This was probably the most difficult list I've compiled thus far. I spent a few hours mulling over Patti Smith's discography, trying to decide the order in which to place my favorite tracks, and it was nearly impossible. God didn't help me, I can tell you that. Of all the artists I am obsessed with, Patti Smith is probably the most consistent as far as the quality of her work in her early period (1974-1979) versus her later period (1988-present). My top ten is mostly comprised of tracks from her early period (except for a brilliant cover of R.E.M.…

I have 389 Nina Simone songs in my iTunes jukebox – and that's not even close to her entire discography – so I think it is safe to say that she was one of the most prolific artists around. She was one of the few artists who could cover any song and make it her own, often surpassing the original. She had perhaps the most soulful voice of all-time, and you believed every word that came out of her mouth. Okay, enough gushing. Ms. Simone's music speaks for itself. Here is my list:

1. Do What You Gotta Do
2.…

Robyn Hitchcock is a criminally underrated artist, and a compelling guitarist and lyricist. Aside from Nina Simone, he has released the most albums of all the artists in my music collection, so this list was especially hard. I had to take into account not only Robyn's solo output, but also his work with The Egyptians and The Venus 3. Unfortunately, because it is nearly 4am and my brain isn't working properly, I forgot to include songs from his first band, The Soft Boys, on my list. But perhaps they should be considered an entity entirely separate from the work of…

As nothing more can really be said about Kate Bush's brilliant first five albums (of which Never For Ever is my favorite) that hasn't been said before, I must admit that I'm not all that fond of Kate Bush's later work. Oh, there are a couple of very good songs scattered here and there, and I have included some on my list, but anything after Hounds of Love has a difficult time holding my interest. The worst, least memorable Kate Bush album by far is The Red Shoes. The only song from that album I can recall is…

As many of you might already know, Blondie is my favorite band of all-time, and I think Debbie Harry is the coolest, sexiest female to ever walk the earth. So I've decided to compile a list of my 50 favorite Blondie songs, in order of preference. You'll notice that I didn't shy away from including a lot of their hits on my list (*cough* Call Me *cough*), because I love all of their stuff pretty much equally, although I do have a preference for songs from the first wave of their existence (1976-1982). I haven't ever really written about music…