Billboard’s Top 100 hits of 2008 in charts and graphs

January 29, 2009 @ 11:11 am

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This is interesting. Very Small Array has posted visual representations of Billboard’s Top 100 hits in 2008 which makes it very easy to digest information (especially when the information is in list form like it is on Billboard’s website). Anyway, it’s amazing how much pop music was pushed through the radio last year while almost every other genre took the back seat.

And judging by what’s playing now on the radio, it looks like 2009 is shaping up to be very similar. If you’re curious, VSA also put together graphs and charts for Pitchfork Media’s top 100 tracks of 2008. But honestly, it’s Pitchfork, so how accurate can this be except in representing the indie music out on the market?

The year in music: 2007

January 10, 2008 @ 10:12 pm

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The year 2007 was a busy year in music for me. Here’s what I thought made a musical impact on me in the past year. Lots of good stuff here, so take some time to check them all out.

Now, just to be clear, not all of these albums may have been released in 2007. However, the reason why they may appear on this list of music in 2007 is because I happened to come across them in 2007. With that said, let’s jump in and get this list going.

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