Intersting list because this will prove how many I actually know/like!

 

200 The Prodigy 'Omen'

199 Tilly & The Wall 'Beat Control'

198 Train 'Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)'

197 VV Brown 'Crying Blood'

196 Arcade Fire 'Keep The Car Running'

195 Patrick Wolf 'The Magic Position' [i've seen him live. :wub:]

194 Pet Shop Boys 'Integral'

193 Timbaland ft Keri Hilson 'The Way I Are'

192 Kanye West 'Jesus Walks'

191 Girls Aloud 'No Good Advice'

 

190 Magic Numbers 'Forever Lost'

189 Long Blondes 'Giddy Stratospheres'

188 Supergrass 'Kiss of Life'

187 Ian Brown 'F.E.A.R.'

186 Lostprophets 'Last Summer'

184 Foo Fighters 'Times Like These'

183 Thom Yorke 'Harrowdown Hill'

182 Red Hot Chili Peppers 'Can't Stop'

 

173 Britney Spears 'Piece of Me'

171 Death Cab For Cutie 'I Will Follow You Into The Dark'

 

170 Kasabian 'Club Foot'

169 MGMT 'Time to Pretend'

168 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart 'Higher Than The Stars'

167 The Raconteurs 'Steady, As She Goes'

166 Reverend & The Makers 'Heavyweight Champion of the World'

165 Editors 'Munich'

164 Amy Winehouse 'You Know I'm Not Good'

163 Puddle of Mudd 'Blurry' [OMG another great track I've just remembered!}

162 Biffy Clyro 'Just Boy'

161 Razorlight 'Golden Touch'

 

160 Imogen Heap 'Hide and Seek'

159 Little Boots 'Remedy'

158 Rihanna 'Don't Stop The Music'

157 Bloc Party 'I Still Remember'

156 Late of the Pier 'Heartbeat'

155 Dizzee Rascal 'Bonkers'

154 Antony & The Johnsons 'Hope There's Someone'

153 Mystery Jets' Two Doors Down'

152 Los Campesinos! 'The International Tweexcore Underground'

 

149 Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody'

148 Glasvegas 'Daddy's Gone'

147 LCD Soundsystem 'Someone Great'

146 Pendulum 'Slam'

145 Jane's Addiction 'Just Because'

144 Regina Spektor 'Fidelity'

143 Amerie 'One Thing'

142 Blink 182 'I Miss You'

141 Sleater-Kinney 'Entertain'

 

140 Maximo Park 'The Coast Is Always Changing'

139 Feist '1234'

138 The Enemy 'We'll Live & Die In These Towns'

137 Guillemots 'Made Up Love Song #43'

135 White Stripes 'Seven Nation Army'

134 Ash 'Burn Baby Burn'

132 Stereophonics 'Dakota'

 

130 The Rumble Strips 'Girls & Boys In Love'

129 Franz Ferdinand 'Darts of Pleasure'

128 The Delgados 'Everybody Come Down'

127 The Futureheads 'Area'

126 Oasis 'Songbird'

125 The Knife 'Marble House'

124 Arctic Monkeys 'Fluorescent Adolescent'

123 Late of the Pier 'Space and the Woods'

122 Coldplay 'The Scientist'

121 Muse 'Bliss'

 

120 Dandy Warhols 'Bohemian Like You'

119 The Futureheads 'The Beginning of the Twist'

118 Placebo 'Slave to the Wage'

114 Red Hot Chili Peppers 'By The Way'

112 Roger Sanchez 'Another Chance'

111 Eminem 'Stan'

 

109 Long Blondes 'Once and Never Again'

108 The Subways 'Rock & Roll Queen'

107 MGMT 'Kids'

106 The Bravery 'An Honest Mistake'

105 The Pipettes 'Dirty Mind'

104 Kasabian 'Underdog'

102 Blur 'Out of Time'

101 Gorillaz 'Feel Good Inc'

 

100 Howling Bells 'Setting Sun'

99 Snow Patrol ft Martha Wainwright 'Set The Fire To The Third Bar'

98 Gnarls Barkley 'Crazy'

97 Goldfrapp 'A & E'

96 Death Cab For Cutie 'I Will Possess Your Heart'

95 Feeder 'Just A Day'

 

