
Hey everyone! As always, this great tag was originally created by The Broke and the Bookish but is now hosted over at That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s prompt was ‘resolutions for 2021’, but since I’ve already done that, I thought I’d try something a bit different. (find my top 20 books for 2020 and New Years Resolutions here 🙂 ). Not to get too cringey, but music was honestly one of the things that got me through 2020. So, I thought I’d share some of my favourite albums 🙂 It was pretty hard to narrow it down to ten, so some notable mentions include Animal Kingdom by Cavetown, Fine Line by Harry Styles and every Queen album ever.
What are your favourite albums? Do you like any of these ones? I’d love to know in the comments 🙂
10. Dookie – Green Day
There’s a lot of great songs to play very loudly
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9. Different Class – Pulp
My life will be complete if I can recreate that album cover at my wedding
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8. Either/Or – Elliott Smith
Do you know when you love a book so much that you end up finding all the songs in it and listening to them when you read it and you can just imagine the characters listening to them too? Yeah. Yeah.
( Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda woo)
(I love it when authors are friends, and how Becky Albertalli and Adam Silverra even wrote a book together and Elliott Smith is mentioned in all their books 🙂 )

7. Hunky Dory – David Bowie
AH this album is so GOOD
(go read Rebel Rebel)
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6. The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance
What can I say – most of my music isn’t from this century (oh god when I put it like that), but I am an angsty teenager at heart
#bOrN iN tHe wRoNg gEnErAtiOn

5. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars – David Bowie
The kids were just crass
He was the nazz
With God-given ass
He took it all too far
But, boy, could he play guitar
(I really love David Bowie)

4. Hot Fuss – The Killers
iconic.
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3. Kid Krow – Conan Gray
I have listened to this album so many times (a good one to have in the background but kinda deppressing if you listen to the words too much)
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2. Word Gets Around – Stereophonics
Every song on this album is an absolute bop
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And number one goes to…

