Popular Posts

I'm not one to pore over visitor stats, 'likes' and the like. Dubhed is primarily a vanity/self-help/passion project and, apart from the fairly frequent visits from the friendly bots in Singapore which send numbers into the stratosphere, this blog isn't going to be troubling the big guns at any point.

That said, I'm always interested to look back at the previous 12 months to see which posts appear to have struck a particular chord with visitors (excluding the aforementioned bots).

So, here is the 2023 Dubhed Top 20 most popular in descending order to artificially create some form of tension, with a few video inserts at various points to hype up the anticipation. Of course, this is rendered almost immediately redundant by the facility to scroll down the page. But still...

It's nice to see a reasonably even spread across the year - January and November are the only months not represented in the Top 20 - and that half include my own Dubhed selections. 

A few contenders that I expected (posts featuring Julian Cope and Andrew Weatherall are always popular) and some that I didn't (Dave Howard Singers, Dub Pistols, my Kevin Bacon-themed mini-series). And a well-deserved top 2.

In case you missed them first time around, click on the titles for the original post. Dubhed selection links have also been restored, where appropriate.

20) Everything Playing At Once (2023 maniamix) (31st December)

19) The Third Degree Of Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon (17th March)

18) It's 10:40 At Least Twice A Day (10:40) (19th February) 

17) The People I Meet As I Walk Down The Street Say, "Hey! What's Your Name?" (Dave Howard Singers) (17th May)

16) If I Could Have Just One Wish... (John Cooper Clarke / Mike Garry) (4th June)

 

15) Come Hither, Come Weatherall (Andrew Weatherall) (15th December) 

14) August & September (The The / Elbow) (2nd September) 

13) I Can Sing A Rainbow #3 (4th August) 

12) Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon (3rd March) 

11) She Was More Like A Beauty Queen With An M16 (Dub Pistols) (4th October)  

 

10) Waiting For My Hearing To Return (John Cale) (24th August) 

9) 21 Revolutions Per Minute (Julian Cope) (21st October) 

8) If Kate Bush Was Drum & Bass... (Kate Bush vs. DJ Rap) (9th August) 

7) Came Back And The Spooks Were Gone (Andrew Weatherall) (6th April)

6) Bizarre Love Octangle (New Order / The Anchoress / Bizarre Love Triangle versions) (5th July) 

5) Clarity (Richard Norris) (6th August)

4) Three x3 x3 x3 (Dubhed's 3rd birthday) (7th December) 

3) Never Hurt Nobody (The Clash / Bankrobber versions) (8th August) 

2) Come Take Me By The Hand (Jezebell) (14th July) 

1) Every Time A Jezebell Rings... (Jezebell) (25th August)

 

 

Which of my posts will provoke and inspire humans and bots in 2024, I wonder?