The Playlist: BBC 6 Music's Greatest Hits - The Top 100

BBC Radio 6 Music is the most listened to BBC digital radio station which broadcasts songs that are not necessarily the most mainstream songs, as well as a lot of fringe music (e.g. dance, jazz, soul, Jamaican music).  At the beginning of 2013, they asked their fans to vote for the greatest songs the station has released since their inception on March 11th 2002. Below is the Top 100 songs they compiled from all the votes - and warning to all, it is a Eurocentric (like you didn't know that).

Check out the link for the YouTube Playlist

100. "Calling & Not Calling My Ex" by Okkervill River

99. "Brains" by Lower Dens

98. "The Ride" by Joan As Policewoman

97. "Milkshake" by Kelis

96. "1,2,3,4" by Feist

95. "Paris" by Friendly Fires

94. "Five Years Time" by Noah & The Whale

93. "Young Folks" by Peter, Bjorn & John

92. "Fix Up Look Sharp" by Dizzee Rascal

91. "Heartbreaker" by Metronomy

90. "From The Floorboards Up" by Paul Weller

89. "Robot Rock" by Daft Punk

88. "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West

87. "Tightrope" by Janelle Monae

86. "Country Girl" by Primal Scream

85. "1901" by Phoenix

84. "Golden Skans" by Klaxons

83. "We Are Your Friends" by Justice vs. Simian

82. "Galvanize" by The Chemical Brothers

81. "Welcome To Jamrock" by Damian Marley

80. "The Greatest" by Cat Power

79. "Strict Machine" by Goldfrapp

78. "Lightning Bolt" by Jake Bugg

77. "Two Months Off" by Underworld

76. "Standing In The Way Of Control" by Gossip

75. "House Of Jealous Lovers" by The Rapture

74. "Phantom Limb" by The Shins

73. "Walking On A Dream" by Empire Of The Sun

72. "Ch-Check It Out" by Beastie Boys

71. "Golden Retriever" by Super Furry Animals

70. "Molly's Chambers" by Kings Of Leon

69. "A-Punk" by Vampire Weekend

67. = "Two Weeks" by Grizzly Bear

67. = "Laura" by Bats For Lashes

66. "That Man Will Not Hang" by Mclusky

65. "Sophia" by Laura Marling

64. "Your Love Alone Is Not Enought" by Manic Street Preachers

63. "Weak Becomes Heroes" by The Streets

62. "The Seed (2.0)" by The Roots

61. "My Girls" by Animal Collective

60. "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service

59. "Over & Over" by Hot Chip

58. "The Words That Maketh Murder" by PJ Harvey

57. "First Day Of My Life" by Bright Eyes

56. "Paper Planes" by MIA

55. "Juicebox" by The Strokes

54. "Oh My God" by Kaiser Chiefs

53. "Dare" by Gorillaz

52. "Hounds Of Love" by The Futureheads

51. "Islands" by The XX

50. "Men's Needs" by The Cribs

49. "Crazy by Gnarls Barkley

48. "Obstacle 1" by Interpol

47. "Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys

46. "Mykonos" by Fleet Foxes

45. "Tessellate" by Alt J

44. "Fire" by Kasabian

43. "Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens

42. "Spanish Sahara" by Foals

41. "There She Goes My Beautiful World" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

40. "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster The People

39. "Time To Pretend" by MGMT

38. "The Cave" by Mumford & Sons

37. "The Importance Of Being Idle" by Oasis

36. "Hold On" by Alabama Shakes

35. "In For The Kill" by La Roux

34. "Hey Ya" by Outkast

33. "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand

32. "Love You Better" by The Maccabees

31. "Banquet" by Bloc Party

30. "Out Of Time" by Blur

29. "All My Life" by Foo Fighters

28. "Hometown Glory" by Adele

27. "There Goes The Fear" by Doves

26. "Kiss With A Fist" by Florence + The Machine

25. "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse

24. "Video Games" by Lana Del Ray

23. "The Rat" by The Walkmen

22. "Time For Heroes" by The Libertines

21. "Tonight The Streets Are Ours" by Richard Hawley

20. "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver

19. "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

18. "Irish Blood, English Heart" by Morrissey

17. "Hoppipola" by Sigue Ros

16. "No One Knows" by Queens Of The Stone Age

15. "Roscoe" by Midlake

14. "Midnight City" by M83

13. "All My Friends" by LCD Soundsystem

12. "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire

11. "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse

10. "There There" by Radiohead

9. "Remember Me" by British Sea Power

8. "Hurt" by Johnny Cash

7. "Do You Realize??" by The Flaming Lips

6. "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes

5. "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers

4. "Bloodbuzz Ohio" by The National

3. "One Day Like This" by Elbow

2. "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" by Arctic Monkeys

1. "Clocks" by Coldplay

I am not surprised at all that "Clocks" and "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" are numbers one and two, respectively. On the other hand, I am very surprised that bands like FRANZ FERDINAND, PHOENIX, MUMFORD & SONS, and even ADELE (at 28) scored so low! Even one of my favourite bands INTERPOL scored a measly 48 on this list, although this confusion in me may be attributed to my ignorance of British music lovers.

The Playlist: MY Top 20 NEW ROCK RIFFS

Now here is MY personal favorite riff list. I did my best to follow the rules, laid out by the original Edge Riff List meaning only songs that they would play on a new rock station like Edge 102.1, and only one song per artist (which makes for a more interesting list otherwise this entire list would be made up entirely of only RATM and QOTSA songs). This limitation also takes away from classic rock and metal songs (no Beatles here!).

20. "Downfall" by TRUSTCompany
19. "Last Resort" by Papa Roach
18. "Dammit" by Blink 182
17. "Down With The Sickness" by Disturbed
16. "Check My Brain" by Alice in Chains
15. "Schism" by Tool
14. "Romantic Rights" by Death From Above 1979
13. "Bulls On Parade" by Rage Against The Machine
12. "In My Place" by Coldplay
11. "El Scorcho" by Weezer
10. "Brain Stew" by Green Day
9. "Plug In Baby" by Muse
8. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
7. "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers
6. "Interstate Love Song" by Stone Temple Pilots
5. "Enter Sandman" by Metallica
4. "No One Knows" by Queens Of The Stone Age
3. "Sweet Child O Mine" by Guns 'N Roses
2. "Slither" by Velvet Revolver
1. "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes



Slash himself calls "Seven Nation Army" this generation's "Smoke on the Water," as in the first song that everyone learns how to play on the guitar. A great riff is instantly recognizable and people should be able to hum along to it immediately and "Seven Nation Army" has this in spades.

The Playlist: Josie's Top 20 Edge Riffs

On my way home from a weekend road trip to Chicago (there will be something about this later), we caught local Toronto new rock station 102.1 The Edge and their top 20 "Edge" Riffs. 

If anyone knows anything about my taste in music - I am in love with the "riff".  A "riff" is a short, repeated, memorable musical phrase that a song revolves around.  This musical idea is what gets in your head, what separates it from other songs, what makes a song special. The riff can make a good rock song into a legendary rock song.

Check out the list below.  While I don't necessarily agree with this list, it still has some pretty awesome songs.

The Playlist: 102.1 the Edge's Top 102 New Rock Songs of THE 2000s

Local Toronto new rock station 102.1 the Edge played their top 102 new rock songs of the 2000s over the past weekend. I'm not sure how they compiled this list, I'm guessing it's through people's votes, but I decided to post up the results anyways and remember, it will contain a lot of Canadian talent. While I don't completely agree with this list, it doesn't make it any less interesting to see what music came out this past decade.