Top 25 - 27 April, 2014

Robyn and Royksopp!

1. Our Man In Berlin - Flight





2. Howling Bells - Slowburn (NEW)





3. Lana Del Rey - West Coast





4. Ingrid Michaelson ft. A Great Big World - Over You





5. Torres - New Skin (NEW)





6. I Know Leopard - Daisy Eyes





7. Lester The Fierce - January





8. Hudson and Troop - Frameless





9. Royksopp and Robyn - Do It Again (NEW)





10. Courtney Barnett - Anonymous Club (NEW)





11. Ayla - Wish I Was





12. Holly Who - Get A Little More





13. Lily Allen - Sheezus (NEW)





14. The Cathars - Delusion's Daze





15. Dear Plastic - Buck Up and Pay the Reaper





16. Little Dragon - Let Go (NEW)





17. Cash + David - Pulse (NEW)





18. Caitlin Park - Lemonade





19. tUne-YaRds - Water Fountain





20. Elliphant - Revolusion (NEW)





21. Hercules and Love Affair ft. John Grant - I Try To Talk To You (NEW)





22. Ma Petite - Lonesome





23. Kelis - Rumble





24. Pepa Knight - Rahh!





25. Wolf Alice - Storms

Top 25 - 9 March, 2014

Clare Maguire, Lykke Li, Sharon Van Etten and Mia Dyson!

1. Clare Maguire - Whenever You Want It

 

2. Son Lux ft. Lorde - Easy (Switch Screens) (NEW) 





3. Lykke Li - Love Me Like I'm Not Made of Stone (NEW)





4. Jack Colwell and The Owls - Far From View





5. JP Klipspringer - Bury Me





6. Mia Dyson - When We're Older (NEW)





7. The Presets - Goodbye Future (Re-Entry)





8. The Growlers - Humdrum Blues





9. The Tambourine Girls - Blood and Bones





10. Achoo! Bless You - Wild Eyes





11. Jessie Frye - Never Been To Paris





12. The Trouble With Templeton - Soldiers (NEW)





13. Megan Washington - Who Are You





14. Harts - Lovers In Bloom





15. Sharon Van Etten - Taking Chances (NEW)





16. Sons et al. - Day By Day (NEW)





17. Cathedrals - Harlem





18. Oliver Tank - You Never Know ft. Hayden Calnin (NEW)





19. Second Hand Heart - Spending My Time


 


20. Janelle Monae - What Is Love (NEW)





21. Iluka - 12th of July





22. The Twoks - First Light





23. Hercules and Love Affair - Do You Feel The Same (NEW)





24. Holy Holy - House of Cards





25. Ngaiire - ABCD  

Top 111 Songs of 2011, #60 - 51

Kimbra... doing my notoriously creepy 'come-hither' dance move.

Pop, rock, rap, dance, electro, alternative, world music (?)... today's ten songs cover a wide range of genres, but stand together as some of the best tracks that 2011 delivered. Find out what they are after a quick refresher on the music we've already revealed throughout the countdown so far;


111. Clare Maguire - Ain't Nobody
110. Ball Park Music - It's Nice To Be Alive
109. The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness
108. Coldplay ft. Rihanna - Princess of China
107. Coldplay - Paradise
106. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull - On The Floor
105. Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
104. Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande - Read All About It
103. Cage the Elephant - Around My Head
102. Warpaint - Warpaint
101. Adele - Rumour Has It
100. Beirut - East Harlem
99. Ida Maria - Cherry Red
98. Digitalism - 2 Hearts
97. Washington - High Treason
96. Ben Lee - Get Used To It
95. Oh Land - Sun Of A Gun
94. Wolfram ft. Hercules and Love Affair - Fireworks
93. David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium
92. Kimbra - Old Flame
91. Little Dragon Nightlight
90. The Rapture - How Deep Is Your Love?
89. Beirut - Santa Fe
88. Architecture in Helsinki ft. Sally Seltmann - W.O.W (Invisible Version)
87. PJ Harvey - The Last Living Rose
86. Emeli Sande - Heaven
85. TV On The Radio - Will Do
84. Dr. Dre ft. Eminem and Skylar Grey - I Need A Doctor
83. Boy and Bear - Feeding Line
82. Monarchy ft. Britt Love - You Don't Want to Dance With Me
81. Gotye - I Feel Better
80. The Drums - Money
79. Liam Finn - The Struggle
78. Little Boots - Shake
77. Neon Indian - Polish Girl
76. Kitty Daisy and Lewis - Don't Make A Fool Out Of Me
75. Beastie Boys ft. Santigold - Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win
74. Bon Iver - Holocene
73. Lykke Li - I Know Places
72. Florence + The Machine - What The Water Gave Me
71. The Black Keys - Run Right Back
70. Sneaky Sound System - Big
69. Rihanna - We Found Love
68. Florence + The Machine - Only If For A Night
67. The Naked and Famous - Punching In A Dream
66. Slow Club - Two Cousins
65. Kasabian - Switchblade Smile
64. The Ting Tings - Hang It Up
63. The Good Natured - Skeleton
62. Fever Ray - The Wolf
61. Kaiser Chiefs - I Dare You

