[Shaun]

30. "Purple Rain", Prince

Had to remove this image Shaun it was causing a virus warning
I haven't actually seen the film... but every single track on the album is phenomenally catchy. Oh and he's sexy. I don't care what you say, he's sexy.

29. "London Calling", The Clash

Have to be in a pretty odd mood to want to listen to them really, since they're a bit tame by today's standards if I fancy a thrashing (in which case I just phone LemonJam)... but 'Train in Vain' is enough to placate me in any mood.

28. "Room On Fire", The Strokes

Reptilia is amazing... so are What Ever Happened?, 12:51 and I Can't Win... I'm besotted with the drummer... I have a friend on Tumblr stalking this list and we share glee in them.

27. "I Am A Bird Now", Antony and the Johnsons

His voice should get a National Heritage status... this album is just stupidly moving and pretty. 'Hope There's Someone', 'You Are My Sister' and 'Fistful of Love' are my favourite three songs but I love it from start to finish.

26. "Definitely Maybe", Oasis

Because whilst What's the Story? might have had more in the way of karaoke hits this is just packed to the brim with "I am going to put on sunglasses and flick you the Vs" tunes. Supersonic <3

25. "Revolver", The Beatles

Widely regarded as the best album of all time, and I have given every track 5 stars, I've decided to cut this from the rest because I'm really controversial and stuff xxx (but really just because I prefer to listen to the others).

24. "Hounds of Love", Kate Bush

(it's in the trees! it's coming!) WHEN I WAS A CHILD RUNNING IN THE NIGHT AFRAID OF WHAT MIGHT BE. HIDING IN THE DARK, HIDING IN THE STREET, AND OF WHAT WAS FOLLOWING ME.

literally every line in that song is made to be sung with triumph. She is a goddess.

23. "Unknown Pleasures", Joy Division

a bit of a comedown after that song but oh well. *slouches and grumbles and shifts from side to side in an imaginary indie club*

22. "Kala", M.I.A.

And we're back to the zany hysteria. HANANANANANANANANA, HANANANANANANANA BOYZ THERE. (how many?) BOYZ THERE (how many?)

21. "Blue", Joni Mitchell

Might not be advisable to listen to all of these in the order I've put them, really, you'd soon be diagnosed as bipolar. There's a scene in last year's The Kids Are All Right where Annette Bening sings a large chunk of 'All I Want'. It's that good. And then there's 'A Case of You', 'River', 'California', 'Blue'...