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1. Franz Ferdinand (316 plays)
2. Garou (191 plays)
3. Muse (133 plays)
4. Kelly Clarkson (124 plays)
5. Сплин (99 plays)
6. Hard-Fi (88 plays)
7. Snow Patrol (77 plays)
8. Сегодняночью (72 plays)
9. Би-2 (71 plays)
10. 30 Seconds to Mars (70 plays)
11. Kasabian (69 plays)
12. The Script (61 plays)
13. Depeche Mode (59 plays)
14. Paul Oakenfold (56 plays)
15. Gorillaz (49 plays)
16. Alesha Dixon (47 plays)
17. Delta Goodrem (46 plays)
18. Keane (42 plays)
18. Serebro (42 plays)
20. Starsailor (40 plays)
21. Linkin Park (37 plays)
22. The Prodigy (36 plays)
23. Kubb (35 plays)
24. Maroon 5 (34 plays)
24. Jet (34 plays)
26. Chris Cornell (31 plays)
26. Emmanuel Moire (31 plays)
28. Santana (30 plays)
28. Anggun (30 plays)
28. Daughtry (30 plays)
31. Ciara (28 plays)
31. Black Eyed Peas (28 plays)
31. Бумбокс (28 plays)
34. Ночные Снайперы (26 plays)
34. Lily Allen (26 plays)
34. Gérald De Palmas (26 plays)
37. Lacuna Coil (25 plays)
37. OK Go (25 plays)
37. Conjure One (25 plays)
40. M. Pokora (24 plays)

1. Hard-Fi - The King (80 plays)
2. Muse - Undisclosed Desires (77 plays)
3. Hard-Fi - We Need Love (72 plays)
4. Kubb - If I Can't Have You (59 plays)
5. Franz Ferdinand - Can't Stop Feeling (57 plays)
6. Сегодняночью - Pan American (56 plays)
7. Muse - Resistance (54 plays)
7. Depeche Mode - Wrong (54 plays)
7. Би-2 - Медленный как снег (54 plays)
10. Kubb - I Don't Mind (53 plays)
11. Бумбокс - Квiти у волоссi (51 plays)
11. The Cinematics - Break (51 plays)
13. Depeche Mode - Only When I Lose Myself (50 plays)
13. Бумбокс - Стяги на стяги (50 plays)
13. Kubb - Wicked Soul (50 plays)
16. Бумбокс - Eva (49 plays)
16. The Script - The End Where I Begin (49 plays)
16. Depeche Mode - A Pain That I'm Used To (49 plays)
19. Бумбокс - Поліна (48 plays)
20. Би-2 - Другое Место (47 plays)
21. Franz Ferdinand - Lucid Dreams (46 plays)
21. Emmanuel Moire - Je fais de toi mon essentiel (46 plays)
23. The Script - I'm Yours (45 plays)
23. Бумбокс - Наодинцi (45 plays)
25. Depeche Mode - Freelove (44 plays)
25. Train - Ordinary (44 plays)
27. Kasabian - Underdog (43 plays)
27. Би-2 - Bowie (43 plays)
27. Moby - Extreme Ways (43 plays)
30. The Last Shadow Puppets - My Mistakes Were Made for You (42 plays)
30. Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow (42 plays)
30. Kelly Clarkson - Addicted (42 plays)
33. Dave Gahan - Saw Something (41 plays)
33. Yoav - Club Thing (41 plays)
33. Oceana - Cry Cry (41 plays)
36. Gerald De Palmas - Au bord de l'eau (40 plays)
36. The Script - Before The Worst (40 plays)
36. Garou - L'Injustice (40 plays)
36. Franz Ferdinand - Turn It On (40 plays)
36. Snow Patrol - Lifeboats (40 plays)

1. Depeche Mode (1110 plays)
2. Би-2 (964 plays)
3. Hard-Fi (634 plays)
4. Бумбокс (553 plays)
5. Сегодняночью (465 plays)
6. Franz Ferdinand (463 plays)
7. Keane (420 plays)
8. Muse (410 plays)
9. Maroon 5 (399 plays)
10. Kasabian (386 plays)
11. The Script (372 plays)
12. Kelly Clarkson (369 plays)
13. Emmanuel Moire (359 plays)
14. The Prodigy (345 plays)
15. Alesha Dixon (322 plays)
16. Сплин (292 plays)
17. INXS (287 plays)
18. Snow Patrol (286 plays)
18. Kubb (286 plays)
20. Garou (277 plays)
21. Jet (269 plays)
22. Gérald De Palmas (231 plays)
23. Enigma (230 plays)
24. Linkin Park (226 plays)
25. Dave Gahan (223 plays)
26. Oomph! (214 plays)
27. The Cinematics (206 plays)
28. Chris Cornell (200 plays)
29. Lacuna Coil (198 plays)
30. Flowing Tears (191 plays)
30. Black Eyed Peas (191 plays)
32. Serebro (189 plays)
32. Xavier Naidoo (189 plays)
34. Yoav (181 plays)
35. Tina Arena (179 plays)
36. Ночные Снайперы (177 plays)
37. Lily Allen (169 plays)
38. Xandria (168 plays)
39. OK Go (166 plays)
40. P!nk (156 plays)

