The Year in Results: 2018

ISSUE #36

I'm over the moon seeing how many of us participated in the Year in Review playlist last week. It's my favorite part of the year, and it always becomes the soundtrack to the last few weeks of December for me. It's shocking how many releases slip by me during the year, my near-sighted listening habits eclipsing so many other songs. I would never have time to notice them if it weren't for you all and this playlist.

For the rest of 2018, I'll be dormant. It's been an exhausting year (for us all, I'm sure), and I'm going to cherish this month where people finally slow down for a minute by reading as many books as I can, as slowly as I want. For today, I've tallied our favorite songs and artists by their appearances on the lists:

Our Favorite Artists of 2018

• Janelle Monáe [six listings]

• Jonny Greenwood [five listings]

• Ariana Grande [four listings]

• Mitski [four listings]

• Snail Mail [four listings]

• Beach Bunny [two listings]

• Beach House [two listings]

• Hop Along [two listings]

• Jeff Rosenstock [two listings]

• Kali Uchis [two listings]

• Lucy Dacus [two listings]

• Mac Miller [two listings]

• MorMor [two listings]

• Parquet Courts [two listings]

• Tom Misch [two listings]

• Unknown Mortal Orchestra [two listings]

Our Favorite Songs of 2018

• "Pynk (feat. Grimes)" by Janelle Monáe [three listings]

• "thank u, next" by Ariana Grande [three listings]

• "For the Hungry Boy" by Jonny Greenwood [two listings]

• "Night Shift" by Lucy Dacus [two listings]

• "Two Slow Dancers" by Mitski [two listings]

I'm taking my twelve-hour drive back to Iowa after work tonight, so if you're a Midwesterner and you'd like to see me next week, let me know and I'll come say hello!

I'll be back next year with more playlists; until then, thank you for listening!