Ryan's Top 100 Tracks of 2007

Every year I like to compile a list of my top 40 or so songs from the year. I have never had more difficulty doing this list than I did this year. There was no way a Top 40 could do justice to what I'd been listening to all year long. Maybe there was an abundance of good tunes in '07. Maybe my taste has become even more schizo. Who knows. All I know is I really, really love each and every one of the tracks ranked below. I started with a playlist of 316 tracks from Nov. 2006 - Dec. 2007 that I have listened to repeatedly. Then, based on a variety of factors in my head, narrowed it down to THE TOP 100.

1. Britney Spears - "Gimme More"
2. Calvin Harris - "The Girls"
3. Rihanna - "Don't Stop the Music"
4. Freemasons feat. Siedah Garrett - "Rain Down Love (Walken Edit)"
5. Kylie Minogue - "Wow"
6. Kylie Minogue - "Speakerphone"
7. Britney Spears - "Break the Ice"
8. Shiny Toy Guns - "Le Disko"
9. Ultrabeat vs. Darren Styles - "Sure Feels Good"
10. Sugababes - "Easy"
11. Eddie Thoneick - "Deeper Love (Big Room Radio Mix)"
12. Britney Spears - "Piece of Me"
13. Girls Aloud - "Something Kinda Ooooh"
14. Kylie Minogue - "In My Arms"
15. Kylie Minogue - "Fall For You (Version 2)"
16. Kylie Minogue - "Nu-Di-Ty"
17. Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - "The Way I Are"
18. Britney Spears - "Hot As Ice"
19. Kanye West - "Stronger"
20. Kylie Minogue - "Sensitized"
21. Kylie Minogue - "Like a Drug"
22. Laidback Luke feat. Stephen Granville - "Hypnotize"
23. Eddie Thoneick - "Love Sensation (Radio Mix)"
24. David Guetta with Steve Angelo & Sebastian Ingrosso - "Everytime We Touch"
25. Ultra Nate - "Automatic"
26. Rihanna - "Push Up On Me"
27. Marcel Woods - "Advanced"
28. David Guetta - "Love Is Gone"
29. Miley Cyrus - "See You Again"
30. Keyshia Cole feat. Too $hort -Didn't I Tell You
31. The Gossip - "Standing in the Way of Control (Soulwax Nite Mix)"
32. Kylie Minogue - "Lose Control"
33. Kathy Diamond - "All Woman"
34. Britney Spears - "Radar"
35. Robyn - "Cobrastyle"
36. Starkillers - "Scream"
37. Basement Jaxx - "Make Me Sweat"
38. Rihanna - "Shut Up and Drive"
39. Felix da Housecat - "Future Calls the Dawn"
40. Ben Macklin feat. Tiger Lily - "Feel Together"
41. DJ Antoine - "This Time (Klaas Mix)"
42. Kylie Minogue - "The One"
43. Rihanna - "Breakin' Dishes"
44. M.I.A. - "Bamboo Banga"
45. Britney Spears - "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)"
46. Kylie Minogue - "Boombox (LA Riots Remix)"
47. Britney Spears - "Toy Soldier"
48. Rilo Kiley - "Under the Blacklight"
49. P!nk - "U + Ur Hand"
50. Fergie - "Big Girls Don't Cry"
51. Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
52. Dannii Minogue - "Blame It on the Music"
53. Chris Brown feat. T-Pain - "Kiss Kiss"
54. Ciara - "Promise"
55. Kylie Minogue - "Stars"
56. Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - "Umbrella"
57. M.I.A. - "XR2"
58. Kylie Minogue - "White Diamond"
59. Jennifer Lopez - "Hold It, Don't Drop It"
60. Ohsha Kai - "Outta My Mind (Joey C's Original Radio Edit)"
61. Girls Aloud - "Sexy! No, No, No"
62. Wamdue Project - "King of My Castle (Sander Van Doorn Remix)"
63. Benny Benassi - "Who's Your Daddy?"
64. Dannii Minogue vs. Jason Nevins - "Touch Me Like That"
65. Britney Spears - "Get Back"
66. Kylie Minogue - "Rippin' Up the Disco"
67. Keyshia Cole feat. Amina - "Shoulda Let You Go"
68. The Chemical Brothers - "Do It Again"
69. 4 Strings - "Curious"
70. David Guetta feat. Steve Angelo & Cozi - "Baby When the Lights Go Out"
71. M.I.A. - "Boyz"
72. September - "Looking for Love"
73. Mason vs. Princess Superstar - "Perfect (Exceeder)"
74. Lost Daze vs. Todd Terry - "Get Down"
75. Ann Lee - "Catches Your Love"
76. Martijn Ten Velden - "I Wish U Would"
77. Groove Armada feat. Mutya Buena - "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)"
78. Ida Corr vs. Fedde Le Grand - "Let Me Think About It"
79. Róisín Murphy - "You Know Me Better"
80. Armand Van Helden - "I Want Your Soul"
81. Beyonce & Shakira - "Beautiful Liar (Freemasons Radio Edit)"
82. Above & Beyond presents Tranquility Base - "Oceanic"
83. Britney Spears - "Freakshow"
84. David Guetta vs. El Tocadisco - "Tomorrow Can Wait"
85. 50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake - "Ayo Technology"
86. DJ Encore - "You Can Walk On Water"
87. Britney Spears - "Perfect Lover"
88. DJ Encore - "You Make Me Feel Alive"
89. M.I.A. - "Jimmy"
90. Jennifer Lopez - "Do It Well"
91. Rilo Kiley - "Silver Lining"
92. Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole - "Last Night"
93. Melinda Jackson - "Magic (Moustache Remix)"
94. Robyn - "With Every Heartbeat"
95. Nelly Furtado - "Do It"
96. Calvin Harris - "I Created Disco"
97. Keyshia Cole - "Heaven Sent"
98. Dannii Minogue - "Feel Like I Do"
99. September - "Cry For You"
100. Tiesto feat. Christian Burns - "In the Dark"

So, one look at this list and you can see that it was the year of Kylie & Britney for me. Kylie ranked 13 tracks in the list and Britney ranked 11. Confirmation that yes, after all this time, I still have the music taste of a 13 year old girl.

They're HERE!!

Minogue Mania in my house today!!

Given that Kylie is my favorite artist of all time, I simply couldn't bear to hear her new album from less-than-CD-quality MP3 downloads. So I decided to go old school and actually wait for the CD to arrive in the mail (it's not out in the US until February). After 3 weeks of avoiding the downloads, like a hooker turning down crack, Kylie's 'X' -her first studio album in FOUR years- is FINALLY here and I couldn't be more thrilled!

Not only is 'X' in my box of goodies from Amazon.co.uk, I also ordered some other Minogue new releases... because I can't get enough of the Minogues. I also ordered both UK CD singles of Kylie's "2 Hearts," as well as Dannii Minogue's 'Unleashed' and 'Neon Nights Deluxe Edition' albums (see earlier blog posts for details on these releases). And the cherry on top is a remix compilation and mix CD from my favorite DJ's of all time, Soulwax... which also contains a Kylie remix never before released commercially.

It's a fucking Minogue holiday! Sorry, Jesus, but this is WAY better than Christmas!