A lightbulb went off in my head - that was exactly the kind of resolution I needed to shake me out of my musical malaise, and I asked if she minded if I did it too. Olivia said 'go for it' and then we went on my regular music segment with ABC South West Victoria's Jeremy Lee and talked about our musical quest of 2026.
I'm using this resolution as a way to stop myself from listening to the same old records (as pictured above) and make myself listen to different things - new albums, the old albums I've always meant to listen to, the gems friends recommend, the classic albums I should know better, the deep cuts I've missed over the years, the albums I need to be reacquainted with. I listen to each album at least twice, I jot a note or two in a spreadsheet and move on.
But as time has gone on, I've started to think, why stop at 365 records? I started going through two or three albums a day quite easily some days. I did some quick maths - 500 records in a year seemed vaguely achieveable.
So here we are. And here's what I've listened to so far.
109 Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
108 Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (2023)
107 The Pigram Brothers - Saltwater Country (1997)
106 Tangerine Dream - Sorceror (1977)
105 Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See (1993)
104 Real Estate - Daniel (2024)
103 Real Estate - Atlas (2014)
102 Mitski - Nothing's About To Happen To Me (2026)
101 The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (1969)
100 Roxy Music - Avalon (1982)
99 Miles Davis - In A Silent Way (1969)
98 Air - Moon Safari (1998)
97 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
96 Miles Davis - Filles de Kilimanjaro (1968)
95 Miles Davis - ESP (1965)
94 Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
93 Laurie Anderson - Mr Heartbreak (1984)
92 Mannfred Mann - Mighty Garvey! (1968)
91 The Rolling Stones - Goat's Head Soup (1973)
90 Pixies - Trompe Le Monde (1991)
89 Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
88 Kylie Minogue - Impossible Princess (1997)
87 Hilary Duff - Metamorphosis (2003)
86 Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life (1976)
85 The Bees - Sunshine Hit Me (2001)
84 CB Ghost - Mayhemic (2025)
83 Boards Of Canada - The Campfire Headphase (2005)
82 The Jackets - Queen Of The Pill (2019)
81 Madonna - Ray Of Light (1998)
80 Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
79 Balu Brigada - Portal (2025)
78 Nathan Cavaleri - Miracles (2023)
77 Yungblud - Idols (Complete) (2026)
76 The Underground Lovers - Dream It Down (1994)
75 Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go (1996)
74 Brian Eno - Another Green World (1975)
73 The Beatles - Help! (1965)
72 Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
71 Keli Holiday - Capital Fiction (2026)
70 Add N To (X) - Avant Hard (1999)
69 Cold Chisel - East (1980)
68 Hunters & Collectors - Human Frailty (1986)
67 Bring Me The Horizon - Amo (2019)
66 Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
65 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969)
64 Beyonce - Lemonade (2016)
63 The 1975 - The 1975 (2013)
62 Bring Me The Horizon - That's The Spirit (2015)
61 Angine de Poitrine - Vol.1 (2024)
60 Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
59 Rob - Make It Fast, Make It Slow (1978)
58 David Bowie - The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars (1972)
57 Rocket Juice & The Moon - Rocket Juice & The Moon (2012)
56 Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene (1976)
55 Diana Ross - Diana (1980)
54 Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal (2013)
53 MGMT - Congratulations (2010)
52 Djo - The Crux (2025)
51 Blur - Parklife (1994)
50 Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
49 Blur - Leisure (1991)
48 Geese - 3D Country (2023)
47 Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Zombie (1976)
46 Orquestra Afrosinfonica - Orin, A Lingua Dos Anjos (2020)
45 Wet Leg - Moisturizer (2025)
44 David Bowie - Low (1977)
43 Garbage - Garbage (1995)
42 Tom Waits - Bone Machine (1992)
41 Beck - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime (2026)
40 The Divine Comedy - Liberation (1993)
39 Prince - Purple Rain (1984)
38 Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World (2001)
37 Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA (1984)
36 Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
35 Beck - Mutations (1998)
34 Sombr - I Barely Know Her (2025)
33 Tame Impala - Currents (2015)
32 Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
31 Olivia Dean - The Art Of Loving (2025)
30 Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City (2007)
29 Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mining (1990)
28 Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different (1974)
27 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
26 George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
25 Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
24 Bill Withers - Just As I Am (1971)
23 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
22 Billy Joel - Turnstiles (1976)
21 The Music - The Music (2002)
20 PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea (2000)
19 Kate Bush - The Red Shoes (1993)
18 Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love (1985)
17 Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
16 Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
15 Cameron Winter - Heavy Metal (2024)
14 Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
13 Ed Sheeran - + (2011)
12 Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
11 The Beatles - Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999)
10 Huey Lewis & The News - Sports (1983)
9 Huey Lewis & The News - Fore! (1986)
8 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7 mclusky - The Difference Between You And Me Is I'm Not On Fire (2004)
6 mclusky - The World Is Still Here And So Are We (2025)
5 Billy Joel - Glass Houses (1980)
4 Mike Keneally - Wing Beat Fantastic: Songs Written By Andy Partridge & Mike Keneally (2012)
3 Blondshell - If You Asked For A Picture (2025)
2 Gang Of Youths - Go Farther In Lightness (2017)
1 Grant Hart - Insurrection (1989)
