El futuro ya está aquí - La musica de la Movida Madrileña

Info: When I travel, I like to listen to the music of the places I'm visiting. Not everything, of course. The goal is to discover local music that I don't know, that connects with my preferences and that resonates with the sense of the journey I'm taking. It may be classical, jazz, electronic, folk, but more often is pop and rock. With Madrid, where I'd planned to spend a week in August, initially I had some problems. All my usual sources went 404: not found, make a flamenco playlist and shut up.

Until I met Almodovar. 

Getting back to his first movies, especially Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980) and Labyrinth of Passion (1982), has been the key to open the crazy door of la Movida Madrileña. I finally found what I was looking for. This is when Internet still shows all the astounding power and kindness that made me fall in love with her on the demise of XX century: starting from Wikipedia and digging deeper in the mine of old Spanish articles and YouTube videos, I got a list of bands, albums and songs that Spotify immediately metamorphosed in listening pleasure. 

Then, some weeks ago, a friend of mine told me: "You're into la Movida Madrileña? Oh, I've a book about it". Friends can be astounding, too. The book is El futuro ya está aquí by Hector Fouce: it has been published in December 2006 and it provides the skeleton and the chapters of this playlist. I haven't included all the songs and artists Fouce wrote about (I left out songwriters and pre-Movida acts that in the book serve as context) and I shaked it up a little. 

La Movida Madrileña was a cultural, social and artistic movement mainly encapsulated in the first half of the 80s. Spain was just out of four decades of Franco dictatorship: it completely missed the Sixties pop revolution (if we don't consider the Real Madrid Yè-yè team) and - from a stranger's perspective, coming from another space and another time - it's interesting to re-listen to la Movida music as a collective explosion of young energies, producing a vibrant composition of punk, post-punk and new wave tunes, always sung in Spanish, that - unlike what happened in UK, for example - didn't germinate as a reaction/escape from the music of the Sixties and Seventies, from progressive, hard rock, disco or Pink Floyd. La Movida Madrileña sounds like a bizarre, postmodern and colourful mix with "no future" (like punk) and "no past": a really strange creature. It has been the perfect soundtrack to my personal peregrinations through Goya, Malasaña, calamares y football stadiums. 

Source: El futuro ya está aquí by Hector Fouce

Date of publication: December 2006

Spotify playlist latest update: 17th August 2017

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I. El rol central de la musica en la cultura
1. Radio Futura - Enamorado de la moda juvenil
2. Nacha Pop - No necesitas mas
3. Alaska y los Pegamoides - Bailando
4. Mecano - Perdido en mi habitacion
5. Radio Futura - Dance Vd.
6. La Mode - Aquella cancion de Roxy
7. Paraiso - Para ti
8. Mamà - Ya no volveras
9. Nacha Pop - Visiones
10. Kaka De Luxe - Musica para embrollar

II. El valor del momento presente
11. Mecano - Hoy no me puedo levantar
12. Ejecutivos Agresivos - Mari Pili
13. Radio Futura - Un africano por la Gran Via
14. Derribos Arias - Branquias bajo el agua
15. Paralisis Permanente - Quiero ser santa/Caja de ritmos
16. Kaka De Luxe - Pero me aburro
17. Radio Futura - Muchachita
18. Gabinete Caligari - Cuatro rosas
19. Almodovar y McNamara - Suck it to me
20. Mecano - Maquillaje
21. Esclarecidos - Arponera
22. La Mode - Enfermera de noche
23. Radio Futura - Cinco semanas en globo
24. Los Secretos - Dejame

III. La experiencia del tiempo, la vivencia del espacio 
25. Mamà - Ya no volveras
26. Pistones - El pistolero
27. Alarma - Frio
28. Nacha Pop - Nadie puede parar
29. Radio Futura - Ivonne
30. Paralisis Permanente - Autosuficiencia
31. Kaka De Luxe - Pero que publico mas tonto tengo
32. McNamara - Me voy a usera
33. Radio Futura - Escuela de calor
34. Nacha Pop - Chica de ayer

