My LIfe in Music

A while back I started making a list of favourite songs from each of the years I've been on the planet. This list is now quite substantial with most years having three or four recommendations. To keep things simple here's my top pick from each year, starting a very long time ago...

1975 Make Me Smile - Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel

1976 Golden Years - David Bowie

1977 Sound and Vision - David Bowie

1978 The Man with the Child in his Eyes - Kate Bush

1979 On Any Other Day - The Police

1980 Looking For Clues - Robert Palmer

1981 I Want To Be Free - Toyah

1982 Suspended In Gaffa - Kate Bush

1983 Blue Monday - New Order

1984 Zoolook - Jean Michel Jarre

1985 Hounds of Love - Kate Bush

1986 Big Time - Peter Gabriel

1987 Spanish Fly - The Go Hole

1988 Revolution - Jean Michel Jarre

1989 Love and Anger - Kate Bush

1990 Roam - B52's

1991 She's So High - Blur

1992 99.9f - Suzanne Vega

1993 On The Ropes - The Wonder Stuff

1994 Glory Box - Portishead

1995 Planet Telex - Radiohead

1996 Lusty - Lamb

1997 Song 2 - Blur

1998 I Think I'm Paranoid - Garbage

1999 Unemployed In Summertime - Emiliana Torrini

2000 The Facts Of Life - Black Box Recorder

2001 19/2000 (Soulchild Remix) - Gorillaz

2002 More Than This - Peter Gabriel

2003 Clocks - Coldplay

2004 Get It Together - The Go! Team

2005 Daylight Robbery - Imogen Heap

2006 On The Radio - Regina Spektor

2007 It's A Wonderful Li(f)e - The Real Tuesday Weld

2008 No Lucifer - British Sea Power

2009 Bad Body Double - Imogen Heap

2010 This Too Shall Pass (Video Version) - Ok Go

2011 Blind Faith - Chase & Status

2012 One Big Moment - Orbital

2013 Spitfire - Public Service Broadcasting

2014 Savant Starfish Funky-Panda - Reckless Jumps

2015 An Illustration Of Loneliness (Sleepless in New York) - Courtney Barnett

2016 Burn The Witch – Radiohead

2017 Moonshine Freeze - This Is The Kit

2018 How We Used To Write – Mr Ben and The Bens

2019 Tarantella - Honeyblood

2020 Coming To Get You Nowhere - This Is The Kit

2021 Strong Feelings – Dry Cleaning

2022 15 Again – Suede

2023 Bone Music – Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening

2024 Flaws – Les Amazones d’Afrique

2025 Spike Island – Pulp