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I love how it captures my whole year of music listening and looks stunning at the same time. It's graphic art generated through mathematics. Somehow, a combination of mathematics, music, computing and colours is very satisfying to me :)

I listened to most amount of music in October last year. May and December were the leanest months. Serena Ryder dominates the early part of the year. Other artists with large chunks are Chris Isaak, Pearl Jam, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Snow Patrol, David Gray,The Swell Season, Howie Day, Florence and The Machine, Robyn and The Weepies. David Gray has an amazing chunk all the way from August to November! While he was second to Serena Ryder in my top artists of the year, he was the artist I listened to most consistently. Green Day round off the year with a strong presence at the end (almost the last couple of days of the year actually).

Also, here's my ten most listened artists for the year:
1. Serena Ryder
2. David Gray
3. Snow Patrol
4. Chris Isaak
5. Howie Day
6. U2
7. Florence and The Machine
8. Jessica Lea Mayfield
9. The Weepies
10. Pearl Jam

TOP40-FACTS
Nummer 1
Fireflies - Owl City

Meteen in het nieuwe jaar al een TOP40 en Owl City is behalve de laatste #1 van 2009 ook de eerste #1 van 2010! Het is de vijfde week bovenaan de lijst voor Fireflies!

Record of the Week (RW)
Halfway Gone - Lifehouse

Alweer bijna 10 jaar geleden deed Lifehouse voor het eerst van zich spreken, nu is er weer een nieuwe single waarmee ze het succes van Hanging By A Moment gaan proberen te evenaren (zo niet verbeteren). Deze week is Halfway Gone daarom Record of the Week!

TOP40-geschiedenis
Op #1 in week 1 in:
2009: Boyfriend - Alphabeat (1e week)
2008: Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna (3e week)
2007: -
Record of the Week van week 1 in:
2009: Good Days, Bad Days - Kaiser Chiefs
2008: Clumsy - Fergie
2007: -

TOP40 - Week 1/2010
154e editie, 3e jaargang
# VW AW HP - Titel - Artiest
1. 01 07 01 - Fireflies - Owl City (5x#1)
2. 02 13 02 - Just Say Yes - Snow Patrol
3. 03 10 02 - TiK ToK - Kesha
4. 04 15 01 - Bodies - Robbie Williams (9x#1)
5. 05 05 05 - Morning After Dark - Timbaland Ft. Nelly Furtado & SoShy
6. 06 07 04 - You Know Me - Robbie Williams
7. 08 04 07 - Undisclosed Desires - Muse
8. 07 09 06 - Who Says - John Mayer
9. 10 04 09 - Butterfly - Jason Mraz
10. 15 03 10 - Love Keeps Calling - AnnaGrace
11. 13 04 11 - Did It Again/Lo Hecho Está Hecho - Shakira
12. 09 09 05 - Russian Roulette - Rihanna
13. 12 08 08 - Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas
14. 11 08 08 - Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
15. 25 03 15 - Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys
16. 16 06 16 - Cry Me Out - Pixie Lott
17. 14 08 14 - Flashback - Calvin Harris
18. 20 05 18 - Stereo Love - Edward Maya
19. 24 03 19 - Down - Jay Sean
20. 18 10 11 - Fever - Cascada
21. 31 02 21 - New New New - Bob Sinclar
22. 23 05 22 - Hey - Waylon
23. 26 07 23 - Deja Vu - Inna
24. 17 12 05 - Más - Nelly Furtado
25. 19 06 18 - Broken Tonight - Armin van Buuren ft. VanVelzen
26. 22 16 03 - Strawberry Swing - Coldplay
27. 35 02 27 - One of It - Milow
28. 28 06 28 - I Don't Believe You - Pink
29. 33 03 29 - Kings And Queens - 30 Seconds To Mars
30. NE 01 30 - Starstrukk - 3OH!3 ft. Katy Perry
31. 21 08 21 - One Love - David Guetta ft. Estelle
32. 30 17 04 - Boys And Girls - Pixie Lott
33. 37 02 33 - In For The Kill - La Roux
34. 27 20 01 - Remedy - Little Boots (2x#1)
35. 29 08 10 - Wheels - Foo Fighters
36.32 08 17 - Stone Cold Sober - Paloma Faith
37. 34 10 16 - Weightless - All Time Low
38. NE 01 38 - Revolver - Madonna vs. David Guetta
39. 36 19 02 - Good Girls Go Bad - Cobra Starship
40. 38 17 03 - Silly Boy - Eva Simons