87 Goldfrapp 'Utopia'

86 Manic Street Preachers 'The Masses Against The Classes'

83 DB Boulevard 'Point of View'

 

80 Daft Punk 'Aerodynamic'

79 Lostprophets 'The Fake Sound of Progress'

77 The Shins 'Australia'

75 Groove Armada 'Song 4 Mutya'

73 Little Boots 'Earthquake'

 

66 The Postal Service 'The Disctrict Sleeps Alone Tonight'

65 Royksopp ft Robyn 'The Girl & The Robot'

63 Noisettes 'Never Forget You'

62 Super Furry Animals 'Juxtaposed With You'

61 Jet 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl?'

 

60 Vampire Weekend 'A-Punk'

59 Idlewild 'These Wooden Ideas'

58 Snow Patrol 'Run'

55 Damien Rice '9 Crimes'

53 Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

52 M.I.A. 'Paper Planes'

 

50 Hot Hot Heat 'Bandages'

49 Kings of Leon 'Fans'

48 Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind'

 

40 Interpol 'Evil'

39 Coldplay 'Shiver'

38 Guillemots 'Trains to Brazil'

37 Maximo Park 'Apply Some Pressure'

34 The Pipettes 'Pull Shapes' [Totally forgot about this one!]

 

30 Ladytron 'Destroy Everything You Touch'

29 Jimmy Eat World 'The Middle' <3

25 Daft Punk 'Digital Love'

22 Muse 'Butterflies and Hurricanes'

 

20 Bat For Lashes 'Daniel'

19 The Horrors 'Who Can Say'

17 Interpol 'The Heinrich Maneuver'

16 Peter, Bjorn & John 'Young Folks'

13 Franz Ferdinand 'Take Me Out'

 

10 Outkast 'Hey Ya!'

9 Animal Collective 'Summertime Clothes'

8 The Postal Service 'Such Great Heights'

6 Robyn 'With Every Heartbeat'

5 Muse 'New Born'

4 Interpol 'Obstacle 1'

3 The Killers 'Mr Brightside'

2 Arcade Fire 'Rebellion (Lies)'

1 Elbow 'One Day Like This'

 

 

 

I was recently introduced to The Postal Service by a uni friend and I love them! Which album would you reccommend I buy first?

So many great tunes there btw. Brought back loads of memories and also really surprised to see random Amerie/Girls Aloud/Britney Spears thrown in :P

Thanks Graham, rather a lot there. The Postal Service only released one album, so I think that's the one you should check out! :P

 

I shall be writing a bit about it tomorrow.... ^_^

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Interpol 'Turn On the Bright Lights (2002)

 

For a long while I ranked this album as my favourite of the decade, but when listening to the top 10 to ultimately rank them I realised that whilst still an incredible album, isn't quite as good as the four above it. I wasn't really aware of Interpol until 2004 when they released their second album, but I thought they were good enough to take a listen to their previous work. I'd seen hype surrounding their debut (especially the single 'Obstacle 1') but didn't think it was going to be quite as good as it was. It's very dark and moody in places and whilst their sound isn't massively original, anyone with any knowledge of the scene would guess New York, early 00s, this album is so much better than any of their more commercially successful and critically acclaimed peers have produced.

 

Stella Was A Diver and She Was Always Down

 

Obstacle 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAEPl_MKAQQ

Leif Erikson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X_mGWOHEKY

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The Postal Service 'Give Up'

 

For people who don't know them, The Postal Service were essentially a side project made up of Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel, Figurine), they're called The Postal Service as it's how they made their records. Ben recorded his vocals and posted them to Jimmy who'd add them to his music. There have always been acts which have become successful because of 'Word of Mouth' advertising but the Postal Service were one of the first bands to benefit from this on the internet, which is exactly how I discovered them in 2005. I'd recently signed up to Last.fm (then Audioscrobbler) and wondered what this song in the top 5 most played songs was given I'd never heard of it or the band before. I downloaded 'Such Great Heights' and was pretty mesmerised, I could see why so many people were listening to it, just fantastic, by far the bese electronic music I'd ever heard (and have still ever heard). It's a shame they've not done anything since and aren't likely to either. Still, I can live in hope that one day they might make some more music. It'd be good if they were around now, to show the world that instead of having Owl f***ing City, you could have the genuine article. Whilst I don't mind Owl City and 'Fireflies' is an alright song, it sounds like something that The Postal Service would've been ashamed to release as a b-side.

