The Gibby Fifty 2019: My Favorite Songs of the Year
On the eve of a new year, I wanted to share my favorite songs of 2019 in the annual Gibby Fifty. There are a lot of singles in the bunch, but there are also plenty of deep cuts, too. This one’s pretty...
View ArticleTop Ten Best Hits of 2019 (10-6)
Welcome to the last leg of Listmas ‘19, here in *checks calendar* late January. Whoops. As you can guess by the title, today’s entry will look at Billboard’s highs for 2019.This list took some doing; I...
View ArticleTop Ten Best Hits of 2019 (5-1)
Alright, part 2 time. 5. Ariana Grande and Social House – “Boyfriend” (#98) You know, for someone with a slew of collaborations to their name, Ariana Grande rarely shines in hers. They tend to feel a...
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Ranting About Music’s 30 Favorite Albums of the 2010s
It is the fall of 2009, and I am in a university computer lab. I am a freshman English major working on a paper while listening to music on my mp3 player through corded headphones. At the same time, I...
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Ranting About Music’s Top Ten Favorite Albums for 2020
Staying power. Of all the challenges that music released this year faced, none was greater than trying to hold the line against polling data, constantly shifting virus updates, protests, anguish, and...
View ArticleFifty Favorite Songs of 2020–The Gibby Fifty
Hello all and Happy New Year! We’re back with part 2 of our Listmas 2020 coverage for my 50 favorite songs of 2020. As much as this was a good music year, it also soared on a song-by-song basis, and...
View ArticleThe Top Ten Worst and Best Hits of 2020
Full disclosure: the late start on Listmas and then the long gap between this year’s deep diving posts wasn’t because of last time’s piece. It’s because I’ve dragged my feet for two three months...
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Ranting About Music’s16 Favorite Albums from 2021
Hello there! And welcome to Listmas 2021, our end of the year (and, whoopsie, only!) coverage of 2021 in music! Today, we start with the list of favorite albums. The word for 2021 in music was...
View ArticleThe Gibby 50: My 50 Favorite Songs of 2021
Hello there! And welcome back to Listmas 2021, RAM’s end of year coverage. Today’s entry is pretty straight forward, it’s my 50 favorite songs of last year. All a song had to do to make the list was...
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Billboard Blitz! The Best, The Worst, and the Rest of 2021 in Pop Music
Hello! Welcome back to our final day of Listmas. This one may take some explanation. Historically, I’ve run the pop chart aspect of Listmas as a Best and Worst list broken down in two parts each to...
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