My Top Music Of The Week 1/6

Top singles indicated where applicable.

1.  Retro Gold (Home CD) - Donna Summer; My edited version of The Journey: The Very Best Of Donna Summer.  I excluded three tracks that were recorded past 1989.

2. The Complete Collection - Boney M. (2000) Rivers Of Babylon

3. Dark Sky Island - Enya (2015)

4. In A Lifetime - Clannad (2020) Theme From Harry's Game

5. The Very Best Of Guys 'N Dolls (Home playlist); My edited version of There's A Whole Lot Of Loving: The Greatest Hits.

6. Eat To The Beat - Blondie (2001); Expanded version of 1979 album.

Dreaming

7. Super Trouper: Deluxe Edition - ABBA (2011); Expanded version of 1980 album.

The Winner Takes It All

8. Duets - Linda Ronstadt (2014) Don't Know Much (with Aaron Neville)

9. Remind 2.0 (Home CD) - Brotherhood Of Man; My expanded version of an import compilation.

Save Your Kisses For Me

10. Nightout - Ellen Foley (1979) We Belong To The Night

11. It's Been Too Long...Greatest Hits and More - The New Seekers (2009); Includes five new songs and one previously unreleased.

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

12. Christmas Collection - Carpenters (1998)

13. 90's Mix (Home playlist) - Various Artists

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO75x2cAUu8R6KHnhZ5oFVcA

My Top Music Of 2020

 

All titles #1 in 2020

1. Clannad – In A Lifetime (2020) Career-spanning compilation

2. This Mortal Coil – 1983-1991 (1993) Box set comprised of the group's three albums It'll End In Tears, Filigree & Shadow, and Blood with a bonus disc of original versions of songs covered by TMC

3. Brotherhood Of Man – Gold (2019)

4. Berlin – Strings Attached (2020) Orchestral versions of the group's songs

5. Peters & Lee – Welcome Home: The Collection (2014)

6. 'til tuesday – Voices Carry (Expanded Edition) (2012)

7. Donna Summer – I Remember Yesterday (1977)

8. Donna Summer – 70’s Anthology (Home playlist)

9. Spanky & Our Gang – The Singles and More! (2002)

10. The New Seekers – The World I Wish For You (Home CD's) Comprised of songs with an inspirational theme

11. Mouth & MacNeal (Home playlist)

12. Eurythmics – Anthology 1981-2005 (Home playlist)

13. Helen Reddy – The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection (2006)

14. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 – Foursider (1972) Compilation of the group's work up to 1972

15. Avalon – Called (2020)

16. Donna Summer – Bad Girls (1979)

17. Frida – Shine (2005 issue of 1984 album)

18. 2^nd Chapter Of Acts – 20 (1992) Career-spanning compilation

19. After ABBA (2018) Compilation of material recorded after the group's demise

20. Champagne – Greatest Hits & More (Home playlist)

21. Mary MacGregor’s Greatest Hits (1979)

22. Mary MacGregor – Just Mary (2014) Compilation made up of Mary's three albums Torn Between Two Lovers, In Your Eyes, and Mary MacGregor

23. Sheena Easton – The World Of: The Singles Collection (1993)

24. Tamaryn – Cranekiss (2015)

25. Donna Summer – Once Upon A Time (1977)

26. Boney M. – Ten Thousand Lightyears (2007 issue of 1984 album)

27. Carpenters – Christmas Portrait: The Special Edition (1984)

28. Annie Lennox – A Christmas Cornucopia (10^th Anniversary) (2020)

29. The Pearls – The Singles (Home playlist)

30. 2^nd Chapter Of Acts – With Footnotes (1974)

31. Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood: The Best Of (1996)

32. Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood 2.0 (Home CD) Alternate versions of songs from Amii's first album with bonus tracks

33. Debby Boone – The Best Of (1986)

34. Clout – The Best Of (2009)

35. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 – Love Music (1975)

36. 'til tuesday – Coming Up Close: A Retrospective (1996)

37. Donna Summer – Gold (2005)

My Top Music Of The Week 12/26

Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. Christmas Portait: The Special Edition - Carpenters (1984) **1 week #1** Merry Christmas, Darling

