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2013 – my year in music

What could be more ridiculous than trying to rank the thousands of singles and albums you’ve bought and heard over a lifetime? Here we go …

I have re-ranked both singles and albums in December 2024, and I have also included the original charts I wrote at the end of 2013.

 Top albums of 2013
 
1Franz FerdinandRight Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
2History of Apple PieOut Of View
3OthersSongs For The Disillusioned
4Sea PowerMachineries Of Joy
5Public Service BroadcastingInform - Educate - Entertain
6My Bloody ValentineMBV
7Low Frequency In StereoPop Obskura
8Duckworth Lewis MethodSticky Wickets
9Pre NewMusic For Homeowners
10TaffyLixiviate
11David BowieThe Next Day
12Young KnivesSick Octave
13They Might Be GiantsNanobots
14ChvrchesThe Bones Of What You Believe
15FictionThe Big Other
16MarsheauxInhale
17SuedeBloodsports
18Bettie ServeertOh, Mayhem!
19Vile ElectrodesThe Future Through A Lens
20Haiku SalutTricolore
21Juliana HatfieldWild Animals
22SulkGraceless
23ToyJoin The Dots
24SplashhComfort
25Ida MariaLove Conquers All
26Dutch UnclesOut Of Touch In The Wild
27Kitchens Of DistinctionFolly
28Wonder StuffFrom The Midlands With Love
29Sea PowerFrom The Sea To The Land Beyond
30Julie RuinRun Fast
31WeirdGearCosmonautes Discotheque
32Sigur RósKveikur
33FoalsHoly Fire
34John Lees' Barclay James HarvestNorth
35Corporal Machine and the BombersRichard Feaver In Goal
36Jagwar MaHowlin
37Joy FormidableWolf's Law
38ComanechiYou Owe Me Nothing But Love
39FallRe-Mit
40Everything EverythingArc
41I Am Waiting For You Last SummerEdge Party
42PlantmanWhispering Trees
43Is TropicalI'm Leaving
44PigbagYear Of The Pigbag
45Charlie Boyer and the VoyeursClarietta
46SavagesSilence Yourself
47PhoenixBankrupt!
48IndelicatesDiseases of England
49ModovarThe Sea Of Unspoken Words
50I Plead IronyThis Statement Is False
51BroadcastBerberian Sound Studio
52Adam AntAdam Ant Is the BlueBlack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter
53SenserTo The Capsules
54Naked LunchAll Is Fever
55Billy BraggTooth & Nail

The albums I played to death:

These aren’t necessarily the same as my favourite albums now, but the ones I remember buying on release and playing over and over and over again.
 
28/01/13History of Apple PieOut Of View
26/08/13Franz FerdinandRight Thoughts

 Original chart - top albums of 2013
 
1Franz FerdinandRight Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
2Public Service BroadcastingInform - Educate - Entertain
3British Sea PowerMachineries Of Joy
4TaffyLixiviate
5History Of Apple PieOut Of View
6Low Frequency In StereoPop Obskura
7Young KnivesSick Octave
8SuedeBloodsports
9SplashhComfort
10Vile ElectrodesThe Future Through A Lens
11SulkGraceless
12Duckworth Lewis MethodSticky Wickets
13Pre NewMusic For Homeowners
14Haiku SalutTricolore
15ModovarThe Sea Of Unspoken Words
16My Bloody ValentineMBV
17MarsheauxInhale
18WeirdgearCosmonautes Discotheque
19ChvrchesThe Bones Of What You Believe
20ToyJoin The Dots
21David BowieThe Next Day
22British Sea PowerFrom The Sea To The Land Beyond
23Dutch UnclesOut Of Touch In The Wild
24John Lees' Barclay James HarvestNorth
25Bettie ServeertOh, Mayhem!
26Hot ChipDark and Stormy
27I Plead IronyThis Statement Is False
28Joy FormidableWolf's Law
29PlantmanWhispering Trees
30Charlie Boyer and the VoyeursClarietta
31Everything EverythingArc
32Kitchens Of DistinctionFolly
33FoalsHoly Fire
34Wonder StuffFrom The Midlands With Love
35Ida MariaLove Conquers All
36Adam AntAdam Ant Is the BlueBlack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter
37They Might Be GiantsNanobots
38FallRe-Mit
39SavagesSilence Yourself
40Corporal Machine and the BombersRichard Feaver In Goal
41Jagwar MaHowlin'
42Juliana HatfieldWild Animals
43SenserTo The Capsules
44Is TropicalI'm Leaving
45Naked LunchAll Is Fever
46Billy BraggTooth And Nail
47PigbagYear Of The Pigbag
48PhoenixBankrupt!
49Sigur RósKveikur
50IndelicatesDiseases Of England
51BroadcastBerberian Sound Studio
52ComanechiYou Owe Me Nothing But Love
53I Am Waiting For You Last SummerEdge Party
54FictionThe Big Other

