There were a lot of great songs and albums released in 2020. Here is the list of albums that got the most play. Visit the Spotify playlist here.
Indie, psychedelic, shoegaze, post-punk, and even some with a bit of R&B or jazz thrown in.
You can stream/sample the albums directly below… listed in alphabetical order:
These are the albums that were released in 2018 that got the most play, listed in alphabetical order: Deeper – Deeper Deeper is a post-punk band based in Chicago, Illinois. Film School – Bright To Death Film School is a San Francisco/Los Angeles shoegaze revivalist band who released their 5th album. … read more ➜
These are the albums that were released in 2016 that got the most play, listed in alphabetical order:
Casper Skulls – Lips & Skull
Daughter – Not to Disappear
DIIV – Is the is Are
exmagician – Scan the Blue
Flyying Colours – Mindfullness
Living Hour – Living Hour
Operators – Blue Wave
Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Sunflower Bean – Human Ceremony
Syd Arthur – Apricity
Wild Nothing – Life of Pause
Woods – City Sun Eater in the River of Light
Favorite songs released in 2016
Spotify playlist below:
These were my most listened to albums that were released in 2015.
Listed in alphabetical order:
Autobahn – Dissemble (post-punk)
Beach House – Thank Your Lucky Stars (dream pop)
Beach Slang – The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us (indie rock)
Crocodiles – Boys (shoegaze)
Deerhunter – Fading Frontier (indie rock, shoegaze)
Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear (indie rock)
Flyying Colours – ROYGBIV (shoegaze)
Foals – What Went Down (indie rock)
Jack Ladder – Playmates (indie rock)
Ought – Sun Coming Down (post-punk)
Swervedriver – I Wasn’t Born To Lose You (shoegaze, alternative rock)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Multi-Love (indie rock)
Viet Cong – Viet Cong (indie rock, noise pop)
Wolf Alice – My Love is Cool (indie rock)
I think there were a lot of great tracks released in 2014, and albums with a few really good tracks, but not much stands out for me personally for being solid all the way through. It’s easier to pick a Best of 2014 for individual songs than for total albums.
These are my music listening statistics for albums and songs released in 2012. Pulling from various sources and rating most played, highly rated, starred, loved, etc, depending on the source. 2012 music stats: 145 songs rated 4 or 5 stars from 107 different bands most played song: Beach House – Myth Albums with 3 or … read more ➜
Silversun Pickups Carnavas released July 26, 2006 free mp3 of ‘Lazy Eye’ I think the first time I saw these guys was back in November 11, 2005. They opened for Brendon Benson at Slim’s and we went to specifically to see them. Since then I’ve probably seen them another 4 times, at the Rickshaw … read more ➜
The Doves Some Cities released March 1, 2005 How can bands like Coldplay release something as boring as X&Y (after two pretty good albums) while the Doves have released 3 brilliant albums without nearly the same fanfare? If 3/4ths of the Coldplay bandwagoneers listened to the Doves, then they’d surely be playing to large venues … read more ➜
My favorite albums of 2004. (No particular order) Interpol Antics released Sep 28, 2004 Ambulance LTD self titled released Mar 23, 2004 Autolux Future Perfect released Sept 21, 2004 A.C. Newman Slow Wonder released Jun 8, 2004 Arcade Fire Funeral released Sep 14, 2004 The Walkmen Bows & Arrows released … read more ➜