***Note
All these charts are only based on my unique opinion and no one else's. These lists of songs and artists only reflects what I've been loving and listening this last year.
Top Songs of 2009A-ListRewind - Flo Rida
The Chain - Ingrid Michaelson
I Gotta Feelin' - Black Eyed Peas
Day 'N' Nite - Kid Cudi
Heartbreaker - MSTRKRFT
Guns + Horses - Ellie Goulding
Burial - Miike Snow
Memories - David Guetta
B-ListWonder - Dan Black
Carby - Discovery
Hello - Eminem
First Train Home - Imogen Heap
The Day I Died - Just Jack
Colourless Colour - La Roux
The Listening - Lights
La La La - LMFAO
Help I'm Alive - Metric
etna - Misstress Barbara
Watcha Say - Jason Derulo
Heartbreak - Magistrates
C-ListAlways like this - Bombay Bycicle Club
Feelings Gone - Basement Jaxx
Fireflies - Owl City
Gimme Sympathy - Metric
Silvia - Miike Snow
Stick 'n' Stones - Jamie TTop 20 Albums of 2009**in no particular order

Dan Black - UN
Miike Snow - Miike Snow
La Roux - La Roux
Jamie T - Kings & Queens
Just Jack - All Night Cinema
Lights - The Listening
Florence + The Machine - Lungs
A Fine Frenzy - Bomb In A Birdcage
Discovery - LP
Misstress Barbara - I'm No Human
Metric - Fantasies
The xx - xx
Ingrid Michaelson - Everybody
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S.
Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D.
LMFAO - Party Rock
Imogen Heap - Ellipse
Eminem - Relapse
T.I. - Paper Trail
David Guetta - One Love

Honorable Mentions
K'naan - Troubadour
mstrkfrt - Fist Of God
Frankmusik - Complete Me
OneRepublic - Waking Up
Owl City - Ocean Eyes
Grammatics - Grammatics
Muse - The Resistance
The New Cities - Lost In City LightsBest New ArtistsEllie Goulding
Miike Snow
La Roux
Discovery
The xx
Magistrates

Best ShowsColdplay
Imogen Heap
Wyclef Jean

Can't Wait for 2010Does It Offend You, Yeah?'s New Album
Ellie Goulding's First Album
Magistrates' First Album (If Any)
Coldplay's New Album (If Any)
Eminem's Relapse 2
Vampire Weekend's Contra
Gym Class Heroes' The Papercut Chronicles II

Okay, first off, dramatic title, but I know myself that on this website I skim down artist pages, and only bold titles grab my attention. Hell, there's a good reason for it; journals here have went mostly to piss since every user and their mate decided it would be a good idea to post 'My top albums' lists ad infinitum.

It's been a while since I vented my thoughts, and looking through past journals and comments, it invigorated me, to an extent where I wish to share something that's been driving me crazy for quite a while.

The X-Factor, never off our red-banner tabloids (What's Afghanistan matter when Tiger is about, eh Sun?) or TV screens was angry to discover this week that the funk/rap metal band Rage Against the Machine's classic song Killing In The Name had been chosen to spoil the fun.

On Facebook, the group is hundreds of thousands strong, a casual look at the shoutbox here on Last Fm tells us a similar story, and every rock/music blog and magazine has been shouting about it. Now, I'm all for a shake up of the mainstream charts and system. It's refreshing to see the 'alternative' music scene get their share of the publicity pie.

What annoyed me was that arrogant, smug bastard Simon Cowell's reaction. For all his millions, that man has no class - he argued that such an online movement was 'stealing' his TV show competitor's chance at a big hit. The way he said it made him sound as though he feels that every Christmas, the X-Factor winner has a divine right to a Number 1 hit. His shown has been denying EVERYONE for YEARS.

If you look at what I listen to, you'll realise I've never cared for what's top of the charts, I couldn't name you a Mika song and I detest Nickleback. That's all and good, everyone has non-subjective tastes. But what I hate is programs like the X-Factor, that manufacture talent, that water down original versions, pollute any sense of artistic meaning in music, and ram their own views down the throats of millions. This show is an abomination; a macabre mixture of the freak-show auditions, ratings squeezing rounds and then what is usually a vastly overrated, unprepared winner. How many have swam, not sank? JLS? I personally wouldn't call that talent, but each to their own.

In short, The X-Factor, and to a certain extent shows like 'I'm a Celebrity...' and 'Big Brother' are mindless, inane shows, devoid of meaning or a context in reality. Every year, I watch masses of people turn into cogs in a greater industry machine. Call me a typical black metal 'Grim' person but it disgusts me.

