It’s been a busy holiday season for me, so I haven’t had time to do a Top 30 tracks of the year or a favourite albums list. Boo.
So why not blog something a lot more honest and revealing?
Here, for realsies, is the Top 100 tracks that I’ve listened to the most this year according to my iTunes play count.
I made a few omissions of some Scott Pilgrim score and soundtrack stuff, as I listened to them a whole lot this year for work. Rest assured NIgel Godrich’s Universal Fanfare got a lot of play. But I’ve also left a couple of key tracks in.
Bubbling under the Top 100 are a whole bunch of gems like Anamanaguchi’s ‘Party Stronger’ from the Scott Pilgrim game soundtrack, ‘Radar Detector’ by Darwin Deez and ‘The Gaudy Side Of Town’ by Gayngs.
Not to mention tracks by Foals, Beach House, Panda Bear, Salem, Yeasayer, Dum Dum Girls, Sleigh Bells, The Walkmen and more.
But enough about them, it should be pretty clear what my fav new tracks, my fav oldies and my fav albums of the year were from this list below.
The play count never lies!
Happy New Year to all.
- Pos. / Title / Artist / Playcount / Album
- 1. Glitter Freeze Gorillaz Feat. Mark E Smith 39 Plastic Beach
- 2. Superfast Jellyfish Gorillaz Feat. Gruff Rhys & De La Soul 36 Plastic Beach
- 3. E.M.I The Hot Rats 29 Turn Ons
- 4. Uh Huh Wu Tang Vs The Beatles 29 Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers
- 5. World Sick Broken Social Scene 27 Forgiveness Rock Record
- 6. Sweepstakes Gorillaz Feat. Mos Def & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 27 Plastic Beach
- 7. Save Me Dear Wu Tang Vs The Beatles 27 Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers
- 8. Meet Me In The Basement Broken Social Scene 26 Forgiveness Rock Record
- 9. Stylo Gorillaz Feat. Bobby Womack & Mos Def 26 Plastic Beach
- 10. On Melancholy Hill Gorillaz 25 Plastic Beach
- 11. Orchestral Intro Gorillaz Feat. Sinfonia ViVA 25 Plastic Beach
- 12. Up the Junction The Hot Rats 23 Turn Ons
- 13. Sweetest Kill Broken Social Scene 21 Forgiveness Rock Record
- 14. Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach Gorillaz Feat. Snoop Dogg & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 21 Plastic Beach
- 15. Forget Me Not Wu Tang Vs The Beatles 21 Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers
- 16. White Flag Gorillaz Feat. Bashy, Kano & The National Orchestra For Arabic Music) 20 Plastic Beach
- 17. Big Sky The Hot Rats 20 Turn Ons
- 18. Got Your Money Wu Tang Vs The Beatles 20 Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers
- 19. R.E.C. Room Wu Tang Vs The Beatles 19 Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers
- 20. One Life Stand Hot Chip 18 One Life Stand
- 21. The Lovecats The Hot Rats 18 Turn Ons
- 22. Happy The Rolling Stones 18 Exile On Main Street
- 23. C.R.E.A.M. Wu Tang Vs The Beatles 18 Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers
- 24. Threshold Beck & Sex Bob Omb 17 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 25. Cuddly Toy Harry Nilsson 17 Pandemonium Shadow Show
- 26. West End Girls (Bonus Track) The Hot Rats 17 Turn Ons
- 27. Flash Delirium MGMT strong>17 Congratulations
- 28. Tighten Up The Black Keys 16 Brothers
- 29. Threshold 8 Bit Brian LeBarton 16 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 30. Celestica Crystal Castles 16 Crystal Castles (II)
- 31. One Way Glass Manfred Mann Chapter Three 15 Manfred Mann Chapter Three
- 32. Mighty Healthy Wu Tang Vs The Beatles 15 Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers
- 33. Ready To Start Arcade Fire 14 The Suburbs
- 34. Latin America Holy Fuck 14 Latin
- 35. Black Sheep Metric 14 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 36. Invaders Must Die The Prodigy 14 Invaders Must Die
