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2014 – 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 2014.

 Top albums of 2014
 
1Kaiser ChiefsEducation Education Education and War
2HoneybloodHoneyblood
3SuperfoodDon't Say That
4TemplesSun Structures
5Maximo ParkToo Much Information
6BleechHumble Sky
7Fashoda CrisisAlmost Everyone is Entirely Average at Almost Everything
8MarthaCourting Strong
9BisData Panik Etcetera
10Nina PerssonAnimal Heart
11Manic Street PreachersFuturology
12AbdoujaparovSeaside Arcade Bingo Patrol
13Sleaford ModsDivide and Exit
14Inspiral CarpetsInspiral Carpets
15Stephen Malkmus and the JicksWig Out At Jagbags
16Desperate JournalistDesperate Journalist
17Kirsty BertarelliIndigo Shores
18New MendicantsInto The Lime
19High/LowStuck In A Void
20YesHeaven & Earth
21Wind-Up BirdsPoor Music
22Band Of Holy JoyEasy Listening
23Gerard WayHesitant Alien
24HappynessWeird Little Birthday
25BeckMorning Phase
26Carsick Cars3
27Hafdis HuldHome
28Big Boss ManLast Man On Earth
29Damon AlbarnEveryday Robots
30Marc AlmondThe Dancing Marquis
31Slow ClubComplete Surrender
32Tom VekLuck
33Divine PaisteCrystal Waves On A Frozen Lake
34DZ DeathraysBlack Rat
35Dark HorsesHail Lucid State
36Catfish and the BottlemenThe Balcony
37Glass AnimalsZABA
38SpaceAttack Of The Mutant 50ft Kebab

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.
 
31/03/14Kaiser ChiefsEducation Education Education and War

 Original chart - top albums of 2014
 
1Kaiser ChiefsEducation Education Education and War
2SuperfoodDon't Say That
3HoneybloodHoneyblood
4TemplesSun Structures
5High/LowStuck In A Void
6Maximo ParkToo Much Information
7Manic Street PreachersFuturology
8Sleaford ModsDivide And Exit
9Tom VekLuck
10Fashoda CrisisAlmost Everyone Is Entirely Average At Almost Everything
11Inspiral CarpetsInspiral Carpets
12BleechHumble Sky
13Wind-Up BirdsPoor Music
14SpaceAttack Of The Mutant 50ft Kebab
15PrimitivesSpin-O-Rama
16BisData Panik Etc
17MarthaCourting Strong
18Desperate JournalistDesperate Journalist
19Gerard WayHesitant Alien
20Catfish and the BottlemenThe Balcony
21Nina PerssonAnimal Heart
22Chatham RiseChatham Rise
23Dark HorsesHail Lucid State
24Tom Williams and the BoatEasy Listening
25Hafdis HuldHome
26Carsick Cars3
27Stephen MalkmusWig Out At Jagbags
28DZ DeathraysBlack Rat
29Slow ClubComplete Surrender
30Damon AlbarnEveryday Robots

 Top tracks of 2014
 
1Martha1967, I Miss You, I'm Lonely
2Sleater-KinneyBury Our Friends
3HoneybloodChoker
4Kaiser ChiefsBows And Arrows
5Public Service BroadcastingGagarin
6Pop Will Eat ItselfReclaim The Game (Funk FIFA)
7Franz FerdinandErdbeer Mund
8Manic Street PreachersEuropa Geht Durch Mich
9BleechNot Like You
10Maximo ParkGive, Get, Take
11Honeyblood(I'd Rather Be) Anywhere But Here
12SuperionsKonnichiwa
13PrimitivesHidden In The Shadows
14Chris T-T and the HoodratsBury Me With A Scarab
15MenswearCrash (2014)
16Keith Top Of The Pops and his Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing BandBingo
17SuperfoodRight On Satellite
18Kaiser ChiefsMisery Company
19Sleaford ModsTiswas
20BleechHere I Am
21HoneybloodBiro
22Kaiser ChiefsMeanwhile Up In Heaven
23CharlatansSo Oh
24Close LobstersNew York City In Space
25Sinead O'Connor8 Good Reasons
26S*M*A*S*H(I Want To) Kill Somebody 2014
27Colour Me WednesdaySugar Coated
28SuperfoodSuperfood
29Johnny MarrEasy Money
30Local GirlsBleached
31Animal NoiseBag Of Bones
32History Of Apple PieJamais Vu
33Andrew Grumbridge feat LocktonThe Catastrophic Transfer Of Wealth From The Young To The Old
34TemplesMesmerise
35AlvvaysArchie, Marry Me
36Nina PerssonAnimal Heart
37AbdoujaparovMarried To The Rock
38Fashoda CrisisBillericay
39SuperfoodTV
40Desperate JournalistCristina
41Superfood(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)
42Neon WaltzBare Wood Aisles
43Sounds of Sputnik feat UmmagmaNew Born
44Jagwar MaWhy'd You Only Call When You're High

