"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

1998/ 1 of 20

“Doo Wop” Lauryn Hill

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
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1971 | 9 of 20 | not ranked

Also: #NoDullMoments1971 | 9 of 10

"One of These Things First" by Nick Drake ("Bryter Layter", 1971)

#ChamberFolk

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

1998 | 9 of 20 | not ranked

"Goddess on a Hiway" by Mercury Rev ("Deserter's Songs", 1998)

#DreamPop #IndieRock #NeoPsychedelia

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

2025 | 9 of 20 | not ranked

"Melodie Is a Wound" by Stereolab ("Instant Holograms on Metal Film", 2025)

stereolab.bandcamp.com/track/melodi...

#NeoPsychedelia #IndieRock #AmbientPop #PostRock

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Day 15

#20SongsByYear
“Love Is The Drug” – Roxy Music
from the album “Siren”

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

1969 | 18 of 20 | not ranked

"Time Is Tight" by Booker T. & The M.G.'s ("Up Tight", 1969)

#Rhythm&Blues #Soul #Instrumental

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
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1992 | 18 of 20 | not ranked

"Reverence" by The Jesus and Mary Chain ("Honey's Dead", 1992)

#NoisePop #Baggy #IndieRock

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

2015 | 18 of 20 | not ranked

"Dopamine" by DIIV (2015 single / "Is the Is Are", 2016)

#DreamPop #JanglePop #IndieSurf

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Pick any year you like. One song per day from that year.

Juke Box Hero/Foreigner/1981

youtu.be/W_TOsFvnmeQ?...

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
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2015 | 17 of 20 | not ranked

"Turbo Killer" by Carpenter Brut ("EP III", 2015)

#Darksynth #FrenchElectro

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
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1992 | 17 of 20 | not ranked

"Passin' Me By" by The Pharcyde ("Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde", 1992)

#JazzRap #BoomBap #HipHop

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
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1969 | 17 of 20 | not ranked

"Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones ("Let It Bleed", 1969)

#BluesRock

(Fun fact: in 1989, 20 years after its release, I lived in a building named after this song)

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Day 14

#20SongsByYear
“Doctor Wu” – Steely Dan
from the album “Katy Lied”

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

1971 | 8 of 20 | not ranked

Also: #NoDullMoments1971 | 8 of 10

Definitely has to be in my first 10, no dull moments in this song:

"Construção" by Chico Buarque ("Construção", 1971)

#MPB #Samba

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
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1998 | 8 of 20 | not ranked

"Intergalactic" by Beastie Boys ("Hello Nasty", 1998)

#AbstractHipHop #HipHop

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
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2025 | 8 of 20 | not ranked

"Blackout" by YHWH Nailgun ("45 Pounds", 2025)

yhwhnailgun.bandcamp.com/track/blackout

#ExperimentalRock #IndustrialRock #ArtPunk

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Day 13

#20SongsByYear
“Sofa No. 1” – Frank Zappa
from the album “One Size Fits All”