IV. El imaginario cultural de la movida
35. Alaska y Los Pegamoides - Horror en el hipermercado
36. Radio Futura - Divina
37. Vulpess - Me gusta ser una zorra
38. Los Nikis - El imperio contraataca
39. Alaska y Los Pegamoides - Bote de Colon
40. McNamara - Gran Ganga
41. Aviador Dro - La chica de plexiglas
42. Radio Futura - La estatua del Jadin Botanico
43. Alaska y los Pergamoides - La rebelion de los electrodomesticos
44. Aviador Dro - Nuclear sì, por supuesto

45. Gabinete Caligari - Que Dios reparta suerte

The 50 Best Britpop Albums (Pitchfork, 2017)

Info: «Born in London in the early 1990s, in grimy pubs and bare flats, the scene offered a thrilling new soundtrack for young British life. Bands like Suede, Blur, Oasis, Elastica, and (Jarvis) Cocker’s Pulp captured the charms and eccentricities of their country while also excising their frustrations with class and community, topping it all with a defiant, tongue-in-cheek glamour. Their guitar-heavy anthems drew from the rock of 1960s England along with the pulse of waning Madchester and alt-rock trends, exporting this exuberant sound to every corner of the globe» (from Pitchfork).

Source: Pitchfork
Date of publication:
Spotify playlist latest update: 5th April 2017
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Strikethrough albums (3/50) are not available on Spotify. Some albums may be not available in all countries.

1. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
2. Blur - Parklife (1994)
3. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
4. Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
5. Suede - Dog Man Star (1994)
6. Elastica - Elastica (1995)
7. Pulp - This is Hardcore (1998)
8. Blur - Blur (1997)
9. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
10. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
11. Pulp - His 'N' Hers (1993)
12. Supergrass - I Should Coco (1995)
13. Suede - Suede (1993)
14. The La's - The La's (1990)
15. Cornershop - When I Was Born for the 7th Time (1997)
16. Morrissey - Your Arsenal (1992)
17. Shampoo - We Are Shampoo (1994)
18. Blur - Modern Life is Rubbish (1993)
19. Lush - Lovelife (1996)
20. The Auteurs - New Wave (1993)
21. Gene - Olympian (1995)
22. Saint Etienne - So Tough (1993)
23. Kenickie - At the Club (1997)
24. Supergrass - In It for the Money (1997)
25. Hefner - Breaking God's Heart (1998)
26. The Verve - A Northern Soul (1995)
27. Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic (1996)
28. Morrissey - Vauxhall & I (1994)
29. The Charlatans - Tellin' Stories (1997)
30. Suede - Sci-Fi Lullabies (1997)
31. Saint Etienne - Foxbase Alpha (1991)
32. Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go (1996)
33. Black Box Recorder - England Made Me (1998)
34. Ash - 1977 (1996)
35. Black Grape - It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah (1995)
36. Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix (1995)
37. Sleeper - The It Girl (1996)
38. McAlmont & Butler - The Sound of McAlmont & Butler (1995)
39. Super Furry Animals - Radiator (1997)
40. The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps (1993)
41. Space - Spiders (1996)
42. Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals (1996)
43. Catatonia - International Velvet (1998)
44. Edwyn Collins - Gorgeous George (1994)
45. Mansun - Attack of the Grey Lantern (1997)
46. The Divine Comedy - Casanova (1996)
47. Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing (1998)
48. Echobelly - Everyone's Got One (1994)
49. James - Laid (1993)
50. Denim - Back in Denim (1992)

BBC Radio 6 New Music (2016 Archive)

Info: This is a quite long playlist - 371 songs, around 25 hours - with almost all the songs featured in the BBC Radio 6 New Music Playlist in 2016. "Almost" is due to some weeks I missed in the update of the BBC6 weekly playlist. Most represented artists are Massive Attack (5 tracks), Bat For Lashes (4), David Bowie (4), Metronomy (4), Mystery Jets (4), Steve Mason (4), White Denim (4), Wild Beasts (4).

