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100. Magnus - Summer's Here
99. Mew - White Lips Kissed
98. Some Weird Sin - Stiletto
97. KT Tunstall - Universe and U
96. Madrugada - The Kids Are On High Street
95. Scarlett Johansson feat. David Bowie - Falling Down
94. Girls in Hawaii - Birthday Call
93. Vincent Delerm - Châtenay-Malabry
92. Auf der Maur - Followed The Waves
91. Kent - Kärleken väntar
90. Marlango - Not without you
89. Sambassadeur - Dead leaves
88. Wir sind Helden - Denkmal
87. Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life
86. Belle and Sebastian - Marx and Engels
85. Reverend and The Makers - The State Of Things
84. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - As I Sat Sadly by Her Side
83. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum
82. Air - Playground Love
81. Placebo - Follow the Cops Back Home
80. Cat Power - New York
79. Yann Tiersen - La Dispute
78. Daft Punk - Digital Love
77. DJ Tiësto - Traffic
76. The Dresden Dolls - Slide
75. Marlango - Automatic Imperfection
74. Koop - Koop Island Blues
73. Muse - Plug In Baby
72. Vincent Delerm - La vipère du Gabon
71. Kent - Dom som försvann
70. Editors - Escape the Nest
69. Denali - Lose Me
68. dredg - Bug Eyes
67. Grandaddy - He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's The Pilot
66. The Stills - Still in Love Song
65. Wir sind Helden - Du Erkennst Mich Nicht Wieder
64. De Staat - Kill The Man
63. Interpol - Evil
62. Nouvelle Vague - The Guns of Brixton
61. Marlango - Maybe
60. Damien Rice - Accidental Babies
59. System of a Down - Chop Suey
58. Franz Ferdinand - Auf Achse
57. Dido - My Life
56. Toploader - Achilles Heel
55. Keane - Bedshaped
54. Placebo - Meds
53. Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton - Crowd Surf Off A Cliff
52. Missy Higgins - Where I Stood
51. UNKLE - Lonely Soul
50. The Dears - The Second Part
49. Nelly Furtado - Try
48. Oasis - The Importance Of Being Idle
47. Girls in Hawaii - Casper
46. Lady & Bird - Shepard's Song
45. The Organ - A Sudden Death
44. Feist - Mushaboom
43. Spinvis - Wespen op de appeltaart
42. Hooverphonic - Vinegar & Salt
41. Wolfsheim - Kein Zurück
40. dredg - Ode To The Sun
39. Zero 7 - Distractions
38. dEUS - Bad Timing
37. Blonde Redhead - In Particular
36. The Kills - Fuck the People
35. Da GrassRoots Body - Language
34. The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight
33. Denali - Normal Days
32. Florence + The Machine - Drumming Song
31. Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová - If You Want Me
30. Ghinzu - The Dragster-Wave
29. t.A.T.u. - All the Things She Said
28. Coldplay - Politik
27. Rammstein - Ich Will
26. The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
25. K's Choice - Shadowman
24. Woven Hand - The Speaking Hands
23. UNKLE - Burn My Shadow
22. t.A.T.u. - How Soon Is Now
21. TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me
20. Röyksopp - What Else Is There?
19. K's Choice - Virgin State Of Mind
18. Radiohead - There There
17. Coldplay - Yellow
16. Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
15. Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
14. Denali - Everybody Knows
13. dEUS - Include Me Out
12. Ghinzu - Blow
11. Coldplay - Spies
10. The Walkmen - The Rat
9. This Will Destroy You - There Are Some Remedies Worse Than The Disease
8. Marlango - I suggest
7. Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely
6. The Dears - Find Our Way To Freedom
5. Hooverphonic - Mad About You
4. The Organ - Memorize the City
3. dEUS - Nothing Really Ends
2. Kent - Mannen i den vita hatten (16 år senare)
1. Denali - Surface

It's that time of the year again... Time for my personal "best of music"... a perfect way to analyze the last ten years by genre... I'll add a genre everyday. I guess it's quiet personal, but feel free to tell me your opinion ;) That's what we're here for :)

pop
1. Coldplay - Clocks
2. DeVotchKa - How It Ends
3. Tom Helsen - Easy
4. Nouvelle Vague - In a Manner of Speaking
5. Rufus Wainwright - Do I Disappoint You

dance
1. David Guetta Feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
2. Motorcycle - As the Rush Comes
3. Tocadisco - Morumbi (Original Mix)
4. D*Note - Shed My Skin
5. Sunkids feat. Chance - Rise up

electronic
1. Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner - Sky And Sand
2. The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health
3. Johnny Berlin - Find What You Love And Let It Kill You
4. IAMX - I am terrified
5. Faithless - Music Matters (Axwell Remix)

house/hardstyle/trance
1. Sidekick - Deep Fear (Phobia Club Mix)
2. Silvio Ecomo - No Dip
3. Trancescape - Producelast
4. DJ Furax - Manureva
5. John Dahlbäck - Pyramid (Dirty South Remix)

hip-hop/r&b
1. Mr. Hudson - Supernova (feat. Kanye West)
2. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
3. Devin the Dude - Hope I Don't Get Sick-A-This
4. De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - Hollereer
5. Kanye West - Gone (feat. Consequence)

indie
1. Evermore - It's Too Late
2. The Boy Least Likely Too - Be Gentle With Me
3. The Ting Tings - Great DJ
4. Interpol - NYC
5. The Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control

acoustic/soft/folk
1. Xavier Rudd - Messages
2. Newton Faulkner - Teardrop (Live)
3. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
4. Van den heuvel - Better Wake Up Soon
5. I Am Kloot - Proof

alternative rock
1. Placebo - Black-Eyed
2. Queens of the Stone Age - A Song for the Dead
3. 30 Seconds to Mars - Fallen
4. Audioslave - Cochise
5. Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place

rock
1. Kings of Leon - Manhattan
2. Kings of Leon - Arizona
3. Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
4. Muse - Map of the Problematique
5. The Strokes - Heart in a Cage