UIT 39 20 03 - Evacuate The Dancefloor - Cascada
UIT 40 06 29 - 22 - Lily Allen

TIPLIJST
1. Halfway Gone - Lifehouse (RW)
2. A Night Like This - Caro Emerald
3. Broken Heels - Alexandra Burke
4. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic
5. Replay - Iyaz
6. Hot Mess - Cobra Starship

001 Kelly Clarkson ♫ Already Gone
002 Bat for Lashes ♫ Daniel
003 Katy Perry ♫ Thinking Of You
004 Florence and The Machine ♫ Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
005 Erik Hassle ♫ Hurtful
006 Paolo Nutini ♫ Candy
007 Yeah Yeah Yeahs ♫ Zero
008 Bat for Lashes ♫ Pearl's Dream
009 Tommy Reilly ♫ Jackets
010 Leona Lewis ♫ Happy

011 Yeah Yeah Yeahs ♫ Heads Will Roll
012 Madonna ♫ Celebration
013 Snow Patrol ♫ If There's a Rocket Tie Me To It
014 Depeche Mode ♫ Wrong
015 Planet Funk ♫ Lemonade
016 James Morrison ♫ Please Don't Stop The Rain
017 Gary Go ♫ Open Arms
018 The BPA ♫ Seattle (featuring Emmy The Great)
019 The Gossip ♫ Heavy Cross
020 Kasabian ♫ Where Did All the Love Go?

021 Florence and The Machine ♫ Drumming Song
022 Erik Hassle ♫ Don't Bring Flowers
023 Arctic Monkeys ♫ Crying Lightning
024 La Roux ♫ In For The Kill
025 The Fray ♫ Never Say Never
026 Kings of Leon ♫ Revelry
027 Coldplay ♫ Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun Mix)
028 Kasabian ♫ Fire
029 Maxïmo Park ♫ The Kids Are Sick Again
030 Athlete ♫ Black Swan Song

031 U2 ♫ Magnificent
032 Colbie Caillat ♫ Fallin' For You
033 Snow Patrol ♫ The Planets Bend Between Us
034 Peaches ♫ Talk To Me
035 Coldplay ♫ Life In Technicolor ii
036 Lily Allen ♫ Not Fair
037 David Gray ♫ Fugitive
038 Florence and The Machine ♫ You've Got The Love
039 Marmaduke Duke ♫ Rubber Lover
040 Empire of the Sun ♫ We Are The People

041 The Gossip ♫ Love Long Distance
042 Lily Allen ♫ The Fear
043 The Ting Tings ♫ We Walk
044 Skunk Anansie ♫ Because Of You
045 Miley Cyrus ♫ The Climb
046 Franz Ferdinand ♫ Ulysses
047 Jazmine Sullivan ♫ Dream Big
048 Jazmine Sullivan ♫ Lions, Tigers & Bears
049 Dashboard Confessional ♫ Belle Of The Boulevard
050 Kings of Leon ♫ Notion

051 Annie Lennox ♫ Shining Light
052 Rachael Yamagata ♫ Sidedish Friend
053 Miike Snow ♫ Black & Blue
054 Beyoncé ♫ Halo
055 The Twilight Sad ♫ Seven Years Of Letters
056 Beyoncé ♫ Broken-Hearted Girl
057 The Fray ♫ You Found Me
058 P!nk ♫ Funhouse
059 Lily Allen ♫ 22
060 The Temper Trap ♫ Sweet Disposition

061 Jazmine Sullivan ♫ Bust Your Windows
062 Newton Faulkner ♫ If This Is It
063 U2 ♫ Get On Your Boots
064 Nneka ♫ Heartbeat
065 Skunk Anansie ♫ Squander
066 Kerli ♫ Walking On Air
067 P!nk ♫ Please Don't Leave Me
068 Robbie Williams ♫ Bodies
069 Snow Patrol ♫ Just Say Yes
070 Matt Nathanson ♫ Falling Apart

071 The Killers ♫ The World We Live In
072 The Twilight Sad ♫ I Became A Prostitute
073 Death Cab for Cutie ♫ No Sunlight
074 Foo Fighters ♫ Wheels
075 Noisettes ♫ Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)
076 Tommy Reilly ♫ Gimme A Call
077 Paolo Nutini ♫ Coming Up Easy
078 Keri Hilson ♫ Knock You Down (Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo)
079 Friendly Fires ♫ Kiss Of Life
080 Peaches ♫ Lose You

