Album Tracks Better Than the Singles

Oct. 9, 2024
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to GoCurtis Mayfieldpejepeine
2Light My FireThe DoorsSweetHomeAlabama
3Suavecito MaloSweetHomeAlabama
4Black Magic WomanSantanaAltraEgo
5"Heroes"David Bowieseverin
6BluebirdBuffalo SpringfieldAltraEgo
7Come and Get Your LoveRedboneSweetHomeAlabama
8Cosmic SlopFunkadelicTarquinSpodd
9The Look of LoveIsaac HayesUncleben
10This is What She's LikeDexys Midnight RunnersCarpgate
11La FolieThe StranglersMaki
12NightporterJapanVikingchild

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Close to MeThe Curehappyclapper
2IntegralPet Shop BoysVikingchild
3Being BoiledThe Human Leagueseverin
4Like a MotorwaySaint Etiennehappyclapper
5King of My CastleWamdue ProjectUncleben
6Strawberry Letter 23The Brothers JohnsonAltraEgo
7Slippin' into DarknessWar AltraEgo
8Time Has Come TodayThe Chambers BrothersShoegazer
9(Don't Fear) The ReaperBlue Öyster CultFred Erickson
10Welcome to the PleasuredomeFrankie Goes to HollywoodMaki

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Songs About the Frozen North

Oct. 2, 2024
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Writer: Marco den Ouden (Marconius7)

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1North to AlaskaJohnny HortonSweetHomeAlabama
2Iditarod TrailHobo JimBanazirGalbasi
3Northwest PassageShow of HandsSuzi
4Trans Siberian ExpressMomusVikingchild
5Siberia / SibirijáTorgeir VassvikTraktor Albatrost
6Sámiid ÆdnanSverre Kjelsberg & Mattis HættaTraktor Albatrost
7SivulivinivutTanya Tagaqtincanman
8People of the DeerThe Trewstincanman
9People of the SnowTechno Sound GroupFred Erickson
10Arctic FoxJenny RäisänenSuzi
11Midnight SunRedgumNicko
12MaroonedWirevanwolf2
13Elegy for the ArcticLudovico Einaudiseverin

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Northern LightsLucinda Belle Orchestraseverin
2Great SkuaBritish Sea Powerhappyclapper
3Return to TunguskaAlan ParsonsBanazirGalbasi
4Martin Hartwell StoryStompin' Tom ConnorsMaki
5Greenland Whale FisheriesThe Poguesseverin
6Kaelen MiklaSólstöðurVikingchild
7JojkKornetpejepeine
8Song of the IcebergBilly BraggMaki
9Tuktoyaktuk HymnVeda HilleTatankaYotanka
10Shores of Prudhoe BayBill StainesBanazirGalbasi
11Lord FranklinMartin CarthySuzi
12American ChildJohn DenverFred Erickson
13Be the RainNeil YoungUncleben
14Alaska CountryShocking BlueNicko
15The Alaska SongLucy J. DaltonFred Erickson
16AnchorageThe ChurchNicko
17Guovssahasaid ájagáttisMari BoineAltraEgo
18PoutapilvetKardemimmitSuzi
19Flight of the Snow GooseCamelAltraEgo
20The KurskMatt ElliottTatankaYotanka
21Min Drøm Er Midnattsolens LandJet BlacksTraktor Albatrost
22Magnetic NorthAlestormBadu
23Alaskan PipelineGladys Knight & the PipsLoud Atlas
24Murmansk Run/Ellis IslandAl StewartTatankaYotanka
25When It's Springtime in AlaskaJohnny HortonTarquinSpodd
26Les EsquimauxJocelyne DorianTatankaYotanka
27Seal Hunt version APamyuaTarquinSpodd
28Dear Old GreenlandAdam Bird's Bowl of FireFred Erickson