 

Nothing Better

 

Natural Anthem:

Recycled Air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ASEfYFADs

 

 

 

 

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Elbow 'The Seldom Seen Kid' (2008)

 

For years Elbow were a band who I thought were ok but never really had any interest in checking out fully. Then they released 'One Day Like This' and the rest is history. I bought this around the time it was nominated for the Mercury award and by the end of the year had listened to it so much I'd completely fallen in love with it. Whilst many seem to consider their debut and possible second albums as better than this I think this a far more consistant effort. It's so incredibly beautiful the whole of the way through and Guy Garvey's voice is so angelic throughout. Album closer and tribute to Brian Glancy ('The Seldom Seen Kid') is tearjerking, especially when you hear the band talk about him.

 

Weather to Fly

 

Mirrorball: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMD7FIpq11Q

Friend of Ours: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vsl3tuhauk

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Animal Collective 'Merriweather Post Pavillion' (2009)

 

Just over a year ago I read a lot of things on the internet about the first great album of 2009 being 'Merriweather Post Pavillion'. I'd never really paid any attention to Animal Collective before but decided it would be worth checking out. It was fairly unlike stuff I've ever listened to with lots of different sounds and samples. It's far more accessible than previous albums but I certainly enjoy it a lot more. It's also the perfect album to get lost in, it's almost 55 minutes in length but it's so happy and joyous, to do nothing and listen to it through my iPod it's absolutely stunning. Their 'Fall Be Kind' EP which they released in November is a progression of this album and is just as good. In 2010 I'm going to make sure I complete their back catalogue.

 

Bluish

 

Lion In A Coma:

In The Flowers:

So what do I rank as the bet album of the decade? Well, the populist's choice of course!

 

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Arcade Fire 'Funeral' (2004)

 

It took a long while to really begin to appreciate Arcade Fire, I thought the early singles were ok but it wasn't until I heard 'Rebellion (Lies)' that I really took any notice of them. Even then after I bought the album it took me a few listens before I thought they were anything more than pretentious toss! They certainly took a while to get into, the music and lyrics are often quite dark (hardly unsurprising though given the 'funeral' theme) but over time it managed to work its way inside my head. Unlike a lot of other albums towards the top I think this is short on standout tracks, half of the album were released as singles but only 'Rebellion' made my top 200 of the decade, however what this album is is incredibly consistant throughout. There isn't a weak second on the whole thing. The use of so many people and instruments is also a massive strong point, the organs, strings and brass that appear throughout give it that even greater lift. #2 on Pitchfork's album of the decade, #6 in Q, #6 in Rolling Stone, #7 in NME, #7 in Uncut, top 10 in The Word. They can't all be wrong, can they!

 

In the Backseat

 

Laika:

Tunnels:

Crown of Love:

Rebellion (Lies):

 

 

101 Stereophonics 'Language. Sex. Violence. Other.'

100 Fleet Foxes 'Fleet Foxes'

99 Knife 'Deep Cuts'

98 Idlewild 'Warnings/Promises'

97 Bruce Springsteen 'Working on a Dream'

96 Van She 'V'

95 Goldfrapp 'Supernature'

94 Arctic Monkeys 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'

93 TV On The Radio 'Dear Science'

92 Nine Inch Nails 'With Teeth'

91 Coldplay 'Parachutes'

 

90 Ash 'Free All Angels'

89 Those Dancing Days 'In Our Space Hero Suits'

88 National 'Boxer'

87 Bloc Party 'Intimacy'

86 Bat For Lashes 'Two Suns'

85 Animal Collective 'Strawberry Jam'

84 Rilo Kiley 'More Adventurous'

83 Blur 'Think Tank'

82 Late of the Pier 'Fantasy Black Channel'

81 Stellastarr* 'Civilized'

 

