2023 Music Listening Stastics

Total Minutes: 35144

 

Top Artists

1) Hot Mulligan – 3431 minutes

2) blink-182 – 3079 minutes

3) The Maine – 1893 minutes

4) The Used – 1709 minutes

5) Fall Out Boy – 1674 minutes

 

Top Album

1) ONE MORE TIME…, blink-182 – 1940 minutes

2) The Maine, The Maine – 1475 minutes

3) Toxic Positivity, The Used – 968 minutes

4) You’ll Be Fine, Hot Mulligan – 905 minutes

5) Why Would I Watch, Hot Mulligan – 811 minutes

 

Top Songs

1) “EDGING” – blink-182

2) “ONE MORE TIME” – blink-182

3) “MORE THAN YOU KNOW” – blink 182

4) “how to exit a room” – The Maine

5) “Shhhh! Golf Is On” – Hot Mulligan 

Favorite Albums of 2023

Better late than never, but in no particular order: here are the records from 2023 that really stuck with me.

 

Why Would I Watch – Hot Mulligan A3842452868 10.

The last song on this record is probably the best, but the whole thing is a fun ride. You do leave thinking “man, is this guy ok? Is he still drinking?”

 

Toxic Positivity – The Used 71tXx2F3axL. UF1000,1000 QL80 .

Another wonderful record from John Feldman and The Used. Tracks like “Dancing with a Brick Wall”, and “I Hate Everybody” are real standouts.

 

This is Why – Paramore 91T8oKMkowL. UF1000,1000 QL80 .

To be honest, this might be my least favorite of the last there Paramore records, but I still get “C’est comma Ça” stuck in my head from time to time.

 

ONE MORE TIME… – blink–182 Blink 182 One More Time scaled.

This was a really great return from blink. I liked the Matt Skiba era better than most, I think. However, Turpentine might be my all-time favorite blink song. The whole record is great, and in the intervening two years they released a Deluxe version that is also great.

 

The Maine – The Maine 51a9ErPbV1L. UF1000,1000 QL80 .

The Maine continue an incredible run of records following American Candy. Dos #2 is a fun opening track, but several others really hit as well. This band just keeps getting better

So Much (for) Stardust – Fall Out Boy

I had written about this album when it came out, and I think that that holds up. Its a good album. It feels much more like the latter half of Fall Out Boys run prior to their disbanding, than their radio-ready singles from ~5 years ago.

The Fear of Fear – Spiritbox A1747554934 10.

I know I said these aren’t in any particular order, but this is probably my favorite release of 2023. Theres something to be said for a really tight, concise E.P., and more bands ougt to say it. No bloat; just the best 4-6 tracks. I think it really helps w/ cohesion and continuing a theme throughout the release. This was the first thing by Spiritbox I had listened to, and believe me, they’ve become a mainstay of the last several years.