MISC

Top 23 Alben 2009

1. Beach House – Beach House (Wiederveröffentlichung)
Ich weiß, das Album wurde 2006 veröffentlicht. Dennoch meine persönliche Entdeckung des Jahres. Weil LastFM sagt, dass dieses Album zumindest in Deutschland 2009 wiederveröffentlicht wurde, schummle ich ein bisschen und mache es einfach zu meinem Nummer-1-Album 2009 - was ja auch irgendwie stimmt. :)

2. Antony and the Johnsons – The Crying Light
Einfach eine unwahrscheinlich schöne Scheibe. Gänsehautfaktor.

3. Sophie Hunger – Monday's Ghost
Ein von mir erst viel zu spät beachtetes Album.

4. Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
Sehr berechtigt auf vielen Bestenlisten des Jahres.
Zu Beginn stellte ich mit einem Freund Vergleiche an, an wen mich die Songs gerade erinnern. Es fielen Namen wie Björk oder Cat Power. Sozusagen ein Best-of-Album all unserer Lieblingssängerinnen. Mittlerweile hört es sich für mich nach einem an: nach Bat For Lashes.

5. The Bird and the Bee – Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future
Ein unschlagbares Gute-Laune-Album. Elektronischer Pop at its best. Bei schlechter Laune einfach den Polite Dance Song auflegen und die Welt ist wieder in Ordnung.

6. Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation
Eigentlich gehören Sampler ja nicht in Bestenlisten. ABER, wenn das Who-is-Who der Indie-Musik sich für einen guten Zweck zusammen tut, warum nicht? Schade, dass der Beitrag von Beach House es nur in den iTunes-Shop aber nicht auf den physischen Sampler in den Läden geschafft hat.

7. Not Given Lightly - A Tribute To the Giant Golden Book Of New Zealand`s Alternative Music Scene
2009 war einfach ein sehr gutes Sampler-Jahr. :)

8. The xx – xx

DAS Herbst-Album. Nicht ohne Grund auf fast jeder Jahres-Bestenliste.
Für mich steht es für den Sound des Jahres 2009. Die sphärischen Melodien lassen sich beispielsweise auch bei den Wild Beasts, The Big Pink oder den Cinematics wiederfinden. Nein, ich rede hier nicht von Nachahmung oder Abkupferung. Die Musik ist in allen Fällen sehr individuell. Dennoch höre ich einen spezifischen, neuen Sound, der uns wohl noch im nächsten Jahr begleiten wird.


9. Wild Beast – Two Dancers
Zugegeben, das Album und ich können nicht von Liebe beim ersten Hören reden. Beim ersten Hören stellte sich mir vor allem die Frage "Was ist das?" Das war zu viel 80er. Die Beschreibung „zwischen verkaterten Spandau Ballet und versifften Bronski Beat“ ist ganz passend. Persönlich würde ich noch Morrissey in den Beschreibungspott packen. Wie dem auch sei, am Ende habe ich die Wilden Biester ins Herz geschlossen und die Lieder wachsen immer noch für mich, mit jedem Hören.


10. Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night Of The Soul
David Lynch kooperiert mit Sparklehorse und dem Produzenten Danger Mouse; als Gastsänger treten Größen wie James Mercer von The Shins, Wayne Coyne von The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys von den Super Furry Animals, Jason Lytle von Grandaddy, Julian Casablancas von The Strokes, Frank Black von den Pixies, Iggy Pop, Nina Persson von den Cardigans, Suzanne Vega, Vic Chesnutt, David Lynch und Scott Spillane von Neutral Milk Hotel auf. Wenn das mal nicht großartig ist.
Weniger großartig ist, dass das Album aufgrund von Rechtsstreitigkeiten mit der Plattenfirma nicht veröffentlicht werden kann.
Das Ganze ist wahnwitzig. Im Handel ist ein Photoband mit Bildern von David Lynch erhältlich (oder war es zumindest einmal). Dem Bildband liegt ein leerer Rohling bei, auf dem steht: "For legal reasons, enclosed CD-R contains no music. Use it as you will." Wenn das mal keine Aufforderung ist.
Die Musik kann man ganz legal hier hören: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104129585


11. The Flaming Lips – Embryonic
Überraschend schön. Ich mag den Sound, der irgendwo zwischen süßen Melodien und avantgardistischen Musikexperimenten angesiedelt ist.


12. Nouvelle Vague – 3
Altbewährt und dennoch schön. Wie immer stöbert man in seiner Plattensammlung rum, um die Originale neu zu entdecken.


13. The Gossip – Music For Men
Der Beweis, dass tanzbare Popmusik gut sein kann.


14. The Black Heart Procession – Six
Wie schaffen es die Herren, über Jahre hinweg tottraurige Lieder über die Liebe zu schreiben. Immer wenn man denkt, trauriger geht's nicht mehr, wird man eines besseren belehrt.
Vielleicht nicht das beste Album der Black Heart Procession ... Aber aus Prinzip eines der Alben des Jahres. ;)


15. Built to Spill – There Is No Enemy
Besinnlich, traurig ohne depressiv zu sein. Und irgendwie bekam ich einzelne Textzeilen und Melodien einfach nicht mehr aus meinem Kopf. Ein Album das sich einfach festsetzt, ob man will oder nicht.


