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

Spotify direct links: URI / HTTP

Full list

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 Longest Mixtape - 1000 Songs For You (a playlist by Caribou, in progress)

Caribou gifted the world a 1000-song YouTube playlist.

The last few years of my life have been incredible, thanks in large part to all of you - so I've been thinking of how to say thank you.

As you can imagine, music has been a central love of my life since I was a teenager and over the years I've been introduced to a lot that has stayed with me. I've collected the majority of that music here – and I thought sharing it with you seemed like one way I could say thanks.

I think there are people (one easy shot: me) who'd like to listen to this nice playlist on Spotify. And I guess crazy long tasks like this one are exactly what Spotirama was born for. :-)
So I'm spotifyin' it and I will regularly publish updates on this page.

Slowly, but steadily.

Enjoy!

(and don't forget Caribou's advice: "please listen to this playlist on shuffle")

THE LONGEST MIXTAPE - 1000 SONGS FOR YOU

(a playlist by Caribou, 11% done)

Full list

Strikethrough songs (30/100) are not available on Spotify. Some songs may be not available in all countries.

1. Intro: The Longest Mixtape - 1000 Songs For You
2. Minnie Riperton - Les Fleurs
3. Albert Ayler - Heart Love
4. Aphrodite's Child - The Four Horsemen
5. The Zombies - This Will Be Our Year
6. Le Orme - Ad gloriam
7. Marlena Show - California Soul
8. Jeannie Piersol - The Nest
9. Koushik - Battle Rhymes For Battle Times
10. Madvillain - Supervillain Theme
11. Main Source - Live at the Barbeque (feat. Nas, Akinyele & Joe Fatal)
12. Sonny Sharrock - Blind Willie
13. Gloria Ann Taylor - Love Is a Hurting Thing
14. Journey In Satchindananda
15. Shalimar - Baby Let's Dance Together
16. Manfred Mann - One Way Glass
17. Gary Davis - The Professor Here
18. Bülent Ortaçgil - Olmalı Mı Olmamalı Mı (Kadir Inanir & Mujde Ar)
19. Canned Heat - On the Road Again
20. Antena - Camino Del Sol
21. Arthur Russell - In the Light of the Miracle
22. Nina Simone - 22nd Century
23. My Bloody Valentine - Swallow
24. Four Tet - Glasshead
25. Sidney Owens & North South Connection - Sputnik
26. Thomas Mapfumo - Shumba
27. Wire - Outdoor Miner
28. Celia - Na Boca Do Sol
29. The Paris Sisters - I Love How You Love Me
30. Demon Fuzz - Disillusioned Man
31. Baby Huey - Hard Times
32. Super Rail Band de Bamako - Kongo Sigui
33. Skye - Ain't No Need 34. Dizzy K - Be My Friend 35. Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
36. Dr. Philter Banx - High Heels and Mirrored Thighs
37. Pheeroan Aklaff - House of Spirit: Mirth
38. Calung Darso - Ararateul
39. Jean-Luc Ponty - Computer Incantations for World Peace
40. Masters at Work - Bass Tone (House Nation Mix)
41. Dem 2 - Broke My Heart
42. St. Germain - Alabama Blues (Todd Edwards Dub Mix)
43. Charanjit Singh - Raga Malkauns
44. The Other People Place - Let Me Be Me
45. Missy Elliott - Hit Em Wit Da Hee (remix, feat. Timbaland, Nicole Wray & Mocha)
46. Warren G - Regulate (feat. Nate Dogg)
47. Suicide - Misery Train
48. J Dilla - Fuck The Police (clean)
49. Noreaga - Superthug
50. Gang Starr - Credit Is Due
51. Kanye West - Livin' a Movie
52. Burundi Black - Burundi Black (Rusty Egan First Remix)
53. Codek - Tim Toum
54. Rotary Connnection - Want You To Know
55. Emeralds - Genetic
56. Harmonia - Watussi (just one minute)
57. The Feed-Back - The Feed-Back
58. The Stark Reality - Rocket Ship
59. Silver Apples - Seagreen Serenade
60. DJ SS - Black
61. Andrew Hill - Hey Hey
62. Ariel Kalma - Message 18.10.77
63. Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23
64. Arawak - Accadde a Bali
65. Armando - Downfall
66. Barış Manço - Gönül Dağı
67. Barış Manço - Lambaya Puf De
68. Batsumi - Lishonile
69. Billy Bird - Lost in the Crowd
70. Bob Chance - It's Broken!
71. Usher - Climax
72. Lil Wayne - I'm Single (instrumental) (actually, I just found the not-instrumental version)
73. Ifang Bondi - Saraba
74. George Gruntz - Ghitta
75. Jef  Gilson & Malagasy - Valiha Del
76. Todd Terry presents Sound Design - Searchin'
77. Trans Volta - Disco Computer
78. Steve Parks - Still Thinking Of You
79. Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom - Relevee (Carl Craig Remix)
80. Skip Jackson & The Natural Experience - Microwave Boogie
81. Some Treat - Lost in Vegas
82. Wookie - Scrappy
83. Shadow - Let's Get It Together
84. Hot Music - Soho
85. Rhythm & Sound and Cornel Campbell - King In My Empire
86. The Congos - Fisherman
87. Lancelot Layne - Yo Think It Sorf
88. 4D - Fauve Moderne
89. Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou - Piano Solo (full album! following Mr. Caribou's wishes...)
90. Paul Giovanni - Willow's Song
91. Lard Free - Warinobaril
92. Adolf Stern - More... I Like It
93. Smithstonian - Mississippi Mud
94. Abaco Dream - Cat Woman
95. Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away
96. Freeway - What We Do (feat. Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel)
97. Jay-Z - Kingdom Come (Official Instrumental) (actually, I just found the non-instrumental version)
98. Jeru The Damaja - Come Clean
99. Pusha T - Numbers On The Boards
100. Kool G Rap - Take 'Em To War
101. Cloud One - Don't Let My Rainbow Pass Me By (feat. Margo Williams)
102. Nightlife Unlimited - Peaches & Prunes (Ron Hardy Re-Edit)
103. Rim and Kasa - Love Me For Real
104. Kasso - Key West 
105. Broadcast - Black Cat
106. Mercury Rev - Car Wash Hair
107. Lightning Bolt - 2 Towers
108. Wire - The 15th
109. Boredoms - (circle) 
110. Neutral Milk Hotel - Ghost

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David Bowie 100 Greatest Songs (Mojo, 2015)

From Mojo February 2015 issue:

From The London Boys to 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore, The World of David Bowie to The Next Day, Ziggy Stardust to The Thin White Duke, MOJO writers and staff delve into the history, subtext, esoterica and strange sounds that make up a remarkable 50-plus year career of innovation, reinvention and boundless genius. There are so many remarkable Bowie songs. Consider this the first hundred.

In the long cover story, MOJO also talks with Bowie confidantes and collaborators (Robert Fripp, Carlos Alomar, Reeves Gabrels, Ken Scott...) and looks back on the making of The Man Who Sold The World (Bowie's "the first great LP").

