And so, here we are again. Hope you’re all caught up with Tracksuite’s Best Albums of 2019 blog out last week. If not, no probs, just scroll down before or after this. Now it’s time to break it down further into 50 Best Tracks of the year - and as always, in tasty playlist form.

We’ve had some glorious returns from greats of the recent past like DJ Shadow, Slipknot and Chase & Status – while golden greats of the even further past like Chaka Khan, The Specials and Mavis Staples have turned it on again too. Spectacular debuts from the likes of Brighde Chaimbeul, Roseanne Reid, Black Pumas and Fontaines DC all made the Best Albums list. We waited eagerly for Logan Ledger’s debut album, which was expected in the autumn but is now due for release next year. All of these made it extremely difficult to just pick a single track from for the playlist, as with Lankum’s new album The Livelong Day, remaining at the top of the game after the standout ‘Beneath the Earth and Sky’ from 2017, Lillie Mae, Blanck Mass and Reese McHenry, all albums are so packed with quality that there was an abundance of choice. But selected they have been; plucked, savoured and crafted into a joyous 50 track 3 and a half hour ride through everything from sublime Scottish folk country to seething American post punk via Swiss techno rework and more jazz genius out of London. You damn lucky people.

So allow yourself the luxury, set Christmas aside and treat your ears to the Best of 2019.

Don’t forget to check the Best Albums of 2019 blog and look out for Xmasuite 2019 coming soon too.

Big Love, D@Tracksuite.