LISTS
Here's where we list our top albums and tracks by year. Contributors have varied over the years so rather than name and shame everyone, we've simply rounded up selections and dumped into one list per year. See if your favourites appear.
2021
Albums
BIFFY CLYRO - The Myth Of The Happily Ever After
WOLF ALICE - Blue Weekend
ELBOW - Flying Dream 1
DURAN DURAN - Future Past
LOW - Hey What
STRAND OF OAKS - In Heaven
COURTNEY BARNETT - Things Take Time, Take Time
SPECTOR - Now Or Whenever
THE WAR ON DRUGS - I Don't Live Here Anymore
THE KVB - Unity
MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA - The Million Masks Of God
BESNARD LAKES - The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings
WOLF ALICE - Blue Weekend
ELBOW - Flying Dream 1
DURAN DURAN - Future Past
LOW - Hey What
STRAND OF OAKS - In Heaven
COURTNEY BARNETT - Things Take Time, Take Time
SPECTOR - Now Or Whenever
THE WAR ON DRUGS - I Don't Live Here Anymore
THE KVB - Unity
MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA - The Million Masks Of God
BESNARD LAKES - The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings
2020
Albums
ILIKETRAINS - Kompromat
THE VACANT LOTS - Interzone
DOVES - The Universal Want
AC/DC - Power Up
FUTURE ISLANDS - As Long As You Are
THE SLOW READERS CLUB - The Joy Of The Return
ERASURE - The Neon
MATT BERNINGER - Serpentine Prison
BADLY DRAWN BOY - Banana Skin Shoes
NADINE SHAH - Kitchen Sink
THE VACANT LOTS - Interzone
DOVES - The Universal Want
AC/DC - Power Up
FUTURE ISLANDS - As Long As You Are
THE SLOW READERS CLUB - The Joy Of The Return
ERASURE - The Neon
MATT BERNINGER - Serpentine Prison
BADLY DRAWN BOY - Banana Skin Shoes
NADINE SHAH - Kitchen Sink
2019
Albums
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - Ghosteen
SOFT CAVALRY - Soft Cavalry
MICHAEL KIWANUKA - Kiwanuka
STRAND OF OAKS - Eraserland
ELBOW - Giants Of All Sizes
BEARS DEN - So That You Might Hear Me
LIGHTNING DUST - Spectre
THE MURDER CAPITAL - When I Have Fears
MATTHEW & THE ATLAS - Morning Dancer
THE TWILIGHT SAD - It Won/t Be Like This All The Time
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE
COLD SHOWERS - Motionless
SOFT CAVALRY - Soft Cavalry
MICHAEL KIWANUKA - Kiwanuka
STRAND OF OAKS - Eraserland
ELBOW - Giants Of All Sizes
BEARS DEN - So That You Might Hear Me
LIGHTNING DUST - Spectre
THE MURDER CAPITAL - When I Have Fears
MATTHEW & THE ATLAS - Morning Dancer
THE TWILIGHT SAD - It Won/t Be Like This All The Time
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE
COLD SHOWERS - Motionless
2018
Albums
HOOKWORMS - Microshift
THE LONGCUT - Arrows
LOW - Double Negative
SUEDE - The Blue Hour
ALL THEM WITCHES - All Them Witches
BOXER REBELLION - Ghost Alive
JOHNNY MARR - Call The Comet
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - Something Else
GAZ COOMBES - Worlds Strongest Man
EDITORS - Violence
THE KVB - Only Now Forever
KURT VILE - Bottle It In
PARQUET COURTS - Wide Awaaaaake!
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - Wrong Creatures
PSYCHIC MARKERS - Hardly Strangers
WOODEN SHJIPS - V
ASH - Islands
JAGUWAR - Ringthing
SIMPLE MINDS - Walk Between Worlds
SUPERCHUNK - What A Time To Be Alive
THE LONGCUT - Arrows
LOW - Double Negative
SUEDE - The Blue Hour
ALL THEM WITCHES - All Them Witches
BOXER REBELLION - Ghost Alive
JOHNNY MARR - Call The Comet
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - Something Else
GAZ COOMBES - Worlds Strongest Man
EDITORS - Violence
THE KVB - Only Now Forever
KURT VILE - Bottle It In
PARQUET COURTS - Wide Awaaaaake!
