Threespot’s 2018 Most Loved + Listened to
At the close of 2018 there is a plethora of “best-of” lists to review. We don’t claim to have the definitive taste you’ve been missing, but we like to think we’ve been around the block long enough to have developed a pretty good ear. Here are the fifty artists we played the most in office. If you have some emails to compose, code to write, or graphics to design in 2019, we highly recommend these tunes for soundtracking.
50. Snail Mail
Lush, released 2018
49. Queen
Jazz, released 1978
48. Beach House
7, released 2018
47. Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires of the City, released 2013
46. Yo La Tengo
Extra Painful, released 2014
45. The Beach Boys
Surfer Girl, released 1963
44. Lemuria
Get Better, released 2008
43. Green Day
Dookie, released 1994
42. Sheer Mag
Need to Feel Your Love, released 2017
41. Rubblebucket
Sun Machine, released 2018
40. Johnny Cash
I Walk the Line, released 1964
39. Galaxie 500
On Fire, released 1989
38. Fugazi
The Argument, released 2001
37. Wire
Pink Flag, released 1977
36. Stevie Wonder
At the Close of a Century, released 1999
35. The Replacements
Let It Be, released 1984
34. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Soul of a Woman, released 2017
33. Mongo Santamaria
Mongo Santamaria’s Greatest Hits, released 1970
32. Taylor Swift
reputation, released 2017
31. Pavement
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA’s Desert Origins, released 1994
30. Mutemath
Vitals, released 2015
29. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Shake the Sheets, released 2004
28. Le Tigre
This Island, released 2004
27. The Shins
Port of Morrow, released 2012
26. The Kinks
Kinks, released 1964
25. Ex Hex
Rips, released 2014
24. The Julie Ruin
Run Fast, released 2013
23. Courtney Barnett
Tell Me How You Really Feel, released 2018
22. Spoon
Kill the Moonlight, released 2002
21. Sleater-Kinney
All Hands on the Bad One, released 2000
20. Belle and Sebastian
How to Solve Our Human Problems (Parts 1–3), released 2018
19. The Smiths
The Queen is Dead, released 1986
18. Chastity Belt
I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone, released 2017
17. Buzzcocks
Singles Going Steady, released 1979
16. Shannon and the Clams
Dreams in the Rat House, released 2013
15. The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers, released 1976
14. Supergrass
Life on Other Planets, released 2002
13. Stereolab
Emperor Tomato Ketchup, released 1996
12. Beck
Colors, released 2017
11. David Bowie
Hunky Dory, released 1971
10. The Cure
Disintegration, released 1989
9. Ryan Adams
Prisoner, released 2017
8. Sam Cooke
Ain’t that Good News, 1964
7. John Mellencamp
American Fool, released 1982
** We would like to note that someone (presumably accidentally, but maybe with malicious intentions…whose to say) put “Jack & Diane” on repeat overnight on September 27th, which may have skewed our data on this one.
6. Ramones
Ramones — 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, released 1976
5. The Ettes
Look at Life Again Soon, released 2008
4. Aretha Franklin
Aretha Now, released 1968
3. The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary, released 1967
2. Talking Heads
Remain in Light, released 1980
And our most played for 2018 was The Clash
London Calling, released 1979
