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Alan

Dec 30, 05 - 9:36 AM

Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles

Planet Sound is a music service on C4's Teletext Pages p.351 (just in case you don't know) and has slowly been revealing its list over the past 3 weeks. Here are the results...

SINGLES
50. The Avenue - Roll Deep
49. Tuned To A Different Station - Dogs
48. Do The Whirlwind - Architecture In Helsinki
47. A Pain That I’m Used To - Depeche Mode
46. You Don’t Have To Shout - Robocop Kraus
45. Even Tho - Joseph Arthur
44. Why Do You Love Me? - Garbage
43. Fix The Cracks - Humanzi
42. Remain - Gledhill
41. Last Night I Nearly Died - Duke Special
40. Stay In The Shade - Jose Gonzales
39. C’mon Chameleon - The Research
38. Going Missing - Maximo Park
37. E-Pro - Beck
36. Two More Years - Bloc Party
35. Eddie’s Gun - The Kooks
34. 1 Thing - Amerie
33. The Shouty Track - Lemon Jelly
32. Recover - The Automatic
31. Galvanise - The Chemical Brothers
30. Finding Out True Love Is Blind - Louis XIV
29. Wires - Athlete
28. I Feel Just Like A Child - Devandra Banhart
27. Is It Any Wonder? - The Shortwave Set
26. Please Stand Up - British Sea Power
25. Destroy Everything You Touch - Ladytron
24. Shot You Down - Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra
23. Love And Pain - Clor
22. Fulford - Warren Suicide
21. Boys Will Be Boys - The Ordinary Boys
20. Ohh La La - Goldfrapp
19. An Honest Mistake - The Bravery
18. Before The Curtains - iLiKETRAiNS
17. Crabbuckit - K-OS
16. Wishing Well - Harrisons
15. Juice box - Strokes
14. Somewhere Else - Razorlight
13. Push The Button - Sugababes
12. Albion - Babyshambles
11. Potential Futures - Duels
10. My Doorbell - White Stripes
09. Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - LCD Soundsystem
08. In The Morning - The Coral
07. Hung Up - Madonna
06. From The Floorboards Up - Paul Weller
05. Fill My World - The Feeling
04. Dare - Gorillaz
03. Dakota - Stereophonics
02. Hope There’s Someone - Anthony And The Johnsons
01. I Bet You Look Good On The Dance floor - Arctic Monkeys

ALBUMS
50. The New Fellas - Cribs
49. Crying At Teatime - Alfie
48. Picaresque - Decemberists
47. Lullabies To Paralyse - Queens Of The Stone Age
46. Five Years - John Vanderslice
45. Oceans Apart - The Go-Betweens
44. Floorshow - Baxter Drury
43. Middle Of Nowhere - Hot Hot Heat
42. Howl Howl Gaff Gaff - Shout Out Louds
41. Chaos And Creation In The Backyard - Paul McCartney
40. Electric Blue - Andy Bell
39. Tales From Turnpike House - Saint Etienne
38. Music’s Made Of Memories - Treva Whateva
37. Cold Nose - Department Of Eagles
36. KC Rules OK - King Creosote
35. Takk - Sigur Ros
34. Coles Corner - Richard Hawley
33. Lookaftering - Vashti Bunyan
32. Help: A Day In The Life - War child - Various Artists
31. 11:11 - Maria Taylor
30. Alternative To Love - Brendan Benson
29. Waiting For The Sirens Call - New Order
28. Tower Of Love - Jim Noir
27. The Features - Exhibit A
26. Where The Humans Eat - Willy Mason
25. Howl - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
24. Anniemal - Annie
23. You Could Have Had It So Much Better With… - Franz Ferdinand
22. Before The New Dawn Heals Us - M83
21. Don’t Believe The Truth - Oasis
20. X + Y - Coldplay
19 Black Mountain - Black Mountain
18. Aerial - Kate Bush
17. OK Cowboy - Vitalic
16. Arular - M.I.A.
15. The Best Party Ever - The Boy Least Likely Too
14. Late Registration - Kanye West
13. Employment - Kaiser Chiefs
12. The Back Room - Editors
11. Nolita - Keren Ann
10. Stars Of CCTV - Hard Fi
09. Z - My Morning Jacket
08. Funeral - Arcade Fire
07. Into The Woods - Malcolm Middleton
06. More Adventurous - Rilo Kiley
05. Leaders Of The Free World - Elbow
04. Meadowlands - The Wrens
03. The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
02. Alligator - The National
01. I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning - Bright Eyes

I'm a bit disappointed with the list this year - it has the usual collection of great stuff that other list forget (like The Robocop Kraus in singles or Keren Ann in the Albums) but some of the other choices are a tad strange - Hard Fi in the top ten?

