Best of 2009

Well it is that time once again. Just like last year, I am going to provide you with a overview of what I have been listening to. All of the information will be coming from Last.fm: even though this isn't 100% accurate in the number of plays it does seem to provide the correct ordering in each of the list to follow. Similar to last year I will provide the names and play counts for the top artist, albums, and tracks (songs). However, this year I will provide the top 15 instead of the top 10.

Before I being I would like to say that this year I recently switched over from having Windows as my primary OS and am now using Ubuntu. Thus it was a while (probably a week or two) before I noticed that I could use Amarok to update my Last.fm listening trends. In addition I have used Grooveshark quite a bit and this fact isn't portrayed in the data below.

One last thing, in the traks section, each artist will only appear once. However, if they have multiple songs that are in the top 15 I will let you know. As a result this will cause me to list tracks that are not in the actual top 15. Don't worry, I will indicate their actual position.

Artist:

1: Portugal. The Man [664 plays]
2: Lil' Wayne [540 plays]
3: Nine Black Alps [409 plays]
4: Kanye West [395 plays]
5: The Hush Sound [360 plays]
6: Fabolous [357 plays]
7: Lupe Fiasco [341 plays]
8: T.I. [258 plays]
9: Muse [255 plays]
10: Eminem [251 plays]
11(t): Jay-Z [247 plays]
11(t): Rise Against [247 plays]
13: Ludacris [240 plays]
14: This Providence [232 plays]
15: Nada Surf [229 plays]


Albums:

1: Waiter-"You Vultures!" by Portugal. The Man [398 plays]
2: Everything Is by Nine Black Alps [244 plays]
3(t): Goodbye Blues by The Hush Sound [243 plays]
3(t): The Sufferer and the Witness by Rise Against [243 plays]
5: This Providence by This Providence [232 plays]
6: Loso's Way by Fabolous [230 plays]
7: Swan Songs by Hollywood Undead [208 plays]
8: The Cool by Lupe Fiasco [189 plays]
9: Love/Hate by Nine Black Alps [165 plays]
10: The Satanic Satanist by Portugal. The Man [155 plays]
11: Flying Colours by Bliss N' Eso [146 plays]
12: The Carter III by Lil' Wayne [144 plays]
13: Paper Trail by T.I. [142 plays]
14: Used and Abused by Danger Radio [137 plays]
15: Absolution by Muse [134 plays]

Tracks (songs):

1: Headlights by Nine Black Alps [50 plays] (also in real top 15: Ironside)
2: How the Leopard Got Its Spots by Portugal. The Man [44 plays] (also in real top 15: Gold Fronts, AKA M80 the Wolf, Stables and Chairs, House Warming Party, Kill Me. The King, Waiter, Marching With 6)
3: The Good Left Undone by Rise Against [38 plays] (also in real top 15: Roadside)
4: Always Strapped by Birdman ft. Lil' Wayne [34 plays]
5: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by This Providence [31 plays]
6: Plenty Money by Plies [30 plays]
7(t): Imma Do It by Fabolous ft. Kobe [28 plays]
7(t): The Diary by Hollywood Undeaad [28 plays]
9: Uptown by Drake ft. Bun B. & Lil' Wayne [27 plays] (actual position: 18)
10(t): Wasted by Gucci Mane [26 plays] (actual position: 22)
10(t): As You Cry by The Hush Sound [26 plays] (actual position: 22)
10(t): In Our Bedroom After the War by Stars [26 plays] (actual position: 22)
13: All of the Above by Maine ft. T-Pain [24 plays] (actual position: 30)
14: Imma Star (Everywhere we Are) by Jeremih [21 plays] (actual position: 40)
14(t): See These Bones by Nada Surf [21 plays] (actual position: 40)

Needless to say, but Portugal. The Man did this year what Lil' Wayne did in 2008...pwnd.