“Music makes the people come together” sang leotarded pensioner and part-time baby smuggler Madonna. Indeed it does. So people... Come together... And enjoy the annual round-up of my favourite music from the year just gone. With the wondrous help of TV’s Last.Fm, here are the FIFTY songs wot I played the most during 2011. WARNING: Contains One Direction.
50 - Telephone by Lady Gaga
49 - Jar Of Hearts by Christina Perri
48 - American Spirit by Tom McRae
47 - The Club Is Alive by JLS
46 - Written In The Stars by Tinie Tempah
45 - Welcome Home by Radical Face
44 - On Your Shore by Enya
43 - The Silence by Alexandra Burke
42 - Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap
41 - Vacant Heart by Frankmusik
40 - Take A Chance On Me by JLS
39 - Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton
38 - Summit Day by Mike Oldfield
37 - Please by Tom McRae
36 - Higher by The Saturdays & Flo Rida
35 - Used To by Daughtry
34 - The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars
33 - When We Collide by Matt Cardle
32 - Complete Me by Frankmusik
31 - Vale Decem by Murray Gold
30 - Can't Make This Over by Pixie Lott
29 - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me by The Smiths
28 - Shake It Out by Florence & The Machine
27 - Reflections by Matt Cardle
26 - Love Story by Taylor Swift
25 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Matt Cardle
24 - No ID by Frankmusik
23 - Love The Way You Lie (Part II) by Eminem & Rihanna
22 - Jar Of Hearts by Craig Colton
21 - Love You More by JLS
20 - When You Look Me In The Eyes by Jonas Brothers
19 - Grenade by Bruno Mars
18 - Set Fire To The Rain by Adele
17 - If It's Love by Train
16 - The Heart Never Lies by McFly
15 - Tonight by Alex Band
14 - Magdalena by Brandon Flowers
13 - Afterglow by Genesis
12 - Hey, Soul Sister by Train
11 - Someone Like You by Adele
10 - At My Most Beautiful by REM
09 - The Reason by Hoobastank
08 - What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction
07 - The Harold Song by Ke$ha
06 - Oh Yeah by Tom McRae
05 - Marry You by Bruno Mars
04 - Run by Snow Patrol
03 - Silent Boulevard by Tom McRae
02 - Still Love You by Tom McRae
01 - Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
So... A random song heard while embarking on a 3am jog back in April somehow becomes my most-played CHOON of the year. And if there is any doubt as to WHY I should get myself so excited over Need You Now by Lady Antebellum, here’s a clue:
It’s called Need You Now.
DUH!
Elsewhere, the harmless Still Love You from LORD GOD McRae’s fifth album never really stood out for me – until he added DRUMS and sent it out as a present in one of his emails. Oh, it’s nice on the album, with the banjo and the mellowness. But with DRUMS...?! Piss me, it’s epic.
Giant Duplo Boy – Craig Colton of X Factor “fame” – enters the Top 50 with his blinding and powerful Jar Of Hearts. JLS and Bruno Mars take up a HUGE amount of the chart, and Enya elbows her way in to serve as somewhat of a contrast. On Your Shore, by the ethereal water-based Celt, made it so high in the chart because it WAS supposed to be the closing song of soon-to-be-classic sit-com Paradise. We’ve since changed it to Evening Falls. Wonder if that will feature in 2012’s chart as a result...?
See you next year to find out.
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