Day: January 1, 2015

The biggest navel-gazing post of the year!¹

The cast of usual December (and late November) characters dominated the last month of the year. And then, no surprises in my top artists of 2014 if you gave any attention to my favorite songs of the year list.

December 2014

• Frank Sinatra – 77
• Bing Crosby – 56
• Dean Martin – 55
• The Philadelphia Orchestra – 30
• Jonathan Coulton & John Roderick – 26

2014

• The War On Drugs – 698
• Ryan Adams – 596
• Okkervil River – 239
• Dum Dum Girls – 212
• Wussy – 211
• Angel Olsen – 199
• Against Me! – 196
• Frightened Rabbit – 189
• The Hold Steady – 172
• Bob Mould – 129

Complete stats available at my Last.fm page.

Next, a review of my 25 Most Played Songs list in iTunes. This goes back to February 2008. The first view shows the list without holiday music. The second includes those seasonal songs.

Here’s to a new year full of more great music.