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Hello and welcome to my year-end list. I started my Albums of the Year post about 9 blogmonths (2 weeks) ago and realized very quickly that the majority of my favorite music from this year wasn’t on there. For me, 2011 was a big year for songs. Albums, singles, EPs, mixtapes, remixes, remix albums, free [...]

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It’s 4th of July weekend and that only means one thing. Lots of things. Mostly a summer playlist! Some of these were featured on the 2011 1/2 list (which in retrospect is not very summery/BBQy), and the rest are songs that are also great. If you’re feeling nostalgic (for 12 months ago), the 2010 playlist [...]

Or 1/2 2011, depending on if phrasing/math/logic is important to you. This list is somewhat in order, but it’s not really in order. Also, #1 is definitely in order. Some favorites missing here work better in album mode (or came out in 2010, e.g.: Smith Westerns), and will see you later on the Best Albums [...]

The only way to get this year’s playlist up later than I did last year was to do it on NYE. Luckily, I kept a running list through-out 2010 that ended up with about 100 songs on it (too many!), and had to ax a lot of favorites. So, if the below 60 song playlist [...]

After 4 years of doing year end Top 10 Album lists, I’ve finally realized how insufficient it is in accurately showcasing my favorites from the year. it’s been a pleasure not having to slim my list down to only 10 records, because that is dumb. 21 seemed like a nice round number that complimented the [...]

Another day, another 90s countdown with “Smells Like Teen Spirit” perched somewhere between the #1 and #13 spots (Yeah, 13), Still, this is beyond generous for the breakthrough ‘91 single, which, if you ask me (and someone did!), is lucky if it’s even Nirvana’s 10th best song – the ingenious, “Oh well, whatever, nevermind”, notwithstanding.
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I’m well aware that the halfway mark of a year occurs at the end of June. However, it’s only July 23. Calm down!
I don’t usually do my Best Songs of the Year in this format (I prefer less stressful, unnumbered playlists), but I felt compelled on my flight to NY last week to put this [...]

I am getting ready to get my 4th of July weekend started (as soon as the Uruguay-Ghana game is over…and as soon as the games tomorrow are over). So, I thought this playlist of recent (semi-recent) sunshine/beach/summer/4th of July themed (semi-themed) jams would be an appropriate send-off post, as I plan to profusely neglect my [...]

As I skimmed through my iTunes and posts from the year, I realized very quickly that putting together a 40 track playlist to represent the best songs of 2009 was going to be impossible. And, according to Jay-Z, impossible takes a week. I don’t have that kind of time! So here’s My Poproks 49 Best [...]

So bla bla bla, right? Another “Best of the Decade” list. I can’t possibly bring myself to explain these choices in detail of any kind. I’m all detailed out for the year. I feel like I keep reading the same things about a few of these records on different sites, and no one likes when [...]