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This list is ever-changing in my head and the second I typed it up I probably began to disagree with it. I don't expect anyone else to remotely agree with it, but it is my personal preference so although I value your opinions ultimately I think they are wrong!For example is there really no room for Saint Etienne or Air or GusGus? And do I really like the Cutting Crew track more than the Zager & Evans track? The debate continues in my head. There were limits as to how many tracks an artist could have. Else the list would have loads of Guillemots and Magic Numbers and Lamb and Massive Attack and Counting Crows. Anyways, here goes:

1. Don't Dream it's Over-Crowded House
Just a perfect modern pop song. And one I never tire of listening to.

2. Heaven-Lamb
I first heard this on the closing credits to some Tour de France coverage and at the time hadn't heard of Lamb. But that soon changed, this is a gorgeous slice of music, still my favourite Lamb track, even if Lamb is my favourite album which means Lusty and Gorecki get more plays.

3. Wind Of Change-Scorpions
Classic classic track. Such meaning behind the track as well. "Let your balalaika sing what my guitar wants to say".

4. Jolene-Dolly Parton
Because we've all known someone like Jolene.

5. A Wish For Something More-Amy McDonald
My favourite new album of 2007, this describes a feeling many of us have had in the past. And for me this was at the same time the album was released Amy are you stalking me? A beautiful track on a very good debut album.

6. We're Here-Guillemots
The best track from the best album in many many years. I would have loved to have put all this album on but I just picked the very best. Needless to say this is stunning. And lyrically perfect.

7. Where the Wild Roses Grow-Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds feat. Kylie Minogue
I'm always a sucker for a good duet. And I honestly think this is the finest moment of Kylie's career. She plays the tragic heroine very well, and compliments Nick Cave much better than Jason Donovan IMHO!

8. Sarah-Bat for Lashes
Great new artist, another revelation of 2007, and another perfect tragic song.

9. Unstoppable-The Calling
Not cool, not current, not well known, but this has the ideal nature that my hopeless romantic side wishes existed!

10. Mrs Robinson-Simon & Garfunkel
I really like movie songs and this is one of the very best. From a great band who would have had more entries space permitting. Especially from PSR&T which although only 30 minutes is musically brilliant.


11-20
11. Streets Of London-Ralph McTell
12. The House of the Rising Sun-The Animals
13. Amie-Damien Rice
14. Space Oddity-David Bowie
15. Pavane-Gabriel Fauré
16. Because The Night-Patti Smith Group
17. If The World Ends-Guillemots
18. I See You, You See Me-The Magic Numbers
19. The Closest Thing To Crazy-Katie Melua
20. Me And A Gun-Tori Amos

21-30
21. Take My Breath Away-Berlin
22. Crazy English Summer-Faithless Feat. Zoe Johnston
23. Don't Speak-No Doubt
24. Think Twice...-Groove Armada
25. Black Horse and the Cherry Tree (live on Later with Jools Holland)-KT Tunstall
26. The Elements-Tom Lehrer
27. Seasons In The Sun-Terry Jacks
28. If You're Thinking Of Me-Dodgy
29. Goodnight And Go-Imogen Heap
30. Kitty Jay-Seth Lakeman

31-40
31. Sao Paolo-Guillemots
32. Winner Takes It All-ABBA
33. Bill McCai-The Coral
34. The Swan (From Carnival Of The Animals)-Camille Saint-Saëns
35. Music Matters-Faithless Feat. Cass Fox
36. Desperado-The Eagles
37. Sullivan Street-Counting Crows
38. Hotel California-The Eagles
39. Trains To Brazil-Guillemots
40. Last Train-Travis

41-50
41. Wild Montana Skies-John Denver with EmyLou Harris
42. Anna Begins-Counting Crows
43. I've Just Seen a Face-The Beatles
44. Romeo And Juliet-Dire Straits
45. Mary-Scissor Sisters
46. Gorecki-Lamb
47. Human-Goldfrapp
48. Be Prepared-the lion king
49. Undecided-The Magic Numbers
50. (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight-Cutting Crew

51-60
51. Don't Stop Me Now-Queen
52. A Poem On The Underground Wall-Simon & Garfunkel
53. Break Me Shake Me-Savage Garden
54. Year 2525-Zager & Evans
55. Golden Brown-Stranglers
56. Emily-Stephen Fretwell
57. Living Next Door To Alice-Smokie
58. Flowers In The Windows-Travis
59. Vienna-Ultravox
60. The Way-Fastball

