It's my
13th consecutive year of reviewing my favorite music, so you can't blame me for showing up late to the party. Luckily, I don't care what the calendars say. Take a trip back to 2015 with me in this signature special feature. You might just discover some music that missed your radar the first time around.
Before we can get to #1 this year, it’s time again to travel through the seasons. Just
40 albums can make the cut, so as usual, I’ll start with a review of
singles by other artists that I listened to the most throughout the course of the year.
Can I finish this thing in
less than a week? Place your bets now, because I've gotta get going. First, let's look back at the long, long history of my year-end lists:
TC's top 40 albums of 2014 ·
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20. Kyla La Grange - Cut Your Teeth
19. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
18. Röyksopp and Robyn - Do It Again
17. Christina Perri - Head Or Heart
16. Ella Henderson - Chapter One
15. Iggy Azalea - The New Classic
14. Courtney Barnett - How To Carve A Carrot...
13. The Pretty Reckless - Going To Hell
12. Jack White - Lazaretto
11. Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso
10. Ariana Grande -
My Everything
9. Taylor Swift -
1989
8. Foo Fighters -
Sonic Highways
7. Kiesza -
Sound Of A Woman
6. Banks -
Goddess
5. Tove Lo -
Queen Of The Clouds
4. Phantogram -
Voices
3. Lowell -
We Loved Her Dearly
2. Sia -
1,000 Forms Of Fear
1. Lights - Little Machines
TC's top 40 albums of 2013 ·
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20. Little Boots - Nocturnes
19. Demi Lovato - Demi
18. MNDR - Feed Me Diamonds
17. Darling Parade - Battle Scars & Broken Hearts
16. Cults - Static
15. Charli XCX - True Romance
14. Serena Ryder - Harmony
13. Katy Perry - Prism
12. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
11. Boy - Mutual Friends
10. Sara Bareilles -
The Blessed Unrest
9. MS MR -
Secondhand Rapture
8. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -
The Heist
7. Icona Pop -
This Is...
6. Neko Case -
The Worse Things Get
5. Arcade Fire -
Reflektor
4. Lorde -
Pure Heroine
3. Chvrches -
The Bones Of What You Believe
2. Haim -
Days Are Gone
1. Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob
TC's top 40 albums of 2012 ·
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20. Of Monsters & Men - My Head Is An Animal
19. La Sera - Sees The Light
18. ZZ Ward - Til The Casket Drops
17. Friends - Manifest!
16. Icona Pop - Icona Pop
15. Metric - Synthetica
14. Cat Power - Sun
13. Aimee Mann - Charmer
12. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
11. Dragonette - Bodyparts
10. The Shins -
Port Of Morrow
9. Purity Ring -
Shrines
8. Bruce Springsteen -
Wrecking Ball
7. Taylor Swift -
Red
6. Sharon Van Etten -
Tramp
5. Fiona Apple -
The Idler Wheel
4. Marina & The Diamonds -
Electra Heart
3. Japandroids -
Celebration Rock
2. Ellie Goulding -
Halcyon
1. Jack White - Blunderbuss
TC's top 40 albums of 2011 ·
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20. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Stage Whisper
19. Dev - The Night The Sun Came Up
18. Warpaint - The Fool
17. Jay Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne
16. Katy B - On A Mission
15. The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar
14. Christina Perri - Lovestrong.
13. Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
12. The Black Keys - El Camino
11. Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
10. Kate Voegele -
Gravity Happens
9. Lights -
Siberia
8. Florence & The Machine -
Ceremonials
7. Ximena Sariñana -
Ximena Sariñana
6. Feist -
Metals
5. Lady Gaga -
Born This Way
4. Adele -
21
3. EMA -
Past Life Martyred Saints
2. Wild Flag -
Wild Flag
1. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
TC's top 40 albums of 2010 ·
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20. Taylor Swift - Speak Now
19. Fefe Dobson - Joy
18. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
17. Kate Nash - My Best Friend Is You
16. Uffie - Sex Dreams And Denim Jeans
15. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
14. Ke$ha - Animal
13. The Like - Release Me
12. Hunter Valentine - Lessons From The Late Night
11. Kylie Minogue - Aphrodite
10. Florence & The Machine -
Lungs
9. Sara Bareilles -
Kaleidoscope Heart
8. Best Coast -
Crazy For You
7. Janelle Monáe -
The ArchAndroid
6. Marina & The Diamonds -
The Family Jewels
5. Sleigh Bells -
Treats
4. Sia -
We Are Born
3. Kaki King -
Junior
2. Kanye West -
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
1. Robyn - Body Talk
TC's top 40 albums of 2009 ·
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20. Maria Taylor - LadyLuck
19. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
18. Meg & Dia - Here, Here And Here
17. Monsters Of Folk - Monsters Of Folk
16. Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted
15. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
14. The Dead Weather - Horehound
13. Shakira - She Wolf
12. Amanda Blank - I Love You
11. Demi Lovato - Here We Go Again
10. Lights -
The Listening
9. Tegan and Sara -
Sainthood
8. Little Boots -
Hands
7. Kate Voegele -
A Fine Mess
6. Lykke Li -
Youth Novels
5. The Bird And The Bee -
Ray Guns Are Not Just The...