081 Pearl Jam ♫ Just Breathe
082 Placebo ♫ Ashtray Heart
083 Franz Ferdinand ♫ No You Girls
084 Jet ♫ She's A Genius
085 Leona Lewis ♫ Run
086 Jeremih ♫ Birthday Sex
087 P!nk ♫ Sober
088 Paloma Faith ♫ Stone Cold Sober
089 Lykke Li ♫ Little Bit
090 Empire of the Sun ♫ Walking On A Dream

091 Norah Jones ♫ Chasing Pirates
092 Iglu & Hartly ♫ Violent and Young
093 Bloc Party ♫ One More Chance
094 Adam Lambert ♫ Time For Miracles
095 Santogold ♫ Say Aha
096 Franz Ferdinand ♫ Can't Stop Feeling
097 The BPA ♫ He's Frank (slight return) (featuring Iggy Pop)
098 Robbie Williams ♫ You Know Me
099 Snow Patrol ♫ Crack The Shutters
100 Ne-Yo ♫ Part Of The List

10 najczęściej słuchanych zespołów w 2009 roku
1. Myslovitz (3,849)
2. Radiohead (2,453)
3.Arctic Monkeys (1,875)
4. The Beatles (1,712)
5.Kombajn Do Zbierania Kur Po Wioskach (1,417)
6. Hey (1,303)
7. Muse( 1,233)
8. Cool Kids of Death (1,011)
9. Animal Collective (842)
10. Sigur Rós (816)


10 najczęściej słuchanych płyt w 2009 roku

1. Kombajn Do Zbierania Kur Po Wioskach - Lewa strona literki M (808)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (750)
3. Myslovitz -Happiness Is Easy (727)
4. Myslovitz - Z rozmyslan przy sniadaniu (718)
5. Myslovitz- Korova Milky Bar (621)
6. Radiohead - In Rainbows (610)
7. Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavilion (601)
8. Hey - Milosc! Uwaga! Ratunku! Pomocy! (562)
9. Muse - Black Holes and Revelations (550)
10. Arctic Monkeys - Beneath the Boardwalk (546)

10 najczęściej słuchanych piosenek w 2009 roku

1.Björk –All Is Full of Love (399)
2.The Beatles –Help! (306)
3. Radiohead – All I Need (246)
4. Band from TV– You Can't Always Get What You Want (233)
5 .The Beatles – She Loves You(224)
6. Plumb –Cut(217)
7. Snow Patrol– You Could Be Happy (215)
8. Muse –Supermassive Black Hole (205)
9. Duffy – Stepping Stone(177)
10. Myslovitz– W deszczu maleńkich żółtych kwiatów (174)

5 największych odkryć 2009 roku

1. Stina Nordenstam
2. Animal Collective
3. Kings of Convenience
4.Beirut
5. John Frusciante/ Tori Amos

i do this every year

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
The Replacements - Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?: The Best Of The Replacements
Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time
Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
The Who - The Ultimate Collection
The Who - Quadrophenia
The Beatles - Please Please Me
The Beatles - With the Beatles
R.E.M. - In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
The Police - Reggatta De Blanc
The Police - Ghost In The Machine
The Flaming Lips - Embryonic

Another year has come to an end and here's what i listened to the most:

Top 125 tracks
Large Bold tracks: Single released in 09 (at least after Sep08)

1 Lady GaGa – Poker Face 292
2 The Pussycat Dolls – Top Of The World 238
3 Girls Aloud – The Loving Kind 202
4 Britney Spears – If U Seek Amy 195
4 Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You 195
6 Lady GaGa – Paparazzi 192
7 Mariah Carey – Obsessed 178
8 Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) 171
9 Calvin Harris – I'm Not Alone 169
10 Lily Allen – Everyone's At It 162

11 Britney Spears – Radar 153
12 Lady GaGa – Fashion 152
13 Girls Aloud – Untouchable 137
14 The Saturdays – Up 131
15 The Killers – Spaceman 119
16 Ciara – Love Sex Magic (feat. Justin Timberlake) 114
17 The Veronicas – Untouched 112
18 Taylor Swift – Love Story 111
19 The Pussycat Dolls – Painted Windows 110

20 Bat for Lashes – Daniel 109
21 P!nk – Sober 107
22 Britney Spears – 3 106
22 Beyoncé – Sweet Dreams 106
24 The Pussycat Dolls – Hush Hush; Hush Hush 104
25 Jessica Mauboy – Burn 100
25 Lily Allen – 22 100
27 Shy'm – La première fois 99
28 OneRepublic – Mercy 98
29 The Saturdays – If This Is Love 97

