Fanning’s Fab 50 (2014)
Every year I swear it’s the last but who am I to spoil Christmas. Part 1 was broadcast from 10pm – 1am on Monday 22nd December 2014, the second and final part will be tomorrow Tuesday at 10pm. Lets see if any act featured here makes the cut this year..
50 Bell X1 – The Great Defector
49 Alt-J – Matilda
48 The White Stripes – The Hardest Button To Button
47 U2 – beautiful day (2001)
46 my bloody vantine – sometimes (1991)
45 lana del ray – video games (2011)
44 the doors – riders on the storm
43 manic street preachers – motorcycle emptiness
42 arcade fire – reflector
41 massive attack – unfinished symphony
40 elbow – one day like this
39 led zeppelin – stairway to heaven
38 little green cars – harper lee
37 massive attack – teardrop
36 hozier – from eden
35 pink floyd – comfortably numb
34 metallica – nothing else matters
33 the national – afraid of everyone
32 future islands – seasons
31 the national – fake empire
30 the beatles – a day in the life
29 bruce – born to run
28 undertones – teenage kicks
27 bob dylan – like a rolling stone
26 rolling stones – sympathy for the devil
25 daft punk – get lucky
24 bon iver – calgary
23 johnny cash – hurt
22 rolling stones – gimme shelter
21 stones roses – i am the resurrection
20 smiths how soon is now
19 pharrell williams – happy
18 david bowie – heroes
17 pogues – rainy night in soho
16 smashing pumpkins – 1979
15 the national – demons
14 u2 – with or without you
13 manic street preachers – a design for life
12 pink floyd – wish you were here
11 white stripes – seven nation army
10 nirvana – teen spirit
9 u2 – bad (live)
8 radiohead – creep
7 radiohead – paranoid android
6 joy division – love will tear us apart
5 jeff buckley – hallelujah
4 u2 – the miracle of joey ramone
3 hozier – take me to church
2 u2 – one
1 arcade fire – wake up
December 23, 2014 at 11:09 am
If “waking on a pretty day” is “outside the fab 50”, then what happened to number 32?
December 23, 2014 at 11:25 am
Oops! 32 future islands – seasons
December 24, 2014 at 4:42 pm
Ha ha..’Miracle of Joey Ramone’ at number 4, how much did U2 have to pony up to ensure any song from their atrocious record made the top 500, much less top 5? Absolutely absurd, makes a joke of the entire poll
December 27, 2014 at 10:19 pm
Have been looking online and am amazed at how difficult it is to find Fanning’s Fab50 older than 2008. Found 1990 and 2001, parts of 1986, 1989, 1995, 2000 and 2002, but very little else. RTE gives nothing, nor Hotpress. Can anyone add?
December 27, 2014 at 11:40 pm
@snap – RTE probably dont have them, I post them as I get them. If anyone has any more listings please comment or email..
December 29, 2014 at 12:05 pm
Spotify playlist at http://t.co/D9ygl9XtL8
February 21, 2015 at 1:24 pm
I did my own top 50s from 1986 to 2007. Pre-recorded them onto three tapes (CDRs since 2001). Invite a load of mates over in mid-December and played them from 50 down to 1.
Number #1s
1986: The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
1987: M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume
1988: My Bloody Valentine – You Made Me Realise
1989: Wedding Present – Kennedy
1990: The Fall – Bill Is Dead
1991: A House – Endless Art
1992: The Fall – Free Range
1993: Sebadoh – Soul And Fire
1994: Inspiral Carpets featuring Mark E. Smith – I Want You
1995: Pulp – Common People
1996: Aphex Twin – Girl/Boy Song
1997: Quickspace – Precious Mountain
1998: Pulp – This Is Hardcore
1999: Cuban Boys – Cognoscenti vs Intelligentsia
2000: The Fall – Two Librans
2001: Cinerama – Health And Efficiency
2002: Flaming Lips – Do You Realise?
