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1. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
2. Can't Stand Me Now - The Libertines
3. A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
4. Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. Out Of Time - Blur
6. Recokner - Radiohead
7. Reptilia - The Strokes
8. Keep The Car Running - Arcade Fire
9. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
10. I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
11. Jackie Collins Existential Question Time - Manic Street Preachers
12. No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age
13. Clocks - Coldplay
14. That's No Way To Tell A Lie - James Dean Bradfield
15. The Age of the Understatement - The Last Shadow Puppets
16. City Of Blinding Lights - U2
17. Carvel - John Frusciante
18. Living Well Is the Best Revenge - R.E.M.
19. Club Foot - Kasabian
20. The Importance Of Being Idle - Oasis
21. Plug In Baby - Muse
22. Banquet - Bloc Party
23. Apply Some Pressure - Maxïmo Park
24. Munich - Editors
25. Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
26. Dreaming of You - The Coral
27. All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
28. DOA - Foo Fighters
29. Time to Pretend - MGMT
30. Float On - Modest Mouse
31. Our Bovine Public - The Cribs
32. Golden Touch - Razorlight
33. Show Me How to Live - Audioslave
34. Drive - Incubus
35. Trains To Brazil - Guillemots
36. Sex On Fire - Kings of Leon
37. Hate To Say I Told You So - The Hives
38. I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
39. Albion - Babyshambles
40. She Moves In Her Own Way - The Kooks
41. Black And White Town - Doves
42. The Rip - Portishead
43. The '59 Sound - The Gaslight Anthem
44. White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
45. Reasons Not To Be An Idiot - Frank Turner
46. Hoppípolla - Sigur Rós
47. Another Sunny Day - Belle and Sebastian
48. Hounds of Love - The Futureheads
49. Grounds For Divorce - Elbow
50. ¡Viva La Gloria! - Green Day

This is the list.... until I realise I have missed something and redo it!

First Year on Last FM: 12/06/08 - 12/05/09

Total number of scrobbles: 17421

Most Listened To Artists of Year 1:



1. Flowing Tears (843)
2. Autumn (802)
3. Within Temptation (713)
4. Kamelot (675)
5. U2 (615)
6. Lacuna Coil (571)
7. Stream of Passion (549)
8. Epica (540)
9. After Forever (475)
10. Coldplay (430)
11. Daughtry (424)
12. Darren Hayes (390)
13. Conception (363)
14. Kells (348)
15. Seal (346)
16. WitchBreed (332)
17. Xandria (321)
18. Tori Amos (288)
19. KT Tunstall (271)
20. Delta Goodrem (266)


Most Listened To Albums of Year 1:



1. Flowing Tears – Thy Kingdom Come (494)
2. Autumn – Altitude (402)
3. Kells – Lueurs (346)
4. Stream of Passion – The Flame Within (323)
5. WitchBreed – Heretic Rapture (298)
6. Flowing Tears – Serpentine (295)
7. Amanda Somerville – Windows (264)
8. Luna Obscura – Feltia (238)
9. Kingfisher Sky – Hallway of Dreams (227)
9. Conception – Flow (227)
11. Kamelot – The Black Halo (221)
12. Autumn – My New Time (212)
13. Coldplay – X&Y (209)
14. Dejafuse – DejaFuse (208)
15. Amberian Dawn – River Of Tuoni (202)
16. After Forever – After Forever (190)
17. Dendura – New Life (189)
17. Daughtry – Leave this Town (189)
19. Lacuna Coil – Comalies (187)
20. Karmina – Backwards into Beauty (185)


Most Listened To Songs of Year 1:



1. Flowing Tears – Pain Has Taken Over(75)
2. Flowing Tears – The War We Left Behind (66)
3. Autumn – Skydancer (63)
4. Autumn – Paradise Nox(61)
5. Flowing Tears – Rain of a Thousand Years (57)
6. Autumn – Altitude (55)
6. Autumn – A Minor Dance (55)
8. Luna Obscura – The Ancient One (48)
8. Flowing Tears – Orchidfire (48)
8. Flowing Tears – Grey(48)
11. Flowing Tears – Colossal Shaped Despair (46)
12. Flowing Tears – Children of the Sun (45)
13. Kells – Avant que tu...(42)
13. Flowing Tears – For Tonight (42)
15. Flowing Tears – Merlin (41)
16. Flowing Tears – Thy Kingdom Gone (40)
16. Epica – Dance of Fate (40)
16. Conception – Cardinal Sin (40)
19, WitchBreed – Thy Eclipse (39)
20. Flowing Tears – For My Enemies (38)
20. Dendura – Isis (38)


I guess Flowing Tears took over my life musically this past year, huh? *lol*


Most Used Tags in Year 1:

I've read countless 'Top Albums of the Decade' lists over the past couple months (most notably Pitchfork's and NME's). I agreed with some and vehemently disagreed with others. Since it is now December 2009, the last month of the decade, I thought I should make my own list.

