YEAR END MEGALIST 2019

[Hollywood]

I add a track from every album I listen to over the course of a year to a playlist so I can keep track, then keep a general order of stuff I really like at the top, stuff I still need to check out at the bottom.

That's smart thinking right there.

 

[Teeeee]

I add a track from every album I listen to over the course of a year to a playlist so I can keep track, then keep a general order of stuff I really like at the top, stuff I still need to check out at the bottom.

I do this also. I have a folder for albums I've liked. I have a playlist for songs I liked. I just need to go through them - they got a bit unwieldy.

 

[debianlinux]

I do this also. I have a folder for albums I've liked. I have a playlist for songs I liked. I just need to go through them - they got a bit unwieldy.

Sounds like you might need to like less, lol.

 

[Teeeee]

Sounds like you might need to like less, lol.

It does indeed get a bit stressful. I'm furiously trying to listen to albums over the next 2 days to finalize my family's year end playlist they all get.

But we do know there are plenty of artists that I don't like. So, I have liked less?

 

[cbl]

I add a track from every album I listen to over the course of a year to a playlist so I can keep track, then keep a general order of stuff I really like at the top, stuff I still need to check out at the bottom.

this is basically what I do as well. I put 3 songs from new albums on a playlist...usually a single I've heard, the longest song and the end track.

I spend a lot of time in the car, so it's usually put on shuffle until something grabs me that day and then I'll give the album a thorough listen.

 

[Taevis]

I struggle each year to keep track of what I liked. Especially things I liked in the early part of the year. I feel like my year end lists are victims of what I listened to most recently. So this is a game changer!!!!

No problem! My name over there is the same as it is here @Taevis

 

[Viking Dan]

Idk how y'all do this.
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For me the trick is to start the list Jan. 1 and work it all year.

this is basically what I do as well. I put 3 songs from new albums on a playlist...usually a single I've heard, the longest song and the end track.

I spend a lot of time in the car, so it's usually put on shuffle until something grabs me that day and then I'll give the album a thorough listen.

Every Year, Jan 1, I start a new Spotify playlist for the year. New releases of interest to me, releases of greater interest within the popular culture (even if its not my bag), anything recommended to me (here or IRL) and the occasional release where the cover art demands I listen to it go into the playlist. When I get tired of any particular release, it gets removed from the playlist. By the end of the year I have all the singles/EPs/Albums that were my favorites from the year.

This year that playlist is 368 songs/24 hrs. 26 min long. This will get whittled down over the next week before Jan 1, 2020 and will be the playlist for my NYE.

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[Viking Dan]

I use a website called AOTY where I rate and review albums so I can keep track of my favorites

Love this site.

 

[gaporter]

Ok... after multiple drafts and going back and revisiting some albums (and listening to one new one that dropped a bomb on my list at the last second) I think I finally put together a top 15 that accurately sums up my year. Spreading the points across the list in a way that reflects my feelings accurately was a pain but I think I managed it. I'm happy with this list at the moment, although it won't be long until I start debating with myself the positioning of certain albums over others. But if I don't post it now I'll never stop tinkering with it... so for now consider this Gap's 15 favorite albums of 2019!

1. 100 gecs - 1000 gecs (15 pts)
2. Hannah Diamond - Reflections (10 pts)
3. Charli XCX - Charli (9 pts)
4. Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs (8 pts)
5. Danny Brown - ¿uknowhatimsayin? (8 pts)
6. Xiu Xiu - Girl With Basket of Fruit (8 pts)
7. Kevin Abstract - ARIZONA BABY (7 pts)
8. James Blake - Assume Form (6 pts)
9. Cherry Glazerr - Stuffed & Ready (6 pts)
10. Kim Petras - Clarity (6 pts)
11. Tyler, the Creator - IGOR (5 pts)
12. Labrinth, Sia & Diplo - LSD (4 pts)
13. clipping. - There Existed an Addiction to Blood (4 pts)
14. Injury Reserve - Injury Reserve (2 pts)
15. Little Simz - GREY Area (2 pts)

 

[Teeeee]

Ok... after multiple drafts and going back and revisiting some albums (and listening to one new one that dropped a bomb on my list at the last second) I think I finally put together a top 15 that accurately sums up my year. Spreading the points across the list in a way that reflects my feelings accurately was a pain but I think I managed it. I'm happy with this list at the moment, although it won't be long until I start debating with myself the positioning of certain albums over others. But if I don't post it now I'll never stop tinkering with it... so for now consider this Gap's 15 favorite albums of 2019!

