I’ve made myself a birthday playlist nearly every year since 2002. The playlists are meant to played in order, not on random. (Pre-2012 Spotify playlists probably have broken links to the copies of the songs on my computer.) Where certain tracks aren’t available on Tidal, I added a link to a YouTube video in the track listing.
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2022
Track listing
- Heaven by
- Meateater by
- Lust by
- Scatter the Scars by
- Shoom by
- Adult Goth by
- Goodbye (feat. Lyse) – Slow Version by
- Vessel by
- Such a Whore (Baddest Remix) by
- Walkman by
- Attica by
- The Motor by
- Say Hello to the Angels by
- Okay by
- Dear Miami by
- Clovers by
- Lovely 2 C U by
- All Work by
- Steam by
- I Feel the Transition by
- The Breaks by
- What Do You Want by
- Attack by
- Clouds by
- SIMMER DOWN by
- Us by
- Buchla by
- Obey by
- Plastic Wrap by
- can’t stop me from dying by
- Harsh Realm by
Breakdown of included tracks by release date:
2021
Track listing
- lucy by
- Roscoe by
- Oino by
- Vampires by
- Two Hearts by
- Play Out by
- Bone by
- I Saw You Close Your Eyes by
- Fire for You by
- Bad Times by
- From Nowhere by
- You Used to Love Me (feat. Denitia) by
- Small Town by
- Dimension Shifter by
- Soldiers by
- I Won’t Let You Down by
- Electricity (Rush) by
- Reset – EP Version by
- The Winds of Change by
- Partners in Motion by
- Banned From Living by
- Vide Noir by
- Move – Tensnake Remix by
- Hush by
- Re (Visit) by
Breakdown of included tracks by release date:
2020
Track listing
- Sea Salt & Caramel by
- Lost In Yesterday by
- Your Letter by
- Feel It All Around by
- The Suburbs by
- I Dreamt We Spoke Again by
- The Well by
- 30% Off! by
- The Rover (DJDS Remix) by
- Feel It by
- Into Happiness by
- Glitches by
- Patience by
- It Might Be Time by
- 61 Cygni Ave by
- Amabutho by
- Scavenger by
- Apocalyptical by
- In A Spiral by
- Friends – Psychemagik Remix by
- Slumlord by
- The Reeling by
- Borderline by
- Night Running by
- Feather by
- One More Hour by
- Deadly Valentine by
- Magnetism by
- Solitude – Felsmann + Tiley Reinterpretation by
- Devils And Angels (Hatred) by
- Breathe Deeper by
- Feel The Way I Want by
- I Could Use A Miracle by
- Anxious by
- Pluma by
- Good Luck by
Breakdown of included tracks by release date:
2019
Track listing
- Battlefields by
- In Private by
- Invite Me In by
- You Used to Love Me (feat. Denitia) by
- Love Me Again by
- Loan Shark Blues by
- Put Me to Work by
- You’re Mine by
- Hott by
- More Like You by
- Glass Island (feat. Lacey Guthrie) by
- Egowerk by
- Dam Girl by
- You’ve Changed by
- Confide In Me (triple j Like A Version) by
- Journal of Ardency by
- Afterglow by
- Hardware by
- main by
- Call It Home by
- The Wave – Instrumental by
- Favorite Lover (Dead Astronauts Theme) – Original Mix by
Breakdown of included tracks by release date:
2018
Track listing
- When I Get Home by
- Gods in Heat by
- Stoned – Yoke Lore Remix by
- I Never Knew by
- Friends by
- &Run by
- Nighttalk by
- Sincere by
- Face Down In The Gutter Of Your Love by
- If U C My Enemies by
- Forget – Radio Edit by
- Be Afraid by
- Ready Aim Fire – Owl Vision Remix by
- Terror by
- warpaint by
- Stone Men by
- NY by
- Nevermind by
- Little Dark Age by
- My Trigger by
Breakdown of included tracks by release date:
2015
Track listing
- Nightcall by
- All Your Light (Times Like These) by
- The Sting by
- Pity the Free Man by
- Yellow Flicker Beat by
- Beat And The Pulse by
- Killing Strangers by
- Rampage by
- Arabella by
