Since 1991, I have been maintaining a list
of my favourite singles and albums for every year. 1991 marked the year when I
really got into buying music (coinciding with the time I started University,
late in 1991).
The first few years don't reach a top
5, but that changes in later years, when I really properly started
to maintain this list. I accept without too much embarrassment
about the selections I have, but they were chosen because I liked
them at the time, and I have not altered this list in any way since!
And yes, some of my tastes have changed somewhat - but ultimately,
this list is a part of me and my life so far...
New for 2005,
is that I have decided to pretty-fy this page by extending my '05
entry to a top ten. This year has been surprisingly good for
music for me, which I will admit now, has come as a little surprise
as I was certainly expecting 2005 to be quite a poor year...
Year
Top Music
Favourites
2005
Best
Albums
Best
Singles
1.
The Holograms
Night Of 1000 Ex-Boyfriends
1. The Donnas
I Don't Want To Know
(If You Don't Know Me)
2.
Garbage
Bleed Like Me
2.
Goldfrapp
Ooh La La
3.
Arcade Fire
Funeral
3.
Charlotte Hatherley
Bastardo
4.
Ladytron Witching Hour
4.
Rilo Kiley
Portions For Foxes
5.
Jem
Finally Woken
5.
Be Your Own Pet
Damn Damn Leash
6.
Emilana Torrini Fisherman's
Woman
6.
Ladytron Sugar
7.
The Subways Young
For Eternity
7.
The Subways Oh Yeah
8.
The Go! Team Thunder,
Lightning, Strike
8.
Slunt The Best Thing
9.
Do Me Bad Things
Yes!
9.
The Faders Jump
10.
The Dead 60s The
Dead 60s
10.
Helen Love The Bubblegum Killers
E.P.
2004
Best
Singles
1. Auf der Maur "Real A Lie"
2. The Concretes "You Can't Hurry Love"
3. Helen Love "Debbie And Joey"
4. Keane "Somewhere Only We Know"
5. Britney Spears "Toxic"
Best Albums
1. Auf der Maur "Auf der Maur"
2. Juliana Hatfield "In Exile Deo"
3. Gwen Stefani "Love Angel Music Baby"
4. The Donnas "Gold Medal"
5. Avril Lavigne "Under My Skin"
2003
Best
Singles
1. t.A.T.u. "All The Things She Said"
2. Junior Senior "Move Your Feet"
3. Sugababes "Hole In The Head"
4. The Donnas "Who Invited You"
5. Client "Here And Now"
Best Albums
1. Holly Golightly "Truly She Is None Other"
2. Liz Phair "Liz Phair"
3. Black Box Recorder "Passionoia"
4. The Donnas "Spend The Night"
5. Pretty Girls Make Graves "The New Romance"
2002
Best
Singles
1. Sugababes "Freak Like Me"
2. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Whatever Happened To
My Rock 'n Roll?"
3. Ash "Envy"
4. Dot Allison "Substance"
5. Doves "Pounding"
Best Albums
1. Doves "The Last Broadcast"
2. Saint Etienne "Finisterre"
3. Avril Lavigne "Let Go"
4. Sheryl Crow "C'mon C'mon"
5. Curve "Gift"
2001
Best
Singles
1. Emiliana Torrini "To Be Free"
2. Catatonia "Stone By Stone"
3. Angelic "Can't Keep Me Silent"
4. Saint Etienne "Boy Is Crying"
5. Alisha's Attic "Push It All Aside"
Best Albums
1. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band "Live In
New York City"