Enjoy!

P.S. After the full songs list, you find some stats about this Top 100 (charts by albums, by decades...)

Previously on the Mojo side of Spotirama:
50 Greatest Neil Young Songs (2011)
50 Greatest Led Zeppelin Songs (2014)
100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs (2014)

DAVID BOWIE 100 GREATEST SONGS

(Mojo, 2015, from #1 to #100)

Full lists

All songs are available on Spotify (some songs may be not available in all countries).

1. Life On Mars? - Hunky Dory - 1971
2. Heroes' - Heroes - 1977
3. Starman - The Rise And Fall Of… - 1972
4. Sound And Vision - Low - 1977
5. Changes - Hunky Dory - 1971
6. Rock 'N' Roll Suicide - The Rise And Fall Of… - 1972
7. Young Americans - Young Americans - 1975
8. Always Crashing In The Same Car - Low - 1977
9. Ziggy Stardust - The Rise And Fall Of… - 1972
10. Ashes To Ashes - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - 1980
11. Golden Years - Station To Station - 1976
12. The Man Who Sold The World - The Man Who Sold The World - 1971
13. Fame - Young Americans - 1975
14. Moonage Daydream - The Rise And Fall Of… - 1972
15. Tvc15 - Station To Station - 1976
16. Quicksand - Hunky Dory - 1971
17. Oh! You Pretty Things - Hunky Dory - 1971
18. Fashion - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - 1980
19. Station To Station - Station To Station - 1976
20. Alternative Candidate - Diamond Dogs - 1974
21. Rebel Rebel - Diamond Dogs - 1974
22. Suffragette City - The Rise And Fall Of… - 1972
23. Space Oddity - Space Oddity - 1969
24. Up The Hill Backwards - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - 1980
25. The Boys Keep Swinging - Lodger - 1979
26. Five Years - The Rise And Fall Of… - 1972
27. Be My Wife - Low - 1977
28. The Bewlay Brothers - Hunky Dory - 1971
29. Under Pressure (With Queen) - Nothing Has Changed - 1981
30. Aladdin Sane - Aladdin Sane - 1973
31. Where Are We Now? - The Next Day - 2013
32. Stay - Station To Station - 1976
33. Panic In Detroit - Aladdin Sane - 1973
34. Speed Of Life - Low - 1977
35. The Width Of A Circle - The Man Who Sold The World - 1971
36. The Next Day - The Next Day - 2013
37. This Is Not America - Nothing Has Changed - 1985
38. ‘Tis Pity She Was A Whore - Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) 'B' Side (Download) - 2014
39. Can You Hear Me - Young Americans - 1975
40. Cygnet Committee - Space Oddity - 1969
41. Warszawa - Low - 1977
42. Breaking Glass - Low - 1977
43. Fantastic Voyage - Lodger - 1979
44. Slip Away - Heathen - 2002
45. All The Mad Men - The Man Who Sold The World - 1971
46. It's Gonna Be Me - Young Americans - (1971 Sound + Vision Edition) - 1975
47. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - 1980
48. After All - The Man Who Sold The World - 1971
49. Kooks - Hunky Dory - 1971
50. Black Country Rock - The Man Who Sold The World - 1971
51. Hang On To Yourself - The Rise And Fall Of… - 1972
52. John, I'm Only Dancing - The Singles Collection - 1972
53. Look Back In Anger - Lodger - 1979
54. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) [Giorgio Moroder Production] - OST or 12" Single Download - 1982
55. Queen Bitch - Hunky Dory - 1971
56. Diamond Dogs - Diamond Dogs - 1974
57. What In The World - Low - 1977
58. Bring Me The Disco King - Reality - 2003
59. Neukoln - Heroes - 1977
60. Let's Dance - Let's Dance - 1983
61. Absolute Beginners - OST or Nothing Has Changed - 1986
62. Word On A Wing - Station To Station - 1976
63. China Girl - Let's Dance - 1983
64. The Jean Genie - Aladdin Sane - 1973
65. Teenage Wildlife - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - 1980
66. Sons Of The Silent Age - Heroes - 1977
67. Something In The Air - Hours - 1999
68. Buddha Of Suburbia - Buddha Of Suburbia - 1993
69. The Hearts Filthy Lesson - 1. Outside - 1995
70. Hallo Spaceboy - 1. Outside - 1995
71. Shadow Man - Nothing Has Changed - 2001
72. Andy Warhol - Hunky Dory - 1971
73. It's No Game (No.1) - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - 1980
74. Subterraneans - Low - 1977
75. The Drowned Girl - David Bowie in Bertolt Brecht's Baal - 1982
76. D.J. - Lodger - 1979
77. African Night Flight - Lodger - 1979
78. Silly Boy Blue - The Deram Anthology - 1967
79. Drive In Saturday - Aladdin Sane - 1973
80. Win - Young Americans - 1975
81. Jump They Say - Black Tie, White Noise - 1993
82. Heathen (The Rays) - Heathen - 2002
83. Blackout - Heroes - 1977
84. 5.15 The Angels Have Gone - Heathen - 2002
85. Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix) - The Next Day (Extra) - 2013
86. Watch That Man - Aladdin Sane - 1973
87. 1984 - Diamond Dogs - 1974
88. Beauty And The Beast - Heroes - 1977
89. Big Brother/Chant Of The Skeletal Family - Diamond Dogs - 1974 (these appear as two different songs in the playlist... that's the reason of the 101 songs count)
90. I'm Deranged - 1. Outside - 1995
91. The London Boys - The Deram Anthology - 1966
92. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon - Reality - 2003
93. Lady Grinning Soul - Aladdin Sane - 1973
94. Joe The Lion - Heroes - 1977
95. V-2 Schneider - Heroes - 1977
96. Repetition - Lodger - 1979
97. Conversation Piece - Heathen (Bonus Disc) - 2002 (actually in the playlist you'll find the Space Oddity 40th anniversary version)
98. Move On - Lodger - 1979
99. Time - Aladdin Sane - 1973
100. Let Me Sleep Beside You - The Deram Anthology - 1970

Songs by albums:
8 songs:
Hunky Dory (1971), Low (1977)
7 songs:
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust... (1972), Aladdin Sane (1973), Heroes (1977), Lodger (1979)
6 songs:
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)
5 songs:
The Man Who Sold The World (1971), Diamond Dogs (1974), Young Americans (1975), Station To Station (1976)
4 songs:
Heathen (2002), Nothing Has Changed (anthology, 2014)
3 songs:
David Bowie - The Deram Anthology (1997), Outside (1995), The Next Day (2013)
2 songs:
Space Oddity (1969), Let's Dance (1983), Reality (2003)
1 song:
David Bowie in Bertolt Brecht's Baal (1982), Black Tie White Noise (1993), Buddha of Suburbia (1993), Hours (1999)
0 songs:
Pin Ups (1973, covers), Tonight (1984), Never Let Me Down (1987), Tin Machine (1989), Tin Machine II (1991), Earthling (1997)