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Pohjola’s DaughterJean SibeliusVikingchild
2Land of the Midnight SunAl di MeolaBanazirGalbasi
3Northwest PassageOregonBanazirGalbasi
4SvalbardtemaGeir Bøhren and Bent ÅserudTraktor Albatrost
5Northwest PassageWoody HermanBanazirGalbasi
6ChuckchiBoreal TaigaBanazirGalbasi
7Chukhon FantasiaAlexander DargomyzhskyBanazirGalbasi
8Midnight SunAustralian AllstarsNicko
9LapplandFinn EriksenTraktor Albatrost
10Aurora BorealisSun RaLoud Atlas
11Polka des EsquimauxCharles Verstraete Et Son OrchestreTatankaYotanka
12IglooTerje IsungsetTatankaYotanka

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Songs About Bad Boys & Bad Girls

Sept. 25, 2024
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Writer: tincanman

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Super FreakRick JamesSweetHomeAlabama
2I Know What Boys LikeThe WaitressesLoud Atlas
3Just for KicksMike SarneTarquinSpodd
4Lazy Line Painter JaneBelle and SebastianParaMhor
5ScallywagJake ThackraySuzi
6Jet Song from West Side StoryLeonard Bernstein & Stephen SondheimMarconius7
7Your Mamma Won't Like MeSuzi QuatroSweetHomeAlabama
8He's Gonna Step on You AgainJohn KongosTraktor Albatrost
9SisterShe Wants RevengeVikingchild
10TroubleElvis PresleySuzi
11Crawdaddy SimoneThe SyndicatsTraktor Albatrost
12Automatic LoveThe VibratorsCarpgate
13Nice BoysRose TattooNicko

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Don't Call Her No TrampBetty Davisseverin
2Poison IvyThe CoastersMussoliniHeadkick
3Black Magic WomanFleetwood MacAltraEgo
4It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me CryGlasvegasvanwolf2
5Good Girls Don'tThe KnackMarconius7
6I'm a Leather BoyLeather BoyTarquinSpodd
7Till the Cows Come HomeLucille BoganNicko
8Bad GirlsM.I.A.Vikingchild
9ManeaterNelly FurtadoTatankaYotanka
10TroubleP!nkCraftyYarnster
11Live With MeThe Rolling StonesAltraEgo
12I Wouldn't LieSplodgenessaboundsCarpgate
13Rose of Killer十四代目トイレの花子さん (14th Generation Toilet Hanako-san)TarquinSpodd

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Songs About Bears

Sept. 18, 2024
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Writer: Carpgate (Wyngate Carpenter)

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Teddy Bears' PicnicAnne MurrayMarconius7
2RupertJackie LeeVikingchild
3House at Pooh CornerLoggins and MessinaSweetHomeAlabama
4Bird Mad GirlThe CureNoodsy
5The Grizzly BearShel SilversteinLoud Atlas
6Gus: The Polar Bear from Central ParkThe Tragically HipMarconius7
7Dakota the Dancing Bear, Part 2David Allan CoeFred Erickson
8Les OursNick Cave & Warren EllisUncleben
9Grizzly Bear BluesCorb Lundtincanman
10Bear by the BonfireMudslideTraktor Albatrost
11Bear on the BeachA Camphappyclapper
12L'oursChristophe Maé & Youssou N'DourTatankaYotanka
13Right to Arm BearsPaul Westerbergtincanman
14BearsZebraFred Erickson

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Edward the BearThe DamnedVikingchild
2Don't Sit Down Cause I've Moved Your ChairArctic MonkeysVikingchild
3EisbärGrauzoneBadu
4Bear CageThe Stranglershappyclapper
5A Guide to MenFuture of the Lefthappyclapper
6Di Eagle an' Di BearLinton Kwesi JohnsonUncleben
7Sometimes You Get the Bear (And Sometimes the Bear Gets You)Sugaray RayfordBanazirGalbasi
8ConvoyC.W. McCallShoegazer
9Bears Don't Dig on DancingTim MinchinNoodsy
10PaddingtonBlancmangeVikingchild
11Eaten by BearsNervous NellieBanazirGalbasi
12Oso PolarNiños MutantesMaki
13The Bear and the Maiden FairTall Like TyrionSuzi
14Have You Got Any News of the IcebergThe Mrs. Ackroyd BandSuzi
15Me and My Teddy BearPeter GabrielRicharDeLyne
16Teddy BearYoko OnoUncleben
17Ursa MajorThe Cosmic DeadBanazirGalbasi