Source: BBC Radio 6

Date of publication: January - December 2016

Spotify playlist latest update: 4th February 2017

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(371 tracks)

!!! - Every Little Bit Counts
A Tribe Called Quest - We The People....
A Tribe Called Red;Yasiin Bey;Narcy;Black Bear - R.E.D.
Agnes Obel - Familiar
Agnes Obel - Golden Green
Agnes Obel - It's Happening Again
Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
Anchorsong - Expov Angel Olsen - Give It Up
Angel Olsen - Shut Up Kiss Me
Animal Collective - FloriDada
ANOHNI - 4 DEGREES
ANOHNI - Why Did You Separate Me from the Earth?
Aphex Twin - CIRKLON3 [ Kolkhoznaya mix ]
Augustines - Are We Alive
BadBadNotGood;Charlotte Day Wilson - In Your Eyes
BadBadNotGood;Samuel T. Herring - Time Moves Slow
Baloji - Spoiler
Band of Horses - Casual Party
Bat For Lashes - If I Knew
Bat For Lashes - In God's House
Bat For Lashes - Joe's Dream
Bat For Lashes - Sunday Love
Bear's Den - Auld Wives
Beck - Wow
Beirut - Perth
Beth Orton - Moon
Beyond The Wizards Sleeve - Creation
Beyond The Wizards Sleeve - Diagram Girl
Bill Baird - World Gone Deaf
Billie Marten - Lionhearted
Billie Marten - Live
Blackalicious - The Blow Up
Bloc Party - Stunt Queen
Bloc Party - The Good News
Blossoms - At Most A Kiss
Bob Mould - The End of Things
Bob Mould - Voices in My Head
Bon Iver - 22 (OVER S∞∞N) (Bob Moose Extended Cab Version)
Bon Iver - 33 “GOD”
Bon Iver - 8 (circle)
Bonobo - Kerala
Boxed In - Forget
Boxed In - Jist
Boxed In - Melt
British Sea Power - Bad Bohemian
C Duncan - Other Side
Cabbage - Uber Capitalist Death Trade
Cage The Elephant - Mess Around
Car Seat Headrest - Destroyed By Hippie Powers
Cassius;Cat Power;Mike D - Action
Cassius;Cat Power;Pharrell Williams - Go Up
Cate le Bon - Love Is Not Love
Cate le Bon - Wonderful
Catfish and the Bottlemen - Soundcheck
Charles Bradley - You Think I Don't Know (But I Know)
Cherry Glazerr - Nurse Ratched
Cherry Glazerr - Told You I'd Be with the Guys
Childish Gambino - Redbone
Christine and the Queens - Tilted
Cigarettes After Sex - Affection
Coldcut;Roots Manuva - Only Heaven
Conor Oberst - Barbary Coast (Later)
Conor Oberst - Gossamer Thin
Courtney Barnett - Depreston
Courtney Barnett - Elevator Operator
D.D Dumbo - Satan
D.D Dumbo - Walrus
Damien Jurado - Exit 353
Damien Jurado - QACHINA
Daughter - How
Daughter - No Care
Daughter - Numbers
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers - Shine
David Bowie - 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore
David Bowie - Dollar Days
David Bowie - I Can't Give Everything Away
David Bowie - Lazarus
De La Soul - Royalty Capes
De La Soul;Snoop Dogg - Pain
Devendra Banhart - Fancy Man
Devendra Banhart - Fig in Leather
DIIV - Dopamine
DIIV - Under the Sun
Dinosaur Jr. - Tiny
Disclosure;Al Green - Feel Like I Do
Disclosure;Lorde - Magnets
DJ Shadow;Ernie Fresh - The Sideshow (feat. Ernie Fresh)
DJ Shadow;Run The Jewels - Nobody Speak (feat. Run the Jewels)
Doomsquad - Pyramids on Mars
Dutch Uncles - Big Balloon
Ed Harcourt - Furnaces
Ed Harcourt - Loup Garou
EL VY - Need a Friend
Elbow - Magnificent (She Says)
Emma Pollock - Parks And Recreation
Ezra Furman - Ordinary Life
Ezra Furman - Teddy I'm Ready
Fat White Family - Breaking Into Aldi
Fat White Family - Whitest Boy on the Beach
Field Music - Disappointed
Flamingods - Jungle Birds
Floating Points - Kuiper
Floating Points - Peroration Six
Foals - Birch Tree
Forth Wanderers - Slop
Frank Ocean - Nikes
Frank Turner - Mittens
Girl Ray - Trouble
Glass Animals - Life Itself
Glass Animals - Season 2 Episode 3
Glass Animals - Youth
Gold Panda - Chiba Nights
Golden Rules - Holy Macaroni
Grandaddy - Way We Won't
Guy Garvey - Courting The Squall
Guy Garvey - Open The Door
Gwenno - Fratolish Hiang Perpeshki
Haley Bonar - Kismet Kill
Haley Bonar - Stupid Face