Buy the RATM single, hell, buy two. It's about time such trivial filth gets a slap in the face, and the X-Factor has got one, whether they get their coveted number one or not. I just hope that in result of this competition, people stop taking what they are given for granted, and look for some real, tangible meaning in what they listen to. I know some people will argue otherwise, but I can't imagine being emotionally connected to Gimme More without being a little shallow. When with others, particularly in a school, or social environment I feel such disparagement at what goes for meaningful music in popular culture.

Is there a difference between a musician and an artist?



PS: Hope that was coherent and better than another '20 Questions about your top 50' journal. Opinions are welcome. Thanks.

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Didn't want to sound pretentious, and for those who tl;dr'd...

TOP40-FACTS
Nummer 1
Fireflies - Owl City

Voor de tweede week staat Owl City op nummer 1, hij is overigens de 16e #1 van dit jaar en dat aantal is een nieuw record, in 2007 stonden er 15 nummers op #1, in 2008 waren dat er maar 12.

Record of the Week (RW)

Hij scoorde al een dikke hit in Amerika en Engeland, dus het is niet vreemd dat Jay Sean deze week de Record of the Week pakt met zijn nummer Down. Hij krijgt daarbij hulp van Lil Wayne, die eerder dit jaar al samen met Kevin Rudolf in de lijst stond.

TOP40-geschiedenis
Op #1 in week 50 in:
2008: Lost! - Coldplay (3e week)
2007: Randers Station - TV-2 (4e week)
Record of the Week van week 50 in:
2008: Another Day - Bertolf
2007: In God's Hands - Nelly Furtado

TOP40 - Week 50/2009
151e editie, 3e jaargang
# VW AW HP - Titel - Artiest
1. 01 04 01 - Fireflies - Owl City (2x#1)
2. 02 07 02 - TiK ToK - Kesha
3. 03 12 01 - Bodies - Robbie Williams (9x#1)
4. 04 04 04 - You Know Me - Robbie Williams
5. 05 10 02 - Just Say Yes - Snow Patrol
6. 07 06 06 - Who Says - John Mayer
7. 06 06 05 - Russian Roulette - Rihanna
8. 08 05 08 - Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas
9. 12 05 09 - Bad Romance - Lady GaGa
10. 25 02 10 - Morning After Dark - Timbaland Ft. Nelly Furtado & SoShy
11. 11 07 11 - Fever - Cascada
12. 09 09 05 - Más - Nelly Furtado
13. 10 05 10 - Wheels - Foo Fighters
14. 13 13 03 - Strawberry Swing - Coldplay
15. 18 05 15 - Flashback - Calvin Harris
16. 20 03 16 - Cry Me Out - Pixie Lott
17. 17 05 17 - Stone Cold Sober - Paloma Faith
18. 15 17 01 - Remedy - Little Boots (2x#1)
19. 16 07 16 - Weightless - All Time Low
20. 26 03 20 - Broken Tonight - Armin van Buuren ft. VanVelzen
21. 24 05 21 - One Love - David Guetta ft. Estelle
22. 14 16 02 - Good Girls Go Bad - Cobra Starship
23. 19 14 04 - Boys And Girls - Pixie Lott
24. NE 01 24 - Butterfly - Jason Mraz
25. 33 02 25 - Stereo Love - Edward Maya
26. 21 14 03 - Silly Boy - Eva Simons
27. NE 01 27 - Undisclosed Desires - Muse
28. 31 02 28 - Hey - Waylon
29. 29 04 29 - 22 - Lily Allen
30. 35 04 30 - Deja Vu - Inna
31. 22 08 14 - Bad Boys - Alexandra Burke
32. 34 03 32 - I Don't Believe You - Pink
33. NE 01 33 - Did It Again/Lo Hecho Está Hecho - Shakira
34. 23 13 06 - Fire Burning - Sean Kingston
35. 28 18 03 - Evacuate The Dancefloor - Cascada
36. 30 11 12 - Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Bublé
37. 27 08 21 - Never Gonna Be Alone - Nickelback
38. 38 02 38 - Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
39. 36 23 01 - Bulletproof - La Roux (2x#1)
40. 32 09 18 - 4Ever - The Veronicas

UIT 37 09 12 - S.O.S. (Let The Music Play) - Jordin Sparks
UIT 39 20 01 - Manos Al Aire - Nelly Furtado (2x#1)
UIT 35 17 01 - Ready For The Weekend - Calvin Harris (2x#1)

TIPLIJST
1. Down - Jay Sean (RW)
2. Revolver - Madonna vs. David Guetta
3. Kings And Queens - 30 Seconds To Mars
4. Love Keeps Calling - AnnaGrace
5. In For The Kill - La Roux
6. One of It - Milow

I am disappoint.
Only good band on the list is Muse. All the other shit sucks ass :|Fall Out Boy Black Eyed Peas
I raged once I saw these 2 artitst on the damn list, same on you last.fm, shame on you.