4. U2 -
No Line On The Horizon
3. Metric -
Fantasies
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs -
It's Blitz!
1. Lady Gaga - The Fame / The Fame Monster
TC's top 120 songs and top 40 albums of 2008 ·
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20. Ashlee Simpson - Bittersweet World
19. R.E.M. - Accelerate
18. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
17. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
16. Aimee Mann - @#%&*! Smilers
15. Juliana Hatfield - How To Walk Away
14. Annie - Don't Stop
13. Taylor Swift - Fearless
12. Katy Perry - One Of The Boys
11. Lights - Lights
10. The Hold Steady -
Stay Positive
9. Duffy -
Rockferry
8. The Raconteurs -
Consolers Of The Lonely
7. Adele -
19
6. Girl Talk -
Feed The Animals
5. The Watson Twins -
Fire Songs
4. Sons & Daughters -
This Gift
3. Jem -
Down To Earth
2. She & Him -
Volume One
1. Santogold - Santogold
TC's top 40 albums of 2007 ·
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20. Jesca Hoop - Kismet
19. KT Tunstall - Drastic Fantastic
18. Alicia Keys - As I Am
17. Mark Ronson - Version
16. The Go! Team - Proof of Youth
15. New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom
14. Sahara Hotnights - What If Leaving Is A Loving Thing?
13. The Vincent Black Shadow - Fears In The Water
12. Kanye West - Graduation
11. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
10. Hilary Duff -
Dignity
9. Paramore -
Riot!
8. The White Stripes -
Icky Thump
7. The Good, The Bad & The Queen -
The Good, The Bad...
6. Foo Fighters -
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
5. The Arcade Fire -
Neon Bible
4. Amy Winehouse -
Back To Black
3. Nine Inch Nails -
Year Zero
2. Feist -
The Reminder
1. Tegan and Sara - The Con
TC's top 120 singles and top 20 albums of 2006 ·
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20. Evanescence - The Open Door
19. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
18. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
17. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
16. The Killers - Sam's Town
15. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
14. Jenny Lewis w/ Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
13. KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope
12. Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
11. TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
10. Arctic Monkeys -
Whatever People Say I Am, That's...
9. Dixie Chicks -
Taking The Long Way
8. The Raconteurs -
Broken Boy Soldiers
7. Nelly Furtado -
Loose
6. Beck -
The Information
5. Gnarls Barkley -
St. Elsewhere
4. Neko Case -
Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
3. The Decemberists -
The Crane Wife
2. Cat Power -
The Greatest
1. Lily Allen - Alright, Still
TC's top 120 singles and top 10 albums of 2005 ·
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10. M.I.A. - Arular
9. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
8. The Decemberists - Picaresque
7. Audioslave - Out Of Exile
6. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
5. Coldplay -
X & Y
4. Nine Inch Nails -
With Teeth
3. Foo Fighters -
In Your Honor
2. Fiona Apple -
Extraordinary Machine
1. Beck - Guero
TC's top 120 songs and top 10 albums of 2004 · THREAD
10. Matthew Good - White Light Rock & Roll Review
9. The Cure - The Cure
8. Incubus - A Crow Left Of The Murder
7. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
6. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
5. Modest Mouse -
Good News For People Who Love...
4. Bad Religion -
The Empire Strikes First
3. U2 -
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
2. Green Day -
American Idiot
1. Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
TC's top 120 songs of 2003 · THREAD
10. 311 - "Creatures (For Awhile)"
9. A Perfect Circle - "Weak And Powerless"
8. Sum 41 - "The Hell Song"
7. AFI - "Girl's Not Grey"
6. No Doubt - "It's My Life"
5. The White Stripes - "Hardest Button To Button"
4. Queens Of The Stone Age - "Go With The Flow"
3. The Darkness - "I Believe In A Thing Called Love"
2. The White Stripes - "Seven Nation Army"
1. Jane's Addiction - "Just Because"
Coming up next, 2015 begins with my most memorable singles of winter!
Love these ones 
