Now That's What I Call A Musical Top Ten (4 of 4)

Now that the Pop Kid, the Noisy one and the Club Londonista have all had their say, it falls to Ricky to throw in his two cents. For want of a better pseudonym, let's call him RiotRicky. More appropriate job titles on a postcard please, along with your pick of last year's music.

Top Ten Singles:

Bloc Party - Pioneers
Green Day - Holiday
The Eels - Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)
Weezer - Beverley Hills
Charlotte Hatherley - Bastardo
System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.
Editors - Bullets
Kaiser Chiefs - Every Day I love You Less And Less
Mooney Suzuki - Alive And Amplified
Head Automatica - Beating Heart Baby

Top Ten Albums:

Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
System Of A Down - Mesmerize/Hypnotize
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me, Satan
Pure Reason Revolution - Cautionary Tales for the Brave
Beck - Guero
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate - In The Heart Of The Moon
Joy Zipper - The Heartlight Set
Yourcodenameis:Milo - Ignoto

Top Ten Gigs:

Green Day @ Milton Keynes Bowl - June
Live 8 @ Hyde Park - July
The Eels @ Warwick Arts Centre - May
Battle @ Leicester Summer Sundae - August
Biffy Clyro @ London Astoria - February
System Of A Down @ London Astoria - April
The Pipettes @ 100 Club - November
Moist @ The Spitz - September
Blackbud @ The Borderline - April
Architecture in Helsinki @ The Scala - Novemeber

Ones To Watch:
There's a wealth of talent all set to emerge from under the radar in 2006, but these are undoubtedly some of the front runners: (have a listen to this highly entertaining Radio 1 Doc for more tips from the one and only John McCririck):

The Pipettes - natch.
Tunnge - top notch London-based folktronica.
Battle - young, feisty and polished.
Blackbud - unnaturally gifted Hendrix/Buckley-esque 3-piece.
Lady Sovereign - guranteed to be big once her album...er...'drops'.
Jamie T - 1 man from Wimbledon + 1 acoustic bass = genius.