Monday, January 4, 2010

MidPoints Year-End/Decade-End Recap

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! ITS 2010!!



So in 2009 the economy was crap, the environment melted, the Phoenix Suns didn't make the playoffs, and half of all celebrities died. But musically speaking, it was a pretty rockin turn through the ol' calendar. Heres my favorite music from the past year:

TOP ALBUMS of 2009

15. Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Pains of Being Pure at Heart
14. Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms
13. Eminem - Relapse
12. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
11. Morrissey - Years of Refusal
10. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
9. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
8. The Decemberists - Hazards of Love
7. Drake - So Far Gone
6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Its Blitz!
5. The xx - xx
4. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
2. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
1. Passion Pit - Manners

Honorable Mentions:
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of the Day
U2 - No Line On The Horizon
Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the Gru Grux King
Flaming Lips - Embryonic
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster

TOP SONGS of 2009

25. "I'm On A Boat" - The Lonely Island
24. "Tik Tok" -Ke$ha
23. "Telephone" - Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce
22. "Forever"Drake ft. Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem -
21. "Rome" - Phoenix
20. "Alive (Nightmare)" - Kid Cudi ft. Ratatat
19. "Zero" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
18. "Run This Town" - Jay-Z ft. Kanye West & Rihanna
17. "Heart Skipped A Beat" - The xx
16. "City Lights" - Method Man and Red Man ft. Bun B
15. "D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)" - Jay-Z
14. "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
13. "Moth's Wings" - Passion Pit
12. "Magnificent" - U2
11. "Blood Bank" - Bon Iver
10. "Its Not Your Birthday Anymore" - Morrissey
9. "Uptown" - Drake ft. Lil Wayne & Bun B
8. "Daniel" - Bat For Lashes
7. "Audacity of Huge" - Simian Mobile Disco ft. Chis Keating
6. "Heads Will Roll" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5. "Evacuate The Dancefloor" - Cascada
4. "Little Secrets" - Passion Pit
3. "1901" - Phoenix
2. "My Girls" - Animal Collective
1. "Empire State of Mind" - Jay-Z

LAST.FM MOST PLAYED ARTIST of 2009

10. Eminem
9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
8. Lil Wayne
7. Drake
6. Fleet Foxes
5. U2
4. Animal Collective
3. Kid Cudi
2. Radiohead
1. Jay-Z


In related news, we just ended a decade so here is my favorite music from the past decade:

TOP ALBUMS of the 2000s:

15. Kanye West - The College Dropout
14. Justice - Cross
13. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
12. Stars - Set Yourself On Fire
11. Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism
10. Passion Pit - Manners
9. Sufjan Stevens - Come On Feel The Illionoise!
8. Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
7. The National - Boxer
6. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake Its Morning
5. Radiohead - Kid A
4. The Postal Service - Give Up
3. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
2. Radiohead - In Rainbows
1. Arcade Fire - Funeral

Honorable Mentions:
Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker
The White Stripes - Elephant
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Girl Talk - Night Ripper

TOP SONGS of the 2000s:

25. "Apartment Story" - The National
24. "Live Your Life" - T.I. ft. Rihanna
23. "Does He Love You" - Rilo Kiley
22. "When You Were Young" - The Killers
21. "Beautiful Day" - U2
20. "Sleepyhead" - Passion Pit
19. "Do You Realize??" - The Flaming Lips
18. "Wolf Like Me" - TV On The Radio
17. "Come Pick Me Up" - Ryan Adams
16. "Atlas" - Battles
15. "Fell In Love With A Girl" - The White Stripes
14. "99 Problems" - Jay-Z
13. "My Girls" - Animal Collective
12. "Kids" - MGMT
11. "Empire State of Mind" - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys
10. "The Funeral" - Band of Horses
9. "All My Friends" - LCD Soundsystem
8. "Stronger" - Kanye West
7. "Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
6. "Paper Planes" - M.I.A.
5. "Digital Love" - Daft Punk
4. "Maps" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3. "Rebellion (Lies)" - Arcade Fire
2. "Such Great Heights" - The Postal Service
1. "Reckoner" - Radiohead

TOP ARTISTS of 2000s:

10. Jack White (The White Stripes/The Raconteurs/The Dead Weather)
9. Wilco
8. Death Cab For Cutie
7. Daft Punk
6. The National
5. The Hold Steady
4. Arcade Fire
3. Jay-Z
2. Kanye West
1. Radiohead


Its been a hell of a decade, but now its on to the next one...


1 comment:

Unknown said...

These are some great lists