As I’m writing my Top Music of 2017 blog, I realize it might be interesting to see how rankings change over time. For me, top music should be an indication of longevity – how will I still like the song after a few years. So here’s the list from 2005 (12 years ago):

1. Annie – Heartbeat
2. Gwen Stefani – Cool
3. Feist – Inside & Out
4. Coldplay – Speed Of Sound
5. Sum 41 – Pieces
6. New Order – Krafty
7. Franz Ferdinand – The Fallen
8. Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone
9. Sufjan Stevens – John Wayne Gacy Jr
10. Jimmy Eat World – Work
11. Kathleen Edwards – Back To Me
12. The Decemberists – Sixteen Military Wives
13. The Bravery – An Honest Mistake
14. Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc
15. Imogen Heap – Hide & Seek
16. Embrace – Gravity
17. Tegan & Sara – Speak Slow
18. Kylie Minogue – I Believe In You

In my re-ranking, I have an arbitrary cut-off where I don’t think a song should be on the list (kind of a 3.5 star line on iTunes). And then I just re-ranked everything based on how I like the song now. Also I didn’t add any new songs since I don’t remember what came out in 2005.

1. Feist – Inside & Out
2. Annie – Heartbeat
3. Kylie Minogue – I Believe In You
4. Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone
5. Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc
6. Imogen Heap – Hide & Seek
7. Gwen Stefani – Cool
8. Sum 41 – Pieces
9. Jimmy Eat World – Work
10. New Order – Krafty
11. Embrace – Gravity
12. Tegan & Sara – Speak Slow
13. Kathleen Edwards – Back To Me

So 5 songs have dropped of the list, and I think there’s a couple of clear tiers. Songs 1 – 4 are still great, 5 – 7 are decent, and 8+ fill out the catalogue.

Posted by Kevin in Blogs Tags: growingup, music