16. The Big Pink – A Brief History of Love
Ein weiterer Trend des Jahres: "shoegaze". Wobei festgehalten werden sollte, dass nicht überall, wo Shoegaze drauf steht, auch Shoegaze drin ist. Irgendwie wurde dieses Wort in den letzten 12 Monaten verdammt inflationär gebraucht. Im Fall von the Big Pink kann ich es in Ermangelung einer besseren Spartenbeschreibung einigermaßen nachvollziehen.
Für mich hat der Sound dennoch mehr mit The xx als mit Bands wie My Bloody Valentine gemein. Es wird Zeit für ein neues Spartenwort, welches die sphärischen Melodien treffend beschreibt. Bei the Big Pink würde ich dann sagen, dass sphärische Musik auf dichte, polyphone Shoegaze-Gitarrenwand trifft.
Aber letztendlich ist die Musikschublade bei guter Musik auch egal. :)


17. Soap&Skin – Lovetune for Vacuum
Ein sehr intensives, berührendes Album.


18. Masha Qrella – Speak Low
Die dritte Sängerin aus dem deutschen Sprachraum in meiner Jahresbestenliste. Wenn das nicht der Beweis dafür ist, dass gute Musik nicht immer aus dem englischen Sprachraum kommen muss. (Ich weiß, doofes Klischee. Die Skandinavier haben im Indie-Bereich auch schon lange ein Mitspracherecht.)


19. Scott Matthew – There Is An Ocean That Divides
Das Album des Jahres 2009, das es mit seinem Titel "There Is An Ocean That Divides And With My Longing I Can Charge It With A Voltage Thats So Violent To Cross It Could Mean Death" ins Guinness-Buch der Rekorde geschafft hat.

Darüber hinaus zusammen mit Antony and the Johnsons eine weitere musikalische Richtung in 2009: der chamber pop. Kammermusikalische Kompositionen gepaart mit einem Hang zur Dramatik. Die Sänger neigen zudem zu einer ausgesprochenen Androgynität.
Allerdings scheint mir der Chamber Pop etwas zeitloser. Abgesehen von den Tindersticks, die schon länger im Geschäft sind, bereichert diese Musikrichtung die Plattenläden schon seit Mitte dieses Jahrzehnts.


20. A Place to Bury Strangers – Exploding Head
Bei diesem Album wünsche ich mir vor allem eines: Bessere Boxen und keine Nachbarn.
Hier trifft die Bezeichnung Shoegaze zu. Das aber nur am Rande.


21. Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer
Das Solo-Projekt von Wolf Parade's Spencer Krug. Krug's Bandkollege Dan Boeckner veröffentlichte dieses Jahr ebenfalls ein Album seines Solo-Projekts Handsome Furs. Ich kann mir nicht helfen, aber beide hören sich nach Wolf Parade an. Hätte ich mich nicht belesen, hätte ich Stein und Bein geschworen, dass sowohl bei Sunset Rubdown als auch bei den Handsome Furs der gleiche Sänger, nämlich der von Wolf Parade, am Werk ist. Irgendwie stimmt das ja auch - beide singen nämlich bei WP. Nur war mir bisher nicht klar, dass es eben zwei sind ... Wieder etwas dazu gelernt.
Da mir letztlich egal ist, wer singt, und ich Wolf Parade liebe, bleibt nur eines übrig zu sagen: Herrlich schöne Powerdramatik auf diesem Album.


22. Rykarda Parasol – For Blood and Wine
Manchmal denke ich beim Hören an Siouxsie and the Banshees, dann wieder an die dresden dolls oder Cat Power. Die Songs kommen vertraut daher und wahrscheinlich mag ich das Album gerade deshalb.

(ANMERKUNG: Hmm, mir scheint, Cat Power ist für mich schon fast eine Musikkategorie. :D)


23. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions – Through The Devil Softly
Dank der unverkennbaren Stimme von Hope Sandoval hört sich das Album nach ihrer alten Band Mazzy Star an. Und wenn es nach mir ginge, könnte es jedes Jahr ein neues Mazzy-Star-Album geben. So einfach ist das.




Top 50 Songs 2009

1. Beach House – Auburn and Ivory
2. Feist & Ben Gibbard – Train Song
3. Antony and the Johnsons – Another World
4. The xx – Infinity
5. Wild Beasts – All The King's Men
6. Antony and the Johnsons – Daylight and the Sun
7. The Bird and the Bee – Witch
8. Sophie Hunger – Shape
9. Bob Dylan – Beyond Here Lies Nothin’
10. Bat for Lashes – Sleep Alone
11. Muse– Uprising
12. Built to Spill – Things Fall Apart
13. The Gossip – Heavy Cross
14. Bat for Lashes – Siren Song
15. Scott Matthew – German
16. The Bird and the Bee – Polite Dance Song
17. Dala – Lovesong
18. People Press Play – Kaleidoscope World
19. B. Fleischmann – Not given lightly
20. Soap&Skin – Thanatos
21. Scott Matthews – Underlying Lies
22. Nouvelle Vague – Master & Servant
23. Wild Beasts – Hooting & Howling
24. The Horrors – Sea Within a Sea
25. Antony and the Johnsons – The Crying Light
26. Sufjan Stevens – You Are The Blood
27. The Black Heart Procession – Last Chance
28. The xx – Crystalised
29. The Gossip – Dimestore Diamond
30. The Books feat. Jose Gonzalez – Cello Song
31. Sophie Hunger – A Protest Song
32. Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Little Girl (feat. Julian Casablancas)
33. Revolver– Get Around Town
34. Handsome Furs – Evangeline
35. The Bird and the Bee – Love Letter To Japan
36. Slow Club – Giving Up on Love
37. Sunset Rubdown – Nightingale/December Song
38. The Cinematics – Hard For Young Lovers
39. White Lies – To Lose My Life
40. Tanya Donelly & Dylan in the Movies – The Lovecats
41. Masha Qrella – Wandering Star
42. Fever Ray – If I Had A Heart
43. The Flaming Lips – Convinced the Hex
44. Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Pain (feat. Iggy Pop)
45. The Big Pink – Dominos
46. Sophie Hunger – Rise And Fall
47. We Were Promised Jetpacks – It’s Thunder And It’s Lightning
48. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Falling Over
49. Mando Diao – Dance With Somebody
50. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions – Sets The Blaze

