1. What's your favorite song by 14?
Lykke Li: I'd go with I'm Good, I'm Gone (preferably the Black Kids remix)

2. How did you get into 20?
The Arcade Fire : press (and especially "La Blogothèque" and the radio show "C'est Lenoir")

3. Who is your favorite member in 8?
Beck: Beck...

4. Whats your favorite lyric bit by 29?
Kate Nash or Adam Green:
"Jessica, Jessica Simpson, you've got it all wrong."
5. Have you ever seen 22 live?
Beach House : no
Peggy Lee : no
MGMT : No but soon (12th November, 2008)

6. What's your favorite album from 10?
Pulp: it used to be "Different Class" but it is now "This Is Hardcore" for sure

7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
Vampire Weekend: no

8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
Brisa Roché: The frenetic listening of the first album (not seen in Lastfm).

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
Benjamin Biolay: no

10. When did you first get into 1?
Coconut Records: in April, 2008

11. Who likes 4 along with you?
The Beatles: pretty much everybody

12. Which song did you first hear from 15?
Billie Holiday: I don't know

13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
The Fiery Furnaces: "I'm Waiting To Know You"

14. Which song do you not like by 18?
Spoon: for instance "My Mathematical Mind" from "Gimme Fiction", which I did not like.

15. Why do you like 14's songs?
Lykke Li: the poppy side

16. Where did you first hear 6?
Seabear: I don't remember

17. How long was 19 a singer before you liked them?
Thomas Fersen: 6 years (between its first album "le bal des oiseaux" (1993) and "Qu4tre" (1999))

18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory?
Misophone: no

19. When did you get into 17?
Amy Winehouse: like everyone else, at the end of 2007

20. How long have you been into 11?
Babyshambles: a few months around the concert I saw in January 2008 (I've been much more and longer into The Libertines)

21. If 9 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
Midlake: no (but mainly because I don't have a car).

22. How many CDs do you own of 12?
Black Kids: one.

23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry?
Herman Düne: no, I don't cry.

24. Does 27 have a song that makes you happy?
The Pipettes: all the songs.

25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile?
Beach House: no, except when "Gila" happens to play
Peggy Lee: "Doodlin' Song"
MGMT: not really

26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28?
The Pipettes: "Really That Bad"
She & Him: "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"

27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times?
According to Lastfm, none, but as I also listen to CDs:
Electrelane: no
Arcade Fire: many (at least all the songs from "Funeral")
The Shins: maybe "Sleeping Lessons" and a few songs from "Chutes Too Narrow"
The Libertines: all the songs from "The Libertines"

28. What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once?
The Coral: I don't know, probably some songs from the albums I did not listen much (like The Invisible Invasion or Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker
The National: idem with Alligator

29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24?
Beach House, Peggy Lee or MGMT: maybe Future Reflections

30. What song got you into 40?
David Bowie: Starman
Scarlett Johansson: Falling Down

31. What is your favorite single by 25?
The Clash: London Calling

32. If 49 hated you, what would you do?
of Montreal: nothing, I don't have many chances to bump into them

33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out?
Sébastien Tellier: no thank you, I'm married (and I don't bearded guys).
Alela Diane: no thank you, I'm married (and I don't want to be depressed)

34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
David Bowie: be my guest.
Scarlett Johansson: I do care.

35. Who has the best voice in 46?
Loney Dear or Julien Doré?: maybe Julien Doré

36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking?
Daphné: she's ok

37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36?
Radiohead: according to Lastfm, 5 times for Videotape but I'm sure I listened hundreds of times to "Paranoid Android" in my young days.

38. How many CDs do you own of 30?
Kate Nash: 0
Adam Green: 2

39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad?
La Maison Tellier and Keren Ann: no

40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is only one artist, what would you do if they joined a group?
Electrelane, The Shins, Arcade Fire and The Libertines work(ed) perfectly as groups and I don't think solo experiences would be better (proved true for The Libertines).

41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of?
Dominique A: Music Hall reminds me of the concert I saw last year, which was really amazing and made that I love this song.