2003: The Fall – Theme From Sparta FC
2004: Bearsuit – Chargr
2005: Cuban Boys – The Nation Needs You
2006: Glasvegas – Go Square Go
2007: Von Südenfed – The Rhinohead
This was the first chart from 1986
01 The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
02 Jesus And Mary Chain – Some Candy Talking
03 Cocteau Twins – Those Eyes That Mouth
04 The Smiths – I Know It’s Over
05 New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
06 Pogues – A Rainy Night In Soho
07 The Smiths- The Queen Is Dead
08 Primal Scream – Velocity Girl
09 The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again
10 The Smiths – Panic
11 The Fall – Living Too Late
12 Half Man Half Biscuit – Dickie Davies Eyes
13 Wedding Present – This Boy Can Wait
14 Wedding Present – You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends
15 Shop Assistants – Safety Net
16 Half Man Half Biscuit – Trumpton Riots
17 Billy Bragg – Greetings To The New Brunette
18 The Fall – U.S. 80s – 90s
19 The Fall – R.O.D.
20 Go-Betweens – The Wrong Road
21 The Smiths – Ask
22 Felt – All The People I Like Are Those That Are Dead
23 The Smiths – Cemetry Gates
24 The Smiths – Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
25 Bodines – Therese
26 Primitives – Really Stupid
27 Pogues – London Girl
28 The Fall – Mr Pharmacist
29 Colourbox – The Official World Cup Theme
30 Wedding Present – Once More
31 New Order – Weirdo
32 Primitives – Thru The Flowers
33 That Petrol Emotion – Can’t Stop
34 Camper Van Beethoven – Take The Skinheads Bowling
35 Pop Will Eat Itself – Black Country Chainsaw Massacre
36 Billy Bragg – Levi Stubbs Tears
37 The Fall – Shoulder Pads #1
38 Wedding Present – Felicity
39 The The – Sweet Bird Of Truth
40 Pastels – Truck Train Tractor
41 Stump – Buffalo
42 Hüsker Dü – Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely
43 Sonic Youth – Shadow Of A Doubt
44 McCarthy – Red Sleeping Beauty
45 Weather Prophets – Almost Prayed
46 The Fall – Hey! Luciani
47 James – Johnny Yen
48 Pogues – Haunted
49 Momus – Lucky Like St Sebastian
50 June Brides – This Town
And the final one from 2007.
01 Von Südenfed – ‘The Rhinohead’ (Domino)
02 Burial – ‘Raver’ (Hyperdub)
03 Burial – ‘Archangel’ (Hyperdub)
04 iLiKETRAiNS – ‘Spencer Perceval’ (Beggars Banquet)
05 M.I.A. – ‘Paper Planes’ (XL)
06 Burial – ‘Ghost Hardware’ (Hyperdub)
07 Skream – ‘Chest Boxing’ (Tempa)
08 Radiohead – ‘Weird Fishes/Arpeggi’ (No Label Download)
09 LCD Soundsystem – ‘Someone Great’ (DFA)
10 Large Mound – ‘Rock Is For Sanity’ (Scientific Laboratories)
11 Undertones – ‘Everything You Say Is Right’ (Cooking Vinyl)
12 Von Südenfed – ‘Slow Down Ronnie’ (Domino)
13 Battles – ‘Atlas’ (Warp)
14 LCD Soundsystem – ‘All My Friends’ (DFA)
15 Burial – ‘Homeless’ (Hyperdub)
16 The Fall – ‘Fall Sound’ (Slogan)
17 Radiohead – ‘All I Need’ (No Label Download)
18 iLiKETRAiNS – ‘The Deception’ (Beggars Banquet)
19 The Tuss – ‘Synthacon 9’ (Rephlex)
20 Richard Hawley – ‘Our Darkness’ (Mute)
21 !!! – ‘Bend Over Beethoven’ (Warp)
22 PJ Harvey – ‘The Mountain’ (Island)
23 Ace Of Clubs – ‘Rubber Chunks’ (Firstcask)
24 M.I.A. – ‘XR2’ (XL)
25 Dinosaur Jr. – ‘Almost Ready’ (Fat Possum)
26 Gescom – ‘A1’ (Skam)
27 Herv – ‘Skeletal’ (Organised Ideas/Acroplane)
28 Bearsuit – ‘More Soul Than Wigan Casino’ (Fantastic Plastic)
29 Wire – ‘No Warning Given’ (Pink Flag)
30 The Fall – ‘Reformation!’ (Slogan)
31 Mumblin’ Deaf Ro – ‘Ox In An Open Door’ (Villain)
32 Large Mound – ‘Great!’ (Scientific Laboratories)
33 Low – ‘Violent Past’ (Sub Pop)
34 Burial – ‘Endorphin’ (Hyperdub)
35 Super Furry Animals – ‘Run-Away’ (Rough Trade)
36 Robert Pollard – ‘Miles Under The Skin’ (Merge)
37 Skream – ‘Pass The Red Stripe’ (Soul Jazz)
38 Distance – ‘Traffic’ (Planet Mu)
39 Pinch feat. Yolanda – ‘Way Out’ (Techtonic)
40 Arcade Fire – ‘Intervention’ (Rough Trade)
41 Dizzee Rascal – ‘Sirens’ (XL)
42 M.I.A. – ‘Jimmy’ (XL)
43 Wiley – ‘Bow E3’ (Big Dada)
44 Modeselektor feat. Thom Yorke – ‘The White Flash’ (BPitch Control)
45 Decoration – ‘Only A Plague Can Stop Us Now’ (13 B Sides)
46 Boxcutter – ‘Bloscid’ (Planet Mu)
47 MRK1 – ‘The Underworld’ (Planet Mu)
48 Happy Mondays – ‘Jellybean’ (Sequel)
49 Rustie – ‘Jagz The Smack’ (White Label)
50 Matty G – ‘50,000 Watts’ (Argon)