Hannah Peel - Tenderly
Hinds - Bamboo
Hinds - San Diego
Holy Fuck - Xed Eyes
Honeyblood - Ready For The Magic
Honeyblood - Sea Hearts
Hooton Tennis Club - Bootcut Jimmy The G
Hooton Tennis Club - Katy-Anne Bellis
Iggy Pop - Break Into Your Heart
Iggy Pop - Sunday
Imarhan - Imarhan
Imarhan - Tahabort
Jagwar Ma - Give Me a Reason
Jagwar Ma - O B 1
Jagwar Ma - Ordinary
Jake Bugg - Gimme The Love
James - Nothing But Love
James - To My Surprise
James Blake - Radio Silence
James Blake;Bon Iver - I Need A Forest Fire
Jamie T - Power Over Men
Jamie T - Tinfoil Boy
Jamie xx;Romy - SeeSaw
Jesca Hoop - The Lost Sky
Joan As Police Woman;Benjamin Lazar Davis - Broke Me in Two
Jodie Abacus - Hot Kitchen
John Grant - Down Here
John Grant - Voodoo Doll
Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation - Rushing Through My Mind
Julia Holter - Everytime Boots
Julia Jacklin - Coming Of Age
Julia Jacklin - Pool Party
Julie Byrne - Natural Blue
Justice - Randy
Justice - Safe and Sound
Kate Tempest - Don't Fall In
Kate Tempest - Ketamine For Breakfast
Kendrick Lamar - untitled 01 08.19.2014.
Kendrick Lamar - untitled 02 06.23.2014.
Kendrick Lamar - untitled 03 05.28.2013.
King Creosote - Wake Up To This
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Rattlesnake
Kings of Leon - Waste A Moment
Kiran Leonard - Don't Make Friends With Good People
Kiran Leonard - Pink Fruit
Kiran Leonard - Secret Police
Kurt Vile - Lost my Head there
Lambchop - The Hustle
Lanterns on the Lake - Through The Cellar Door
Laura Marling - Soothing
LIFE - Rare Boots
Lindstrøm - Algorytme
Loose Meat;Cibelle - Daisy Chain
Lou Rhodes - All I Need
Low - Lies
Loyle Carner - Stars & Shards
Loyle Carner - The Isle Of Arran
Loyle Carner;Rebel Kleff - NO CD
Lucius - Born Again Teen
Lush - Out of Control
M83 - Do It, Try It
M83 - Road Blaster
M83;MAI LAN - Go!
Margaret Glaspy - Emotions and Math
Margaret Glaspy - You and I
Marika Hackman - Driving Under Stars
Massive Attack;Azekel - Ritual Spirit
Massive Attack;Ghostpoet - Come Near Me
Massive Attack;Hope Sandoval - The Spoils
Massive Attack;Roots Manuva - Dead Editors
Massive Attack;Young Fathers - Voodoo In My Blood
Melt Yourself Down - Dot to Dot
Mercury Rev - Coming Up For Air
Metronomy - 16 Beat
Metronomy - Night Owl
Metronomy - Old Skool
Metronomy;Robyn - Hang Me out to Dry (with Robyn)
Michael C. Hall;Original New York Cast of Lazarus - Lazarus
Michael C. Hall;Sophia Anne Caruso;Original New York Cast of Lazarus - Heroes
Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
Michael Kiwanuka - One More Night
Minor Victories - A Hundred Ropes
Minor Victories - Cogs
Mogwai - Ether
MONEY - I'll Be the Night
Moon Duo - Creepin’
Morgan Delt - Some Sunsick Day
Mungo's Hi Fi;YT - Boomsound (Vital Techniques & Mikey B Remix)
Mystery Jets - Bombay Blue
Mystery Jets - Bubblegum
Mystery Jets - Telomere
Mystery Jets - The World Is Overtaking Me
Neko Case;k.d. lang;Laura Veirs - Best Kept Secret
New Order - Singularity
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Jesus Alone
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
Night Beats - No Cops
NZCA LINES - Jessica
NZCA LINES - Two Hearts
Palace Winter - H.W. Running
Parquet Courts - Dust
Parquet Courts - Outside
Pet Shop Boys - Inner Sanctum
Pet Shop Boys - The Pop Kids
Peter Doherty - I Don't Love Anyone (but You're Not Just Anyone)
Petite Noir - Just Breathe
Pictish Trail - After Life
Pixies - Classic Masher
Pixies - Tenement Song
Pixies - Um Chagga Lagga
PJ Harvey - The Community Of Hope
PJ Harvey - The Orange Monkey
PJ Harvey - The Wheel
Placebo - Jesus' Son
POLIÇA - Lime Habit
POLIÇA - Wedding
Pretenders - Alone
Pretenders - Holy Commotion
Primal Scream - (Feeling Like A) Demon Again
Primal Scream - 100% Or Nothing
Primal Scream - Where The Light Gets In
Prophets Of Rage - Prophets Of Rage