42. Did you hate 43 at first?
Sébastien Tellier and Alela Diane: curiously, for both artists, yes.

43. Does your best friend also listen to 33?
Electrelane, The Shins, Arcade Fire and The Libertines : no

44. Do you think your parents would like 37?
Radiohead: no

45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance?
Loney Dear or Julien Doré: no

46. Have you ever seen 34 in person?
Electrelane: no
The Shins: no
Arcade Fire: yes
The Libertines: partly (Pete Doherty and the bassist)

47. Do you like 44's name?
Pixies: definitely
Noah and the Whale: yes (maybe a bit pretentious)

48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with?
Same as above: no

49. Do you know anyone that hates 39?
Keren Ann: several

50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35?
Grandaddy: no but only because my friends don't really like pop music

Thanks to AvalineH who gave me the idea of this Quizz: I found it funny at first and pretty annoying in the end...

1. What's your favorite song by 14?
The Fiery Furnaces: I'm quite partial to Smelling Cigarettes

2. How did you get into 20?
The Flaming Lips: My brother gave me Clouds Taste Metallic and after that I was hooked.

3. Who is your favorite member in 8?
Camera Obscura: Traceyanne Campbell, naturally.

4. Whats your favorite lyric bit by 29?
Pavement:

"Now she's the only one who always inhales
Paris is stale and it's war if we fail
And in the migrant hotels, they never sleep
They never will
Their souls are crumblin' like a dirt clawed hole
Your cigarette cuts to the inside
Empty homes, plastic cones
Stolen rims, are they alloy or chrome?
Well, I've got style
Miles and miles
So much style that it's leavin'
This pattern's torn and we're weavin'
This pattern's torn and we're weavin' in it?"

5. Have you ever seen 22 live?
Good Shoes: Nope

6. What's your favorite album from 10?
The Pogues: I completely dig Rum Sodomy & the Lash

7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
Wilco: Yes, I've got a tee and their documentary dvd

8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
Sam Cooke: Listening to Sam while cooking at night . . . he really make it easier to not slice off a finger while slicing up fruit and such.

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
Belle and Sebastian: No

10. When did you first get into 1?
The Thermals: I mixed them into a playlist for traveling to the Andes; it fit quite nicely and I've liked them ever since.

11. Who likes 4 along with you?
of Montreal: My brothers, my friends, most others that I know

12. Which song did you first hear from 15?
Neutral Milk Hotel: The song Naomi

13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
The Hold Steady: Chillout Tent

14. Which song do you not like by 18?
Superchunk: Eh, the song Creek I suppose.

15. Why do you like 14's songs?
The Fiery Furnaces: They're just fun and a great listen!

16. Where did you first hear 6?
St. Vincent: I don't remember, some time after my brother gave me her album though

17. How long was 19 a singer before you liked them?
Cat Power: About a year or two

18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory?
The Essex Green: The song Sin City reminds me of long and boring commutes but that's about it.

19. When did you get into 17?
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: On a road trip through the back woods with a friend . . . he had such a wonderful voice that suited the scenery so well, I suppose it just stuck with me.

20. How long have you been into 11?
All Smiles: Only a couple of months, once I found out that somebody formerly of Grandaddy made a solo album, I totally jumped on it though.

21. If 9 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
Sleater-Kinney: Well, seeing as they're no longer together and it'd have to be for a reunion . . . yeah! I wouldn't miss out the grrrl riot power trio for anything!

22. How many CDs do you own of 12?
Beirut: Two albums, two EPs

23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry?
The Sea and Cake: Huh? no.

24. Does 27 have a song that makes you happy?
Stephen Malkmus: All of his songs make me semi-happy, Gardenia and Baltimore are two of my favorites though

25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile?
Beulah: Totally! It's If We Can Land a Man on the Moon, Surely I Can Win Your Hear!

26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28?
Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah: some loud thunder

27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times?
Brendan Benson: No

28. What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once?
Screaming Trees: They've all been listened to more than once, but Traveler has the lowest play count

29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24?
Bob Dylan: If there was a song I was tired of hearing it would be Highway 61 Revisited

30. What song got you into 40?
MGMT: The track Kids playing while driving through the mountains.

31. What is your favorite single by 25?
The New Pornographers: Sing Me Spanish Techno

32. If 49 hated you, what would you do?
The Knife: I probably wouldn't be that hurt, and I'd listen to them still

33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out?
Beck: He's a cutie-pie, but no thanks

34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Built to Spill: I don't and would not

35. Who has the best voice in 46?
Cardinal: Richard Davies, most def

36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking?
Los Campesinos!: Uh, no

37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36?
Stereolab: 20 times with Captain Easychord

38. How many CDs do you own of 30?
Yo La Tengo: Six

39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad?
Joanna Newsom: Not really