2. The Dandy Warhols "Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia"
3. Kate Rusby "Little Lights"
4. Daft Punk "Discovery"
5. Nelly Furtado "Whoa, Nelly!"
2000
Best
Singles
1. Mint Royale "Don't Falter"
2. All Saints "Pure Shores"
3. Melanie C "Never Be The Same Again"
4. Colour Girl "Can't Get Used To Losing You"
5. Saint Etienne "Heart Failed (In The Back Of A Taxi)"
Best Albums
1. Jo Dee Messina "Burn"
2. Kasey Chambers "The Captain"
3. Juliana Hatfield "Beautiful Creature"
4. Secret Garden "Dreamcatcher"
5. Elliott Smith "Figure 8"
1999
Best
Singles
1. Catatonia "Dead From The Waist Down"
2. Paradise Motel "Drive"
3. Tori Amos "Glory Of The 80's"
4. Bellatrix "Jediwannabe"
5. Luscious Jackson "Ladyfingers"
Best Albums
1. Dot Allison "Afterglow"
2. Chemical Brothers "Surrender"
3. Macy Gray "On How Life Is"
4. Liz Horsman "Heavy High"
5. Catatonia "Equally Cursed And Blessed"
1998
Best
Singles
1. theaudience "If You Can't Do It When You're Young;
When Can You Do It?"
2. Solid Harmonie "I Wanna Love You"
3. Helen Love "Long Live The U.K. Music Scene"
4. Electribe 101 "Talking With Myself '98"
5. Billy Bragg & Wilco "Way Over Yonder In The Minor
Key"
Best Albums
1. Air "Moon Safari"
2. Imani Coppola "Chupacabra"
3. Eliza Carthy "Red Rice"
4. The Field Mice "Where'd You Learn To Kiss That Way?"
5. Madonna "Ray Of Light"
1997
Best
Singles
1. Stina Nordenstam "Little Star"
2. The Sundays "Summertime"
3. Helen Love "Does Your Heart Go Boom"
4. Dannii "All I Wanna Do"
5. Sash! "Stay"
Best Albums
1. Idha "Troublemaker"
2. Mulu "Smiles Like A Shark"
3. Sarah Cracknell "Lipslide"
4. Luscious Jackson "Fever In Fever Out"
5. Mary J. Blige "Share My World"
1996
Best
Singles
1. Catatonia "You've Got A Lot To Answer For"
2. Prodigy "Firestarter"
3. R.E.M. "E-Bow The Letter"
4. Donna Lewis "I Love You Always Forever"
5. Gina G "I Belong To You"
Best Albums
1. Lush "Lovelife"
2. Alanis Morissette "Jagged Little Pill"
3. Trembling Blue Stars "Her Handwriting"
4. R.E.M. "New Adventures In Hi-Fi"
5. Ruby "Salt Water Remixed"
1995
Best
Singles
1. Garbage "I'm Only Happy When It Rains"
2. Alanis Morisette "You Oughta Know"
3. Cast "Fine Time"
4. New Order "1963"
5. Sleeper "Inbetweener"
Best Album
1. Dubstar "Disgraceful"
2. Saint Etienne "Too Young To Die"
3. The Cardigans "Life"
4. Elastica "Elastica"
5. Björk "Post"
1994
Best
Singles
1. Lush "Hypocrite"
2. Veruca Salt "Seether"
3. Stereolab "Wow And Flutter"
4. Enigma "Return To Innocence"
5. Björk "Play Dead"
Best Albums
1. Saint Etienne "Tiger Bay"
2. Lush "Split"
3. Madonna "Erotica"
4. R.E.M. "Monster"
5. Blur "Parklife"
1993
Best
Singles
1. Stereolab "French Disko"
2. Saint Etienne "Who Do You Think You Are"
3. Curve "On The Wheel"
4. Saint Etienne "You're In A Bad Way"
5. Chumbawamba And Credit To The Nation "Hear No Bullshit
(On Fire Mix)"
Best Albums
1. R.E.M. "Automatic For The People"
2. Stereolab "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music"
3. Suzanne Vega "99.9F°"
1992
Best
Singles
1. Lush "For Love"
2. The K.L.F. "Last Train To Trancentral"
3. Curve "Faît Accompli (7" Version)"
4. Oceanic "Wicked Love (Radio Mix)"
5. Richard Marx "Hazard"
Best Albums
1. Lush "Spooky"
2. The Primitives "Lovely"
3. Voice Of The Beehive "Honey Lingers"
1991
Best
Singles
1. Bryan Adams "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"
2. Oceanic "Insanity (Dream Tripper Mix)"
3. Belinda Carlisle "Do You Feel Like I Feel?"
Best Albums
1. R.E.M. "Out Of Time"
2. Roxette "Joyride"