Quantic;Flowering Inferno;
Christopher Ellis - 1000 Watts
Radiohead - Identikit
Radiohead - Present Tense
RAT BOY - MOVE
Richard Ashcroft - This Is How It Feels
Riton;Kah-Lo - Rinse & Repeat
Róisín Murphy - Ten Miles High
Roots Manuva - Fighting For?
Roots Manuva - On A High
Run The Jewels - Talk to Me
Run The Jewels - Thursday in the Danger Room (feat. Kamasi Washington)
SACRED PAWS - Rest
Sampha - Blood On Me
Saul Williams - The Noise Came From Here
Savages - Sad Person
Savages - Surrender
Savages - T.I.W.Y.G.
Savoy Motel - Sorry People
School Of Seven Bells - Ablaze
Shame - Gold Hole
She Drew The Gun - Pit Pony
She Drew The Gun - Poem
She Drew The Gun - Since You Were Not Mine
Sinkane - U'Huh
Slaves - Hypnotised
Slaves - Lies
Slaves - Spit It Out
Sleaford Mods - TCR
Slow Club - In Waves
Slow Club - Silver Morning
Soft Hair - Lying Has To Stop
Spring King - Rectifier
Steve Mason - Alive
Steve Mason - Another Day
Steve Mason - Planet Sizes
Steve Mason - Words in My Head
Suede - Like Kids
Suede - What I'm Trying To Tell You
Sunflower Bean - Come On
Sunflower Bean - Easier Said
Sunflower Bean - Wall Watcher
Super Furry Animals - Bing Bong
Sylvan Esso - Kick Jump Twist
Tame Impala - Yes I'm Changing Teen - All About Us
Teenage Fanclub - I'm In Love
Teenage Fanclub - Thin Air
Telegram - Taffy Come Home
Teleman - Dusseldorf
Teleman - Glory Hallelujah
Teleman - Tangerine
Temples - Certainty
Tennis - In The Morning I’ll Be Better
The Amazons - In My Mind
The Amazons - Little Something
The Avalanches - Subways
The Beat feat. Ranking Roger - Side to Side
The Chemical Brothers - C-h-e-m-i-c-a-l
The Coral - Million Eyes
The Coral - Miss Fortune
The Crookes - The World Is Waiting
The Divine Comedy - How Can You Leave Me On My Own
The Duke Spirit - Hands
The Duke Spirit - Serenade
The Fall - Wise Ol' Man
The Flaming Lips - The Castle
The Gift - Clinic Hope
The Hempolics - Me Love to Sing
The Hosts - Baby Move On
The Invisible - Save You
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Amputation
The Julie Ruin - I'm Done
The Kills - Doing It To Death
The Kills - Impossible Tracks
The Last Shadow Puppets - Miracle Aligner
The Last Shadow Puppets - Aviation
The Last Shadow Puppets - Bad Habits
The Lemon Twigs - I Wanna Prove to You
The Lemon Twigs - These Words
The Moonlandingz - Black Hanz
The Rolling Stones - Just Your Fool
The Sherlocks - Last Night
The Sherlocks - Will You Be There?
The Shins - Dead Alive
The Stone Roses - Beautiful Thing
The Strokes - OBLIVIUS
The Veils - Low Lays the Devil
The Wytches - C-Side
The xx - On Hold
This Is The Kit - Magic Spell
Thundercat - Bus In These Streets
Tim Burgess;Peter Gordon - Begin
Toothless - Sisyphus
TOY - Another Dimension
TOY - I'm Still Believing
Trentemøller - River in Me
Tricky;Ivy - Beijing to Berlin
Two Door Cinema Club - Are We Ready? (Wreck)
Two Door Cinema Club - Gameshow
Ultimate Painting - Bills
Ultimate Painting - Monday Morning, Somewhere Central
Underworld - I Exhale
Underworld - Nylon Strung
UNKLE;Ysée;Mink;Elliott Power - Cowboys or Indians
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - First World Problem
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Necessary Evil
Unloved - When a Woman Is Around
Warpaint - New Song
Warpaint - So Good
Weaves - One More
White Denim - Ha Ha Ha Ha (Yeah)
White Denim - Had 2 Know (Personal)
White Denim - Holda You (I'm Psycho)
White Denim - Take It Easy (Ever After Lasting Love)
Whitney - No Matter Where We Go
Whitney - Polly
Whyte Horses - Promise I Do
Whyte Horses - The Snowfalls
Wilco - If I Ever Was a Child
Wilco - Someone to Lose
Wild Beasts - Alpha Female
Wild Beasts - Big Cat
Wild Beasts - Get My Bang
Wild Beasts - He The Colossus
Yak - Heavens Above
Yak - Use Somebody
YAST - I Dont Think She Knows
Yeasayer - I Am Chemistry
Yeasayer - Silly Me

