2008: The Year In Music

According to last.fm these are the bands that I listened to most during 2008. There are a few bands that were also on last years list, namely Ween and Modest Mouse, however both have slid down in there positioning.

1. Ween (4th last year)
2. The Beatles (9th last year)
3. Nirvana
4. Pixies
5. Peter Tosh
6. Gomez
7. Built To Spill
8. Neutral Milk Hotel
9. Pennywise
10. The Raconteurs

Below is a wave graph of the top 75 artists that I listened to over the last year (click for a larger image). It’s a great way to visualize the trends in my listening habits throughout the year. And it sure is purty.

And these are the songs I listened to most:

1. The Raconteurs – Together
2. Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
3. The Raconteurs – Intimate Secretary
4. Ween – She’s Your Baby
5. Peter Tosh – Get Up, Stand Up
6. Nirvana – About A Girl (Home Recording)
7. The Raconteurs – Yellow Sun
8. Pixies – Alec Eiffel
9. Built To Spill – Goin’ Against Your Mind
10. The Rolling Stones – She’s So Cold

As far as live music goes, here are my 2008 top four:
1. Ween
2. Bishop Allen / The Republic Tigers / Electric Owls
3. Widespread Panic
4. The Police / Elvis Costello And The Impostors

Last.fm is the service I use to track my listening habits. I’m always trying to discover new music so please go ahead and friend me over at last.fm.

And if you are really bored you can check out my Twones account which tracks all of my music listening on Hypemachine, MySpace, Youtube, and Favtape.