80 Glasvegas 'Glasvegas'

79 Hold Steady 'Stay Positive'

78 Doves 'Kingdom of Rust'

77 Long Blondes 'Couples'

76 Santogold 'Santogold'

75 Little Boots 'Hands'

74 Interpol 'Our Love To Admire'

73 Long Blondes 'Someone To Drive You Home'

72 Los Campesinos! 'We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed'

71 Doves 'Last Broadcast'

 

70 Knife 'Silent Shout'

69 Jenny Lewis 'Acid Tongue'

68 Kasabian 'Kasabian'

67 Siobhan Donaghy 'Ghosts'

66 Razorlight 'Up All Night'

65 Athlete 'Vehicles And Animals'

64 Franz Ferdinand 'Franz Ferdinand'

63 Muse 'The Resistance'

62 Horrors 'Primary Colours'

61 Friendly Fires 'Friendly Fires'

 

60 Red Hot Chili Peppers 'By The Way'

59 Gorillaz 'Demon Days'

58 Editors 'The Back Room'

57 Imogen Heap 'Speak For Yourself'

56 Franz Ferdinand 'You Could Have It So Much Better'

55 Los Campesinos! 'Hold On Now, Youngster'

54 Rilo Kiley 'Under The Blacklight'

53 Arctic Monkeys 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'

52 Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'It's Blitz!'

51 Sally Shapiro 'My Guilty Pleasure'

 

50 Simian Mobile Disco 'Attack Decay Sustain Release'

49 Muse 'Origin of Symmetry'

48 Goldfrapp 'Felt Mountain'

47 Noisettes 'Wild Young Hearts'

46 Coldplay 'Viva La Vida or Death and All of His Friends'

45 Belle And Sebastian 'The Life Pursuit'

44 Idlewild 'The Remote Part'

43 Kings of Leon 'Aha Shake Heartbreak'

42 White Lies 'To Lose My Life'

41 Elbow 'Cast Of Thousands'

 

40 Arcade Fire 'Neon Bible'

39 Robyn 'Robyn'

38 Last Shadow Puppets 'Age Of The Understatement'

37 Temper Trap 'Conditions'

36 Futureheads 'This Is Not The World'

35 M83 'Saturdays = Youth'

34 Richard Hawley 'Coles Corner'

33 Foo Fighters 'One By One'

32 Kings of Leon 'Becuase of the Times'

31 Phoenix 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix'

 

30 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart 'The Pains of Being Pure at Heart'

29 Stellastarr* 'Stellastarr*'

28 Maximo Park 'A Certain Trigger'

27 Monkey Swallows The Universe 'The Casket Letters'

26 Elbow 'Asleep In The Back'

25 Bloc Party 'Silent Alarm'

24 The Go! Team 'Thunder, Lightning, Strike'

23 Arctic Monkeys 'Humbug'

22 Sufjan Stevens 'Illinoise'

21 Hold Steady 'Boys & Girls In America'

 

20 Noah & The Whale 'The First Days Of Spring'

19 LCD Soundsystem 'Sound of Silver'

18 Futureheads 'The Futureheads'

17 Pipettes 'We Are The Pipettes'

16 Streets 'Original Pirate Material'

15 Vampire Weekend 'Vampire Weekend'

14 Shins 'Wincing The Night Away'

13 M.I.A. 'Kala'

12 Kasabian 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'

11 Daft Punk 'Discovery'

 

10 Idlewild '100 Broken Windows'

09 The Libetines 'Up the Bracket'

08 Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins 'Rabbit Fur Coat'

07 Guillemots' Through the Window Pane'

06 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 'Howl'

05 Interpol 'Turn on the Bright Lights'

04 The Postal Service 'Give Up'

03 Elbow 'The Seldom Seen Kid'

02 Animal Collective 'Merriweather Post Pavillion'

01 Arcade Fire 'Funeral'

 

So, that's the end of that then! :( I've really enjoyed counting down both of these lists and thanks to everyone who's commented and made it enjoyable. I shall be posting my Singles and Albums of the year from tomorrow, though they won't be in anywhere near as much depth, given that you've seen the tops to both in here!