Others (singles, soundtracks, etc...): 3 songs


Songs by decades:
1970: 66 songs
1980: 13 songs
2000: 7 songs
1990: 6 songs
1960: 4 songs
2010: 4 songs


Albums chart 
(I assigned 100 points to #1 song, 99 points to #2 song, etc...)
1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust..., 576 points
2. Hunky Dory, 565 points
3. Low, 521 points
4. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), 369 points
5. Station To Station, 366 points
6. Young Americans, 320 points
7. The Man Who Sold The World, 315 points
8. Lodger, 239 points
9. Diamond Dogs, 232 points
10. Aladdin Sane, 223 points
11. Heroes, 220 points
12. Nothing Has Changed, 206 points
13. Others (singles, soundtracks...), 159 points
14. The Next Day, 151 points
15. Space Oddity, 139 points
16. Heathen, 97 points
17. Let's Dance, 79 points
18. Outside, 74 points
19. Reality, 52 points
20. Hours, 34 points
21. David Bowie - The Deram Anthology, 34 points
22. The Buddha of Suburbia, 33 points
23. David Bowie in Bertolt Brecht's Baal, 26 points
24. Black Tie White Noise, 20 points

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100 Greatest Neil Young Songs (Rolling Stone)

One of the most popular Spotirama posts is about the Top 50 Neil Young songs compiled by british magazine Mojo in 2011. Now it's time to double it, literally. Last january Rolling Stone published a Neil Young Special Collector's Edition issue, including a Top 100 of his songs. Here it comes, in all its Spotify splendour.

Some trivia, before pushing the play button:

• In the top 20 the two charts are quite similar: even if in different positions, 15 songs are the same. 
• Both include Buffalo Springfield and CSNY songs. 
• While After the Gold Rush album is the most present album in the Mojo chart, in Rolling Stone's Top 100 it stops at #3 (6 songs in the playlist), after Harvest and Tonight's the Night (both with 7 songs).

Enjoy!

Previously on the one-man-show side of Spotirama:

100 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs (Rolling Stone)

100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs (Mojo)

50 Best Pharrell Williams Tracks (Fact)

100 GREATEST NEIL YOUNG SONGS

(Rolling Stone, 2014, from #1 to #10)

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Full list

Strikethrough songs (3/100) are not available on Spotify. Some songs may be not available in all countries.

1. Powderfinger (from Rust Never Sleeps, 1979)
2. Heart of Gold (Harvest, 1972)
3. Cortez the Killer (Zuma, 1975)
4. Down By The River (Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, 1969)
5. Tonight's the Night (Tonight's The Night, 1975)
6. Helpless (CSN&Y, Déjà Vu, 1970)
7. Cinnamon Girl (Everybody Knows This Is Nowehere, 1970)
8. After the Gold Rush (After the Gold Rush, 1970)
9. Ohio (CSN&Y single, 1970)
10. Like a Hurricane (American Stars 'n Bars, 1977)
11. Old Man (Harvest, 1972)
12. Hey Hey, My My - Into the Black (Rust Never Sleeps, 1979)
13. The Needle and the Damage Done (Harvest, 1972)
14. Sugar Mountain (b-side single, 1968)
15. Expecting To Fly (Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again, 1967)
16. Rockin' in the Free World (Freedom, 1989)
17. Cowgirl in the Sand (Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, 1969)
18. Tired Eyes (Tonight's the Night, 1975)
19. Southern Man (After the Gold Rush, 1970)
20. From Hank to Hendrix (Harvest Moon, 1992)
21. Don't Cry No Tears (Zuma, 1975)
22. Out on the Weekend (Harvest, 1972)
23. Broken Arrow (Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again, 1967)
24. Danger Bird (Zuma, 1975)
25. Pocahontas (Rust Never Sleeps, 1979)
26. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (After the Gold Rush, 1970)
27. Human Highway (Comes a Time, 1978)
28. Goin' Home (Are You Passionate?, 2002)
29. Revolution Blues (On the Beach, 1974)
30. Sedan Delivery (Rust Never Sleeps, 1979)
31. I'm the Ocean (Mirror Ball, 1995)
32. Long May You Run (Long May You Run, 1976)
33. Ambulance Blues (On the Beach, 1974)
34. Don't Let It Bring You Down (After the Gold Rush, 1970)
35. Mr. Soul (Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again, 1967)
36. F*!#in' Up (Ragged Glory, 1990)
37. Harvest Moon (Harvest Moon, 1992)
38. Don't Be Denied (live album Time Fades Away, 1973)
39. Albuquerque (Tonight's the Night, 1975)
40. Change Your Mind (Sleeps With Angels, 1994)
41. The Loner (Neil Young, 1968)
42. This Note's For You (This Note's For You, 1988)
43. On the Beach (On the Beach, 1974)
44. Barstool Blues (Zuma, 1975)
45. Winterlong (compilation Decade, 1977)
46. On the Way Home (Buffalo Springfield, Last Time Around, 1968)
47. Ramada Inn (Psychedelic Pill, 2012)
48. Too Far Gone (Freedom, 1989)
49. Sample and Hold (Trans, 1982)
50. Be the Rain (Greendale, 2003)
51. Comes a Time (Comes a Time, 1978)
52. Stringman (Unplugged, 1993)
53. Campaigner (Decade, 1977)
54. Roll Another Number (For the Road) (Tonight's the Night, 1975)
55. Look Out For My Love (Comes a Time, 1978)
56. Thrasher (Rust Never Sleeps, 1979)
57. Harvest (Harvest, 1972)
58. Borrowed Tune (Tonight's the Night, 1975)
59. Opera Star (Re-ac-tor, 1981)
60. Razor Love (Silver and Gold, 2000)
61. Pushed It Over the End (unreleased)
62. A Man Needs a Maid (Harvest, 1972)
63. The Old Laughing Lady (Neil Young, 1968)
64. Words (Between the Lines of Age) (Harvest, 1972)
65. World on a String (Tonight's The Night, 1975)
66. Journey Through the Past (Archives, 2009)
67. Over and Over (Ragged Glory, 1990)
68. Will to Love (American Stars 'n Bars, 1977)
69. Mellow My Mind (Tonight's The Night, 1975)
70. Flying on the Ground Is Wrong (Archives, 2009)
71. See the Sky About to Rain (On the Beach, 1974)
72. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, 1969)
73. Last Trip to Tulsa (Neil Young, 1968)
74. LA (Time Fades Away, 1973)
75. Tell Me Why (After the Gold Rush, 1970)
76. Drive Back (Zuma, 1975)
77. Hitchhiker (Le Noise, 2010)
78. Silver & Gold (Silver & Gold, 2000)
79. Ordinary People (Chrome Dreams II, 2000)
80. It's a Dream (Prairie Wind, 2005)
81. Bandit (Greendale, 2003)
82. Crime in the City (Freedom, 1989)
83. When You Dance I Can Really Love (After the Gold Rush, 1970)
84. Roger and Out (Living With War, 2006)
85. Out of Control (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Looking Forward, 1999)
86. Slip Away (Broken Arrow, 1996)
87. Prisoners of Rock 'n' Roll (Life, 1987)
88. Surfer Joe and Moe the Sleaze (Re-ac-tor, 1981)
89. Eldorado (Freedom, 1989)
90. Piece of Crap (Sleeps With Angels, 1994)
91 Love to Burn (Ragged Glory, 1990)
92 Throw Your Hatred Down (Mirror Ball, 1995)
93 Computer Age (Trans, 1982)
94 The Restless Consumer (Living With War, 2006)
95 Old King (Harvest Moon, 1992)
96 Someday (Freedom, 1989)
97 When God Made Me (Prairie Wind, 2005)
98 He Was the King (Prairie Wind, 2005)
99 Walk Like a Giant (Psychedelic Pill, 2012)
100 Homegrown (American Stars 'n Bars version, 1977)