 Top tracks of 2013
 
1Johnny MarrNew Town Velocity
2Bloc PartyRatchet
3David BowieWhere Are We Now?
4CudLouise
5Franz FerdinandLove Illumination
6Haiku SalutSounds Like There's A Pacman Crunching Away At Your Heart
7Low Frequency In StereoCybernautic
8Public Service BroadcastingElfstedentocht Part 1
9RepublicaHallelujah
10OthersHardly Know Me
11SuperfoodSuperfood
12Franz FerdinandEvil Eye
13Universal Disappointment SpongeNo One's Listening
14Limbic VoidStay Strong
15Mighty RoarsSolid Hollow
16Sea PowerA Light Above Descending
17Public Service BroadcastingSignal 30
18CudMexico
19Hot ChipFlutes (LP Version)
20Jonny Cola and the A GradesTropical Beach
21Dingus KhanMilk Of Every Mammal
22TenekBlinded By You
23MarsheauxInhale
24BleechNot Like You
25BlindnessLast One Dies
26Fashoda CrisisHoratio
27SuedeBarriers
28ChvrchesGun
29Das RussiansPrivate Ambulance
30Young KnivesGreen Island Red Raw
31History of Apple PieYou’re So Cool
32Tara King th.Mutuelle Appréciation
33BleechSo Here I Am
34Albert Hammond JrCooker Ship
35SulkMarian Shrine
36Jensen CodeFlight To London
37Za/ZuLe Discotheque
38Desperate JournalistCristina
39Vile ElectrodesEmpire Of Wolves
40TaffySnowberry
41KnifeworldThe Prime Of Our Decline
42WeirdGearBlack7
43SplashhLemonade
44Arctic MonkeysWhy D'You Only Call Me When You're High
45Joanna GruesomeSugarcrush
46Wonder StuffPlanet Earth
47High/LowSpy Eye
48Arctic MonkeysSnap Out Of It
49TaffyBoys Don't Cry
50ToyJoin The Dots
51AbdoujaparovMarried To The Rock
52PrimitivesLose The Reason
53Pigeon DetectivesI Won't Come Back
54TigercubLittle Rope

 Original chart - top tracks of 2013
 
1Bloc PartyRatchet
2David BowieWhere Are We Now
3Johnny MarrNew Town Velocity
4Mighty RoarsSolid Hollow
5RepublicaHallelujah
6ChvrchesGun
7Franz FerdinandTreason! Animals.
8BleechNot Like You
9CudLouise
10Hot ChipFlutes
11SuedeBarriers
12FoalsMy Number
13British Sea PowerA Light Above Descending
14Jonny Cola and the A GradesTropical Beach
15SuperfoodSuperfood
16TenekAnother Day
17TaffySnowberry
18Public Service BroadcastingSignal 30
19Young KnivesGreen Island Red Raw
20History Of Apple PieThe Warrior
21OmelettesPerfect Wave
22Low Frequency In StereoCybernautic
23SplashhLemonade
24Haiku SalutSounds Like There's A Pacman Crunching Away At Your Heart
25Veronica FallsNobody There
26Public Service BroadcastingElfstedentocht Part 1
27Limbic VoidStay Strong
28Vile ElectrodesThe Future Through A Lens
29SulkMarian Shrine
30Fake ClubBeauty Queen
31Paul McCartneyQueenie Eye
32MarsheauxAlone
33Eva On The Western Castle IslandCalifornia Shrills
34mumToothwheels
35Young KnivesMaureen
36BleechSo Here I Am
37BlindnessLast One Dies
38SuedeIt Starts And Ends With You
39British Sea PowerLoving Animals
40RepublicaChristiana Obey (radio edit)
41Jake BuggWhat Doesn't Kill You
42Iskaa and the Red CarsDesire
43Desperate JournalistCristina
44Apu And The DentistNo Messages For Rumi
45History Of Apple PieDo It Wrong
46Franz FerdinandBullet
47Duckworth Lewis MethodOut In The Middle
48We Are ScientistsSomething About You
49ToyJoin The Dots
50Two Door Cinema ClubChanging Of The Seasons
51Secret AffairBlack Cat
52Maximo ParkBrain Cells
53KeeboNative American
54David BowieThe Stars (Are Out Tonight)
55PlantmanLunaria
56Universal Disappointment SpongeThe Lost Art of Steeplejacking
57MetronomyI'm Aquarius
58PrimitivesLose The Reason
59SuperfoodMelting
60Jagwar MaThe Throw
61Erland OyeLa Prima Estate
62Decade In ExilePatti's Town
63Art BrutArizona Bay
64BelterThe Invisible Cat
65Arctic MonkeysWhy D'You Only Call Me When You're High
66Kill City DefectorsPurges
67TaffyBoys Don't Cry
681975Chocolate
69BracknallIt Always Ends The Same
70Eddie Argos And The Lo Fi Punk Rock MotherfuckersWam! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!
71Au Revoir SimoneCrazy
72April March and AquasergeBlack Bars
73Dutch UnclesFlexxin
74Kitchens Of DistinctionJapan To Jupiter
75PondO Dharma
76Jensen CodeFlight To London
77Beady EyeSecond Bite Of The Apple
78BackDefriended
79China RatsN.O.M.O.N.E.Y.
80HoneybloodBud
81Light LightKilo
82Charlie Boyer and the VoyeursThings We Be
83AbdoujaparovMarried To The Rock
84Joanna GruesomeSugarcrush
85Manic Street PreachersShow Me The Wonder
86Venera 4Deaf Heartbeats
87Lois and the LoveWar
88A Star BandLotus
89El DeymaTime Out (UK edit)
90Wobbly LampsNeon Tepee
91SwervedriverDeep Wound
92Eye Emma JediPlaces
93Sky LarkinLoom
94Hippies vs GhostsFatstack
95BastilleThings We Lost In The Fire
96Dingus KhanSecond In The Beauty Pageant
97Good NaturedLovers
98Shine 2009Older
99E-JitzDef Con Wan
100Be The BearBump

 My favourite cover versions of 2013
 
1Wonder StuffPlanet Earth
2TaffyBoys Don't Cry
Tuesday 31 December 2013, 46 views


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