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Songs About Makeup and Cosmetics

Sept. 11, 2024
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Writer: Suzanne Saxby (Suzi)

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Lipstick, Powder and PaintBig Joe TurnerTarquinSpodd
2Make-UpPrinceVikingchild
3No More CakeChaiajostu
4Art-I-FicialX-Ray SpexTarquinSpodd
5Walking Make-Up CounterSoft CellVikingchild
6Magic's in the MakeupNo DoubtFred Erickson
7Crush with EyelinerR.E.M.Uncleben
8Make UpLou ReedNoodsy
9The Lipstick on His CollarCaro EmeraldFred Erickson
10LipstickSuzi QuatroBanazirGalbasi
11Make Up to Break Up Siouxsie and the BansheesTarquinSpodd
12Little MascaraThe ReplacementsUncleben
13Goodnight KissBlack Box RecorderParaMhor

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Lipstick in the NightJoe ElyFred Erickson
2False EyelashesDolly PartonVikingchild
3MascaraJazmine Sullivantincanman
4UnprettyTLCLoud Atlas
5Run MascaraThe Exciterspejepeine
6Mascara TearsRichard ThompsonChris7572
7MaquillajeMecanopejepeine
8Double Decker EyelashesCornershophappyclapper
9Painted LadyAbbey LincolnFred Erickson
10L.I.P.S.T.I.C.K.Ralph Myerz & the Jack Herren BandTraktor Albatrost
11Her Mystery Not of High Heels and EyeshadowJonathan Richmanseverin
12Painted FaceGlen LewisNicko

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Songs About the Colour Brown

Sept. 4, 2024
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Writer: Loud Atlas

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1BrownKen NordineFred Erickson
2Brown RiceDon Cherrypejepeine
3Chocolate DropHowlin' WolfNicko
4Worried Brown EyesJake Thackrayseverin
5Hickory, Walnut & PineThe Po' Ramblin' Boystincanman
6Muddy WaterNick Cave & the Bad SeedsShoegazer
7Little Brown JugGlenn Miller & his OrchestraSuzi
8The Nut Brown MaidenThe CorriesSuzi
9Brown Skin GirlSonny RollinsNicko
10Cravo e CanelaMilton Nascimentopejepeine
11Brown SugarD'Angelonosuchzone
12Greetings to the New BrunetteBilly BraggParaMhor
13Tupelo HoneyVan Morrisontincanman
14Brown BabyOscar Brown Jr.Fred Erickson
15Ebony EyesStevie WonderFred Erickson

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Brown Eyed GirlVan Morrisonnosuchzone
2Brown Skin GirlLeon BridgesNicko
3Chocolate WhaleKaleidoscopeTarquinSpodd
4Hemingway's WhiskeyGuy Clarktincanman
5Brown and ProudLos MocososNicko
6Brown ShoesThe Purple GangTarquinSpodd
7Soul Sister, Brown SugarSam & DaveAltraEgo
8Brown GalLil Hardin ArmstrongNicko
9Brown Eyed Handsome ManBuddy HollySuzi
10Brown Skin GirlIndia ArieFred Erickson
11Mud on the TiresBrad PaisleyFred Erickson
12Couleur CaféSerge Gainsbourgpejepeine
13Metal ChestnutSlashVikingchild
14Hot ChocolateShonen KnifeTarquinSpodd
15Schwarzbraun ist die HaselnussHeinoTarquinSpodd

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Songs Featuring Humming

Aug. 28, 2024
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Writer: ParaMhor