The 50 Greatest Prince Songs

Info: February 12, 2017, several Prince albums got back on Spotify. This is a Top 50 playlist I made addin' up five different critic, audience-based or commercial Prince charts available online:

• Prince Top 50 Songs (Top50Songs/Last.fm)
• The 75 Greatest Prince Songs (Hidden Under Headphones),
• The Top 58 Favorite Prince Songs (The Current)
• Prince's 40 Biggest Billboard Hits (Hollywood Reporter) 
• The 50 Best Songs By Prince (Paste Magazine)

I assigned 100 points to #1 song, 99 points to #2, 98 points to #3, etc. Below you can find the full chart. 

Date of publication: 12th February 2017

Spotify playlist latest update: 12th February 2017

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Strikethrough songs (3/50) are not available on Spotify. Some songs may be not available in all countries. 

1. When Doves Cry (496 points)
2. Purple Rain (492)
3. Kiss (485)
4. Let's Go Crazy (467)
5. Little Red Corvette (460)
6. Raspberry Beret (459)
7. I Wanna Be Your Lover (434)
8. 1999 (431)
9. 7 (418)
10. Controversy (415)
11. Diamonds and Pearls (411)
12. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your man (384)
13. Sign o the Times (357)
14. Thieves In The Temple (355)
15. I Would Die 4U (350)
16. The Beautiful Ones (344)
17. Nothing Compares 2 U (335)
18. Pop Life (330)
19. Gett Off (326)
20. Cream (318)
21. Alphabet St. (315)
22. Take Me With U (307)
23. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (301)
24. When You Were Mine (292)
25. U Got The Look (282)
26. Erotic City (275)
27. Sometimes It Snows In April (256)
28. Darling Nikki (249)
29. Delirious (245)
30. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker (237)
31. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore (234)
32. If I Was Your Girlfriend (232)
33. I Feel For You (229)
34. The Cross (225)
35. Baby I'm a Star (216)
35. Batdance (216)
37. Computer Blue (208)
38. Housequake (207)
39. D.M.S.R. (205)
40. Head (200)
41. Dirty Mind (192)
42. Do Me, Baby (191)
43. Uptown (189)
44. Money Don't Matter 2 Night (188)
45. Mountains (186)
46. Call My Name (176)
47. Starfish and Coffee (173)
48. Adore (170)
49. Musicology (161)
50. LetItGo (147)

The 100 Best One-Hit Wonder Songs (Consequence of Sound, 2016)

Info: «... we all know what the real definition of a one-hit wonder is, right? For us, it’s an act who reached their peak popularity with a high-charting hit and then saw that popularity wane and never return once their song ran its course. They’re an artist, band, or group who we’ll forever identify with one song» (from Consequence of Sound)

Source: Consequence of Sound
Date of publication: 21st September 2016
Spotify playlist latest update: 10th February 2017
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Strikethrough songs (4/100) are not available on Spotify. Some songs may be not available in all countries.