I initially tried to make a straight 1-50 list, but it was physically and emotionally exhausting trying to rank albums from different years. So instead I picked the best three records from each year (and in some years multiple records tied for 3rd place lol).

(Just to avoid confusion, "1." is the best record of that year.)

2000
3. Parachutes by Coldplay / Black Market Music by Placebo
2. Kid A by Radiohead
1. The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

2001
3. The Blueprint by Jay-Z / Origin Of Symmetry by Muse
2. Stillmatic by Nas
1. Is This It by The Strokes

2002
3. Songs About Jane by Maroon 5 / A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
2. By the Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers
1. The Eminem Show by Eminem

2003
3. Hail To The Thief by Radiohead / Absolution by Muse
2. Sleeping With Ghosts by Placebo
1. Room on Fire by The Strokes

2004
3. Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand / Antics by Interpol
2. Hot Fuss by The Killers
1. Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

2005
3. Guero by Beck / Searching for Jerry Garcia by Proof
2. Late Registration by Kanye West
1. Demon Days by Gorillaz

2006
3. The Eraser by Thom Yorke / The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance
2. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
1. Meds by Placebo

2007
3. Oracular Spectacular by MGMT / Because of the Times by Kings of Leon
2. Favourite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys
1. In Rainbows by Radiohead

2008
3. The Virgins by The Virgins
2. Hercules And Love Affair by Hercules and Love Affair
1. Only by the Night by Kings of Leon

2009
3. Tonight: Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand / The Resistance by Muse
2. Relapse by Eminem
1. Battle For The Sun by Placebo

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Hope this finds you feeling healthy!
-Mason
a'tris

Coldplay, Radiohead, U2, Muse, R.E.M, Elbow, Doves, Grandaddy, Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, The Tragically Hip, Pinback, Rogue Wave, Bloc Party

So, it's my birthday next week and I thought it would be fun to make a playlist of all the songs that has affected me in some way. These are songs that has been and some of them still are my favorite songs. Some of them aren't even necessarily songs that I liked, but which reminds me of something or someone. I divided the lists in four to represent certain parts of my life. So, here we go. Welcome to my life.

Part One - From birth to age 12
1. Backstreet Boys - Get Down (You're the One for Me)
2. Five - Everybody Get Up
3. Take That - How Deep Is Your Love
4. XL5 - Kaunis peto
5. 2Pac - California Love feat. Dr. Dre
6. Snoop Dogg -Who Am I (What's My Name?)
7. Xzibit - Paparazzi
8. Naughty by Nature - Hip Hop Hooray
9. MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
10. Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations
11. Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler
12. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parent's Just Don't Understand
13. Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride
14. Nas - The World Is Yours
15. Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate
16. Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
17. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
18. Fintelligens - Kaikki tietää

Part Two - Between ages 13-15

1. Avain - Markus
2. Helpus - Sillalla
3. Beastie Boys - Paul Revere
4. Run-D.M.C. - It's Like That
5. Eric B. & Rakim - Eric B. Is President
6. Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
7. Slick Rick - La-Di-Da-Di
8. Master P - I Miss My Homies feat. Pimp C, Silkk tha Shocker, Sons Of Funk, Mo B. Dick & O'Dell
9. D12 - Good Die Young
10. The Pharcyde - Passing Me By
11. Scarface - I Seen a Man Die
12. Jay-Z - Dead Presidents II
13. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads
14. Linkin Park - One Step Closer
15. Westside Connection - Bow Down
16. Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
17. The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl
18. Jari Sillanpää - Kaduilla tuulee

Part Three: Between ages 16-18

1. The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
2. Michael Jackson - Thriller
3. Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone
4. Egotrippi - Nämä ajat eivät ole meitä varten
5. Dizzee Rascal - Jus' a Rascal
6. Jurassic 5 - What's Golden
7. Usher - Yeah! feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris
8. Coldplay - Talk
9. Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come
10. Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind
11. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
12. James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thing
13. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears
14. Robin Thicke - When I Get U Alone
15. Jamie Cullum - Singin' In The Rain
16. Bell X1 - Eve, The Apple Of My Eye
17. The Kooks - Ooh La
18. The Thrills - Don't Steal Our Sun

Part 4 - From 19 to Present Day

1. Radiohead - high and dry
2. Panic at the Disco - Build God, Then We'll Talk
3. Muse - Uprising
4. Billy Talent - Red Flag
5. The Killers - When You Were Young
6. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
7. Secondhand Serenade - Why
8. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
9. Cobra Starship - Damn You Look And I'm Drunk (S.C.A.N.D.A.L.O.U.S.)
10. 3OH!3 - Starstrukk
11. Ronnie Day - Call My Name
12. Mika - Lollipop
13. Loost Koos - Kotka päälle feat. Edu Kehäfaija
14. Redrama - Music
15. T.I. - Live Your Life feat. Rihanna
16. Lupe Fiasco - Paris, Tokyo
17. Asa - Varkaan laulu
18.Flo-Rida - Low feat. T-Pain
19. N*E*R*D - Spaz

