And it is done! This playlist is a collection of my favorite songs of 2014. It is based on my taste and my taste alone and there isnt much accounting for my taste. I have been putting this list together for the past several years. It fills a hole left from my old college radio days where I produced a weekly top 50 (alternative) rock countdown: -The Weathamans Weekly Rawk50- Anyway, my tastes and willingness to share a more dynamic sound have evolved over the years, so I spent a lot of my free time gathering data for this yearly chart. The music is a variety of genres which orbit mainly in the indie sphere. Like last year, its a bit synthy-electro-heavy with elements rock(ish) pop(ish) and folk plus forays into metal and other more obscure styles like chiptune. Youll probably see several if not many songs by the same artist in the chart. Sometimes I get really into an album! (I still buy hard copies...) Finally, I would love to hear what you think of the selections! Fire away!! CHART RULES (for the curious) - I start with songs Ive added to my collection in the last year and a half (since August 1st, 2013) - Those songs have to have been released by the artist within the last 3 years (occasionally, a song is released but it takes some time for it to catch on. However, songs more than two years old on the chart are uncommon) - Each song is awarded a point per play. (I keep track of how many times I listen to a song at home, work or in the car) - Points are subtracted from each song based on how long Ive had it in my collection. (If Ive had a song for 8 months, Ive had more time to listen to it than a song Ive had for 4 months and thus more chances for plays). - I have a 3 point fudge factor for songs Im tired of (-3) or still obsessed with (+3) - Finally, I modify each songs point total based on how long that song is. For example, if a song is 6 minutes long, chances are that Ive listened to it less times than a song that is 3 minutes long even though I might enjoy them equally. The modification is a fraction (1/4) of the difference from the average song length in the chart (which this year was 244 seconds) - All of that info is put into a spreadsheet which spits out a final point total. - Some of last years songs will show up on the new list. If they have increased in points, I leave them in, if not, I take them out completely. That leaves me with the ordered list youll see! NOTE: I couldnt find videos for two songs on the chart. They are a follows: #74 - Mothball by Tallows Listen here: tallowsmusic.bandcamp/track/mothball #76 - Go-Go Dancer by The Frolics Listen here: thefrolicsband/track/640866/go-go-dancer?trackship_id=701455
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 01:30:26 +0000