Top 5 Konzerte 2009

1. Sonic Youth
Das beste Konzert in diesem Jahr – schwirrender Gitarrensound, der durch Mark und Knochen ging. Ich habe nur noch die Musik gespürt, leerer Kopf und sonst nichts mehr.


2. Sunn O)))
Musik im eigentlichen Sinne war das nicht. Das war eher ein körperliches Erlebnis, bei dem man das Dröhnen in den Knochen spürte. Das Berghain als Kulisse war unschlagbar.


3. +/-
Eine unwahrscheinlich sympathische Band, die es versteht, selbst bei nur ein paar Hanseln als Publikum Stimmung zu machen. +/- wäre sehr viel mehr Erfolg und Popularität zu wünschen.


4. Antony and the Johnsons
Ein Antony-and-the-Johnsons-Konzert ist das beste Mittel gegen Misanthropie, Weltschmerz und eine "Leckt mich doch alle am Arsch"-Stimmung. Vielmehr erhält das Gesicht irgendwann einen verklärten Schimmer, die Augen strahlen, einem wird schon fast heiß ums Herz und man möchte alles, jeden und vielleicht sogar die ganze Welt umarmen. Kurz: Nach einem Antony-Konzert glaubt man wieder an das Gute in der Welt.


5. The Raveonettes
Meine Enttäuschung über das neue Album In And Out Of Control wurde durch ein wunderbares Konzert wett gemacht. Auf der Bühne zeigten die Raveonettes, dass sie nicht vergessen haben, wie man rockt. Live erhielten auch die neuen, mir viel zu belanglos poppigen Songs, einen schwirrenden, dichten mit 60ies-Elementen verwobenen Gitarrensound.
Als am Ende Sune Rose Wagner noch persönlich am Mergandise-Stand Platten, Cds, T-Shirts und Kaffeetassen verkaufte, bekamen die Raveonettes noch 20 Sympathie-Zusatzpunkte. Dann kann ich auch mit dem neuen Album leben. Es ist nämlich radiotauglich, was für den Erfolg der Künstler nicht das Schlechteste ist. (Die ganzen shoegaze-Sachen haben nämlich den unwahrscheinlich blöden Nachteil, dass man in den meisten Autoradios (zumindest, wenn man mehr als 70 km/h fährt) oder dem plärrenden Küchen-/Badradio (normale Geräte, keine Musikfreak-Teile!) ausschließlich die Gitarrenrückkoppelungen hört.)

A

ABBA - The Complete Studio Recordings (9 CDs + 2 DVDs):
Ring Ring
Waterloo
ABBA
Arrival
The Album
Voulez Vous
Super Trouper
The Visitors
Rarities

Alizée - Gourmandises
Alizée - Mes Courants Électriques (Version Internationale)
Alizée - Psychédélices

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

Annie - Anniemal
Annie - Don't Stop (Special Edtion including the All Night EP)

Antique - Άλλη μια φορά
Antique - Με λόγια Ελληνικά
Antique - Μέρα με τη μέρα

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (Japanese Edition)

Avril Lavigne - Let Go
Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin
Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing (Special Edtion CD + DVD)

B

Bertine Zetlitz - Rollerskating

Björk - Gling-Gló
Björk - Debut
Björk - Debut (Surrounded)
Björk - Debut Live
Björk - Post
Björk - Post (Surrounded)
Björk - Telegram
Björk - Homogenic
Björk - Homogenic (Surrounded)
Björk - Selmasongs
Björk - Selmasongs (Surrounded)
Björk - Vespertine
Björk - Vespertine (Surrounded)
Björk - Hidden Place (disc 1)
Björk - Hidden Place (disc 2)
Björk - Greatest Hits
Björk - Family Tree (6 CDs):
Family Tree CD1 {Roots}
Family Tree CD2 {Roots}
Family Tree CD3 {Beats}
Family Tree CD4 {Strings}
Family Tree CD5 {Strings}
Family Tree CD6 {Greatest Hits As Chosen By Bjork}
Björk - Medúlla
Björk - Medúlla (Surrounded)
Björk - Drawing Restraint 9
Björk - Drawing Restraint 9 (Surrounded)
Björk - Army Of Me - Remixes And Covers
Björk - Volta (Special Edition)

Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (Re-Release with bonus tracks)
Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again (Special UK Edition)
Britney Spears - Britney
Britney Spears - In the Zone
Britney Spears - Blackout
Britney Spears - Piece of Me (CD Single)

Broder Daniel - Forever

C

C:Real - Τα πιο μεγάλα σ' αγαπώ

Camille - Le Fil

Christina Aguilera - Stripped
Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics