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - Wrong Creatures
PSYCHIC MARKERS - Hardly Strangers
WOODEN SHJIPS - V
ASH - Islands
JAGUWAR - Ringthing
SIMPLE MINDS - Walk Between Worlds
SUPERCHUNK - What A Time To Be Alive
2017
Albums
THE HORRORS - V
NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS - Who Built The Moon?
MOON DUO - Occult Architecture Vol 1
BLACK ANGELS - Death Song
PETE FIJ & TERRY BICKERS - We Are Millionaires
SLEEPY SUN - Private Tales
SLOWDIVE - Slowdive
ALL THEM WITCHES - Sleeping Through The War
WIDOWSPEAK - Widowspeak
CIGARETTES AFTER SEX - Cigarettes After Sex
NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS - Who Built The Moon?
MOON DUO - Occult Architecture Vol 1
BLACK ANGELS - Death Song
PETE FIJ & TERRY BICKERS - We Are Millionaires
SLEEPY SUN - Private Tales
SLOWDIVE - Slowdive
ALL THEM WITCHES - Sleeping Through The War
WIDOWSPEAK - Widowspeak
CIGARETTES AFTER SEX - Cigarettes After Sex
2016
Albums
SUEDE - Night Thoughts
WHITE LIES - Friends
BLACK MOUNTAIN - IV
VEILS - TOTAL DEPRAVITY
CAR SEAT HEADREST - Teens Of Denial
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - Third World Pyramid
MICHAEL KIWANUKA - Love And Hate
NICK CAVE - Skeleton Tree
FEWS - Means
GARBAGE - Strange Little Birds
WHITE LIES - Friends
BLACK MOUNTAIN - IV
VEILS - TOTAL DEPRAVITY
CAR SEAT HEADREST - Teens Of Denial
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - Third World Pyramid
MICHAEL KIWANUKA - Love And Hate
NICK CAVE - Skeleton Tree
FEWS - Means
GARBAGE - Strange Little Birds
Tracks
SUEDE - I Don't Know How To Reach You
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Dark Necessities
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - Don't Get Lost
WHITE LIES - Hold Back Your Love
TOY - Clear Shot
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Dark Necessities
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - Don't Get Lost
WHITE LIES - Hold Back Your Love
TOY - Clear Shot
2015
Albums
CAR SEAT HEADREST - Teens Of Style
WOLF ALICE - My Love Is Cool
GAZ COOMBES - Matador
THE CHARLATANS - Modern Nature
HOOTON TENNIS CLUB - Highest Point In Cliff Town
AMERICAN WRESTLERS - American Wrestlers
KURT VILE - B'lieve I'm Going Down
THE BLACK RYDER - The Door Behind The Door
FOALS - What Went Down
NEW ORDER - Music Complete
WOLF ALICE - My Love Is Cool
GAZ COOMBES - Matador
THE CHARLATANS - Modern Nature
HOOTON TENNIS CLUB - Highest Point In Cliff Town
AMERICAN WRESTLERS - American Wrestlers
KURT VILE - B'lieve I'm Going Down
THE BLACK RYDER - The Door Behind The Door
FOALS - What Went Down
NEW ORDER - Music Complete
Tracks
FOALS - Mountain At My Gates
GAZ COOMBES - 20/20
NOEL GALLAGHER - The Right Stuff
WOLF ALICE - Swallowtail
CAR SEAT HEADREST - Strangers
THE BLACK RYDER - Let Me Be Your Light
THE BLACK RYDER - Santaria (pts 1 and 2)
STEREOPHONICS - Mr & Mrs Smith
GAZ COOMBES - 20/20
NOEL GALLAGHER - The Right Stuff
WOLF ALICE - Swallowtail
CAR SEAT HEADREST - Strangers
THE BLACK RYDER - Let Me Be Your Light
THE BLACK RYDER - Santaria (pts 1 and 2)
STEREOPHONICS - Mr & Mrs Smith
2014
Albums
BEN HOWARD - I Forget Where We Were
HOOKWORMS - The Hum
TV ON THE RADIO - Seeds