40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is only one artist, what would you do if they joined a group?
Vampire Weekend: I'm indifferent, plus they haven't been around long enough for me to go making decisions like that

41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of?
Galaxie 500: Tell Me reminds me of swimming in the ocean, relaxing . . . the sun shining brightly

42. Did you hate 43 at first?
Kelley Stoltz: Not really

43. Does your best friend also listen to 33?
Spoon: Yeah

44. Do you think your parents would like 37?
Elf Power: I know my mother doesn't.

45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance?
Albert Hammond Jr.: Totally, In Transit makes me want to move and sway

46. Have you ever seen 34 in person?
Animal Collective: Yeah

47. Do you like 44's name?
French Kicks: It reminds me of French Toast mixed with Karate . . . awesome combo.

48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with?
Neko Case: Uh . . . no.

49. Do you know anyone that hates 39?
A.C. Newman: Yeah, one of my brothers

50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35?
Elliott Smith: No, but I would.

Starting to make my top album lists, going backwards. Here's 2007.

25. HEALTH by HEALTH


Much like an album later on this list, I heard the new one before.... I do appreciate their electronic efforts more.

However, this is a good, little album.





24. Untrue by Burial


This album is very good. *whispers* I think it's overrated though.

Obviously Archangel is the highlight.





23. Spirit If... by Kevin Drew


Okay. First, let's just acknowledge my love for the artwork. Okay... done.

I am in agreement with the majority's opinion that say this is just weaker Broken Social Scene. It very well could be a Broken Social Scene album, but I assure you that they only presented Mr. Drew.

The album is great, nonetheless, and could hold a spot on the list for Backed Out On The... alone. Wow.





22. The Reminder by Feist


Oh, how cute! They're right next to each other!

I can't say I know for sure what she's trying to remind us about, but I recognise that she did very well. Very well.

The singles are what do it for me. My Moon My Man, for example, is utterly listenable. Of course, of course, of course... 1234. There's a reason that song is so popular.





21. Weirdo Rippers by No Age


Heard it after I heard Nouns, so with an album like that there's definitely room for some disappointment, but not much.

Loves it.





20. Wild Mountain Nation by Blitzen Trapper


It seems like an album like this has every reason to provoke the word "Blah", but it doesn't. A very, very nice little surprise.

Short, simple, very listenable songs.





19. Boxer by The National


I'm not feeling this album as much as I did on the first few listens and certainly not as much as I did when I saw them outperform Modest Mouse when they opened for them with The Breeders.

Regardless, this album is truly great and definitely holds its spot on this list well.





18. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga by Spoon


First listen did, more or less, nothing for me. However, on the second listen, I warmed up to it. By the third, I realised how great it was and how fucking INCREDIBLE You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb is. Wowsville!





17. Neon Bible by The Arcade Fire


Okay... I don't know how to truly feel about this album. My opinion will always be changing. My first listen was (biased) that I fucking HATED it. Then my second and few subsequent listens were that I loved it.

Now, I'm somewhere in between... I think I'd have to separate the songs.

Anyway, I believe that Black Wave/Bad Vibrations and The Well and the Lighthouse should be mentioned, since they never are and I believe them to be truly great songs.

Also, Neon Bible, the title track obviously, should be mentioned. A 0/10 song. I'm serious. Ugh. How can I love an album with a title track this bad?

Well, I'll tell you how. The final two tracks. HOLY FUCK. A significantly better remake of one of their bests, No Cars Go, and the absolute tearjerker My Body Is a Cage. Two perfect songs that, more or less, make up for the things I don't like about this record.





16. Cryptograms by Deerhunter


Okay. The artwork needs to be applauded here as well. As well as the album. An amazing ambient album. Enough said.





15. Cross by Justice


I'm a little uncomfortable putting it this high. I have some issues with Justice: primarily the song Valentine and the fact that they're swishing around the House music sperm of Daft Punk.

Putting those issues aside, this album is pretty fucking awesome. Even though some of the songs are almost exactly the same too... at least they're really good songs. I even liked the inclusion of Uffie in Tthhee Ppaarrttyy.

Of course, what truly makes Cross such a good album: DVNO and D.A.N.C.E.. Perfect tracks. Yep, yep.





14. From Here We Go Sublime by The Field


An excellent and subtle album.

A lot has been said about it. I'm not passionate enough about the album to try and one-up anyone else.

Cool title though. Lame artwork.

A Paw in My Face is soooooooo good.