2. A Christmas Album - Barbra Streisand (1967)

3. Mouth & MacNeal (Home playlist) How Do You Do?

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO5kFghxClT6Wdgj0etuqJAi

4. What A Wonderful Christmas - Anne Murray (2001)

5. The Gift Of Christmas - Juice Newton (2009)

6. The Christmas Song - Roger Whittaker (1995)

7. The Christmas Album - The Manhattan Transfer (1992)

8. Rare Gems (Home CD) - ABBA

9. Blondie (1976) In The Flesh

10. Christmas Is Almost Here - Carly Simon (2002)

11. The Very Best Pat Benatar Album Ever (2002) Canadian compilation; Love Is A Battlefield

12. A Merry Little Christmas - Linda Ronstadt (2000)

13. Greatest Hits - Heart (1998) Covers the group's career from 1976 to 1983 with one bonus track; Tell It Like It Is

14. Revenge - Eurythmics (1986) Missionary Man

15. The Christmas Of Your Life - Helen Reddy (2000)

16. Holidaydream: Sounds Of The Holidays, Volume One - The Polyphonic Spree (2012)

17. Their Greatest Hits and Finest Performances - Carpenters (1997) (They Long To Be) Close To You

18. Amarantine (Christmas Edition) - Enya (NEW; 1996)

19. A Soap Opera Christmas - Various Artists (1994) Christmas songs by soap actors

My Top Music Of The Week 12/16

 Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. A Christmas Cornucopia (10th Anniversary) - Annie Lennox (NEW; 2020) **1 week #1** Reissue of 2010 album with the bonus track Dido's Lament

2. Strings Attached - Berlin (2020)

3. 50 Years: Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac (2018) Dreams

4. Voyeur - Berlin (2002)

5. A Holiday Celebration - Peter, Paul & Mary with the New York Choral Society (1988)

6. Songs Of The Season - Jane Olivor (2001)

7. Christmas Collection - Olivia Newton-John (2010)

8. What A Wonderful Christmas - Anne Murray (2001)

9. Cool Yule - Bette Midler (2006)

10. A Lovemongers' Christmas - Heart (2004)

11. The Magic Of ABBA (Home edit of 1980 album) Dancing Queen

12. And Winter Came... - Enya (2008)

13. Christmas Mix (Home playlist) - Various Artists

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO6A_E-dp9ARVsuK90lk1MTk

14. Most Of All: The Best Of Deborah Harry (1999) Backfired

15. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics (1982)

16. The Very Best Of Ellen Foley (1992) We Belong To The Night

My Top Music Of The Week 12/5

 Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. Strings Attached - Berlin (2020) **2 weeks #1**

2. Christmas Collection - Carpenters (1998) Comprised of duo's albums Christmas Portrait (1978) and An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1984)

3. A Rita Coolidge Christmas (2012)

4. Gold - Brotherhood Of Man (2019) United We Stand

5. In The Heat Of The Night - Pat Benatar (1979) Heartbreaker

6. Blondie 4(0)Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux/Ghosts Of Download (2014)

7. The Secret Of Christmas - Captain & Tennille (2006)

8. Christmas with Boney M. (2007) Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord

9. Together Again/Anthem - The New Seekers (2009) Expanded editions of the group's 1976 and 1978 albums

10. 90's Mix - Various Artists (Home playlist) 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO75x2cAUu8R6KHnhZ5oFVcA

My Top Music Of The Week 11/28

Top singles indicated where applicable. 

1. Strings Attached - Berlin (NEW; 2020) Orchestral versions of the group's classics including No More Words and Take My Breath Away.

2. An Irish Christmas - Moya Brennan (2005)

3. ...Smile's OK - The Hope Blister (1998)

4. Sixteen Days: A Collection - This Mortal Coil (Home compilation)

5. My Colouring Book - Agnetha Faltskog (2004)

6. Come In From The Rain - Captain & Tennille (1977) Can't Stop Dancin'

7. Panic Of Girls - Blondie (2011)

8. Voulez-Vous: Deluxe Edition - ABBA (2010) Does Your Mother Know

9. Anthology - Helen Reddy (Home playlist) I Am Woman

10. 70's Ladies - Various Artists (Home playlist)

My Top Music Of The Week 11/21

1. 1983-1991 - This Mortal Coil (1993) **4 weeks #1**

2. The Best...So Far - Anne Murray (1994)

3. Dust & Guitars - This Mortal Coil (2011)

4. Reminiscing - Carpenters (1987)

5. What's New - Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (1983)

6. Ensam - Frida (1975)

7. Gold - Boney M.

8. Spanky's Greatest Hit(s) - Spanky & Our Gang (1969)

9. The Very Best Of Enya (Deluxe Edition) (2009)

10. Signature Songs - Twila Paris (NEW; 1989)