{"id":2561,"date":"2013-12-30T12:06:05","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T17:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/?p=2561"},"modified":"2016-11-11T14:55:54","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T19:55:54","slug":"101-best-songs-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/101-best-songs-of-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"101 Best Songs of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author | Michelle King<\/p>\n<p>As if it hasn&#8217;t been said enough already&#8230; 2013 was an incredible year for new music. And with the addition of a Spotify premium membership to my life, an incredibly manic one for my stereo and headphones.<\/p>\n<p>My attempts to keep up with new releases afforded me countless\u00a0discoveries, but in no way do I feel I captured the &#8220;year in music&#8221; with this list. I think &#8220;Michelle&#8217;s heavy rotation 2013&#8221; might\u00a0actually\u00a0be a more appropriate title for this collection&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So tell me what I missed!<\/p>\n<p>After having already spent so much time juggling tracks to include, I dare not attempt to recap which artists I chose and why. What I will simply say is that these songs all had an impact on my life this year, and I hope you find one or two that mean something to you as well&#8230; or at least make you dance.<\/p>\n<p>Happy holidays, everyone. And here&#8217;s to 2014!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: 101 Best Tracks of 2013\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/0qV6nEAhBfxfYwM7NOdWPd?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2413\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/recommended-band-this-week-the-blow\/michelle-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?fit=810%2C812\" data-orig-size=\"810,812\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"michelle king\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?fit=810%2C812\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2413\" alt=\"michelle king\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?resize=620%2C621 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?resize=90%2C90 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/michelle.jpg?w=810 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>Michelle King is a music fiend currently residing in Athens, GA. While her business card will tell you she is executive manager and director of publicity at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.noisyghostpr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Noisy Ghost PR<\/a>, you can also find her\u00a0blogging at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheturnsthetables.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">She Turns the Tables<\/a>, racing for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.realitybikes.com\/default.aspx?SectID=1\" target=\"_blank\">Reality Bikes<\/a>, and going on adventures with her awesome dog.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Follow Michelle on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/meking11\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0for up to the minute musical suggestions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author | Michelle King As if it hasn&#8217;t been said enough already&#8230; 2013 was an incredible year for new music. And with the addition of a Spotify premium membership to my life, an incredibly manic one for my stereo and headphones. 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