Top 20 John Lennon Songs (as solo artist)

He doesn't know it, but John Lennon is on Spotify. All his eight post-Beatles albums have finally been made available on the service, along with three compilations. In order to celebrate the news, I made a little crowdsourced playlist, like the one I did last year for grunge songs. I took twelve John Lennon charts from the Web and I counted 10 points for the #1 song, 9 points for #2, 8 points for #3, etc. The result is the following Top 20. 

Guess the #1. ;-)

1. Imagine (84 points)

2. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (70)

3. Woman (45)

4. Jealous Guy (42)

5. Watching the Wheels (35)

6. (Just Like) Starting Over (34)

7. Working Class Hero (31)

8. Mother (27)

9. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (26)

10. God (22)

11. Love (19)

12. #9 Dream (18)

13. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night (14)

14. Give Peace a Chance (11)

14. Mind Games (11)

14. Bless You (11)

17. Isolation (10)

18. Crippled Inside (9)

19. Cold Turkey (8)

19. Out the Blue (8)

Just out of the Top 20 are Nobody Told Me, Look At Me, Remember and Gimme Some Truth.

Then I spotified it.

These are the charts I built the Top 20 on:

Top 10 John Lennon Songs (Ultimate Classic Rock)

The 10 Best John Lennon Songs (Stereogum)

John Lennon 10 Biggest Billboard Hits (Billboard)

Favourite 40 Songs (Keno)

The 10 Best John Lennon Songs (PopMatters)

Top 100 John Lennon Music (RateYourMusic)

Best John Lennon Songs (TheTopTens)

John Lennon's 10 Greatest Songs (MusicRadar)

Twenty Underappreciated John Lennon Solo Songs (Rolling Stone) (on this one, I counted 5 points each song)

John Lennon's 10 Greatest Songs As A Solo Artist (WCBSFM 101.1)

Top 10 John Lennon Songs (AOL Radio Blog)

Top 10 John Lennon Most Heard Songs (Last.fm) (last six months)

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100 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs (Rolling Stone)

Bruce just got our cute little Spotirama birthday present!

Today Bruce Springsteen turns 65. In order of celebrating him, I took a little help from my Rolling Stone friends and I spotified their recent "100 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs" chart, compiled by a panel of writers and artists (including Steven Van Zandt from E Street Band and Win Butler from Arcade Fire). Go to Rolling Stone for the full panel list and for some words each song. And listen to all the tunes in the playlist below. 

Enjoy... and happy birthday, Boss!

Some stats:

Studio albums distribution in the Top 100

The River (1980): 12 tracks, 60% of The River tracks are in the Top100

Born in the USA (1984): 9 songs, 75%

Born To Run (1975): 8 tracks, 100%

Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978): 8 tracks, 80%

Tunnel of Love (1987): 7 tracks, 58,3%

Wrecking Ball (2012): 7 tracks, 53,8%

Nebraska (1982): 6 tracks, 60%

The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973): 5 tracks, 71,4%

Greetings From Asbury Park. N.J. (1973): 5 tracks, 55,5%

Magic (2007): 5 tracks, 41,6%

The Rising (2002): 4 tracks, 26,6%

Lucky Town (1992): 3 tracks, 30%

The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995): 2 tracks, 16,6%

Devils & Dust (2005): 1 track, 8,3%

High Hopes (2014): 1 track, 8,3% (American Skin is actually a song from 2001, never recorded in studio before High Hopes)

Human Touch (1992): 0 tracks, 0%

Working on a Dream (2009): 0 tracks, 0%

Extra

10 songs are from Tracks (1998 compilation album), 3 from The Promise (2010 compilation album), 1 from Live 1975-1985 (1986 live album), 1 from The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003 compilation album), 1 from Philadelphia (1994 movie soundtrack)

1 unreleased song (the only one of the Top100 not available on Spotify): If I Was the Priest.

Previously on the greatest hits side of Spotirama:

50 Greatest Neil Young Songs (Mojo)

100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs (Mojo)

50 Greatest Led Zeppelin Songs (Mojo)

All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked (Rolling Stone)

100 GREATEST BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SONGS

(Rolling Stone, 2013, from #1 to #100)

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1. Born to Run
2. Badlands
3. Thunder Road
4. Racing in the Street
5. The River
6. Backstreets
7. Atlantic City
8. Darkness on the Edge of Town
9. Born in the U.S.A.
10. The Promised Land
11. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
12. The Ghost of Tom Joad
13. Jungleland
14. Nebraska
15. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
16. Prove It All Night
17. Incident on 57th Street
18. State Trooper
19. The Promise
20. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
21. I'm on Fire
22. Dancing in the Dark
23. Land of Hope and Dreams
24. Streets of Philadelphia
25. Stolen Car
26. Tunnel of Love
27. Highway Patrolman
28. The Rising
29. Brilliant Disguise
30. Wreck on the Highway
31. New York City Serenade
32. Because the Night
33. Spirit in the Night
34. Adam Raised a Cain
35. Tougher Than the Rest
36. Shut Out the Light
37. No Surrender
38. For You
39. My City of Ruins
40. Youngstown
41. If I Should Fall Behind
42. Meeting Across the River
43. Wrecking Ball
44. Downbound Train
45. Candy's Room
46. This Hard Land
47. Lost in the Flood
48. Growin' Up
49. Johnny 99
50. Death to My Hometown
51. One Step Up
52. I'm Goin' Down
53. Hungry Heart
54. Streets of Fire
55. Independence Day
56. Lucky Town
57. Girls in Their Summer Clothes
58. Loose Ends
59. Reason to Believe
60. You're Missing
61. Point Blank
62. Radio Nowhere
63. She's the One
64. American Skin (41 Shots)
65. Walk Like a Man
66. Glory Days
67. Seeds
68. Your Own Worst Enemy
69. Cadillac Ranch
70. Better Days
71. Jack of All Trades
72. Gypsy Biker
73. Rocky Ground
74. Johnny Bye Bye
75. We Are Alive
76. Roulette
77. Two Faces
78. My Hometown
79. The Ties That Bind
80. Out in the Street
81. Night
82. Drive All Night
83. Lonesome Day
84. Pink Cadillac
85. Fade Away
86. Restless Nights
87. Bobby Jean
88. Devils & Dust
89. Blinded by the Light
90. Back in Your Arms
91. Ramrod
92. Sad Eyes
93. The E Street Shuffle
94. If I Was the Priest
95. All That Heaven Will Allow
96. Long Walk Home
97. County Fair
98. Brothers Under the Bridge
99. American Land
100. Fire

Kurt Cobain 50 Favorite Albums

From Nirvanapedia:

In Journals, Kurt Cobain made a list of his Top 50 favorite albums under the title "Top 50 by Nirvana."