30 Maria Mena – All This Time (Pick-Me-Up Song) 96
30 Kelly Clarkson – I Do Not Hook Up 96
30 Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me 96
33 Kelly Clarkson – Impossible 93
33 Rihanna – Disturbia 93
33 Girls Aloud – The Promise 93
36 Kelly Clarkson – The Day We Fell Apart 92
36 Britney Spears – Unusual You 92
36 Vanessa Carlton – Sway 92
36 Shakira – She Wolf 92

40 Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling 89
40 The Pussycat Dolls – Who's Gonna Love You 89
42 Black Eyed Peas – Meet Me Halfway 88
42 Jordin Sparks – Battlefield 88
42 The Pussycat Dolls – Whatcha Think About That (feat. Missy Elliott) 88
45 Gary Go – Wonderful 87
46 Coldplay – Lost! 85
46 Kelly Clarkson – Don't Let Me Stop You 85
48 Alesha Dixon – The Boy Does Nothing 84
49 Lily Allen – Back To The Start 82
49 Calvin Harris – Flashback 82

51 Lily Allen – The Fear 81
51 Sneaky Sound System – UFO 81
51 Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow 81
54 Ladyhawke – My Delirium 80
55 The Saturdays – Forever Is Over 79
56 Madonna – Celebration 78
56 Booty Luv – Say It 78
58 Katy Perry – Waking Up In Vegas 77
58 Nelly Furtado – Manos Al Aire 77
58 Lady GaGa – Just Dance 77
58 The Killers – Human 77
58 Alesha Dixon – Breathe Slow (Cahill Radio Edit) 77

63 Solange – Sandcastle Disco (Freemasons Radio Edit) 75
63 The Pussycat Dolls – Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) 75
65 Black Eyed Peas – Simple Little Melody 74
65 Lady GaGa – Bad Romance 74
65 Ladytron – Runaway 74
65 Pet Shop Boys – Love etc. 74
69 Lady GaGa – Starstruck (feat. Space Cowboy & Flo Rida) 73
69 Calvin Harris – Ready For The Weekend 73
69 The Pussycat Dolls – I Hate This Part 73

72 Lady GaGa – LoveGame 72
73 Britney Spears – Womanizer 71
73 Lily Allen – Not Fair 71
75 Beyoncé – Hello 70
75 Beyoncé – Halo 70
77 Pixie Lott – Mama Do (uh oh, uh oh) 68
77 Miley Cyrus – Fly on the Wall 68
77 Girls Aloud – Love Is Pain 68

80 Rihanna – Rehab 66
80 Akon – Beautiful (Feat. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall) 66
82 Gabriella Cilmi – Don't Want to Go to Bed Now 64
83 James Morrison – Broken Strings (feat. Nelly Furtado) 63
83 Girls Aloud – Call The Shots 63
83 t.A.T.u. – Show Me Love 63
86 Katy Perry – Hot N Cold 62
86 Sam Sparro – Pocket 62
88 Sam Sparro – Black & Gold 61
88 Beyoncé – Radio 61
88 Antoine Clamaran – Gold (feat. Shamel Shepherd) 61
88 Cascada – Evacuate The Dancefloor 61
88 Santogold – L.E.S. Artistes 61

93 Nelly Furtado – Do It 60
94 Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl 59
94 Rihanna – Umbrella (feat. Jay-Z) 59
94 The Killers – A Dustland Fairytale 59
94 Nelly Furtado – Say It Right 59
94 Coldplay – Glass Of Water 59
94 Kylie Minogue – In My Arms 59

100 Kylie Minogue – The One 58
100 Brandy – Right Here (Departed) 58
102 Leona Lewis – Better In Time 57
102 Kelly Rowland – Work (Freemasons Remix) 57
104 Britney Spears – Circus 56
105 Carrie Underwood – Before He Cheats 55
106 Ciara – Work (feat. Missy Elliott) 54
106 Kylie Minogue – Stars 54
108 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S – Show Me Love 53
108 Kelly Clarkson – If I Can't Have You 53
108 Katy Perry – Fingerprints 53
108 Amerie – Why R U 53

112 Britney Spears – Kill The Lights 52
112 MPHO – Box N Locks 52
112 Snow Patrol – Crack The Shutters 52
115 Lady GaGa – Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) 50
115 Paramore – Decode 50
117 Kelly Clarkson – Long Shot 49
117 Cyndi Lauper – Into the Nightlife 49
117 Leona Lewis – Forgive Me 49
117 Sugababes – Never Gonna Dance Again 49
117 Enrique Iglesias – Takin' Back My Love (feat. Ciara) 49
117 Gabriella Cilmi – Sanctuary 49
117 The Pussycat Dolls – Elevator 49
124 Jordin Sparks – One Step At A Time 48
124 Rihanna – Russian Roulette 48

