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January 2024 (Top Played Albums)

A brief recap of my listening habits for January 2024.  Format is: # . Artist - Album   ||  Genres  ||  Release year  ||   Country 1.  Kate Bush -  The Dreaming  ||  Art Pop, Art Rock, Progressive Pop  ||  1982  ||  UK 2.  Einstürzende Neubauten - Haus der Lüge  ||  Industrial  ||  1989  ||  Germany 3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part  ||  Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2001  ||  Australia 4.  Einstürzende Neubauten - Halber Mensch  ||  Industrial  ||  1985  ||  Germany 5. Ulver - Perdition City  ||  Trip Hop, Electronic, Experimental  ||  2000  ||  Norway 6. Grinderman - Grinderman 2  ||  Punk Blues  ||  2010  ||  Australia 7.  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abattoir  Blues / Lyre of Orpheus  ||  Alternative Rock, Art Rock  ||  2004  ||  Australia 8.  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - B-Sides & Rarities Part II  ||  Ambient Pop, Art Rock  || 2021  ||   Australia 9. Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park  ||  Electro-Industrial  ||  1990  ||  Canada 10. Johann Sebasti

Favorite Songs of the 2000s (Chronological)

Decade Rating: 3.68. Ranked  # 5 / 7. 5 songs per year, starting from 2000. 2000     1) D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel?)  ||  Neo-Soul     2)  Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Sleep  ||  Post-Rock, Drone, Experimental Rock     3)  Modest Mouse - 3rd Planet  ||  Indie Rock     4)  The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist  ||  Plunderphonics, Experimental Hip Hop, Trip Hop     5)  Radiohead - In Limbo  ||  Electronic, Experimental Rock, Art Rock 2001     1) Akira Yamaoka - Promise (Reprise)  ||  Video Game Music, Dark Ambient     2)  The Microphones - The Moon  ||  Psychedelic Folk, Indie Folk       3)  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - As I Sat Sadly by Her Side  ||  Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter     4)  Anathema - A Fine Day  ||  Progressive Rock, Art Rock     5)  Fugazi - Cashout  ||  Post-Hardcore, Indie Rock 2002     1) Tom Waits - Alice  ||  Vocal Jazz, Singer/Songwriter     2)  Low - (That's How You Sing) Amazing Grace  ||  Slowcore     3)  Sigur Rós - Untitled #8  ||  Pos

Favorite Songs of the 1990s (Chronological)

Decade Rating: 3.84. Ranked  #2 / 7. 5 songs per year, starting from 1990. 1990     1) The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends  ||  Jangle Pop     2)  Cocteau Twins - Cherry-Coloured Funk  ||  Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave     3)  Skinny Puppy - Rash Reflection  ||  Electro-Industrial     4)  Angelo Badalementi - Laura Palmer's Theme  ||  Television Music, Dark Jazz     5)  Lustmørd - Heresy Part 1  ||  Dark Ambient 1991     1) Slint - Good Morning, Captain  ||  Post-Rock, Post-Hardcore, Math Rock     2)  Massive Attack - Safe From Harm  ||  Trip Hop     3)  My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow  ||  Shoegaze, Noise Pop     4)  Rabih Abou-Khalil - An Evening With Jerry  ||  Arabic Jazz     5)  Talk Talk - Ascension Day  ||  Post-Rock 1992     1) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Papa Won't Leave You, Henry  ||  Punk Blues     2)  Tori Amos - Winter  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Piano Rock     3)  Neurosis - Souls at Zero  ||  Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Hardcore     4)  Tom Waits - Di

Favorite Songs of the 1980s (Chronological)

Decade Rating: 3.75. Ranked  #4 / 7. 5 songs per year, starting from 1980. 1980     1) Talking Heads - The Great Curve  ||  Post-Punk     2)  The Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Jangle Pop     3)  Kate Bush - Babooshka  ||  Art Pop, Progressive Pop     3)  Joy Division - Decades  ||  Post-Punk     4)  Prince - When You Were Mine  ||  Synth Funk 1981     1) Laurie Anderson - O Superman  ||  Experimental, Minimalism, Art Pop     2)  This Heat - Cenotaph  ||  Post-Punk     3)  New Order - Ceremony  ||  Post-Punk     4)  Soft Cell - Tainted Love  ||  Synthpop, Minimal Wave     5)  Glenn Branca - The Spectacular Commodity  ||  No Wave, Noise Rock 1982     1) Kate Bush - Sat in Your Lap  ||  Progressive Pop, Art Rock, Art Pop     2)  Ennio Morricone - Humanity Pt. 2  ||  Horror Synth, Movie Soundtrack     3)  The Cure - Cold  ||  Post-Punk, Gothic Rock     4)  Michael Jackson - Billie Jean  ||  Contemporary R&B, Pop     5)  Fausto - Lembra-me um sonho lindo  ||  Pro

Favorite Songs of the 1970s (Chronological)

  Decade Rating: 3.92. Ranked  #1 / 7. 5 songs per year, starting from 1970. 1970     1) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath  ||  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock     2)  Neil Young - Tell Me Why  ||  Country Rock, Folk Rock     3)  Exuma - Mama Loi, Papa Loi  ||  Freak Folk, Caribbean Folk     4)  Miles Davis - Pharaoh's Dance  ||  Jazz Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz     5)  Santana - Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen  ||  Latin Rock 1971     1) Joni Mitchell - All I Want  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk     2)  The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses  ||  Blues Rock     3)  Funkadelic - Super Stupid  ||  Funk Rock, Psychedelic Rock     4)  Comus - Drip Drip  ||  Freak Folk, Avant-Folk, Progressive Folk     5)  Leonard Cohen - Avalanche  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk 1972     1) Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes - Paix  ||  Progressive Folk, Psychedelic Rock     2)  Nick Drake - From the Morning  ||  Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter     3)  Can - Vitamin C  ||  Krautrock     4)  David Bowie - Ro

Favorite Songs of the 1960s (Chronological)

Decade Rating: 3.81. Ranked  #3 / 7. 5 songs per year, starting from 1960. 1960     1) Charles Mingus - Moanin'  ||  Post-Bop Jazz      2) Etta James - At Last  ||  Soul, Vocal Jazz     3) John Coltrane - Giant Steps  ||  Hard Bop Jazz     4) Miles Davis -  Concierto de Aranjuez  ||  Modal Jazz, Spanish Classical     5) Max Roach - Freedom Day  ||  Avant-Garde Jazz 1961     1) Roy Orbison - Crying  ||  Traditional Pop     2) Bill Evans Trio - Haunted Heart  ||  Cool Jazz     3)  Tod Dockstader - Piece #8  ||  Musique concrète, Electronic     4) Patsy Cline - I Fall to Pieces  ||  Nashville Sound, Countrypolitan     5)  Chavela Vargas - La llorna  ||  Ranchere, Bolero 1962     1) Charlie Mingus - Ysabel's Table Dance  ||  Post-Bop Jazz     2)  Chet Baker Sextet - These Foolish Things  ||  Cool Jazz     3) Charles Mingus - Hog Callin' Blues  ||  Post-Bop Jazz, Hard Bop Jazz     4) Bill Evans & Jim Hall - Skating in the Central Park  ||  Cool Jazz     5) Sonny Rollins - Th