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1I Walk the LineJohnny CashUncleben
2(I Know) I'm Losing YouRod StewartAltraEgo
3Moanin' BluesJohn Lee HookerNicko
4La GrangeZZ TopIsabelleForshaw
5Plug Tunin'De La SoulNicko
6Don't Leave Me This WayHarold Melvin & the Blue NotesIsabelleForshaw
7Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)Giacomo PucciniLoud Atlas
8The HumMargo GuryanFred Erickson
9Little Bitty Pretty OneThurston HarrisLoud Atlas
10Mellow DoubtTeenage Fanclubhappyclapper
11Lonely NightRichard HawleyFred Erickson
12When the Party's OverBillie EilishVikingchild
13Almost Independence DayVan MorrisonFred Erickson

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1AmericaSimon & GarfunkelAltraEgo
2OvercomeSkottFred Erickson
3Hummin'Roy Ayerspejepeine
4Darling, I Hum Our SongFour Topsuntergunther
5I Feel FreeCreamAltraEgo
6I Melt with YouModern EnglishVikingchild
7The Minstrel BoyJoe Strummer & the Mescalerostincanman
8Natural OneThe Folk Implosionhappyclapper
9Lee's Traveling SongWendy WaldmanFred Erickson
10EverlovingMobyAltraEgo
11Abend wird es wieder / Ade nun zur guten Nacht / Der Mond ist aufgegangenJames Lastajostu
12Hummin' to MyselfConnie BoswellNicko
13...And It's AgainCarla Bley & Paul HainesBanazirGalbasi

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Songs About Poultry

Aug. 21, 2024
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Column
Writer: Nicko

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1ChickenMississippi John HurtBanazirGalbasi
2Bantam CockJake ThackraySuzi
3The CockfightSam the Sham & the PharaohsIsabelleForshaw
4Dixie ChickenLittle FeatSuzi
5Chicken WalkHasil AdkinsTraktor Albatrost
6The Ballad of BucketheadBucketheadIsabelleForshaw
7A Chicken with Its Head Cut OffThe Magnetic FieldsVikingchild
8Shanghai RoosterThe DeZurik SistersTarquinSpodd
9Chicken KillerThe Triffidsvanwolf2
10Chicken PaybackThe BeesUncleben
11Chicken BluesBilly Ward & his DominoesUncleben
12Chicken RhythmSlim GaillardMarconius7
13Ballet of the Chicks in Their ShellsTomitabluepeter
14Golden HenTenor Sawpejepeine
15Chicken TeriyakiRosalíaLoud Atlas
16Captain ChickenGorillaz ft Del Tha Funkee HomosapienTraktor Albatrost
17The Duck's Yas Yas YasOliver Cobb & his Rhythm KingsUncleben
18Proud TurkeysThee More ShallowsShoegazer

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Yangiluma InkuhuLadysmith Black Mambazonosuchzone
2Chicken SongHall Negro QuartetteLoud Atlas
3The Sad Chicken Leroy and the Driverspejepeine
4A Chicken Ain't Nothing But a BirdCab Calloway & his OrchestraAltraEgo
5Like a ChickenWITCHTarquinSpodd
6Frozen ChickenCyril Diaz & Orchestra with Lord ChristoIsabelleForshaw
7Know Your ChickenCibo MattoFred Erickson
8Quail and DumplingsBonnie "Prince" BillyTatankaYotanka
9The Duck Egg WalkMilford PerkinsTarquinSpodd
10Galos de BrigaJoão Boscopejepeine
11El Gallo de Mi VecinaLucho Better y su Sonorapejepeine
12If the River Was WhiskeyCharlie PooleUncleben
13HenhouseRay Wylie Hubbardtincanman
14Egg or the HenDave EdmundsMaki
15ChickenshitJohn Caleseverin
16Chicken DogJon Spencer Blues ExplosionUncleben
17Little Red RoosterThe Jesus and Mary Chainhappyclapper
18Chicken FarmDead KennedysFred Erickson
19ChickenPixiesVikingchild
20I'm Going to Send My Pigeons to the SkyGolden EarringBadu