He died April 5th 1994, exactly twenty years ago.

This is the Spotify version of that Top 50.

Enjoy.

Previously on the grunge side of Spotirama:

Top 50 Grunge Songs

The Smart Studios Spotify Story

Eddie's Aussie Jukebox - Songs from Eddie Vedder 2011 Australian Tour Setlists

KURT COBAIN 50 FAVORITE ALBUMS

(full albums)

(3 tracks each album)

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Iggy & the Stooges - Raw Power (1973)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
The Breeders - Pod (1990)
The Vaselines - Dying for It (1988, listed as Pink EP)
The Shaggs - Philosophy of the World (1969)
Fang - Landshark (1982)
MDC - Millions of Dead Cops (1981)
Scratch Acid - Scratch Acid (1984, listed as 1st EP)
Saccharine Trust - Paganicons (1981, listed as 1st EP)
Butthole Surfers - Pee Pee the Sailor (1983)
Black Flag - My War (1984)
Bad Brains - Rock for Light (1983)
Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)
The Frogs - It's Only Right and Natural (1989)
PJ Harvey - Dry (1992)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
The Knack - Get the Knack (1979)
The Saints - Know Your Product (1978, possibly referring to Eternally Yours album?)
Kleenex - "anything by:" (1978-1983, possibly referring to 1993's Kleenex/LiLiPUT compilation)
The Raincoats - The Raincoats (1979)
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (1980)
Aerosmith - Rocks (1976)
Various Artists - What Is It. (1982, erroneously listed as What Is This?)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
Shonen Knife - Burning Farm (K Records version, 1985)
The Slits - Typical Girls (1979, possibly referring to Cut album?)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Faith/Void - The Faith/Void (1982)
Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring (1985)
Beat Happening - Jamboree (1988)
Tales of Terror - Tales of Terror (1984)
Leadbelly - Leadbelly's Last Sessions Volume One (1953)
Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff (1988)
Daniel Johnston - Yip/Jump Music (1983)
Flipper – Generic (1982)
The Beatles - Meet the Beatles! (1964)
Half Japanese - We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love (1990)
Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician (1987)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Fear - The Record (1982)
Public Image Ltd - The Flowers of Romance (1981)
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
Marine Girls - Beach Party (1982)
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
Wipers - Is This Real? (1980)
Wipers - Youth of America (1981)
Wipers - Over the Edge (1983)
Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly (1990)
Swans - Young God (1984, erroneously listed as Raping a Slave)

The Wes Anderson Complete Spotipedia (songs from all his movies)

From Thought Catalog:

Wes Anderson is one of the most talented screenwriters and directors of the last two decades, with a style as unique as Quentin Tarentino, P.T. Anderson or Tim Burton. But perhaps his greatest skill is picking the perfect soundtrack for his films, digging into artists’ catalogues for deep cuts and little-known ditties that fit the mood of the scene perfectly. Knock the man if you must for the quirky nature of his films, but they all feature fantastic soundtracks.

This two playlists collect soundtracks from all eight feature films by Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom and the new The Grand Budapest Hotel). Main source is the archive of What Song, mixed with infos from IMDb and tracklists of original soundtracks available on Spotify. The former playlist is a mammoth, with everything inside (both previously recorded music and music composed for the movies); the latter is a 90-minute selection of songs I like and I think that can give you a good idea of Wes Anderson musical tastes. Actually, it's not a "complete" Spotify encyclopedia. Some songs are missing in action, especially from The Darjeeling Limited, but I think it's a rather good collection.

Enjoy.

Previously on the movie side of Spotirama:
Oscars! All Academy Awards best original songs from 1934 to 2013
Children of Morricone (a 69-song Frankenstein influenced by the Spaghetti Maestro)
The Greatest Indie Soundtrack in the World (69 original movie soundtracks for indie lovers) 

Previously on the 90m series (90-minute playlist for your pleasure):
The Smart Studios Spotify Story

THE WES ANDERSON COMPLETE SPOTIPEDIA

(full soundtracks)

(90 minutes)

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BOTTLE ROCKET (1996)
(source What-Song)
Proclaimers - Over and Done With
The Rolling Stones - 2000 Man
Love - Alone Again Or
Love - 7 And 7 Is
Oliver Onions - Zorro Is Back
Abelardo Vasquez and Cumanana - Prendeme la vela
René Touzet - Mambo Guajiro
René Touzet - Pachanga Diferent
Traditional - Good King Wenceslas (in the playlist: Loreena McKennit version, I don't know which is the original one from the movie)

RUSHMORE (1998)
(source What-Song)
Creation - Making Time
Unit 4 + 2 - Concrete and Clay
The Kinks - Nothin' In This World Can Stop Me Worrying' 'Bout That Girl
Chad and Jeremy - A Summer Song
Zoot Sims - Blinuet
Cat Stevens - Here Comes My Baby
Donovan - Jersey Thursday
The Who - A Quick One While He's Away
The Rolling Stones - I Am Waiting
Yves Montand - Rue St. Vincent
Cat Stevens - The Wind
John Lennon - Oh Yoko
Django Reinhardt - Manoir de Mes Reves
The Faces - Ooh La La
Paul Desmond - Take Ten
Mark Mothersbaugh - Snowflake Music
The Vince Guaraldi Trio - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (2001)
(source What-Song)
The Mutato Muzika Orchestra - Hey Jude
George Enescu - Sonata For Cello and Piano In F Minor
John Lennon - Look At Me
The Clash - Police & Thieves
Bob Dylan - Wigwam
Aldo Ciccolini - Gymnopedie #1
Emitt Rhodes - Lullabye
Paul Simon - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Bob Dylan - Billy (Main Title Theme)
Ramones - Judy Is A Punk
Elliott Smith - Needle In The Hay
Nick Drake - Fly
The Rolling Stones - She Smiled Sweetly
The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
Velvet Underground - Stephanie Says
The Clash - Rock The Casbah
Nico - Fairest Of The Seasons
Van Morrison - Everyone
Ysaye Quartet - String Quartet In F Major
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here
Il Giardino Armonico - Concerto Per Liuto E Mandolino (I'm not sure I selected the right tune: any help?)

