Sunday, December 26, 2004

Playlist - Best of 2004

It's taken a while to get this list ready. These are the songs and albums that rocked my world in 2004. Please note that I'm using slightly unconventional and random categories because a) I felt like it and b) this ain't the Grammys!
  • Best Pop Album: Keane - Hope & Fears
  • Best Rock Album: Razorlight - Up All Night
  • Best R&B Album: Joss Stone - Mind, Body & Soul
  • Best Female Singer: Gwen Stefani
  • Best Female Newcomer: Joss Stone
  • Best New Band(s): Keane, Razorlight, Scissor Sisters
  • Close but no cigar: Franz Ferdinand
  • Kickass Rock single: Green Day - American Idiot
  • Future Classic Rock track: Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now, Runner Up: Velvet Revolver - Fall to Pieces
  • Most Welcome Return to Form: U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, Runner Up: ليلي نهاري - عمرو دياب (the album)
  • Best Dance Track: Martin Solveig - Rocking Music, Runner Up: Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme
  • Best Hip-Hop track: The Roots - I Don't Care, Runner Up: LL Cool J - Hush
  • Best R&B Single: Mario Winans - I Don't Wanna Know
  • Obscure R&B ballad: Sweetback - Lover
  • Best for lazy afternoons: Bebel Gilberto
  • Sexiest Arabic song: آه ونص - نانسي عجرم, Runner Up: ليلي نهاري - عمرو دياب (the song, not the singer!)
  • Heartbreaking Arabic song: كل القصايد - مروان خوري
  • Unexpected Great Arabic song: وبعيد - سعود ابو سلطان
  • Guilty Pleasure: Girls Aloud - What Will the Neighbors Say?
  • Unexpected Great Single: Britney Spears - Toxic (who knew?)
  • Sexiest Single: Christina Milian - Dip It Low
  • Overlooked Soul/House track: Amp Fiddler - Superficial
  • Warm Band from Freezing Climate: Iceland's The Honeymoon - Dialogue
  • Party Starter: Michael Gray - The Weekend
  • Booty Shaker: Nina Sky - Move Ya Body
  • Best Lounge CD: L Restaurant & Bar - Ralph & Elie from REG Project
  • Most Bizarre Duet: William Shatner with Joe Jackson - Common People
  • Best Dance/Rock hybrid: Deep Dish - Flashdance
  • Best French Band: Phoenix - Alphabetical
  • Best Cover Version: Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb
  • Wittiest Video: Kings of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You
  • Best Christmas Single: Jimmy Eat World - Last Christmas
  • Best Live Show: Madonna - Reinvention Tour (which I saw live) Runner Up: Scissor Sisters (on DVD)

I'm sure I've forgotten something, but the list almost sums up my personal music highlights for 2004.

Would you like a Worst of 2004 list too? Because God knows there was plenty of garbage this past year!!


6 comments:

  1. phoenix band rulez!
    thanx for the list, i'll use it to abuse my napster - again!

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  2. most abused singer @ the chalet: Amr Diab

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  3. أنا أتفق معاك على مروان خوري بس أعتقد أنك نسيت فضل شاكر أغانيه مسكته بس نسيت شنو أسمها كالعاده

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  4. صحيح نسيته... بس ما يخالف، يكبر وينسى

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  5. لأن هذا من اختصاصاتك يا أبوحفص... ولا يجوز التعدي على اختصاصات الغير

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Keep it clean, people!