 Original chart - top tracks of 2014
 
1Pop Will Eat ItselfReclaim The Game (Funk FIFA)
2KillatrixSupersonic
3SuperfoodRight On Satellite
4CudVictoria
5Maximo ParkGive, Get, Take
6Close LobstersNew York City In Space
7PrimitivesHidden In The Shadows
8HoneybloodChoker
9Martha1967, I Miss You, I'm Lonely
10MenswearCrash (2014)
11TemplesMesmerise
12Sleater-KinneyBury Our Friends
13CurxesAvant-Guarded
14St VincentDigital Witness
15Electric SixI Need A Restaurant
16History Of Apple PieJamais Vu
17Death From Above 1979Trainwreck 1979
18SuperionsKonnichiwa
19Kaiser ChiefsBows and Arrows
20Inspiral CarpetsSpitfire
21Sleaford ModsTiswas
22Wind-Up BirdsThe Gristle
23High LowCrashland
24Tom VekSherman (Animals In The Jungle)
25AsylumsI've Seen Your Face In A Music Magazine
26Desperate JournalistControl
27PondElvis' Flaming Star
28Viet CongContinental Shelf
29Neon WaltzBare Wood Aisles
30Public Service BroadcastingGagarin
31Gerard WayMillions
32MogwaiTeenage Exorcist
33We Are The OceanArk
34Chris T-T and the HoodratsBury Me With A Scarab
35BlessaUnfurl
36Manic Street PreachersEuropa Geht Durch Mich
37DumbTwo Bottles
38Sinead O'Connor8 Good Reasons
39Dum Dum GirlsRimbaud Eyes
40Franz FerdinandLeaving My Old Life Behind
41Royal BloodTen Tonne Skeleton
42Wolf AliceMoaning Lisa Smile
43Heavy Petting ZooInherent Vice
44HoneybloodBiro
45Fashoda CrisisA Eulogy of Sorts
46Giorgio Moroder74 Is The New 24
47SallasmithAt The Devil's Gate
48Nina PerssonAnimal Heart
49Wye OakRunning Up That Hill
50InterpolAncient Ways (clean)
51Filthy TonguesCrewcut
52John MouseI Was A Goalkeeper
53Kate PiersonMister Sister
54Dark HorsesSaturn Returns
55Manic Street PreachersLet's Go To War
56GrísalappalísaABC
57Kaiser ChiefsCannons
58James AtkinLove Blind
59PollapönkNo Prejudice
60Last LynxNone Of My Friends
61SchoolHead Over Here
62Lunatics On PogosticksCappuccino
63SpaceShe's In Love With The Boy In A Bodybag
64Joy FormidableYn Rhydiau'r Afon
65Kaiser ChiefsRuffians On Parade
66BisKeep Your Darkness
67InkheartsKeeping Up
68Leave The PlanetCoasts
69HappynessGreat Minds Think Alike, All Brains Taste The Same
70Mabel Greer's ToyshopElectric Funeral
71States Of EmotionThe Way That I'm Wired
72Jonny Cola and the A GradesBlow Up
73MetronomyLove Letters
74Fickle FriendsSwim
75Tahiti 80Garra
76GengahrFill My Gums With Blood
77ElbowFly Boy Blue - Lunette
78Johnny MarrEasy Money
79CharlatansSo Oh
80Eight Rounds RapidDostoyevsky
81JukePins and Needles
82Big DealTalk (Reprise)
83Keith Top Of The Pops and his Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing BandBingo
84FaganTonight
85Stephen Emmer and Glenn GregoryLet The Silence Hold You
86SpoonDo You
87JacksonsWarehouseRight Here Right Now
88SlugCockeyed Rabbit Wrapped In Plastic
89HoneymilkA Scene In Between
90Chatham RiseHollows
91JamesMoving On
92Pre NewSpeed Queen
93As Elephants AreCrown
94Lola ColtVacant Hearts
95Hafdis HuldPop Song
96Young GalaxyHard To Tell
97Wolf PartyIn My Pocket
98Todd TerjeStrandbar (disko)
99FanfarloLandlocked
100NoireThose Days

 My favourite cover versions of 2014
 
1Keith Top Of The Pops and his Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing BandBingo
2Superfood(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)
3Jagwar MaWhy'd You Only Call When You're High
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