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (2004)
(source What-Song and tracks from the official motion picture soundtrack, available on Spotify)
Seu Jorge - Ziggy Stardust
Seu Jorge - Starman
David Bowie - Life On Mars
Seu Jorge - Oh! You Pretty Things
Seu Jorge - Changes
Seu Jorge - Rebel Rebel
Angela Hewitt - Johann Sebastian Bach - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Seu Jorge - Lady Stardust
Devo - Gut Feeling
Seu Jorge - Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
Ennio Morricone and Joan Baez - Here's To You
Angela Hewitt - Johann Sebastian Bach - Nun Komm Oad Heiden Holland
Seu Jorge - Space Oddity
The Stooges - Search and Destroy
Paco De Lucia and Ramon Algeciras - La Niña de Puerta Oscura
Seu Jorge - Five Years
Seu Jorge - Life On Mars?
Scott Walker - 30 Century Man
The Zombies - The Way I Feel Inside
Seu Jorge - When I Live My Dream
Sigur Rós - Staralfur
David Bowie - Queen Bitch
Mark Mothersbaugh – Ping Island/Lightning Strike Rescue Op
Seu Jorge – Team Zissou
Seu Jorge – Suffragette City
Seu Jorge – Queen Bitch
Mark Mothersbaugh – Let Me Tell You About My Boat
Mark Mothersbaugh – Zissou Society Blue Star Cadets/Ned's Theme Take 1
Seu Jorge – Quicksand
Sven Libaek Orchestra – Open Sea Theme
Sven Libaek Orchestra – Shark Attack Theme
Mark Mothersbaugh – Loquasto International Film Festival
Mark Mothersbaugh – We Call Them Pirates Out Here

THE DARJEELING LIMITED (2007)
(source What-Song)
Ustad Vilayat Khan - Title Music (from "Jalsaghar")
The Kinks - This Time Tomorrow
Satyajit Ray - Title Music (from "Teen Kanya")
Satyajit Ray - Charu's Theme (from "Charulata")
Shankarsinh Raghuwanshi and Jaikishan Daya - Title Music (from "Bombay Talkie")
Satyajit Ray - Montage (from "Baksa Badal")
Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go to (My Lovely)
Satyajit Ray - The Deserted Ballroom (from "Shakespeare Wallah")
Alexis Weissenberg - Suite Bergamasque: 3. Clair de Lune
The Kinks - Strangers
Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 in A. Opus 92: Allegro con brio
Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar - Typewriter, Tip, Tip, Tip (from "Bombay Talkie")
Ali Akbar Khan - Farewell to Earnest (from "The Householder")
The Rolling Stones - Play With Fire
Ustad Vilayat Khan - Arrival In Benares (from "The Guru")
The Kinks - Powerman
Joseph Dassin - Les Champs-Élysées
Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar - Typewriter Tip, Tip, Tip (from "Bombay Talkie")
Satyajit Ray - Ruku's Room (from "Joi Baba Felunath")
Ali Akbar Khan - Title Music (from "The Householder")

FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009)
(source What-Song and additional tracks from the original motion picture soundtrack available on Spotify)
Alexandre Desplat – American Empirical Pictures
The Wellingtons – The Ballad of Davy Crockett
Alexandre Desplat – Mr. Fox in the Fields
The Beach Boys – Heroes And Villians
Burl Ives – Fooba Wooba John
Alexandre Desplat – Boggis, Bunce and Bean
Alexandre Desplat – Jimmy Squirrel and Co.
Nancy Adams – Love
Burl Ives – Buckeye Jim
Alexandre Desplat – High-Speed French Train
Alexandre Desplat – Whack-Bat Majorette
Burl Ives – The Grey Goose
Alexandre Desplat – Bean’s Secret Cider Cellar
Georges Delerue – Une Petite Ile
The Rolling Stones – Street Fighting Man
Jarvis Cocker – Fantastic Mr. Fox AKA Petey’s Song
Art Tatum – Night and Day
Alexandre Desplat – Kristofferson’s Theme
Alexandre Desplat – Just Another Dead Rat in a Garbage Pail (behind a Chinese Restaurant)
Georges Delerue – Le Grand Choral
Georges Delerue - Adagio
Alexandre Desplat – Great Harrowsford Square
Alexandre Desplat – Stunt Expo 2004
Alexandre Desplat – Canis Lupus
The Beach Boys - I Get Around
The Beach Boys – Ol' Man River
Bobby Fuller Four – Let Her Dance
Jacek Muzyk - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Horn Concerto No. 4 in E Flat Major
Alexandre Desplat – Moving In
Alexandre Desplat – Mr. Fox In The Fields Medley
Alexandre Desplat – Trains
Alexandre Desplat – Side Car Escape
Alexandre Desplat – Shoot Out
Alexandre Desplat – Kristofferson
Alexandre Desplat – Plan B
Alexandre Desplat – Trains 2
Alexandre Desplat – Looking For Cider
Alexandre Desplat – Death Of Rat
Alexandre Desplat – Whack-Bat Majorette Ensemble
Alexandre Desplat – Canis Lupus
Alexandre Desplat – Trains 3
Alexandre Desplat – Rat Fight
Alexandre Desplat – Dig!
Alexandre Desplat – Mr. Fox's Promenade
Alexandre Desplat – Three Farmers
Alexandre Desplat – Kristofferson 2
Alexandre Desplat – Boggis, Bunce And Bean (Reprise)
Alexandre Desplat – Trains 4
Alexandre Desplat – Mr. Fox and Mrs. Fox
Alexandre Desplat – Canis Lupus 2
Alexandre Desplat – Finale
Alexandre Desplat – Choir Boys Farewell (To The Puppets)

MOONRISE KINGDOM (2012)
(source What-Song)
Leonard Bernstein & The New York Philarmonic - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Themes A-F
English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, Op. 4: "Playful Pizzicato"
Hank Williams - Take These Chains from My Heart
Hank Williams - Kaw-Liga
Trevor Anthony, Owen Brannigan, David Pinto, Darien Angadi, Stephen Alexander, Caroline Clack, Marie-Therese Pinto, Eileen O'Donovan, Chorus Of Animals, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar - Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "Noye, Noye, Take Thou Thy Company"
Alexandre Desplat - The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Pt. 1: A Veiled Mist
Alexandre Desplat - The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Pt. 2: Smoke/Fire
Mahé Goufan, Roméo Fidanza & Sophie Fejoz - Soave sia il vento
Hank Williams - Long Gone Lonesome Blues
Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 2: "On the Ground, Sleep Sound"
Hank Williams - Honky Tonkin'
Leonard Bernstein & The New York Philharmonic - Le carnaval des animaux: "Volière"
Alexandre Desplat - The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Pt. 3: The Salt Air
Françoise Hardy - Le temps de l'amour
Alexandra Rubner & Christopher Manien - An die Musik
Orchestre Symphonik Bel'Arte - Variation "An die Musik"
Hank Williams - Ramblin' Man
Hank Williams - Cold, Cold Heart
Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten - Songs from Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: "Old Abram Brown"
Alexandre Desplat - The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Pt. 4-6: Thunder, Lightning, and Rain
David Pinto, Darien Angadi, Stephen Alexander, Owen Brannigan, Sheila Rex, Caroline Clack, Marie-Therese Pinto, Eileen O'Donovan, Patricia Garrod, Margaret Hawes, Kathleen Petch, Gillian Saunders, Trevor Anthony, Chorus Of Animals, English Opera Group Orch - Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "The Spacious Firmament On High"
Trevor Anthony, Chorus Of Animals, Sheila Rex, David Pinto, Darien Angadi, Stephen Alexander, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar - Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "Noye, Take Thy Wife Anone"
Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten - Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: "Cuckoo!"
Leonard Bernstein & The New York Philharmonic - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Fugue. Allegro motto
Alexandre Desplat - The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Pt. 7: After the Storm