61-70
61. Song 2-Blur
62. Vincent-Don McLean
63. Comfortably Numb-Scissor Sisters
64. Fields Of Gold-Eva Cassidy
65. Don't Marry Her-THe Beautiful South
66. Hero-Chad Kroeger
67. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds-The Beatles
68. Spaceman-Babylon Zoo
69. Everbody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)-Baz Luhrmann
70. A Prayer For England-Massive Attack

71-80
71. You Know I'm No Good-Amy Winehouse
72. Suddenly I See-KT Tunstall
73. Belfast (Penguins And Cats)-Katie Melua
74. Yesterday Once More-The Carpenters
75. Yellow Eyes-Minnie Driver
76. One Step Too Far-Faithless
77. Flash-Queen
78. JUPITER,The Bringer of Jollity-Gustav Holst
79. Common People-Pulp
80. Choose Life-PF Project feat. Ewan McGregor

81-90
81. Keep On Loving You-REO Speedwagon
82. Kayleigh-Marillion
83. The Time Is Now-Moloko
84. Tubular Bells-Mike Oldfield
85. Don't You (Forget About Me) (Theme From "The Breakfast Club")-Simple Minds
86. What Else Is There?-Röyksopp
87. Brown Eyed Girl-Van Morrison
88. Trophy-Bat for Lashes
89. The Blower's Daughter-Damien Rice
90. Starcrossed-Ash

91-100
91. Diablo Rojo-Rodrigo y Gabriela
92. Five Bagatelles Op.23a - IV. Forlana: Allegretto grazioso-Gerald Finzi
93. New Born-Muse
94. Bedshaped-Keane
95. Days Before You Came-Placebo
96. New Kid In Town-The Eagles
97. Psychobabble-Frou Frou
98. Where to Start-Elin Sigvardsson
99. Don't Think Of Me-Dido
100. Without You-Nilsson

101-110
101. This Love-The Magic Numbers
102. Ramblin' Man-Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
103. The Boys Of Summer-Don Henley
104. The Riddle-Nik Kershaw
105. Teardrop-Massive Attack
106. Will You?-Hazel O'Connor
107. I Hear You Now-Jon & Vangelis
108. Annie's Song-John Denver
109. Only This Moment-Röyksopp
110. Everything's Gonna Be Alright-Sweetbox

111-120
111. Enola Gay-Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
112. Earth Song-Michael Jackson
113. Hopelessly Devoted To You-Olivia Newton-John
114. B Line-Lamb
115. Somebody Told Me-The Killers
116. Every You Every Me-Placebo
117. Chasing Rainbows-Shed Seven
118. It Must Have Been Love-Roxette
119. Mysterons-Portishead
120. El Condor Pasa (If I Could)-Simon & Garfunkel

121-130
121. Is It Any Wonder-The Shortwave Set
122. Meet Me On the Corner-Lindisfarne
123. Champagne Supernova-Oasis
124. Love Steals Us From Loneliness-Idlewild
125. Children-Robert Miles
126. Erin Shore-The Corrs
127. Me Plus One-Annie
128. Everybody Hurts-R.E.M.
129. Drinking In LA-Bran Van 3000
130. Twist-Goldfrapp

131-140
131. Real-Plumb
132. The Ballad Of Tom Jones-Space & Cerys Matthews
133. Rose Rouge-St. Germain
134. Stockholm Syndrome-Muse
135. Jet Age-Ladytron
136. Hips Don't Lie-Shakira Feat. Wyclef Jean
137. Psychedelic Jazz-Parov Stelar
138. A Csitari Hegyek Alatt-Oi Va Voi
139. I Want To Hear What You Have Got To Say-The Subways
140. Beautiful Ones-Suede

141-150
141. Destroy Rock & Roll-Mylo
142. Heartbeats-José González
143. Diamonds From Sierra Leone-Kanye West
144. Walkaway-Cast
145. World In Motion-New Order
146. Shot You Down-AudioBullys Feat. Nancy Sinatra
147. Older-Mattafix
148. Tubthumping-Chumbawamba
149. Home-Zero 7
150. Ordinary People-John Legend