 

I'm also thinking of doing a Top 100 Pre-2000s songs... ^_^

No one cares when I reach the finish. :(

Arcade Fire. :wub: Funeral is absolutely gorgeous. Such an incredible record. Interpol are great as well.

Me liking

 

100 Fleet Foxes 'Fleet Foxes'

94 Arctic Monkeys 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' :wub: My favourite off Arctics by far.

93 TV On The Radio 'Dear Science' :heart:

87 Bloc Party 'Intimacy'

86 Bat For Lashes 'Two Suns'

80 Glasvegas 'Glasvegas' :heart:

76 Santogold 'Santogold' :heart:

75 Little Boots 'Hands'

72 Los Campesinos! 'We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed'

64 Franz Ferdinand 'Franz Ferdinand'

63 Muse 'The Resistance'

60 Red Hot Chili Peppers 'By The Way'

57 Imogen Heap 'Speak For Yourself'

55 Los Campesinos! 'Hold On Now, Youngster'

52 Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'It's Blitz!'

49 Muse 'Origin of Symmetry'

47 Noisettes 'Wild Young Hearts'

46 Coldplay 'Viva La Vida or Death and All of His Friends'

42 White Lies 'To Lose My Life'

39 Robyn 'Robyn'

38 Last Shadow Puppets 'Age Of The Understatement' :wub:

35 M83 'Saturdays = Youth'

32 Kings of Leon 'Becuase of the Times'

28 Maximo Park 'A Certain Trigger' :wub:

25 Bloc Party 'Silent Alarm' :wub:

23 Arctic Monkeys 'Humbug'

20 Noah & The Whale 'The First Days Of Spring'

15 Vampire Weekend 'Vampire Weekend'

12 Kasabian 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'

 

You didn't like A Weekend In The City much huh? :(

05 Interpol 'Turn on the Bright Lights' - Really good album.

04 The Postal Service 'Give Up' - Amazing.

03 Elbow 'The Seldom Seen Kid' - Didn't really strike me when I listened through the whole album.

02 Animal Collective 'Merriweather Post Pavillion' - Amazing.

01 Arcade Fire 'Funeral' - Started listening to these more again recently, truly amazing.

 

Very good list. I've enjoyed all of your lists you are very good at them.

 

I disagree with my own list now :lol: , I forgot some things and others should be higher, oh well it is still a basic guideline.

101 Stereophonics 'Language. Sex. Violence. Other.'

94 Arctic Monkeys 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'

87 Bloc Party 'Intimacy'

68 Kasabian 'Kasabian'

66 Razorlight 'Up All Night'

64 Franz Ferdinand 'Franz Ferdinand'

63 Muse 'The Resistance'

59 Gorillaz 'Demon Days'

53 Arctic Monkeys 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'

46 Coldplay 'Viva La Vida or Death and All of His Friends'

42 White Lies 'To Lose My Life'

38 Last Shadow Puppets 'Age Of The Understatement'

37 Temper Trap 'Conditions'

32 Kings of Leon 'Becuase of the Times'

28 Maximo Park 'A Certain Trigger'

23 Arctic Monkeys 'Humbug'

16 Streets 'Original Pirate Material'

15 Vampire Weekend 'Vampire Weekend'

12 Kasabian 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'

11 Daft Punk 'Discovery'

 

My 20 favs from your albums. Maximo Park. I want them back :(

Hey,

 

I'm in the process of doing one of these end of decade charts myself, it's hard work! :lol:

 

My favourites from your top 200 singles:

 

