This is the first year I haven't had to strip out my common running tracks from the chart. Mainly because I haven't done much running, but also because I've started listening to other things when I do go out.
So, without further pause the four tracks I've listened to 13 times this year:
Four very different tracks for four very different reasons. Fun appeared on my Radio 2 playlist earlier in the year, and the combination of the driving drums and the way the singer roams around the octaves piqued my interest. I had first picked up on them via "We Are Young" (more later), but this track saw a reasonable rotation too.
Irma Thomas is singing the original version of a song used in Charlton Brooker's "Black Mirror" show about fame. The track grabbed me during the show, and he tweeted out a link to the original shortly after.
Neil Diamond popped up because I was thinking about Pulp Fiction one day. No idea why, but I added the track to the main playlist, and it's been there ever since.
Warren Zevon is just a classic. Seriously, go read up.
My 7th most listened song is Marlon Roudette: New Age
At number 6:
No. 5 (Apologies in advance):
Doesn't he sound like Sting?! Couldn't really get away from this one, very catchy.
Two songs at number 3 with 18 plays each.
Hugo was the end track of the remake of "Fright Night" A fairly crap film, but a great song. I've never really gone for the original, but this version is great. I've had to avoid playing it near the 5 yr old, but it gets a fairly regular outing when I'm alone in the car!
Avalanche City is one of those tracks that I like but everyone else I speak to seems to think is OK at best. No idea why, just strikes a chord with me.
At number 2:
I was away in Chester earlier in the year to meet up with some friends; and, killing time in my hotel room with one of the music channels on, this came on. The video grabbed me, the song followed. Brilliant lyrics, hooks, and beat. I know this band is something of a marmite band apparently (more in US I believe), but I do like these tracks in this list. Tried the rest of the album once, mainly filler!
And finally, at number 1, with 21 plays since it came out at the end of September!:
I mean come on, Ben Folds Five! Fraggles! What more could you want!? One of my favourite bands came back this year with a new album, and this great track and video. If you included the YouTube plays then I've probably listened to this over 50 times. I saw them live just a few weeks ago and they were everything you'd want them to be. This was one of the stand out tracks too. I still don't know how they manage to play and sing and stay in time with all that's going on in this song. A worthy winner.
