On May 16, 2015, we launched a daily feature called The Best Of Everything. One year ago today. How time flies. Hasn’t it grown? And so on.
Like all the greatest ideas, The Best Of Everything was conceived after an evening spent in the local pub – that golden hour before closing and the reluctant purchase of a van kebab. Someone – full of boozy bravado and peanuts – piped up and challenged the rest of the table to name the 10 best Brian Johnson-era AC/DC songs that didn’t appear on Back In Black. Drinks were spilled. Voices were raised. Crisps remained untouched for a bit. People looked to the skies, asking for answers. We weren’t fucking about. This is a serious business.
So every day since then, more or less, our finest minds have targeted niche parts of the rock world and examined them until their eyes bled. Then we challenged rock stars to get involved. Most did, while a shameful few chickened out of naming their favourite albums or songs for fear of reprisals from angry fans.
So, in lieu of getting a birthday present or a hastily bought card from the local petrol station to celebrate, we crunched numbers like a mouthful of cornflakes to get some sweet stats, just for you.
So, in descending order, we present to you the 20 most popular posts of the last 12 months, beginning with some lessons in hardcore from Madball’s Freddy Cricien…
The Top 10 Best Post-Back In Black AC/DC Songs
The 10 best songs that have shaped Fish's career
The 10 best prog bands, by Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Paul O'Neill
The 11 best AC/DC riffs, by Airbourne's Joel O'Keeffe
The 10 best stand-up comedians, by Geddy Lee
The 10 Best Live Albums Of All Time
The 20 Best Hair Metal Anthems Of All Time Ever
The 10 best Aerosmith songs you may have overlooked
The 11 best songs that define Max Cavalera's career
The 10 best Rush songs according to the Trailer Park Boys
The 10 best Biffy Clyro songs picked by their tour manager Neil
The 10 best guitarists, as chosen by Rich Robinson
The 10 best Children Of Bodom songs, by Alexi Laiho
The 12 best Cradle Of Filth tracks selected by Dani Filth
The 10 best Dead Kennedys songs as chosen by East Bay Ray
The 10 best ska-punk bands of the '90s
Don't Stop Me: The 10 Best Queen Songs According To Justin Hawkins
The 10 best Slipknot songs with no bloody swearing
So, those were our top 19 Best Of posts of the last year. But the award for Most Popular Best Of Everything Post – by some considerable distance, it must be noted – goes to…