Top 60 artists

1 Lady GaGa 1,256
2 The Pussycat Dolls 1,177
3 Kelly Clarkson 1,162
4 Britney Spears 1,155
5 Girls Aloud 987
6 Beyoncé 924
7 Lily Allen 719
8 Coldplay 677
9 Black Eyed Peas 550
10 The Killers 546

11 Rihanna 521
12 Nelly Furtado 509
13 Kylie Minogue 507
14 Alicia Keys 489
15 Ciara 474
16 Calvin Harris 463
17 Madonna 445
18 Katy Perry 402
19 Cansei de Ser Sexy 387
20 Mariah Carey 318

21 The Saturdays 307
22 Sam Sparro 304
23 P!nk 299
24 Vanessa Carlton 291
25 Katharine McPhee 279
25 Hilary Duff 279
27 Santogold 275
28 Sugababes 231
29 30 Seconds to Mars 221
30 Jennifer Lopez 218

31 Anastacia 215
32 Good Charlotte 214
33 Taylor Swift 207
34 Cascada 197
35 t.A.T.u. 196
36 Lindsay Lohan 194
37 Avril Lavigne 192
38 Panic at the Disco 191
39 Melanie C 184
40 David Guetta 177

41 Gabriella Cilmi 172
42 Editors 164
43 KT Tunstall 163
44 Arctic Monkeys 162
45 Alesha Dixon 161
46 The Ting Tings 158
47 Mark Ronson 152
48 Shakira 150
49 Ashley Tisdale 149
50 Booty Luv 140

51 Jordin Sparks 138
52 Paramore 135
53 The Veronicas 133
54 Gary Go 132
55 Pet Shop Boys 127
55 Kanye West 127
57 Gwen Stefani 125
58 OneRepublic 124
58 Leona Lewis 124
60 Ashlee Simpson 123

Top 25 albums (I listened to them more than the actual number of plays, but the album wasn't tagged on that track yet)
Large Bold albumss: Released in 09 (at least after Sep08)

1 Lady GaGa – The Fame 925
2 Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted 872
3 The Pussycat Dolls – Doll Domination & Doll Domination 2.0 845
4 Britney Spears – Circus 746
5 Beyoncé – I Am...Sasha Fierce 666
6 Lily Allen – It's Not Me, It's You 642
7 Girls Aloud – Out Of Control 581
8 Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D. 524
9 Ciara – Fantasy Ride 470
10 The Killers – Day & Age 441
11 Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded 431
12 Katy Perry – One Of The Boys 402

13 Kylie Minogue – X 371
14 Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 350
15 Calvin Harris – Ready For The Weekend 350
16 Nelly Furtado – Loose 313
17 Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro 303
18 Katharine McPhee – Katharine McPhee 278
19 Santogold – Santogold 275
20 Vanessa Carlton – Be Not Nobody 269
21 Girls Aloud – Tangled Up 254
22 Madonna – Hard Candy 236
23 30 Seconds to Mars – A Beautiful Lie 221
24 Good Charlotte – Good Morning Revival 214
25 Cansei de Ser Sexy – Donkey 209

In short, Lady GaGa, The Pussycat Dolls, Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, Girls Aloud and Beyoncé rocked my world (in this order) this year.

And last song scrobbled in 09 was Poker Face and it also was the first one scrobbled in 2010.

Re2peR's top albums (overall) 1. Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown (831) 2. Breaking Benjamin - Phobia (654) 3. Green Day - American Idiot (539) 4. Breaking Benjamin - Dear Agony (531) 5. Three Days Grace - One X (528) 6. Breaking Benjamin - We Are Not Alone (443) 7. Lostprophets - Liberation Transmission (434) 8. Sum 41 - Underclass Hero (366) 9. Three Days Grace - Life Starts Now (340) 10. 3 Doors Down - Away From The Sun (323) 11. Sum 41 - Chuck (289) 12. Breaking Benjamin - Saturate (285) 13. Coldplay - X&Y (265) 14. Green Day - Dookie (238) 15. Snow Patrol - Eyes Open (213) 16. blink-182 - blink-182 (211) 17. Flyleaf - Flyleaf (203) 18. Nickelback - All the Right Reasons (199) 19. 3 Doors Down - Seventeen Days (192) 20. Nickelback - Dark Horse (165)