Thorneys Top 200 of 2006 (Its Complete now!!!!

[yeahyeahtron]

Giant Drag is a bit low me thinks :/ Fantastic song!!! One of those should have been #1... it peaked @ #3 in my chart and spent something like 7 or 8 weeks between #3 & #5!

The Raconteurs' Broken Boy Soldier was a very underrated song... I think it should have been the 2nd single instead of Hands which in my opinion killed all the fuss about the album and the band... Steady As She Goes wasn't as good as this either but it's more of a single choice than this... I think that it's a song that matches in quality with some of the White Stripes best!

[Panda]

thorney said:

151 Captain - Glorious
156 The Modern – Industry
158 The Blood Arm – Suspicious Character
155 The Automatic – Raoul
154 Snow Patrol - Set The Fire On The Third Bar
157 Pink – Who Knew?
152 Orson – Bright Idea
160 Jose Gonzales – Crosses
153 Hot Chip - And I Was A Boy From School
159 Body Rox - Yeah Yeah

The next 10 and some big names of 2006 here and most of these bands have more to come much higher up, 2 within the top 10 probably

4 of those have a chance of making my chart.

[Panda]

thorney said:

ok here's the next 10

150 Morrissey – The Youngest Was Most Loved
149 Absentee – Something To Bang
148 Rapture - Whoo! Alright, Yeah . . .Uh Huh
147 The Rifles – Peace & Quiet
146 Jose Gonzales – Heartbeats
145 Morrissey – In The Future When All’s Well
144 The Walkmen - Louisiana
143 Audioslave - Original Fire
142 The Webb Sisters - I Still Hear It
141 The Upper Room – Black & White

mostly chart underachievers in this bunch.

I don't think any of those will be in my chart.

[Panda]

thorney said:

ok the next bunch

140 New Young Pony Club - Get Lucky
139 The Darkness – Is It Just Me?
138 Air Traffic - Charlotte
137 Tom Petty – Saving Grace
136 Head Automatica – Graduation Day
135 The Kooks – Naïve
134 The Strokes - Heart In A Cage
133 Klaxons – Magik
132 Belle & Sebastian – White Collar Boy
131 Boy Kill Boy - Suzie

Only one appearance for The Kooks on the list and how the might have fallen, The Darkness struggle at #139 after dominating the last two years.

2 or 3 of those have a chance of making my chart.

[Panda]

thorney said:

yeh maybe as Ive said before theyres a not a lot between the bottom 80 they are all songs I have enjoyed this year but the precise order maybe slightly flawed anyway heres the next bunch.

130 The Feeling - Sewn
129 Alkaline Trio - Burn
128 The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
127 All American Rejects – It Ends Tonight
126 Dashboard Confessional – Don’t Wait
125 We Are Scientists - The Great Escape
124 OK Go – A Million Ways
123 I Love You But Ive Chosen Darkness - According To Plan
122 Graham Coxon – Standing On My Own Again
121 Depeche Mode – Suffer Well


A strong section if you like US College rock here with 6 out of 10 being big US hits. First appearance for The Feeling and Graham Coxon finishing quite well this year again much better last year.

3 of those have a chance of making my chart.

[Panda]

thorney said:

I'm bored heres ten more

120 Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Follow You Into The Dark
119 The Zutons - Oh Stacey (Look What You've Done)
118 Thom Yorke – Harrowdown Hill
117 The Spinto Band - Oh Mandy
116 The Eagles Of Death Metal - I Want You So Hard
115 Secret Machines – All At Once
114 Placebo - Infra-Red
113 Fall Out Boy - A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More
112 dEUS – What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
111 Hope Of The States – Sing It Out


BTW My Number one of the year is playing now hehe My favourite song is a foregone conclusion by a country mile but 2 & 3 are still ver closely fought.

dEUS havent been in my top 200 for over ten years,theyre last top ten hit was in 1994 I think and was called 'Suds & Soda'

5 of those have a chance of making my chart.

[Panda]

thorney said:

Heres the last group before we reach the Top 100

110 Giant Drag – This Isn’t It
109 Panic! At The Disco - Buts It Better If You Do
108 Arctic Monkeys - View From The Afternoon
107 Guillemots - We're Here
106 Sigur Ros – Saeglopur
105 Stellastarr* - Sweet Troubled Soul
104 Pearl Jam - Worldwide Suicide
103 The Secret Machines - Lightening Blue Eyes
102 Guillemots – Trains To Brazil
101 Keane – Crystal Ball


Some of the best new breakthrough acts of 2006 in this list and most have at least one other big song to come. The Guillemots are a strange band one or two songs I absolutely love,most are alright but a bit weird and some are unlistenable but very high up the list they have another track too come.

Maybe 6 of those have a chance of making my chart.

