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1985: 10. Talking Heads – And She Was 9. New Order – The Perfect Kiss 8. The Replacements – Swingin’ Party 7. R.E.M. – Driver 8 6. Kate Bush – Cloudbusting 5. The Smiths – That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore 4. Kate Bush – Hounds of Love 3. The Smiths – The Boy With the Thorn in His Side 2. Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill 1. The Jesus and Mary Chain – Just Like Honey Honorable Mentions:

1984: 10. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls 9. New Order – Thieves Like Us 8. a-Ha – Take On Me 7. The Smiths – Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now 6. Cocteau Twins – Lorelai 5. The Smiths – What Difference Does It Make? 4. The Replacements – I Will Dare 3. The Smiths – William, It Was Really Nothing 2. Echo & the Bunnymen – The Killing Moon 1. The Smiths – How Soon Is Now? Honorable Mentions:

1983: 10. R.E.M. – Talk About the Passion 9. Violent Femmes – Gone Daddy Gone 8. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 7. The Go-Betweens – Cattle and Cane 6. Echo & the Bunnymen – The Cutter 5. This Mortal Coil – Song to the Siren 4. New Order – Age of Consent 3. The Smiths – This Charming Man 2. Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody) 1. New Order – Blue Monday Honorable Mentions:

1982: 10. Tears for Fears – Mad World 9. Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing 8. The Cure – One Hundred Years 7. The Chameleons – In Shreds 6. Echo & the Bunnymen – The Back of Love 5. Kate Bush – Suspended in Gaffa 4. Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City 3. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message 2. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean 1. New Order – Temptation Honorable Mentions:

1981: 10. Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure 9. Rick James – Super Freak 8. The Human League – Don’t You Want Me 7. The Specials – Ghost Town 6. Ultravox – Vienna 5. Soft Cell – Tainted Love 4. Kraftwerk – Computer Love 3. The Gun Club – Sex Beat 2. R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe 1. New Order – Ceremony Honorable Mentions:

Angel Haze - Dirty Gold

1980: 10. David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 9. Dead Kennedys – Holiday in Cambodia 8. Joy Division – Isolation 7. Mission of Burma – Academy Fight Song 6. The Cure – Boys Don't Cry 5. Talking Heads – Crosseyed and Painless 4. Bruce Springsteen – The River 3. Joy Division – Atmosphere 2. Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime 1. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart Honorable Mentions:

#1 Songs from 1970s at a Glance: 1970: Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up 1971: The Beach Boys – Surf’s Up 1972: Lou Reed – Perfect Day 1973: Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On 1974: Big Star – September Gurls 1975: Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run 1976: The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner 1977: David Bowie – Heroes 1978: Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights 1979: Joy Division – Transmission

Both are 2013 releases.

1979: 10. Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb 9. The Clash – Train in Vain 8. Gang of Four – At Home He’s a Tourist 7. Wire – Map Ref. 41°N 93°W 6. Chic – Good Times 5. Joy Division – New Dawn Fades 4. Talking Heads – Life During Wartime 3. The Undertones – Teenage Kicks 2. The Clash – London Calling 1. Joy Division – Transmission Honorable Mentions:

Actress - Ghettoville

1978: 10. Talking Heads – The Big Country 9. Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?) 8. The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet 7. Kraftwerk – Das Model 6. Elvis Costello & the Attractions – (I Don’t Want to Go To) Chelsea 5. Wire - Outdoor Miner 4. Magazine – Shot by Both Sides 3. Blondie – Heart of Glass 2. Gang of Four – Damaged Goods 1. Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights Honorable Mentions:

1977: 10. Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen 9. Wire – Mannequin 8. Dennis Wilson – River Song 7. Kraftwerk – Trans-Europa Express 6. Television – Marquee Moon 5. David Bowie – Sound and Vision 4. Elvis Costello – Alison 3. Iggy Pop – Lust for Life 2. Talking Heads – Psycho Killer 1. David Bowie – Heroes Honorable Mentions:

1976: 10. Blue Öyster Cult – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper 9. Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop 8. Fela Kuti – Zombie 7. Sex Pistols – Anarchy in the U.K. 6. ABBA – Dancing Queen 5. Pere Ubu – Final Solution 4. David Bowie – Station to Station 3. Boston – More Than a Feeling 2. Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way 1. The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner Honorable Mentions:

2013 was an incredible year for music. Will 2014 be another great year for music? Here are some of the releases that I'm looking forward to: Actress - Ghettoville Beck - Morning Phase Caribou Charli XCX - SuperLove Damon Albarn Fleet Foxes Flying Lotus Frank Ocean Joanna Newsom Kanye West Katy B - Little Red Liars OutKast Pusha T - King Push Robyn Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 Sampha Spoon Stars of the Lid St. Vincent - St. Vincent ....and of course fingers crossed for albums from Aphex Twin, The Avalanches, D'Angelo, Jay Electronica, Madvillain, and The Wrens. Wishful thinking? Maybe. But if 2013 can bring us Boards of Canada, David Bowie, Daft Punk, The Knife, and My Bloody Valentine... :santa2:

Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness

1975: 10. Fleetwood Mac – Rhiannon 9. David Bowie – Golden Years 8. Television – Little Johnny Jewel 7. Bob Marley & The Wailers – No Woman, No Cry 6. Led Zeppelin – Kashmir 5. Pere Ubu – 30 Seconds Over Tokyo 4. Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here 3. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 2. Bob Dylan – Tangled Up in Blue 1. Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run Honorable Mentions:

1974: 10. John Lennon - #9 Dream 9. Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – The Bottle 8. Roxy Music – All I Want is You 7. Paul McCartney & Wings – Band on the Run 6. David Bowie – Rebel Rebel 5. Dolly Parton – I Will Always Love You 4. Brian Eno – Baby’s on Fire 3. Richard & Linda Thompson – I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight 2. Neil Young – Ambulance Blues 1. Big Star – September Gurls Honorable Mentions:

1973: 10. Bob Dylan – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door 9. New York Dolls – Trash 8. John Cale – Paris 1919 7. The Who – Love, Reign O’er Me 6. Lou Reed – Caroline Says II 5. Iggy & The Stooges – Search and Destroy 4. Can – Bel Air 3. Pink Floyd – Time 2. Stevie Wonder – Living for the City 1. Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On Honorable Mentions:

1972: 10. Neil Young – Heart of Gold 9. The Temptations – Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone 8. Big Star – Thirteen 7. David Bowie – Starman 6. Bill Withers – Lean on Me 5. The Rolling Stones – Tumbling Dice 4. Can – Vitamin C 3. NEU! – Hallogallo 2. Stevie Wonder – Superstition 1. Lou Reed – Perfect Day Honorable Mentions:

1971: 10. Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven 9. The Rolling Stones – Wild Horses 8. Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised 7. David Bowie – Changes 6. Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine 5. The Who – Baba O’Riley 4. Can – Halleluwah 3. Al Green – Let’s Stay Together 2. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On 1. The Beach Boys – Surf’s Up Honorable Mentions:

1970: 10. The Beatles – Let It Be 9. The Stooges – Down on the Street 8. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Ohio 7. Black Sabbath – Paranoid 6. The Beach Boys – Forever 5. Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water 4. George Harrison – My Sweet Lord 3. James Brown – Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine 2. Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song 1. Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up Honorable Mentions:

Best Songs of 2013: 1) Burial – Come Down to Us 2) Kanye West – Blood on the Leaves 3) My Bloody Valentine – She Found Now 4) The Knife – Full of Fire 5) Drake – Hold On, We’re Going Home (ft. Majid Jordan) 6) The Haxan Cloak – The Drop 7) Charli XCX – SuperLove 8) Autre Ne Veut – Play By Play 9) Daft Punk – Giorgio by Moroder 10) Atoms for Peace – Amok 11) Justin Timberlake – Mirrors 12) A$AP Rocky - 1 Train (feat. Kendrick Lamar, Joey BadA$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson & Big K.R.I.T.) 13) Mala - Changes (Harmonimix remix) 14) Ciara – Body Party 15) James Holden – Blackpool Late Eighties 16) Sky Ferreira – I Blame Myself 17) Janelle Monáe - Q.U.E.E.N. (feat. Erykah Badu) 18) Pusha T – Numbers on the Boards 19) Blood Orange – You’re Not Good Enough (ft. Samantha Urbani) 20) Disclosure – White Noise (ft. AlunaGeorge) 21) The National – Pink Rabbits 22) Danny Brown – Lonely 23) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Jubilee Street 24) Girls' Generation - I Got a Boy 25) David Bowie - Where Are We Now? 75 songs that ultimately did not make the list (in alphabetical order):

Best Albums of 2013 1) My Bloody Valentine – m b v 2) Kanye West – Yeezus 3) Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest 4) The Haxan Cloak – Excavation 5) The Knife – Shaking the Habitual 6) Forest Swords – Engravings 7) Daft Punk – Random Access Memories 8) Danny Brown – Old 9) David Bowie – The Next Day 10) Atoms For Peace – Amok 11) Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 12) James Holden – The Inheritors 13) Various Artists – After Dark 2 14) Oneohtrix Point Never – R Plus Seven 15) Charli XCX – True Romance 16) The Field – Cupid’s Head 17) Earl Sweatshirt – Doris 18) Autre Ne Veut – Anxiety 19) Tim Hecker – Virgins 20) Savages – Silence Yourself 21) Julia Holter – Loud City Song 22) Omar-S – Thanks For Letting Me Be Myself 23) Kelela – Cut 4 Me 24) Colleen – The Weighing of the Heart 25) M.I.A. – Matangi 5 Special Mentions (in alphabetical order): 25 albums that ultimately did not make the list (in alphabetical order):

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