Cyndi Lauper - Bring Ya to the Brink

D

Darren Hayes - This Delicate Thing We've Made

G

Girls Aloud - Chemistry
Girls Aloud - Tangled Up
Girls Aloud - Out Of Control (Limited Edition Collector's Version)

H

Hilary Duff - Most Wanted
Hilary Duff - Dignity (Deluxe Edition)

K

Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Kate Bush - Lionheart
Kate Bush - Never For Ever (Japanese Release)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (Remastered + 6 Bonus Tracks)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (Japanese Release)
Kate Bush - The Sensual World (Japanese Release)
Kate Bush - The Red Shoes
Kate Bush - Aerial

Kate Nash - Made of Bricks

Keane - Under The Iron Sea (Special CD/DVD Edition)

Koop - Koop Islands

Kylie Minogue - X (Special Edition)

L

Laurie Anderson - Big Science (25th Anniversary Remastered Edition)

Lily Allen - Alright, Still
Lily Allen - LDN (CD Single)

Lindsay Lohan - Speak
Lindsay Lohan - A Little More Personal (Raw)

M

Madonna - Madonna (Remastered)
Madonna - Like A Vigin (Remastered)
Madonna - True Blue (Remastered)
Madonna - True Blue (12" Vinyl)
Madonna - You Can Dance
Madonna - Who's That Girl
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Madonna - I'm Breathless
Madonna - The Immaculate Collection
Madonna - Erotica
Madonna - Deeper And Deeper EP
Madonna - Rain Ep
Madonna - Bedtime Stories
Madonna - Something to Remember
Madonna - Evita (single-disc edition)
Madonna - Evita (two-disc edition)
Madonna - Ray of Light
Madonna - Ray of Light (CD Signle)
Madonna - Music
Madonna - Music (Limited Edition With Bonus CD)
Madonna - Greatest Hits Volume 2
Madonna - American Life
Madonna - Remixed & Revisited
Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor
Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor (Deluxe Edition)
Madonna - Get Together (12" Picture Disc)
Madoona - Confessions Remixed (3x 12" Vinyl)
Madonna - I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
Madonna - The Confessions Tour
Madonna - Hard Candy (Limited Collector's Edition Candy Box)

Margaret Berger - Pretty Scary Silver Fairy

Marie Serneholt - Enjoy the Ride

Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion

My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade

Mylène Farmer - Cendres De Lune (Digipak)
Mylène Farmer - Ainsi Soit Je... (Digipak)
Mylène Farmer - En concert
Mylène Farmer - L'autre... (Digipak)
Mylène Farmer - Anamorphosée
Mylène Farmer - Live À Bercy
Mylène Farmer - Innamoramento (Digipak)
Mylène Farmer - Mylènium Tour
Mylène Farmer - Les Mots (Version Européenne)
Mylène Farmer - Avant que l'ombre... (CD Digipak Luxe France / CD+DVD)
Mylène Farmer - Avant Que L'ombre... À Bercy (Double CD France Edition Limitée)
Mylène Farmer - L'Amour N'Est Rien Remixes
Mylène Farmer - Point de suture (Édition Limitée)
Mylène Farmer - Point de suture (Coffret Collector) / Inclus le Dégénération CD Single Promo
Mylène Farmer - Appelle Mon Numéro (CD Single)
Mylène Farmer - C'Est Dans L'Air (CD Single)
Mylène Farmer - Sextonik (CD Single)
Mylène Farmer - N°5 On Tour (Double CD Livre - Tirage Limité)

N

Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly!
Nelly Furtado - Loose

Nouvelle Vague - Bande à part

O

Olga Kouklaki - Getalife

P

P!nk - Try This (Special CD+DVD Edition)
P!nk - I'm Not Dead

Paris Hilton - Paris (Special Edition)

Peaches - Fatherfucker

Philip Glass - The Hours

PJ Harvey - White Chalk

R

Rachel Stevens - Come and Get It

Rihanna - A Girl Like Me
Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad (Collector's Limited Edition)

Robbie Williams - Rudebox (Special Edition)

Robert - Princesse de rien

Robyn - Robyn (2005 Svensk Utgåva)
Robyn - Robyn (2007 International Release)
Robyn - The Rakamonie EP

Róisín Murphy - Overpowered

Röyksopp - The Understanding (Deluxe Edition + Bonus CD)

S

Samantha Fox - Midnight Lover

Sandi Thom - Smile... It Confuses People

Sébastien Tellier - Sexuality

Silvía Night - Goldmine

Siobhán Donaghy - Ghosts

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Trip The Light Fantastic
Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Me And My Imagination (Promo CD Single)

S

Spice Girls - Greatest Hits (Box Set - 4 CDs)

Sugababes - Overloaded: The Singles Collection
Sugababes - Change

Sugarplum Fairy - First Round First Minute

T

Take That - Beautiful World

The Knife - Silent Shout

Tila Tequila - Sex (+ Bonus CD "The Saturday Team Sampler")

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel
Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk (Limited Edition)
Tori Amos - Welcome to Sunny Florida
Tori Amos - The Beekeper
Tori Amos - American Doll Posse (Limited Edition Deluxe CD/DVD Package)

Travis - The Boy With No Name

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Is Is

Yelle - Pop-up

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Άλκηστις Πρωτοψάλτη - Σαν ηφαίστειο που ξυπνά
Άλκηστις Πρωτοψάλτη - Υδρόγειες σφαίρες
Άλκηστις Πρωτοψάλτη - Κι είμαστε ακόμα ζωντανοί (4 CD + DVD)

Αρλέτα - Και πάλι χαίρετε!