- Fresh Blood by
- Ain’t Gonna Drown by
- Truth by
- Renegades by
- Heartbreaker (feat. John Legend) by
- Paddling Out by
- White Lies – EP Version by
- Last of Our Kinds by
- My Type by
- Shades Of Black by
- Embody by
- Dangerous (feat. Joywave) by
- R U Mine? by
- Tear You Apart by
- Change (In the House of Flies) – Acoustic; 2005 Remaster by
- West Coast by
- Boom by
- Purple Yellow Red and Blue by
- Peaches by
- I’m On Fire – From “Fifty Shades Of Grey” Soundtrack by
Breakdown of included tracks by release date:
2014
Track listing
- If I Had A Heart by
- Scheherazade by
- Deserts by
- Happy Home by
- Alarm Call by
- Mercy Street by
- West Coast by
- Shotgun Vision by
- Brief Encounters by
- Fire by
- Come with Me Now by
- Dangerous (feat. Joywave) by
- Odessa by
- Evil Eye by
- Death Drive by
- Modern Jesus by
- Stolen Dance by
- Bad Blood by
- Fear & Delight by
- R U Mine? by
Breakdown of included tracks by release date:
2013
Track listing
- Can’t Play Dead by
- Dollars In the Night by
- Gold Rush Pt. II by
- Winged Beat Drums by
- Carried Away by
- Hold the Night by
- Second Chance by
- Talking in Your Sleep by
- Hallways by
- What’s Happened to Soho? by
- Girls by
- In For The Kill by
- Evil Eye by
- Blowing Off Steam by
- Cheating With You by
- Backslider by
- Deserts by
- Bones by
- Soul Meets Body by
- Quicksand by
- Take a Walk by
- Safe and Sound by
- Disparate Youth by
- Keep You by
- Death Drive by
- Hurricane by
- Signs by
- Head Over Heels by
Breakdown of included tracks by release date:
2012
Track listing
- Driving My Escort Cosworth To The Cake Circus by
- Happy Up Here by
- Little Talks by
- Sunny by
- It Don’t Move Me by
- Satin Chic by
- Never Go Solo by
- I Need A Dollar by
- JJC Sports by
- I Want You! by
- Options by
- Hallways by
- No You Girls by
- Automaton by
- Too Close by
- Tiny Man by
- Ambulances by
- What’s A Girl To Do? – Edit by
- Midnight City by
- Last Night by
- Jealousy by
- Half Life by
- Röyksopp Forever by
- Keep The Streets Empty For Me by
Breakdown of included tracks by release date:
2011
Track listing
- Ulysses by
- The Ghost Inside by
- Triangle Walks by
- Happy Up Here by
- Pumped Up Kicks by
- Ace of Hz (Album Version) by
- This Too Shall Pass by
- White Collar Boy by
- Four Winds by
- Rolling In The Deep by
- No You Girls by
- Rox In The Box by
- Fell on Black Days by
- Stick W/ Me Kid by
- Heads Will Roll by
- Tighten Up by
- Victorian Vigilante by
- Mirage by
- It Makes Me Wonder by
- Two Against One (feat. Jack White) by
2010
Track listing
- Like A Pen by
- Black Hole Sun by
- Closer [Explicit] by
- Heads Will Roll by
- Candy Flip by
- Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes by
- Crystalised by The
- Fire In Freetown by
- Ships And Clouds by
- Bullet With Butterfly Wings by
- Until the Day You Die by
- Home by
- Lithium (Nirvana Cover) by
- Tonight, Tonight by
- Crisis 1 & 2 by
- One Hit by
- Up on the Roof by
2009
Listen on: Tidal | Spotify (I suspect this one should be played on random)
Track listing
- Crisis 1 & 2 by
- The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning [Explicit] by
- Willful Suspension Of Disbelief by
- Devout by
- You’re The Good Things by
- Electric Feel by
- Mykonos by
- Neonland by
- Diamond Dave by
- Red And Purple by
- Won’t Want for Love (Margaret In the Taiga) by
- Over The Falls by
- Up on the Roof by
- We Share Our Mothers’ Health by
- Sugar by
- Marble House by
- Forest Families by
- Predict The Day by
- Time To Pretend by
- Love Letter To Japan by