199 Tilly & The Wall 'Beat Control'

197 VV Brown 'Crying Blood'

196 Arcade Fire 'Keep The Car Running'

195 Patrick Wolf 'The Magic Position'

194 Pet Shop Boys 'Integral'

193 Timbaland ft Keri Hilson 'The Way I Are'

191 Girls Aloud 'No Good Advice'

189 Long Blondes 'Giddy Stratospheres' :wub:

186 Lostprophets 'Last Summer'

182 Red Hot Chili Peppers 'Can't Stop'

181 The Knife 'Like A Pen'

178 Outkast 'Ms Jackson'

173 Britney Spears 'Piece of Me'

169 MGMT 'Time to Pretend'

166 Reverend & The Makers 'Heavyweight Champion of the World'

165 Editors 'Munich'

164 Amy Winehouse 'You Know I'm Not Good'

161 Razorlight 'Golden Touch'

160 Imogen Heap 'Hide and Seek'

159 Little Boots 'Remedy' :wub:

158 Rihanna 'Don't Stop The Music'

156 Late of the Pier 'Heartbeat'

152 Los Campesinos! 'The International Tweexcore Underground' :wub:

146 Pendulum 'Slam'

142 Blink 182 'I Miss You'

139 Feist '1234'

137 Guillemots 'Made Up Love Song #43'

135 White Stripes 'Seven Nation Army' :wub:

134 Ash 'Burn Baby Burn'

131 Digitalism 'Pogo' [shinichi Osawa Remix]

129 Franz Ferdinand 'Darts of Pleasure'

127 The Futureheads 'Area'

124 Arctic Monkeys 'Fluorescent Adolescent'

123 Late of the Pier 'Space and the Woods'

122 Coldplay 'The Scientist'

120 Dandy Warhols 'Bohemian Like You'

119 The Futureheads 'The Beginning of the Twist'

114 Red Hot Chili Peppers 'By The Way'

113 Queens of the Stone Age 'No One Knows'

112 Roger Sanchez 'Another Chance'

111 Eminem 'Stan'

109 Long Blondes 'Once and Never Again' :wub:

107 MGMT 'Kids'

106 The Bravery 'An Honest Mistake'

105 The Pipettes 'Dirty Mind'

104 Kasabian 'Underdog'

102 Blur 'Out of Time'

101 Gorillaz 'Feel Good Inc'

100 Howling Bells 'Setting Sun'

98 Gnarls Barkley 'Crazy'

97 Goldfrapp 'A & E'

95 Feeder 'Just A Day'

94 Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'Zero'

88 Last Shadow Puppets 'The Age of the Understatement'

85 White Stripes 'Blue Orchid'

83 DB Boulevard 'Point of View'

82 Jose Gonzalez 'Heartbeats'

81 The Knife 'Heartbeats'

75 Groove Armada 'Song 4 Mutya'

73 Little Boots 'Earthquake'

65 Royksopp ft Robyn 'The Girl & The Robot'

63 Noisettes 'Never Forget You'

58 Snow Patrol 'Run'

57 Bodyrox ft Luciana 'Yeah Yeah'

56 Los Campesinos! 'You! Me! Dancing!' :wub:

53 Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

52 M.I.A. 'Paper Planes'

49 Kings of Leon 'Fans'

48 Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind'

42 The Futureheads' Hounds of Love'

38 Guillemots 'Trains to Brazil'

34 The Pipettes 'Pull Shapes' :wub:

30 Ladytron 'Destroy Everything You Touch' :wub:

27 Royksopp 'What Else Is There?'

26 Monkey Swallows The Universe 'Bloodline' :wub:

24 PNAU ft Ladyhawke 'Embrace'

20 Bat For Lashes 'Daniel'

18 Sigur Ros 'Hoppipolla'

16 Peter, Bjorn & John 'Young Folks'

14 The Temper Trap 'Sweet Disposition'

13 Franz Ferdinand 'Take Me Out'

10 Outkast 'Hey Ya!'

6 Robyn 'With Every Heartbeat'

3 The Killers 'Mr Brightside'

2 Arcade Fire 'Rebellion (Lies)' :wub:

 

Some amazing stuff there!

