Ever since 2010 I’ve kept track of the music I listen to each month. It’s fascinating to see how some bands stay with me over the years whilst others have their moment on my stereo before vanishing from my mind… well, until years later when I check out to see what I was listening to way back when in any case!

Anyway, I ran a Top 50 (which turned in to a Top 100) bands of the month chart on various social media platforms recording my listening habits for posterity and to share my earworms of the month. I listen to a lot of music when working, and also when relaxing. My tastes are fairly broad and I love discovering new bands, as well as new sounds and genres.

January saw nine first time entries on the list, with ALT BLK ERA leading the way at #12, largely thanks to their fantastic debut album “Rave Immortal” which was released on the 24th January. Some of the other new entries were Universos Terrenales (#24), Banshee (#42), Rose Chronicles (#50) and Elsa Hewitt ((#69)

In addition to the new releases we had 20 artists and bands returning to the Top 100 this month, with Ritualz claiming the highest new entry slot at #32.

Here’s my Top 100 for January 2025…

Chvrches (feat. Robert Smith) – How Not To Drown

Top 100 Bands – January 2025

Position	Last Month	Band
1	1	Chvrches
2	5	The Mission
3	3	All About Eve
4	4	The Cure
5	15	Of Verona
6	8	Conjure One
7	7	The Sisters of Mercy
8	26	God Is an Astronaut
9	41	Enigma
10	2	Halsey

of Verona – Paint The Pictures

11	9	Mind.In.A.Box
12	NE	ALT BLK ERA
13	10	Denmark + Winter
14	25	Stella Rose
15	13	Akoviani
16	34	Dardust
17	17	Eguana
18	12	Fields of the Nephilim
19	18	The Underground Youth
20	42	New Model Army

ALT BLK ERA – Come on Outside

21	19	TigerEyes
22	21	Midnight Smoke
23	28	Holly Humberstone
24	NE	Universos Terranales
25	45	Germind
26	27	GRVI
27	65	In Strict Confidence
28	97	Meg Myers
29	30	YUNGBLUD
30	31	Artonoise

Meg Myers – Children of Light II

31	36	Murcof
32	RE	Ritualz
33	33	Soccer Mommy
34	44	CASHFORGOLD
35	35	Miraj
36	54	Fischerspooner
37	RE	Taylor Swift
38	16	Kite
39	39	Silencio
40	40	The Knife

Ritualz – To Black

41	55	Franz Ferdinand
42	NE	Banshee
43	RE	MXMS
44	48	Somewhere off Jazz Street
45	NE	almogfx
46	53	Dead Astronauts
47	56	Juno Reactor
48	37	Toni Castells
49	RE	Carbon Based Lifeforms
50	NE	Rose Chronicles

Banshee – Birth of Venus

51	63	Mind Cinema
52	81	Delerium
53	47	Allie X
54	RE	Blank & Jones
55	38	Ingo Hermann
56	70	THYX
57	71	Vestron Vulture
58	61	Edelis
59	RE	Hunter as a Horse
60	68	Lauren Mayberry
61	RE	Maple Bee
62	78	The Eden House
63	51	London Grammar
64	74	Marilyn Manson
65	69	Kalandra
66	57	Red Mecca
67	RE	U2
68	RE	Apple & Stone
69	NE	Elsa Hewitt
70	49	Gracie Abrams
71	65	Poppy
72	NE	Sub-Radio
73	83	Dead Can Dance
74	67	Depeche Mode
75	84	Matchbox twenty

Maple Bee – The Messenger

76	RE	Mogwai
77	76	Povarovo
78	RE	Puressence
79	23	Ari Mason
80	RE	Front 242
81	75	Linkin Park
82	77	Radare
83	92	Somewhere in Between
84	RE	10 Years
85	RE	Archive
86	95	Holly Miranda
87	50	Kaelan Mikla
88	RE	Lindsey Stirling
89	86	PJ Harvey
90	RE	TransViolet
91	RE	Wardruna
92	NE	Amenra
93	73	Lowering
94	RE	MS MR
95	58	Robot Koch
96	22	Saint of Sin
97	RE	The Anchoress
98	RE	Sidewalks and Skeletons
99	96	Manet
100	NE	FM Attack

Front 242 – Animal