- Personal Jesus by
- Big Time by
- Silent Shout by
- Shake Hands With Beef [Extended Version] by
- Southbound Pachyderm by
- Paralyzer by
- The Arm by
- Runaway by
- Ragged Wood by
- Blue Ridge Mountains by
- Flesh & Bone by
- Gold Into Straw by
- Candy Shop by
- Tea & Thorazine by
- Lights Off by
- Your Protector by
2008
Track listing
- Aly, Walk With Me by
- Neonland by
- Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by
- Paralyzer by
- Heartbeats by
- Creeper by
- Generation Celebration by
- Ragged Wood by
- The Arm by
- Revenge of the Number by
- In the Rushes by
- Crazy [Album Version] by
2007
Track listing
- Silence is a Burden by
- El Camino Del Che by
- Damned If I Do by
- The Doubtful Guest by
- Half A Person by
- In Liverpool by
- We Danced Together by
- Never Destroy Us by
- Heat Dies Down by
- People Are People by
- New Black Day by
- Fett’s Vette by
- Everywhere You Turn by
- Smoke and Mirrors by
- In The House – In A Heartbeat by
- A Beautiful Morning by
- When I Grow Up by
- Detroit Swing 66 by
- So I Fall Again by
2006
Track listing
- Holy Shit by
- Cocaine and Toupees by
- We All Fall Down by
- Equus by
- Noir Désir by
- Light & Magic by
- Strangers by
- Slippage by
- Every Planet We Reach is Dead by
- Faggot by
- Time Is Running Out by
- Paper Heart by
- Ocean Breathes Salty by
- This is Hardcore by
- Friend is a Four-Letter Word by
- Bukowski by
- New York’s Not My Home by
- The One You Love by
- outsiders by
2005
Track listing
- Oxygene I by
- Mad Man Moon by
- Even Song by
- devil’s playground by
- Side by
- Cherries by
- The Prize Fighter by
- Snowden by
- dirty horse by
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by
- I’ve Got More by
- Cherry Lips (go Baby Go!) by
- Train by
- Destroy Everything You Touch by
- Fight Fire With Fire by
- A Hazy Shade of Winter by
- Memory Lane by
- Knock Yourself Out by
2004
Track listing
- Foreplay/Long Time by
- Refugee by
- Song 2 by
- Blue Monday [Single Mix] by
- Anything for Your Love by
- Lines in the Suit by
- Melancholia by
- Writing to Reach You by
- L’Amour est Bleu by
- Survival by
- Still in Love Song by
- Satin in a Coffin by
- Sunrise by
- Thank You by
- Hey You by
- In the Air Tonight by
2003
Track listing
- Livin’ Thing by
- Tonight She Comes by
- Baba O’Riley by
- Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) by
- Valley by
- He’s Simple, He’s Dumb He’s The Pilot by
- Are You A Hypnotist by
- Emma J by
- The General by
- Date With the Night by
- There’s No Home for You Here by
- The Crystal Lake by
- Pestilent Muse by
- Bad Company by
- No, Not Now by
- I Hung My Head by
- AM180 by
- Jerk It Out by
- Not Coming Home by
- Island In The Sun by
- Russians by
- Standin’ in the Rain by
- Nights in White Satin by
- From the Beginning by
- Lonely Day by
- Jed The Humanoid by
Meta-analysis
This is just me having fun. 😁
Relative length of playlist by year:
Distribution of release dates of included songs from 2012-2022 playlists (songs released before 2009 omitted for space):
Diversity of release years by playlist year (i.e. number of years songs were released), 2012-2022:
Distribution of 34 repeat artists by number of songs included from 2012-2022 playlists (an additional 140 artists appeared once):
Top six appearing artists (2012-2022 playlists):
Distribution of 72 repeat artists by number of songs included from 2002-2022 playlists (an additional 208 artists appeared once):
Top nine appearing artists (2002-2022 playlists):
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