- 37. Factory Band of Horses 13 Infinite Arms
- 38. Every Lasting Light The Black Keys 13 Brothers
- 39. When We Wake Blood Red Shoes 13 Fire Like This
- 40. Heartsink Blood Red Shoes 13 Fire Like This
- 41. F**k You Cee Lo Green 13 F**k You - EP
- 42. Gotta Get Up (Remastered 2004) Harry Nilsson 13 Nilsson Schmilsson
- 43. Red Lights Holy Fuck 13 Latin
- 44. I Feel Better Hot Chip 13 One Life Stand
- 45. Alyo Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 13 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
- 46. All I Want LCD Soundsystem 13 This Is Happening
- 47. Brian Eno MGMT 13 Congratulations
- 48. Cuddly Toy The Monkees 13 Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
- 49. Mahalo Ratatat 13 LP4
- 50. Christine Architeq 12 From The Stars Vol.1
- 51. Walkabout (w. Noah Lennox) Atlas Sound 12 Logos
- 52. Getting Better The Beatles 12 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- 53. It Won’t Be Long The Beatles 12 With The Beatles
- 54. Take It In Hot Chip 13 One Life Stand
- 55. I Can’t Stand It The Hot Rats 13 Turn Ons
- 56. Tightrope (feat. Big Boi) Janelle Monáe 13 The ArchAndroid
- 57. Escape From New York King DJ 12 From The Stars Vol.1
- 58. Drunk Girls LCD Soundsystem 12 This Is Happening
- 59. I Found A Whistle MGMT 12 Congratulations
- 60. White Sky Vampire Weekend 12 Contra
- 61. Cousins Vampire Weekend 12 Contra
- 62. When Will You Come? Wavves 12 King of the Beach
- 63. Baby Say Goodbye Wavves 12 King of the Beach
- 64. Baby You’re A Rich Man The Beatles 11 Magical Mystery Tour
- 65. When I’m With You (Album) Best Coast 11 Crazy For You
- 66. It’s Getting Boring By The Sea Blood Red Shoes 11 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 67. Derezzed Daft Punk 11 Derezzed - Single
- 68. Barbra Streisand (Original Mix) Duck Sauce 11 Barbra Streisand
- 69. Jump Into the Fire (Remastered 2004) Harry Nilsson 11 Nilsson Schmilsson
- 70. The Crystal Ship The Hot Rats 11 Turn Ons
- 71. Sleep Baby James Murphy 11 Va - Greenberg: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 72. Goodbye England (Covered In Snow) Laura Marling 11 I Speak Because I Can
- 73. Pow Pow LCD Soundsystem 11 This Is Happening
- 74. Siberian Breaks MGMT 11 Congratulations
- 75. Hillcrest Park Nigel Godrich 11 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Original Score Composed by Nigel Godrich
- 76. Land Of 1000 Dances Walker Brothers 11 The Silver Collection
- 77. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) Arcade Fire 10 The Suburbs
- 78. All To All Broken Social Scene 10 Forgiveness Rock Record
- 79. Sentimental X’s Broken Social Scene 10 Forgiveness Rock Record
- 80. Desire Lines Deerhunter 10 Halcyon Digest
- 81. Helicopter Deerhunter 10 Halcyon Digest
- 82. Best Friend The Drums 10 Best Friend - EP
- 83. P.I.G.S. Holy Fuck 10 Latin
- 84. Brothers Hot Chip 10 One Life Stand
- 85. En Mi Nube (Get Off My Cloud) Sonya10 Absolute Belter
- 86. No Reply The Beatles 9 Beatles For Sale
- 87. Don’t Ask Blood Red Shoes 9 Fire Like This
- 88. Light It Up Blood Red Shoes 9 Fire Like This
- 89. Coronado Deerhunter 9 Halcyon Digest
- 90. Doncamatic (feat. Daley) Gorillaz 9 Doncamatic (feat. Daley) - EP
- 91. Flashover Klaxons 9 Surfing the Void
- 92. Dance Yrself Clean LCD Soundsystem 9 This Is Happening
- 93. One Touch LCD Soundsystem 9 This Is Happening
- 94. I Can Change LCD Soundsystem 9 This Is Happening
- 95. Lost a Girl New Young Pony Club 9 The Optimist
- 96. Swim Surfer Blood 9 Astro Coast
- 97. Giving Up the Gun Vampire Weekend 9 Contra
- 98. Post Acid Wavves 9 King of the Beach
- 99. Colours Fade Blood Red Shoes 8 Fire Like This
- 100. Heathen Child Grinderman 8 Grinderman