INTERPOL - El Pintor
THE BLACK KEYS - Turn Blue
TEMPLES - Sun Structures
STRAND OF OAKS - HEAL
WAR ON DRUGS - Lost In The Dream
EMBRACE - Embrace
MATTHEW & THE ATLAS - Other Rivers
JAMES - La Petite Mort
BECK - Morning Phase
SPOON - They Want My Soul
PINK MOUNTAINTOPS - Get Back
SLEEPY SUN - Maui Tears
PARQUET COURTS - Sunbathing Animal
ENGINEERS - Always Returning
THE HISTORY OF APPLE PIE - Feel Something
THE HORRORS - Luminous
WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS - Unravelling
HOOKWORMS - The Hum
TV ON THE RADIO - Seeds
INTERPOL - El Pintor
THE BLACK KEYS - Turn Blue
TEMPLES - Sun Structures
STRAND OF OAKS - HEAL
WAR ON DRUGS - Lost In The Dream
EMBRACE - Embrace
MATTHEW & THE ATLAS - Other Rivers
JAMES - La Petite Mort
BECK - Morning Phase
SPOON - They Want My Soul
PINK MOUNTAINTOPS - Get Back
SLEEPY SUN - Maui Tears
PARQUET COURTS - Sunbathing Animal
ENGINEERS - Always Returning
THE HISTORY OF APPLE PIE - Feel Something
THE HORRORS - Luminous
WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS - Unravelling
Tracks
WAR ON DRUGS - An Ocean Inbetween The Waves
INTERPOL - My Desire
HOOKWORMS - Retreat
BEN HOWARD - End Of The Affair
EMBRACE - Quarters
BLACK KEYS - Weight Of Love
TV ON THE RADIO - Happy Idiot
HOOKWORMS - On Leaving
INTERPOL - All The Rage Back Home
BEN HOWARD - All Now Is Harmed
EMBRACE - I Run
ELBOW - New York Morning
CHERRY GHOST - The World Could Turn
TV ON THE RADIO - Ride
KASABIAN - Clouds
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - Goodbye (Butterfly)
CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN - Tyrants
BEN HOWARD - Small Things
STRAND OF OAKS - JM
MAXIMO PARK - Leave This Island
INTERPOL - My Desire
HOOKWORMS - Retreat
BEN HOWARD - End Of The Affair
EMBRACE - Quarters
BLACK KEYS - Weight Of Love
TV ON THE RADIO - Happy Idiot
HOOKWORMS - On Leaving
INTERPOL - All The Rage Back Home
BEN HOWARD - All Now Is Harmed
EMBRACE - I Run
ELBOW - New York Morning
CHERRY GHOST - The World Could Turn
TV ON THE RADIO - Ride
KASABIAN - Clouds
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - Goodbye (Butterfly)
CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN - Tyrants
BEN HOWARD - Small Things
STRAND OF OAKS - JM
MAXIMO PARK - Leave This Island
2013
Albums
SIX BY SEVEN - Love and Peace and Sympathy
JOHNNY MARR - The Messenger
ARCTIC MONKEYS - A.M.
WOODEN SHJIPS - Back To Land
BOXER REBELLION - Promises
PARLOUR FLAMES - Parlour Flames
FOALS - Holy Fire
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - ...Like Clockwork
VICKY CRYER - The Synthetic Love Of Emotional Engineering
HOUSE OF LOVE - She Paints Words In Red
SUPERCHUNK - I Hate Music
THE BRONX - IV
SAVAGES - Silence Yourself
DAVE HAUSE - Devour
FUTURE OF THE LEFT - How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident
MY BLOODY VALENTINE - mbv
DEAP VALLEY - Sistrionix
LUTHUR - Let's Get You Somewhere Else
DIDO - The Girl That Got Away
GATEWAY DISTRICT - Old Wild Hearts
GOLDFRAPP - Tales Of Us
ARCADE FIRE - Reflektor
TOY - Join The Dots
DAVID BOWIE - The Next Day
CROCODILES - Crimes Of Passion
SUEDE - Bloodsports
PET SHOP BOYS - Electric
JOHNNY MARR - The Messenger
ARCTIC MONKEYS - A.M.
