2015 Year End Lists
It’s that time of year again. All the music mags and industry peeps are cranking out year end lists like there is no tomorrow! We haven’t compiled out own list of songs or albums but rather a list of lists! Nothing sparks controversy among music fans like definitive lists, so whether your favourite made the list or not you may find some new favorites here to inspire and motivate you to Make great Music and Write great songs! Then you can get on a list next year!
Here are a few of our favourites for you to check out and get inspired… in no particular order.
Billboard: The Year in Music 2015
We almost missed this one! The masthead of the music business recaps the year – charts, albums, stories.. Check it here:
http://www.billboard.com/year-in-music-2015
American Songwriter’s Top 50 Songs of 2015
The venerable songwriting voice went out on a limb and picked their top 50 songs of the year: We love song #1! What do you think?
http://americansongwriter.com/2015/12/american-songwriter-top50-songs-of-2015/
Mashable: 30 Best Albums of 2015
An eclectic selection of picks by this former-tech-news-turned-entertainment site
http://mashable.com/2015/12/15/best-albums-2015/#Q1OJLKcXikqw
Rolling Stone – 40 Best Country Albums of 2015
RS Country give their state of the union on the 2015 country scene. Innovators, traditionalists, Superstars, Up-and-comers and Heavy lifters. Grab your boots and have a listen.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/40-best-country-albums-of-2015-20151208
CBC Music – CBC Music’s favourite songs of 2015
Top songs of 2015 by the music editors at CBC across the country. Basically a bunch of top five lists in one big post! Nice diverse mix everyone should be able to find at least one person they agree with here. Or at least sort of agree with. Or not!
http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/12/CBC-Musics-favourite-songs-of-2015
Rolling Stone – 50 Best Albums of 2015
Rolling stone runs down a diverse list of the best 2015 had to offer. Upstarts, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, country crooners, and Hip-hopsters all together on one list. A big list!
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2015-20151201
CBC Music – Best Song Lyrics of 2015
Not a super detailed list but a few gems you may have missed, or not considered.
http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/12/The-best-lyrics-of-2015
Pitchfork – 100 best songs of 2015 / 50 best albums of 2015
Proving ther have expanded beyond their lo-fi indie roots Pitchfork has a plethora of lists sure to enrapture and enrage bearded hipsters around the world
100 Best Tracks http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9765-the-100-best-tracks-of-2015
50 Best Albums http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9764-the-50-best-albums-of-2015/
The A.V. Club
A nice concise list of the best albums for the inner geek in all of us..
http://www.avclub.com/article/15-best-albums-2015-228932
AOTY Album of the year
Still can’t pick a list you like.. there are lots more, several of which are aggregated here for you to seek validation for your love of Kendrick Lamar or to be righteously enraged by Dawes being overlooked yet again!
http://www.albumoftheyear.org/
