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Album Of The Year 2021 – Number 11

Welcome to Day 20 of my Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown series. That means that this annual labour of love is now two-thirds complete already. I can’t quite believe it, but that’s the situation. I’m still really enjoying putting this together and I hope so of you are enjoying the daily updates  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2021 – Number 12

Welcome to Day 19 of my Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown. No big intro today, other than to remind new visitors that links to all my previous picks from 30-13 can be found below, as well as links to my series’ from previous years. If you check them out, I hope you  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2021 – Number 13

Welcome to Day 18 of my ‘Album of the Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown’ series. And with Day 18, comes the inevitable ‘number 13’ spot. As I discussed on Day 13 of this series, I have no fear of what’s often considered to be the most unlucky of numbers. In fact, for many reasons, it  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2021 – Number 14

Welcome to Day 17 of my ‘Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown’ series. That means that I’m about to reveal the album that sits at Number 14 in the list. And it’s a belter, I can promise you that…well, as ever, it depends on your personal tastes, but for me, it is definitely  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2021 – Number 15

Welcome to instalment number 16 of my 2021 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. We’ve made it into the top 15, where the number order is far more prescribed and thought through. In fact, just like all the years before, the ordering from now on has given me sleepless nights, as I go backwards  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2021 – Number 16

Welcome to Day 15 of my Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown series. That means that I am now halfway through this year’s list. Thank you to you all for following, reading, commenting, and liking my posts in this series; were it not for the interaction that I receive, I may be tempted  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2021 – Number 17

Welcome to Day 14 of my ‘Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown’. Thank you for all the support you’ve shown me and my endeavours throughout 2021, and during this traditional end-of-year curtain-closer. As I near the half-way point of this year’s countdown, I’m reminded in glorious technicolour, just how great 2021 has been  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2021 – Number 18

Welcome to Day 13 of my ‘Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 countdown’. For some, the number 13 is unlucky. However, for me and my family, it has always been the opposite. And so I have no fear in bringing you another great album that impressed me this year. Before I reveal my pick,  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2021 – Number 19

Welcome to Day 11 of my Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown. I have nothing clever or witty to say today, except I hope you like my choice today. And if, after reading, you want to check out my other picks so far this year, you’ll find all the links you need at  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2021 – Number 20

Welcome to Day 11 of my Album of the Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown, the day where we break into the top 20 for the first time. It starts to get a bit more serious now, and I can feel the tension emanating from all the bands yet to be featured – I know they  Continue Reading »


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