iChart 100: 2010 Begins

I can't say I have any brilliant words to inspire any of you misled individuals who've happened upon this typically irrelevant list of one man's longterm listening habits. If you find yourself confused, trust that you were never meant to stumble across this.

Rising late has left my mind feeling a little cloudy. What better way to dust away the cobwebs on a Sunday morning than by recounting a nice big list of numbered statistics, eh?

#1 [487] William Ørbit - Cavalleria Rusticana (+1)
#2 [484] William Ørbit - Ogive Number I (+1)
#3 [481] Way Out West - Pulse of Life (-2)
#4 [479] William Ørbit - Piece in the Old Style 3 (+4)
#5 [478] William Ørbit - In A Landscape (-1)
#6 [471] CocoRosie - Rainbowarriors (+3)
#7 [468] William Ørbit - L'Inverno (-1)
#8 [467] Thom Yorke - Analyse (-1)
#9 [466] 菅野よう子 [Yoko Kanno] - Bad Dog (-4)
#10 [443] William Ørbit - Triple Concerto (+1)
#11 [443] Björk - Mouths Cradle (-1)
#12 [439] William Ørbit - Xerxes (--)
#13 [431] William Ørbit - Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte (--)
#14 [413] William Ørbit - Piece in the Old Style I (+3)
#15 [413] Underworld - Two Months Off (Radio Edit) (--)
#16 [401] William Ørbit - Opus I32 (+2)
#17 [400] Björk - Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right) (-3)
#18 [390] Moby - My Weakness (-2)
#19 [384] CoLD SToRAGE - Body in Motion (--)
#20 [379] Vangelis - Love Theme from Bladerunner (--)
#21 [367] Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah Yeah (D. Ramirez Radio Edit) (--)
#22 [351] William Ørbit - Adagio for Strings (+3)
#23 [350] Björk - Submarine (-2)
#24 [341] Gustav - Genua (-1)
#25 [334] Intermix - Mantra (-1)
#26 [326] CoLD SToRAGE - Cold Comfort (+1)
#27 [324] UNKLE - Lonely Soul (+4)
#28 [324] Björk - Visur Vatnsenda-Rósu (-2)
#29 [321] Hot Chip - Over and Over (--)
#30 [320] Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (Radio Edit) (+2)
#31 [313] Madonna - Frozen (+2)
#32 [308] The Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea (-4)
#33 [305] Björk - Desired Constellation (-3)
#34 [299] Radiohead - Videotape (--)
#35 [298] PNAU - Journey Agent (+8)
#36 [295] Groove Terminator - Losing Ground (+10)
#37 [293] CoLD SToRAGE - Cairodrome (+8)
#38 [292] Moby - Porcelain (Clubbed to Death version by Rob Dougan) (-1)
#39 [291] Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out (-4)
#40 [287] Björk - Pleasure is all Mine (-4)
#41 [286] Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation) (--)
#42 [285] Cassius - Toop Toop (-4)
#43 [283] b(if)tek feat. Julee Cruise - Wired for Sound (-4)
#44 [282] Pendulum - Coma (-4)
#45 [279] Einsturzende Neubauten - Blume (-3)
#46 [278] Groove Zone - Eisbaer (Extended Mix) (-2)
#47 [274] William Ørbit - Barber's Adagio for Strings (Ferry Corsten Remix) (+6)
#48 [274] Sasha - Wavy Gravy (+3)
#49 [268] DJ Krush - Dig This Vibe (-2)
#50 [266] Moby - Bodyrock (Hybrid's Bodyshock Remix) (-2)
#51 [264] Björk - Vokuro (+1)
#52 [264] Madonna - Drowned World/Substitute for Love (-3)
#53 [259] Luke Slater - Stars and Heroes (-3)
#54 [254] Console - 14 Zero Zero (+9)
#55 [252] Hot Chip - Grubbs (-1)
#56 [249] CoLD SToRAGE - Onyx (-1)
#57 [248] Moby - Memory Gospel (-1)
#58 [246] Peter Bjorn & John - Young Folks (-1)
#59 [245] William Ørbit - Water From a Vine Leaf (-1)
#60 [244] UNKLE - Rabbit in your Headlights (-1)
#61 [240] Ratty - Sunrise (Here I Am) (Radio Edit) (--)
#62 [240] Nine Inch Nails - Just Like You Imagined (-2)
#63 [237] Moby - ARP (-1)
#64 [234] The Beta Band - Space Beatle (+1)
#65 [233] Orbital - Petrol (+6)
#66 [232] Supreme Beings of Leisure - Strangelove Addiction (+7)
#67 [232] Moby - Flying Foxes (+10)
#68 [232] Pet Shop Boys - Miracles (Radio Edit) (-4)
#69 [227] The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be (-3)
#70 [225] Cassius - Toop Toop (Olivier Koletski Mix) (--)
#71 [224] Björk - Triumph of a Heart (-4)
#72 [223] Faithless - Drifting Away (Paradiso Mix) (-4)
#73 [221] Moby - Natural Blues (-4)
#74 [218] b(if)tek - 3 Seconds of Her (-2)
#75 [215] DJ Shadow - Six Days (-1)
#76 [210] Raven Maize - The Real Life (Fatboy Slim Mix) (-1)
#77 [210] Björk - Who Is It (Vitalic Mix) (-1)
#78 [209] Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95 (+7)
#79 [208] Faithless - We Come 1 (+4)
#80 [208] Björk - Oceania (+5)
#81 [207] Groove Armada - Dusk, You & Me (-3)
#82 [204] Pet Shop Boys - I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give it Anymore (-2)
#83 [204] Hot Chip - Boy From School (-4)
#84 [203] Luke Slater - Grace (+3)
#85 [200] Sash! - Chill Out No. 1 (+3)
#86 [200] ana voog - Telepathic You (-5)
#87 [199] Hybrid - Finished Symphony (Album Version) (--)
#88 [198] Gerling - Enter Space Capsule (+8)
#89 [195] UNKLE - Unreal (-3)
#90 [195] Daft Punk - Around the World (-8)
#91 [194] Kenji Kawai - Making of a Cyborg (-7)
#92 [192] 菅野よう子 [Yoko Kanno] - Pulse (-1)
#93 [191] Bentley Rhythm Ace - Theme from Gutbuster (-7)
#94 [186] Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Club Mix) (new)
#95 [184] CoLD SToRAGE - Messij Received (new)
#96 [182] Hybrid - Zulu (-8)
#97 [182] Faithless - Salva Mea (Way Out West Remix) (-8)
#98 [182] Kenji Kawai - Pappetry Song (Gods' Gathering in the New World) (-6)
#99 [182] Pet Shop Boys - Single - Bilingual (-9)
#100 [181] Ramin Djawadi & The RZA - Daywalkers (-7)

The shifting rank of songs inevitably leads one to question the nature of having a "favourite" and how it truly reflects the inner psyche. It's not doubt overthinking what is an intuitive process. A song sliding down the list of rotation doesn't necessarily mean I like it less, but the cumulative play tally certainly does raise questions of the conscious mind's perception and the subconscious mind's played out truths. Does any of us truly know what makes us happy?

I was certainly happy to finally add some new music to my iPod!