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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.

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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!

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10-6 right here...

 

10. Had Enough - The Enemy (8-4-5-5-2-1-3-6-9)

 

 

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)

 

 

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)

 

 

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)

 

 

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)

 

 

Should have been a single!

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Top 5 coming right up...

 

5. Your Love Alone is Not Enough - Manic Street Preachers (1-1-2-3-2-2-5-9)

 

 

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)

 

 

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)

 

 

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)

 

 

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)

 

 

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!

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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

 

 

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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