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The music year 2014 has been good, but not outstanding. This made it especially difficult to range my favourite 15, since all of them were of similar quality according to my ears. I've listened to a lot of good artists, some new acquaintances, some childhood friends. I've been delighted, surprised and disappointed. In the end, 56 albums fought for a place on the top 15 list. Common for all the artists are: 1. They've released an album in 2014 2. I like them In alphabetical order (One is a librarian, after all!): The Acid, Damon Albarn, Craig Armstrong, Basement Jaxx, Bombay Bicycle Club, Julian Casablancas and the Voidz, Dum Dum Girls, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Sharon van Etten, Bryan Ferry, First Aid Kit, Foster the People, Francois & the Atlas Mountains, French for Rabbits, Ed Harcourt, Hooray for Earth, Horrors, Howling Bells, I Break Horses, iamamiwhoami, Joan as Policewoman, Damien Jurado, Kaiser Chiefs, Kent, Klaxons, Daniel Lanois, Little Dragon, Lykke Li, Johnny ...

I usually wait until Christmas before starting to assemble my lists of favourite music. Throughout the year I add music to various playlist on Spotify, which I listen to every day when walking to work. Still, when the time comes for me to sit down and sort the good from the boring, it takes me a lot of time. So much brilliant music to listen to, so many choices to make. But I love it of course. As usual, my inspiration comes from BBC 6Music. But also from Spotify, that keeps sending me e-mails with recommended music, based on what I'm listening to. This actually works very well, and I've discovered a handful of new names though this method. What can I say in general about 2013? Well, a few of my old "heroes" released an album in 2013: Goldfrapp, Editors, The National and Johnny Marr, to mention a few. Not all of them very successful. I've tried to put them in some sort of order, but their ranging could almost equally be random. Anyway, here it is - my top 20...