1. Modern English - I Melt With You
2. The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
3. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
4. Five Stairsteps - O -O -H Child
5. A -Ha - Take On Me
6. The Contours - Do You Love Me
7. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
8. Nena - 99 Luftballons
9. The Church - Under The Milky Way
10. Haddaway - What Is Love
11. Nazareth - Love Hurts
12. Doris Troy - Just One Look
13. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
14. Free - Alright Now
15. Macy Gray - I Try
16. Spacehog - In The Meantime
17. Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl
18. Godley & Creme - Cry
19. The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
20. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
21. Concrete Blonde - Joey
22. Bruce Channel - Hey! Baby!
23. Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
24. Blind Melon - No Rain
25. When In Rome - The Promise
26. Biz Markie - Just A Friend
27. The Exciters - Tell Him
28. Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
29. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am
30. Young MC - Bust A Move
31. J. Frank Wilson And The Caveliers - Last Kiss
32. Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
33. Billy Paul - Me And Mrs. Jones
34. Marcy Playground - Sex And Candy
35. Real Life - Send Me An Angel
36. The Monotones - Who Wrote The Book Of Love?
37. Dionne Farris - I Know
38. Marcie Blane - Bobby's Girl
39. Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)
40. Phantom Planet - California
41. Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff
42. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
43. The Ad Libs - The Boy From New York City
44. King Missile - Detachable Penis
45. Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air
46. Mountain - Mississippi Queen
47. The Ides Of March - Vehicle
48. The Divynls - I Touch Myself
49. Love And Rockets - So Alive
50. Semisonic - Closing Time
51. The Casinos - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
52. Meredith Brooks - Bitch
53. Tommy Tutone - 867 -5309/Jenny
54. King Harvest - Dancing In The Moonlight
55. Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
56. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
57. Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change The World
58. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
59. Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground
60. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
61. Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
62. Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)
63. Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
64. ? & The Mysterians - 96 Tears
65. Corona - The Rhythm Of The Night
66. The Capitols - Cool Jerk
67. Bill Medley/Jennifer Warnes - I've Had The Time Of My Life
68. Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand
69. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
70. Kriss Kross - Jump
71. The Youngbloods - Get Together
72. Toadies - Possum Kingdom
73. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
74. The Flys - Got You Where I Want You
75. Big Country - In A Big Country
76. Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
77. Robert Knight - Everlasting Love
78. Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
79. Bobby Day - Rockin Robin
80. Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
81. Everything But The Girl - Missing
82. The Vines - Get Free
83. Republica - Ready To Go
84. Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
85. The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love
86. Pilot - Magic
87. Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye
88. The Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain
89. Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
90. Shocking Blue - Venus
91. Grover Washington Jr. - Just The Two Of Us
92. Billie Meyers - Kiss The Rain
93. Ronald & Ruby - Lollipop
94. Len - Steal My Sunshine
95. Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
96. White Town - Your Woman
97. The Surfaris - Wipe Out
98. Michael Sembello - Maniac
99. EMF - Unbelievable
100. Europe - The Final Countdown

Alternative Rock's 50 Greatest Debut Singles (diffuser.fm, 2016)

Info:  «You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. That’s an opportunity that the artists in this gallery didn’t waste. We’re exploring the 50 greatest debut singles in alt. rock. Some of these singles launched incredible albums. Others marked the beginning of remarkable careers. A select few even started an entire genre of music. Read More: Alternative Rock’s 50 Greatest Debut Singles» (diffuser.fm)
Source: diffuser.fm
Date of publication: 29th November 2016
Spotify playlist latest update: 6th February 2017
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Italic songs (2/50) are available on Spotify only in live version. Some songs may be not available in all countries.

