Posted January 1, 200817 yr Time for my Top 20 of the year based on chart positions reached as this seems to be more representative of what I actually liked at the time. So here goes 20. Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs (10-7-4-6-1-1-6) Bit of a weird one this. Liked it then got fed up of it pretty quickly and only now can I listen to it again. 19. People Help The People - Cherry Ghost (1-1-4-4-3-10) Absolutely loved this. Well performed and a great lyric. 18. No More Rain - Kylie Minogue (5-1-1-7-5-3) The highlight of X - loved it immediately when I first heard it on the Kylie Show. 17. Survivalism - Nine Inch Nails (8-3-2-4-4-4-8) A lot of people thought this was pure noise but this was the sound of NiN back to their best. 16. Noisettes - Scratch Your Name (10-1-1-4-4-5-6) Right at the start of the year I went crazy for the Noisettes album which resulted in 2 #1s - Sister Rosetta, which made #21 in the EOTY chart and this tune. Edited January 1, 200817 yr by grebo69
January 1, 200817 yr Author 15-11 coming up... 15. Lord Don't Slow Me Down - Oasis (4-2-2-1-4-6-10) Great song from the boys, better than Lyra! 14. Fluorecent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys (6-2-1-3-2-7-5) One of two songs in the EOTY chart - superb song from the album of the year. 13. Painted by Numbers - The Sounds (10-3-4-5-8-8-3-4-7-9-8) Superb Blondie-esque pop from Sweden. Should have made the Top 40. 12. Icky Thump - White Stripes (1-2-3-1-1-5) Storming single - given away free with the NME on a 7" in a marketing scam that resulted in a Top 10 hit. 11. Young Folks - Peter, Bjorn and John (4-3-2-1-2-4-7) More sublime Swedish pop with the best whistling for years! Edited January 1, 200817 yr by grebo69
January 1, 200817 yr Oasis,peter bjorn and john and arctics only song i like is FA so 3/5 on that section Edited January 1, 200817 yr by New Years Kid
January 1, 200817 yr Author 10-6 right here... 10. Had Enough - The Enemy (8-4-5-5-2-1-3-6-9) xgdktPr95u0 Best of the plethora of singles The Enemy released this year. 9. Threshold Apprehension - Black Francis (10-1-2-2-2-7-6-5-5) muFE3BgSPWU Best Pixies tune not released under the name of The Pixies. 8. Let's Dance to Joy Division - The Wombats (3-2-1-1-1-3-6) gyCi4CMD29w Best advice all year! Buoyed up by the excellent KGB remix. 7. You Made Me Like It - 1990s (1-1-1-3-2-4-7-9) -lFjS2yEpxU Superb glam stomper who The Culture Show said would be one to watch out for in 2007. 6. Old Yellow Bricks - Arctic Monkeys (3-1-1-1-1-3-7-10) w47RNPRe3 Should have been a single! Edited January 1, 200817 yr by grebo69
January 1, 200817 yr Author Top 5 coming right up... 5. Your Love Alone is Not Enough - Manic Street Preachers (1-1-2-3-2-2-5-9) jyrJJxGWQ5g Roaring return to form after the frankly awful Lifeblood album. 4. Off the Hook - CSS (3-2-6-8-8-5-4-5-6-4-6-10) 33o-neyAng8 What with being a permanent fixture on the festival scene this year, Lovefoxxx's cat suits were one of the sights of the year and this is a glorious single. 3. Tranquilize - The Killers (6-2-2-3-1-3-7-6-6-8) 12bgWhzgJSQ Stunning single that seemed to throw everything into the mix - moody intro, kids choirs and best of all, Lou Reed. 2. Standing in the Way of Control - The Gossip (6-2-3-5-2-2-2-2-1-8) cMFExJzaO1c Although this was released in 2006, this is one of the true singles of the year and I thought this would be a shoe-in for No 1 but... 1. Plaster Casts of Everything - Liars (3-2-1-1-3-1-2-3-5-8) s-r8HWri41s Brilliant single from a band I had always thought were OK but never brilliant. This is different. Brilliant riff and superbly noisey yet tuneful throughout. Superb!
January 1, 200817 yr Author And here are the Top 20 tracks I actually listened to this year courtesy of Lastfm. 1 The Gossip – Standing in the Way of Control 91 2 Arctic Monkeys – Old Yellow Bricks 78 3 The Enemy – Had Enough 72 4 Oasis – Lord Don't Slow Me Down 71 5 Liars – Plaster Casts of Everything 68 6 Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby 67 7 1990s – You Made Me Like It 63 7 Editors – Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors 63 9 Noisettes – Sister Rosetta (Capture the Spirit) 62 9 The Sounds – Painted by Numbers 62 11 The White Stripes – Icky Thump 61 12 CSS – Off the Hook 59 12 Noisettes – Scratch Your Name 59 14 The Wombats – Let's Dance To Joy Division 58 15 Arctic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent 55 15 Frank Black Francis – Threshold Apprehension 55 17 The Long Blondes – Giddy Stratospheres 54 18 Little Man Tate – European Lover 50 19 The Long Blondes – Lust in the Movies 49 20 Mason vs Princess Superstar – Perfect (Exceeder) 47
January 1, 200817 yr Hi Grebo My faves 2 Arctic Monkeys – Old Yellow Bricks 78 3 The Enemy – Had Enough 72 4 Oasis – Lord Don't Slow Me Down 71 6 Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby 67 7 Editors – Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors 63 9 The Sounds – Painted by Numbers 62 1 The White Stripes – Icky Thump 61 12 CSS – Off the Hook 59 14 The Wombats – Let's Dance To Joy Division 58 15 Arctic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent 55 18 Little Man Tate – European Lover 50
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