WOODEN SHJIPS - Back To Land
BOXER REBELLION - Promises
PARLOUR FLAMES - Parlour Flames
FOALS - Holy Fire
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - ...Like Clockwork
VICKY CRYER - The Synthetic Love Of Emotional Engineering
HOUSE OF LOVE - She Paints Words In Red
SUPERCHUNK - I Hate Music
THE BRONX - IV
SAVAGES - Silence Yourself
DAVE HAUSE - Devour
FUTURE OF THE LEFT - How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident
MY BLOODY VALENTINE - mbv
DEAP VALLEY - Sistrionix
LUTHUR - Let's Get You Somewhere Else
DIDO - The Girl That Got Away
GATEWAY DISTRICT - Old Wild Hearts
GOLDFRAPP - Tales Of Us
ARCADE FIRE - Reflektor
TOY - Join The Dots
DAVID BOWIE - The Next Day
CROCODILES - Crimes Of Passion
SUEDE - Bloodsports
PET SHOP BOYS - Electric
Tracks
SIX.BY SEVEN - Sympathy
WOODEN SHJIPS - Back To Land
BOXER REBELLION - Diamonds
SIX.BY SEVEN - The Rise And Fall And Decline Of Everything
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - I Sat By The Ocean
JOHNNY MARR - New Town Velocity
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Fireside
PARLOUR FLAMES - I'm In A Band
FOALS - Late Night
VICKY CRYER - A Single Cut (Is Worth A Thousand Words)
SUPERCHUNK - FOH
SAVAGES - Husbands
THE BRONX - Pilot Light
GATEWAY DISTRICT - Break You Down
NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS - Jubilee Street
OMD - Night Café
ALKALINE TRIO - She Lied To The FBI
DAVE HAUSE - Autism Vaccine Blues
LUTHUR - A Quiet Stretch Of Weather
TEGAN AND SARA - I'm Not Your Hero
ARCADE FIRE - Reflektor
CHVRCHES - Lies
SUEDE - Snowblind
CROCODILES - Cockroach
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - Lullaby
DAVID BOWIE - Valentine's Day
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ROOTS - Cinco Minutos Con Vos
BRITISH SEA POWER - Machineries Of Joy
HOUSE OF LOVE - Trouble In Mind
BASTILLE - Of The Night
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Do I Wanna Know
JOHNNY MARR - Say Demesne
STEREOPHONICS - Indian Summer
JAKE BUGG - What Doesn't Kill You
PASSENGER - Let Her Go
KODALINE - Love Like This
IMAGINE DRAGONS - Radioactive
WOODEN SHJIPS - Back To Land
BOXER REBELLION - Diamonds
SIX.BY SEVEN - The Rise And Fall And Decline Of Everything
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - I Sat By The Ocean
JOHNNY MARR - New Town Velocity
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Fireside
PARLOUR FLAMES - I'm In A Band
FOALS - Late Night
VICKY CRYER - A Single Cut (Is Worth A Thousand Words)
SUPERCHUNK - FOH
SAVAGES - Husbands
THE BRONX - Pilot Light
GATEWAY DISTRICT - Break You Down
NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS - Jubilee Street
OMD - Night Café
ALKALINE TRIO - She Lied To The FBI
DAVE HAUSE - Autism Vaccine Blues
LUTHUR - A Quiet Stretch Of Weather
TEGAN AND SARA - I'm Not Your Hero
ARCADE FIRE - Reflektor
CHVRCHES - Lies
SUEDE - Snowblind
CROCODILES - Cockroach
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - Lullaby
DAVID BOWIE - Valentine's Day
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ROOTS - Cinco Minutos Con Vos
BRITISH SEA POWER - Machineries Of Joy
HOUSE OF LOVE - Trouble In Mind
BASTILLE - Of The Night
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Do I Wanna Know
JOHNNY MARR - Say Demesne
STEREOPHONICS - Indian Summer
JAKE BUGG - What Doesn't Kill You
PASSENGER - Let Her Go
KODALINE - Love Like This
IMAGINE DRAGONS - Radioactive