Lily Allen - Smile (2006)
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) (2004)
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (2005)
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (1979) (live version)
Björk - Human Behavior (1993)
Blondie - X Offender (1976)
Blur - She's So High (1990)
The Clash - White Riot (1977)
Collective Soul - Shine (1994)
Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero (1977)
The Cure - Killing an Arab (1978)
The Damned - New Rose (1976)
Foo Fighters - This is a Call (1995)
The GoGo's - Our Lips Are Sealed (1980)
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (2000)
Green Day - Longview (1994)
Interpol - PDA (2002)
Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out with Him? (1978)
The Jam - In the City (1977)
Jane's Addiction - Jane Says (1988)
Joy Division - Transmission (1978)
The Killers - Mr. Brightside (2003)
The Knack - My Sharona (1979)
LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge (2002)
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - Rise Up With Fists!! (2006)
Living Color - Cult of Personality (1988)
Massive Attack - Daydreaming (1990)
MGMT - Time to Pretend (2008)
Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick (1988)
Oasis - Supersonic (1994) (live version)
Pavement - Summer Babe (1991)
Pearl Jam - Alive (1991)
Pixies - Gigantic (1988)
Portishead - Numb (1994)
Radiohead - Creep (1992)
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (1992)
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (1976)
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (1981)
Scissor Sisters - Laura (2003)
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K. (1976)
Sigur Rós - Svefngenglar (1999)
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hong Kong Garden (1978)
The Smiths - Hand in Glove (1983)
Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing (1992)
The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (1969)
The Strokes - Hard to Explain (2001)
Supergrass - Caught by the Fuzz (1994)
TV on the Radio - Staring at the Sun (2004)
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun (1983)
Weezer – Undone - The Sweater Song (1994)

Pitchfork 8.0 (best rated 2017 new albums)

Info: Pitchfork is a US online music magazine. This playlist collects new & previously unreleased albums (no reissues/anthologies/historic live albums) that got a 8.0+ review in 2017. 

Source: Pitchfork

Date of publication: 2017

Spotify playlist latest update: 12th February 2017

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Strikethrough albums (2/15) are not available on Spotify. Some albums may be not available in all countries.

Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3 (8.6)
Harry Bertoia - Clear Sounds/Perfetta (8.0)
The xx - I See You (8.4)
Uniform - Wake in Fright (8.0)
Shackleton/Vengeance Tenfold - Sferic Ghost Transmits (8.0)
Ty Segall - Ty Segall (8.0)
Mark Eitzel - Hey Mr Ferryman (8.1)
Taso - New Start (8.1)
Los Lichis - Dog (8.0)
Migos - Culture (8.1)
Priests - Nothing Feels Natural (8.5)
Sleater-Kinney - Sleater-Kinney: Live in Paris (8.3)
Sampha - Process (8.6)

Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness (8.3)

Syd - Fin (8.1)

BBC Radio 6 New Music (4/2/2017: Arcade Fire, Elbow, Flaming Lips...)

Info: Spotify version of the BBC Radio 6 New Music Playlist. This playlist is updated every week. When a song exits the playlist, it is collected in the BBC Radio 6 Music 2017 Archive (link to come).
Source: BBC Radio 6
Date of publication: 4th February 2017
Spotify latest update: 4th February 2017
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1. Arcade Fire - I Give You Power (feat. Mavis Staples)
2. British Sea Power - Bad Bohemian
3. Conor Oberst - Barbary Coast (Later)
4. Elbow - Magnificent
5. Grandaddy - Evermore
6. Maxïmo Park - Risk To Exist
7. Moon Duo - Creepin'
8. Ryan Adams - To Be Without You
9. Sylvan Esso - Kick Jump Twist
10. Tennis - In The Morning I'll Be Better
11. The Flaming Lips - We A Famly (feat. Miley Cyrus)
12. The Shins - Name For You
13. Agnes Obel - Stretch Your Eyes
14. Bon Iver - 29 #Strafford APTS
15. Bonobo - No Reason (feat. Nick Murphy)
16. Cigarettes After Sex - Affection
17. François & the Atlas Mountains - Grand Dérèglement
18. Lowly - Prepare The Lake
19. Nadia Reid - The Arrow & The Aim
20. Peter Doherty - Kolly Kibber
21. PINS - Aggrophobe (feat. Iggy Pop)
22. Sinkane - Telephone
23. Slaves - Lies
24. Sleaford Mods - B.H.S.
25. Temples - Strange Or Be Forgotten
26. The Divine Comedy - To The Rescue
27. The Rolling Stones - Just Your Fool
28. Blaenavon - Orthodox Man
29. Cairobi - Saint
30. Desperate Journalist - Resolution
31. Las Kellies - Sugar Beat
32. Missy Elliott - Im Better (feat. Lamb)
33. sir Was - In The Midst