris Music UK]

Cymatic - Jungle Fever [Box Clever]

Guido - Mad Sax [Punch Drunk]

Emalkay - Crusader [Dub Police]
Skream - How Real (feat. Freckles) [Tempa]

Mr. Lager - Tell Me (feat. Alys Be) (Distance Remix) [Sub Freq]

Jakes - Time Ends [Tectonic]

Benga & Walsh - Bassface [Biscuit Factory]

Tunnidge - Fear [Chestplate]

The Others - Off The Wall [Dub Police]

Pinch - The Boxer [Tectonic]

Cluekid - The Sound [Aquatic Lab]

Joker & TC - It Ain't Got A Name [Free]

Jakes - Rhythm [HENCH]

Seven & Elvee - Moonshine [Wheel & Deal]

Dark Sky - Ghost Notes [Black Acre]

Grime:

S-X - Woooo Riddim [Stay Fresh]

Rude Kid - Electric [No Hats No Hoods]

Badness - Nightmare (feat. Skepta & Lil Nasty) (Mensah Remix)

Wiley & Shifty Vs. Ghetts & Devlin - 1,2,3 Let's Go [Zip Files / Free]

Maxsta - East London Is Back [Uptown]

D Double E - Streetfighter Riddim [Dirtee Stank]

Frisco - Freestyle Rally (feat. Macca) [Free]

G. Tank - Global Warming [Underground]

Terror Danjah - Bipolar [Butterz]

D.O.K & Sir Spyro - Missing Step [Harddrive / Free]

Crazy Titch - Silencer Freestyle [Lock Down]

Newham Generals - I'm A General (feat. Esco) [Dirtee Stank]

Griminal - ET [Free]

Wiley - MC Pon 141 [Zip Files / Free]

Mz Bratt - Selecta [Soul 2 Streets]

Spooky - Spartan [No Hats No Hoods]

Swindle - Airmiles [Planet Mu]

Rossi B & Luca - E10 Riddim (feat. Killa P) [Planet Mu]

P Money - Slang Like This [Virgin UK]

Marger - See Me (feat. Rival) [Alien Musik / Free]

Ghetts - Spun (feat. Wiley & Dot Rotten) [Free]

JME - Blam! [Boy Better Know]

Zdot - Green Glass [Catapult]

Ghetts - Artillery [360 Records]

Blue Bear - I Fall [Zip Files / Free]

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