1. 100 gecs - 1000 gecs (15 pts)
2. Hannah Diamond - Reflections (10 pts)
3. Charli XCX - Charli (9 pts)
4. Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs (8 pts)
5. Danny Brown - ¿uknowhatimsayin? (8 pts)
6. Xiu Xiu - Girl With Basket of Fruit (8 pts)
7. Kevin Abstract - ARIZONA BABY (7 pts)
8. James Blake - Assume Form (6 pts)
9. Cherry Glazerr - Stuffed & Ready (6 pts)
10. Kim Petras - Clarity (6 pts)
11. Tyler, the Creator - IGOR (5 pts)
12. Labrinth, Sia & Diplo - LSD (4 pts)
13. clipping. - There Existed an Addiction to Blood (4 pts)
14. Injury Reserve - Injury Reserve (2 pts)
15. Little Simz - GREY Area (2 pts)

Which was the new one that dropped a bomb????

 

[gaporter]

Which was the new one that dropped a bomb????

Reflections by Hannah Diamond. It's only been out about a month and I had a hard time justifying to myself whether I was just in the honeymoon period or if I really love it as much as I do. I listened to it in full again last night and an hour or so later I'd pre-ordered the vinyl, lol.

 

[radiojazzz]

1. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Ghosteen (20)
2. Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka (15)
3. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! (11)
4. Patrick Watson - Wave (8)
5. Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe (6)
6. Karen O and Danger Mouse - Lux Prima (5)
7. Thom Yorke - ANIMA (5)
8. Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride (5)
9. Nils Frahm - All Encores (5)
10. Leonard Cohen - Thanks for the Dance (5)

11. Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Part 2 (1)
12. Plaid - Polymer (1)
13. Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend (1)
14. Lamb - The Secret of Letting Go (1)
15. Coldplay - Everyday Life (1)
16. Steve Mason - About the Light (1)
17. A Winged Victory for the Sullen - The Undivided Five (1)
18. The Cinematic Orchestra - To Believe (1)
19. Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi - There Is No Other (1)
20. JB Dunckel & Jonathan Fitoussi - Mirages (1)
21. (Sandy) Alex G - House of Sugar (1)
22. Bat for Lashes - Lost Girls (1)
23. The Flaming Lips - King's Mouth (1)
24. The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery (1)
25. FKA twigs - Magdalene (1)

song of the year:

 

[Taevis]

Ok... after multiple drafts and going back and revisiting some albums (and listening to one new one that dropped a bomb on my list at the last second) I think I finally put together a top 15 that accurately sums up my year. Spreading the points across the list in a way that reflects my feelings accurately was a pain but I think I managed it. I'm happy with this list at the moment, although it won't be long until I start debating with myself the positioning of certain albums over others. But if I don't post it now I'll never stop tinkering with it... so for now consider this Gap's 15 favorite albums of 2019!

1. 100 gecs - 1000 gecs (15 pts)
2. Hannah Diamond - Reflections (10 pts)
3. Charli XCX - Charli (9 pts)
4. Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs (8 pts)
5. Danny Brown - ¿uknowhatimsayin? (8 pts)
6. Xiu Xiu - Girl With Basket of Fruit (8 pts)
7. Kevin Abstract - ARIZONA BABY (7 pts)
8. James Blake - Assume Form (6 pts)
9. Cherry Glazerr - Stuffed & Ready (6 pts)
10. Kim Petras - Clarity (6 pts)
11. Tyler, the Creator - IGOR (5 pts)
12. Labrinth, Sia & Diplo - LSD (4 pts)
13. clipping. - There Existed an Addiction to Blood (4 pts)
14. Injury Reserve - Injury Reserve (2 pts)
15. Little Simz - GREY Area (2 pts)

I feel like you’d really like Dorian Electra’s Flamboyant

 

[gaporter]

I feel like you’d really like Dorian Electra’s Flamboyant

I remember listening to it but I need to give it another chance. It does seem like an album I'd love, doesn't it? I know for a fact the title track is absolute

 

[Djxfactor511]

I use a website called AOTY where I rate and review albums so I can keep track of my favorites

I think I'm too deep into rateyourmusic to start over on a new site, but AOTY looks like a cool interface.