[Admin]

Stand out ones for me are Eagles of death metal, placebo, stellastarr, secret machines and dpthings.

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Charted (* = longlisted):
168 Richard Ashcroft - Break The Night With Colour
167 Broken Social Scene – Fire Eye’d Boy
166 Damien Rice - 9 Crimes
*165 Razorlight - America !!!!**!!!$%!!! Am I Mad!! only 165!!!!! oh well
164 The Longcut - A Tried And Tested Method
162 Primal Scream - Dolls (Sweet Rock And Roll)
161 The Flaming Lips - The W.A.N.D.

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Random ordering

(same key as before)
*155 The Automatic – Raoul
*154 Snow Patrol - Set The Fire On The Third Bar
152 Orson – Bright Idea
160 Jose Gonzales – Crosses

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150 Morrissey – The Youngest Was Most Loved
148 Rapture - Whoo! Alright, Yeah . . .Uh Huh
didn't they change the single at the last minute? probably 6 weeks too late for you knowing your chart
147 The Rifles – Peace & Quiet
*146 Jose Gonzales – Heartbeats
145 Morrissey – In The Future When All’s Well
144 The Walkmen - Louisiana
*143 Audioslave - Original Fire

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*137 Tom Petty – Saving Grace
135 The Kooks – Naïve
134 The Strokes - Heart In A Cage
*133 Klaxons – Magik
*132 Belle & Sebastian – White Collar Boy
*131 Boy Kill Boy - Suzie

The Darkness struggle at #139 after dominating the last two years.

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earlpurple said:

Beauty Shop - Monster was a re-issue in 2006 having first come out in 2004. They had two more singles in 2005, Papers For Josie and A Desperate Cry For Help, the last of which reached NM #2.

I haven't thought much of Morrissey this year apart from You Have Killed Me which I guess is higher up in yours.

Cheers for the info. And I agree that YHKM was morrissey's best offering this year.

[frag]

I charted all but two of this 10 and the feeling have broken into my chart with later songs...

129 Alkaline Trio - Burn
*128 The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
127 All American Rejects – It Ends Tonight
126 Dashboard Confessional – Don’t Wait
*125 We Are Scientists - The Great Escape
124 OK Go – A Million Ways
*122 Graham Coxon – Standing On My Own Again
121 Depeche Mode – Suffer Well

[TheThorne]

ok as usual I'm gonna cop out big comments in the top 50 lets just list another section

#97 The Feeling " Fill My Little World"


#96 Hope Of The States " Blood Meridian"



#95 Coldplay " The Hardest Part"



#94 Placebo " Because I Want You"



#93 Beck " Hell Yes"


#92 The Editors " Blood"



#91 Idlewild " If It Takes You Home"

[Panda]

1 of the last lot might make my chart.

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Another group with *lots* of songs making my chart... as follows:

120 Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Follow You Into The Dark #19
118 Thom Yorke – Harrowdown Hill #2 *gold-rated*
117 The Spinto Band - Oh Mandy #9
116 The Eagles Of Death Metal - I Want You So Hard #30
115 Secret Machines – All At Once #3 *gold-rated*
114 Placebo - Infra-Red #30
113 Fall Out Boy - A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More #27
111 Hope Of The States – Sing It Out #2 *gold-rated*

The gold-rated songs will all be in my top 100.

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109 Panic! At The Disco - Buts It Better If You Do #19
108 Arctic Monkeys - View From The Afternoon #2 *gold-rated*
107 Guillemots - We're Here (before I discovered the band...)
106 Sigur Ros – Saeglopur #2 *gold-rated*
105 Stellastarr* - Sweet Troubled Soul #2 *gold-rated*
103 The Secret Machines - Lightening Blue Eyes #1 *platinum-rated*
102 Guillemots – Trains To Brazil #1 *platinum-rated*
101 Keane – Crystal Ball #26

Lots of excellent songs here, 5 that will be in my top 100 of the year, and some that could even reach my top 20
Plus a contender for year-end #1 at 103... too low

[TheThorne]

Secret Machines have another track to come which should be in my top 50

[TheThorne]

#90 Morrissey " You Have Killed Me"

#89 Broken Social Scene " 7/4 Shoreline"

#88 Editors " All Sparks"

#87 All American Rejects " Move Along"

#86 Arctic Monkeys " When The Sun Goes Down (Scummy)"

#85 Angels & Airwaves " The Adventure"

#84 The Shins " Phantom Limb"

#83 Captain " Broke"

#82 Incubus " Anna Molly"

#81 New Young Pony Club " Ice Cream"


Heres the next 10 from 90-81


Oh I have comment my first mistake is to have missed New Young Pony Club - Get Lucky from the top 200 as it is just as good as 'Ice cream'