Hey hey lovely people!
So, I'm an avid spotify user, so much so that I'm actually using spotify right now (Currently playing Carla Bruni - L'Amour, for those of you who are interested!)
Now, spotify have recently been playing their Year In Music advertisement, so I took it upon myself to find out how 2014 was like for Jade Bloggs in music.
Let's dive in!
First up are genres! Looks like I'm just a pop addict, though I was surprised about dance pop being second! Either way, my cheesy self is definitely showing through here!
Next up were my top 5 artists. You guys really should've seen the look of horror on my face when it turned out to be Kanye West! Seriously, I don't know how this even happened! I can't remember the last time I listened to Kanye. I personally blame it on my late love of 'Yeezus'.
Okay, so RuPaul being second, I completely blame that on mine and my friend Dally's sassy car rides, including lip syncing for our lives and fabulously synced hair flips. I shall leave it at that!
I honestly wish that Air Dubai were higher on the list! If you haven't heard them yet, they're a fab band from Colorado that released their album, Be Calm, earlier this year. Seriously, check them out, 100% recommended!
How can I have a year where Lana Del Rey doesn't appear in my top lists? My favourite from Lana this year has to be 'Florida Kilos', check it out!
Again, surprised to see Jay Z up here too! I'm personally blaming the 'Ye and Jay placings from them having a lot of songs that I'd listen do, rather than frequency of a song. I'm typically not someone who listens to whole albums, but great songs from a huge number of artists.
Now, for my top 5 albums of 2014.
I'm not ashamed to say that Eurovision 2014 is my number one most played album of the year, though you should feel ashamed for me!
RuPaul, again, too much sass going on for me!
Can I just note that Air Dubai and Be Calm have both appeared 3rd, which coincidentally, is my favourite number! Favourite number, favourite band, just saying!
Four and Five, yeah, I have no excuses, my inner ghetto gal is beginning to seep through!
At last, my top 10 most played tracks.
HOW ON EARTH IS TIMBER NUMBER ONE?! Don't get me wrong, I did like Timber, but number one?! Brb, off to hide in my corner of shame.
Two, three and four will all bring out your inner sass queen. I suggest you listen.
Ah, number five, the last place selection from Eurovision 2014, need I explain any more about how cheesy I am?!
Finally, a chance to redeem myself! Number six is in fact my favourite song of all time and I cannot suggest to you enough that you listen to it. It's b-e-a-utiful!
Seven and Eight, more Ru, more sass.
Nine was a great find of mine for 2014. Jhené Aiko is a great artist who you all need to listen to. Coincidentally, I'm listening to her right now on Big Sean's track 'Beware'. Imagine my freaked out face when this track plays straight after it!
Finally, 10 was a big song for 2014 (and a gym favourite of mine), so you can't judge me on that!
This explains why I can't remember my Kanye 'obsession'. Looks like it in early 2014.
I'm so happy to see Air Dubai as my summer favourites because Be Calm was definitely my sound of the summer, especially their track 'Coasts'.
Now, here's what confuses me. Capital Cities are listed as my favourites for Autumn, yet I only listened to one of their songs (Farrah Fawcett hair), yet they don't make an appearance in my top 10. Seriously, to say I overplayed that track would be a complete understatement. I was expecting it to be number one in all honesty.
16, 501 minutes. Let's break this down then. Hypothetically, each song lasts 3 minutes, and their are 365 days in the year. According to this, I listen to 15 songs a day. Seriously, I'm sure that I've been on offline mode for a long time or something. I'd say that I listen to at least 2 hours of spotify each day.
Finally, my busiest day for music is Thursday, which is also my day off uni!
So, spotify gives to the options to have your top 100 tracks of 2014 created into a playlist. To check this out, follow me on spotify (Jade Molumby) and subscribe to my Top 100 playlist. I've pasted them below, just as an attempt to redeem myself!
Is it weird that I prefer my top 20-30 more than my top 10?!
So, that was my year in music! Were you surprised to discover how awful the majority of my musical taste is, or did you always suspect me to be a little cheeseball?!
Question of the post: What do you think your most played track is of 2014? Let me know in the comments below!
Now for a little plug in! I, along with my friends Sophia and Stacey, host a radio show every Wednesday, 4pm - 6pm, where we play late 90's and early 00's tracks, bringing it back to your childhood. To listen to this, listen at www.dragonradiousw.co.uk, or via the tunein app and searching dragon radio.
As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!
Lots of Love