 

And from the albums:

 

82 Late of the Pier 'Fantasy Black Channel'

77 Long Blondes 'Couples'

75 Little Boots 'Hands'

73 Long Blondes 'Someone To Drive You Home' Both Long Blondes albums are so evenly matched! Both superb! I miss them :(

72 Los Campesinos! 'We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed'

64 Franz Ferdinand 'Franz Ferdinand'

57 Imogen Heap 'Speak For Yourself'

56 Franz Ferdinand 'You Could Have It So Much Better' It's good, but you prefer it to the debut? :o

55 Los Campesinos! 'Hold On Now, Youngster'

51 Sally Shapiro 'My Guilty Pleasure'

47 Noisettes 'Wild Young Hearts'

40 Arcade Fire 'Neon Bible'

39 Robyn 'Robyn'

27 Monkey Swallows The Universe 'The Casket Letters'

17 Pipettes 'We Are The Pipettes'

07 Guillemots' Through the Window Pane'

01 Arcade Fire 'Funeral'

Edited January 8, 201015 yr by Ghosty233

I didn't realise you'd done so much more to this thread! :o

 

A great read, here's the ones that I really like and will more than likely be in with a shout at making my list if I ever do one:

 

100 Fleet Foxes 'Fleet Foxes'

99 Knife 'Deep Cuts'

96 Van She 'V'

93 TV On The Radio 'Dear Science'

88 National 'Boxer'

87 Bloc Party 'Intimacy'

86 Bat For Lashes 'Two Suns'

85 Animal Collective 'Strawberry Jam'

84 Rilo Kiley 'More Adventurous'

83 Blur 'Think Tank'

82 Late of the Pier 'Fantasy Black Channel'

77 Long Blondes 'Couples'

76 Santogold 'Santogold'

75 Little Boots 'Hands'

73 Long Blondes 'Someone To Drive You Home'

72 Los Campesinos! 'We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed'

71 Doves 'Last Broadcast'

70 Knife 'Silent Shout'

67 Siobhan Donaghy 'Ghosts'

62 Horrors 'Primary Colours'

61 Friendly Fires 'Friendly Fires'

60 Red Hot Chili Peppers 'By The Way'

59 Gorillaz 'Demon Days'

58 Editors 'The Back Room'

57 Imogen Heap 'Speak For Yourself'

55 Los Campesinos! 'Hold On Now, Youngster'

52 Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'It's Blitz!'

51 Sally Shapiro 'My Guilty Pleasure'

48 Goldfrapp 'Felt Mountain'

46 Coldplay 'Viva La Vida or Death and All of His Friends'

45 Belle And Sebastian 'The Life Pursuit'

44 Idlewild 'The Remote Part'

41 Elbow 'Cast Of Thousands'

40 Arcade Fire 'Neon Bible'

39 Robyn 'Robyn'

35 M83 'Saturdays = Youth'

34 Richard Hawley 'Coles Corner'

31 Phoenix 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix'

30 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart 'The Pains of Being Pure at Heart'

29 Stellastarr* 'Stellastarr*'

27 Monkey Swallows The Universe 'The Casket Letters'

26 Elbow 'Asleep In The Back'

25 Bloc Party 'Silent Alarm'

24 The Go! Team 'Thunder, Lightning, Strike'

22 Sufjan Stevens 'Illinoise'

19 LCD Soundsystem 'Sound of Silver'

17 Pipettes 'We Are The Pipettes'

16 Streets 'Original Pirate Material'

15 Vampire Weekend 'Vampire Weekend'

14 Shins 'Wincing The Night Away'

13 M.I.A. 'Kala'

12 Kasabian 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'

11 Daft Punk 'Discovery'

10 Idlewild '100 Broken Windows'

08 Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins 'Rabbit Fur Coat'

07 Guillemots' Through the Window Pane'

05 Interpol 'Turn on the Bright Lights'

04 The Postal Service 'Give Up'

03 Elbow 'The Seldom Seen Kid'

02 Animal Collective 'Merriweather Post Pavillion'

01 Arcade Fire 'Funeral'

 

 

I do like some of the others too but I've just stuck to the very best... great list as always. Your top 5 is particularly excellent, all albums that are a compelling listen from beginning to end. I'm also pleased to see you've warmed to Silent Shout over Deep Cuts now too - the former would be high on my list. :D