My Top Music Of The Week 1/22

1. An Evening of New York Songs and Stories - Suzanne Vega (NEW; 2020)

Suzanne's latest live album includes performances of her hits Luka and Tom's Diner as well as a cover of Lou Reed's Walk On The Wild Side.

2. Raindrops - The Free Design (1998) This is my playlist version of a 1998 Spanish compilation

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5gxkdv6rBfO6A2b5bkoODA

3. Retro Gold (Home compilation) - Donna Summer

4. Will You Be Staying After Sunday? - The Peppermint Rainbow (Home edit of 1969 album)

I took out the single mixes and left the unreleased songs from this 2008 disc on the Rev-Ola label.

5. Beauty & Crime - Suzanne Vega (2007)

6. Remind 2.0 (Home compilation) - Brotherhood of Man

7. Voulez-Vous: Deluxe Edition - ABBA (2010 issue of 1979 album)

8. Reminiscing - Carpenters (1987) Canadian compilation

9. The RCA Years - Middle of the Road (2010)

Compilation of the group's first three albums Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Acceleration, and Drive On

10. The Essential Boney M. (2011)

11. Jackpot! The Best Bette - Bette Midler (2008)

12. Classic Masters - The Motels (2002)

My Top Music Of The Week 1/15

Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. Beg, Steal Or Borrow - The New Seekers (2001) Dutch compilation

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

2. Welcome Home - 'til tuesday (1986) What About Love

3. Bare Trees - Fleetwood Mac (1972)

4. No Secrets - Carly Simon (1972) You're So Vain

5. 50 Words For Snow - Kate Bush (2011)

6. The Best Of Free Design (2001) Kites Are Fun

7. Cranekiss - Tamaryn (2015)

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

9. Desire Walks On - Heart (1993) Will You Be There (In The Morning)

10. The Very Best Of Frida 1971-2018 (Home playlist) I Know There's Something Going On

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO5flA2ef0Co-aW_a6BBaAmo

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

12. Favourites - Peters & Lee (1974) Welcome Home

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