#60 - Painted Eyes

by Hercules and Love Affair

Elegant, you were born at night...

#59 - Otis

by Jay-Z and Kanye West ft. Otis Redding

They ain't see me 'cause I pulled up in my other Benz,

Last week I was in my other other Benz.

You're probably wondering why I chose the Kanye lyric above. Why? Because it shows what held Watch the Throne back from being the really amazing album it was meant to be; sub par rhymes, well below the standard of either artists' previous LPs. Kanye was on fire with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, but seemed willing to take a step back here. If the rumours be true and we can expect more from these two in 2012, they need to bring their A game. 'Otis' stood out as the most memorable track, the video was fantastic and... the less said about the screaming at the end, the better.

Top 20 - 25 June, 2011

Bombay Bicycle Club

1. CSS ft. Robert Gillespie - Hits Me Like A Rock (NEW)





2. Pnau - Solid Ground





3. Sneaky Sound System - We Love





4. The Grates - Sweet Dreams





5. Bag Raiders - Not Over (NEW)

Top 300 Songs of the 2000s, #110 - 101



Mr. Gwyneth Paltrow and the rest of Coldplay.


Today's one of those 'special' days we were talking about, where you'll get two countdown posts instead of one. You will remember that these are the happiest days of your otherwise mundane life. I joke, I joke... ... ... ... or not. Moving right along, this is our last stop before THE top 100 songs of the 2000s, the best of the best. But there's still these ten songs to go, so let's meet the tracks that just missed out.

#110 - That's Not My Name (2008)

by The Ting Tings

They call me hell, they call me Stacey,

They call me her, they call me Jane...

This is how you make your debut... with a runaway pop smash hit that gets everyone singing along. It's even better if you're around a girl named Stacey or Jane. Or Her, if you happen to be in Germany or something.

New Music - Xmas Coldplay, PJ Harvey, T.I./Xtina + More...

PJ is back baby!

Black Eyed Peas - Someday

It's better than 'The Time (The Dirty Bit)' but that's not really saying much, is it? I'm optimistic that there's going to be at least one song I'll enjoy from The Beginning, but 'Someday' isn't that song.

Rating: 1.5/5

T.I. ft. Christina Aguilera

It's no 'Love the Way You Lie' (hell, it's no 'Love the Way You Lie pt. 2), but it's still the best thing Aguilera's been involved in this year. T.I.'s looking for chart domination and this isn't a bad start at all.

Rating: 3.5/5

PJ Harvey - Written On The Forehead

If this doesn't make you wish for 2011 to come sooner than I don't know what will. PJ Harvey drops her new album, Let England Shake, mid February and 'Written On The Forehead' is the perfect appetizer. It's a completely different sound to White Chalk which could prove to be a very interesting new direction for Polly Jean. Get excited music fans!

Rating: 4/5

Hurts - Blood, Tears & Gold

So 80s it... hurts? Yeah that's bad. Thankfully, the song isn't.

Rating: 3/5

Hercules & Love Affair - My House

If you loved their breakthrough hit 'Blind' you're going to love 'My House.' Dance fans, this one's for you!

Rating: 3/5

Coldplay - Christmas Lights

In case every single retail store throwing it in your face didn't get through to you, Christmas is now less than a month away. Luckily, Coldplay have a Christmas song, so now there's absolutely no way you can forget. I have to admit, 'Christmas Lights' is nowhere near as offensive as many Christmas songs... it's a pretty good Coldplay track too. Well done Martin. Between this and your wife's appearance on Glee, it's been a good fortnight for your family.

Rating: 3/5