Tungsten

Dec 30th, 2005 - 12:59 PM

Re: Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles

Magic Numbers in the top 10???

Charlie

Dec 30th, 2005 - 3:40 PM

Re: Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles

Just hope they haven't used the stupid 1 album / 1 single rule this time. Surprised they included X&Y... maybe it was between that or one of the singles.

Alan

Dec 30th, 2005 - 5:10 PM

Re: Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles

yeah they have - if you're in the album chart you're not in the single one which means 'My Friend Dario' by Vitalic and 'Spit It Out' by Brendan Benson are absent from the single list. But I like the way they split it - it means you get 100 acts instead of three singles off one album in the top 20 of a list.

Just annoyed they missed out 'Superwolf' by Matt Sweeney/Will Oldham, 'Mysterious Production Of Eggs' by Andrew Bird, 'Outside Closer' by Hood and 'Great Destroyer' by Low are absent from the LP list when they are all far far FAR better than the Bright Eyes album.

Charlie

Dec 30th, 2005 - 8:47 PM

Re: Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles

But this method just means singles can get picked ahead of albums which just undermines the fact that, regardless of quality, an album is a greater achievment than a single.

Alan

Jan 3rd, 2006 - 1:15 AM

Re: Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles

They tend to go for albums over singles - for example Kate Bush's 'King Of The Mountain' and Vitalic's 'My Friend Dario' both got 4.5/5 and Magic Numbers/Bright Eyes/Arcade Fire all scored 5/5 singles when there has only been about 10-12 singles all year with a score over 4. The top singles tend to be great tracks of albums that aren't consitently good enough to earn a place in the LP chart (as Gorillaz/Stereophonics etcs albums weren't)

Charlie

Jan 3rd, 2006 - 1:07 PM

Re: Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles

'They tend to go for albums over singles'