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Ελευθερία Αρβανιτάκη - Μένω εκτός

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Λένα Πλάτωνος - Μάσκες ηλίου (Επανέκδοση με ψηφιακή επεξεργασία)
Λένα Πλάτωνος - Γκάλοπ (Επανέκδοση με ψηφιακή επεξεργασία)
Λένα Πλάτωνος - Λεπιδόπτερα (Επανέκδοση με ψηφιακή επεξεργασία)
Λένα Πλάτωνος - Μη μου τους κύκλους τάρατε

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Μαλάμω - Έξω απ' τα δόντια

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Πόπη Μαλιωτάκη - Ποπάρα

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Στέρεο Νόβα - Νόχι

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Τσίλα - Μαύρη

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Χάρις Αλεξίου & Δήμητρα Γαλάνη - Τα τραγούδια της χθεσινής μέρας (Επανέκδοση)
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Δι' ευχών
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Έι
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Οδός Νεφέλης '88
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Το παιχνίδι της Αγάπης
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Και μετά
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Παράξενο Φως
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Ως την άκρη του ουρανού σου
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Ανθολόγιο
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Γυρίζοντας τον κόσμο & Ένα φιλί του κόσμου (Ολοκληρωμένη επετειακή έκδοση, 2 CD + DVD)
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Αφιέρωμα στο Μάνο Λοϊζο (2 CD + DVD)
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Στα βήματα της Χάρις Αλεξίου (8 CD, συλλογή απο την εφημερίδα Το Βήμα)

Χριστίνα - Ντου από παντού

Η Χριστίνα Γαλάνη Τραγουδά Ρωμανό - Άντε Γραμμή Σου

50. Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful? - Paloma Faith

Favourite Track - "New York"

49. Music For Men - The Gossip

Favourite Track - "Heavy Cross"

48. Years of Refusal - Morrissey

Favourite Track - "It's Not Your Birthday Anymore"

47. Entertainment - Fischerspooner

Favourite Track - "Door Train Home"

46.Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective

Favourite Track - "Summertime Clothes"

45. Journal For Plague Lovers - Manic Street Preachers

Favourite Track - "Jackie Collins Existential Question Time"

44. Get Color - HEALTH

Favourite Track - "Die Slow"

43. Manners - Passion Pit

Favourite Track - "The Reeling"

42. Sounds Of The Universe - Depeche Mode

Favourite Track - "Wrong" / "Peace"

41. Phrazes For The Young - Julian Casablancas

Favourite Track - "11th Dimension"

40. Keep Calm & Carry On - Stereophonics

Favourite Track - "Beerbottle"

39. Love 2 - Air

Favourite Track - "Missing The Light Of Day"

38. Far - Regina Spektor

Favourite Track - "The Calculation"

37.Horehound - The Dead Weather

Favourite Track - "Hang You From The Heavens"

36. ]Conditions - The Temper Trap

Favourite Track - "Sweet Disposition"

35. One eskimO - One eskimO

Favourite Track - "Kandi"

34. Introducing Dionne Bromfield - Dionne Bromfield

Favourite Track - "Two Can Have A Party"

33. I Feel Cream - Peaches

Favourite Track - "Talk To Me" / "Lose You"

32. West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum - Kasabian

Favourite Track - "Underdog"

31. Humbug - Arctic Monkeys

Favourite Track - "Fire and the Thud"

30. Primary Colours - The Horrors

Favourite Track - "Sea Within A Sea"

29. A Woman A Man Walked By - John Parish and Polly Jean Harvey

Favourite Track - "Black Hearted Love"

28. Polly Scattergood - Polly Scattergood

Favourite Track - "Please Don't Touch"

27. Blacklist - Kap Bambino

Favourite Track - "Blond Roses" / "Dead Lazers"

26.It's Not Me, It's You - Lily Allen

Favourite Track - "Not Fair"

25. Abnormally Attracted To Sin - Tori Amos

Favourite Track - "Give"

24. Everything is New - Jack Penate
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Favourite Track - "Pull My Heart Away"

23. Wild Young Hearts - Noisettes

Favourite Track - "24 Hours"

22. To Lose My Life - White Lies

Favourite Track - "Farewell To The Fairground"

21. Ellipse - Imogen Heap

Favourite Track - "Wait It Out"

20. Junior - royksopp

Favourite Track - "The Girl & The Robot"

19.Still Night, Still Life - Au Revoir Simone

Favourite Track - "Knights of Wands"

18. Thomas Dybdahl - Thomas Dybdahl

Favourite track - "From Grace"

17.Crossing The Rubicon - The Sounds

Favourite Track - "My Lover"

16. Two Suns - Bat for Lashes

Favourite track - "Pearl's Dream"

15. xx - The xx

Favourite Track - "Crystallised"

14. Break Up - Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson

Favourite Track - "Blackie's Dead"

13.Heart - Elisa

Favourite track - "Mad World" / "Forgiveness (feat. Antony Hegarty)

12.Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix

Favourite Track - "Lisztomania"

11. The Resistance - Muse

Favourite Track - "Resistance"

10. 3 - Nouvelle Vague

Favourite Track - "Ce Plane Pour Moi"
Another amazing album of bossa nova covers from the French band!

09. The Bachelor - Patrick Wolf

Favourite Track - "Vultures"
Possibly Patrick Wolf's best album to date... true work of art. :)


08.Expressions - Music Go Music

Favourite Track - "Warm in the Shadows"
Imagine a collaboration between Abba, Blondie and ELO - pure perfection, and represents everything that's missing in the pop music world today.

07. I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose - Bombay Bicycle Club

Favourite Track - "Ghost"
Amazing vocals, the music is catchy, but not annoying, and the lyrics are great! One of my favourite british indie rock albums of the year.

06. In And Out Of Control - The Raveonettes

Favourite Track - "Gone Forever"
It's fun, fun, catchy, and more fun! Consistantly good, and never gets boring!

05. La Roux - La Roux

Favourite Track - "Cover My Eyes"
Forget the horrible, terribly airbrushed album cover- this is possibly the best pop album of the year- I love La Roux, because she does it her own way, rather then follow the wave of "electropop" wannabes teaming up with RedOne, and being all gimmicky *cough*. It's a fun and catchy album, and I love La Roux's vocals!

04. It's Blitz - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Favourite track - "Soft Shock"/"Heads Will Roll"
Possibly my favourite YYY album to date. Loved every track at first listen, and I can never get tired of hearing it. Karen O's vocals are amazing, as ever.

03. Fantasies - Metric

Favourite Track - "Gimme Sympathy"/"Sick Muse"
One thing I love about Metric is, that they keep getting better after every album, and the more I listen to their albums, the more I fall in love with them. "Fantasies" is genius, and it's a pity that this band don't get as much coverage as they deserve!

02. Battle For The Sun - Placebo

Favourite track - "Ashtray Heart"/"Julien"
Of course, Placebo will always be on top of my list. Despite constantly being attacked by indie snob magazines, such as NME/Bitchfork/Drowned in Shite etc, the band not only has a loyal fanbase, but with this album, not only they managed to beat the Black Eyed Peas to number 1 in Europe, but also charted in the US, and won the Best Alternative Act award at the MTV EMA's. So, did they sell out, or maybe they're becoming more commercially successful? Maybe, maybe not, but this album is definitely a breath of fresh air for the band - Sounds different than anything they ever did before, but Molko's distinctive voice still stands out. And remind me- what have those snobby journalists achieved in life, again?

01. Lungs - Florence + The Machine

Favourite track - Do I have to pick one?

This album has to be one of the best albums I've ever heard in my life, and I'm not even exaggerating. Florence Welch's hauntingly beautiful voice, the poetic lyrics, the instrumentation, everything about this album is perfect, and unlike most things, it actually lives up to it's hype - if anything, in a world full of slutty pop acts, annoying X Factor contestants, and Lady Gaga's, there's not even enough hype about this album! I look forward to hear more from F+TM in the future, but I doubt I'll get sick of "Lungs" any time soon.



Wow! It actually took me 3 hours to do this, how bored am i?! Feel free to comment and give your opinions, maybe suggest something I left out of the Top 50! Hope you all had a good music year! :)

Alice in Chains _ Black Gives Way To Blue
Amazing Baby _ Rewild
Arctic Monkeys _ Humbug
Basement Jaxx _ Scars
Blue October _ Approaching Normal
Brand New _ Daisy
Dan Auerbach _ Keep It Hid
Dave Matthews Band _ Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
Depeche Mode _ Sounds Of Universe
Devin Townsend Project _ Ki
Doves _ Kingdom Of Rust
Florence and The Machine _ Lungs
Future of the Left _ Travels With Myself And Another
Ghinzu _ Mirror Mirror
happysad _ Mów Mi Dobrze
Hey _ Miłość! Uwaga! Ratunku! Pomocy!
Howling Bells _ Radio Wars
Jenny Wilson _ Hardships!
Kaizers Orchestra _ VAYre Demoner
Kasabian _ The West Rider Pauper Lunatic
Kult _ HURRA!
La Roux _ La Roux
Lady Of The Sunshine _ Smoking Gun
Lady Sovereign _ Jigsaw
Laleh _ Me and Simon
Little Birdy _ Confetti
Little Boots _ Hands
Mando Diao _ Give Me Fire
Manic Street Preachers _ jornal for plague lovers
Marylin Manson _ The High End of Low
Metric _ Fantasies
Muse _ The Resistance
Nelly Furtado _ Mi Plan
Nerina Pallot _ Graduate
Noisettes _ Wild Young Hearts
Nouvelle Vague _ 3
Olivia Ruiz _ Miss Meteores
Paloma Faith _ Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful
Pati Yang _ Faith, Hope & Fury
Pearl Jam _ Backspacer
Placebo _ Battle For The Sun
PMMP _ Veden varaan
royksopp _ Junior
Silversun Pickups _ Swoon
Spinerette _ Spinerette
The Big Pink _ A Brief History of Love
The Cribs _ Ignore The Ignorant
The Dead Weather _ Horehound
The Dear Hunter _ Act III: Life and Death
The Decemberists _ The Hazard of Love
The Gossip _ Music For Men
The Mars Volta _ Octahedron
The Sounds _ Crossing The Rubicon
The Temper Trap _ Conditions
The xx _ xx
Tori Amos _ Abnormally Attracted To Sin
U2 _ No Line On The Horizon
Von Bondies _ Love, Hate And Then There's You
Wye Oak _ The Knot
Zu _ Carboniferous

1. Lady GaGa - Poker Face
Went through a phase earlier this year where female vocalists appealed to me. This song was also my birthday #1 back in March. Catchy tune.
Originally a #1 hit in March 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngf5Oo_XrjI

2. Little Boots - Remedy
Female vocalists appealing to me, again. But this song really caught my eye, especially with the wonderful use of synths.
Originally a #6 hit in August 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McdqerXrwXE