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (2014)
(source: original motion picture soundtrack available on Spotify)
Öse Schuppel – s'Rothe-Zäuerli
Alexandre Desplat – The Alpine Sudetenwaltz
Alexandre Desplat – Mr. Moustafa
Alexandre Desplat – Overture: M. Gustave H
Alexandre Desplat – A Prayer For Madame D
Alexandre Desplat – The New Lobby Boy
Siefried Behrend & DZO Chamber Orchestra – Concerto For Lute And Plucked Strings I. Moderato
Alexandre Desplat – Daylight Express To Lutz
Alexandre Desplat – Schloss Lutz Overture
Alexandre Desplat – The Family Desgoffe Und Taxis
Alexandre Desplat – Last Will And Testament
Alexandre Desplat – Up The Stairs/Down The Hall
Alexandre Desplat – Night Train To Nebelsbad
Alexandre Desplat – The Lutz Police Militia
Alexandre Desplat – Check Point 19 Criminal Internment Camp Overture
Vitaly Gnutov – Pavel Kulikov: The Linden Tree
Alexandre Desplat – J.G. Jopling, Private Inquiry Agent
Alexandre Desplat – A Dash Of Salt (Ludwig's Theme)
Alexandre Desplat – The Cold-Blooded Murder Of Deputy Vilmos Kovacs
Alexandre Desplat – Escape Concerto
Alexandre Desplat – The War (Zero's Theme)
Alexandre Desplat – No Safe-House
Alexandre Desplat – The Society Of The Crossed Keys
Alexandre Desplat – M. Ivan
Alexandre Desplat – Lot 117
Alexandre Desplat – Third Class Carriage
Alexandre Desplat – Canto At Gabelmeister's Peak
Alexandre Desplat – A Troops Barracks (Requiem For The Grand Budapest)
Alexandre Desplat – Cleared Of All Charges
Alexandre Desplat – The Mystical Union
Vitaly Gnutov – Nikolay Osipov: Kamarinskaya
Alexandre Desplat – Traditional Arrangement: "Moonshine"

Fact Magazine The 50 Best Pharrell Tracks

From Fact Magazine:

It’s no exaggeration to call The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo) the most successful pop producers of the early ’00s – it’s pretty much a fact, with the duo gridlocking the Billboard charts in 2002 and 2003 with a run of hits that even Timbaland couldn’t match. Add to that Pharrell’s status as one of hip-hop’s most in-demand hook men (and, you know, owner of one of the world’s most in-demand faces). (...) Nobody was delivering hits like this guy. With his new solo album GIRL ready to take the world by storm (...) we thought it was about time to look back and rank his 50 greatest moments as a producer, singer, rapper and songwriter, ranging from 1993 to 2013.

Go to Fact Magazine, for many additional infos & context for each track. And listen to the playlist below, where I collected all the tracks I found on Spotify. Get Lucky, too. But definitely not on top.

Enjoy.

and if music is not enough...

FACT MAGAZINE THE 50 BEST PHARRELL TRACKS

(from #1 to #50)

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1. Clipse - Grindin (2002)
2. Kelis - Milkshake (2003)
3. Justin Timberlake feat. Clipse - Like I Love You (2002)
4. Jay-Z feat. Pharrell - I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me) (2000)
5. Mystikal feat. Pharrell - Shake Ya Ass (2000)
6. Baby feat. Clipse - What Happened To That Boy? (2002)
7. Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It's Hot (2004)
8. Ol' Dirty Bastard feat. Kelis - Got Your Money (1999)
9. N.E.R.D. - Lapdance (2001)
10. Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl (2004)
11. Noreaga - Superthug (1998)
12. Beenie Man feat. Mya - Girls Dem Sugar (2000)
13. Clipse feat. Pharrell - Mr. Me Too (2006)
14. Rosco P. Coldchain feat. Pusha T & Boo-Bonic - Hot (2003)
15. Ludacris - Southern Hospitality (2000)
16. Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U (Light Your Ass On Fire Remix) (2001)
17. Nelly - Hot in Herre (2002)
18. Pharrell feat. Jay Z - Frontin' (2003)
19. Fam-Lay - Skrung Owt (unreleased)
20. Angie Stone - Everyday (Neptunes Remix feat. Pusha T) (1999)
21. Philly's Most Wanted - Cross the Border (2000)
22. P. Diddy feat. Pharrell - D.I.D.D.Y (2001)
23. N.E.R.D. - She Wants To Move (2004)
24. Kelis - Game Show (2009)
25. Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell - Beautiful (2002)
26. T.I. - What's Yo Name (2001)
27. 702 - I Still Love You (2003)
28. Justin Timberlake - Senorita (2002)
29. Britney Spears - Boys (2001)
30. Tyler, the Creator feat. Pharrell - IFHY (2013)
31. Beyoncé - Blow (2013)
32. N.E.R.D. - Provider (2001)
33. Frank Ocean - Sweet Life (2012)
34. Busta Rhymes feat. Diddy & Pharrell - Pass the Courvoisier Part II (2002)
35. Usher - U Don't Have To Call (2001)
36. Pharrell feat. Gwen Stefani - Can I Have It Like That (2005)
37. Ma$e - Lookin At Me (1998)
38. Slim Thug - Like a Boss (2005)
39. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid (2012)
40. Jay Z - Blue Magic (2007)
41. Clipse feat. Slim Thug - Wamp Wamp (What It Do) (2006)
42. Wreckx-N-Effect - Rump Shaker (1992)
43. Child Rebel Soldiers - US Placers (2007)
44. N.O.R.E. - Nothin (2002)
45. SWV - Right Here (Human Nature Mix) (1993)
46. Guru feat. Kelis - Supa Love (2000)
47. N.E.R.D. - Things Are Getting Better (2001)
48. N*SYNC feat. Nelly - Girlfriend (2002)
49. Usher feat. Pharrell - Wifey (2004)
50. Daft Punk feat. Pharrell & Nile Rodgers - Get Lucky (2013)

Mojo The 100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs

Also included in Mojo's 20 Favourite Mojo Covers

Nobody talk about the classic iPod, anymore. Unconcerned, the classic iPod still donates you great shuffle satisfactions. Like the black mine did yesterday night, in the car, suddenly spinning Bob Dylan's Ballad of a Thin Man. A great way to drive back home from a night with friends. This morning I realized I wanted some more Bob Dylan. And that I haven't appropriately playlisted him on Spotirama, yet. That's it. This is a playlist based on a 2005 chart by British magazine Mojo.

