Last.FM Charts For 2006

And now for the second in an occasional series of blogs. I say 'occasional' - it's pretty much designed to be once a year. It's time to reveal the songs I listened to the most during the slightly-above-average year of 2006. Ladbrokes have been taking bets, you know.

Can Silent Boulevard cling onto the top spot for a second year running? Are the charts as overrun with soppy love songs as this time last year? Just how many times can one man listen to Run? The answers to all these questions, and many more that are almost-certainly on the tips of your tongues, can be found below.

In association with the sexy number goblins at Last.Fm, here are My Most-Played Songs Of 2006.


50 - Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen

49 - I Need A House by Marie Serneholt

48 - Grey Room by Damien Rice

47 - London Bridge by Fergie

46 - I Wanna Be Bad by Willa Ford

45 - Hippies In The 60's by Meja

44 - Cannonball by Damien Rice

43 - America by Razorlight

42 - I've Been High by REM

41 - Don't Give Up by The Feeling

40 - Rama Lama Ding Dong by The Preluders

39 - Love Will Tear Us Apart by Honeyroot

38 - Don't Stop The Music by Play

37 - Leave by REM

36 - Don't Give Up by Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush

35 - You're Still The One by Shania Twain

34 - Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Westlife

33 - All Good Things (Come To An End) by Nelly Furtado

32 - One More Night Alone by Friday Hill

31 - Zombie by The Cranberries

30 - Wind It Up by Gwen Stefani

29 - Kick Some Ass by Stroke 9

28 - Should I Stay by Gabrielle

27 - Accidental Babies by Damien Rice

26 - Unfaithful by Rihanna

25 - 9 Crimes by Damien Rice

24 - Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol

23 - Mistake by Stephanie McIntosh

22 - No Tomorrow by Orson

21 - Show Me Heaven by Maria McKee

20 - Afterglow by Genesis

19 - The Power Of Love by Jennifer Rush

18 - Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez

17 - What Hurts The Most by Jo O'Meara

16 - Goodbye To You by Michelle Branch

15 - I Know Him So Well by Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson

14 - Stay With You by The Goo Goo Dolls

13 - Angel Of The Morning by Thunderbugs

12 - Because Of You by Kelly Clarkson

11 - The Reason by Hoobastank

10 - Bones by The Killers

09 - Love Changes Everything by Sarah Brightman

08 - You Are The Generation Who Bought More Shoes by Johnny Boy

07 - Who Knew by Pink

06 - The Origin Of Love by Hedwig & The Angry Inch

05 - The Bleeding Heart Show by The New Pornographers

04 - Run by Snow Patrol

03 - Silent Boulevard by Tom McRae

02 - Oh Yeah by Tom McRae

01 - When You Were Young by The Killers


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Last.FM Charts For 2005

For no other reason than my ever-continuing quest to be crowned Biggest Tit Of The Decade, I have decided to record my most-played songs of the past twelve months in this 'ere blog. I imagine it will make for some gripping reading. I can see it becoming an annual event; much like Jools Holland being a wanker as the clock chimes midnight on NYE.

So, what does this chart tell you about my 2005? Mainly that it was shit - You'll see many of the songs focus on heartbreak and loneliness and regrets and love and unrequited love and then a bit more heartbreak. It's not been a great year for me, yet these songs have somehow helped me through the pain.

But what was the biggest comfort in my hour of need? Well, year of need? What song was the most-played of 2005? Are you excited? Are you?

I am.

Very.

For the first time ever, mainly because this is a brand-new blog, I proudly present to you - in association with Last.Fm - My Top Fifty Songs Of 2005.

50 - The Ascent Of Man by REM
49 - Show Me Heaven by Maria McKee
48 - The Power Of Love by Celine Dion
47 - Cannonball by Damien Rice
46 - The Moon & Me by Tom Baxter
45 - The Times They Are-A-Changin' by Phil Collins
44 - Invisible Touch by Genesis
43 - Zombie by The Cranberries
42 - Poison by Alice Cooper
41 - 74-75 by The Connells
40 - Flip Reverse by Blazin' Squad
39 - Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler
38 - Andy, You're A Star by The Killers
37 - Twenty-Nine Palms by Tangerine Dream
36 - What Hurts The Most by Jo O'Meara
35 - If You're Not The One by Daniel Bedingfield
34 - Tourniquet by Evanescence
33 - Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
32 - Fix You by Coldplay
31 - Gravity Of Love by Enigma
30 - I Drove All Night by Celine Dion
29 - White Flag by Dido
28 - Atomic by Blondie
27 - Slow Motion by David Gray
26 - I've Been High by REM
25 - I Know Him So Well by Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
24 - Against All Odds by Phil Collins
23 - Sara by Fleetwood Mac
22 - Baby Goodbye by Friday Hill
21 - Elephant by Damien Rice
20 - Because Of You by Kelly Clarkson
19 - From The Inside by Alex Parks
18 - In Too Deep by Genesis
17 - Lonely No More by Rob Thomas
16 - The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice
15 - Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll by The Killers
14 - Love Changes Everything by Sarah Brightman
13 - Leave by REM
12 - End Of The World News (Dose Me Up) by Tom McRae
11 - The Reason by Hoobastank
10 - Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright
09 - Don't Give Up by Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush
08 - Leaving New York by REM
07 - Bad Day by Daniel Powter
06 - Toy Soldiers by Martika
05 - Chances Are by Vonda Shepard
04 - Goodbye My Lover by James Blunt
03 - Oh Yeah by Tom McRae
02 - Run by Snow Patrol
01 - Silent Boulevard by Tom McRae

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Glossary Of Terms

Some information you may need to know in order to make sense of my ramblings. This will be updated as and when I write something so utterly ridiculous that it needs further explanation, in order for people to understand what the piss I'm going on about.

Eggplant

The newspaper-reading media company I work for as a Product Leader.

Happy, Sneezy, Dopey, Grumpy, Sleepy, Bashful, Doc

These are seven quite famous dwarves. I've not been in relationships with any of these. Although not for the want of trying.

Scrappy, Bolly, Furby, Fuzzy, Sharpy, Humpy, Daisy

These are seven of my previous gentlemen callers. I've been in relationships with all of these. And to keep their identities secret, I have given them these rather 'affectionate' nicknames. For reasons best known to myself.

Also, if I'm writing about one particular Ex, I'd hate them to read this, see their real name written down, and discover what I REALLY thought of them - as opposed to what I probably told them at the time, which is that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with them.

It means I can say anything I want, safe in the knowledge that no-one knows who they really are. Brilliant. Sharpy, you were a cunt. Ha ha ha ha... See what I mean? Oh, hours of fun.

Sid's Dead Dad

The highly-pretty, always watchable Peter Capaldi (of The Thick Of It fame)

Wilfred Brambell

Not actually Wilfred Brambell, but Phil Davies, who played him in a recent BBC drama and hasn't been believable in anything on TV since. I just keep seeing him as the 'Dirty Old Man'.

Peter Firth

Plays Harry in BBC1's Spooks. He also has a massive penis.


Assumpta Fitzgerald
Dervla Kirwin - Voice of M&S adverts, former Ballykissangel star and Mrs Rupert Penry-Jones. The lucky bitchwhore.

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