1. Sam’s Town – The Killers
Honestly, there were so many other bands I could have included (and the top three are very close) but I really really love this album.
I was supposed to go and see The Killers but, you know, Corona 😦
This was the post! I know this tag is generally about books, but I thought this was a fun change. Happy TTT 🙂
Oooh you have some great choices here! Love the Killers & MCR. I would add Rumours by Fleetwood Mac and Wasting Light by the Foo Fighters 😀
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FOO FIGHTERS ARE SO GOOD! I’m getting into fleetwood Mac at the moment ha (I play the bass so the chain is a really fun one) ☺️
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I know! I’ve seen them twice & they are amazing 🤩. The Chain is one of my all time faves and the base bit is just the best.
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Hahaha it isss – I’m very jealous of you seeing them wow 🤩 I bet they were amazing (if not very loud). Probably one of the worst recreational things we’ve lost from corona is all the live music, I love going to concerts 😦
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Same! I was meant to go to a gig last year that got moved so I’m keeping all my fingers and toes crossed that I get to go this year 🤞. They’re easily one of the best bands I’ve seen live and yes… very loud 😂
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The loudest bands are the best hehe. Goood luck with getting tickets!
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Green Day, Divid Bowie, MCR and the Killers?! Those are some excellent choices! I’d probably add Queen: Live at Wembley ‘86 and Elton John: Goodby Yellow Brick Road.
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LIVE AT WEMBLEY IS SO GOOD
I think its probably one of their best concerts! I’m not that big of an Elton John fan, but I love playing yellow brick road on the piano, and he has some really gorgeous songs – great picks!
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Ahhhhhh you’re a Killers fan too!!!! I don’t feel as lame now lol. And David Bowie, of course.
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The Killers fans are incredibly cool 😎 (not biased at all pahaha)
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I love My Chemical Romance! It reminds me of my emo days, haha.
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I love that 😂 They are one very iconic band…
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My music favorites all tend toward classic rock. Love me some Bowie!! Stones, Beatles, Prince, Sting/The Police… but also show tunes, so go figure. 🙂
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SHOW TUNES 😍 I figured it probably wasn’t cool enough to add Hamilton or Hadestown up there with MCR, but yes I am also an avid musicals fan haha (I really like a range of stuff…). Literally all the bands you’ve named are amazinggg
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Hahahaha – as someone who was an angsty teenager in peak Black Parade time, and LIVED that album, that MCR one made me laugh! (And the Pulp wedding photo is a GENIUS idea. Do it!) Some great music on here 🙂
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Aw thanks! I’m jealous that you were actually a teenager when it came out ha, I feel like the buzz has died down a little bit by now. But they’re still very good 😉
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Haha, the buzz was immense at the time, I’m so glad I was a teenager then to live through it! The music holds up still though 🙂
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Definitely 😎
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Always nice to get a look at what non-book related things bloggers are interested in. Also love albums that make me want to turn up the volume from start to finish. Hope you have a good week!
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You too! Also, yes, headbanging loud yelling songs are THE best 😎
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YAYYYYY DAVID BOWIE IS MY FAVORITE
Hunky Dory is easily my favorite album of his/pretty much of all time, wonderful choice 🙂
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YAYYYY DAVID BOWIE IS MY FAVORITE TOO
I’ve listened to ziggy more times through, but I think hunky dory has better individual songs? It was so hard to pick between them haha
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They’re both phenomenal honestly, David Bowie is a musical genius
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I couldn’t agree more hehe. Whilst he’s not the *best* actor either, I love Labyrinth too
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I think if/when I make a list. Elliott Smith’s Either/Or will be on it. Now I just need to figure out 9 others…
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Pahahaha good luck! Elliott Smith is amazing, I always think its a shame when not many people have heard of him?
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Green Day, MCR, David Bowie, and the Killers?! This list got better and better. I’d have to add some Queen, Elton John, Joan Jett, and Aerosmith to the mix, personally. ❤️🐝
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I love ittt – Aerosmith are amazing. And queen. And Joan Jett 🙂
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Great list! I have not listened to any of those because I suck at listening to different artists/groups.
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I see where you’re coming from 😬 I don’t really listen to that many new songs haha
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Plus I listen to songs more than a lot of times than most people do. So the songs choices are very limited.
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😂
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Hey! this is a wonderful post and a great idea to include music! I have noted down some of the songs and will give them a shot later on!
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Aw thanks – I hope you enjoy them! 🙂
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Music always helps get me through the hard times too. You’ve got some good bands on this list. David Bowie is awesome. I don’t know if I could narrow it down to just 10 albums. There are so many that are either classics or that played important roles in my life.
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I agree – it was difficult to only get ten (I also agree, David Bowie is awesome 😎). It was an interesting thing to do though, it made me really think!
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Oo that’s a good list. I think I like a couple of songs from most of those albums. Unfortunately, in all my twenty + years of life, I’ve never had a favourite album lol.
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Yeah, I know a lot of people don’t really listen to albums anymore – but I’m glad you like some of mine! I mostly end up listening to playlists or artists on shuffle
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Haha I have to admit I usually just listen to whatever is catchy on the radio but I do love Killers, so many brilliant songs 😍
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They do have some great ones!!
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Green Day and MCR were the soundtrack to my mid/late teens 😊
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I like ittt
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Great choices! Folklore by Taylor Swift, CALM by 5sos and Heartbreak Weather by Niall Horan got me through 2020!
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Ooo I like it – 5 second of summer are definitely one of my happy bands 😊
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Great list! I LOVE MCR and The Killers and I just discovered Conan Gray last year and absolutely became obsessed with some of his songs 😍 SO good!
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Same! Everyone was obsessing over Conan Gray’s songs in lockdown (heather who?) and I figured I’d see what all the hype was about…
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Aw I’m honoured!
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