Good, i should certainly hope so

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Alan Dec 30, 05 - 9:36 AM	Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles Planet Sound is a music service on C4's Teletext Pages p.351 (just in case you don't know) and has slowly been revealing its list over the past 3 weeks. Here are the results... SINGLES 50. The Avenue - Roll Deep 49. Tuned To A Different Station - Dogs 48. Do The Whirlwind - Architecture In Helsinki 47. A Pain That I’m Used To - Depeche Mode 46. You Don’t Have To Shout - Robocop Kraus 45. Even Tho - Joseph Arthur 44. Why Do You Love Me? - Garbage 43. Fix The Cracks - Humanzi 42. Remain - Gledhill 41. Last Night I Nearly Died - Duke Special 40. Stay In The Shade - Jose Gonzales 39. C’mon Chameleon - The Research 38. Going Missing - Maximo Park 37. E-Pro - Beck 36. Two More Years - Bloc Party 35. Eddie’s Gun - The Kooks 34. 1 Thing - Amerie 33. The Shouty Track - Lemon Jelly 32. Recover - The Automatic 31. Galvanise - The Chemical Brothers 30. Finding Out True Love Is Blind - Louis XIV 29. Wires - Athlete 28. I Feel Just Like A Child - Devandra Banhart 27. Is It Any Wonder? - The Shortwave Set 26. Please Stand Up - British Sea Power 25. Destroy Everything You Touch - Ladytron 24. Shot You Down - Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra 23. Love And Pain - Clor 22. Fulford - Warren Suicide 21. Boys Will Be Boys - The Ordinary Boys 20. Ohh La La - Goldfrapp 19. An Honest Mistake - The Bravery 18. Before The Curtains - iLiKETRAiNS 17. Crabbuckit - K-OS 16. Wishing Well - Harrisons 15. Juice box - Strokes 14. Somewhere Else - Razorlight 13. Push The Button - Sugababes 12. Albion - Babyshambles 11. Potential Futures - Duels 10. My Doorbell - White Stripes 09. Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - LCD Soundsystem 08. In The Morning - The Coral 07. Hung Up - Madonna 06. From The Floorboards Up - Paul Weller 05. Fill My World - The Feeling 04. Dare - Gorillaz 03. Dakota - Stereophonics 02. Hope There’s Someone - Anthony And The Johnsons 01. I Bet You Look Good On The Dance floor - Arctic Monkeys ALBUMS 50. The New Fellas - Cribs 49. Crying At Teatime - Alfie 48. Picaresque - Decemberists 47. Lullabies To Paralyse - Queens Of The Stone Age 46. Five Years - John Vanderslice 45. Oceans Apart - The Go-Betweens 44. Floorshow - Baxter Drury 43. Middle Of Nowhere - Hot Hot Heat 42. Howl Howl Gaff Gaff - Shout Out Louds 41. Chaos And Creation In The Backyard - Paul McCartney 40. Electric Blue - Andy Bell 39. Tales From Turnpike House - Saint Etienne 38. Music’s Made Of Memories - Treva Whateva 37. Cold Nose - Department Of Eagles 36. KC Rules OK - King Creosote 35. Takk - Sigur Ros 34. Coles Corner - Richard Hawley 33. Lookaftering - Vashti Bunyan 32. Help: A Day In The Life - War child - Various Artists 31. 11:11 - Maria Taylor 30. Alternative To Love - Brendan Benson 29. Waiting For The Sirens Call - New Order 28. Tower Of Love - Jim Noir 27. The Features - Exhibit A 26. Where The Humans Eat - Willy Mason 25. Howl - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 24. Anniemal - Annie 23. You Could Have Had It So Much Better With… - Franz Ferdinand 22. Before The New Dawn Heals Us - M83 21. Don’t Believe The Truth - Oasis 20. X + Y - Coldplay 19 Black Mountain - Black Mountain 18. Aerial - Kate Bush 17. OK Cowboy - Vitalic 16. Arular - M.I.A. 15. The Best Party Ever - The Boy Least Likely Too 14. Late Registration - Kanye West 13. Employment - Kaiser Chiefs 12. The Back Room - Editors 11. Nolita - Keren Ann 10. Stars Of CCTV - Hard Fi 09. Z - My Morning Jacket 08. Funeral - Arcade Fire 07. Into The Woods - Malcolm Middleton 06. More Adventurous - Rilo Kiley 05. Leaders Of The Free World - Elbow 04. Meadowlands - The Wrens 03. The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers 02. Alligator - The National 01. I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning - Bright Eyes I'm a bit disappointed with the list this year - it has the usual collection of great stuff that other list forget (like The Robocop Kraus in singles or Keren Ann in the Albums) but some of the other choices are a tad strange - Hard Fi in the top ten?
Tungsten Dec 30th, 2005 - 12:59 PM	Re: Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles Magic Numbers in the top 10???
Charlie Dec 30th, 2005 - 3:40 PM	Re: Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles Just hope they haven't used the stupid 1 album / 1 single rule this time. Surprised they included X&Y... maybe it was between that or one of the singles.
Alan Dec 30th, 2005 - 5:10 PM	Re: Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles yeah they have - if you're in the album chart you're not in the single one which means 'My Friend Dario' by Vitalic and 'Spit It Out' by Brendan Benson are absent from the single list. But I like the way they split it - it means you get 100 acts instead of three singles off one album in the top 20 of a list. Just annoyed they missed out 'Superwolf' by Matt Sweeney/Will Oldham, 'Mysterious Production Of Eggs' by Andrew Bird, 'Outside Closer' by Hood and 'Great Destroyer' by Low are absent from the LP list when they are all far far FAR better than the Bright Eyes album.
Charlie Dec 30th, 2005 - 8:47 PM	Re: Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles But this method just means singles can get picked ahead of albums which just undermines the fact that, regardless of quality, an album is a greater achievment than a single.
Alan Jan 3rd, 2006 - 1:15 AM	Re: Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles They tend to go for albums over singles - for example Kate Bush's 'King Of The Mountain' and Vitalic's 'My Friend Dario' both got 4.5/5 and Magic Numbers/Bright Eyes/Arcade Fire all scored 5/5 singles when there has only been about 10-12 singles all year with a score over 4. The top singles tend to be great tracks of albums that aren't consitently good enough to earn a place in the LP chart (as Gorillaz/Stereophonics etcs albums weren't)
Charlie Jan 3rd, 2006 - 1:07 PM	Re: Planet Sound Top 50 Albums And Singles 'They tend to go for albums over singles' Good, i should certainly hope so