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Songs About Ice Cream

Aug. 7, 2024
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Column
Writer: EnglishOutlaw

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Salted Caramel Ice CreamMetronomybarbryn
2Banana Split for My BabyLouis PrimaLoud Atlas
3Golden GaytimeThe Bedroom Philosopherajostu
4Un gelato al limonPaolo ConteTatankaYotanka
5Ice Cream ManTom WaitsBanazirGalbasi
6Ice Cream LadyLorraine BowenTatankaYotanka
7Ice Cream ManRayeLoud Atlas
8MilkshakeHoly FuckShoegazer
9MilkshakePeter Tork & James Lee StanleyBanazirGalbasi
10Saigo no Ice CreamKyary Pamyu Pamyuajostu

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Ice CreamSarah McLachlanMaki
2A Chocolate Sundae on a Saturday NightDoris Dayseverin
3Augustus JacksonEllis PaulFred Erickson
4PiraguaEliseo RománLoud Atlas
5DC Comics and Chocolate MilkshakesArt BrutFred Erickson
6MilkshakeKelisShoegazer
7Little Cream SodaThe White StripesNicko
8Mind Your BusinessDelta 5Shoegazer
9Ice CreamSweet Emma & Her Preservation Hall Jazz BandUncleben
10Ice CreamWilcohappyclapper

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Songs Featuring National Anthems

July 31, 2024
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Column
Writer: Severin

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1The Star Spangled BannerJimi HendrixBanazirGalbasi
2KimigayoKou Kakinohara, Chie Hanawa & Yoshimi TsujimotoBanazirGalbasi
3Jamaica Land We LoveRichie StephensTatankaYotanka
4Els Segadors (The Reapers)Charlie Hadenpejepeine
5Deutschland Nicht Uber AllesJ.J. BurnelMaki
6Ode an die Freude (Ode to Joy)Ludwig van Beethoven (performed by a flash mob)Nilpferd/Suzi
7Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)Tom WaitsNicko
8Aux armes et cæteraSerge GainsbourgNicko
9ZhonghuáLaibachVikingchild
10Rise AgainThe Rankin FamilyMarconius7
11The Funeral (September 25, 1987) (Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika)George Fenton & Jonas GwangwaAltraEgo
12The National AnthemRadioheadShoegazer
13The Londonderry AirJohnny Griffin Quartetpejepeine
14God Save the QueenNeil Young & Crazy HorseSuzi

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Mungu ibariki Afrika (Tanzanian National Anthem)not specifiedNicko
2Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī (Hawaiian National Anthem)not specifiedMarconius7
3Canada Is Really BigThe Arrogant WormsMarconius7
4The Star Spangled BannerMarvin Gaye Fred Erickson
5KimigayoKiyoshiro Imawanoajostu
6Canto degli Italiani (Remix)Gabry PonteBanazirGalbasi
7Arrorró / Dia de Canarias Julia & Ayla Rodríguezpejepeine
8Sous le ciel de ParisJuliette Grecountergunther
9Мен – тыва мен (I Am a Tuvan) (Tuvan National Anthem)not specifiedBanazirGalbasi
10Ode to JoyLudwig van Beethoven (performed by Scottish National Orchestra)Nilpferd
11U.S. BluesGrateful DeadChris7572
12Red Black & GreenRoy AyersNilpferd
13La MarseillaiseFranz LisztLoud Atlas
14Klingon National AnthemAble TasmansNilpferd
15Bro Gozh ma Zadoù (Anthem of Brittany)not specifiedSuzi
16Anthem Without NationNitin SawhneyNicko
17Lift Every VoiceThe Voices of St. PaulBanazirGalbasi
18Seven Variations on God Save the QueenLudwig van Beethoven (arr. John Williams)ajostu

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