13. New Moon by Elliott Smith


I don't really wish to go to in depth with this one. I hesitated including it at all.

However, in my opinion, Either/Or and Elliott Smith were his two best. I have yet to come across a Smith song that I didn't like. This is an astonishing collection of songs and I am thankful they were released at all.





12. The Flying Club Cup by Beirut


I originally believed Gulag Orkestar was the better of the two... but upon repeated listens, I recognise this is the better of the two.

It's just wonderful. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Nantes remains the stand-out, but that does not mean the remainder of the album disappoints. Nope.





11. The Stage Names by Okkervil River


From the opener Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe to the closer John Allin Smith Sails, this album is solid. Just barely misses the top 10.

Bravo.





10. Ys Street Band Ep by Joanna Newsom


After The Milk-Eyed Mender, easily one of the best debut albums seen this decade, expectations were impossibly high. Then Joanna releases Ys, the album of the decade. Expectations, clearly, need to be lowered for this latest one. They almost don't really need to be.

Colleen, the only new song on this fantastic EP, is just brilliant. Musically and lyrically. (Maybe not even so much lyrically, the chorus is a single yelp that just makes the song.) Just brilliant and easiy one of the top tracks from 2007.

We're then faced with two new arrangements. The Milk-Eyed Mender's Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie and Ys's Cosmia, which here times in at over 13 minutes and truly shows the talent of Joanna's Ys Street Band.

We're reminded of how fucking groundbreaking her previous work is with those two. With Colleen, we see just how amazing her future work will undoubtedly be. A direction that will certainly be welcomed by me.





9. Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem


Yes, this album deserves to be this high. Enough has been said about it that I can't really add any insightful opinions or statements.

Through and through, it's awesome. Someone Great, the title already says it and All My Friends is a fucking masterpiece.





8. Mirrored by Battles


This album will be the example of what all future math rock will look up and aspire to. Race: In through Race: Out, Mirrored is fucking bitchin'.

Atlas. Pretty much like an 11/10 song. Eventually, it gets to a point where it is way too fucking good. (At about 4:56) Yes, too fucking good, but I certainly can deal.





7. In Rainbows by Radiohead


Of course.





6. Kala by M.I.A.


She's really getting the best of both worlds, as Hannah Montana might say. Major respect from the indie community and Paper Planes now being raped pervasively on the radio. (Admittedly, one of the best tracks of 2007)

Totally surpassed Arular, if you ask me. Kala opens incredibly with Bamboo Banga (likely my favourite from the album), Arulpragasam chants, "M.I.A. coming back with power (power!)" She certainly has.

The only song, and I think many will agree, that doesn't do for me on this record is The Turn. Other than that, holy fuck.





5. Night Falls Over Kortedala by Jens Lekman


Jens, if I wasn't already married to someone else on this list... well, you can guess what I'd ask you.

This record NEVER falls flat. Jens has done something truly special with this one. Plenty to go around here. Sound like it could have came out of several different decades... I can't even properly express my love for this.

His lyrics, his voice, his everything... just wait for the imitators.





4. Strawberry Jam by Animal Collective


Where do I begin on this one? I suppose I could start from the beginning: Peacebone is a fucking party.

A marvelous nine-song record where one of my favourite bands have now proven they can now produce meaningful lyrics.

Fireworks is one of the greatest songs from this decade. Crier... just flawless.

Avey Tare rules this album, singing most of the songs. However, Noah Lennox does grace the album wonderfully. Three Panda Bear-sung songs: the chaotic Chores, a pop gem, "experimental" #1, and Person Pitch-esque closer Derek.

This album... this album...





3. Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? by of Montreal


Kevin Barnes is pure sex.

The album that raped my top tracks list and with good reason.

Full-on opener Suffer for Fashion, to what may be the catchiest song of the year Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse, closely followed by Gronlandic Edit, the 12-minute masterful centrepiece The Past is a Grotesque Animal, to the underrated and undermentioned (possibly my favourite too) Bunny Ain't No Kind of Rider, the sing-a-long She's a Rejector, and then the excellent closer We Were Born the Mutants Again With Leafling.

Even the songs in between. This album is so fucking good. So fucking good.

Endlessly listenable. The first weekend owning it, I probably listened to it 16 times.

So fucking good.





2. The Magic Position by Patrick Wolf


Well, what did you expect? Most visit me here on last.fm to congratulate Patrick and my marriage.