3. La Roux - Bulletproof
The only La Roux song I like from their debut album (it's alot less squeakier than 'In For The Kill'). Once again, I also love the use of synths, especially with it's 80's effect.
Originally a #1 hit in July 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOYufRHQSms

4. David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
Was used at the fashion show down at the college where Marina was attending. Also used alot when I went away for a weekend for a family get together.
Originally a #1 hit in June 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zudbz4hOcbc

5. Aqua - Back To The 80's
Aqua's comeback! Shame this hasn't been released as a single in the UK yet though... but the lyrics are awesome! Great use of synths also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw5s3CB_1pE

6. Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend
The theme song for the summer of 2009. I remember discussing this track to Marina and my friend, Chelsea and apparently, they only like the verses where Calvin sings...
Originally a #3 hit in August 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq8ByKxj5nA

7. Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
Played everywhere, probably even more popular than their predecessor (Boom Boom Pow), yet another catchy tune, and apparently, it helps cheer us lot (the UK) up because of the credit crunch, so cheers B.E.P!
Originally a #1 hit in July 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_2rrxONlLo

8. Dizzee Rascal & Armand van Helden - Bonkers
...What? Some people thinks he's bonkers, but he knows he's free. Catchy tune, dunno what Armand van Helden was thinking though...
Originally a #1 hit in May 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci40ae8BlcE

9. Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
Great use of sampling The Bucketheads 1995 smash, 'The Bomb'. I also love how vain this man sounds, makes me laugh.
Originally a #4 hit in July 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2tMV96xULk

10. Harry J All-Stars - Liquidator
This song just makes me laugh. A reggae instrumental? Different. Also because it's used in them adverts, y'know, the ones that promote food and shizz. Been listening to this tune all year round.
Originally a #9 hit in October 1969.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRp75slMFII

11. Yello - Oh Yeah
Kyle's (my tutor) theme tune. He has this deep, soothing voice, which reminds me of this song. But then it's also used as Duffman's theme tune alongside that pervert on one episode of American Dad where he has his 'Ice Cream Van' and lets all the kids run to him... creepy. But still, a good tune of which the video seems to have a constipated baby trying to have a poo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q7FFjUpVLg

12. Zig & Zag - Them Girls, Them Girls
Discovered this tune on a 90's compilation album. I loved it as soon as I heard it. Such creepy, but awesome lyrics such as 'Rubber-dub stylee' and 'You put the sky in my skyscraper'. It's a must-listen with their rip-take of Reel 2 Real's #5 smash 'I Like To Move It', listen to it, it's awesome.
Originally a #5 hit in December 1994.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU5bnHaLOOI&feature=related

13. Apollo 440 - Stop the Rock
Rediscovered this track when the social music site 'Last.fm' recommended me this artist, so I got the top track on the artist's profile and this was it. I was so amazed at Last.fm's recommendation because this song is really awesome! Great sample of Status Quo's 'Caroline'.
Originally a #10 hit in August 1999.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO4Usj3hHNc

14. Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas
First saw the video to this song when I was away for that weekend to see my family. The music channel was on mute so that I could have a bit of light in my room (as it was huge and I was the only one in there) whilst I was sleeping... then for some reason, the volume kicked on and this song was blasting. Was creepy, but what a song!
Originally a #19 hit in May 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-pUaogoX5o

15. Noisettes - Never Forget You
What a lovely song for the summer/winter. It has that retro feel which makes me feel all good inside. Good song.
Originally a #20 hit in July 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4dSEyaT6R8

16. Nouvelle Vague - Teenage Kicks
Was used for the trailer to promote the new series of E4's 'The Inbetweeners', I liked it because of the Bossa Nova feel (and it seems to make me think of college...), but what I completely forgot about was that it was a cover of the Undertones classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bnSW2a_H80

17. Meat Loaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light
For 8 and a half minutes, this song is kick ass! The lyrics completely remind me of Marina and myself and it just lets you rock out until your hearts content! Have a listen, you won't regret it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ns8t9iQck

18. The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird
Family Guy. 'Nuff said.
Originally a #50 hit in May 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IS_j8KYuUs

19. Blur - Parklife
Got back into this song in September when I bought NOW 29. Go on Kevin! You talk them verses through!
Originally a #10 hit in September 1994.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSuHrTfcikU

20. Just Jack - The Day I Died
When I was incredibly depressed (due to the temporary split between Marina and myself) this song made alot of sense to me, so it was my depressing tune of 2009.
Originally a #11 hit in August 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Dfgbz61RQ

2007:
October 6 - Muse, Brett Anderson
December - The Toasters

2008:
July 5 - Nouvelle Vague, Róisín Murphy, Manic Street Preachers
July 6 - Manu Chao, Stereophonics, E.M.I.L.
September 13 - DJ Hype
September 20 - Bryan Adams
September 21 - Leonard Cohen


2009:
February 10 - Sting
February 13 - No Use for a Name
June 17 - Gogol Bordello
July 1 - Patrice, The Killers, White Lies
July 4 - Santana, The Ting Tings, Looptroop Rockers / The Charlatans
July 23-26 - The Prodigy, Chase & Status, Parov Stelar, Freestylers, Chris.Su, Goldie, O.C.S., Vita De Vie, Suie Paparude / Nine Inch Nails, Tiesto
September 5 - Guano Apes, The Herbaliser
September 12 - Dub FX
September 25 - Parov Stelar
November 7 - Pendulum
December 5 - Bonobo

Others:
PsychoFreud
Pistol cu Capse
Sport Sangeros III
E.M.I.L.
Chester
O.C.S.
Parazitii