 

[alspriet]

1. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! (15 pts)
2. Charli XCX - Charli (10 pts)
3. 100 gecs - 1000 gecs (9 pts)
4. Big Thief - Two Hands (8 pts)
5. Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center (8 pts)
6. Caroline Polachek - PANG (8 pts)
7. Malibu - One Life (7 pts)
8. The Japanese House - Good At Falling (6 pts)
9. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow (6 pts)
10. Kim Petras - Clarity (6 pts)
11. Big Thief - U.F.O.F. (5 pts)
12. (Sandy) Alex G - House of Sugar (4 pts)
13. Danny Brown - uknowhatimsayin¿ (4 pts)
14. FKA twigs - MAGDALENE (2 pts)
15. Bon Iver - i,i (2 pts)

Didn't really feel like doing the math so stole the way @gaporter divided points

Top 50 continued 16-50:

Clairo - Immunity
Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated
James Blake - Assume Form
Dorian Electra - Flamboyant
Orville Peck - Pony
Jenny Hval - The Practice of Love
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
Kali Malone - The Sacrificial Code
The National - I Am Easy to Find
Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!
Long Beard - Means To Me
Hemlock Ernst & Kenny Segal - Back At The House
Mannequin Pussy - Patience
Caterina Barbieri - Ecstatic Computation
Jessica Pratt - Quiet Signs
Hand Habits - placeholder
Taylor Swift - Lover
Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
Celer - Xièxie
Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride
Dave - PSYCHODRAMA
The Comet Is Coming - Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery
Mark Ronson - Late Night Feelings
Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Teebs - Anicca
Charly Bliss - Young Enough
Hatchie - Keepsake
Julia Jacklin - Crushing
MUNA - Saves The World
Whitney - Forever Turned Around
Aldous Harding - Designer
Oso Oso - basking in the glow
FONTAINES D.C. - Dogrel
Floating Points - Crush

 

[gaporter]

1. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! (15 pts)
2. Charli XCX - Charli (10 pts)
3. 100 gecs - 1000 gecs (9 pts)
4. Big Thief - Two Hands (8 pts)
5. Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center (8 pts)
6. Caroline Polachek - PANG (8 pts)
7. Malibu - One Life (7 pts)
8. The Japanese House - Good At Falling (6 pts)
9. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow (6 pts)
10. Kim Petras - Clarity (6 pts)
11. Big Thief - U.F.O.F. (5 pts)
12. (Sandy) Alex G - House of Sugar (4 pts)
13. Danny Brown - uknowhatimsayin¿ (4 pts)
14. FKA twigs - MAGDALENE (2 pts)
15. Bon Iver - i,i (2 pts)

Didn't really feel like doing the math so stole the way @gaporter divided points

Haha I don't mind the point stealing, especially since I think you're the only other person who has had 1000 gecs on their list! If there's more that I missed please make yourselves known.

 

[hamicle]

When's the deadline for submitting our lists? I'm now on holiday so have time to think about it.

 

[alspriet]

Haha I don't mind the point stealing, especially since I think you're the only other person who has had 1000 gecs on their list! If there's more that I missed please make yourselves known.

I had it on the first place actually, but changed my mind in the last minute

I'm also reeealllyyyy happy to see some more love for Kim Petras.

You should definitely give Dorian Electra another chance!

 

[gaporter]

I had it on the first place actually, but changed my mind in the last minute

I'm also reeealllyyyy happy to see some more love for Kim Petras.

You should definitely give Dorian Electra another chance!

Yeah that Kim Petras album has been really overlooked. Really one of the finest and most addictive pop albums of the year! I just wish it would get a vinyl pressing

I'll put Dorian Electra in my list of albums to check out. As with every year, I'm sure I won't hear some of my favorite albums of 2019 until we're well into 2020. I'm so late to the party on a lot of stuff!