April was a mixed bag for my music tastes, as the diversity of the below Top 50 shows. I discovered Lana Del Rey and Skrillex over the course of the month which explains their new entries. I also finally downloaded a copy of Fleetwood Macs "Tango In The Night" after giving up the search for the physical CD I have in a box somewhere, so it was no surprise to see them enter the charts for the first time. The other two New Entries are both bands I've listened to for years - the brilliant, but underrated, Dream City Film Club and Juno Reactor (who will be familiar to anyone who's seen the Matrix movies).

The below are the bands I've listend to most in April on iTunes or my iPod. Inspiration, downtime, or just to keep me company whilst I work. This list made up a large part of my soundtrack over the last 30 days...

Top 50 Bands – March 2012

Position Last Month Band

1       1↔       Conjure One
2       20↑       Enigma
3       2↓         Mind.In.A.Box
4       28↑       Nine Inch Nails
5       5↔       In Strict Confidence
6       21↑       Maple Bee
7       3↓         The Sisters of Mercy
8       4↓         Pink Floyd
9       NE         Lana Del Rey
10     RE         Chicane

11     7↓          Nouvelle Vague
12     23↑        Metric
13     14↑        Archive
14     18↑        In The Nursery
15     17↑        Marilyn Manson
16      33↑       Huski
17       6↓        Fields of the Nephilim
18       8↓        The Kills
19       2↓        Front 242
20      11↓       Front Line Assembly
21      10↓       Assemblage 23
22      15↓       New Model Army
23      16↓       Brand New
24      13↓       Abney Park
25      31↑       Gotye
26      NE         Fleetwood Mac
27      RE         Clannad
28      40↑       Type O Negative
29      RE         Dead Can Dance
30      26↓       Sleepthief
31      41↑       Melanie Garside
32      36↑       Mazzy Star
33      RE         I Am The Avalanche
34      44↑       My Bloody Valentine
35      22↓       My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
36      NE         Skrillex
37      34↓        Innerpartysystem
38      24↓        Emilie Simon
39      25↓        Sons and Daughters
40      27↓        Dead Kennedys
41      29↓        Delerium
42      NE          Dream City Film Club
43      9↓          The Mission
44      30↓        System of A Down
45      32↓        This Mortal Coil
46      42↓        Sneaker Pimps
47      37↓        Tricky
48      35↓        Neuroticfish
49      RE          Norah Jones
50      NE         Juno Reactor

STATS
New Entries = 5 (Highest = 9 Lana Del Rey) (-3 from last month)
Re-Entries = 5 (Highest = 10 Chicane) (+/-0 from last month)