So, that's it. My musical history in a nutshell. It was fun sharing it with you :)

1. Hillsong United (531 plays)
2. David Crowder Band (465 plays)
3. Elevation Worship (398 plays)
4. Anberlin (376 plays)
5. Relient K (375 plays)
6. Coldplay (365 plays)
7. Kutless (360 plays)
8. Hillsong (349 plays)
9. Skillet (345 plays)
10. Five Iron Frenzy (296 plays)
11. Switchfoot (293 plays)
12. Chris Tomlin (280 plays)
13. Passion Worship Band (263 plays)
13. Shane & Shane (263 plays)
15. Pillar (241 plays)
16. Emery (238 plays)
17. Phil Wickham (232 plays)
18. Flame (228 plays)
19. Jon Foreman (225 plays)
20. Jeremy Camp (223 plays)
21. Hillsong London (201 plays)
22. Falling Up (195 plays)
23. LeCrae (193 plays)
24. Leeland (190 plays)
25. Thousand Foot Krutch (170 plays)
25. Philmont (170 plays)
27. Building 429 (169 plays)
28. Shawn McDonald (166 plays)
29. 116 Clique (160 plays)
30. Charlie Hall (159 plays)
30. Kristian Stanfill (159 plays)
32. Family Force 5 (158 plays)
32. Red (158 plays)
32. Seventh Day Slumber (158 plays)
35. Brave Saint Saturn (154 plays)
36. Mat Kearney (153 plays)
37. Linkin Park (151 plays)
37. Copeland (151 plays)
39. Underoath (150 plays)
39. Matt Redman (150 plays)

as of december 4, 2009...

1. Nelly Furtado - 2,050 (--)
2. Lifehouse - 1,865 (+1)
3. M.I.A. - 1,788 (-1)
4. The Fray - 1,718 (--)
5. Rihanna - 1,609 (--)
6. Alicia Keys - 1,422 (+1)
7. Kelly Clarkson - 1,421 (-1)
8. Beyoncé - 1,269 (+1)
9. Leona Lewis - 1,208 (+6)
10. James Blunt - 1,140 (-2)
11. Maroon 5 - 1,087 (-1)
12. Shakira - 1,011 (-1)
13. Britney Spears - 953 (-1)
14. Black Eyed Peas - 938 (+2)
15. Ne-Yo - 904 (-2)
16. Mariah Carey - 882 (+4)
17. Daughtry - 792 (+2)
18. Coldplay - 750 (-4)
19. Paramore - 720 (-2)
20. Kat DeLuna - 693 (-2)

21. John Mayer - 647 (--)
22. Timbaland - 552 (+2)
23. My Chemical Romance - 549 (--)
24. Kanye West - 548 (-2)
25. Michael Jackson - 542 (+5)
26. Keri Hilson - 488 (+3)
27. Santogold - 487 (-2)
28. OneRepublic - 483 (*Top 40 Debut*)
29. Sara Bareilles - 482 (-2)
30. Keyshia Cole - 476 (-2)
31. Plain White T's - 454 (-5)
32. Lady GaGa - 441 (*Top 40 Debut*)
33. Colbie Caillat - 402 (*Top 40 Debut*)
34. P!nk - 396 (+3)
35. Katy Perry - 394 (-1)
36. John Legend - 391 (-4)
37. Ciara - 390 (-6)
38. Kings of Leon - 385 (*Top 40 Debut*)
39. Natasha Bedingfield - 378 (-6)
40. Jennifer Hudson - 369 (-5)

falling out of the top 20...
None

falling out of the top 40...
Jazmine Sullivan
Res
Fergie
Avril Lavigne

I figured Top 40 was a bit excessive so instead I'm going to post my Top 20 Most Listened to Artists and Tracks (as of 04.11.09).

Artists
1. Death Cab for Cutie
2. Brand New
3. Muse
4. Jack's Mannequin
5. Coldplay
6. Bon Iver
7. Damien Rice
8. Jimmy Eat World
9. Copeland
10. Sigur Rós
11. Stars
12. Tegan and Sara
13. Kings of Leon
14. Manchester Orchestra
15. Ellie Goulding
16. Ingrid Michaelson
17. Doves
18. 30 Seconds to Mars
19. The National
20. Elbow

Tracks
1. You Stole
2. Blood Bank
3. The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future
4. Re: Stacks
5. Corner of Your Heart
6. Flume
7. About Today
8. End Credits (Feat. Plan B)
9. Wish I Stayed
10. For Emma
11. Daisy
12. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (Final Fantasy remix)
13. Don't Forget Me
14. Into Dust
15. In For The Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey remix)
16. Buildings and Mountains
17. On Call
18. No Sunlight
19. Love Will Tear Us Apart
20. Black Tables