Bill Drummond, who performed and lectured at the DIY conference last edition of Incubate, published the new book 100 this week. To celebrate, he talked to The Quietus through his 59 favourite songs – one for each year of his life. You can find the entire  article, list and explanations here.

Here is the list:

1953 – Muddy Waters ‘I’m A Man’

1954 – The 23rd Psalm

1955 – Johnny Cash ‘I Walk The Line’

1956 – Elvis Presley ‘Hound Dog’

1957 – Little Richard ‘You Keep A Knocking’

1958 – Ornette Coleman Something Else!!!!

1959 – Miles Davis ‘So What’

1960 – Jim Reeves ‘He’ll Have to Go’

1961 – Billy Fury ‘Halfway To Paradise’

1962 – Tornados ‘Telstar’

1963 – Roy Orbison ‘In Dreams’

1964 – The Supremes ‘Baby Love’

1965 – Bob Dylan ‘Like A Rolling Stone’

1966 – The Rolling Stones ‘Paint It Black’

1967 – The Beatles ‘Strawberry Fields’

1968 – Fleetwood Mac ‘Albatross’

1969 – Fairport Convention ‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes’

1970 – Van der Graaf Generator ‘H To He, Who Am The Only One’

1971 – Al Green ‘Tired Of Being Alone’

1972 – Betty Wright ‘Clean Up Woman’

1973 – The O’Jays ‘Love Train’

1974 – The Three Degrees ‘When Will I See You Again’

1975 – KC & The Sunshine Band ‘That’s The Way (I Like It)’

1975 – Hamilton Bohannon ‘Disco Stomp’

1976 – Television ‘Marquee Moon’

1977 – X Ray Spex ‘Oh Bondage Up Yours’

1978 – Sylvester ‘You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)’

1979 – AC/DC ‘Highway To Hell’

1980 – Teardrop Explodes ‘Treason’

1981 – Human League ‘Don’t You Want Me’

1982 – Kraftwerk ‘Showroom Dummies’

1983 – Shannon ‘Let The Music Play’

1984 – Echo & The Bunnymen ‘Ocean Rain’

1985 – Madonna ‘Into The Groove’

1986 – Schooly D ‘I Don’t Like Rock & Roll’

1987 – Derrick May ‘Strings Of Life’ or Todd Terry Project ‘Weekend’

1988 – The KLF ‘What Time Is Love?’

1989 – Black Box ‘Ride On Time’

1990 –

1990 passed me by. It all seemed to be spent in the studio

1991 – The KLF ‘Justified & Ancient’

1992 – George Jones ‘Good Year For The Roses’

1993 – George Jones ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’

1994 – Creedance Clearwater Revival ‘Green River’

1995 – Pulp ‘Common People’

1996 – Suede ‘Trash’

1997 – The Verve ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’

1998 –

Another blank year when it comes to individual songs. Maybe I was getting too old for popular music.

1999 – Destiny’s Child ‘Bills, Bills, Bills’

2000 – Napster

2001 – More Napster

2002 – Bill Drummond ‘True To The Trail’

2003 – All Recorded Music Has Run Its Course

2004 – The17 ‘DRIVE’

2005 – Sugababes ‘Push the Button’

2006 – The17 ‘Score 1: IMAGINE’

2007 – The17 ‘Score 4: AGE’

2008 – Beyoncé ‘Single Ladies’

2009 – Lady Gaga ‘Telephone’

2010 – The17 ‘Score 328: SURROUND’

2011 – The17 ‘Score 389: LISTEN HARD’

2012 – The17 ‘Score 398: AT THE AGE OF 59′