I would argue that this is the most cohesive album on the list. From the track order, to the transitions... it's perfectly executed. With its Overture, an athem to himself that perfectly opens the album, we move into the title track. From there we have boarded a magical carousel of wonderment and musical bliss, then centre-piecing with darker moments, from The Bluebell to Augustine. However, Secret Garden then transitions into Get Lost, a perfect indie pop song that rivals the title track.

The album has two more songs: Enchanted, an adorable 2-minute piano ballad, and The Stars. Then the album finishes with a Finale.

Fuck, this year was amazing.





1. Person Pitch by Panda Bear


Jesus fuck. It's number one for a reason. As much as I would have loved to give my husband the number one album spot for the third time, he will sit at #2 and marvel at the masterpiece that is Person Pitch.

As uncomfortable as I may be doing this, Noah Lennox also boasts my #1 track of the year with Bro's: a GORGEOUS, stunning 12+ minute mind-blowing orgasm for the ears. However, the album includes six more that are just perfect. From the iconic opener Comfy in Nautica, that sets up for brilliance, to the closer Ponytail, a more subtle part of the album that allows us to reflect on how fucking amazing the album was.

Although searching for delicious on this album is certainly not difficult at all, searching for flaws is down right impossible.

1. Burial, Untrue
2. The Good The Bad & The Queen
3. Daft Punk, Alive 2007
4. Eluvium, Copia
5. The Field, From Here We Go Sublime
6. Stars of the Lid ...And Their Refinement Of The Decline
7. Battles, Mirrored
8. The National, Boxer
9. Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
10. M.I.A., Kala
11. Radiohead, In Rainbows

Like the last one but way more specific:

Top Ten:
1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3. Neil Young
4. The Band
5. The Rolling Stones
6. Bob Dylan
7. David Bowie
8. Pixies
9. Spoon
10. Tom Waits

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Probably Blowin' in the Wind. That's everybody's first Dylan song.


What is your favourite album of 2?
This Year's Model, in a close finish over Imperial Bedroom


What is your favourite lyric that 4 has sung?
There are so many, but one that stands out is

"I've got fire water right on my breath
And the doctor warned me I might catch a death.
Said, "You can make it in your disguise,
Just never show the fear that's in your eyes."

From Stage Fright


How many times have you seen 5 live?
Never, but next time they're on tour, I'm getting a ticket.


What is your favorite song by 7?
Sound & Vision


What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10?
The first time I heard Rain Dogs and I blasted the song Singapore out of the open windows in my car.


Is there a song of 3 that makes you sad?
The whole album Tonight's the Night. But Don't Let It Bring You Down always manages to bring a tear to my eye.


What is your favorite lyric that 2 has sung?
Way too many to name but I love:

"So in this almost empty gin palace
Through a two-way looking glass
You see your alice
You know she has no sense
For all your jealousy
In a sense she still smiles very sweetly
Charged with insults and flattery
Her body moves with malice
Do you have to be so cruel to be callous"

From Beyond Belief


What is your favorite song by 9?
Everything Hits at Once


How did you get in to 3?
My dad used to play My Aim Is True on long car rides, so I decided to delve into the Costello catalogue and I haven't stopped.


What was the first song you heard by 1?
I Am the Walrus.


What is your favorite song by 4?
Has to be The Weight, with close competition by It Makes No Difference


How many times have you seen 9 live?
Never, but I should get there.


What is a good memory you have involving 2?
The first time I heard Lipstick Vogue and I learned that a song does not have to be loud to be angry


Is there a song of 8 that makes you sad?
No, they don't inspire much besides awe.


What is your favorite album of 5?
Exile on Main St.


What is your favorite lyric that 3 has sung?
"Ten silver saxes, a bass with a bow
The drummer relaxes and waits between shows for
his Cinnamon Girl"

What is your favorite song of 1?
A Day in the Life


What is your favorite song of 10?
Jockey Full of Bourbon


How many times have you seen 8 live?
Zero. I missed the reunion.


What is your favorite album of 1?
Abbey Road


What is a great memory you have considering 9?
Learning how to play The Way We Get By on the Piano.


What was the first song you heard by 8?
Where Is My Mind?, which I heard in Fight Club


What is your favorite cover by 2?
I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

Click here to see on my blog what are the best albums of 2007...

1 - Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
2 - Okkervil River - The Stage Names
3 - Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
4 - The National - Boxer
5 - Radiohead - In Rainbows
6 - Bloc Party - A Weekend In the City
7 - Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
8 - MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
9 - Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
10 - Feist - The Reminder