I found all the listed songs on Spotify, but one: 1965 single Positively 4th Street. I don't know if it's an Italian catalogue problem or if the track is out of every Spotify of the world. According to tags, most represented albums (with 8 tracks each) are The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963) Bringing It All Back Home (1965), Blonde On Blonde (1966) and Blood On The Tracks (1975), followed by Highway 61 Revisited (1965, 7 tracks), John Wesley Harding (1966, 6 tracks), The Times They Are a-Changin' (1968, 5 tracks) and Desire (1976, 5 tracks). Some songs by Infidels (1983), Oh Mercy (1989), Time Out of Mind (1997) and Love and Theft (2001) cover the last thirty years, too.

Full list is after the widget.
Enjoy. 

Previously on the Mojo and Bob Dylan sides of Spotirama:
Mojo The 50 Greatest Neil Young Songs
Mojo Ultimate Jukebox (The 100 Singles You Must Own)
Bob Dylan's 70th Dream (a cover tribute)

MOJO THE 100 GREATEST BOB DYLAN SONGS

(from #1 to #100)

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1. Like A Rolling Stone
2. Positively 4th Street
3. Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
4. Desolation Row
5. Blind Willie Mctell
6. It Aint Me, Babe
7. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
8. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
9. Mississippi
10. Just Like A Woman
11. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carrol
12. Love Sick
13. Highway 61 Revisited
14. Mr Tambourine Man
15. Tangled Up In Blue
16. Masters Of War
17. Every Grain Of Sand
18. Subterranean Homesick Blues
19. Idiot Wind
20. Ballad Of A Thin Man
21. Visions Of Johanna
22. The Times They Are A-Changin’
23. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
24. I Shall Be Released
25. Hurricane
26. Shelter From The Storm
27. All Along The Watchtower
28. I Want You
29. Girl From The North Country
30. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
31. Man In The Long Black Coat
32. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
33. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
34. Blowin’ In The Wind
35. Isis
36. Brownsville Girl
37. Gotta Serve Somebody
38. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
39. Dear Landlord
40. I’ll Keep It With Mine
41. Not Dark Yet
42. All I Really Want To Do
43. Million Dollar Bash
44. Forever Young
45. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
46. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
47. Jokerman
48. If You See Her, Say Hello
49. Only A Pawn In Their Game
50. I Pity The Poor Immigrant
51. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
52. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
53. She Belongs To Me
54. To Ramona
55. I Threw It All Away
56. Tears Of Rage
57. One More Cup Of Coffee
58. Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35
59. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
60. Romance In Durango
61. Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
62. Most Of The Time
63. If Not For You
64. Song To Woody
65. Lay Lady Lay
66. Drifter’s Escape
67. One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
68. Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
69. Gates Of Eden
70. Queen Jane Approximately
71. Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You
72. Oxford Town
73. Simple Twist Of Fate
74. Things Have Changed
75. Talkin’ World War III Blues
76. I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine
77. You’re A Big Girl Now
78. With God On Our Side
79. Po’ Boy
80. Changin’ Of The Guards
81. Standing In The Doorway
82. I Believe In You
83. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
84. The Man In Me
85. Corrina, Corrina
86. Fourth Time Around
87. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
88. Lonesome Day Blues
89. Talkin’bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
90. Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
91. Spanish Harlem Incident
92. The Ballad Of Hollis Brown
93. Chimes Of Freedom
94. Tombstone Blues
95. Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
96. Goin’ To Acapulco
97. Sign On The Window
98. My Back Pages
99. This Wheel’s On Fire
100. Oh , Sister

Young Morrissey Jukebox

Jukebox image by Gillian Gilby

As you may guess, in his recent Autobiography Morrissey spends a lot of time talking about music. If the second part of the book is strictly focused on his own creations (with or without The Smiths), first one often deals with his personal listening formation through the Sixties and the Seventies. Sometimes, he just remembers what he used to hear; sometimes, what he loved; sometimes, what he despised. I made a booktrack of the whole - the good and the evil - collecting all the songs mentioned in the book that I found on Spotify. From Roy Orbison to Four Tops, from la française Françoise Hardy all'italiana (yeah!) Rita Pavone, from David Bowie to T .Rex, from New York Dolls to Ramones, till the last spin before the rise of The Smiths. Welcome to the last of the famous Spotirama international playlists.

Enjoy.

Previously on Spotirama Booktracks:

Rob Sheffield's Love Is A Mixtape

Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch

Nick Hornby's High Fidelity

YOUNG MORRISSEY JUKEBOX

(songs from Morrissey's Autobiography)

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Full List

(miserably I lost the file where I noted down all the tracks, including those I didn't found on Spotify: so the full list below is not literally a "full list", but just the playlist tracklist; sorry)

Millie Small – My Boy Lollipop
Roy Orbison – It's Over
Manfred Mann – Pretty Flamingo
Nelson Riddle – The Untouchables (Theme)
New Vaudeville Band – Peek A Boo
Four Tops – Bernadette
Paul Jones – I've Been a Bad Bad Boy
Françoise Hardy – All Over The World (english version of "Dans Le Monde Entier")
The Righteous Brothers – You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Jimmy Jones – Good Timin'
Tony Orlando – Bless You
Marianne Faithfull – Come and Stay with Me
Love Affair – Rainbow Valley
The Foundations – Back On My Feet Again
Small Faces – Lazy Sunday
Sandie Shaw – You've Not Changed
Lulu – I'm a Tiger
Rita Pavone – Heart
Diana Ross & The Supremes – Reflections
Diana Ross & The Supremes – I'm Livin' In Shame
Timi Yuro – Hurt
Tommy Körberg – Judy min vän
Matt Monro – We're Gonna Change The World
Shirley Bassey – Let Me Sing and I'm Happy
Barry Ryan – Eloise
Paper Dolls – Something Here In My Heart
David Bowie – Starman
Buffy Sainte-Marie – Soldier Blue
Buffy Sainte-Marie – Moratorium
The Pioneers – Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
Dave Collins & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel
Bob Andy feat. Marcia Griffiths – Young Gifted and Black
Springwater – I Will Return
Hurricane Smith – Don't Let It Die
Jo Jo Gunne – Run Run Run
The Elgins – Heaven Must Have Sent You
T. Rex – Jeepster
T. Rex – Telegram Sam
T. Rex – Metal Guru
Mr Bloe – Groovin' With Mr Bloe
Roxy Music – Virginia Plain
New York Dolls – Jet Boy
Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies
New York Dolls – Trash
New York Dolls – Vietnamese Baby
Jobriath – I'm A Man
Mott The Hoople – All the Young Dudes
Faron Young – Four In The Morning
Melanie – I Really Loved Harold
Melanie – Some Say (I Got Devil)
Melanie – Johnny Boy
Melanie – Tuning My Guitar
Melanie Safka – I Don't Eat Animals
Melanie – Close To It All
Patti Smith – Gloria: In Excelsis Deo
Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
Iggy & The Stooges – Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell
Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The UK
Sparks – This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
New York Dolls – Frankenstein
New York Dolls – Personality Crisis
Nico – These Days
Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding